The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-23


the country the most pleasant OF the
year.
! Andrew McIntosh's home in the
Bentley addition has been sold to A. w.
; Short of Albion for $685.. The Short
family expect in the spring to become
residents OF this city. 49,
While returning from a fishing trip
Tuesday evening, l.. G. Whittet was
thrown from Ed. Peters rig by the sud-
den shying of the horse and quite Sc
verely bruised in the back. The wheels
of the buggy passed over him.
The re-opening of the German Luth-
eran church last Sunday was attended
by two large congregations. In the
evening Rev. Henry Sleek OF Milwaukee
gave forceful and interesting discourse
in English which was attentively listened
to by members of the church and many
from other congregations.
The concluding ball game of the Fit.
Atkinson Edgerton series was played at
Ft. Atkinson Friday and proved an easy
victory for the Edgerton club by score
of to- Up to the fifth inning it was
close contest. Then the Fort pitcher
went to pieces and it was easy sailing af-
ter that. A good delegation went up to
witness the event and returned with
some Ft. Atkinson money.
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Minneapolis, Allan Burdick of Fairmont
and Ralph Burdick and wife of Madelia,
Mimi, Mrs Elisha Burdick and son,
and Mrs. G.. l.. Burnham, of Madison,
Paul Green and wife of Milton,
Miss Libbie Cleland, of Evansville,
and Geo. Currier of Stoughton were here
Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. 3.
A. Burdick
About thirty nine loads of western
lambs were loaded from the Shepard &
Born feeding yards Sunday evening. In
switching on the spur one of the cars
that had already been loaded was
bumped off the rails and overturned. A
few sheep were found to have been
smothered when the car was unloaded.
A wrecking derrick was sent out Tues
&C. E. Sweeney has made the follow
ing sales the past week: H. w. Child,
ten acres of land in the city of Edgerton
to Geo. Price, consideration $1,000; Geo.
Price, house in the third ward to Ell. w.
Child, consideration $4,000; the J. Bunzl
& Sons warehouse No to Thomas At
wood, consideration 81, 800. Mr.. Sweeney
will hereafter hold his Office in the ware
house which his firm, J. Bunzl & Sons,
recently purchased from the American
Cigar Co. on Front street.
The base ball season has closed in
Edgertou From a financial standpoint
it was the most successful one
that the management has ever
had. There was enough money in the
treasurer's possession at the winding up
Of affairs to pay all bills in full. But
few salared men were employed during
the season and a nun Der of good games
have been played. The patrons have
been we'll satisfied and the management
are congratulating themselves to know
that with the closing Of the season they
are square with the world.
Things out of season seem TO be the
order of the day Not only has the apple
blossomed, the strawberry grown red
and juicy and the second crop of tobacco
been harvested in the month of October,
but now comes man showing potatoes
as large as goose egg which grew and
matured on the cement floor of cellar
without particle of SOIL George Hay
lock, Jr., while cleaning out his cellar
last week found a peck or more of new
put there a year ago. They were smooth
and mealy and apparently as nice as any
outdoor grown potato this year.
From the Viroqua Censor we learn
that all manner of work has ceased on
the Viroqua La Crosse electric line ex-
cept efforts by officials of the road
to arrange matters for renewal of opera
TONS LAS intimated in these columns
last week, there is serious friction be-
tween the financiers, officials and con-
tractors. They have become so muddled
in disagreements that those having
knowledge of the difficulties doubt their
ability 70 adjust matters and renew con-
struction work the present season. There
is general mix-up of garnishee pro-
ceedings instituted by contractors and
sub-contractors.
The liberality Of the western ranch
men IS proverbial, it is the one thing
they pride themselves on. One day last
week sheep man who had just come
in with train load of lambs from the
far west quietly informed Landlord Tou-