The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
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Misses Kittie Wood and Faye Price
were guests Of Mrs Will Wood in James
vile last Tuesday.
Mr. Torwald Sampson and Mr. Epson
of Edgerton were welcome callers at W
Prices Sunday.
Mrs Kate Carrier and daughter, Flora
of Chicago are here for short visit with
Mrs Kittie Chamberlain.
Mrs Lackner and daughters have
gone for two weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends at Milton.
| Though unable to attend personally,
we learn from those who had that pleas
ure that the "Old Spinsters' Conven-
tion," held here last week was all it was
represented to be.
L Wood and wife, W Price and wife
and Misses Grace Howe, Kittie Wood
and Faye Price spent very enjoyable
day at the Woodmen picnic at Charlie
Bluff Thursday.
Mrs Wood and daughters, Kittie and
Jessie, have concluded their visit with
friends and relatives, and after spending
| few days in GAINESVILLE and Milton will
return to their home in Wauwatosa.
| GAINESVILLE.
Henry L Bidwell, formerly resident
of this city and recently Justice of the
peace at Hope, Idaho, shot himself to
death accidentally by'putting his hand
in his pocket and touching the trigger of
his revolver.
Miss Florence Child and Mrs Scott
Hatch came down from Edgerton to at
tend the christening of little Florence
May Billig, which took place at Trinity
church Sunday. Miss Child and Mrs
Hatch were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Philip Knippenberg.
Over 1000 people attended the picnic
given by the Ladies' Catholic Order of
Foresters at Yost Park Sunday after
noon. The feature of the day was the
ball game between Edgerton and Bass
Creek. It looked at one time as if Ed
gerton might win, but the Bass Creek
aggregation pulled themselves together
and landed the contest by a score of u
to 5.
In recognition of twenty-three years
of faithful service as city marshal, the
citizens of GAINESVILLE Tuesday afternoon
met at the assembly room of the munich
pal building to do honor to John w Ho-
gan. Their apprecia zion took substan-
tial form in the presentation of hand
some badge of solid gold and purse of
money amounting to no inconsiderab BILE
sum. On August 9, 1880, John W Hogan
was elected city marshal to succeed Ed
ward Smith. He held the office contin-
uously for ten years. when on Dec o.
1890, he resigned to act as sheriff of
Rock county, and was succeeded by r L
Acheson. Mr. Hogan again became city
marshal in 1897, retaining the Office un
til the present time.
Milton.
Mrs G w Hill and daughter of Nor
tonviIle, Kan, arrived Tuesday to visit at
the home Of A Wells
Ralph Maxson of Westerly, r I, ar
rived here Saturday night and is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs Catherine .Rey-
holds. He will teach chemistry in Yale
university next year
The clay discovered last year on the L
S Borden farm east of town has recently
been discovered to be unusually good.
Mr. Sampson of Edgerton is now using it
to make pottery aud statuary, as it is
much superior to Edgerton clay because
it burns without checking. Tests also
show that for terra Gotta the clay is of
the best These discoveries will doubt
less lead to the building of large enter
Enterprise in Milton.
Between 10000 and 10000 ginseng
plants growing in the shade Of a roof
built Of lath one fourth of an inch apart,
many of the beautiful green plants
cleaning with brilliantly red berries, is
sight rarely seen in Wisconsin. Such
view may be seen in the ginseng gar
den of DR. J NJ Stillman. He first en-
gagged in the business two years ago last
spring The investment Of considerable
capital and much hard work will event
| ually bring its reward. Probably $4,000
or 10000 seeds are now ripening and
| they will be worth from S12 to SIS per
| 1000. Yearling and two-year old plants
are worth $50 or $50 a thousand. Older
roots are more valuable. DR. Stillman
paid $3.50 thousand for some of his.
Last spring DR. Stllman bought two acres
of land from Milton College, joining
| President Daland's home on the west.
| Recently he has constructed a ginseng
garden there 09x96 feet. To this garden
he expects to move all his plants. This
is much larger than his present garden
and has room for several hundred thous-
and plants. Wild ginseng has been dug
in America and shipped to China for
many years, but only recently has it been
cultivated in this country. The long
price paid by the Chinaman for the root
has induced many to engage in its cul-
ture and it was feared that the price
would slump. Instead it has risen and
bids fair to offer larger profits for many
years to come. Roots are not usually
dug until from five to seven years of age,
when they are worth about 81 pound.
Chinese use the roots for medicine. The
Chinese government maintains monop-
oily of ginseng growing in that country
which increases the demand for the
American product.
Evansville.
Mrs Burnham has resigned her posi-
ton as teacher of the eighth grade.
Roy Sweat of Edgerton and Lottie