The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-04
Walter Mabbett was home for a

Word has been received by relatives
here that a son was born on Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs Allan Skinner of Ocono-
mowoc
Mrs. Philip Welding and son and
Mrs. Emma Brown of Chicago, are
guests at the home of Mrs. s. Skinner
and daughters.
-Edgerton Chapter, No. SO, O. E. S.
will hold a regular meeting Tuesday
evening, September 8th All officers are
requested to be present.
Mrs. J. Downey and niece, Miss
Nellie Downey, returned Monday from a
two weeks visit with their cousins, j. D.
Hannifn and family, in Waterloo.
We republsh on another page Mr..
Vandercook's article on the tobacco in
dustry of the state, appearing in The
Milwaukee Sentinel on Saturday last.
Joe COINS PAGER, "Col. Diston," won
the free for-all race at the Evansville
fair Wednesday against field OF good
horses Time of half mile heats, LOS,
1857 and 1:OS2,
In large tent erected at the home
of the bride, Frank Horton of this city
and Miss Lola Touton of Albion will be
married at o'clock Thursday evening,
to which large number of invitations
have been issued.
The ball game advertised for last
Saturday afternoon was postponed on
account of the weather. The Madison
team will be here next Saturday, Sept. 5,
when the game will be played. Remem-
Der the Madison team is the one defeat
ed on T. A. & B. society picnic day, and
they are coming for revenge, which
means shot game.
For the Labor Day picnic to be held
in Beloit next Monday, excursion tickets
will be sold on the St. Paul road and the
electric road from GAINESVILLE. The fare
from here and return will be S1.05.
About 100 members OF the labor organ
ization of this place are making prepar-
atoms to attend. The Tobacco City
band has been engaged for the occasion.
Tobacco Notes.
Chas. F. Talard left Sunday evening
on trip through the eastern tobacco
markets.
Chas Brown and C.. A. Starkey, freight
line solicitors, canvassed this market
Wednesday,.
Mr.. Herman Cohen, of GAINESVILLE, rep:
resenting the julius Marquisee firm, was
in this market Tuesday
Will Mcintosh and Sanford Soverhill
went north with guns and dogs early in
the week, but whether in search of game
or tobacco the deponent sayeth not.
Andrew Mcintosh, G. F. Mabbett, e.
M. Hubbell FL. McInnes, John Bowen
and G. E.. Shannon have been out Of
town during the greater part of the week
Geo. McGifin has been sampling 900
case packing of '02 for O. K. Roe at Sol
dier's Grove during the week for Rusch-
er Inspection Agency. The packing at
| Stoughton was also sampled by him.
Mr.. Max Bamberger of Philadelphia
arrived Monday and has since been rid
| ing in the growing sections with Z. B.
Earle, posting himself regarding the new
crop.
VIM. S. Brill of New York represent
ing the United Cigar Manufacturers, has
been in the state for the week past di-
| recting the buying movement in the new
crop in Crawford and Vernon counties
Edwin Hubbell of GAINESVILLE exhibited
| at our Office a sample of his 8-acre tobac-
| co field which will be harvested by the
close of the week. The leaves are the
largest and of the best type we have yet
| seen. Mr.. Hubbell says he has never
| grown larger tobacco nor sounder crop
| in his 30 years experience as success
| full tobacco raiser
| Mr. E. A. Smith, of the firm of Hins-
dale, Smith & Co., New York and
| Springfield, Mass is the latest arrival of
| eastern tobacco men in this market.
Mr.. Smith is not only an extensive deal
er of leaf but is one Of the largest grow
| ers of tobacco both in this country and
Cuba. He is growing this season $50
| acres of New England seed leaf and
shade grown, and reports that buying in
! the field has commenced in the seed leaf
sections at higher prices than ever before
| known.
Uncle SANS Battery Boys Here