The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-02

at Leaf River, ILL.,, came up to pass the
holidays with his family.
The old Alden Burdick homestead in
| Albion, 80 acres, owned late years by
Thos. j. Atwood, has been sold to Mar
| tin Nelson for 500 per acre. Mr.. Nelson
sold small farm on Albion Prairie for
| S115. Both transactions were engineered
by E. M. Laid.
Every person in Edgerton should
see the Bunch of Keys at Royal Hall,
Thursday evening, Jan. 9Th. 1t is GER
tainly one of the best entertainments on
the road today. Seats will be on sale at
Ash's store, commencing Saturday, Jan.
Sd. The prices are %, 35 and so cents
Get your seats early, as they will go fast.
Mr.. Ralph Page, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Page of Stoughton, expects to leave
| for California about the 10th of January,
to open an Office for the practice of law.
While enroute to his new place of bust
ness he will visit for time with Judge
Smart. an uncle, at Ottawa, Kan, and
also his brother, Ward Page, at Topeka,
Kan.
"A loss of $780, with insurance of
$500, is the net result of the fire that
destroyed the creameryo of A. G. Krethow
in Cottage Grove Saturday. The fire is
said to have been caused by hotbox in
a defective part Of the machinery. The
| flames were discovered at o'clock in
the morning and the plant was totally
destroyed.
An exchange says: "The hog is the
mortgage litter, the sheep the farm fer
tilizer, the cow the barn builder and the
hen the grocery bill payer. This quar-
tet, with man and woman not afraid of
the work in caring for them, will insure
prosperity on any farm" Tobacco is the
land value booster, the bank filler and
general prosperity agent.
-Boscobel owns its own electric light
plant, and the mayor finds it unprofit-
able, as run. After allowing 1854 for
public lighting during the year, he finds
the receipts insufficient to pay expenses.
pay interest on investment, etc., by over
$1,000 per year. He concludes this is be-
cause private lights are furnished too
cheaply, and urges that system OF
meters be introduced.
Electric railways in this part of the
country will be extensively built during
the year 1903. The road from Madison
to Fond du Lac by way of Columbus
will be started in the early spring and
completed during the year. The road
from GAINESVILLE to Madison will also be
built and by the time 1904 rolls around
it will be an easy trip to go from James
vile to Fond du Lac by trolley.
The ice boat regetta which was
scheduled to take place upon Lake
Koshkonong last Saturday, did not ma
terialize. There were thirteen boats
ready to start, but the weather man
failed to furnish the necessary breeze to
start them. 1t was great disappoint-
ment to the many present, as sharp
contest was looked for between the owns.
ers of boats of parties from Edgerton.
Fort Atkinson, MELVILLE, GAINESVILLE and
parties living on the shores of Koshko-
nong.
Mr.. JOS. Hoague, man we'll known
in this vicinity, died at the county asy-
lum on midnight Tuesday. The de-
ceased was about 81 years of age and
had resided In this county for many
years, he having removed to Fulton from
Monroe in 1867. He was born at Pitts
burgh, N. H., and was married in 1S47 to
Miss Ziepha Day, to whom there were
born six children, five of whom are left
to mourn his'death, they being Warren
L., who lives on the old homestead in the
town Of Fulton; Mansur T., of James
Vile; Chas. &. of Porter; Eva M. Stree
BILE, Peoria; Ill, and Carrie E. Baker of
Chicago.
Two GAINESVILLE fishermen, John Sui
livan and Michael O'Connors, who were
fishing at Lake Koshkonong, were ar
rested last week by Deputy Game War
den Peter Drafall Of Alton, and given an
examination. They pleaded not guilty
and were taken to Jefferson Jail in de-
fault OF bail. Tuesday Sullivan was
given jury trial before Police Justice
E. A. Wigdale of Fort Atkinson and &C.
quilted. O'Connor's trial is set for Jan.
9th. The men were so far out on the
lake that the game warden could not see
whether they were tending more than
five lines apiece, nor could he see them
bait the hooks or remove the fish.
The Flag Brand.
That's the label you'll find on every
can. The Cans can be found at Herman
Lidicker's store. Most all the good
things to eat come from this store. The