The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-30
His Vote in Madison and Dane
County important.
THE SUGAR BEET NEVER FAILS
Wisconsin. Senator in New FOundland
Ethics Of Suicide-.'Best Loved
Man in Northern Wisconsin,

Viving his relations with the state uni
versity. 1t was there he obtained the
start in his remarkable career and his
best lieutenants have been the young
men who were contemporary with him
or who followed in his train as uni
Versity men. The governor attends
every football game and is frequently
at practice The other day Il boy was
hurt during a ''Scrimmage," as these
Digskin nuStlerS call it. The governor
promptly turned the royal span and
carriage Of the executive mansion over
to the injured collegian and hisparents,
while he himself went home for a
nickel on street car Governor La
Toilette eXults in pleasing incidents of
this sort and it is believed the student
body is touched by them. Every
student is taking sides in the political
campaign, as those above u years OF
age have votes, and as Dane county is
fighting ground next spring, the trou-
BILE is beginning. The law school is
said to have a good many skepticS in
it's membership, but the under class
men, younger and of greater faith are
often ardent uphOlders Of the governor.
Governor LaFOllete has consented to
preside over a mass meeting of stu
dents to arouse football enthusiasm.
This meeting Is held in the big gym
naSium and one who has never at
tended one of these tumultuOuS af-
fairs has no idea of the enthusiasm.
The girl students and professors come
out, and the hero athletes are put up
for speeches, which are usually not
very good as such, for these abraWny
fellows are modest and shy in such
function; but the best scholar in the
class never gets such adulation though
he rises to a cabinet position. The
governor acQuits himself we'll at all
times and will make new friends, at
which the staiWartS are crashing their
teeth. All eyes are on the caucuses
in Dane county next spring.
A Much Beloved MadiSonian.
BreeSe j. Stevens, the Madison
regent of the state university, has been
ill in Lis house and. most of the time,
in bed for over three months. His
condition is serious. His life has been
one of continual doing of good deeds
stevens was a Hamilton college
man, and was one Of his classmates, y
said one Of our citizens now passed
away. He was one of the wealthy
boys CT the college. Hamilton was,
CHI ;S TO
students. Stevens belonged to the
Sigma Phi fraternity, which monOp-
OliZed about all the swell element to
be found in our small numbers. They
were always much better dressed than
the other students, had more money
to spend, always looked spick and
span. Some boys were spoiled by be.
ing in such society, but not Stevens.
He was as gracious and democratic
as any man in school,, in fact, more
so. He was always doing something
in an unObtrusive way for poor stu
dents. When it was time for me to
graduate. | didn't have q presentable
suit of clothes to appear in for my
commencement Grafton. What was ]
going to do? It worried me Il great
deal. But Stevens came to me and
said, Look here. | come on little
before you do You get out there in
the ante room ready to change your
clothes quickly and I'll come in and
you put on my frOck suit and speak
your Grafton in it.. There wouldn't be
much time to change my clothes in,
so | took off my old suit and sat there
wrapped in a blanket until he came in
and gave, me his suit and then he sat
wrapped in the same blanket until l
came hack"
Mr.. Stevens was loyal son of his
alma mater and frequently went back
to commencement and spoke at the
college gatherings.
Sugar Beets in Wisconsin.
The editor. of the Wisconsin Sugar
Beet. published at MenOmon9e Falls,
with the motto The farmers best pay
inc CROP seeks to inspire his
brother growers with courage by say
ing that last year he realized more than
$50 per cent. profit above all expenses
and labor \ big industry is promised
his city is sugar factory erected
there and the farmers of Chippewa.
Dunn and Eau Claire counties may
shortly be turning to new industry.
Big things are expected of the factory.
1t is estimated the sugar output of
four months run will be 100000
pounds These factories commence
operations in October and if the
weather is favorable a run of five
months is made. if beets are plentiful
The beet is hardy. Three years of eX-
perience in raising sugar beets has
convinced the farmers about the Falls
and vicinity that the crop eXcels all
Others The oat crop is light. Barley
is so colored as to be almost unfit for
market. Corn will be q failure
Potatoes are rotting and hay, while
plentiful, is being spoiled by the ex
cessive rains The beet keeps right or
growing through it all. says the ex
ultant editor.