The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-09

L. G. Whittet and family passed
Sunday in Chicago.
Mrs J. Stangl is spending the week
with relatives at Muscoda.
Butter is off a cent 10 the Elgin mar
kst this week, selling at 2015 cents.
Mrs. John Henrchs and babe of Spar
ia visited with friends here during the
week
DR.. J. L. Holton left on Tuesday foI
Montana He expects to be absent about
two weeks.
In the circuit court Saturday di-
vorce was granted Maud E. Sloan from
Henry S. Sloan.
80 The second crop of Strawberries are
again on the market and the yield is
more prolific than ever before known in
this latitude.
Dir Chas. L. Cul'on left Tuesday
morning on another trip to Virginia
where he has extensive business inter
e5ts which demand his attention.
Tho friends of Mrs. L. n. Larson
made her an unexpected visit Saturday
evening, a sort of farewell call previous
to the removal of the family to James
Vile
arthur Thwing, lately discha 5ed
from.the regular army after three years
service, mostly in the Philippines, has
been Visiting relatives in Edgerton dur
ing the week.
Roger Watson, who has been grow
ing a 1O-acre tobacco crop near Viola
this season, is home for short stay. He.
says he succeeded in harvesting the fin
est crop he ever saw.
R. j. Maltpress left Monday for the
fruit regions of Michigan and western
New York with view of buying few
car loads OF apples if the prices and
quality are satisfactory.
AEd S. Lord was up from st. Louis
for~an overnight stay Thursday. He is
now in the employ of the Pullman Co.,
and being in Chicago took occasion to
visit Mrs. Lord who is stopping with her
mother in this city.
The 14th birthday Of Miss Margaret
Croft was celebrated last Saturday
when about twenty OF her young friends
assembled at her home. Luncheon was
served and Miss Margaret was the re-
cipient of many beautiful gifts.
E. A. Burdick and wife returned
Tuesday morning from visit to their
children at Minneapolis, Medelia and
Fairmont, MINI. Their daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Mccoy, and children of Napvine.
WASH returned with them for visit to
Edgerton relatives.
E. NJ. Laid is credited with having
made the following sales Of real estate
during the past week. Will Clifford, so
acres in the town Porter to VIM. KLEIN
enhager, $4,000; Vedder estate, 80 acres
in the town of Albion to A. Painter,
$4,000; l.. Fl. Tiesberg, SO acres in the
town of Albion to Christ Olstad, $1,000.
Probably the last ball game of the
season in this locality will take place at
Crescent Park, Milton Junction, this
friday afternoon between the Edger-
ton and Fort Atkinson teams for purse
of 5000. Each team has won game and
are conceited enough to think they can
win the rubber. 1t will be a warm con-
test from start to finish and, weather
permitting, big crowd will be present
to see the fun.
The many friends of Mr.. S. Hall of
Albion Prairie, will be pleased to hear
he.received check of Sl9S Aug. Is, 1908,
from the Woodman Accident Associa-
ton of Lincoln, Neb. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Hall fell from load of
tobacco while delivering it to parties in
Edgerton last February. Although the
premium is only eight dollars per year,
the company were very prompt in set
Ting.
During the heavy wind that accom-
panied the rain storm of Tuesday even
ing the large tobacco shed upon the farm
of VIM. Goldthorp, near Sumner, was
blown down and wrecked The shed
was filed with about 10 acres of half
cured tobacco that was thrown into
tangled and confused mass. The neigh
bors turned out Wednesday and helped
him save the crop which was taken to
other curing barns.