The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-30

| you ought not to miss It.
| james o. Stevic, formerly an en-
ployes at Wilson's was here for few
days visit with friends, returning to his
home in Coloma, Mich, last Thursday.
Geo. Hargraves was down from Por-
tage over Sunday. where he is building
large addition to the tobacco ware
house for the United Cigar Manufacture
ers.
The Misses Hannah Gilderhus,
Christina Dahl, Mamie Zwicker and
Julia Anderson of Stoughton, were over
Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. Fl.
B. Knapp.
"A poultry car was loaded at Edger-
ton and Stoughton this week with live
poultry gathered from farmers in the
surrounding country, for which about
cents was paid.
The Hoosier Girl will be one of the
funniest plays of the season. All good
clean comedy. At Royal Hall Tuesday
evening, October 9TH. Seats on sale at
| Ash's Friday morning of this week.
During the week the following prop
erty owners have had cement walks laid:
| f. Phifer along both sides of his lot;
Glen Smith, Lon Dickerson, Neis Nell
son, A. Jensen in front of his warehouse.
| The latest novelty in the campaign
button is one bearing the picture of the
nominee for state treasurer on the demo-
cratic ticket. It is splendid picture of
Mr.. Jensen and is made by Will Bar
deem.
The twenty fifth wedding anniver
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. III. S. McGffin was
observed at their home in GAINESVILLE on
Tuesday evening, when pleasant COM
pany of their neighbors paid their re-
spects and congratulations Geo. F. Nc
Giffin and Miss Emma Lord were
among the guests from this city.
While switching near Milton Satur-
day afternoon about o'clock, Otto
Campbell had his left arm crushed be-
| tween the elbow and the hand. In at
tempting to pull out the knuckle of
| patent coupler to switch on car his
arm was caught and the bones broken.
e. G. Hopkins was out looking after
his farming interests in the Kickapoo
valley last week and reports very good
show for nearly all the growing crops.
| On his three farms over 20 acres OF to-
bacco has been contracted at from to
| 10 cents. He has about 100 acres of corn
that also promises big yield.
Hayes Bros, contractors for the new
sewer, are moving along with the work
very smoothly now. More help has been
put on and two gangs are at work at diff
ferent points. A ledge of rock was
struck in the line of the ditch on the
bottoms this week that requires some
blasting but it is only about 80 feet wide.
-Edgerton horses driven by Gus ORA
ger did fairly we'll at the Vernon county
fair. A. Born's stallion. "Dr. Hardie,"
wen first money, 5000, and Conway's
Pearl c." second money in S4O0 purse,
and Queen Trot" second money in a
$500 purse. The string are at the Rich
| land county fair this week.
VIM, Stricken, who was sent last
week by Judge Smith to Jail on 80
day sentence upon a charge of vagrancy,
has since been declared insane and TAX
en- to Mendoza. Alcoholism is the chief
trouble but after he got into Jail he
made threats to kill everyone of his fell
low prisoners and raved about to such
an extent that the officials were obliged
to remove him to padded cell where
he could do no harm to himself or to
others.
-Chas. l.. Culton and w. A. Shelley
with their families leave next Monday
for Louisiana where these gentlemen
have purchased large cypress tract of
timber and will operate mill, cutting it
into lumber A car of household goods,
| horses, etc, has been forwarded and
home is expected to be ready for them
on their arrival. The location of their
property is the interior Of the northeast
ern portion of the state away from many
of the comforts of life, but the families
are going with determination to stay
during the coming winter at least.
The democrats finally completed
their Rock county ticket Saturday by
naming r. NJ. Richmond of Evansville
as candidate for state senator against
J. NJ. Whitehead, and Clark Palmer Of
Lima for the assembly to oppose A. S.
Baker. Richmond seems to be in good
demand for he had already been nomi-
mated for district attorney on the county
ticket, but in the absence of finding any
| democrat willing to make the run against
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