The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-25
Milton.

B F Ballard has bought the F G Wells
fruit farm on the outskirts Of the village
Al Ruben of Lima says he has rent
ed the Richmond hotel for three years
and will take possession about March o.
Mrs Orcutt, mother of Mrs E Fl Will
bur, died Wednesday after long Illness
The funeral was held Friday morning.
Milton is the smallest town in the
state where Madame Tsilka lectures. A
combination of extremely bad weather
and the College concert in GAINESVILLE on
the same evening prevented large turn
out. Madame Tsilka is very entertain
ing speaker and it is very unfortunate
that so few of our citizens we're able to
hear her.
Alva A Brown died Wednesday night.
Deceased was one of the Oldest residents
of the village, being eighty. He came
to Rock county in an early day, made a
trip to California during the gold fever
times, and after his return settled on a
farm in the town of Lima, where he re-
sided until he moved to this village. He
leaves two sons who reside in North Da-
kota and California.
At meeting of the trustees Of Milton
College, held March 8, committee was
appointed as follows to superintend the
construction of Whitford Memorial hall:
Pres W G Daland. DR. A S Maxson, T A
Saunders, F G Dunn and Prof G E Gran
dali. Owing to the sickness of the archi-
tect the final plans have not been COM
pleted. The committee expect to COM
plete the details in the near future and
break ground as soon as weather per-
mits. The corner stone will be laid next
commencement day.
GAINESVILLE.
At their convention in the city hall
Saturday the Republicans placed the fol-
lowing city ticket in the field: Treasurer,
JAS A Fathers; City Atty, William Rug
err, Jr; School Commissioner, W S Jeffris;
Justice of Peace. Jesse Earle. M O
Mouat called The convention 70 order
and after the call had bean read Capt
Pliny Norcross was made temporary
chairman and j L Beer, secretary.
Early this week Mr. Hapke stated that
there would soon be work for 100 men
who will be wanted for excavating pur-
poses for the new sugar beet factory to
be constructed on the Paul farm by the
Wisconsin Sugar company. Mr. Hapke
said that about all the machinery had
been packed at Dresden, Canada, but
that the iron and steel work would first
be shipped here and that the first car of
freight would probably reach here the
first week in May.
E Hall, the oldest active merchant in
GAINESVILLE, died Sunday afternoon at his
home here, aged 81 years. For more
than 60 years he had been engaged in
| active commercial life, with the wife OF
| his boyhood as constant companion
and partner. His history dates back to
the foundation of Chicago where he
commenced business on the ground now
occupied by the Board of Trade build
ing. Later he had store at Delavan
and some 25 years ago he removed to
GAINESVILLE where he has since resided.
Monday evening freight train on the
| North Western road ran into washout
near Alton, derailing the engine and
many freight cars. The engineer, fire.
man and brakeman were severely in
jured. The brakeman, A E Richardson
was brought to this city and conveyed
to the Palmer Memorial hospital, where
it was found that his injuries were of an
internal nature. The fireman was sent
to his home in Fond du Lac. The en-
gineer was severely shaken up but die
not leave his post of duty.