The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-10-20

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couple of blocks of brick street pavement
after having experimental with wooden
blocks which have proven unsatisfactory.
Mrs. Weetman Dickinson received a
telegram Friday announcing the death
of her mother, which took place at her
home in Pennsylvania. She had been in
poor health for some months. Mrs
Dickinson paying her visit early in the
summer.
&C. G. Biederman left again for
Bonita, La, where he has charge of
lum bering interests of an Edgerton con-
Germ. The yellow fever quarantine is
now raised and Mr.. Biederman thinks he
will have no difficulty in reaching north
ern Louisiana via St. Louis.
"A company of nearly twenty-five
members of Edgerton Chapter Eastern
Star made an overland trip to Cam
bridge last Thursday evening and were
pleasantly entertained by the Chapter
of that place on the occasion of the in
spection by the Grand Worthy Matron.
The only big varsity foot ball game
to be held in the state this season is the
Chicago Wisconsin game, to be played at
Madison next Saturday. If Wisconsin
wins most of us will be surprised as
athletics at Madison have been below the
usual standard of late years.
Oscar Perry left Tuesday for Brice,
New Mexico, where a business opening
awaits him. Mr.. Perry's vacation here,
after couple years spent in Mexico, has
been very beneficial, having gained more
than ten pounds during the summer and
leaves with his health fully recovered.
Henry Miller of Milwaukee, called
upon his friends in the tobacco trade
here on Tuesday. He has lately return
ed from an extended trip to Portland
and the Pacific coast cities, taking in the
Yellowstone Park as one of the side is
sues. He says he passed very enjoy
able summer in the west.
Mr.. II. M. Saunders of Los Angeles,
Cal, arrived during the week from the
east to assist his sister, Mrs. w. W. Will
liams. pack her household effects for
shipment to the coast. Mrs. Williams
and Miss Bessie expect to take their de-
parture in few days now for Los An
geles, where they will make their home
with Mr.. Saunders.
Frank Burgy has been remodeling
the store building adjoining his shop in
to an automobile garage. So hereafter
when people visit Edge ION 10 autos they
will be able to find suitable place to
store or repair their machines 1t
seems only but a short time before
many of the country liveries will be pro
viding autos for hire for the puff wagon
has come to say.
Deputy sheriff George Rea officiated
as master of ceremonies in very quiet
wedding performed by Justice Smith
Friday. The bride, unattended, and the
groom, brought in from northern Dane
county by Mr.. Rea, waited while the
officers secured special permit from
Judge Sale of GAINESVILLE to make them
man and wife. There were no cards, no
cake, no wedding trip, nothing but the
strong arm of the law. while justice was
indicated.
AT meeting of the editors Of Dane
county, at the court house in Madison
Tart Saturday, county association was
formed and the following officers were
elected: President, Nels Holman, Deer
ield; vice president, J. M. Hubbard, Of
Stoughton; secretary, FL, G. Winter. of
Madison; treasurer, J. G. Patterson, of
Cambridge. The members of the ex-
ecutive committee are: Walter Dunn
phey, Sun Prairie; Leo Sommers, Madi-
son and John Dahlen, Mt. Horeb.
When you stop to figure that every
wagon load of beets brought into town
these days is sufficient in quantity to
produce a barrel of graduated sugar,
there will be about 5000 barrels of sugar
sent out from Edgerton this season.
Thus the farmers will get close to $685.
600 for this crop and after being con-
verted into sugar, the same product will
yield the factorymen better than 100000
These figures are based on 400 acres or
200 car loads to be shipped out of
Farmers who have generally made
practice of feeding sheep and lumbs
for the spring market, find themselves
up against the highest price for feeders
ever experinced. Lambs bring $3.50 in
Chicago and feeding stock of sheep
| higher than they usually rule after fat
tening, in March and April. Many of
the old feeders will not take the chances
this season, preferring to hold off until
lower prices prevail Even beet feeding
does not promise especially remunerative
| this season.