The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-01
Narrow Escape OF Henry Whittak@r r.

That Henry Whitaker, a town OF Full
ton farmer, did not lose his life by being
run down by railway train last Thurs
day evening may be accounted for by
mere luck such as has followed him IN
two previous mix-ups which to most peo-
pie would have proven fatal After lin
gering in town until about o'clock, Mr.
Whitaker unhitched his team and
started for home. He did not reach the
city limits before he became confused
and drove in across couple Of gardens
through wire fence or two and finally
brought up in Milo Collins pasture
where in some manner the buggy pole
was broken and Mr. Whitaker was
dumped out He was found there by
Mrs. Schiller who made an effort to help
him back into his rig. Later the team
wandered back into. the road which it
followed to the railway crossing and
then turned eastward. About this time
the team must have. started to run, fol-
they brought up against the mile post
in the cut. east of the Whittet lumber
ward withsssuch force that icedrove the
broken pole through 6x8 post, throw
ing Whitaker out upon the main line
track and liberating the team from the
buggy. The noise of the crash attracted
the attention OF neighbors living in the
vicinity who came to the scene and after
removing Mr.. Whitaker to place Of
safety began to look for the horses. One
OF them was found nearby but before
the other was seen the 9:39 train came
along and killed the animal Aside from
few cuts and bad shaking up Mr.
Whittakers injuries were slight, while
the buggy was considerably damaged
All things considered, it was miracu
lous escape for the farmer. Severa
years ago he was run down at the cross
ing at the depot and dragged under thu
train several rods but fortunately emery
sd with only few scratches. Then latel
he was caught at crossing near James
Vile, tossed in the air. and lived to take
the third chance with moving train,
Tobacco Notes
Mr.. T. A. Rich, leaf dealer of Lancas
ter, Pa, has been searching the Wiscon
sin markets for old leaf during the week
Mr.. Fl. Behnke reports to this office tina
he has not sold his growing tobacco crol
of II acres included in our list of sale.
last week.
Work has been commenced during the
week on a new tobacco warehouse a
Cashton for the United Cigar Manufac
turers. The building will be one story
and basement, 160x46 feet. The base
ment walls will be made of concrete
blocks and the superstructure iron clad
Some idea of the packing operation:
of the United Cigar Manufacturers con
templated the present season may bt
learned through an order already giver
for p 900 tobacco cases in which to pack
their purchases of Wisconsin and Penn
sylvania tobacco.
It is announced that the American
Cigar Co. decided to increase their to
bacco storage capacity both at Slough
ton and Edgerton. Mr.. Strause, state
manager, and Contractor Mccarthy were
down Tuesday stalking out the grounds
The design is to be built of brick in fire
proof compartments and Of size sufficien,
to hold about $4,000 cases at each sta.
ton.
The Pamperin Leaf Tobacco Co. is g
new company about to be formed in La
Crosse, Wis, which will give employ.
ment to large mum Der of persons. The
company will be fairly started in time to
handle the new crop this fall, drawing
most of its tobacco from the Vernon
county fields, on account OF which its
plant will be erected on the line of the
La Crosse & Southeastern railroad. The
new firm is composed of John Pamperin
Paul Pamperin, L. A. Pamperin, of La
Crosse, and T. A. Ryan, tobacco ex.
pert OF GAINESVILLE.
COOP Observation-Disclosures warehouse
40x1OO feet with II foot basement AID
dress DR.. G. F RoDoLF, Muscoda, Wis