The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-02-02

!. Judge George Grimm OF Jefferson,
candidate for circuit judge, was caller
in Edgerton yesterday.
Editor o. F. Roessler of the Jeffer-
son Banner, has been appointed mem-
Der of the State Board of Agriculture.
An unusually fine attraction, "The
Pit" is booked at the Myers opera house,
GAINESVILLE, Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
BY the will of Stanley Smith Of
GAINESVILLE, the old Baptist church in
the to.n sof Union, Rock county, gets
500. He was raised in that town Of
which the city of Evansville is part.
An action has been brought against
the Wisconsin Telephone Co. to test the
law passed by the last legislature pro-
hibiting discrimination in the charges Of
telephone rentals in cities of the same
class The complaint alleges that the
charges are higher in Beloit than in
GAINESVILLE, which is violation of the
law. The defense of the Wisconsin Co.
is that the law is unconstitutional. The
suit is prompted by the independent
companies who were the instigators of
the law.
William and Ernest Hutson, broth
ers, have sold three store buildings in
the Hutson block at Stoughton, subject
to the life interest of their stepmother,
Mrs. j. S. Hutson, to Walter Atkinson
of Stoughton. The property was left
them by the will of their father, the late
}. S. Hutson. It is also said that they
have recently fallen heir to $4,000 each
through the death of their stepfather,
Mr.. Peck, who was a prominent railroad
man.
Tobacco Notes
A. Wallach of Chicago is with us again.
The United Cigar Manufacturers open
ed another warehouse Monday at Brook
lyn where tobacco purchased along the
route of the Northwestern line will be
sent.
Mr.. Albert Thorson of Clinton deliv-
cred 9 acres of tobacco, netting him
$1720.3O. Mr.. John Stokes of GAINESVILLE
sold acres for 1896. There are few
crops not delivered which will bring the
owners over 5000 per acre.
Mr.. Nathan Blur, of the firm of I.
Blur & Sons, New York, who are inter-
ested with M. II. Bekkedal in the pack
ing of Wisconsin tobacco, passed Sunday
in this market. Mr.. Blur is spending
the winter at Westby and assisting in
receiving and packing the crop at six
warehouse points in that section of the
state
1t is announced that the United Cigar
Manufacturers contemplate erecting an
other 10000 case warehouse in the state
the coming season and several towns will
doubtless compete for the location. The
Lodi papers are urging their citizens to
go out after it and it is quite probable
that village might secure it.
One of the best handled crops received
this season by T. B. Earle was delivered
at Stoughton during the week by N. J.
Aaberg, tenant on the George Grady
farm in Dunn. The weight of the ten
acre crop was 81, l25 pounds, for which O.
check of S2,199 % was paid This was
over 5000 per acre and indi Gates that
it pays the grower to carefully handle
his crop so that the buyer can point to
his purchase as being model of it's
kind.
Trash tobacco wanted at market price.
M. FL. Ford, Warehouse No. 26.
WANTED To rent for cash 10 to 20
acres of good tobacco land with shed and
tools. Address L. B. 1874, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
WAREHOUSE TO RENT.
Warehouse No. 9, having ample room
and storage for 1900 cases, for rent. In
quire of A. w. Bentley.
Miss Nellie PIeases.
There was large attendance at the
concert given by the Apollo Club at
Eldred Hall Monday evening and the
program, arranged by Mrs. John G.. Rex
ford, provided one of the most enjoyable
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