The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26


school and Epworth League meet as
usual In the evening union services
will be conducted by Rev. L. A. Parr.
DIR. Burr Atwood and wife of Oconto
visited among relatives in Edgerton dur
ing the week. They made the trip over
land in their auto, covering the distance
from Oconto in two days.
Hon. William J. Bryan will speak at
Monona Lake Assembly on Monday,
July 20, at 2 o'clock p. N. His subject
will be "The Old World and It's Ways"
The railways will carry at special rates.
Misses Eliza and Belle Stewart ar
rived in Edgerton Friday morning after
long voyage from their home in Scot
land. They are nieces of Mrs. John
Copley and the Whites of Porter, and
join two other sisters who came last fall
in making their home in this country.
From records kept at the observa-
tory it is learned that about six inches
of rain has fallen so far in July. This
on top of the unusual precipitation of
June will account for the extraordinary
rank growth of vegetation this season
and furnishes the weed commissioner an
important duty to perform.
The Waukesha Freeman says Miss
Julia Rockafellow, retiring county super
intendent OF schools, has accepted the
position of assistant principal of the
county training school for teachers at
Merrill, Wis. Several similar positions
were open to Miss Rockafellow, whose
excellent work as county superintendent
gained for her state reputation.
The catalogue for Albion Academy
is printed and in the hands OF the man
agement for distribution. Principal Rim
goen is engaged in making personal
canvass of adjoining cities in the interest
of the acadamy and distributing the cat
alogues. The fall term of the academy
will begin September 23rd, and there is
good prospect for large attendance.
The new fare to Chicago is now 1875
instead of $3.17, which has lately been
put into effect. The rate is arrived at
by figuring 2 cents mile in Illinois and
~ cents for the distance travelled in
this state. When the new tariff under a
2 cent mile rate goes into effect Aug.
Is, the fare will be still further reduced
to S2l2-same as the old rate to Mil
waukee.
Tremendously heavy rain storms
visited the southern part of the state
Sunday that were accompanied by
strorg wind and electrical disturbances,
ali doing more or less damage to crops
and farm buildings. A flood in the
Kickapoo valley washed away dams and
bridges and put the railway out of COM
mission for several days. The Viroqua
branch was also disabled.
The Atwood Bros. of Albion sent to
market Tuesday % head of two year old
steers taken from grass pasturage. The
lot were purchased in October last,
about 800 pounds each, and
were carried through the winter on
without grain. The average
gain is about 200 pounds each, made
wholly on grass and hay. The profit on
the lot amounted to about 500 head
The fifth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Gary was made the
occasion of a delightful social gathering
Monday evening. The card club this
couple affiliated with planned surprise
at the home of Chas. L. Culton on Wash
ington street and when Mr.. and Mrs.
Gary arrived there in response to an in
vitation to dinner they found the club
had already preceded them and all ar
engagements perfected for the evenings
In addition to many
congratulations and we'll wishes, Mr..
and Mrs. Gary were made the recipients
OF very handsome reminder of this
most enjoyable wedding anniversary.
The storm Sunday night did extern
sive damage in Dane county. Large
areas of standing grain were fattened
and many buildings were damaged. A
house belonging to Frederick Aufrecht
in Fair Oaks, suburb of Madison, was
picked up by the wind and thrown down,
roof first, demolishing the building. 1t
was worth about $4,000. In the town of
Middleton a large new barn belonging to
Frederick Menus was wrecked and Is
head of cattle were killed. A girl was
milking at the time and she was unin-
iured. The property loss there was over
$4,000, the barn being stocked with new
hay and grain.
Many people do not realize how
prices have advanced in the last decade,
and it is not alone in the manufactured
products, as the following circumstance
demonstrates: A Wisconsin farmer, not
long ago, went to a harness sho,, 20 buy
a team harness. He found one that |