The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-09-06

Mr.. Soverhill was one of the sturdy,
energetic, upright pioneers to whom the
| upbuilding of Rock county has been so
| largely due. Born in Newark, Wayne
county, N. Y, July IA, 1928, he was mar
ried on Nov Is, 1851, to Miss Alkaline
| Sanford, also a native of Newark. To-
gether they came west in January, 1856,
| their first western home being on a farm
| between Edgerton and Fulton which
| Mr.. Soverhill still owned at the time of
his death. After residing for twenty
| five years at their country home, Mr..
and Mrs. Soverhill moved into James,
| Vile, living in the Fourth ward for two
years and then purchasing the property
at the corner Of Washington and Ravine
streets which is still their family home
and where Mr.. Soverhill's death &C.
CURED. There, surrounded by their
children, grandchildren and other rela-
| tives, Mr.. and Mrs Soverhill celebrated
their golden wedding, Nov. 16, 1901, and
there Mrs. Soverhill's death occurred
Feb IA, 1903.
While a man Of unobtruslve personal
| ity Mr.. Soverhill was possessed of force
full character and strong convictions.
His strict integrity, his devout Chris
tianity and his vigorous strength mark
ed his business life as strongly as it did
his home life and be was duly recog-
nized as one of the leading farmers of
the county. He planted and harvested
one of the first crops of tobacco in Rock
county in 1858 and in 1859 he purchased
the first tobacco bought on commission
in the state of Wisconsin. This was at
Edgerton, Mr.. Soverhill's keen business
insight early giving him confidence in
the county's future for tobacco growing.
Later he engaged in the buying of leaf
tobacco and wool, continuing in the bus
mess actively up to the time of his
death.
Mr.. Soverhill was man of intensely
religious nature and an optimistic cheer
fulness born o: deep faith. For over
twenty years he had been clerk of the
session of the First Presbyterian church,
position which he held at the time of
his death
OF seven children born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Soverhill five survive They are:
Sanford Soverhill, Mrs. E. G. Tracy,
Mrs. Florence DeForest and Mrs. F. J.
Mouat of GAINESVILLE, and Mrs T. B.
Earle of Edgerton. Eleven grandchil-
dren also mourn their grandfather's
death. Mr.. Soverhill's Youngest sister,
Miss Mary Soverhill, also survives him,
she having made her home with him for
many years. There are two brothers in
the east, Andrew and Edward Soverhill,
of Newark, n. Y.
The funeral was held from his late
home on Sunday morning at lC o'clock,
Rev. J. w. Laughlin officiating. The
pail bearers were DR.. James Mills, Jas.
Shearer, A. A. Jackson, VIM. Blair, and
James Lamb. The remains were taken
to Fulton and interment took place on
the family lot in the beautiful cemetery
in that village.
Tobacco Notes
Mr. Louis p Suffer of Chicago was in
this market for short stay during the
week in search of old leaf.
Mr.. Hepburn, tenant on the Ward
Wentworth farm, finished harvesting
9-acre crop September Z.
A. E. MCGEE of GAINESVILLE called upon
the local tobacco men Tuesday, explain
ing the merits of his patent tobacco case.
Mr. ConkIin OF New York, OF the Linde
Inspection Co., has been in GAINESVILLE
during the week drawing samples from
the Marqusee packing.
A. L. Mcintosh, of the Northern Leaf
Tobacco Co. of La Crosse, is home from
Mt. Clemens, Mich. where he had been
for some time past for his health.
Norman L. earle is expected home
this week from months trip to the sea-
shore and the eastern tobacco markets.
He also visited many of the tobacco
growing sections.
The 2-acre tobacco crop at the univer
sity experiment station is now being
harvested and will be used for expert
mental work in curing. Recently new
shed has been built and equipped with
steam curing plant like those much used
in eastern states This plant is said to
control the moisture, temperature and
spread of fungus diseases, and the uni
versity authorities are testing it to see
whether it will prove an aid to the to-
bacco growers of Wisconsin.
Abel L. Fisher has filed suit in the
circuit court of Dane county against the
ST. Paul railway for damages in the sum
of $4,000. He alleges that on Feb. 70,
1906, while loading tobacco on freight
car at Stoughton an engine bumped into
the car and he was knocked down, inlur-
ing his arm and wrist He claims the
injuries were permanent. MIR. Fisher Is
a dealer in tobacco at GAINESVILLE and Sec
rotary Of the Wisconsin Tobacco Grow
orS and Dealers associatiOn