The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-01-04
Tobacco Notes

Front street.
Thompson & Clarke began sorting
their purchases of 'O6 in T. A. Perry's
warehouse Wednesday.
From a little patch of less than five
acres on the race track grounds, James
Greenwood sold over $1,000 worth of to-
bacco.
Meyer & Mendelsohn opened their
warehouse here during the week to ham
die the purchases made by O. Fl. Hem
sing for this firm.
A large sum of currency is being TAX
en- out of the Edgerton banks for the
weekly pay rolls of the tobacco ware
houses every Monday.
Harry Bremen of Philadelphia passed
a few days of the week in this market.
A packing of '06 tobacco is being put up
for his firm by e. M. Hubbell in this city.
Carl Roe, of the firm of Roe & Brict
son, of Stoughton, reports that forty
acres of 1906 goods delivered at the
warehouse brought 1886 per acre, which
means heavy tobacco, sold at high
figure.
Five more warehouses have started
sorting operations during the week CIV
ing places for employment to about 500
more hands, if the vacancies had all been
filed. Considerable more help is needed
at some of the warehouses but out of
town people are commencing to come in.
A Is acre crop of tobacco grown by
Antoine Staff, tenant on the Flom farm
at Utica, delivered to w. S. Brill Thurs
day weighed 28,700 pounds, or 1886 per
acre. The check he received ran into
four figures and called for $3S58, or
$241 per acre. This is one of the best
large crops reported and the tobacco
came in fine order and we'll handled.
Mr.. George Underhill arrived from
Quincy, Fla. Tuesday evening to take
charge at the beginning of the year Of
the extensive tobacco interests in this
state for the New York firm of G. FL.
Spitzner & Son. For the past five years
Mr.. Underhill has managed the large
Florida tobacco plantation at Quincy
for the New York house of Schroeder e.
Arguinbau.
On January lst Scott Hatch resigned
his position as manager of the local bust
ness of G. Ell. Spitzner & Son, which
charge he assumed after the death of
Ell. w. Child. Scott has been connected
with the Child & Spitzner tobacco firm
for about thirty years and was consider
ed one Of the most trustworthy and we'll
posted employees in the trade. His res
ignation was on account of private bust
ness matters which now require his
whole time and attention.
Death of Mrs. III. Il. McEachrOn.
From Wausau newspaper of Dec.
18th, We extract the following reference
to the death of Mrs. Fl. E. McEachron, a
lady known to many Edgerton people:
Twenty i've years ago today occurred
the wedding of Ell. E. McEachron and
Harriet Elizabeth Short. Today the
plans for the quiet celebration of that
happy event were we'll under way, when
that "unbidden guest" at the early hour
of o'clock in the morning entered the
magnificent home and with weapon keen
struck the blow that caused the fall of
one of the brightest and strongest orna-
ments of American womanhood. The
death of Mrs. McEachron has shocked
the entire community, notwithstanding
there had been good reasons for fearing
such result from ner late illness. The
disposition to hope had been strong, and
the news long delayed but coming at
last has startled many, and caused
moisture in the eye eloquent Of love and
appreciation. Death was due to a COM
plication of diseases. She was stricken
i'll the third day of last August, and had
been seriously i'll about eight weeks.
Her death came after an unequal
struggle in. which she fought bravely to
the last. However. before the end came
she realized her fight was hopeless.
With her loved ones about her she
passed into the peaceful sleep that knows
no awakening, her characteristic smile
remaining in death.
She is survived by her husband, FL. E.
McEachron. one daughter, Harriet De
Elite, one SOP, James Arthur, and her
mother Mrs. Esther Short She is
niece of Judge and Mrs. w Z. Silver
thorn and Mrs. Geo. Silverthorn. The
funeral will be held Monday morning at
10 o'clock from the family residence, 812
franklin street. Rev. Francis Ell. Brig
ham, the pastor of the First Methodist
church, will conduct the services and
interment will take place at Pine Grove
cemetery.
Mr.. McEachron was born at Albion,
Wis, July 8, 1861. Her maiden name
was Harriet Elizabeth Short. She grad
uated from Albion Academy and came
to Wausau with her parents in 1887.
She was married to Mr.. Machron Dec.
18th, 1881, by Rev..B F. Sanford, at the
old McEachron home, 523 Grant street.
At the time she attended Albion Acad-
envy, Mr.. McEachron was an instructor
there Mrs. McEachron was woman
who was loved by all with whom she
came in contact. She was a member OF
the First Methodist church and an &C
tive worker in religious circles. She was
an honorary member of the Tuesday