The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-07-31

eral head OF choice breeding stock of
Berkshires from the Morgan farm at Be-
lott this week.
"A train load of western sheep, the
first shipment from the grass ranges,
came to the Shepard feeding yards Sun
day. There were some over 5000 head
in the lot.
Contractor T. c. Mccarthy OF Madi-
son was in town Wednesday with w. L.
Jefferson looking up some contemplated
improvements at the American Cigar
Co.'s plant here.
Mrs James r. Mole was quite seri-
ously injured ia collision of street cars
in GAINESVILLE Sunday. The aged lady
was thrown the length of the car, her
head bruised and cash cut on her arm.
Henry Dallman, employed on the
John Bates farm in Porter. suffered
quite painful injuries on Monday by be-
ing kicked by horse which he was
leading from the pasture. Fortunately
no bones were broken.
The Reporter owes Walter Nab
belts family an apology for the state
ment made last week that the new baby
at their home was girl. A boy was
needed to even up the family sexes, and
boy was the prize that fell to their lot.
Premium lists for the Rock County
fair are now ready and can be had by
dropping card to the secretary at Ev-
ansville. The premiums are larger and
more numerous than ever and should in
duce large display at Evansville Sept.
/ to 4.
Work on the new high school build
ing is going on apace. The walls have
about reached the second story, and the
work is being pushed ahead as expedi-
tiously as possible. The boilers for the
heating plant arrived this week and are
being placed by the contractor.
The Central Outing club of Chicago
will arrive Sunday morning for two
weeks stay at G. FL. Bliven's hotel at
Lake Koshkonong. Arrangements have
been made to accommodate about thirty
people who will devote their vacation to
boating, fishing and outdoor recreation.
Speaking of tall corn, Milo Collins
left at this Office Monday stalk taken
from the field back of the new school
building that measured trife over ten
feet and the tassel had not yet appeared.
1t begins to look as if Milo would need
stepladder when he comes to harvest
the crop.
The small grain harvest is now we'll
under way in this section of the state.
Rye and barley are nearly cut and are
first class, the latter promising big
yield. The oat crop is the best grown in
some years, having good plump berry,
and will yield handsomely. So far the
farm returns have been way above the
average.
The long stretch of cement walk on
the east side of Saunders creek has been
completed and Henry Schmeling is hav-
ing the side terraced along his acreage
property. With the exception OF short
piece on railroad property over the hill,
this makes a stretch of cement walk
nearly mile in length.
"A warm wave has been with us dur
ing the greater portion of the week, with
thermometers ranging to 80 and above
at mid day. While the excessive heat
has proven quite depressing to the farm
ers now engaged in their haying and
harvest, crops have been fairly booming
and every day corn maker. Two good
soaking rains this week have furnished
an abundance of moisture to help along.
The water works committee acting
as the board of public works met Satur-
day evening to open bids for placing
cover over reservoir. The only bid of.
fered for cement construction was that
of w. 81. Wheeler & Co. of Beloit, the
price being $780, The contract has been
let and work has already been COM
menced this week. He also offered to
repair the we'll for an additional $50.
During the storm Sunday lightning
struck the launch of Lee Alder which
was moored to a stake out from his
camp at Lake Koshkonong. The flames
were soon noticed from the shore and
MIR. Alder took a boat and run out and
succeeded in putting out the fire before
any great amount OF damage was done,
but not until some of the seams had
been melted. Oiled waste in the bottom
of the boat had ignited by the electric
discharge.
-Four large barley stacks on the farm
of Chas. Ebersohl in the town OF Oak
land were destroyed by fire last Satur-
day afternoon. 1t is said that the fire
was caused by the carelessness OF a