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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Evansville

DA Van Week passed away Sunday
morning at his home in this city, aged
GA years and months.
George Hall Jr expects to open the
show season about the 10Th of this
month and will no doubt make his first
stand at Belleville, and from that point
will work west and northwest.
The Misses Clara Leonard and
Blanche Grow are two of the grade
teachers who have resigned their posi-
tons in our schools and do not desire to
accept the positions rendered them by
the school board.
George L Pullen and wife left for
Monroe Wednesday, going over in their
auto, and will remain there to attend
the wedding of Miss Frances Staver to
c w Twining, which occurred that af-
ternoon. The bride has visited at the
home of the Pullens in this city and is
well known to many of our people.
Tuesday, the managers of the Rock
County Fair association closed con-
tract with the Western Booking asso-
citation for their attractions at the fair
this fall. A representative of the asso-
citation was here and presented the at
fractions that could be delivered and a
good selection was made. The expense
of the attractions will be five hundred
dollars
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Mercy in FIrmness.
The greatest firmneas is the great
est ercy.--Lon gfelloW.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Waterworks committee acting as
the board of Public Works of the city
of Edgerton, Rock county, Wisconsin,
at the office of the city clerk of said
city, until noon on the 18th day of May,
1909, for furnishing all material and
performing all labor necessary or re-
quired in extending water main from
Albion street east on Randolph street
about AGO feet, said main to be 4-inch
pipe, standard quality, to put in 4-inch
gate valve and road box, and for plac-
ing 5-foot Eddy fire Hydrant at the
termination of said extension All
pipes to be laid regulation depth as
specified in waterworks rules and regu-
lations.
Satisfactory proof of the ability of
bidder to fulfill terms of contract must
be furnished
Contractors will be required to fur
nish a good and sufficient bond, salts
factory to said Waterworks committee.
The right to reject any and all pro-
posals is hereby reserved.
Dated Edgerton, Wisconsin, May 7th,
1909. M. L. CARRIER,
AUGUST DALLMAN,
GEORGE HARGRAvES,
Waterworks Com.
L. A. ELLINGSON, Mayor
23t2 H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Fort Atkinson.

The plans for the third annual festi-
val of the Fort Atkinson Amusement
association are rapidly assuming form
The week of June Ia to 10 has been
settled on and the management is in
correspondence with several of the
largest amusement concerns in the
country.
The Cooper & Robertson circus which
was billed to show here Tuesday, broke
up in Watertown after their first per-
Torrance Monday. The circus was a
reorganization of Seibel Brothers, the
well known WATERFOWL dog and pony
show, and made Watertown it's head
quarters.
+ Carroll L Bragg, son of E P Bragg
OF Emmettsburg, Iowa, and for three
years member of the 10th u In
fantry, came Friday on visit to the
editorial family. Mr. Bragg spent the
last two years of his service in Alaska
and brought home many trophies and
pictures. One trophy is a handsome
gold medal, bordered with finely carv-
ed wreath of flowers all in solid gold,
which commentaries his victory over
all competitors in the middleweight
wrestling class in a tournament held at
Nome, Alaska, Dec 81 and %, 1906.
Since returning home seven months ago
Mr. Bragg has won the heavyweight
wrestling championship of three regi-
ments, the 10th, 14th, 18th, although
he belongs properly in the middleweight
class.
The early pioneers chose wisely when
they set out to build city on the site
of the great deer crossing where now
stands Fort Atkinson A visit to the
water tower will reveal to the eye a
vast lake extending from Indian Ford,
at the foot of Lake Koshkonong, clear
to Palmyra, distance of about "a
miles. Deer Creek marsh, seven miles
long and one to four miles wide, and
which debouches into the Rock at the
Damuth bridge, is also flooded. The
water was up within six inches Of the
flood of 1895, and within two feet of
the extreme high water of 1881. But
for the great marshes of Bark River,
Scuppernong Creek, Deer Creek and
Lake Koshkonong, which act as a safe
ty valve to the flood waters, Fort At
kinson would be inundated in high wat
er, like many cities in Ohio.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
What Sixty Years Have Brought.

The Fort Atkinson Union reminds us
that just 81 years ago, the 10Th of the
present month, Wisconsin was admitted
as state in this Union. The territory
had then population of $50, 600. What
marvellous changes time hath wrought.
Every young person should stop for a
moment and think over what all that
means. 1t will give their mind need
full stretch to take it in and the more
they think upon it, the better will their
comprehension be of the meaning and
importance of the study of history.
Think of this, fifty or sixty years ago
no man had ever seen a reaper, or
mower, velocipede, a bicycle, an au-
tomobile, an electric light, self-bind-
er, a telephone, photograph, tur-
bine Wheel an electric car, baby car
riage, a wireless telegraph tower, a
steam shovel or pillow. Ninety-five years
ago no man had ever seen a railroad
car, seventy years ago no man had ever
seen telegraph line or sent message
over a wire. We scarcely realize how
the whole world is progressing till we
stop and think. Take for instance, a
man who died one hundred years ago;
wouldn't he be surprised to wake up
now?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Cambridge

At a tie meeting of the A S of E,
resolutions were passed protesting
against the admission of tobacco from
the Philippines free from duty.
Henry Jacobson last week received
the large bronze medal which was
awarded him at the National Corn Ex-
position held at Omaha, Neb, last fall.
The medal was won on an exhibit of
Oderbrocker barley and Clarke Yellow
Dent corn.
On Tuesday evening, April 27, Oscar
H Hanson and Theodore Moen were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs G G Moen.
At the appointed hour, marching to the
music played by Miss Ella Halvorson,
the bride and groom, accompanied by
Miss Lily Hanson, sister of the groom,
as maid of honor, and Mr. Herman
Moen, brother of the bride, as best
man, entered the parlor and stood be-
meath a beautifully decorated arch,
where Rev John Holverson performed
the ceremony. The bride was taste
fully gowned in white and carried a
bouquet of brides roses; the brides
maid wore white organdy and carried
carnations. The groom was dressed in
conventional black. After the cere-
mony bounteous supper was served to
'about thirty guests.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Solving the Farm Help Problem.

While Henry Cox, the well known
farmer of Indian Ford, was in James
vile recently he told his troubles to a
Recorder man as follows:
''Well, am SO years old and running
a two hundred acre farm alone that S
doing pretty well, isn't it," on
don't mean to say you are living on the
farm alone?' mo, | mean as far as a
hired man is concerned; | have none. =
whats the matter, why don't you
get one?" Impossible to get one and
I've given up trying = There seems
to be lot of men out of employment "
Yes, but they are not the kind one
wants on farm. What / want is a
man whom | can trust with my machin-
cry and a four or five hundred dollar
team, and that can go away and leave
with a feeling that everything will be
attended to about as well as though |
was at home.
Such man | was willing to give
good wages and good living. Why
can't get him? Because he is running
a farm himself. If he hasn't enough
to buy one he is working it on
shares. Therefore | am going to seed
down the whole two hundred acres, go
to Chicago, buy some stock and pasture
them. Guess | can make living all
right. No, can't stand for hoboes.
If | can't get good help I'll quit, that's
all. -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Able to cure in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrn being constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
terna1ly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The pro
prletors have so much faith in it's cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for lists of testimonials. Address.
F. j. Cheney, & Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Stoughton

4
] M Estes has been alarmingly i'll the
past week and his children were sum-
moned to his bedside We are glad to
note, however, that the Captain is now
on the mend.
X G Olson received a telegram Sat-
urday that his son Harold had success
fully passed an examination at the An
napolis, Md, naval academy. He ar
rived home this week on a vacation
until September, when he will re-enter
the academy.
Miss MART Holtan died Tuesday at
the home of her niece, Mrs Levi Kit
tlesen, with whom she long had re-
sided. She had been confined to her
bed for more than year. The de-
ceased was five months and a day past
the remarkably advanced age of SO.
Oscar Olson, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs Christian Olson, who reside on the
South side, was instantly killed at Jeff
ferson junction on Monday evening
while boarding freight train, falling
under the wheels which passed across
his waist, severing him in twain. De-
ceased was 81 years of age and an en-
ployee of the Stoughton Wagon Co, but
had been laid off for few days during
the annual inventory at the works.
Rev A C Lockrem, who has been
superintendent of the Orphans Home
for some over two years, has resigned
his position, and in few days he and
his family will leave for Thief River
Falls, MINI, where, on account of Mrs
Lockrem's poor health, they will spend
the summer on farm. Mr. Osmund
Gunderson has been appointed to take
charge of the Home temporarily, pend
ing the action of the board of directors.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Well Put.

At one time there were two mem
bers of the British house of commons
named Montague Matthew and Mat
thew Montague; the former a tall,
handsome man, and the latter little
man. During a session of parliament
the speaker, having addressed the lat
ter as the former, Montague Mat
thew observed that it was strange
he should make such a mistake, as
there was as great difference between
them as between a horse chestnut
and a chestnut horse.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
Edgerton, wisconsin.
FRIDAY, MAY IA, 1909.
CORRESPONDENCE :
Albion


w Ayers transacted business in Mil
ton Monday.
Mrs E White is visiting an aunt at
East Troy this week.
Margaret Sweet returned home from
Madison last Saturday.
Leigh Van Horn returned. Monday
from visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs j A Slagg visited with
friends in Sumner last Sunday.
Mrs Jonathan Painter was a caller
at Mrs Harriet Potter's Sunday.
j E White transacted business in
Milton and GAINESVILLE last Saturday.
Henry Schmeling and family enter
tanned relatives from Oakland Sunday.
Mrs Chas Williams and MRS A E
Slagg have been on the sick list this
week.
Mrs John Sweeney was in GAINESVILLE
on Saturday shopping and visiting with
friends.
The Ladies Missionary society will
meet with Mrs M Crosley next We'd
nesday.
BI Jeffrey and wife of Milton were
guests of relatives here the latter part
of the week.
Mrs F C Richardson of Lake Geneva
was welcome visitor at Mrs w A Jor-
dams Friday.
Henry Thronson and family of Ed
gerton were Sunday callers at Albert
Hanson S.
Herman Collins and wife of Slough
ton have been spending few days at
Lelon Coon's.
Mrs R G Head, who has been spend
ing the winter in Madison, returned
home last week.
Mrs Frank Gress and son Arthur of
Mt Pleasant were callers at Mrs Ann
Ford's Sunday.
LO Babcock and family of Milton
spent portion of Friday and Saturday
at M Babcock's.
Miss Gertrude Nichols of Stoughton
was guest at the home of w A De
Lancey last Sunday.
Mr. White expects his new stock of
goods this week and will soon be wait
ing on customers at his old stand
Mrs John Spencer returned from Be-
lott last Wednesday where she was
called by the serious illness of her sister.
Mrs T B Collins and Grace and Lily
Babcock received slight injuries Satur-
day afternoon when their buggy was
overturned, throwing them out. They
are all on the improve.
Mrs Mitchell, who has made her home
at Mrs Ford's since last November,
died Sunday morning at nine o'clock.
Funeral services were neld from the
home at nine O'Clock and then at the
Catholic church in Edgerton, Tuesday.
Last Wednesday being the seventy
fifth birthday of j O Webster, his chill
dren and their families gathered at the
parental home for dinner in his honor.
He was somewhat surprised when he
walked in and found the table set for
sixteen and loaded down with good
things to eat. Nevertheless he did am
pie justice to the viands set before him
and thoroughly enjoyed the occasion.
Four generations We're present.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
West Porter

John Ford spent Sunday in Edgerton.
Mrs Emma Stearns is on the sick list.
Mr. c w Mccarthy spent Tuesday in
GAINESVILLE.
Nora and Ethel Mccarthy spent Sat
arday in Stoughton.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Christian visited
at Mrs j F McCarthy's Sunday.
Miss Anna Mckinley has returned to
Beloit after two weeks visit at home.
Earl Gillies and Miss Morrison of Ev-
ansville were pleasant callers here Sun
day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Milton Junction

Patrick WEIGH died at the county
hospital Monday evening. He was rs
years old. Mr. Welch was resident of
this place for 80 years and feared a
large family of children here, all of
whom are believed to be dead. The
wife alone survives him.
Hugh Mcdonald, superintendent of
the American Telegraph and Telephone
Co from Darien to Utica, has resigned
and Mr. Priest has taken his place.
The school board have hired the high
school teachers for another year as fol-
lows: Prof Ray, Miss Marley, Miss
Anna West, Miss Dora Sykes. The
latter takes the place of Miss Williams.
The others are retained. The grade
teachers for next year have not yet
been announced.
A E Webster, theological student
at Alfred University, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Chicago S
D B church and will move there with
his family in the near future. Their
friends will be glad to hear of their re-
turn to this section. Mrs Webster will
be remembered as Miss Lillian Coon.
Saturday evening the spacious coun-
try home of Mr. and Mrs John Crandall
was thrown open to about seventy-fve
guests, the occasion being the twenty
fifth wedding anniversary of the host
and hostess. The early evening was
devoted to music and humorous speak
ing, after which refreshments were
served by two nieces, Misses Nina Coon
and Jennie Crandall. The remainder
of the evening was spent with various
games ana social intercourse.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
For Sale.

The old homestead of VIM. Braban-
der, Esq, in the town of Leeds, Column
bia county, Wis. Southeast quarter of
Section 6, Town 10, Range 10.
For further information apply to
ALBERT BRABANDER,
Poynette, Wis.
Or to H. BRABANDER,
1916 Fosston, MINI.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14
Cement Work.

We are prepared to do all kinds
of cement and concrete work, such
as walks, curbs, cutters, foundation
walls, floors, etc. Estimates cheerfully
furnished.
22t4 BARTZ e. STANKE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14

Miss Ena Berkey will accept pupils
for piano instruction for any time DUR
ing the week. Phone No. s. 12tf
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
THE SUBWAY DINNER.
MayOr and Controller Weren' {
There Either.

A dinner al the Assembly in Pierrepont
street. Brooklyn. last night wound up the
celebration of the beginning Of work on the
Fourth avenue subway. The Mayor and
Controller Metz were not present. and that
took some OF the expected spice from the
AFFAIR. as there was little fun in throwing
stones at the Controller for holding up the
subway when he was not there TO heave
bouIders hack But there was plenty OF
good feeling. and Chairman Wilcox OF the
Public Service Commission did speak Of
the .'time that elapsed before the money
could be wrested from an unwilling Board
Of Estimate
The Mayor and the Controller were not
absent because they were not invited
They got eleventh hour invitations by wire.
But the Mayor declined because he wanted
TO see the football game az New Haven,
and the Controller had an engagement in
Boston. Mr. MCGOWAN. President Of the
Board OF Aldermen. vas at the celebration
in the afternoon. but he did not 20 TO the
dinner in the evening
good many 81 those invited could not
go. There we're so MANY destinations that
the secretary of the committee. John D
Creighton. said that it would be tiresome 10
the guests to hear their letters read He
only read dispatch from Governor
Hughes. which said
7 greatly regret that ] cannot be present
AZ the banquet this evening and JOIN in the
cOngra rulstions on the beginning or A work
OF such large importance. / hope that the
work Will be diligently prosecuted. and
great advantages will proceed from II.
Mr Wilcox outlined the general plan OF
the Public Service Commission for the de-
velopment OF rapid transit for the entire
city. He said that the plans would BE-
ready III a few weeks for the new subways
that the commission purposed 70 build, and
that bids would be asked for. Bids would
he asked. h said for construction alone.
for operation alone and for construction
and operation combined All bids. however.
would be based on the indetsrminate fran
chise plan. and no company would have a
monopoly Of the loops connecting the
bridges and the different borough systems
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
FOR MISSIONS, ss25,OOO.
General Committee of Methodist
Church Makes Apportlonment-

Albany. Nov. IS.--At to-day's session OF
tbe annual conference Of The General Com
r,irtse OF Foreign Missions of the Metho-
sist Church more than $4,000 was appor-
toned FOR work IN the missionary nelos OF
the world for the next year. Owing 70
deficit IN the treasury. reported on the
opentns DAY OF the conference, resolution
was adopted providing that the spproprta-
rion this year shall oe per cent less than
last year. This is a reduction OF s-o'oos
and makes the total appropriation sszs.zSs-
This money is divided as follows East
en- Asia. x5o.755; Southern Asia s24.s7e'
Africa. 81 80: South America and Mexico.
s15o 7ss. and Europe. sl5s2ss.
While this appropriation stands as the
action OF the conference. q resolution was
sdopred. as offered by DR.. Homer Eaton
treasurer. providing for the making Up OF
the amount OF the reduction from last
wear through the contributions from the
various pastoral charges II possible II Is
e,nected that special contributions Of the
churches n excess OF the apporuonments
of each PASTORAL charge will provide the
increase 4-ecesssry. II was decided II the
money was raised IN this manner II would
be appropriated pro rata 10 the various d.
visions OF the missionary field
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
HEARST CONTRIBUTED $4,000.
Agreed 70 Pay $4,000 More for Cam
psign Expenses.

-.reuE Aov- I2--Clarence J. Shearn. ~
Ne7- ork today FLED with the Secretary
--at@ statement - election expenses
m William r. Eearst candidate for Mayor
.' Sew YORK ~ the last election NJ
'eaIs- 0erfl6eE that ~ received no
-I0nsr 0r frs equivalent m AID ~ his eiec-
frr Pc swears that he contributed g go
f" John N cox. treasurer of the Civic
A-snce rhe polirlcs party - which M
Hearst WAS the candidate This money
vas applied n the payment - the rent of
''r'o Alliance headquarters and for print
2 anc orner campaign expenses
have also agreed ~ pay. says the
Ffaferenr 'anv other DEBTS properly in
curved nv said John ". Cox ss such treas
nrer tor campaign expenses. not 70 exceed
'r me aggreEats Sss0. IN addition 20 the
anouuf already contributed ~ above
stated
Auet Reed LstsOn, defeated Republican
0aneicate for justice OF the Supreme Court
n Judicial District. certified he spent 81
~ IS
- Lieutsnant Governor rhsnler p-ho
'Hs elected AsEenblyrnan from the "a Dis
'rict q Duchess County. contributed 500 in
80 ~ his election.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
ECHO OF Mr. CRANES RECALL
Interview Widely Discussed in Japan
Chicago Editor Says.

san Francisco. Nov. I5.-Janes keeley'
managing editor OF The Chicago Tribune
arrived from the Orient yesterday on the
steamer Eanchur1a- IN DISCUSSING 'h9
Crane incident. he said
II am surprised 70 learn that Americans
are not aware OF the fact that the inter
view published in The Reoord-Herald' OF
Chicago IN which Charles r Crane IS sald
10 have discussed the Anrung-Aloukcen oli-
fculty. vas taken UP IN Japan before its
import vas discussed II the United states
The article was published IN Chicago on
septenber q For days and days after
ward the japanese papers discussed II
When AIr Cranes resignation was asked
n had been practically prophesied many
ds-s before in the japanese papers
The best explanation % the incident II
tbst the japanese made such fuss over
-. Crane interview that wires were kept
hot. and as a result the matter vas gwen
official notice in washington
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
BRYAN ADDRESSES JAPANESE
Thinks Time Has Come for Treaties
with AL Nations.

Omaha, Nov. l5.-The commercial com
-,issinners Of Japan were guests a. a din
n.r tonight az the Commercial Club. with
T,yutsm j. Bryan as the principal speaker
AR. Bryan spoke enthusiastically Of his
visit 70 Japan two years ago. and e1-
nr.ssed his hearty gratitude for his reoep-
tor Al that time. OF international rela-
tons Mr.. Bryan SAID;
II believe the time has come for our ma ma
ton 10 give a pledge Of peace by Offering
10 enter into q treaty with any and every
o,her nation that every diplomatic effort
shsu have become exhausted before any
oeclaration Of war o. coHrienceneat ~
losI.1usA
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

The route was therefore swung out and
around 10 make the turn free OF the present
subway's tracks.
There were some persons who were of the
opinion that Mr.. Metz would never vote fo-
the Fourth avenue subway or allow any
body 10 build it as long as he had any say.
so II was matter OF much surprise when
after the referees report declaring the city
20 have had an easy margin OF slO4,Ooooeo
had been taken 10 the Supreme Court and
cut in two the Controller suddenly an
nOunced that he had been reassured on
the easement question and would vote for
the plan. II was remarked that the injunc-
tiOn restraining the board was dissolved 10
give il the jump on election. but II this
method OF bringing last aid TO Tammany
was sought il proved futile.
At any rate. the Fourth avenue subway
has ceased 10 be a bone OF contention and
Is going 10 be turned quickly into reality