The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-11


cash register in Brown & Rossebo's sa-
loon OF about $40 last Thursday morn
ing about o'clock, was sent to the
municipal court in GAINESVILLE by Judge
Smith at the hearing on Friday. HIS
case was set for Thursday morning,
March 10th.
The pastors, O. j. Kvale OF Or
fordville, Modem NJ Olson of Madison,
and Mr.. John Oils of Madison, went
out to Albion Academy Tuesday, IN
the capacity of Board of Visitors OF
Albion Academy to inspect the school
and to prepare report for the annual
meeting of the Academy corporation IN
June.
-Jorgan Johnson died at his rooms IN
| the Taylor house block on Friday last
after lingering illness of consumption,
aged so years. He was born in Nor
| way but had lived in this vicinity many
years, mainly in the country, until MS
health failed. Of late he had been
county charge, having no near relatives
| to look after him. The Duflal tooh
place on Saturday last.
"A record breaking auction for this
section in many respects took place on
the Stone farm in Fulton last Thurs
day, when w. T. Dooley sold $40, 1889
of personal property in six hours and
35 minutes. After our William got
warmed up he disposed of 26 COWS IN
| % minutes. The attendance is said TO
have exceeded 1900 people and every
thing sold at good strong price.
Karl Kittilsen, now living at North
Yakima, Wash, paid visit to his old
! friend, DIR. Holton, on Wednesday. He
had just returned from trip to the
Brictson ranch in Mexico and brings
back the information that Mr.. Brictson
is now in full possession of his immense
landed estate which for ten years he
has been fighting for in the courts, and
the property is destined to make him
very rich man.
After over eighty days of continu-
GUS sleighing very few of us feel any
regrets to see the snow banks melt
awav under the influence of several
DAYS of warm sun during the past
week. The heavy covering OF snow is
ne-sneaked away so gradually that
we hardly noted it's passing. There be-
ing little or no frost in the ground, the
soil acted like a sponge, absorbing
nearly all the water as it melted, re-
| moving the danger of spring freshet.
The snow banks in the country roads
yet remain, making travel almost I'M.
possible for a time for either wheels or
sleighs.
| A farewell gathering for Richard
/ Leary was held at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. John Leary, in this city
last Sunday. It was coming together
of Mrs. Leary's children and their fam
| lilies for social day and last meal
with Richard, who departs for Ed
mundton, Canada, next Saturday.
There were so present and they were
James S. Roherty, wife and children,
of the town Of Center; George Nichols,
wife and children, town of Porter; John
Henrichs, wife and children, of Beloit;
Joseph j. Leary, wife and children, OF
this city. In the afternoon Photog-
rapher Bardeen was called in who made
a group picture of all present.
Never has winter cost the railways
of the country radiating from Chicago
anything like the huge total already
reached by the snow blockade, the dam
age claims for frozen goods and the
unusual operating costs. The aggre-
gate will run into millions, even if the
| expected freshets and washouts, as a
result of the heavy SHOWS, do not ma
j terialize. The claim departments OF
} all lines are swamped as result OF the
freezing of beers, vegetables and other
perishable goods and of the unusual
number of accidents which the severe
cold, the ice and snow have caused.
The most surprising thing about this
statement is that the railways would
!, continue to accept perishable merchan-
disc when they all knew that they could
not make shipment on the usual sched-
ule. It is more than likely that the
damage claims Of Edgerton merchants
the past few months will exceed the
total freight charges on perishable
merchandise received at this station.
The high price of food stuffs need
not necessarily effect the cost of living
!, ITO the average citizen. Not if economy
is practiced and the table not supplied
with all the useless dishes with which
we Americans are wont to pile it. Dio
Lewis years ago proved beyond dispute
that person could live reasonably well
: on 80 cents week, but Dio was ex-
travagant beyond measure as compared
to an FdpertOn la0v who lived we'll on