The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-01
Stoughton

Stou9utOU
Stoughton's dreams of getting fine
new st Paul railroad station and having
| the railroad yards generally improved
were smashed to pieces when the COM
pany informed Managing Secretary Gil
| bert of the Commercial club that the
company could not afford the expendi-
| ture at this time. The Pacific coast
extension and the decrease in earnings
as the result of continued railroad rate
agitation in this part of the country are
given as the causes of inability to make
the improvement.
AS the contractors for installment of
the electric pump at the new water
station were given forty days in which
| to meet the requirement, no greater
supply of water is looked for during the
month Of July, when it is most needed.
1t seems that no company cared to
make bid for shorter period. The
pump is ready at any time but the
trouble is with the electric motor, which
cannot be had as readily. We have
new we'll that is running fine stream
of artesian water into the Yahara river
and all we need now is the machinery
to divert it's overflow into the mains.
Most unusual was the blaze that
broke out in the office building of the
Mandt wagon factory Thursday, and
which, but for one of the peculiar as
poets of it, might have proved disas-
trous. The fire broke out in the caves
on the outside and no doubt caught
from the tin water spout upon which
the sun had beaten all the afternoon.
In the spout and under the caves was
material gathered by sparrows and by
the processes of nature and this, be-
coming dry as finder, ignited from the
hot metal The flame worked its way
inside and reached the automatic
sprinkler, which is for fire protection,
melted off the soft caps and the water
poured out, flooding the Offices and
mussing up the typewriters, books,
records, etc, but doing no particular
other damage. The blaze was quickly
quenched and some inconvenience will
result from delay.
Evansville
The heavy rain and hail storm on
Saturday noon broke all the windows
on the west side of Chris Jorgenson's
farm house about three miles east of
this city.
The Water and Light Commission of
the city of EI ansville will install day
power electric service and also day
lighting service as soon as the neces-
sary material ordered shall have ar
rived.
Notice is out for special election on
the question of issuing municipal bonds
of the city of Evansville to the amount
of So, 900 for the purpose of installing
the main sewer and the sewage dis
posal plant for the sewerage system
for the city of Evansville. Special
election to be held July 10, 1910.
The homes of Mrs Helen Haylett and
Mrs John Baker, daughters of the late
Samuel Cleland, are just now the scenes
of a family reunion somewhat remark
able in a number Of characteristics;
The family of Samuel Cleland consisted
and all of whom are married except
Miss Elizabeth Of this city. That there
have been no deaths in the original
family, save that of the father and
mother, is circumstance not often to
be noted in so large family Twenty
grandchildren honor the Cleland name.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
mercury registered 100 in the shade
Wednesday there was an immense
crowd in attendance at the third annual
Irish picnic. The morning game be-
tween Evansville and Footville was
called at $50 and was an intensely in
teresting one, as both teams were COM
posed of good players very nearly even
in strength, and fine exhibition of the
national game was witnessed. Up to
the ninth inning the score stood and
2, but clever play on the part of the
Evansville players won them another
score and the game closed to 2 in
fovor of the local team. At 1890 the
crowd was treated to an excellent ad-
dress by Rev Charles Mcbride of Ocon-
omowoc He spoke on 1.-THE Principle of
American Citizenship" The afternoon
ball game between Evansville and Ore
gon was equally as spirited as that of
the forenoon. 1t was close one from
start to finish but the home team won
out and at the end the score stood to
2 in Evansville's favor. In the athletic
games. 100-yd dash, 10 seconds, Doyle
won first place, Henry Gardener sec
ond, Cecil Ware third. The high jump
was a tie with Mabie, Sherger and
Wilder each making TT 10 in; 440-yd
dash, Doyle first, Ware second, time
:56. There were 157 tickets sold for
the dance at Magee's hall in the even