The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-25

| II. B. Knapp's residence was c0mplet-
ed this week. Henry Bunker and Geo.
Rea did the work.
Will Schultz returned home Mon
day evening. He left here last spring
and has been to the coast, visiting
many of the larger cities in the west
| on his trip.
Alvin Alder and Alex Campbell at
tended the annual reunion of the 18th
Wis. Vol. Inf. ct GAINESVILLE on Thurs
day last. There were 108 of the vet
Grams belonging to the organization
who answered to roll call.
VIM. Powers, who for some years
has been employed by Harry Son in the
express business, left Saturday for
Santa Barbara, Cal. Mrs. Powers he's
| been there some weeks and they ex-
pect to make their home there in the
| future.
Henry Johnson was called to the
farm of ]. S. Prescott on Liberty Prai-
RE Monday to settle tornado loss sus-
tanned in the destruction of tobacco
shed in a recent storm. The full
amount of the insurance was paid Mr..
Prescott and the settlement was en-
tirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Jos. Branger of Mineral Point
paid visit to his daughter, Mrs. w.
w. Huxtable, the fore part of the week
while returning home from Chicago
hospital where he submitted to an op-
Grafton. He is 80 years of age and
emerged from the ordeal without much
impairment of health.
The recent rains have given the
sugar beet fields new start and while
the crop may be later in maturing, it
promises to yield tonnage larger than
was expected few weeks ago. There
is plenty of time too for the beets to
gather their usual sugar content and
prove satisfactory crop to the grower.
George Scharfenberg and wife
drove over to Evansville Sunday to visit
their son. Mr.. Scharfenberg says that
his son has four acres of tomatoes that
! will be bumper crop. They are just
| turning and about ready to harvest.
Most of them will be sold to the can
ming factory and the four acres are es-
timated to bring about $500.
Did you ever stop to think on the
folly of tbuying pig in poke?' But
that is exactly what you are doing
when you order an article from the mail
| order house and see only nice picture
of it. And that picture is made for the
purpose of selling the stuff. Wouldn't
you rather handle the article and see if
it is exactly as represented?
Mrs. Fred Smith is chaperoning a
party of Edgerton young people who
are passing the week at Fred Huber's
| cottage at Lake Kegonsa. They are
| Misses Josephine Tallard, Myrtle Malt
| press, Leo and Venice Thompson, Hell
en- Coon and Lorene Billings, Messrs.
Earl Langworthy, Roscoe Mcintosh,
Earl Dickinson, Fred Dreyer and Clar-
ence Owen.
AID. G.. w. Birkenmeyer and wife
| departed Thursday evening for an ex-
tended vacation trip to the coast. They
| were Joined at Livingston, Mont, by
Chas. T. Hutson and wife of Seattle
for trip through Yellowstone Park,
| after which the journey will be contin-
ued on through to Pacific coast points,
involving an absence from home of
three or four weeks. In the meantime
the children are being cared for by
Grandma Kelley.
1t is courtesy to your guests to
see that their names appear in the local
| newspaper. 1t is due to your friends
and yourself that when visiting their
| names would appear in the paper.
Someone in the family should inform
the newspaper of sickness in the home.
Remember that the newspaper is made
| by human hands and brains, and if the
item concerning yourself or your friends
does not appear, it is largely your fault.
No newspaper worker is present.
Mrs. D. I. Wilson and daughters,
Martha and Edna, depart on Saturday
for an extended trip that is expected
to take them away from home the
greater part of year. A stop will
first be made at Eau Claire for short
visit to Prof W. A. Clark's family,
when the journey will be taken up for
a trip through the Yellowstone Park.
After viewing the wonders of the fam
Gus park they go on to the coast by
easy stages, stopping at Spokane, Sc
attic, Portland and other points until
they reach San Francisco, and winter
in southern California
In dismissing the case of the State
VS.. Bert Cox and Proctor Clough,
Thursday morning, for illegally draw