The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

acres OF lanQ IN 1nOindS county, HOItH-
west Kansas. This is known as being
the very best of soil and fine climate,
although it was quite dry there this
season.
All who did not attend "A Bache-
lor's Honeymoon" at Royal hall Tues
day evening missed good entertain
ment. Manager Pollard is offering
some good plays and the hall is en-
titled to better patronage than has
been given it of late.
Kenneth McReynolds, II year old
son of Mrs. F. G. McReynolds, died at
his home in this city at o'clock Satur-
day morning after an illness of nine
months of diabetes. Funeral services
were held at the home Sunday after
noon, conducted by Rev. j. Linnevold,
and the remains were taken to Bosco-
bel Monday for interment. Obituary
will appear next week.
Mrs. Burr Scott arrived from the
East Saturday for visit to her parents,
r. J. Maltpress and wife, until her
household goods arrive in Milwaukee
when that city is to be her home. Mr..
Scott, who is employed by the Travel
ers Insurance Co., has been transferred
to Milwaukee to take charge of the
Western business and expects to open
an Office there October 1St.
"A total of SIG, AIT. Is has been voted
as a special tax for permanent road
improvement by fourteen towns OF
Dane county. The county and state
will contribute equal amounts, making
the total expenditure $40, 251.4 A
nice snug sum for permanent road
building, and it is only a few years now
when good roads will be realty.
Prof. A. B. Stout, formerly of AL
bion, where his mother still resides,
and who of late years has been taking
technical instruction at the university,
has gone to New York to take the po-
sition as director of the research labo-
ratories of the Bronx Botanical Gar
dens. His scientific instruction will
be devoted mainly to plant breeding
and his results published from time to
time. 1t is highly responsible and
remunerative position and we are con-
fdcnt Mr.. Stout will make good.
&C. w. Birkenmeyer and wife re-
turned Saturday morning from a very
pleasant vacation trip of month spent
in the far west. At Livingston, Mon
tana, they were joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
C. I. Hutson, for a journey through
the Yellowstone Park after which they
proceeded to Seattle for a. weeks stay
with the Hutson family, thence to Van
couver, B. G. to visit Mr.. Birkenmey-
er's sister. Stops were also made at
intermediate points of interest, making
the vacation most enjoyable one
throughout. s
The new law making it criminal
act for any person or persons to jump
or hang to car, engine, coach or any
wheel carrier on railroad is being
posted by the Milwaukee road. The
law has been printed in large type and
has been distributed to the agents
along the line. The law makes it the
duty of every employee of the system
to swear out warrants for the arrest of
all offenders. The fine for violating
this law is not less than twenty-five
dollars, or twelve hours in county Jail.
This law went into effect July /.
II. A. Ellingson furnished this Office
with a basket of apples from his Rich
land county farm that for size and
quality lay over anything we have yet
seen grown in the state in this year of
abundant fruit yield. The present
season has demonstrated that Wiscon-
sin can produce as fine apples as can be
wished for if proper care and cultiva-
ton is given. The display from the
northern counties at the state fair this
year was never before equalled and will
be great help in promoting new in
terest in fruit culture among Wiscon-
sin farmers.
Edward Miller, whose home is in
GAINESVILLE and who is not unknown on
the court records of that city, was
fined $25 and costs in Justice North
court Tuesday for illegal fishing with
set lines in Lake Koshkonong. Game
Warden Sampson of Stoughton was the
complainant, who testified that he
caught Miller in the act of removing
fish from his lines and brought the set
lines into court as corroberative evil
dence. His defense was that he was
tired of trying to get mess of fish by
legal methods which failed and his sys-
tenn demanded a fish diet. The assess
ment against him was $32.70 which he
will work out serving time in jail I'M
less his friends come to the rescue