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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
Letter from Mrs Etta Donovan, Willimantic Conn.

Wiimantc years suffered untold agony from fem
ton It walk stairs without stopping
in every
Il tried three doctors and each told me something different recei
benefit The
said it for me to take anything nothing oud restore
what would do and by taking bottles Of the Compound
estoed health
Eta Ma StreetW
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
Plan Big Skifest at StOught0n.

The greatest skifest held in southern
Wisconsin this season will be staged on
Jan. "a by the Stoughton Ski club.
Practically every contestant of the
great national tournament will stop off
at Stoughton on his way to Chicago,
and will try to break the United States
ski-jumping record on Stoughton's
worlds steepest and highest ski trestle.
1t is generally admitted that the posi-
bility of making better than 152 foot
jumps is greater on this hill than any
in America, and every skier is anxious
to get chance at this distinction.
Entries have already been received
from nearly all of the best ski experts
in America. Six fresh Norwegians,
recent arrivals from Norway, will COM
pete in the tourney on Jan "a. They
will slide against the best of America.
Four of them will compete in the anna
teur class and the other two in the pro-
fessional field.
Prizes for the meet will average
from $25 to $50 for Individual jumps.
A twin jump, in which two men slide
down the incline beside each other, will
be feature of the program.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
MRS. ANNA SOPHIA SWENSON.

Mrs. Anna Sophia Swenson died of
old age at the home of Charley Adolph-
son Monday morning, Jan. 9Th, at 2
o'clock. Her two daughters, Mrs.
Charley Adolphson and Mrs. Charley
Nelson, were watching at her bedside
as she passed peacefully into her last
sleep. The third daughter, Mrs. S. E..
Gustafson of Marquette, Nebraska, was
summoned for the funeral. The de-
ceased was born May l, 1921, in Dial
hem, Sweden Her husband died "a
years ago, and ten years later she
came to this country, making her home
for five years with her eldest daughter,
Mrs. Gustafson, and since then she has
lived at the Adolphson home in Steb-
binsville. Three daughters, sixteen
grandchildren and two great-grandchil-
dren are left to cherish the dear men,
ory of the mother and grandmother.
Funeral services were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. J. Linnevold, at II a.
m. Thursday at the home and 80 p. m.
at the Edgerton Norwegian Lutheran
church. Interment was made IN the
Jensen cemetery.
Mrs. Swenson was most lovable
and sweet tempered old lady, and her
relatives, neighbors and many friends
will long remember her kind and cor
dial ways.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
PELEG BLIVEN.

Peleg Bliven, for the last ten years
residing on the Bliven farm at the foot
of Lake Koshkonong, died at his home
in Tomah, Wednesday, Jan. Bird, aged
SO years. About year ago he suffer-
ed a paralytic stroke and later recur-
renee of the trouble was the cause of
his death.
The deceased was born in Westerly,
r. l., in 1843 and came with his par
ents to Albion in the late CO.'S where he
resided until 1874 when he went to To-
NAH and for nearly twenty years was
employed as baggageman on the Valley
division of the Milwaukee railway. In
1877 he was married to Carrie Homer
miller of Tomah, who with daughter,
Mrs. Isabelle Pillow of Boston, and a
son Will, survive. In 1900 c. H. Bliven
brought the family here and placed
them in charge of his farm on Lake
Koshkonong, where they continued to
reside until last March when they re-
turned to Tomah He is survived by a
brother in New York, sister in Bos-
ton, another sister, Mrs. Herman
Koosch, in Montana, and c. H. Bliven
of this city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
Mems Club Discuss Income Tax Law.

One of the most interesting meetings
of the Mems club of the Congrega-
tional church convened with L. G..
Whittet at the home of Mrs. ]. d.
Whittet on Friday evening last. The
new income tax law was the subject
assigned for the evenings discussion.
In carefully prepared paper Mr.. An
drew Mcintosh explained the details of
the law and presented arguments in its
favor. He held that an income tax
was the most equitable of all modes of
taxation as it laid the burden of sup
port of the government on those best
able to bear it. The negative of the
question was led by Mr.. L. w. Persons
who quoted from history that all at
tempts to tax incomes in this country
had been failures and that the system
was inquisitorial and unpopular and
very difficult of enforcement. A gen.
eral discussion followed in which nearly
everyone present had something to say
upon a subject of vital interest. A
general impression seemed to prevail
that the state law was only another
means of squeezing few more dollars
out of the already overburdened tax
payers rather than an effort to equalize
the burden. 1t was suggested, too,
that law that exempted the office
holding class, from it's provisions would
always be unpopular with the public.
Refreshments were served at the close
of an interesting discussion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
Tobacco Notes

Chas. E. Rocket, st. Louis leaf mer-
chant, was visitor in this market a
short time early in the week..
III. S. McGifin of Sparta, in charge
of the American Cigar Co. s branch at
that point, was visitor in this market
Monday.
From his Is acre crop which Albert
Thoreson of Clinton delivered on Friday
last he received check for $36O8, or a
trife better than 5000 per acre.
The United Cigar Manufacturers Co.
have opened warehouses at Westby,
Lodi, Orfordville and Edgerton and
next week the big plant at Portage
will be put in operation.
Mr.. C. H. Eimerbrink, factory super
intendent for Otto Eisenlohr & Bro,
Philadelphia manufacturers, has been
in the state few days this week to
look after the interests of his firm in
charge of Thos. A. Ellingson.
o. J. Erie, who raised tobacco in
Citron valley, near Steuben, Crawford
county, this year, marketed 1888 lbs.
produced on three acres of ground. Mr..
Erie paid 500 rent for the ground and
the total receipts for the crop were
$685. 80, which was pretty good re-
turn for his work.
Messrs. Leonard A. Cohn, E. A.
Herbs and Julius Lichtenstein now COM
pose the firm of A. Cohn & Co., leaf
packers and importers of Water ST.,
New York City The firm was recent
ly incorporated and is being continued
along the lines shaped by its founders.
Solomon Roth, one of the pioneer
packers in Wisconsin, died recently at
his home in Cincinnati. He engaged
in the leaf trade intl853 and was prac-
tically the first packer of Wisconsin
leaf. In 1879.he removed to Cincinnati
and engaged in manufacturing, con-
Germ later sold out to the trust.
Geo. E. Gary, in charge of the P.
Lorillard branch of the dissolved
American Tobacco Co., has 200 hands
engaged in sorting the crop at the East
Madison plant. The machines for stem
ming are being removed to the West
Madison plant, formerly occupied by
the American Cigar Co., which will be
devoted entirely for stemming. 1t is
expected that it will require about
three months to transfer the big dryer
and machinery and install it in the new
quarters.
The tobacco industry will undoubted-
ly receive renewed impetus in this To-
cality next season on account of the
high prices paid for the II crop. The
crop on the DR.. Hayman farm east of
town, formerly known as the Burris
place, which S. Petit managed last
season, was sold last week at IA and 3.
It was raised on four acres of ground
and brought the neat sum of 1894. 40.
1t is claimed by some that ordinary
soil will not raise but few crops of
tobacco successfully without rotation.
We are informed that tobacco has been
grown on this same four acres of land
for the past fifteen years, continuously,
and the last crop was equal to any in
point of quantity and quality. -Bosco-
bel Dial.
For RENT-The south half of ware
house No. in Stoughton. Inquire of
C. w. Mccarthy, Edgerton, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
Obituary.
FRANK ZASTROW.

Frank Zastrow, a painter by trade
and resident of this city for mum II
Der of years, having also married his
wife here, died Thursday night at his
home in the third ward, aged 81 years.
The immediate cause of his death was
tuberculosis with which he had been
sorely afflicted for about six months.
Although applying at the state sana-
forum in Wales for treatment, he was
pronounced incurable.
The funeral was held Saturday after
noon at the home, Rev. G. K. MacInnis
officiating. Interment was made in the
Fassett cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

Frank Pringle has been IN Chicago
this week buying goods for the De
partment store.
Mrs. w. E. Babcock of Chicago
was called here this week by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. ]. D. Hahn.
Word comes from the GAINESVILLE
hospital that Mrs. Herman Stark is re-
covering from a successful operation
performed Monday.
Prof. j. H. Hutchinson, for many
years principal of the Madison city
schools, now connected with the uni.
versity faculty, fell dead of heart di-
sease in the street Sunday afternoon.
In Judge John A. Smiths court
Thursday morning, Henry Hanson OF
Stoughton pleaded guilty to the charge
of being drunk and was fined $40 ano
costs. Hanson paid the fine and re-
turned home.
The state board of health has issued
new rules, one of which makes the
prohibition of drinking cups apply to
all public buildings. An opinion on the
term public buildings" has been asked
of the attorney general. Another rule
requires the minimum period for quar-
antine for scarlet fever shall be three
weeks, and school children with the
disease must remain out of school for
six weeks.
-''Dancing Stone"- will be the at
traction at the Lyric Thursday, Friday
and Saturday this week. Singing and
dancing of the kind that pleases all.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week the Lyric will present Billy
Sharrett, ventriloquist, said to be good.
A change Of pictures in addition each
night and comfortable room ought to
attract ALL
Wanted-A place to dump several
hundred carloads of sugar beets that
lie piled up along railway sidings in this
part of the state. Continuous freez-
ing, thawing and rotting have made the
mass almost worthless for sugar max
ing and the question that bothers the
sugar factories is what to do with them.
They must be moved before warm
weather, but where? The agricultural
department of the university has issued
a bnlletin saying that frozen beets are
poisonous for stock food. Where will
they find bone yard? The Gazette
says the GAINESVILLE Sugar Co. have
sliced $1,000 tons of beets so far this
season and have good many hundred
tons in piles at receiving stations which
will be almost total loss. When sliced
and put into hot water they become
simply mass of pulp and are useless
even for making molasses. 1t has been
found necessary to lay off part of the
help employed and the chemists and
superintendent are now experimenting
to see if any use can be made of the
beets now on hand. The factory is not
closed down, bnt if it is found nothing
can be donerwith the stock of beets,
they will doubtless be sold to farmers
for feed, the quantity in the poorest
condition being utilized for fertilizing
purposes. Even the piles of beets in
the pits which have been carefully COW
cred have suffered from the various
changes in climate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

sion of it again an unconditional release
from the state institution was neces-
sary and this was accomplished through
H. S. Sloan, his attorney. Mr.. Slim
and his half-brother, William Wanna
cot, came down from Sank Center,
Mimi, this week and secured in Judge
Sales court the control of his farm in
the town of Porter.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Edgerton Wagon Co.
was held at the council rooms Tuesday
evening with about fifty shareholders
present. The report Of the directors
showed that the first full years bust
ness had been carried on with a profit
that met the expectations of the inves-
tors. The election of three directors
for the term of three years resulted in
the selection of T. B. Earle and L. c..
Whittet to succeed themselves and II.
C. Schmeling to succeed c. w. Birken-
never. who declined a reelection. The
future prospects of the company were
discussed at some length as wells as
the means of securing larger working
capital, which the concern has always
needed. A representative of the
Stoughton Wagon Co., with proxy of
Nels Halyorson was present and made
a few remarks.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
new HEADS NAMED
BY EASTERN STAR
Grand Chapter Holds Election and
Closes It's Sixteenth An
nual Session.

The Grand Chapter, Order Of the
Eastern Star Of the District closed 1T
sixteenth anuaI grand session last night
in Eastern Star chamber at New Ma
sonic Temple.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Fannie Taylor, grand matron;
Charles F. Roberts. grand patron; Miss
Grace z. Wilkins, associate grand mat
ron; Kenton N. Harper, associate grand
patron: Mrs. Rose A Yost, grand secre-
tary: Miss Cecilia Atkinson, grand treas
urer; Mrs. Mary E. Teachum. grand lee
turer; Mrs. Jessie W. Cowles, grand con-
duetress; Mrs. Catherine Loeffier. asso-
ciate grand conductress; Mrs. Ida V.
Fober, grand marshal: Mrs. Lillian CARL,
grand chaplain; Mrs. Bertha G. Hudson.
grand warder; Charles Z. Molster. grand
sentinel; Mrs. julia n. streater, trustee,
and Mrs. Eliza p, Watson, Mrs. Nellie
NJ. LauderEren. and Mrs. Alcena Lamond.
members Of the board of directors.
Following election OF the retiring grand
matron, Miss Ethel d. Baker, presented
to the retiring grand patron Wallace d.
Streator, a handsome momento in honor
OF his term In once during the last year,
one of the most successful in the history
Of the order In the District The retiring
grand patron Installed the newly elected
oficers.
At the opening session Of the Grand
Chapter q charter was granted to William
F.. Hunt Chapter, No. l6, o. Z. s., and
on Friday night the grand patron and
grand matron, assisted by other Grand
Chapter officers. instituted and eonsti-
tuted the william r. Hunt chapter. with
the following officers: Helen Barnard,
worthy matron: Or. George A. Baker,
worthy patron: Rosie 1. Carter associate
matron: Katie Rose. conductress; Annie
Nicholson. associate conductress; A.
Maud Proctor, secretary: Augusta
Brown, treasurer; Gertrude Johnson,
chaplain: Emily Tracy. marshal; Lille
Myers, organist; May McCauly, Adah;
Flora Marshall. Ruth; PAMELA Ish.
Esther: Amy Myers, Martha; Viola Ben
nett, Electa; Mary VermiDion, warder,
and Joseph Bennett. sentinel
During the entire three days session
the Grand Chapter Of the Eastern Star
was honored by the presence Of William
Mossholder. past grand patron Of the
Order OF the Eastern Star OF California.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
WILL HONK, HONK
FOR GOOD ROADS
Automobile Voters to Stand Up and
Be Counted at the Convention
This Week.

In the coming Presidential election the
question OF good roads Is TO play q part
II has never played before. and the auto
mobile vote will be a decided factor. ac-
cording TO the statements of members OF
the American Automobile Association,
who will hold their annual convention
in this city Tuesday and Wednesday.
Various automobile and business men
are TO call upon the President and Con-
gress IN order TO impress the necessity
for good roads legislation.
At the convention every phase OF Fed
eral law-its possibilities. its weaknesses
and the most urgent OF needed changes
will be thrashed out by a gathering rep
resenting the majority OF owners and
makers OF machines OF all types
Those representatives OF the organiza-
tion now in this city declare that the
sentiment for Federal aid in good roads
IS spreading all over the country. and
that farmers are the latest class TO de-
mand better facilities for getting their
produce to market. Many others main
tain that good roads. by cheapening the
cost OF transportation, Will reduce the
cost Of living. Still others point out that
an increased appropriation for good roads
will advance the efficacy Of the rural
free delivery, feature OF national in
terest.
Among the members OF Congress who
Will speak at the convention at the
Raleigh either at the Tuesday or We'd
nesday sessions will be Representative
Gyrnes OF South Carolina, Humphrey df
Washington, Shackleford Of Missouri
Prouty Of Iowa. Sulzer Of New York,
Linthicum Of Maryland. Towner Of Iowa,
Rorland Of Missouri, Howard Of Georgia,
Flood OF Virginia, whitacre OF Ohio. An
thony OF Kansas, Hobson OF Alabama,
Hughes OF West Virginia. and Austin of
Tennessee.
Among the distinguished speakers
also will be Senator John Sharp WILL
Jams, Of Mississippi, who will discuss
The best use for our surplus revenue:"
Senator Bankhead. OF Alabama, who
will discuss Federal aid and rural
free delivery" and Senator Swanson.
OF Virginia. who will discuss Post
roads a proper Federal aid expense"
1t Is expected that every State in the
Union will be represented at the Ra-
leigh. Robert p Hooper. the president
OF the American Automobile Associa-
tion. will open the meeting. Logan
Waller Page, director OF the United
States Office Of public roads, will make
the address OF welcome. George c.
Diehl, chairman OF the national good
roads board Of the association, will eX-
plain what we are here for" and
Jesse Taylor, secretary OF the Ohio
Good Roads Federation. will describe
Rural folks and mud roads"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
CHARITIES RENEW APPEAL FOR AID

The Associated Charities and Citizens Relief Association,
both dependent on voluntary contributions their appeal for
aid The public charities providing institutional and hospital
care left private charity take of the poor in their
own homes.
These societies reaching every of desitution re-
ported to them within the District of Columbia, of sixty
nine square miles Eight hundred and eyenytYo applications
mostly families received by the Associated Charities
during weeks representing approximately 5000
sons The increased its working force in order to
able relieve every of distress the same day that
is reported These charities believe that the citizens of Wash
ington will furnish money needed do this phlantopc
work as it should be donesympahecay promptly, gen.
erouslv The societies are still in need of funds.
VIII not all who in sympathy with this work. who have
not already subscribed do promptly by sending donation
large or small to the Joint Finance Committee e2S north
west?
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
BIRTH RECORD.
WHILE.

WHITE.
Walter J. and Daisey YeTmiihons boy.
Conrad II. and Katherine UngAr. boy.
George l. and Edna S. Thomas. boy.
Alfred r. W. and CorneliA NJ Schmidt boy.
Joseph and Julia staniszewski, boy.
Jacob and Ida Pevenstein. boy.
Leruuel n and Louise T. Miller. girl
Prank p. and Afsry v. Afadiean. boy.
Benjamin md Helen n. Mohett, girl
Dickerson y. and TheodOra Ia Hoover. bog.
Otto and Fredericka N. HerSos. Eiri.
Henry d. and Edith h. Gray. boy.
Frank and Incia Dinner. girl
Louis and Mary Donaldson. boy.
Ernest and Babel A. Deaie. boS;
lee NJ. and Viola ~ COrrick. Eiri-
BenjArnIn F.. and Laura Brown. gin.
G. W. and Helen v. Battley. ooy.
Russell o. snd Agnes Allen. boz.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
STRONG FOR UPLIFT.
Smoker of Men Who Help One 10
Rise.

The annual smoker OF the Elevator
Constructors Union Of the District was
held last night at the National Rifles
Armory.
Among those who delivered addresses
were Harry e. Evans, superintendent OF
the Otis Elevator Company; Lew Foster.
Of the Otis Elevator Company; District
Elevator Inspectors Evans and Hoge
President McDonaugh and Secretary Dal-
ton, Of the Building Trades Congress:
Joseph Murphy, of New York, president
Of the International Elevator Construc-
tors Union: William Young, OF Phila-
delphia, International secretary treasur
er; Frank Feeney. OF Philadelphia, dele
gate to the American Federation OF
Labor, and W. Godfrey Boyd. superin-
tendent of the Standard Plunger Elevator
Company. More than $50 guests attended
the smoker.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
steamer Sink. I'm Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 1a-The steamer
Nettie johnson. on the way from Mari
ona- Ark. to Helena. struck heavy ice
In Lake rAngille and sank in twenty-five
feet Of water to-day. Two passengers
were drowned and fourteen others were
rescued. They were badly frozen, and
are in q serious condition.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE.
Clemence !. Martin. 20 years. iIa Il nv.
Clarine E. Mays. e. 40 9Th st. Sc.
Wallace Palmer. 70. Providence Hospital.
Martin Collins. "a Tuberculosis Hospital.
Daniel King. 7s. Government Hospital Insane.
COL0RED.
Mary White ls. 1Zs Half st. se
Lee Smith, %. 3 L ct. NV.
George Bnnson. 8. foot Of 9th st. Nv.
Frank Hamilton. .. GeorEctown University Hosu,
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
Try MURINE Eye REMEDY

For Red. Weak, Weary, watery Eyes and
GRANULATED EYELIDS
Murine Doesn't smart--S0othos Eye Pain.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14

United States Congress. December p
1924. voted Lafayette. who was then aged
and gray. $4,000 and 1900 acres of fer
tile land in Florida as a reward for
services and remuneration OF expenses
incurred during the Revolution.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-14

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holden q THE HUGH REILLY CO.. he.
win b held at the ofces o the oompAny l5Jl n I.
ave. On FEBRUARY II. Dc. at 2 o'eock p n
jal+2z
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for the purposo Of electins . board Of a.
rvetoSs to sTs for the snFinS JsAr. and 10 tsns.s
such other business as VII propsTiy cone below ths
meeting. win Be held at ths onics of ths o0mpAny.
18th and East Capitol sta, Waahington d. o., %
SATURDAY. January %. 1914 at y O'clock noon
?. J. WHITEHEAD. sSorstErs.
InE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the Anacostia and Potomac RtTsr Raj
road Company for the purpose Of sleetinE board a
directors to serve for the snsang yoar. and % tAns
&C. &C. saeh OtAsr S1.sns,s = .n pro2hJ esns esoss
pany. ltth and Bast Carttol saA, Washlnst1a, D.
G.. On SATURDAY. January .. Ni7 At u o'aosk
noon. =. J. WHITEHEAD. Ssc-sta1y.
THB ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE sTooK.
holders Of the City 4 Suburban Railway Of Wash
inRton for the purpose Of slecting q board q d.
rectos to Sye for the ensuing year and b tsnlact
such other business ~ VIII propsrly cone bsforS the
MEETING. viii Be held a. the once Of the eompany.
lfh and Eas Capitol sta. waEnInTsou. D. o.. =
SATURDAY. Januay .. pil q Il o'eoek aoon.
- T. J. WHITEHEAD. seeFstny.
The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Sf0yK.
way Company for the pUposs q slscting q boara q
drsetors TO sTs for ths ensunG year. and 70 tFAns
act such other business win property cone hofors
the meeting. VII be held e The onss q ne CON-
pany. ltth and East Capitol sts. WaahinEtou D. C..
On SATURDAY January y. ia At Il O'Clock aooa.
?. J. WHITEHEAD. ss-starJ.
jaioi1M6BD
The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the BiEhtSood RGilrusd Company for
the purpose d sisc1ng board o. directors to serTs
for the ensuing year and to tranaact such ether
business a. viii properly cone bef0rs the mssting
Win Be hsid at the oaics % the company itIh ana
East Capitol sta, Washington D. O.. eu SAT
URDAY. January %. lN2 at Y oeOek nom
p J. WHITEHEAD. sse-StarJ.
alo.n.ANRo
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sfoCK.
holders Of the Potomac Electric Power Company
for the purposs q sseting q board q Director %
scrTs for the ensuing year. and 70 7net F1ch other
business aJ will propsrly cone bsfors the meeting
WI b he'd al the oface Of the company. ikA a1d
East Capitol sts.. Washinstou. D. C. % sATUR-
DAY. January %. 1874 At 2 o'eoek noo1.
r J. WHITEHEAD. SserStE-y.
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