The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-29

A pleasant surprise awaited Mrs. y I.
A. Thompson Monday afternoon when
a number of her lady friends dropped
in to assist in celebrating her wedding
anniversary.
-Riugling Bros. circus will open at
the Coliseum in Chicago, April 9Th, and
the Barnum & Bailey show will open at
Madison Square in New York City on
March q. The two shows have nearly
2300 on the pay roll.
Mrs. C. E. Shannon entertained a
company of lady friends Saturday after
noon at / o'clock luncheon in honor
of her birthday. The afternoon was
passed in playing 500, at which Mrs.
Henry Johnson won the prize.
-"Rosalind at Redgate" will be pre-
sented at Royal hall, Friday evening,
March 10Th. The play is story of ro-
nance and adventure and will be one
worth seeing and hearing. Many are
planning to attend, SO get your seats
early.
Friends and relatives gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Whey,
residing near Cooksville, and gave them
a pleasant surprise as farewell send
off, leaving them beautiful library
table. Mr. and Mrs. Whey have pur-
chased the John Nichols farm, of which
they will take possession shortly.
The Mems Brotherhood club of the
M. E. church met Friday night at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. North.
The subject for discussion was ''The
Standing of the Different Personal Can
didates for Nomination. y L. E. Get
tie, Andrew Mcintosh and John j.
Pearson were the speakers. Miss
Kathleen Culton rendered violin solo
and Miss Edith Wileman vocal solo.
Refreshments were served.
One of the most disastrous farm
fires that ever occurred in the state
took place on the George Harker farm
near Dodgeville Friday night. The
Harker farm is the largest in Iowa
county, containing 21OO acres. Two
barns, silo, granary and 100 head OF
cattle were destroyed, entailing loss
of between $4,000 and $4,000. The
live stock in the barn, consisting of SO
cattle in all, was destroyed. Among
this number were 45 calves, 20 thor
oughbred Guernsey cattle and Guern-
sey bull valued at $500. The other con-
tents of the barn and hay shed that
were destroyed consisted of about 1000
bushels of oats, Is tons of hay, some
straw and timothy and clover seed. 1t
is the belief of the community that the
fire was of incendiary origin. Only
about $45OO of insurance was carried.
There will be variety of tickets
presented TO the voters b. the ballot
clerks as they approach the polls next
Tuesday. In addition to the regular
city ticket usually voted at the spring
election there will be judicial ballot
with the names of candidates for cir
cult judge and for municipal judge at
Beloit. There will also be a separate
ticket where you can declare your pref
erence for the democratic, republican
and prohibition nomination for presi-
dent, as we'll as the election of four
delegates-at-large and two district del
egates to the national conventions of
these parties. This latter ballot has
three tickets stapled together and the
voter is expected to select his party
and vote for four delegates-at-large
and two for district delegates. AS this
is the first opportunity for the selection
of national convention delegates by this
manner, some confusion is likely to
arise, but the ballots themselves con-
tain plain instructions regarding the
number to be voted for Sample bal
lots can be secured that will assist in
helping out any questions not fully I'M
derstood