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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
No Records Broken at Stoughton
Tuesday.

With a leap of 1872 feet from the
monster artificial ski slide at Stoughtor
Tuesday afternoon, Anders Haugen,
national professional ski champion, won
first prize in the professional class in
the Interstate tournament. Terje Jen.
sen of Chicago took first place among
the amateur sliders with a Jump of IL
feet
Second place in the professional class
went to Barney Riley, the intrepid
Irishman from Virginia, MINI.
About so skiers participated in the
events. Among the sliders was one
woman, Miss Gunhild Tollefson of Chip
pewa Falls. Miss Tollefson has rec
ord of making leap of over 125 feet,
but she was unable to come anywhere
near this mark Tuesday.
Spills on the slide were numerous.
For the first half hour the hill was in
rather poor condition and the sliders
could not pick up much speed coming
down, with the result that their run
ners seemed to stick when they left
the incline, making them lose their bal
ance and alight in heap on the lower
track. No one was injured.
approximately 1900 people attended
the meet, the smallest crowd ever in
attendance at similar event in that
city. The total receipts amounted to
less than $500, which barely covers the
cost of the prizes given away. A four
teen car train special was run from
Madison, leaving Immediately after the
jumping.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
Sunday School Institute.

Thursday, January 80, 1913, at the
Methodist Episcopal church, Edgerton,
Wis. Program:
9:3O-Song Service, R. E. Cole, Ev-
ansville.
Address, Rev. j. D. Blinken-
sopp, Albion Prairie.
1910 = Address, Problems in Vii
lagos and Rural Districts" Rev. c. S.
Sayre, Albion.
1O:3O-Address and Conference, Miss
Bailey, Institute Leader for the State
Sunday School Association.
2:O0-Song Service, Howard Hubbell.
Address, Decision Day." R.
E. Cole, Y. M. c. A. Secretary, Evans
vile.
2:4O- Address, Rev. F. W. Schoen-
field, Edgerton.
3:OO-Address and Conference, Miss
Bailey.
7:36-Song Service, R. E. Cole.
7:5O - Address, Howard Hubbell,
State Y. M. c. A. Worker.
:20-Address, Miss Bailey.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
Obituary.
MRS. G. STRASSBURG.


Mrs. Henrietta Strassburg died Fri
day evening at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ferd Kepp, on Front street.
The deceased had been sick and ailing
for some time and for the past two
months when the ailment became more
serious she had been confined to her
bed. The cause of her death is due to
a general breaking down incident to
old age The deceased was born in
Waltersdorf, Germany, Jan. 10, 1888.
Her maiden name was Henrietta Baier.
After grown to womanhood she was
married in her native home to Gott-
fried Strassburg. Forty-four years
ago, in 1869, the family came to Amer
lea, locating first in Lake Mills, next
in Sank county For the past % years
she has made her home in Edgerton
with her children. Two daughters and
three sons mourn her death, as follows:
Mrs. Ferd Kepp and Mrs. James Bar
ton, both of this city, and Fred and
William Strassburg of this city and
Charles, residing at Lloyd, Wis. The
eldest daughter, Mrs Ben Lunn, died
in April last at Kimball, S. D. Two
brothers residing in Lake Mills also
survive.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Kepp, conducted by
Rev. J. C. Spilman, and interment was
made in Fassett cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
MRS. ROYAL GUMBLE.

After an illness of several months of
tuberculosis, Mrs. Royal Gumble died
at her home in Albion early in the
morning of January oath, 1913. Edith
Belle Bunting, daughter of Isaac and
Sarah Bunting, was born in the town
of Albion Nov. z, 1883. On the 9th of
October, 1909, she was united in mar
riage to Royal III. Gumble. She was
just beginning her married life with
bright prospects of happiness and use
fulness when the dreaded disease came
upon her. Up to that time she had
physical strength and activity. In De-
cember, 1911, bad cough developed
into consumption. Everything was
done to stay the progress of the disease
but aggravated with other complica-
tons human skill was unavailing, and
the end came quietly and peacefully.
Edith was young lady of many ex-
cellent traits Of character, industrious,
thoughtful of the needs of others, self
sacrificing for the comfort and welfare
of her friends and neighbors. She
leaves to mourn her early death hus-
band, father, mother, one sister and
four brothers and large circle of rel
atives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted from
the M. E. church on Albion Prairie
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. I. W.
North
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
The Orphean Musical Club.

The next number of the seasons lee
ture course will be filled by the Orphean
Musical Club, February 18th.
This splendid musical organization
has had phenomenal success for seven
seasons, with very few changes in the
personnel of the organization. Never
before has this personnel been so strong
as for this season. They are versatile,
artistic, and capable of giving widely
diversified program. Some of the feat
ures of their program are vocal quar-
tets, horn quartets, and solos on their
various instruments, as well as vocal
songs, songs illustrated with cartoon
pictures, and representations.
Since this organization has been in
the Lyceum for nearly seven seasons,
they have an extensive repertoire of
vocal music, and are equally at home
IN the classic, humorous and comic Sc
lections. Their ensemble singing is al
most perfect, their voices blending in
perfect harmony.
The brass quartet is an instrumental
feature of great merit and gives to
their program variety of music that
is offered by few musical attractions.
The cartoon work is another special
feature of their program. There is
unity to their entertainment, all parts
being carefully woven together.
Reserved seats will be on sale at
ASKS Monday noon, Feb. 10.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
Brodhead to Buy It's Electric Light
Plant.

At the next regular meeting of the
Brodhead common council an ordinance
will be introduced authorizing the city
of Brodhead to issue bonds for $40, 900
for the purpose of purchasing the
Pierce water power and electric light
ing plant, and to operate water works.
The following published in the Brod-
head Independent of last week sets
forth more fully the object of the ordi-
nance and the action taken by Mayor
Pengra and. the citizens in the city s
interest:
Last week we reported in these col
umns the pending proposition of the
sale of the George M. Pierce proper
ties, including the water power, cleo
trio light property, mill and pillow fac
tory, to the GAINESVILLE Electric Co., and
expressed the feeling which was gen
eral among our citizens that the prop
erty should remain either in the owner
ship of private citizens or that the city
should purchase it. That many of the
citizens shared in the opinion is appar-
ent, for before nightfall of the follow
ing day deal had been practically con-
summated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-31
Wanted at Once.

Experienced dressmakers, also ap-
prentice girls for our dressmaking and
ladies' tailoring department.
I'll SHEFFIELD & VOLTZ.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
NEW YORK. Aug. 27. 1918.

The market during the past week
underwent an experience that substan-
tiated the hope Of the dealers that as
the fall season approaches revival of
activity in domestic cigar leaf is to be
anticipated. Not that any transactions
of note were consummated, but the
market was visited by number of
out-of- town possible purchasers, includ-
ing several prominent cigar manufac-
turers from the west. These looked
over the market with q view to ascer-
tanning what the prospect was, and
without doubt some purchases may be
expected in the near future as the re-
suit of the past weeks activities. The
new BroadIeaf is finding a reasonable
degree of favor in the eyes of the
trade. Two things, however, are true
about tit was bought last year at
prices that were higher than good judg-
ment would have dictated, and the
yield of frst-class wrappers is rather
disappointing. Dealers are expecting
within the next few weeks a revival of
activity in the old filler types. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
New York.
New YORK, August 80, 1913.


The leaf market was stirred this week
by an enormous transaction in Connec-
ticut binder leaf reported to embrace
twenty-five hundred cases which were
secured by western cigar manufac-
turing concern. Such a bulky trans
action in one type of leaf has become
almost rarity in our local market.
And it is said furthermore that with it
the local leaf market has been swept
pretty clean of that type of leaf. In
other respects the market remained
quite animated, too, as demands for all
types continue to be in evidence. For
the Havana market the reports from
Cuba are having booming tendency.
The considerable shortage of Remedies
will sooner or later make itself felt in
justification of higher price, not only
on that account, but also because of its
conceded superior quality. And the
Partidos are being credited with any
thing but perfect crop, and besides
with a shortage of the wrapper portion
in it. Only the Vueltas seem to have
come up to the standard requirements
and the trading consequently in that
type is quickly absorbing the supply of
the Cuban warehouses. Sd Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN. WIS.,. Sept. 5. 1918.

EDGERTON, WIS.,, Sept. 5, 1918.
The tobacco harvest is now under
full swing in all sections of the state
and growers are employing every avail
able hand and working long hours to
secure the crop. A spell of extremely
hot weather has placed this work under
very trying conditions both as regards
labor and in preventing sun burning in
the fields. The heavy work of the har-
vest will continue for another week
yet. Rain is badly needed to bring out
the development of the later fields or
the crop will yet yield a considerable
portion of short B stock.
Buyers have been riding the growing
districts quite freely, watching the con-
dition of the crop that is going into the
sheds, but no extensive field buying
has yet developed nor is there any
likely to occur unless some of the larger
operators make the break.
Sampling of last seasons packings is
proceeding but beyond the sale of a
few small lots of old leaf no trans
actions of Importance have come to the
surface
The shipments out of storage reach
about 200 cases from this market to all
points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 26, 1913.

LANCASTER, IA, Aug. 70, 1915.
A better feeling prevails now among
the tobacco growers of Lancaster
county than they had experienced for a
long time. due to the rapid growth the
plants took on during the past week.
The weather conditions were favorable;
there were plenty of moisture, sun
shiny days and warm nights. This ap-
plies to about Is per cent of the crop.
Many fields that were stunted during
the long drought beyond all hope of re-
covery were plowed under and it would
be we'll if a lot more were treated in
the same manner, for the tobacco in
them will never amount to anything.
Abodt the most the grower can hope
from it is to sell it for scrap. The hail
storms we have already had this season
have done much damage in the western
and southern parts of the county, es-
pecially to Havana seed, that the
growers are getting nervous, having an
idea that good deal of hail will come
before the crop is cut, the indications
being very much that way. Already
quite good many fields have been cut,
but this is green tobacco which will of
course be very inferior goods.
While cutting is by no means gen
eral, there is every reason to believe
that an unusually large quantity of
green tobacco will be cut this year. If
this is the case it will give an unfavor-
able reputation to the entire crop, and
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
VIRoQUA, WIS, Aug. 20, 1913.

Ideal weather and conditions prevail
for tobacco harvest, and nearly every
grower is busy taking in the crop. Two
done much to improve plants and the
suring fully an average yield in acre
age and quality. The uneven conditions
have been materially improved and
everything is of an encouraging nature.
Naught but extreme storms can pre-
vent the harvest of a profitable tobacco
crop. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05

The following communication has
been addressed to this office: The pur-
pose to provide for the manufacture of
cigars in bond in the proposed new tar
iff bill is in our opinion matter that
should be given the serious thought
and immediate attention of all persons
who are in anywise interested in cigar
leaf tobacco and it's products. If the
bill passes as it is, will it with slight
change lead to the manufacture of
other products in bond? The provision
that cigars manufactured in bond shall
be composed of tobacco all the product
Of one country means Havana cigars.
1t is proposed that the government
shall supply stamps to be affixed to
each box specifying the cigars are
made entirely of Havana tobacco. 1t
is claimed that this stamp is for the
protection of the public who wish only
clear Havana cigars. In our opinion
this is simply subterfuge to secure
the u. S. government as special ad-
vertising agent for the benefit of the
manufacturer of cigars in bond, be-
cause the consumer can be amply pro-
tected by proper branding of all cigars
under enforced laws. Why should the
COVE, nment specifically and preference
tally advertise one class of it's citizens
product and not another, especially
when each is manufacturing articles of
the same shapes, sizes and name 'cl-
gars''? Will not 80 per cent of the
cigar smokers select cigar fron1Sa box
bearing such special stamp simply to
boast that he is smoking clear Ha-
vana cigar? Will that lessen the sale
of all other cigars to the detriment of
all others interested? Will not such
methods and such a stamp lead to the
manufacturing in bond of low grade,
inferior Havana tobacco in further
competition with the cheap domestic
seed cigars? Will the stamp help to
sell any quality Of Havana tobacco
made into cigars? Cannot the Ameri-
can Clear Havana cigar manufacture
ers, who have, after long years of hard
work and at great expense, established
brands and built up reputation for
producing a high class, good quality
cigar, understand they are allowing a
law to pass which will place any quail
ity of Hvnana cigar in competition with
their. product and make it harder for
them to persuade the public there is a
great difference between the quality of
Havana cigars? Will all the clear Ha-
vana manufacturers be forced to man.
ufacture in bond to secure an equal ad-
vantage of the special stamp and meet
the competition of the few largest
manufacturers who can afford the
additional expense?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05

Don't fail to secure .'Linde's'' ticket
on your tobacco samples. Send orders
to A. H. Clarke, Edgerton, Wis, or to
F. G. Linde, Hamilton & Co., 1872 Pearl
St., New York City. 39w6
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
Business Directory.
Wisconsin Tobacco Statistics.

Tobacco growing began in Wise ST.
80 years ago.
10 counties now produce to0acco.
A., 200 acres were grown in 1912.
Average yield in Wisconsin about
50,000000 pounds.
Brings Wisconsin farmers annual in
come Of So, 100000.
S., 600, 900 spent annually for handling,
storage and insurance.
Edgerton has "a warehouses on 1nsur-
ance map.
The sixth important agricultural in
dustry in the state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

So far the new law seems to be &C.
conplishing its purpose in preventing
field buying of the tobacco crop. The
large operators are watching one an
other closely with their men ready to
invade the fields should a break occur,
but none care to take the initiative or
assume the consequences should they
bump against the penalties prescribed
by contracting for future delivery.
Taking it all around the buyers are
generally better satisfied with the law
than many of the growers who are cor
daily condemning its provisions. Most
dealers think it a pretty good year to
stay out of an early market.
*.*
The hot, dry weather which has pre-
vailed largely since the harvest started
bids fair to shorten the crop more than
was expected. The later fields espec-
tally need rain to secure the spread of
leaf desired after topping, in the alb
sence of which there promises to be
more short B stock derived from the
growing crop than the market will care
to see. In any event the yield is quite
likely to be cut below that of the aver
age season in this state. A good rain
any time during the previous week
would have changed the complexion of
things amazingly for the hot days have
sapped the moisture and hastened the
ripening of the fields very rapidly.
The tobacco trade is one of the most
exuberant ''milk-cows" of our govern
ment. 1t yields to the national treas
ury in impose and excise taxes about
one hundred million dollars annually, or
nearly one-tenth of the entire income
of our national government. This tre-
mendous amount of one hundred million
dollars annually is imposed upon the
tobacco trade by authority of congress
and it should therefore be supposed
that our national legislators in exact
ing annually such tremendous amount
of money from single trade, would at
least seek correct information and ex-
ercise proper care and consideration in
framing the measures by the instru-
mentality Of which such tremend-
ously heavy burden is being imposed
alpon a single trade. Moreover, there
are hundreds and hundreds Of millions
invested in tobacco lands, cigar, cigar
ette and tobacco factories, and hundred
thousands of people dependent on a
livelihood in raising tobacco, manufac-
turing and distributing and retailing its
products. And yet, regardless of these
vast interests there was not one voice
heard in the recent discussion on the
tobacco tariff in the United States SEN
ate, which gave expression of even the
slightest study and knowledge of the
subject under discussion. u. S. To-
baccO Journal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-30
WASHINGTON.

The President named Henry l.. Lar
sen of Denver to be second Lieutenant
in the marine corps.
An agricultural currency amend
ment to the administration currency
bill was adopted by the House Demo
cratic caucus.
Urgent instructions were sent to the
consul at chihuahua to see TO 1.-The
prompt and adequate punishment Of
those committing outrages on Ameri-
can citizens.
Consul Letcher. reporting from Chi
huahua that seventy-five Americans
arriving there from MADEIRA, told of
the capture OF that town from Poncho
villa by Independent guerriuas
Slavery in the full meaning of the
word exists throughout the Philippine.
even in the city of Manila. and peon-
age is general in the islands, according
to special report Commissioner
Dean Worcester has made to the insu-
lar government.
Thorough investigation of the official
conduct OF Federal Judge Emory
Sper OF the southern district OF Geor-
gia, to determine whether he has been
guilty of any impeachable misbehavior,
was agreed on unanimously by the
House Judiciary committee
Free raw wool vas agreed to in the
Senate without rollcall
Attempts to increase the limit of the
proposed income tax on the larger in
comes failed in the Senate when Sena-
tors Borah. Bristow and Cummins led
an effort TO amend the income tax sec
ton OF the Democratic tariff bill.
An inspection system for foreign
meat imports more rigid than that in
the administration tariff bill was pro-
posed in an amendment introduced
and urged by Senator Cummins and
the free meat section went over with
out action.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-30

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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-30
LET STATE PAY ELECTION COST
Governors to Meet Next at Madison,
Wis.-Ammons on Executive
Board

Colorado Springs.-Rejectin the
proposal to ask the government for a
battleship to take them to Panama
for their 1914 session. the governors
conference decided to meet next year
al Madison. Wis. The invitation was
presented by Governor McGovern, Of
ficers reelected were: Governor Nc
Govern, chairman; Miles c. Riley,
secretary and and an executive com
mittee consisting of Governor Am
mons of Colorado. Governor O'Neal OF
Alabama and Governor McGovern OF
Wisconsin.
Wednesday nights session saw a
spirited discussion on the question of
The State Assumption of Election
Expenses The question was opened
in the afternoon in'the ''two-mile high
session" on Mount Manitou by Cover
nor Simeon Baldwin of Connecticut
Governor Joseph NJ. Carey of Nyom-
ing maintained that the state assump-
ton of election expenses would be an
effective means oi purifying politics.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-08-30
SPORT.
Standing of Western LenE

Jack johnson s music hall engage
ments in London were postponed
on account of the intense resentment
displayed on all sides,
DR. Piacenza, an Italian explorer.
has succeeded in reaching the sum
init of Mount Numzkum, a peak 22,00t
feet high in the Himalayas.
That daredevil of the turf. Foxhan
Keene, at the risk of his life led the
team in terrific onslaughter against
team in a terrific onslaughter against;
the army players of the Twelfth cav,
airy, defeating them by 121a to l al
Colorado Springs.
Artificer w E. Sweeting of Pennsyl.
vania. is the champion individual rife
shot OF the United States. having won
the National Individual championship
match at Camp Perry. Ohio. by a
score of 23S out of q possible 250. Lieut.
/. W. Water OF the marine corps was
second with 236.
Henry Webb. of Wheatland, was de
clared champion broncho buster OF the
world at Cheyenne Frontier Days
celebration and Hugh Stemler of La
Grange was crowned as the champion
roper of the world. These two honors,
most coveted of all that were striven
for, went to Wyoming boys.
An accident which cost the life OF
Mattie W, one Of the promising en-
tries in the :25 trot, cast a shadow
over the second day of the Great
Western circuit races at Des Moines,
Ia, Matte ". stumbled in the back
stretch during the fourth heat and
was carried off the field with a
broken leg and later shot.