The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-10
Rev. Philip Gregory of Boscobel,

Congregational church here, was Wis
itor in Edgerton Thursday for short
time while en- route to the annual Con
gregational convention held at Wauke-
sha.
Geo. Dwinell, receiver, and his at
torney. Henry Lockney, of Waukesha,
for the Advance Construction Co., were
in town Tuesday looking up matters re-
lating to the street improving contract
which the Advance Co. entered into
with the city of Edgerton short time
before the failure. 1t is now certain
nothing further will be done on the i'm
provement this fall.
The Madison Chicago conference OF
the Lutheran Synod will meet at the
Edgerton Norwegian church next week.
Luther college day will be observed
when Ri. Rev. j. Nordby will speak on
''The Builders Of Luther College. "
The other speakers of the evening will
be Rev. N. Ylvisaker of Chicago, Rev.
J. C. Preus of Beloit and Rev. J. A.
Stub of Stoughton. The pastors quar-
tette will furnish appropriate songs.
After the program refreshments will
be served On Wednesday evening
there will be services in English, con-
Quoted by Rev. Harry Olsen of Mil
waukee. About thirty pastors will be
in attendance.
Our high school football team added
another victory to their record in a
game with GAINESVILLE played at the
Driving Park Saturday afternoon. 1t
was lop-sided affair from start to
finish in score of 46 to 0. The Edger-
ton lineup was strong at every point
and their sensational plays moved like
clockwork. Only once was the local
team forced to punt, while GAINESVILLE
was continually losing the ball on downs
or fumbles. If our boys can continue
the pace already set they will make
other high schools sit up and take no
tice before the season closes. Their
coach is doing wonders in the develop
ment of his team.
"A compilation of the assessment of
taxable property shows that more than
four millions have been added to the
rolls of Rock county, the total valua-
ton being fixed at $72, 313, 236. The
personal property valuation has in
creased over a million dollars, and
farming lands valued at over two mil
lion dollars more than a year ago.
While there is a slight increase in
horses, cattle, sheep and swine have
decreased in numbers. Over 300 auto
valued at half million, have
been listed on the roll. So long as the
state needs money so badly the ten
dency will be for higher valuations and
to reach out for more taxes.
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Ten Injured in Wreck at Madison.
Ten persons were injured, four seri=s
ously, when a passenger train of the
road, due in Madison Sun
days at $3.50 o'clock from Richland Cen
ter, collided with the switch engine at
the curve near the University avenue
crossing Sunday afternoon.
Among the more seriously injured
are H. Nelson, passenger, Madison;
Fred Teckam, Madison, fireman of the
passenger train; John Fitzgerald, Mad
ison, and George J. Tormey, Madison,
engineer of the passenger train.
The passenger train which connects
at West Madison with the trains for
by way of Watertown and
by way of Milton Junction, was on
time. The crew in charge of Foreman
Kelley was engaged in switching sew
eral carloads of brick into the siding on
the university grounds. Knowing that
the passenger train was about to round
the curve, John Leonard, fagman at
the University avenue crossing, called
Mr.. Kelly's attention to it, it is said,
as the switch crew pulled across Uni
versity avenue. Mr.. Kelley either did
not hear him or misunderstood him.
The switch engine stopped to permit
Mr.. Kelley to throw. the switch and was
about to back up when the passenger
train rounded the curve. Engineer
realized that collision was
unavoidable and told Tormey and Teck-
am to jump. He jumped and fell fiat |
On the ground. Tormey and Teckam
jumped on the coal pile in the tender to
escape being scalded to death.
The engines plunged two feet into
each other, most of the tender of the |
train was driven through |
the front end of the baggage car and |
The floor of the front end of the smok-
er was ripped open.
Baggageman Nelson of Milwaukee
vas in the farther end of the baggage
,ar and escaped unhurt. Conductor A. |
D. Evans of GAINESVILLE was just walk
ng through the ladies' coach toward