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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
AUTO AND STREET CAR COLLIDE
Mrs. E. c. Cobb of Sun Prairie Meets
Death in the Accident.

A most distressing automobile acct
dent occurred in Madison Saturday af
ternoon, in which Mrs Earl G.. Cobb,
born and brought up in Edgerton, met
her death and five other occupants of
the car were injured.
DIR. Cobb and family and Mrs. Emer-
son and children left Sun Prairie Sat
urday afternoon to drive to Madison to
visit relatives. Upon approaching the
Baldwin street. crossing, Ward Emer
son, the driver, turned the machine to
the right SO as to proceed up East
Washington avenue on the right side
of the boulevard. While crossing the
street railway tracks street car, OPP
Grated by Motorman William Roden-
field, ran into the rear part of the auto.
The force of the impact derailed the
car. The big machine was swung
around and the occupants were thrown
violently out.
Mrs. Cobb was thrown distance of
about "a feet, striking in front of the
entrance of a grocery store. The other
occupants also were hurled for some
distance. The auto fell on it's side.
DR.. Cobb occupied the front seat with
Ward Emerson and escaped with only a
bruise on the arm
Next to Mrs. Cobb, Ralph Emerson
was the most seriously injured. The
windshield was smashed to pieces and
he received bad cuts in the face from
broken glass He received deep cash
extending from the mouth to the back
of the head. He also had a seal p wound.
| Miss Gladys Cobb, daughter Of DR..
and Mrs. Cobb, escaped with cut on
the forehead and severe shaking up.
Mrs. Emerson and her son Earl
received bruises but no develop
ments of internal injuries have ap-
peared.
Mrs. Cobb died shortly after arriving
at the hospital. All of the occupants
of the car were relatives.
| Mrs. Cobb, formerly Matte Cove,
was reared and educated in this COM
| munity and was 43 years of age. She
was niece of H. M. Raymond of this
city and we'll known to very many of
our readers Her last visit here was
during the late T. A. & B. picnic. A
husband and seven children survive.
The auto had recently been purchas-
ed by Mrs. Emerson and her son had
driven it but few times previous to
the fatal trip to Madison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
: Mrs. Gust Radtke, who has bee

Mrs. Gust Radtke, who has been
quite seriously i'll, is reported as some
better. A trained nurse has been car
ing for her during the week.
MARK Hahn" continues to win
honors, taking the 2:25 class pace at
the Beloit fair Wednesday after drop
ping the first heat. He has been en-
tered in the races at Fond du Lac next
week and at the State fair in Milwau-
kee the following week.
A series of ten condensed milk fac
tories are to be built in Dane county
by the Valocia Condensed Milk compa-
ny of Madison, new corporation re-
Gently organized with $500, 900 capital
stock. The company is now operating
condensed plants at Footville and Den
mark in Rock county.
Twenty cars of the Fort Atkin-
son Automobile club came over Wed
nesday evening to listen to the bano
concert. Marshal Springer arranged
to park their machines at the head OF
Henry street where all were given g
fine position to enjoy the concert. Coco
weather and fine roads helped make the
trip an enjoyable one.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
Boosting the State Fair.

Numerous individuals and private
business institutions will lend valuable
assistance to the Wisconsin state fair,
Milwaukee, Sept. 8-12, by offering
special premiums to encourage exhibits
in certain lines. Many of these compe-
titions are among the most meritorious
at the fair and lend much to the sue
cess of the exhibition.
Liberal special prizes are offered for
large number of exhibits, particular
ly in the live stock and agricultural de-
partments. The Percheron Society of
America offers liberal cash premiums
and numerous gold and silver medals
for winners in twelve special classes of
registered Percheron horses. The Wis
consin Horse Dealers association offers
special futurity prizes for pure bred
Percherons and Clydesdales of each sex
foaled in Wisconsin in 1912. The Amer
lean Association of Importers and
Breeders of Belgian. draft horses offers
special cash prizes for winners in seven
special classes of Belgians.
Among other organizations which
will donate special premiums for win
ners in breeds of stock in which they
are particularly interested are the
American Hereford Cattle Breeders
association, the American Aberdeen
Angus association, the Wisconsin Hol-
stein-Friesian Breeders association,
the American Jersey Cattle Club and
the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders as
ISOLATION,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
Twenty-Five Y ears Ago.

The 60th birthday of Ole Ellingson OF
Christiana was made the occasion OF a
very pleasant gathering Of relatives
and friends.
While Mr.. and Mrs. George Rumrill
were returning to their home in Fulton
their horse became frightened and
kicked back into the carriage, resulting
in both being badly bruised by the ami
mails hoofs.
E. R. Squires has gone to Colorado
to make his home.
Edward Porter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Porter, died at the home of his
parents in Cooksville, aged Fl years.
John P. Maxson and Miss Sophia
Ward. both of Albion, were married at
the M. E. parsonage.
A yacht race over a IL mile course
was held on Lake Koshkonong, start
ing from the Lake House, which was
won by boat owned by Esterley of
Whitewater.
The balance of the '87 crop is being
bought up literally while the harvest
of the new tobacco crop is progressing
under fine conditions.
Friday, Aug. 81, 1888.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
Tobacco Notes

Edwin S. Brill arrived from New
York Sunday evening to superintend
the sampling of the w. S. Brill pack
ing in this market.
Mr.. Paul Hirschhorn, with the United
Cigar Manufacturers Co., left for New
York Tuesday after taking a review OF
the growing crop.
Forty years ago this week most de-
structive hail storm swept over the to-
bacco growing districts in the towns OF
Porter, Center, GAINESVILLE and Union,
that nearly ruined the crop.
Chas. Clatworthy is assisting r. w.
Watson, of the New York Office of the
Lind Inspection Agency, in sampllng a
large order in Vernon county.
J. B. Killebrew, special agent for
tobacco from the agricultural depart
ment, spent several days in the state
gathering statistics for crop reports.
C. H. Eimerbrink, with Otto Eisen-
lohr & Bro, Philadelphia manufacture
ers, passed few days of the week in
the state, being shown about the grow
ing districts with T. A. Ellingson.
Don't fail to secure '|Linde's" ticket
on YOUR tobacco samples. Send orders
to A. H. Clarke, Edgerton, Wis, or to
F. C. Linde, Hamilton & Co., 1872 Pearl
St., New York City. 39w6
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
irving Out the New Law.

The last legislature decided that the
question of finding employment for per-
sons committed to the county jails
throughout the state would be best
solved by placing it in the hands of the
sheriffs. 1t is a serious problem and
adds to the labors of that official
However, Sheriff Whipple has taken the
matter up in an intelligent way. He
has placed five men. under jail sem
fences, at work outside the jail proper.
One man, sentenced for year from
Beloit, is to be employed at the
Fairbanks Morse factory in that city
at three dollars day, the money to be
paid to the sheriff, who will see that
his family receives proper support dur
ing his sentence. A second man was
given employment for forty days at a
local factory, his wages being paid the
sheriff for the support of his mother,
and two other men were found employ
meat on farms, under the same condi-
lions. 1t is strenuous work, but Sheriff
Whipple has handled it in an able man
ner. The men who are under sentence
and won't work when it is offered them
will be treated to a taste of bread and
water diet, so the majority will work.
Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
Obituary.
SAMUEL TALL.

Samuel Tall was born in the year
1889 at Wickam, Cambridgeshire, Eng
land. His mother died when he was
but child and he came to this country
with his father when he was IL years
old, and when he had scarcely entered
his teens his father died. He came to
Albion Prairie in the year 1855 and
worked for farmers in this vicinity. He
was united in marriage with Miss Mary
Marsden, February %, 1865, and in
1867 they moved onto the farm which
has since been their home. There were
born to them six children, one passed
away in infancy. There remain to
mourn his departure his widow, Mrs.
Mary Tall, and five children-Charles
Tall of Edgerton, Lethema (Mrs. Mar
ion Slagg), Frank Tall of Milton, Mat
tie MRS. John Craig) and Arlo Tall.
Two sisters also survive him, Ann, who
resides in England, and Mrs. Sarah Pet
ers of GAINESVILLE. There are seven
grandchildren.
Mr.. Tall was respected citizen, a
man who worked hard all his life and a
good neighbor For some months he
had been failing in health and for the
last three months he had gradually
failed in strength. For some time he
had known that he could not live very
long. He insisted that his physician
be honest with him in this matter. He
said he wanted to have his estate set
tied and the members of his family
cared for. He also became reconciled
to his Heavenly Father four weeks be-
fore he died And to those who visited
him he said, Il am ready to CO. He
died Wednesday, August 20, 1913, at
7:20 p. m. The end was peaceful.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
August oath, at / 80 p. m at the holse
and at 2 p. m. at the P. M. church,
Rev. ]. D. Blenkinsopp officiating. A
large congregation of neighbors and
friends attended to show their respect
and to sYmpathize with the family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
State Aid Extended to Cities

Chapter TIC of the laws of 1913 ex-
tends the provisions of the state aid
law to villages and to cities of the
fourth class having population of five
thousand or less. 1t is provided in
chapter 668 that the main streets in
villages and cities of the fourth class
directly connecting portions of road
then on the county system of highways
shall be added to the county system of
prospective state highways at the No
vember meeting of the county boards.
Chapter ZIG provides that villages
and cities may vote or accept subscrip-
tons for the improvement of streets in
them, even though these streets are
not now on the system, and that if they
are afterward put on the system of
roads by the county boards, the i'm
provements can be made in 1914.
Money for state aid improvements may
lage board, and no special election is
necessary. Inasmuch as city councils
and village boards may be legally called
together on few hours notice, it is
still possible to vote for improvements
under state aid in 1914 prior to Sept.
1st, 1913. These applications must be
mailed to the county clerk on or before
September 1st. The Wisconsin High
way Commission will furnish forms for
application to any city or village upon
post card request.
Here is chance for the city of Ed
gerton to secure state aid in repairing
the roads connecting both north and
south with county built highways. But
our common council must get busy if
they take advantage of the new law.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-29
School Opens Monday, Sept. L.

School will open Monday morning,
Sept. l, at 9 O'Clock. All pupils are
urged to be in attendance on the morn
ing of the opening day, school being
held for the morning only. In the high
school the program will be arranged on
Monday and where conflicts exist, those
entering the first day will be given
preference in the arrangement of
studies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
THOMPSON ITEMS.

Thompson, Mo, Sept. 23.-We
had quite a frost Monday morn
ing and some ice. There WASH T
much damage done only in low
places.
There has been a good many
sick horses in and around this
neighborhood. Will Smith lost a
valuable mare and E. E. Jones
lost a horse and mule.
Robert Shock sold Ed. Beatty
one good COW for $500.
John Thomas of Louisiana is
here visiting Jesse Carter.
Owen Pickett and wife Of Mex.
leo and Geo. Settles of Orick.
Wray county, visited at the home
Of Geo Pickett and wife the fore.
part of the week.
Mrs. Sumner Davis and moth
er, Mrs. Ed. Brown, visited Isaac
Jesse and family Tuesday.
Thos. Brenton is baling stray.
for NJ. Gibbins.
Edgar Sims and wife visited
the latter's parents, R. L. Davis
Sunday.
Homer Slonaker and family
visited Mr.. and Mrs. McGinnis o.
Skinner Sunday.
Jas. and Cook Groves had ca,
load of oats shipped in They
paid AZ cents per bushel for it. &,
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
WhatRudyardKipling
Said about the Grand
Canyon in Yellow
stone National Park

81 looked into a gulf LOO
feet deep, with eagles and
Iishhawks circling far below.
And the sides of that gulf
were one wild weller of color
crimson, emerald, cobalt,
ochre, amber, honey splashed
with port wine, snow-white,
vermillion, lemon and silver
grey in wide washes. The
sides did not fall sheer, but
were craven by time and
water and air into monstrous
heads of kings, dead chiefs
men and women of the old
time. So far below that no
sound of its strife could reach
us, the Yellowstone River
ran, a tingerwide strip of jade
green.
"Evening crept through
the pines that Swallowed us,
but the full glory of the day
famed in that Canyon as we
went out very cautiously to a
jutting piece of rock that
overhung the deepest deeps
of all"
| want to send you an illus
trated pamphlet on the Vel
lowstone Park. 1t contains
fine map in colors, showing
all the points of interest, and
describes the many wonders
to be seen. And | would
like to tell you inst how to 90
there most comfortably. May
| do so? Kindly call or write
T. l.. MARSHALL, Ticket
Burlington Route.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
CITY COUNCIL.
Some of the Doings at Monday
Nights Session.

Dram Shop license granted to
G.. Y. johnson for six months.
Judge Lewis, of the Committee
of Claims, reported bills to the
amount of $301.55; the same al
lowed.
New walks ordered along the
following properties: y. Il.
Steiner. Mrs. j. w. Davis, II. Il.
Elliott, j. NJ. Powell and Geo.
Callahan
The opening of and cleaning OF
Coal street, from Summit street
TO its north terminus, was order
ed.
Judge w. W. Bolts was before
the Council asking for franchise
granting the use of West Jackson
street, from Western Avenue to
and across Missouri Avenue, for
the extension of the electric rail
way. The Street and Alley Com
mittee was instructed to investi
gate and report. In his statement
before the Council, Judge Bolts
said that it was necessary tC
make arrangements for switcl
connections with the Chicago s
Alton Railroad; that the mos
feasible plan was the construc
ton of the line up West jackson
street, and that the majority o.
the property owners along thu
proposed extension had giver
their consent for the tracks to bt
so laid.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
TO BUILD A
PARSONAGE
Stewards Meeting Mexico District
Methodist Church

The Stewards of the Neyfc,
District of the NJ. +. Church
South, held their annual mee,ipp
in this city last Thursday.
Building parsonage for fine
Presiding Elder was one of tLo
important questions discussed
The building is to be erected I'M
Mexico. But on account of fine
drouth conditions it was decided
not TO build this year.
Among the stewards present,
were the following: II. +. French
Auxvasse; Sparrell Mccall, Full
ton; ID. q. Atkinson, McCrcdlr.
Henry Carl, New Bloomfield; F.
f. NARROW, Wellsville;T. II. Sc.l.
Mexico Circuit; 5. p. Emmon-.
Mexico: G. B. Meffert, Central.
L. Faucet, Hallsville, and j. r.
Cross, Moberly.
Pastors of the district who were
present were: Revs. X. II.
Hope, Montgomery: O. A..
Phillips. Auxvasse; j. G.. Handy.
Fulton; +. G. Swan, CentraIa:
Henry Neighbors, Mexico Circuit.
X. F. Davis, Park Church, Mob.
erly, and 5. w. Hayne, Mexico.
Rev. A. B. Culbertson. Prc,iI.
ing Elder. served as Chairman.
The Presiding Elders salary wa,
raised from 81, 800 year g.
ZOO. The claims on the Mex.
leo church for benevolences wa,
fixed at 500, the same as la,,
year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

Mexico is going to endeayor to
become "dry" town II you
live in the country and trade in
Mexico and are dry" and think
this good town should become
dry with the rest of the county,
tell the business men here with
whom you deal what you think
about it. Let's keep sweet about
it. and discuss this question with
sense and saneness. The Message
thinks the town should go dry,
and we are going TO vote that
way. We believe it would be a
saving in dollars and cents 10 the
people generally. 1t will help
our reputation with good people
abroad, and besides it will make
Mexico a much better place in
which TO live.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

The Missouri State Fair is 60
ing to be- great this year. If you
are going to State Fair this sea,
son you should attend the Mis-.
souri, State Fair, your own State
Fair. Let us give you just one
sample OF what will take place on
one Of the special days, October
3rd: The program will include
the most thrilling aeroplsne
flights you ever saw, the greatest
saddle contest you ever saw, the
best races you ever saw, and the
grandest aggregation Of fancy
live stock, mineral wealth, farm
products and mechanical wonder;
ever seen at any Fair in the West
Attend the Missouri State FAN
this year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
WANT ITEMS.
l.4..t++4.+s.4..s4..i.s.+4y.sS+++

Money to Loan-On good i'm,
proved Mo. and III. farms. Money
ready. Address: Postotfice RoX
1865, St. Louis, Mo.
NOTICE.
Will trade a first class stock OF
Dry Goods for a Farm or City
Property. A good stand for bust
ness. Call at this office. st
For Sale or Trade
75a land, 50a in cultivation. pa
timber, all under woven wire
fence; 4 room house. Will trade
for small stock goods or residence
property. Inquire at this Office. If
For Sale.-A good two story
frame house, half mile of rail
road. Seven rooms and an eight
foot hall, summer kitchen and
cold storage room with granitoid
floor Two good wells of water
and barn, buggy shed and wood
house. Plenty of fruit and shade
trees. For particulars inquire of
W. W. Conett, Laddonia, Mo-, r.
R. No. 3.
For Sale:-A commodious ten
room residence in Mexico, suita-,
BILE for large family or small fam
lily with roomers or boarders. 1t
has electric light, gas and water,
is situated on paved street in a
first class neighborhood in easy
distance Of business section. Be
sides the hydrant, it has both a
good well and cistern. Good terms
TO the right person. Enquire for
Box "T" at the Message Office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
MRS. DAVIS DEAD.
Moline Building Sidewalks-Mrs.
Adams Fine Orchard.

North Moline. Mo, Sept. 22.-I
Quite a cool wave after our fine
rain.
\ big frost last Sunday night.
Could write your name in the
frost on the plauks.
Grandma Martin still remains
very i'll.
Mrs. Felix Martin visited her
brother. Geo. Baker, and sister,
Miss Anna, last Saturday and
sunday.
The Moline people are taking
.up subscription for the purpose
Iof making sidewalk from the
car line TO Hcizcr's store What
is needed worsc-as there is no
| shelter To 90 TO wait for the car
or to 90 TO when you return, 1t is
simply 90 to the store or the drug
store. 1t is bad amy time, but
when it rains just think Of the
mud that is carried in, to say
nothing of the damp feet and soil
ed shoes. So let every one help
in this good undertaking.
Mr.. Robert Heller and Miss
leila Crump were married last
Sunday. We wish them much
10y over life's great sea.
Mrs. Emma Watts of Mexico
spent the day with her sister,
Mrs. Clay Berry last Friday.
R. r. Cauthorn is quite i'll at
this writing with asthma and hay
fever.
Mrs. Carl Wilson is on the sick
list.
Misses Lillian and Pauline
F1ynt will both attend the High
School in Mexico this term.
We are panied to hear of the
death of Mrs. John Davis, of neal
! Long Branch, which occurred las
| Thursday. She will be sadl!
missed in her home. She leave.
a husband and eight children, al
boys, to mourn her death. TIL,
oldest 16 years; the younges
three weeks. Who can estimat
or tell how that mother will b
= missed in that home?
Mrs. Milt Roberts and daugh
ter, Mrs. Carl Greed of nea
Mexico, are visiting Mrs. Sir
: Creed and canning peaches, thi
week.
! Your humble writer called a
r Mrs. Ralph Adams last Saturda
E afternoon and was shown thei
e beautiful apple and peach o.
t chard. Their fruit certainly
E fine for this season. Fine peach,
E only so cents a bushel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

The Rev. Roy Hudson, holding
a tent meeting here last week,
who was arrested and taken back
TO his home in Indiana on the
charge of wife desertion, when his
case was brought into court
proved himself not guilty. The
"wets" of this town, or some
body, started the report that Hud-
son was brought to Mexico by
the "drys" here to work for 10.
cal option. The charge is untrue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

Frank Houston and Edward
Million, members of Mrs W. W.
Williams Sunday school class at
the Baptist church, are publish
ing a little paper called the
Baptist Budget. = the profits
from the paper go toward sup
porting a little boy in school in
India. The Budget takes stand
for local option in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

DR.. X. l.. Afford. George Lake.
X. A. Cobb, JEFF McCmo. George
Rector, the McPikc heirs and the
Hardin McPike estate of NaudaIla
recently subscribed S7lLio to
build a gravel road from the
paved streets in that city past
their property. That's showing
a good public spirit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Kemp and
two children, Glen and Raymond,
have been here for two weeks
past on a visit to Mrs. Kemp S
mother here, Mrs. j. w. Kemp
They also visited Mr.. Kemp S
parents at Bryan Station, near
Auxvasse, Mr.. and Mrs. G w.
Kemp. Mr.. R. A. Kemp and fam
ily are moving from Lakenan,
Mo-. to RAIDER, Mo, where Mr..
Kemp will engage in the dairy
and poultry business. The Mes
sage will make them weekly Wis
liz in their new home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
Mr.. Berry Dead.

George W. Berry, 60 years old,
who had been in failing health for
several years, died at his home in
this city Tuesday afternoon. He
was native of Galloway county
but moved to this county in early
manhood, living for a time at
Martinsburg. lie was a veteran
Of the Civil War. After the war
he settled in this city where he
remained until his death. The
wife survives him with the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Carrie
Robbins. of Columbia; Mrs. Sarah
Williams and Mrs. Ruth Butler.
of Mexico, and Shelby and Ben,
who resided with the parents.
/ The funeral was held at the home
yesterday afternoon conducted
by Rev. W. 4. Sbullenberger
burial in Elmwood. The pal
bearers were: The two sons
Shelby and Ben, and three sons
in-law. Cad Robbins. John
Williams and Joe Butler. anC
Oscar Green, nephew of Mrs
Berry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

Mrs. Henry Imam, of near Mo-
limo, has not been in robust health
for some time. We hope that she
may soon be restored to good
health again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

j. G. Rutter of this city, a
brother of Mrs. II. l.. Hill here,
has gone to Walla Walla, Wash,
to locate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25

Divorce has been granted Mrs.
Sarah Ann Baker against her hus-
band, Henry Simpson Baker
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
In st. Louis

Alone there are over twenty
thousand Radiant Home hard
coal stoves. This means twenty
thousand boosters for this popu-
lar brand of stoves. Two to two
and One-half tons warns three
rooms.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
Sauce Pan Special

? at granite sauce pan, handle,
and cover worth l9c. Special
price -----------------------l0c