The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-24

were at New LISBON pOIIloH u ehc
| week.
DIR. B. l.. Cleary and Carlton Nc
Carthy left for Roundup, Mont, on
Wednesday.
Rev. Albert Attenbem of Mukwan-
ago visited. at the home of C. H. Hitch
cock sho rt time this week.
Miss Wilma Soverhill of GAINESVILLE
visited at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
T. b. Earle, few days this week.
Prof. Holt, who is taking special
work at the university summer school,
was in town for short time Wednes-
day.
Judge John Dave has heen putting
in a few days attending an insurance
convention in Milwaukee during the
| week.
Mrs. Earl Langworthy and Mrs.
Will Sheldon of Milwaukee are visiting
here and will be joined by their hus-
bands over Sunday.
Hanson Blank of Reedsburg, teach
| ing manual training at Winona, Mimi,
has been guest of his sister, Mrs. F.
A. Young, this week.
| The next of the midsummer clear
ing sales will be conducted by Ratzlatf
Bros. on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, July 28-29-3O. Special cut
prices will prevail during the three
DAYS throughout the store. Don't fail
to read their announcement of particu-
lars in this paper.
w. ]. Smart came from Moore,
Mont, Tuesday, for the purpose OF
wedding Miss Jennie O'Berg of Porter.
They departed for Chicago Wednesday
morning, where the ceremony is ex-
pected to take place. 7 After short
stay here they will return to Mr..
Smart's Montana ranch.
B ert R. Wood, aged 80 years, died
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ida'S.
Wood, in the town of Harmony, after
living for eight months with broken
back and ribs. During a severe wind
storm which visited the Wood farm
and vicinity last November, Wood was
pinned underneath barn which was
toppled over by the wind. His ribs
were all broken as was his back.
"A collision between an auto driven
by Wallace Drake and a bicycle ridden
by Waldo Ellingson, son of P. M. Ell
lingson, took place Friday evening at
the bank corner. Both were approach
ing the crossing at a slow pace but at
tempting to turn same corner and in
the confusion the bicycle bumped
suuarely into the fender of the auto.
Waldo was thrown from the wheel but
escaped with only bruises while the
bicycle was completely wrecked.
The case of the State of Wisconsin
against Albert Bartz of this city was
dismissed because of a legal technical
ity by Judge Maxfeld in the GAINESVILLE
municipal court Monday. Bartz was
charged by Miss Annie Schuette of this
city to have used defamatory and false
language about her in the presence of
others. The case was tried before JUS
tice Dave of this city, who heard the
testimony on the case and bound Bartz
over for trial in the GAINESVILLE munich
pal court.
| About two hundred witnessed a
first-class ball game at the feeding
yards grounds Sunday afternoon when
the Tenney Park club met the city
team. 1t was a game where the
pitchers featured largely. Walter Dunn,
the local twirler, struck out 10, while
Morrison, who featured by throwing
an excellent game, famed IA. 1t was
fast game throughout and but for
drop of an easy popup when two men
were on bases, Edgerton would have
won. The fiuke lost the game by a
score of 6 to a.
| Highway Commissioner Moore and
members of the Rock county highway
| WSIC lCIO 1uCOOdy W All
spect the county roads leading out of
the city into Dane county that have re-
Gently been treated with oil. Dane
county is spending $4,000 of the auto
license fund in oiling improved county
roads this season. Special tanks with
heaters and an arrangement for apply
ing oil under pressure are used. This
work on the three roads leading into
Albion is now completed and the re-
suits are seemingly very satisfactory.
| Farmers are discovering that the
binder Irvine made at the Wisconsin
state prison is not tip to standard in
several particulars. Some of the pack
ages are shy as much as five pounds,
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