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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
From Another Baseball Fan.

Editor Reporter:
was much interested in the article
IAN Open Letter from an Old Fan at
Fort Atkinson. | will now give you
line from an "Old FAM from Los
Angeles.
The first real baseball club in Edger-
ton was organized in 1867 by young
man named Bonsell. Fred Green, who
married Anna Hough, was captain and
1 played shortstop. We have baseball
here 365 days each year except when
rain stops us. / played on Milton Col
lege club in 1869, 1870 and 1871.
played with Mutual Baseball Club as
shortstop part of season 1871 and re-
member Sutherland, st. John, Heller,
Smith, Balch and Bump, and have not
lost interest in the game. remember
that when we played Albion June 4th,
1869, that Whittet was pitcher and
wonder if the Mr.. Whittet he speaks
of is the same party. remember Coon
was catcher, and seems strange after
AZ years should address this to you as
you were the catcher. Green played
shortstop, Burdick 1st base, Wells End
base, Frawley 3rd base, Abbott left
field, Alva Adams center field and
Chas. Bardeen right field.
Kind regards to all old friends.
FRANK H. TRUE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
Porter

A. K. Wallin has purchased new
Ford auto.
Miss May Ford and Gladys Wright of
Green Bay are visiting at the j. Riley
home.
Mr.NG. Handtke and family enter
tanned company from Milwaukee over
the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Finnegan and
John Clark of Beloit were callers in
this vicinity Monday.
Miss Grace Barrett of Edgerton is
visiting at the home of her uncle, Jas.
Barrett and family.
III. Dallman and J. Mckee of Edger-
ton are building a new tobacco shed on
the S. Dooley farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barrett and fam
lily of Edgerton spent Sunday at the
James Barrett home.
Messrs. Con Hayes and Jesse Earle
of GAINESVILLE are building new milk
house on the A. Brown farm.
Mr.. Melvin Mccarthy of GAINESVILLE
returned home on Tuesday after a
weeks visit at the home of Frank Boss
and family.
Miss Ethel Moore has returned to her
home in Stebbinsville after couple of
weeks visit at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Robt. Ford.
The Larkin Club met with Mrs. Thos.
Stearns on Thursday afternoon. De-
licious refreshments were served and a
very pleasant time enjoyed by all. Mrs.
Stearns received some nice porch
chairs and pedestal as her premiums.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. c..
C. Hoague Jr. on Thursday, July 9th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
Fulton

Samuel Bentley is spending the week
at home.
Robert Berg has gone to Fort Atkin-
son to visit his sister.
Mrs. Peter Taylor Son and family of
Brodhead were Sunday visitors here.
Mrs. Moody and two children of Rock
Island, ILL.,, are visiting at A. K. Wal
Inns.
William Reading left for Wilk esboro,
Penn, Tuesday morning for an ex-
tended visit.
Mrs. Anna Murwin, 0. P. Murwin
and wife, Horace Pease and wife spent
Sunday at Milton.
| Claude Monelle of Chicago has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Murwin the
past two weeks.
Mrs. w. N. Lee and Stella Attlesey
| attended the school board meeting at
GAINESVILLE last week.
| is visiting his sister, Mrs. Chas. Ray
mond, few days.
| Mrs. J. G.. Deacon and Mrs. S. HI.
Bentley are visiting in Chicago, expect
| ing to return this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bragg of Chi
cage were visiting friends around Full
ton vicinity last week.
| Corn and tobacco are making rapid
| growth these days and IT we were going
| to offer any improvement for growing
! conditions it would be for good rain
Edgerton has motorcycle "cop"
who has been running down speeders.
Fulton needs one badly for few days.
How about signs warning fast drivers
at each road entering the village?
| Among the out of town people at
| tending church here last Sunday were
Mr.. Frank Osborne, Mrs. Sue Nc
! Manus and daughters, Miss Sarah Suth-
erland, Sanford Soverhill and wife of
GAINESVILLE; Willard Heddles, wife and
daughter Of Madison; j. j. Pearson,
Mrs. Chas. Spike, Frank Pearson and
family, Edgerton.
A rather unique service was held at
F., the Fulton church on Sunday, July 9Th
The service was advertised as Auto
mobile Sunday at the Little Brick
Church in the Vale" Topic of sermon,
1.-The Missing Cylinder" The church
was packed to the doors. BesiLes the
people of our own community there
were number of people from Edger-
ton, GAINESVILLE and Evansville. It was
| fine sight to see FL automobiles park
| ed on the beautiful lawn between the
church and the school house. The SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. F. T. Rhoad.
was on 1.-THE Missing Cylinder. 1t
was masterpiece of clear reasoning
| and forceful delivery. He likened the
four cylinders of the automobile to the
four sides of mans nature and drew
out the thought that only when all four
cylinders or natures were working did
you get full and complete power. He
emphasized the fact that in SO many
people the 4th cylinder or the spiritual
part of their natures was missing fire
and that it was only by connecting up
with the Divine Spark that all four
cylinders could be kept working and
full power developed. The music was
furnished by the Y. M. c. A. quartet
of GAINESVILLE which added greatly tc
the beauty of the service. The service
was one of strong power and uplift.
Altogether it was day long TO be re-
membered at the Fulton church.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
Correspondence
Albion


Mrs. C.. C. Reuterskiold has been i'll
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elverton Painter were
Milton visitors Sunday.
Miss Abbey Elson of Madison is Wis.,
iting Miss Dorothy Head.
DR.. and Mrs. G. E. Crosley of Milton
visited relatives here Sunday.
M. M. Crosley purchased new five
passenger Ford last Thursday.
The Home Benefit society met with
Mrs. John Bliven Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Hazel Ehlenfeldt of Edgerton is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wayland Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. D. Humphrey were
Lake Mills visitors Saturday and Sun
day.
Harvey Angel of GAINESVILLE is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Ella Lawton, and
family.
Mrs. A. G.. Burdick visited Mrs.
Mahlon Bolser at Madison few days
last week.
Miss Ruth Stillman returned from
Lake Geneva last Thursday on account
of Ill health.
Fred Campbell and family of Milton
called on his parents, A. B. Campbell
and wife, Saturday.
The S. D. B. quarterly meeting will
be held here this week from Friday p.
m. until Sunday p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Campbell spent
Sunday with their son, Fred Campbell,
and family at Milton.
Mrs. Bert Ragnar and little son of
Rockford have been visiting Mrs. Peter
Roskar the past week.
Mrs. Hannah Ernst of Gentry, Ark,
came Tuesday to visit her brother, H.
F. Stillman, and family.
Mr.. S. jerks of Lake Mills came
Saturday to visit his daughter, Mrs. 0.
A. Kruger, and family.
Donald Head of Madison came Satur-
day to spend a few weeks at his grand
mothers, Mrs. G. R. Head.
Mrs. Stella Brown of Fort Atkinson
came Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Babcock.
Miss frankie Lowther of Salem, W.
Va, visited at Nathan Kelly's and FL
verton Painters from Thursday until
SATURDAY.. 44
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
Fulton Congregational Church.

Services this coming Sunday at II
o'clock.
Bible school at 10 o'clock.
In the evening at s o'clock the pastor
will speak on 1.-The Problem of Temp
tation.' Special music by the Slough
ton Male Quartette. Come out and en-
Joy these services with US.
FRANK T. RHoAD, Pastor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
East Porter

A. K. WalIin is driving a new Ford.
Tom and Lester Hartzell spent the
4th in Beloit.
Mrs. James Spike spent Thursday
with Mrs. Harry Boothroyd.
Miss Myron Herried spent last week
with relatives in Stoughton.
the Stebbinsville pulpit Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Kjernes and son
Louis spent the 4th in Stoughton.
Mrs. Edward Jensen is in Waukesha,
where she has gone for medical aid.
Miss Anna Kaupanger is visiting her
cousin, Miss Myron Herried, this week.
Rollin Ellison spent Sunday Sunday
with Clifford Vickers on Albion Prairie.
Little Clair Whey is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Booth
royd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Van Woert OF
Evansville spent Sunday with Mrs. Ella
Peach.
Mrs. Alma Baum of GAINESVILLE was q
Thursday guest at the John Zacharias
home.
Mrs. Bliss of GAINESVILLE has been
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
Ella Peach.
granddaughter of Edgerton is Wis
iting at the home Of her son. Ernest
Haylock.
Miss Alma Mitch of Edgerton is
spending few days with Mrs. Albert
Christian
Mr. and Mrs. j S. Marsden and sor
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Gardiner Jr.
' Ed. Jensen and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Jensen and son were Slough
ton visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buch and family of La
Crosse were week end visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Haylock
Mrs. Carl Hansen and children, Ruth
and Mabel, spent Tuesday Afternoon
with Mrs. Chas. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gardiner anc
daughter, Miss Edith, visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Stark or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph Ellison, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Heber Zacharias and Miss Flor
ence Zacharias spent Sunday on Albior
Prairie at Sam Clarke's.
Special mention should be made o.
the services in Fulton last Sunday
when auto Sunday" was observed
An unusually large number of autos
were lined up near the church. Every
one in the large audience enjoyed tn,
fine sermon given by the pastor, Rev
Rhord, and the beautiful music render
ed by the Y. M. e. A. quartette o
GAINESVILLE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14

The Viroqua creamery received 49,
500 pounds cream Monday on account
of receiving no cream on the Fourth,
practically getting two days cream on
one day. This is very nearly 20 tons of
cream. Amount of butter made 13, 422
pounds or over 81 tons. 1t caused the
men to work until a. m. SO they could
enjoy the Fourth. This butter will
bring the patrons So, 724. 45-561 patrons
delivering their cream on that one day.
Mrs. w. H. Flarity's home made
baking fresh every day. Special or
ders taken in advance. -Pyre & Wanna
maker.
Anyone wishing to purchase privi-
lagos to run stands at the Irish picnic,
see Fred Kellogg or F. R. Curran. l
Emery grindstone for sickles and
other tools. Bicycle attachment with
seat.-F. c. Meyers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14
Summer

The Thursday Club met with Mrs.
Ed Loga last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs B. Messmer called on
H. Reuterskiold last Sunday night.
Mrs. Harvey Bickle and Mrs. Thos
Marsden were at Rockdale last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Goldthorp visited
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. G..
Wentler.
denis were Ed Loga and family, T.
Blake and family and Arrow Marsden
and family.
Carl Zengner and wife of the Fort
spent last Sunday evening with rela-
tives here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-14

"A six room house, furnished or IN
furnished, to rent. Phone Mrs. Chas.
Langworthy at No. 366.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
SPORTS
| FOOD -
c2<G~ Pc 81
FANS -;

Yesterdays hero: Nap Rucker. Nal
took the mound for Brooklyn in the
fourth inning with three Reds on the
bases and but one out and held the
Reds right where they We're
Sherwood Magee made two one
hand catches of the pipDin variety.
The Browns won their twelfth
straight game--the seasons record in
the American league.
The champion hard luck man of
the world-Pitcher Hendrix of the
Cubs. He pitched a one-hit game
against the Phillies and lost.
Runner-up to Hendrix Ferdie
Schupp. He held the Pirates to one
hit in seven innings, only to have
the game tossed away by z bad throw
to the plate by Merkle in the tenth.
Ray Caldwell, Yankee pitcher, did
things Donovan didn't like and has
been suspended for fifteen days with
out pay and fined 500.
Cobb was up four times and failed
% hit.
Heinie Zimmerman got one OF
Chalmers benders for home run.
ALI of the regular back stops Of the
Braves are on the sick list.
Stallings signed school boy to
Ill in.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Deutschland at the Grand Tonight.
The Deutschland, the German sub
marine will be shown as 1t arrives al
Baltimore with its cargo of German
dyestuffs. Hearst News Pictorial
makes it possible for you to see this
wonderful craft just as it appears In
the harbor. Among the other inter
esting events to be shown will be the
wreck OF a monster Zeppelin, shot
down by the British at Solonica,
Greece.
If you are not regular movie fan
just picking out the best programs,
don't fail to see Edna Goodrich In
1.-THE Making of Maddalina" at the
Grand tonight. There were more
favorable comments on the pro-
duction last night than on any pro-
gram in long time. Don't be afraid
of the hot weather. Our new cooling
system will make the Grand comfort.
able at all times. 1,500 cubic feet OF
iced air per minute circulated in all
parts of the theatre.
You will surely want to see Lillian
Gish in sold for Marriage tomorrow
and Friday. And listen, dainty little
Marguerite Clark in Silks and Sat,
ms" Saturday. For the best in pic
tures-The Grand.-Advertisem
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
Believes In Advertising.

Davenport Times: John Wanna,
maker believes in advertising. He ad.
mits It both by word and deed. The
other day when the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs met in convention In
Philadelphia he sent the convention
an open letter telling some OF his OK
perience with advertising.
He said that in 1861, when he open
ed his first store, the first days re-
ceipts were $24.67 and he spent $25
for advertising. He advertised in the
newspapers and bought more space
than he could afford to buy then ON
the basis Of the volume Of his bust
ness. He was not looking for immed-
late returns. He saw bigger things
a few days and weeks and months
ahead.
"Our little allowance Of advertising
money" he continued. :" went to the
newspapers then, az It goes nearly
altogether today. because II I ever
have monument for discovering any
the only advertising OF direct and in
slant benefit to both merchant and
customer is IN the dia1y newspapers
Of known circulation. All others are
vanity and vexation Of spirit To have
learned this fact has greatly helped
my enterprises, though often there
has been serious discomfort In say
ing SO publicly and In breaking away
from posters, leaflets. and weeklies."
The point is that Wanamaker did
not scatter his shot He concentrated
by using the effective method of hit
ting the bullseye OF public attention
namely, newspaper advertising. Know.
ing that when a person picks up a
newspaper he Is in q receptive mood,
wanamaRer's advertising proceeds
to tell the reader something interest
ing, that clearly and honestly ap-
peals to his self interest There Is
no waste OF space on extravagant
claims. The circus generalities find
no place with his message to the buy
ing public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
EAST WILL
MEET WEST
Greatest Tennis Battle Of Season
Scheduled At Forest Hills
on Friday.

NEW YORK, Aug. EAST will
meet west next Friday at Forest
Hills in what may be the greatest
tennis battle Of this season, the dig
intersectiona1 series.
On the court opposite VIM NJ John
eton, national champion, will De for
mer national CHAMPION. 2 Norris
Williams. Peck Griffin, doubles
champion, will fzcs George "
Church. Willis z Davts, ~gfe bullet"
will fight II or. writ Kari Be1r. for
mer middle states et-srlpanr, Wills
r. Lindley MURRAY, sEs f1eoor title
holder, opposes Watson VI W'a5hbs1rn
Roland Roberts. San FRANCISCO city
champion, Will .zcsss ss-her MAJ
Niles or T. r Pel-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02

men to the border, allowing IN aver
age OF SIX days for the round trip
from the eastern and central states,
the mobilization would have proceed.
ed rather slowly without the use Of
day coaches.
In the emergency which was be
lieved to exist when the troops were
first called out there was mot sui
ficient time for assembling, at the
points where they were needed. cars
scattered all over the country, and
the Quartermasters and the railroads
simply did the best they could. In a
few days all Of the available tourist
cars were on their way to Texas
and It was necessary again to resort
to the use Of day coaches for part
OF the men, at least from the In
itial point to some informed place
enroute where they could be trans
ferred to tho cars being dead-headed
back In this way the most effective
use was made OF the available equip
ment, and most Of the soldiers had
sleeping cars Tor at least part Of
their trip.
The outstanding feature Of the
situation has been the remarkable
facility with which the entire move
ment has been handled, both by the
railroads and by the war department,
as compared with the experience dur
ing the Spanish-American war, and
considering the short notice on which
it was undertaken. 1t is q note
worthy fact that the criticisms which
have been published have come
from the state officers and political
colonies rather than from regular
army onicers In fact the war de-
partment has declared these crit
icisms entirely unjustined." The
railroads have displayed a degree OF
preparedness 80 far as organization
is concerned, which has been in
marked contrast with that OF either
the federal government or of the
stats. militia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
Grass.


Davenport Democrat: The fertile
fields Of Europe are being plowed by
shot and shell, and turned into ditch
and trench and embankment, circling
the crater and the underground cham
Der where men hide far from shrek
and reach Of shell. The whole face
of nature is being changed. Ruin
and destruction have found field as
well as forest and city. AS one reads
of it he recalls what Senator Ingalls,
once said about grass, and finds q
spear of comfort
Grass" said ingalls,, "is the for
giveness of nature-her constant
henediction. Fields trampled with
battle, saturated with blood, torn with
the ruts of cannon, grow green again
with grass, and carnage - forgotten"
So it has been in the past-so with
the passage of years, it VIII be again.
Not for years. perhaps, but In due
time, the thrifty peasantry of Eu-
rope, aided by nature and by grass,
"sown by the winds, by wandering
birds, propagated by the subtle horti-
culture Of the elements which are its
ministers ard servants" shall soften
the rude outlines OF the war-swept
zones.
Grass" said ingalls,, lis at once
the type of our HE and the emblem
Of our Immortality Lying in the sun
chine among the buttercups and dan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
Troop Tran.portatlon.

Railway Age Gazette: The part
played by the railroads in the mob
ili7ation OF the national guard, while
perhaps not entirely free from I'm
perfections. nevertheless seems to
have compared very fayorably with
the work OF other factors in the
movement. While there. were not
always enough sleeping cars avail
able for the use OF the troops when
desired, the same statement can be
made as to such important items OF a
soldiers equipment as shoes. guns
and horses, and II some OF the pub
lished comments by officers OF the
militia on the comfort and pleasure
not exactly correspond with the
portrayal Of the charms Of summer
vacation travel to the mountains or
the eeashore In railroad advertising
literature, some Of the comments OF
the men on Uncle Sans cooking
would not look well on the posters
used In front OF the army recruiting
stations.
Some OF the newspapers were able
to make very effective use in editor
! tals and cartoons of the contrast be-
tween the summer tourist riding in
electric-lighted Pullmans and the
militia travelling in day coaches. but
the government that has charge Of
such matters evidently differentiates
between a vacation and war be-
cause the regulations of the war de-
partment governing the Transports
ton OF troops by rail do not provide
for the use of standard Pullman
cars Except for officers), but specify
tourist cars and day coaches. Art
fcle 123 OF the department regulations
says: II tourist sleepers arc not
readily available. coaches should be
substituted, on the basis OF one man
to each double seat. and an endeav-
or made to secure the tourist sleep
ers and transfer the men thereto at
q convenient place enroute"
This was exactly the method fol-
lowed. AS there were only between
500 and 900 tourist sleepers available
in the country, and on the basis OF
forty men to car 1t would take five
or six weeks to transport 10000
=
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02

/ "A party is here offering to get up
home coming about six weeks
from now. It is thought that War
saw is perfectly competent to handle
such events herself without any as
sistance from outsiders, who Of
course always want big fee for
what they know
That is a fine bathing beach Just
south OF the packet depot, but there
ought to be at least a half dozen
small dressing rooms for the ladies.
1 who now have to put on their bath
/ ing suits at home and put water
proof coat over 1t.
7 Young John Klingel has bought .
! Ford, and Geo. Wemhaner Buick.
!: Our young friend, VIM. HOFFMAN,
narrowly escaped injury from the
internal machine which exploded In
San francisco recently during q
I preparedness parade; he was ACROSS
the street, Is feet distant
| The Observation-Disclosures Tennis
tournament association meets In Bur
lington August It'll. for weeks
| sport; 1t Is the sixth annual tourna,
ment John M Hungate OF Warsaw IL
a member OF the committee Of ar
rangements.
| Fresh dates are plentiful IN War
saw these days: they arrive IN autos
candidates.
Mrs. Dave Webster and children
returned to their home In Iowa Mon
day morning; they were accompanied
by her sister. Mrs. T. L. williams,
and her niece. Miss Geneva Quick.
Before Mrs. Williams returns home
she win visit her son, Roy. In Day-
export.
The union meeting In Ralston park
last Sunday evening was well at
| tended, Rev. Frank Beardsley, pas-
tor Of the Congregational church,
Keokuk, preaching the sermon, all
who heard him felt 1t great priv
ilege
It was a question whether the
! crowd to hear the weekly band con-
cert last Saturday night was not
1.-The biggest ever" It 10 hard to
estimate such crowd, hut one could
easily imagine himself In q city Of
$4,000 instead Of $500. and every
body was enjoying themselves to the
limit, and our merchants had their
hands full. There were a. many
! people in town as we often have had
street fair nights: truly . band CON
cert has magnetic power, and good
booster Tor town.
The 500 club win dine at the Lake
view Motor club at TOO ,. "a. today.
going up by auto.
Threshing Is pretty well advanced,
and wheat average per acre IL not so
bad; 10, 12. IS bushels per acre &C
c0rding to location.
DIR. Bruce L. GdlfHlan Of Keolnk.
passed through the city. by auto
Monday; he had Just returned from
an auto trip to Moulton. Iowa, where
his wife has relatives; motoring was
coed. but dusty, part OF the trip.
One OF our citizens is seeking to
save his beautiful lawn from burn
ing up. by watering It with fire hose
from the corner fire hydrant.
]. T. Battels Is having the two
story part Of his residence on Clay
street torn down. preparatory to
building more modern and UP TO date.
The new building viii be two full
stories, three rooms and hall down
stairs and four and . hall up stairs,
with all the latest conveniences.