The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-09-29

Tacoma, WASH, are visiting at. DR..
Horizons.
p. C. Brown visited over the week
end with the. family of his son, Penn
Jr, at Peoria, Ill.
The last of the seasons band con-
certs was given Wednesday evening,
which reminds US that the summer is
gone.
The Monday Club will begin the
club year with their first meeting at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Clarke, Mon
day, Oct. I'd, at p. m.
The recent frost is said to have put
quite decided crimp into the prospects
of the late potato crop in the north
western states. Prices are destined to
be the highest in years.
Work on the new McIntosh-Thomp-
son block is progressing. Plastering is
now under way and the inside finishing
of the store building will shortly be
done. October Is is the date now Set
for the new tenants to move in.
Farmers are now busily engaged in
filling their silos. The frost of week
ago has apparently not done much in.
jury to the corn for this purpose. Corn
generally was well matured and in most
cases is a far better crop than year
ago.
We always thought our modern
school building complied with all re-
quirements of the law regarding safety
and sanitation, but now comes along a
state inspector and suggests improve
ments that involves cost of several
dollars.
Two train loads of western range
sheep and lambs arrived at the feeding
yards this week. The shipment is COM
posed largely of feeders which the Chi
cago commission dealers are disposing
of to their customers and reshipped
from this station.
"A powerful four wheel drive truck
owned by Dane county has been en-
ployed running out of town this week
carrying materials for repairing the
county highways leading into Albion.
Hundreds of similar trucks have been
sold the government by the Jeffrey Co.
for use by the army on the Mexican
border.
For the second time within two
months the drug store of w. R. Thorpe
at Milton Junction has been robbed in
similar manner. Monday night thieves
broke through the back window. When
the store was opened Tuesday morning
the robbery was discovered. AS far as
can be determined, fountain pens, cam
eras and cigarettes with total value
of about $50 were taken.
H. w. Krause of Fulton sold his
entire herd of Holstein cattle to JEFF
ferson county purchaser recently. He
was. asked to put price on few Sc
lections and replied that he did not care
to sell the best types but would sell the
entire herd of Fl head, mainly grades,
for 500 each, and the buyer quickly
took him up. He has since got togethe-
the nucleus of another herd at consid
cradle less money.
Mrs. E. M. Hubbell, suffering from
an acute attack of appendicitis, was
hastily taken to Mercy hospital, James
vile, Monday morning for an opera
ton, which disclosed more seri-
Gus condition than was expected. A
tumor surrounding the appendix was
drained and her condition since has
been satisfactory, and unless other
complications ensue she is in fair way
to recovery.
"A real live movie actor was seen at
the Lyric theater Wednesday night
when Mr.. Darwin Karr was present in
connection with film in which he was
shown in one of the leads. Between
scenes Mr.. Karr gave clever little
talk on the making of motion pictures
under trying conditions, and later was
to a portion of the audience.
The theater was packed on the occa-
sion.
-Helmer and Max Voigt, two of our
and popular young men
who have until recently been employed
by the Anderson. & Farman Co., have
decided to engage in business for them
selves. They have been in Chicago
this week selecting new stock of
clothing and furnishing goods and will
open a store in the Mccarthy building, |
now occupied by the Dallman Drug Co.,
about October Is. The public will hear |
more about the new firm later.
The laying of concrete on the Gem !
etery road is over half'done and anoth-
err week of good weather will see the
of this job of paving. A |
second mixer was put into service this |