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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
City Improvement Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a con-
tract has been let for paving with re-
inforced concrete the following streets:
Main street from Fulton street to
Saunders creek; Rollin street from
Main street to Albion street; Rollin
street from Mechanic street to Head
street; Canal street from Main street
to Henry street; Fulton street from
Burdick street to G. M. & ST. P. Ry.
tracks; South Main street from the
end of concrete pavement laid in 1916
to the end of the full width concrete
pavement laid in 1915, this pavement
to consist of two strips of eight feet
width, one on each side of the concrete
pavement now in place, all in the City
of Edgerton, Wis, and the expense of
said improvements chargeable to the
real estate has been determined as to
each parcel of said real estate, and a
statement of the same is on file with
the city clerk. 1t is proposed to issue
certificates chargeable only to the real
estate to pay the special assessments
except in cases where the owners of
the property file with the city clerk,
within thirty days after the date here
of, a written notice that they elect to
pay the special assessments on their
property, describing the same, in five
year bonds, bearing per cent interest.
Section 925-191 R. S. 1915.
Dated Edgerton, Wis, May 4, 1917.
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Stouphton

Miss Ruth McManus, who for some
years has been employed at the Slough
ton Wagon Co.'s office, has resigned,
and on May 1st takes a position as
stenographer with the Julius Andrae &
Sons Co. in Milwaukee.
Herman Arneson, the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Arnesop, resid-
ing northeast of town, was thrown
from his buggy and quite badly in
jured when a Ford runabout driven by
Jens Slinde slightly collided with his rig
on North Main street.
The new Central grade school will be
dedicated next Friday, May 18th. The
dedication was postponed on account of
bad weather. The school children will
give some recitations, F. J. Yea, presi-
dent of the school board, will give an
address of welcome, and Prof. Thomas
Lloyd Jones of the university will be
here to deliver an interesting address.
John Horn, we'll known in this COM
munity, had his left leg broken just
above the ankle at Mcfarland when he
was run over by runaway horse be-
longing to Elmer Elvehjem, but which
was driven by Chris Nitsluff. Horn, it
is said, was intoxicated, and is thought
to have been lying in the street when
the runaway horse came along. He was
taken by auto to the general hospital
In Madison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
PREVENTING RUST AND SHUTS.
fNationaI Crop improvement servIce.]

National Crop improvement servIce.l
Barley is comparatively free from
diseases and insect enemies. IL ls'
however, affected with rust and smut
but not to the extent that oats are
usually affected. Little has been done
regarding the prevention OF rust
but considerable has been done III
the eradication of smuts. Ordinary
smut can be handled with the lor-
maldehyde treatment the same as
oats, but the loose smut is hard 10
eradicate unless the modified not Wa
ter treatment is used This is DELI
cate proposition and should be done
carefully. Place the barley In gunny
sacks and submerge in cold water
from seven to twelve hours. Remove
and drain for one hour, then SUP.
merge for five minutes in a Darrel ol
hot water, held at constant temper
ature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit Inc
water ought to be thoroughly warmed
before putting in the barley because
it will cool off the water. BOILING Wa
ter should be kept near at manu-
which can be added at intervals whlcn
will keep the temperature nearly
constant, but should never be allowed
to come into direct contact with the
grain as it's vitality will be injured or
destroyed. Be careful that your Their
mometer is correct. You ought to get
yours tested at the creamery or the
cheese factory
After this treatment the grain
should be spread upon the barn floor
to cool before sowing. 1t should be
sown the same day or not later than
the day after treatment, for il you
don't look out it will swell and start
to sprout and it will be hard to get
it through the seeder.
In the treatment for smut, formal
dehyde is the most desirable as it is
easiest to handle. Smut is not so very
bad in barley this year, which is for
tunate because if you wish to make
a profit on a crop you can put it in al
ter all other crops are planted, except
corn and potatoes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Edgerton, until IL o'clock noon, May
81, 1917, for furnishing all material and
performing ali labor necessary or re-
quired in laying 6-inch sanitary sewer
on West Fulton street about 1910 feet.
The work to be done in compliance
with plans and specifications drawn by
city engineer, now on file in the office
of the city clerk of said city, and it is
understood that said plans are to be a
part of contract for such work.
All bids must state the price at SO
much per foot for sewer construction,
so much apiece for manholes and lamp
holes, so much each for Y branches.
Each contract must be accompanied
by bond in the penal sum amounting
to the contract price, executed by the
bidder and by sureties, each of whom
shall Justify as to their responsibility.
The above work must be completed
on or before the LIST day of August,
1917.
Bids will be opened at o'clock in the
evening of May Fl at council chambers.
TIE right to reject any and all pro-
posals is hereby reserved.
By authority of an order from the
Common Council of said City of Edger-
ton, dated April 16, 1917.
Edgerton, Wis, May A, 1917.
III. B. Knapp, j. M. Conway,
24t2 City Clerk. Mayor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
CORRESPONDENCE
OeerfeId

Mrs. Edna Leland was taken to the
Mendoza hospital for treatment follow
ing an examination by Drs. Guam and
Amundson.
Ernest Severson and Clarence john
son will finish up tobacco bed steaming
this week. For the past three weeks
they have been working day and night
in order to accommodate as many farm
ers as possible.
The remains of William Wiese were
brought to Stoughton Thursday of last
week from Nora Springs, Iowa. The
funeral was held from the West Kosh-
konong church Sunday afternoon, SER
vices conducted by Rev. M. Borge, sup
erintendent of the Lutheran homes for
dependents. Interment took place at
Cambridge. William Wiese was son
of Rev. and Mrs. FIR. M. Wiese of
Pleasant Springs and was an electrical
engineer by occupation. He served as
a soldier in the Spanish-American war.
He leaves a wife and three children in
Iowa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Fort Atkinson.

L. 3. Caswell Jr., who has not been
in the best of health for several months,
departed Monday night for Rochester,
Mimi, where he will undergo thor
ough examination at Mayo Brothers
hospital Mr.. Caswell's many friends
and fellow citizens hope to hear of his
early recovery.
The marriage of Mr.. Theodore G.
Raymond and Miss Hilda Hansen oc-
Cured Thursday evening, April 18th, at
z O'Clock. The nuptial knot was tied
by Rev. M. F. Zute, Mr.. Herbert Allen
acting as best man and Miss Florence
Taylor officiating as bridesmaid. Mrs.
Raymond is the youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. August F. Hansen. She
has grown to womanhood in our midst
and has many friends who will wish her
much of life's happiness. Mrs. Ray
mond conducts millinery business on
North Main street. The groom for
merly resided in Edgerton but for some
James Mfg. Co., where he is popular
with his fellow employees. Mr.. Ray
mond is member of Company B, LIST
Wis. Inf, and expects to leave for the
front in the near future.
Last Wednesday night about nine
O'Clock during the severe rain and cleo
trio storm, lightning struck one of the
powerful transmission lines running in
to the local electric light plant. The
binding flashes which ensued quickly
set fire to the ceiling in the power
room and put the lines out of commits
sion. The alarm was at once sounded
but as the city was in total darkness,
some delay was occasioned until the
blaze was located. Luckily it was soon
under control. For a time it was a
hazardous job, but phone message to
Johnson Creek disconnected the voltage
from the local plant and the work of
repairing the damage was soon after
begun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
HORSE LABOR ON FARMS.
National Crop Improvement service.1


On the grain farm the heaviest
work for the horses comes in April,
May and in August, September and
October The rest of the time there
is practically nothing for the horses
to do. But enough horses have to be
kept during the year to take care of
the work during these busy months
When averaged up the horse on the
grain farm only works three hours a
day These figures were secured in an
investigation by the Minnesota Exper-
iment Station, under the direction of
Thomas Cooper, now director of the
North Dakota Experiment Station. In
this same investigation it was found
that when the crops are diversified,
the horse labor is better distributed.
There is less work for the horses in
the seasons that are the busiest on
the all-grain farm, and there is work
or the horses when there is no work
for the horses on the all-grain farm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Hunting Happiness.

In the American Magazine q writer
says:
Men have been living on this world
for many centuries. They have traded
in their lives for many different things
fame, money, power. But the con-
sensus Of opinion through the ages is
that the thing most to be desired Is
happiness. No man can be really hap
py unless his conscience is clear. There
fore it pays to be honest and to treat
the other fellow as one would like to
be treated. No one can be happy who
sacrifices his health. Therefore fame
and too much money, either Of which
usually demand health in exchange,
are not to be desired. No man can
have the highest happiness unless he
can feel that he is doing little good
= by living, that he is going to leave the
world bit better after he has gone.
Therefore it pays to bring children into
the world and care for them. 1t pays
to be a good neighbor and good en-
ployer and good friend"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
The ORIGINAL Macaroni.

Macaroni, which is now being strong
ly recommended as cheap and sus-
tanning food, is not at all what its
name implies, for maccheroni, as Ital-
ians spell it, means a mixture, and at
first was e,~-the ingredients being
butter, cheese and flour. But today
macaroni is the name for the ia
miliar tubes which are compounded Of
hard Italian wheat and water alone.
1t was therefore from the original
meaning of the word that macaroni
poetry. in which Latin is blended with
a vernacular, derived its name.--Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Self Training Is Best, Says Armour.


In the American Magazine is an arti-
Gle by J. o. Armour entitled Armour
Men Who Got Ahead-and Why" in
which Mr.. Armour gives his opinion Of
the qualifications that make for bust
ness success.
zone Of the truest axioms I know"
he says, "is the business saying that
the best trained man is the self train
ed man. 1t is my belief that no man
developed by a formula in business
organization can ever reach the power
of one who is put OF his own response
bility, knowing that his advancement
depends on his own brains, foresight
and application.
"By this do not mean that a bust
ness leader should let his men go along
b1indly. He must always give some
thing Of himself. He must teach them
the overland and crawl strokes where
they knew only the breast stroke be-
fore. But in any Office organization
the man who has never had to stand
square1y on his own feet is never in
position to march ahead"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
Somebody Must Take the Initiative
Are You Willing to Serve?
National Crop Improvement servIce.]

National Crop Improvement Servce.]
Many agricultural plans are like a
sky rocket. They make fuss going
up and blow up few stars and
descend like the stick. The reason of
this is because few men can make a
continued effort. They will get up a
little scheme but at the first discour-
agement, their energy wanes and
there is nothing to show for their &C
tivity
Yet it cannot be said that this sort
of energy is wasted. Like the over
tapping waves of tide, public opin-
ion is being formed. Things which
were ignored when crop improvement
began it's propaganda, are now adopt
ed as a matter of course.
Local leadership is the weakest
spot in this work Somebody must
take the initiative but it is not neces-
sary that one man should undertake
the whole thing. In every community
there are bankers, commercial clubs.
farmers clubs, oranges, Institutes, mill
ers. grain dealers and public lead
ers of various kinds who can unite
their efforts on a few specific things
and after successfully tackling one
problem be strengthened to tackle
Others
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
HOw,S This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
oous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
MORE BEANS.
National. Crop Improvement Serv,ce.]

National Crop Improvement Serv,ce.]
farmer in Hubbard Co., MINI
planted twenty acres of beans from
which he received 377 bushels, selling
them in the field for $1,1S5. This is
not the highest record.
The Michigan men and the Colorado
men and, in fact, all states are turning
to beans with a great deal of success
There are three main principles to
be observed in the control of weeds
They are: first, preventing the weeds
from going to seed on the farm; sec
ond, preventing the weed seeds being
brought to the farm, and third, in the
case of perennials, starving out the I'M
foreground parts by preventing them
from making top growth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Waterworks Committee at the Of
flee of the City Clerk, City of Edger-
ton, until IL o'clock noon, Monday,
May 81, 1917, for furnishing all mater
ial and performing all labor necessary
and required to lay about 600 feet of g.
inch cast iron water pipe on West Full
tor street from end of present water
main west, to furnish and connect one
6x6x4 T, one 6-inch plug, one 4-inch
plug, one Eddy fire hydrant, all the
jute and lead.
All pipe to be laid the regulation
depth as specified in Waterworks rules
and regulations, and all the material
furnished and labor performed in COM
pliance with plans and specifications
drawn by City Engineer Reichardt, now
on file in the office of the City Clerk;
and it is understood that such plans
and specifications are to be part of
the contract for laying said main.
All bids must state the price at so
much per foot, so much per T, so much
per plug, so much per hydrant.
The above work must be completed
on or before the LIST day of August,
1917.
Contractor will be required to furn-
ish bond satisfactory to Waterworks
Committee.
Bids will be opened at council cham
bers at s o'clock in the evening on the
21st day of May, 1917.
The right to reject any and all pro-
posals is hereby reserved.
BY authority of an order of the Com
mon Council of the City of Edgerton,
passed April 16, 1917.
]. M. Conway, Mayor,
II. B. Knapp, City Clerk.
Dated Edgerton, Wis, May 4, 1917.
24t2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
AMOUNT OF SEED CORN,

INatonaF CrCp Improvement SeTVIce.I
From twelve to fifteen ears of seed
corn are required to plant an acre All
corn should be terminated right now
in order to test its vitality and you
should throw out every weak ear you
can find. 1t will not pay you to plant
poor corn this year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
Swift's Tobacco Fertilizer.

The last five years on the farm
used Swift's Tobacco Fertilizer and
was so pleased with the results that |
have secured the agency for Edgerton
and Stoughton territory.
FRANK PEARSON.
At L. N. Pomeroy paint store. Phone
PSI. 2Otf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
VALUE OF STRAW.
National Crop Improvement Service

National Crop Improvement Ssrvce.l
Don't burn that straw stack. You
might just as well burn up dollar bills.
In addition to returning actual fer
tilizing elements to the SOIL it adds a
large quantity of immensely valuable
humus, if carefully spread over the
fields.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04

Two new office rooms to rent, SIS
per month including steam heat. Prin-
gle Bros. new building. Off
Car of Armour's fertilizer just re
ceived. Try it on your tobacco land
increases weight, yield and quality. -
w. T. p. & Co.. 23t2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04

"A launch for sale or trade. Ask
c. E. Shannon.
Let us clean and press your clothes.
We also do all kinds of altering and
repairing. We make a speciality of
cleaning and pressing ladies' clothes,
hats, gloves, etc. -Roeber & Robinson,
above First National Bank. TIFF
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04
For Sale.

Some of the very best farms in this
neighborhood at very reasonable prices;
also city property.
E. M. LADD, Agent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
Japanese Dinners.

In the matter of eating II is agreed
that the Japanese cuisine is not Of the
richest in nutrtiye quality. Ii Is not
inexpensive; Japanese dinners are elab-
crate in preparation, artistic In pre-
sentation, but for satisfying the inner
man are far Inferior to European or
even Chinese cooking. The chief char
acteristic of a purely Japanese dinner
is to please the eye, not the palate or
stomach 1t is national joke that one
must eat a meal before going to or
after returning from a japanese din
ner.
Oh, how much labor and expense are
lavished on a gochiso ENTERTAINMENT
TO make it nice to look at! This is all
sheer waste and luxury and is to be
condemned. Providence has kindly put
in the power of every japanese to live
in the most economical manner, so the
japanese dinner is blasphemous
abuse Of providential benehcence. 1t is
an anachronistic relic of feudalism,
reminiscent of the morbid tastes of
idle, luxurious overlords! A monstrous
fact is that these customs are not GO
ing ont of fashion, Saito Man in Japan
Advertiser
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
Vegetables to Plant
In Farm and Garden

Plant potatoes. It's a great crop for
wartimes. Plant on clover sods. Plant
early. Plant carefully. Be ready for
the bugs.
Late cabbage is u great crop when
food is scarce. IL IS easily possible 10
grow fifteen to twenty-five tons TO the
acre. The domestic sorts, such as En-
klingen Glory and Succession, are good
kraut varieties. Danish Ballhead is the
best keeper. Sow late cabbage when
the apple trees are in full bloom. This
Is tritle early in some sections of
the north. but 1t Is better to sow too
early than too late.
Field beans are usually planted in
rows about twenty-elght inches apart
A bean dropped by hand every two
inches will give a good stand and "A
good crop under favorable conditions
Beans thrive best in fertile. open. por-
Gus soils. There must be good drain
age and no lack of plant food if u
heavy yield is expected.
Grow more beets They are easy TO
grow and may he buried or left in
storage all winter. Winter beets have
commanded good prices for several
years. The consumption of them IL
increasing.
No time should be lost in getting in
the lettuce. rHdishes, peas. early car
rots. onions, early cabbage and early
potatoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
ir,and of st. Thomas,

Commercially. the most important
feature OF our recently acquired Dan
ish West Indies is the fine harbor at
Charlotte Amalie. on the island of St
Thomas, according to commercial
survey of the islands by agents of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce of the department OF commerce,
This survey emphasizes the conven-
fence Of the harbor as a distributing
center for all of the Lesser Antilles.
1t lies on the direct line of eommuni-
cation between Europe and the Pan
ANA canal. as well as in direct line for
vessels plying between the Atlantic
ports of the two Americas or between
the Atlantic and Pacific ports of these
continents. 1t is l, 400 miles from New
York. 1,020 miles from the Atlantic en-
trance of the Panama canal and 1870
miles from La Guaira, the chief port of
Venezuela. Its location commands the
Virgin passage to the Caribbean sea,
the easternmost gateway 10 that body
of water
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04

Too much rest Itself becomes a pain.
Homer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
The Discovery of Iron.

The Bible speaks of Tubal Cain as
the discoverer of iron and the father
OF smiths The Egyptians imputed to
Hephaestus the same honor. while
Pliny mentions it having been discov-
cred by Dactyles on Mount Ida after
the forests on the mountain side had
been destroyed by lightning, this about
1882 Il. C. jeremiah and Ezekiel both
mention iron in their Scriptural writ
incs, the latter especially mentioning
two qualities of the metal, calling one
"bright IRON which was probably
steel. Moses mentions an iron furnace,
and Job speaks of iron as being taken
out of the earth.