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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
SUMNER

Tobacco planting is the order of the
day in this locality.
Mrs. VIM. Goldthorp is visiting her
daughter in Chicago.
Benz. Messmer of Fort Atkinson Wis
tied Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Punzel Sr. spent
Sunday with relatives in Jefferson.
John Robbins and family were Sun
day guests at the Will Bunting home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bickle and family
and Mrs. George Green and son visited
Sunday with Grandma Bickle.
Last weeks news stated that Mr..
and Mrs. Will Bunting and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bunting motored to the
capital city, and should have read: Mr..
and Mrs. Will Bunting and Mr.. George
Bunting motored to the capital city
Sunday to see Mrs. George Bunting
who is in the hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brandt Sr. and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brandt Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Dippie and three
children of Lake Mills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hildegarde and daughter of La Crosse,
and Mrs. Richard Brandt of Fort At
kinson were Tuesday visitors with b.
J. Messmer and family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
EAST PORTER

The farmers are all very busy set
ting tobacco this week.
Royce and Dorothy Livick called at
VIM. Wright's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Zacharias at
tended church in Edgerton last Sunday.
Mrs. J. Shaw, Eleanor and Clifford
spent last Sunday at the Wright home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Boothroyd of
GAINESVILLE are visiting at the parental
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Strouse and
relatives motored to Camp Grant Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Learn from near
GAINESVILLE visited at Frank Herrick's
last sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Sommerwald
spent last Sunday in Fort Atkinson
with Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Seivert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Strouse and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ehlenfeldt of Edgerton
spent last Sunday at Marshall, Wis.
Mrs. VIM. Wachlin Jr., Mrs. Gran
zow, Miss Dallman, Mrs. Bublitz and
son Louie were in GAINESVILLE last Wed
nesday.
| Many from N. E. Porter attended
the graduating exercises at Edgerton
and pronounce them exceptionally good
this year.
Mrs. Mary Horn has returned to her
home in GAINESVILLE after spending a
week with her cousins, Misses Alice
and Emma Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Whey and fam
lily and father, Mr.. Whey, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Fessenden of Edgerton
spent last Sunday at Harry Booth
royd's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
PORTER

Miss Vera Boss spent few days at
the Flarity home in Edgerton the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ford of GAINESVILLE
were entertained at the I. Ford home
Sunday.
Frank Boss and E. M. Nalan were
business visitors in Stoughton on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Frank Boss spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mrs. G. w. Nichols in
Edgerton.
Miss Lillian Nalan of Stoughton
spent Sunday at the home of her broth
er, E. Nalan.
Mr.. D. Casey's family motored to
Camp Grant Sunday and spent the day
with Edward Casey.
Mr.. George Bresee and Steph. Dooley
of GAINESVILLE were callers at the Eagle
creamery Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Daily are rejoicing
over the arrival of baby daughter,
born Wednesday, June 9Th.
R. L. Earle spent last Wednesday in
GAINESVILLE.
J. w. Bates was a Madison visitor
the last of the week.
Louie Fessenden was caller in this
vicinity Sunday evening.
Mr.. Neil Johnson is having a new
barn erected on his farm.
L. A. Anderson of Edgerton spent
Tuesday evening in Porter.
DR.. Cleary of Edgerton was caller
in this vicinity Wednesday.
Byron Fessenden of Edgerton is as
sisting E. NJ. Nalan set tobacco.
Miss Holdena Becker spent Sunday
with her parents near Indian Ford.
Frank Fessenden eff Fulton is spend
ing few weeks at the Bates home.
Mr.. Harry Moran went to Portage
Saturday to take part in the gradua-
ton exercises at the high school this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoague Jr.,
daughter Melva, and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
c.. Hoague were entertained at the
home of Mrs. B. Mosher in GAINESVILLE
Sunday.
The Help-a-Bit Club met with Mrs.
Ida Bates Thursday afternoon. De-
licious refreshments were served and
everyone enjoyed pleasant time. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. c. c.
Hogue Jr. on Thursday, June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Cox entertain
ed the following on Sunday: Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Durham OF
Troy Center, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard OF
Heart Prairie, Mr.. and Mrs. Garbutt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cook of Little Prai-
RE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
Play Ground Rules

1. The Play Ground is for boys
and girls of fourteen years of age
and under.
2. The morning session will be
from $3.50 to 11:30, afternoon ses-
sion 1870 to $50.
3. Parents are urged to impress
upon their children who attend the
play ground that all apparatus is
strictly in charge of the director,
and that all disputes must be refer
red to him.
{. In the conduct of the Play
Ground it is hoped that ideas OF real
craftsmanship may be taught, and
that a lady like and gentlemanly
attitude will always prevail.
G. If occasion arrives where for
the good of the work, certain child
rem will have to be asked because of
their attitude to remain away from
the play ground, parents will be
notified and will be expeced to CO.
operate for the good Of the move
ment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
Play Grounds

Monday June 18th, opens our Play
Ground to the youngsters of the city,
and it is hoped all that come, en-
ter into the spirit of he ploy ground
and observe all rules and regula-
tons as to home and play. Parents
are invited to the play grounds to
see the children at play. The age
limit is fourteen years, but if at
any time older people wish the use
of the play ground after the hours
of play, arrangements can be made
with Mr.. Lamcreaux. Mr.. Lamor-
aux is supervisor of play ground
activities, and must be consulted in
order to engage the grounds.
Give Them a Place to Play
By Denis A. Mccarthy
Plenty of room for dives and dens,
(Glitter and glare and sinD
Plenty of room for prison pens,
Gather the criminals in!)
Plenty of room for jails and courts,
(Willing enough to pay)
But never a place for the lads to
race,
No, never place to play!
Plenty of room for the running sores
(Mammon must have the bestO
Plenty of room for the running sores
That rot in the city's breast!
Plenty of room for the lures that
lead
The hearts of our youth astray,
But never a cent on a play ground
spent
No, never a place to play"
Plenty of room for schools and balls
Plenty of room for art.
Plenty of room for teas and balls,
Platform, stage and mart.
Proud is the city-she finds a place
For many fad today,
But she's more than blind if she
fails to find
A place for the boys to play
Give them a chance for innocent
sport,
Give them a chance for fun
Better a play ground plot than
court
And a jail when the harm is done!
Give them a chance-if you stint
them now, :.
Tomorrow you'll have to pay
A larger bill for a darker i'll,
So give them a chance to play!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
FULTON

Mrs. Curtis Jessup is confined to her
home with illness.
Fl. C. and r. S. Pease were Madison
visitors on Sunday.
S. H. Bentley was in GAINESVILLE on
business last Friday.
Baxter Sayre and Tom Hartzell are
at Ft. Sheridan taking training for a
month.
Mr.. A. Miller of Crookston, Mimi,
visited relatives here few days last
week.
E. J. Wallin and the Misses Edith
and Lou Raymond were GAINESVILLE WIS.,
itors Monday afternoon.
Miss Stella Attlessey's school closed
last week with picnic on the lawn OF
Robt. Ford, town of Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoad and Junior have
moved up from Beloit for the summer,
occupying the Electric Co. s house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Green received
letter from Harold, Somewhere IN
France, stating he was we'll and happy.
Jas. Mullenback of Chicago spent
last Saturday in the village repairing
his home preparatory to moving his
family here for the summer.
|. Miss Lorraine Pergande returned to
her home at Wilton, Wis, last Friday
after several weeks visit with her SIS
ter, Mrs. R. S. Pease. Mrs. Pease ac-
companied her as far as Madison, re-
turning on Sunday.
A letter from Bob Bentley in France,
written on Mothers day, May IL, was
received by his mother last week. All
the bows were writing to their moth
ers. Bob states that especial mail
service was given to these letters.
The electrical storm Sunday caused
some damage to the residence Of Orrle
Fessenden Lightning struck tree
near the house, followed wire clothes
line into the building, tearing plaster
from the wall, breaking dishes and
wrecking the electric light bulbs and
sockets.
School closed last Friday with pic
mic On the school lawn. Dinner was
served to about 100 people. After a
short program, Ella Murwin and Lydia
Oberdeck were presented with dlplo-
mas. Misses Christensen and Sweeney
were presented with a brooch as a tok-
en- of the high esteem in which they
are held by the community. 1t is very
much regretted that neither teacher
will return the coming year.
Fulton Congregational Church.
| Bible school at 10 O'Clock. Glasses
| for all ages. At this hour the pastor
/ uo,1ld like tn meet with the ladies OF
the congregation to consider ways ane
means how to meet the deepening
needs of the present crisis. Preaching
and worship at HOO. Pastors theme
1.-The Almighty Dollar" There Is {
I, warm welcome for all. = Frank L
! Rhoad, Pastor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
A S1O6. 900 Calf.

The highest price ever paid Tor
four-footed animal was paid at Mil
waukee for six-months-old Holstein-
Friesian calf, Champion Sylvia Johanna.
May Echo Sylvio, the calf's mother,
holds the worlds record for producing
butter and milk and she sold for $685.
200 last year. Until this sale that had
stood as the highest price ever paid for
bovine.
The Carnation Stock Farms Company
of Ocunomowoc, Wis, and Seattle,
Wash, now owns the highest priced
bovine in the world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
40
NOTICE

You are hereby notified that pur-
suant to Subsection l Of Section
1880 of the Wisconsin statutes
"every person and corporation shall
destroy, or cut upon all lands which
he or it shall own, occupy or con-
troll, all weeds known as Canada
thistle (circium arvense burdock,)
(lappa officinalis,) white or ox-eye
daisy .Qeucanthemum vulagre,)
snapdragon or toadfax, Qinaria vul-
garis,) cockleburr, zanthium stru-
marium,) sow thistle, (souchlus ar
vensis,) sour dock and yellow dock
(rumex crispus,l mustard (sinapis
arvensis,) wild parsnip (thapsimu
barbinode,) Russian thistle (salsola
kali,) wild barley (hordeum juba-
tum,) AID quitch grass, known also
as quack grass (agropyron repens)
and at such time and in such man
ner as shall effectually prevent
them from bearing seed; and in
like manner shall destroy any of
the above mentioned weeds standing
or growing upon any lands owned,
occupied or controlled by him or it
out to the center of the highway,
lane or alley thereon" Mayor Leary
appointed Albert Ruosch as Com
missioner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgerton for the week ending
June 18th, 1918:
Mr.. George Ellsworth
Mr.. Ernest E. Hops
Mr. Henry Luepke
Miss M. E. Miller
Mr.. W. S. Wallen
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. /"
G. A. HoEN, p. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14

For SALE-Plenty of the best farms
at and near Beloit at the right prices.
Northern farms to exchange for city
property.-Baum Real Estate Co., Be-
lott, Wis. Office over Woolworth store.
3Ot4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14

Two automobile chains were picked
up on the road between Albion and
Utica. Owner can have same by call
ing on C. I. Babcock, Albion, and pay
ing for this notice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
Dental Offices Closed.

Dental Offices will be closed Saturday
afternoons during June, July, August
and SeDtember
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Full List of Aldermen Compos-
ing the Governing Body of
the City of Chicago.

Following are the names Of the al.
dermen composing the City Council:
Ward.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
Land Sharks and Others So Bold In
Their Juggling Of Books and De.
seriptions That Uncle Sam
May Get Them.

There are more suits fled in the
courts of Van Buren, County, Michi.
gan. to remove clouds from land titles
than there are filed for that purpose
in any other county in the United
States. including those containing the
largest cities in the country.
There have been more professional
land thieves at work in Van Buren,
County than in any other county In
the United States, and they are still
at work.
Men connected with certain lines
of business and using officials elected
in some townships as their tools are
engaged all of the time in clouding
the titles of honest and bona fide land
owners.
This fact has done more to keep the
county back than any other thing.
The bad name given to this part of
the State of Michigan by the land
crooks is becoming a by.word through.
out the nation.
Many of these crooks claim land
on the strength of tax titles-ob.
tuiHeu uiteT tue TlHutiui oWueIs Hdu
paid the taXes--thrOugh juggling OF
descriptions and tax books.
Efforts are to be made to reach
some of them through Federal action
as the peculiar Eold they have on local
authorities precludes hope of reform
In that direction.
Victims of these bands of crooks
are advised that II they live outside
Of Michigan they can bring suit
against officials, hackers, brokers OF
others who damage them or their In,
terests in the U. s. courts,
The citizens of Van Buren County
should wake up to the situation and
retire these grafters to the peniten-
tiary or to some other place where
their public records cannot injure the
community.
Van Buren, County Is naturally rich
In soil, delightful In climate and geo.
graphically ideal for success In every
line.
Its prospects have been blighted.
The testimony of all outside people
who have invested there Is that they
have been skinned and bothered by
the land shark syndicate.
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
GEDDES SILENCES A CRITIC

Sir Auckland Gcddes. minister of
national service In the British cabinet.
has come In for considerable criticism
lately because ne. II young man, has
been so busy calling older men into
service. Arthur Bcecroft. who found
himself liable to he called up, com.
planned bitterly and wrote II letter to
Sir Auckland asking why "men of for.
ty.five are being forced to leave all
they have to become soldiers ut Is. Cd.
(37 cents) n day. while you. II younger
man, remain In your London office, TAX
ing f1O (S50) II day of the country's
money" This letter drew II reply writ.
ten by Sir Aucklnnd's private secre-
tary. The reply said:
"Sir Auckland Geddcs desires me
to assure you that he does not get the
sum of fl0 per diem, or anything ap-
preaching II. He thinks you may like
TO know that he, too, has served as Il
private at the rate of Is. II day: that
he joined the army In the early days
OF the war, has been In France, and Is
unfit for further active service as the
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
SEES A GERMAN WAR.
Professor Albion w. Small Says
This Country Must Fight
the Kaiser.
READS SIGNS IN EUROPE.
Trade Expansion, He Declares, viii
Inevitably Bring a Clash
Of Arms.

in plain English. the attitude of
the Germans toward us, the United
States. is: We like you awfully, but
we've got to fight you all the same.
This doesn't mean trade hampering,
with tariff regulations. It means
sooner or later shooting to kill"
Professor Albion w. Small. on ar.
riving at the University OF Chicago
yesterday after summers tour
through Europe, uttered these words,
carefully, emphatically, and with a
realization that they would startle
his countrymen. He thinks that
America should be aroused to this
situation. DR.. Small gives as the rea.
son for this German intention of pro.
voking war with the United States
Germany's desire for trade expansion
in South America and the East. And
he urges the peace societies to advo.
cate a larger navy for the United
States than that Of Germany.
Knows German Thought.
DR.. Small knows German thought
and feeling from intimate study. As
head of the department Of sociology
at the University of Chicago, he has
for several years studied the move,
ments in the German Empire. He
was formerly a student at the Univer,
stiles OF Berlin and Leipsig. Mrs
Small is native Of Germany, whom
DR.. Small met in his student days,
On his recent mission DR.. Small
had abundant opportunity to talk
with German business men, scholars
and government officials. In an In
terview on his tour and his impres
sions he said
"One OF the most definite impres
sions made on me was in connection
with Germany. | have no hesitation
in expressing a judgment, which II is
good form in leading circles, both
here and in Germany, to call ridicu
lous This Judgment is that polit
ical wisdom, so far as our relations
with Germany are concerned, may be
summed up in the one proposition:
The Germans are making eXtraor
dinary efforts to please the Amer
leans, and if we want those efforts tC
NbA niue We maven a minute W NdSl'
till We have a navy a little stronger
than theirs
Analyses German Aims.
Il could hardly admire Germany
more than 7 do If ! was a native o.
Europe It Is far and away the most
progressive nation in Europe. What
we have TO fear from the Germans Il
that they viii beat US at our owl
game No nation in the world 1:
working as systematically as Ger
many for promotion Of general vel
fare Of home and expansion of inhu
enCe abroad.
THE Germans are chips from the
same block that produced US, They
believe II is their first business tC
look out for No. /. And among the
political doctrines struggling for dom
nance among them one Of the mos
specific and positive is that German
selfpreservation demands calling q
halt on American progress,
"Of course I was told over and oyel
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
lin 1EIEZl [LlENZ[LZLHG1[HI11
HEADS UNITED EXPRESS LINES

Thirty-two years ago u frcckled
raced youngster hanging around the
uepot at Ripon, Wis, asked the station
agent for the privilege of driving the
delivery wagon.
lie looked like an ambitious kid
ana the agent told him he might If he
would be careful and not let the horse
run away. However, the agent OBJ
served that the boy did his work so
wei that the second week he paid him
30 cents.
The boys name was George G.
Taylor. Today Mr.. Taylor is president
OF the American Railway Express com
pany, which has assumed control of all
express lines H. the United States,
with headquarters IN New York.
MIR. Taylor rclinquiShcS the presi.
dehcy of the American Express com
pany, whose heaG he has been for sev.
eral years. From delivery boy he nd.
Nanced To station agent. To division
superintendent. to district chief, to
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
NURSE FROM THE CAUCASUS

After two years service with II
hospital unit attached to the army ol
the Caucasus under Grand Duke Nick
OLAF Nlckolaivitch, Lady Anne Azgnpe-
tlan has returned to America borh
in Russian Poland, she lived In Indiana
for eight years.
At the outbreak of the war Hne'
with her husband, General Azgapelian'
who was once aide de camp To MoZai-
fer-ed-Dn Shah, grandfather OF the
present boy emperor of Persia, en-
listed in the Imperial Red Cross socl'
ETY. and was assigned to duty among
the Russian wounded In central Fer
sia.
She has done wonderful work Of
mercy in that desOlnte region among
Cossacks and Moujiks, One wounded
Armenian brought in, suffering IRON
Il gangrened leg, said In very gooo
English, SISTER, please give me I
drink" lie proved to be an Armenian
OF the name of Marootinn. For hvt
years he had lived in ST. Louis whel
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20

again by prominent Germans that
such sentiment cuts no figure what.
ever. But any one with eyes and
ears open runs against proof of the
contrary at almost every step. There
is a tremendous undercurrent of be.
lief in Germany that American pros
perity means the ruin of Europe. 1t
was betrayed to me In casual con-
versations with many different types
of people. from one end of the coun.
try to the other. The Austrians are
even more outspoken about 1t than
the Germans"
Thinks War Inevitable.
Reputable newspapers are contin-
ually ringing the changes on the
theme. and serious books assert L as
selfevident truth. The spokesmen of
both nations of course scout the idea,
but | have no more doubt that Ger.
many is deliberately calculating on
the day and hour of her ability to
give us a thrashing than I have that
from the moment Bismarck became
the master mind of Prussia he was
getting ready for Sedan.
AT any moment Germany may be
pressing us to define our policy on
one or other of the various questions
about which we are not sure In our
own minds The test Is likely to
come in South America or the Phil
ippines. Germany needs an outlet for
manufactured products and a place to
invest capital where II will be secure.
Germany will ask this country what
II intends to do in South America to
maintain stable governments. and our
| navy will be called on to defend our
honor and the Monroe doctrine.
Likely the Germans will take some
position that we would take in their
| place under the circumstances. But
II we are not strong enough to do
right with honor by our own independ
ent choice, we shall feel compelled to
save our face by fighting before being
compelled to take orders from Ger
many.
Peace In Strong Navy.
Our own guarantee of friendly de-
velopment of relations with Germany
u navy tHdt HOt W
attack. II the peace societies want to
put In their work where II will do the
most good they will turn to agitating
for a navy strong enough to prevent
war. We can best make common
cause with Germany by maintaining a
navy which the German "jingoes" will
fear. Otherwise they may at any mo-
ment get the balance or power.
"lf the facts were understood there
could be no difference Of opinion
among Americans about the proper
program. Our Goddess of Liberty will
be due to wear a ounces cap forever
| after II Americans at the present mo-
ment mix the political signals"
DR.. Small is one of the two vice
presidents of the Congress Of Arts
and Sciences at the St Louis expo
sition. In company with Prof Simon
Newcomb of Washington, the presi
dent, and Prof, Hugo Muensterberg OF
| Harvard, the other vice president
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
CAN'T STAND GERMAN SOCIALISM

Allan l.. Benson. Socialist candi-
date for president In 1916, has resigned
from the Socialist party. His rcsigna-
iion he describes as n protest against
the forcign'born leadership that blind.
ly believes II non-Americun policy can
he made to appeal to many Ameri.
cans
In his letter addressed To the So
cialist local In Yonkcrs, To which he
has belonged for II years. Mr.. Benson
asserts his belief that nothing worse
could happen To the world than the
triumph of German imperialism, and
that therefore he cannot remain In II
party which places nll the belligerent,
on II parity, and recently in Wisconsin
advocated the withdrawal of the
American army from Europe.
But he asserts that the Socialist
party is not pro-Germnn and that the
rank and file, like the rank and HE
of all other American parties, Is es,
sentially American and therefore ar,
Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
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