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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

The Sayre bridge on the Catfish was
carried away by the spring freshet and
stranded on the banks half mile be-
low.
Mrs. Fannie Barber died at her home
in Fulton, aged rs years; Jas. Bevins
at Milton junction on the 9Th, aged Is
years.
James Howard, near Evansville, fell
from a tobacco shed while taking down
tobacco from the loft, striking upon
his head, sustaining fatal injuries. !.
The tobacco crop is being delivered
freely, large proportion of which has
been sold at moderate prices ranging
from to 10 cents.
The absconding treasurer of Spring
Valley has been traced to steamer
bound for Liverpool and his arrest Sc
cured on the arrival of the boat. Sheriff
Bear is on his way to bring back the
prisoner.
Friday, March II, 1893.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
A Good Word for Edgerton.

The Madison Journal reporter who
came down Saturday to report Len
roots speech here pays Edgerton fine
compliment on its loyalty as follows:
''Edgerton has over 100 volunteers in
the service. Every one of the eighteen
boys in the 1917 high school graduating
class is volunteer in the service.
Most OF the city's young men are now
in France and the folks at home are
doing their part to support them.
THE people of Rock county are vol
unfairly making an assessment of two
mills on the dollar of assessed valuation
of all real and personal property and
incomes for general war fund for
1918
"Edgerton's assessed valuation is
81. 200. 900, so her quota in the war fund
is $4,000, but the people of this patri-
otto little city have contributed over
$40, 900 to the fund to back their boys.
The campaign opened Monday and is
about closed. Not a single Stacker is
reported.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

Frank Mcintosh of Viroqua was re-
ceiving purchases in this market We'd
nesday.
The report is current that the We'll
fire proof storage in this market has
been purchased by the Greene Tobacco
Co. of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. Melvin Haas of Haas Bros, Gin
cinnati, was a visitor in the state for
short time this week in consultation
with their representative, w. B. Went
worth.
The story is told that the crop of one
grower near Portage was so badly froz-
en- that all he had to deliver was two
bundles and he owed the buyer so cents
as over payment on advance money.
Mr. Fred Greene, for several years
past state superintendent of the Lig-
gett & Myers Tobacco Co. at Water
town, has been promoted to manager
of the Toledo branch of the company.
He succeeds Mr.. VIM. M. Chalmers
who resigns to go into the jobbing bus
mess with his brother at Kansas City.
Donald McInnes of Stoughton has been
selected for Mr.. Greene's position at
Watertown.
We regret to learn that Aid. John
Dickerson is ahoat to remove his fam
lily TO Portage. He has been in the
employ of the General Cigar Co. for
several years and as the company is
operating tie Portage branch this sea-
son in packing, Mr.. Dickerson's work
will be largely at that place where the
office business will be transacted Mr..
Van Ness Green remains to take charge
of the business in this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Storm Damage Severe.

One of the most disastrous March
storms that ever visited this locality
prevailed all day Saturday, beginning
with rain, then changing to sleet and
hail, and winding up with a bowling
blizzard. The driving nor esster COW
cred everything with coating of ice
and the aerial wires soon became SO
heavily loaded that they were unable
to stand the strain and the Heavy wind
completed the work of razing telephone
and telegraph wires. The heavier cleo
trio wires were better able to stand uI
under the load but hundreds of tele-
phone wires went down in the storm.
When one pole gave way others We're
generally pulled down for some distance.
The Edgerton Telephone company was
so badly disabled that it had but one
rural line working after the storm,
while it's long distance connections were
entirely out of service. An inventory
of the damage shows that about 10C
pUiGS IkluSL VIC ICploCC0, USHiS oAA eAS
Albion line that few years ago suf-
fered the same disaster. 1t may be a
couple of weeks before all repairs are
completed and normal business restor-
ed. The Wisconsin Telephone Co. have
large repair force at work repairing
their toll lines through the storm Sec
ton which we're entirely put out OF
service. The A. T. & T. long distance
line running east of town was also dis
abled. 1t is reported that over LOG
poles went down between Milton and
Albion. A car load of emergency cable
came here by express Monday, which
is being laid on the ground between
the gaps SO that service between the
northwest and Chicago and eastward
can be restored and the line rebuilt
later in the season. While the storm
was general, the sleet damage is con-
fined to limited area of few counties
in this part of the state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Lenroot Opens His Senatorial Cam
paign.


An audience of more than $50 people
braved one of the most vicious March
storms of rain, .sleet and hail ever ex-
perienced here to listen to an address
by Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot, the
republican candidate for u. S. senate
at the primary, March 10Th, given at
the Lyric theater Saturday afternoon.
L. II. Towne presided at the meeting
and in introducing Congressman Len
root declared that the issue before the
voters of Wisconsin today will not be
decided by politics but by patriotism.
Mr.. Lenroot stated that in entering
the campaign at the earnest solicita-
ton of leading members of both the
republican and democratic parties he
felt he was making personal sacrifice
in giving up the future that is in store
for him in the house of representatives.
''Never in the history of Wisconsin,
never in the history of this country has
there been such an important election
as the primary election on March 10,
and it is the duty of every elector in
this state to cast his ballot on that day
for a loyalty candidate.
cit is absolutely necessary to nom
mate loyal candidate in the republi-
can party on March 10 to demonstrate
not only to the other sstates of this
Union, but to Germany, that Wiscon-
sin is for winning this war so your sons
and brothers will not again have to
fiUht for voI1r freedom
This is not the time to raise the
issues that have been discussed within
the republican party. Whether [ am
supported by progressives or stalwarts
| shall be glad of the support, so long
as it comes from loyal American citi-
zen. This is no time to settle the is
sues within the republican party. First
win the war and then we can take up
those matters.
fEdgerton, am told, has sent about
100 of her finest young men to war.
The chances are that most of them are
in France today. And any man who
talks peace short of victory is stabbing
your boys in the back over in France.
They are going to do their part over in
France and we must do our part here
at home"
Congressman LenroOt compared the
governments of Germany and America.
He spoke of the thousands of Germans
who had come to. America in 1848 to
escape the German autocracy, and then
asked what Carl Schurz and General
Franz. Sigi would have done in this war.
"Wisconsin's loyalty will be meas
ured by the men it dominates to go be-
fore the people in the April election.
Defeat for loyalty will tend to prolong
the war, and to unnecessarily prolong
the war one day or one week may mean
the loss of thousands of American lives.
''But let me tell yyu right here that
unless we win this war upon foreign
soil we will have to fight it out on our
own soil and we will face the same
things that were ministered to Belgium
and northern France"
The 18th district congressman is a
forceful speaker and was listened to
throughout with strict attention, being
frequently applauded. He met num-
Der of Edgerton citizens Of all political
beliefs at the hotel and created very
favorable impression by his visit here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Methodist Episcopal Church
REV. w. HOoToN. PASTOR.

REV. w. HOOToN, PASTOR. n
Bible school, 10 a. m. Glasses for all
ages.
Public worship, ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Epworth League, 6:45 p. m.
Subject for morning sermon, big
Business. Evening, the pastor will
give the third in series of sermons
upon scenes in the Book of Esther
''The Net Spread"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
CLUB NOTES

| Ten members of the Educational
Club met with Mrs. L. w. Hutson,,
March 18th. Roll call was "promi-
nent suffragettes" After the usual
order of business, Mrs. Hutson lead,
| the topic being wisconsin Water
ways.
She was assisted by Mrs. Mars
den who discussed "The Great Lakes
of Wisconsin" Following an inform
al discussio n, club adjourned to
| meet with Mrs. Fred Ratzlaff March
18th.
The Marquette Club met Monday
evening with Miss Name Burns.
! The program consisted of
chapter of United States history by
Mrs. VIM. Flaherty, sketches of the
life of the late John Redmond by
Mrs. Fred Sherman and Mrs. Mar
garet Mooney and lastly the ques-
ton box.
The club adjourned to meet next
Monday evening at the Library to
do Red Cross work.
The Monday Club met at Mrs. F.
O. Hollis home Tuesday and elected
the following officers. Mrs. Holt,
Pres, Mrs. Culton, and Mrs. Far
man Vice-Pres., Mrs. Pearson, Rec.
Sec., Mrs. Morrison, Cor. Sec., Mrs.
Maltpress, Treas. A delicious war
supper was served by the hostess.
Red Cross work and program
were carried out. The next three
meetings will be devoted to Red
Cross work. $500 was voted to the
Surgical Dressing Club and $500
for other war purposes.
The annual business meeting of
the New Century Club was held
Tuesday evening at the home of the
President, Mrs. A. T. Shearer and
the following officers were elected
Pres, Mrs. F. A. Young, Vice-Pres.,
Miss Conn, Rec. Sec'y., Mrs. Lord,
Cor. Sec'y, Mrs. RAIDER, Treas,
Miss Pyre. Mrs. Roy Farman re-
ceived the nomination for the office
Of Cor. Sec'y. of the City Federation.
Following a discussion concerning
the program of study for next year,
Hooverized refreshments were serv-
ed. The meeting on March 18th will
be held at the home of Mrs. Alfred
Anderson.
The Philomathian Club met at the
home of Mrs. J. L. Holton March 6.
Roll call was responded to by brief
articles of interest PERTAINING to the
war, after which the officers for the
coming year were elected.
President, Mrs. J. L. Holton, Vice
Pres, Mrs. J. Conn, Sec., Mrs. E.
Grassman, Treas, Mrs. L. A. An
derson. To represent Club on Fed
Grafton Board, Mrs. Belle Wilson.
Program Com, Mrs. w. A. Borgnis,
Mrs. A. M Mcintosh and Mrs. O.
Olson. Mrs. Dean Swift had charge
of the program for the evening.
The club was taken through some of
the main Streets, Parks, Museums,
Libraries, Columbia College and 9th
er places of interest in New York
city.
The Philomathian Club met at the
home of Mrs. A. NJ Mcintosh March
18th. After brief business meeting
Mrs. o. Olson assisted by Mrs. w.
Al. Borgnis gave a very interesting
description of the Hudson, the Pail
sades, West Point, larry town, Ir-
| Wings Haunts, the Catskills, New
York City's new water supply sys-
tenn, and Lake Mohawk Conference,
on international arbitration.
The Progressive Study Club have
elected the following officers for the
coming year-Pres., Mrs. S. Hatch,
Vice Pres, Mrs. w. Bussey, Sec.,
Mrs P. Palmer, Treas, Mrs. F.
Pringle. It was voted to spend the
club days at the. Red Gross rooms
until after Easter.
Mo~vro~:r~ r%Lc~o~ Nhurch
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Norwegian Lutheran Church.

E. A. GREFTHEN, PASTOR.
Services in Norwegian next Sunday
morning at IL. Sunday school at 10
O'Clock. Bible class will meet at the
parsonage next Tuesday evening, March
19, at 7:3O.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

The Progressive Study Club have
elected the following officers for the
coming year-Pres., Mrs. S. Hatch,
Vice Pres, Mrs. w. Bussey, Sec.,
Mrs, P. Palmer, Treas, Mrs. F..
Pringle. 1t was voted to spend the
club days at the Red Gross rooms
until after Easter.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
TRADE BODIES URGED
TO AID ARCH PROJECT

Robert N. Harper chairman of the
special committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce TO take stems
to bring about the erection Of a gran
ite Arch of Triumph here in COM
memoratioh of the great world VIC
tory and American heroism yester-
day began the distribution of tbou-
sands of copies of the resolution to
every chamber of commerce in the
country.
Accompanying the resolutions was
a letter to the governors of all States.
labor organizations, fraternal bodies
and patriotic societies to boost the
idea: Chairman Harper's letter fol-
lows:
Il will appreciate it very much IL
you will have a resolution, having the
same end in view presented to your
organization at your next regulat or
special meeting with request for ia
vors BILE eeti6n.
Name whatever size committee you
deem proper and kindly advise me
of the names and addresses of the
members of said committee as I de-
sire to call a joint meeting of all
such representativ 10 arrange for n
visit to the proper committees in each
house of Congress for the purpose
Of urging the necessary appropriation
to carry out the PLAN"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
Germany's War Bill.

GERMANY must pay! But howl how much?
The war bill Of allies is $4,000 David
Lloyd George says SO.
Cermanys estimated wealth before the sIooooo,
100000
To pay that bill will put mortgage for than it
IS on cottage Of every German worker.
1t every and corporation in Germany to
poverty
This is no plea pity Germany. Not your life!
It's lust pointing probable price OF mtarism to
the German peope.
Pretty eh?
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
NEED NOT SURRENDER
EX-KAISER, SAYS EBERT
Declares No Provision in Law Re-
curing Him to Be Given Up.

London. Dec. Il british Admiralty
wireless).-Freidrich Ebert. German
chancellor. in an interview declared
that he knew of no provision In law
upon which the ex-Kaiser would have
TO be given up.
we have separated ourselves from
him after decades of bitter struggle"
Ebert said. 'tsnd now we only desire
that guilt for the outbreak Of the war
should finally be fixed in order that
he should be exposed once for all l
cannot think of any provision in law
upon which wilhelm would have to be
given up"
Asked IL he took an optimistic view
of the future. Ebert replied: Ger
tainly-as far as possible for a govern
ment which has taken over such an
inheritance and finds itself placed be-
fore such a terrible situation. You
must remember that our influence
upon the course of events is limited.
We cannot create bread for the Ger
mar people.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
CHILD'S TONGUE
BECOMES coated
IF CONSTIPATED
When Cross, Feverish and Sick
Give California Syrup
Of Fiss."

Children love this "fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result Is.
they become tightly closged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sotrs, then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad.
system full Of cold, has sore throat
stoma ch-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Motherl See il the tongue is coated
then give a tesspoonful Of california
Syrup of Figs and in a few hours
ali the constipated waste. sour bile
and uadigested food passes out Of the
system. and you have d well. playful
child again.
Millions Of mothers give California
syrup Of Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless: children love IL. and 1t new
er fails TO act on the stomach. liver
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies. children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware Of coun-
terfeits sold here. Get the eenuine,
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
ccntsmpts-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18

Carrie r. Adams. one OF the most
enic,ent and popular clerks In the
chief clerks once, gave . big surprise
to the once force when she resigned
saturday to be married In the near
future
At the last meeting Of the Steel En-
graved Plate FinisherT Union the fol-
loving of1cers were elected for the
coming year: President T. B. Jones
vice president. Andrew Kennedy
financial secretary and treasurer. ,.
NJ. Butler: recording secretary. O.
Swert: conductor. Leo B.. Schuyler
sentinel Andrew Mcdowell
w. II. Scott. Of the Printing Divi-
xion. was called home last week on
account Of the illness of his wife.
Though the doctors give no hope Cos
her recovery. Mrs. Scott has shown
some Improvement
Fred Rlockenbrink. OF the Printing
Division, Is taking q weeks leave tv
get his Christmas tree garden In
working order. Brother Kloekenbrink
has rome garden TO require 20 much
attention, but maybe he is going 10 do
q little shopping, too.
Thomas Brown. assistant foreman OF
laborers in the Machine Division. has
just returned to work after eight
months service on one of Uncle Sans
torpedo-boat destroyers. conveying
troop ship and chasing submarines,
He tells some interesting experiences
about shooting at periscopes and drop
ping depth bombs. which he calls ash
cans"
On account Of the illness OF hi,
father, Herbert II. Coppsge. Of the
Engraving Division, has been called
to his home in Kentucky. Mr.. Cop
page has resigned his position since
reaching his home.
After a weeks illness c. II. RoI
has returned TO his work in the En-
craving Division.
Sergeant Claiborne, formerly q
plate fnisher In the engraving diyis-
ion. but now with the Stars and
Stripes In France. has adopted a girl
over there and the following clippins
from the paper explains the situa'
tioh
First IndivtAsaI Reqsest.
The first request from an individual
soldier for q child came this week
and right from our own Office. Ser
Gesnt eichard s. Claiborne. one of tbs
printers on the Stars and Stripes. en-.
Enthusiastically contributed 70 the SUP.
port of the girl we adopted last week
thought a couple Of days. and ther
announced that he personally vantec
to adopt a girl Of or 10.
Tim getting along past middle age. >
said the sergeant and ] was jus
fieuring-for about twenty years Tv'
been spending foolishiy three or foui
times as much as IL costs 10 supper
one Of these children for a year"
The sergeant isn't going 70 put /;
years limitation on his adoption IA,
Is going TO see that his charge get
an education and maybe she'll hnisl
IL in the States
The bureau feels very proud o.
Sergeant Claiborne.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
Bureau Of Engraving Printing Notes

Robert H Lambert. custodian OF
presses. was called TO his home IN
WOODSTOCK. Va. a couple Of weeks
ago on account OF the Illness of his
mother. Mrs. Lsmserts condition
showed such Improvement that Nr.
Lambert returned 10 WORK last week
and we are glad TO know that the last
reports show a continued gain toward
good health.
Hunting for good Christmas trees
was a trying and expensive ordeal 20
Oliver vefhmyer. Al Hutchinson and
J. staniszewski, Of the printing divl-
sion. last Sunday. The boys know
where TO find them and how 90 pick
them. but did not frure on the con-
dition of the Virginia roads after 30
much rain Well, they got stuck in
the mud. and upon the refusal Of the
tree man" 20 pull them out with his
two perfectly good horses. proceeded
10 dig themselves out Brother veih-
nyer says he used Up about i've gal
Ions Of gas making his getaway
Pretty expensive Christmas trees. :,
Thomas Adamson and John Y. oasse<
have resigned as plate printers 20 take
effect Dec. IS and are going home 90
Chicago. They leave tomorrow ana
expect TO visit Niagara Falls and Can
ada while en- route.
II was recently announced In the
daily news that the u. s. Marine Band
had played on the Treasury steps dur
ing the ceremonies held In connection
with Mr.. McAdoo's farewell last sa'-
prdsy. Possibly the music rendered by
the two bands may be indistinguish-
able TO the general public. but the fact
remains. nevertheless. that q was the
Bureau band that performed on that
auspicious occasion
David II. Evans (colored) droppei
dead while on his way 70 work this
morning. He was employed In the
stock room OF the wetting Division.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
c.. P. o. NEWS NOTES

price and a half for overtime. This
is a large question. and there may
be few plants Of this kind. but the
G. p. o. is unique in paying less
for overtime than for regular work.
Michael n. serrano is back at
work in the proofroom after being
at home for a week helping his
family fight the flu.
James c. Kaufman. of the docu-
ment section. is still at home sick.
Charles f. Castle. OF the Library
branch composing room. reports that
Mrs. Castle and their two children
are i'll with influenza.
Edwin n. Warner. of the linotype
section. is recovering from influenza in
time to attend to Mrs Warner. who
contracted the disease Saturday night.
Mr.. Warmers two children have also
been very sick.
William I. Mattocks, page reviser
in the night proofroom. reports that
Mrs. Mattocks is very sick.
Mrs. Mary Loveless Smith was the
recipient Of a very handsome silver
service Monday. Her friends in the
ruling and sewing section (where Mary
is a FEEDER, presented her with this
wedding present as a sort of send-off
on the matrimonial ship OF "Happi-
ness"
Finley S. Hayes, Of the pressworS
division. promises to cover the press
room for this column and help to put
the pressroom on the map. Tell It
to Finley.
Claude A. Pate reported Monday
night that Mrs. Pate was very ill, and
Claude was excused from the proof
room.
Charles z. williams is excused from
the hand section because OF sickness.
lola Norman and Maria Chase, both
employees of the biudery. have re-
signed.
Edward l.. Rohm, of the night
proofroom, has been off for some
time sick
Things that never happen in the
bindery:
Sands Cooper asks Frank Morri-
son for a wad of Union Leader.
Jack Breen's layboy receives the
paper perfectly.
Pete Flanagan loses his temper.
Billie Flanagan looks into the
mirror and doesn't smile at him
self.
James e. Brooks, of the proof
room. is on leave attending Mrs.
Brooks, who has been sick for some
time.
Mrs. Hutchinson. OF the Library
branch bindery, has lost a daughter
with influenza.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
Wall Street Stockings
Again viii Be Well
Filled This Christmas
b Dwlc

New York. Dec. 17.-Ssnta Claus has
his work cut out for him in New
York's financial district The stock
ings Ct the persons OF stocks promise
to be well filed this year.
1t Is rumored that J. p. Morgan A.
Co.. who last year gave their employees
Dc per cent Of their annual salaries.
hre preparing to distribute 100 per cent
this year.
An unconf7Tmed report says that the
United States Rubbc' Company will do
the same. The National City Company
Is going to pay q per cent to its L1oo
employees who receive salaries Of 81. coo
or less.
The National City Bank is going TO
pay the same amount The Chase Ma
tIonal Bank. IL Is expected. will dupli-
cate last years distribution of % per
cent
The Washington herald., 1918-12-18
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
ny john Kendriek Bangs.
THE REST sToRIEs.

THE BEST STORIES.
I thank the Lord for books that tell
me of the past,
The stories OF heroic deeds uat must
forever last;
The records OF the valiant souls
who've nobly battled care.
And made this world a place of love
for all of us to share.
And yet the stories love best are
stories of mans wit
That tongue has never told us Of. and
pen has never writ
The stories Of the passing days. in
ho,trs Of peace or strife.
That 60 to make up@Siving. and that
give a zest to life
tchnvx11hk NaA