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

Saunders Creek has been over
flowing its banks the past few days,
but so far little damage has resulted.
-Lost-A small green ribbon work
bag containing crochet work on the
street Wednesday evening. Finder
please return to this office.
Rev. Perry Miller of GAINESVILLE
and DR.. Bigglesley of Evanston, ILL.,,
were here Tuesday in the interest of
the Methodist educational fund.
w. H. Clarke and wife returned
the latter part of the week from Sparta
where they had been visiting their
daughter for several weeks.
Geo. Haylock has purchased the
ITO acre farm of Henry Krause be-
tween Indian Ford and Fulton, part
Of the old Page homestead, at $175 per
acre.
The special senatorial primary will
be held next Tuesday to name candi-
date for the vacancy in the U. S. SEN
ate caused by the death of Paul Hust-
ing.
There are 80 taxpayers who yet
owe city treasurer for their taxes.
March % is the last day for paying
taxes and after that date unpaid taxes
will be returned as delinquents.
"A change in the caucus law re-
quires that nominations of candidates
for town officers must be made at least
Is days before the spring election, and
five days notice must be given of the
caucus
The Highway Trailer Co. have
about completed an order for SO heavy
pipe trailers, car load of which will
be forwarded to Kansas City by ex-
press for the firm ordering them can
not wait for freight shipment.
The solicitors for the county war
fund have about finished their work in
this city and have found that our peo-
pie have very willingly responded when
called upon. When a few loose ends
have been gathered in they will be able
to report an early completion of their
job.
The state highway commission is
about to let contract for signs and
markers for the trunk line system of
highways which it is designed to have
erected the coming season. 1t no
other improvements except the patrol
and marking of the road are accom-
plished this year the commission will
have made good beginning.
Eight car loads of sugar beet seed
have been received from Russia by the
Rock County Sugar Co., to be furnish
ed growers for the acreage to be con-
tracted for this season. The shipment
came by way of Siberia from central
Russia and the Pacific coast. The COM
pany have contracts placed for about
5000 acres.
james C. Hahn of Los Angeles,
Cal, has invented a new method of
building cement ships. His plans were
sent to Washington and created such
favorable impression upon the govern
ment officials that he was called before
the ship building board to explain its
details. Mr.. Hahn is also the inventor
of what is known as the cement gun"
that has come into quite general use
late years. He is expected to visit
relatives on his return from the ma
TONS capital.
Friends of the family here were
shocked to read in a dispatch from
irwin, Va, that Drexel P. Shelley, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Shelley, for
merly residents of Edgerton. had in a
fit of insanity shot and killed his negro
farm manager. For few years past
Drexel has been living On farm pur-
chased by his father IN Virginia. He
had been patient at several sanitar-
iums before going south for mental
disorder but was believed to have been
improving. Friends here do not be-
lieve he will be held responsible for the
act under the circumstances.