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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-05

Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary to
vote on each proposition separately;
and
Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary for
the city TO issue Twenty (20) year
bonds bearing interest at Five (5) per
cent per annum to the amount of
$1,000. 90 for the purchase of street
fiusher; for the purchase Of fire truck
to issue Twenty (20) year bonds bear
| ing interest at Five (5l per cent
per annum to the amount of S9250 90;
for the purchase of a city hall site to
issue Twenty (20) year bonds bearing
interest at Five (5) per cent
per annum to the amount of $8400. 90;
and for the purchase of the property
of the Edgerton Driving Park Associa-
| ton for park purposes to issue bonds
payable in Twenty (20) years with in
terest at Five (6 per cent per annum
to the amount of $52O0.00;
| Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
the Common Council of the City of Ed
gerton, Wisconsin, That the question
of bond issue of $1,000. 90 for street
fiusher, the question of bond issue of
$9250.OO for the purchase of fire
truck, the question of bond issue of
$8400. 90 for the purchase of site for
city hall, and the question of bond
issue Of $52OO.0O for the purchase of
the property of the EdgertOn Driving
Park Association for park purposes, to
be submitted to vote of the electors
to be held on the second Tuesday of
December, 1919, being December 9,
1919; and be it further
Resolved, That the City Clerk be and
he is hereby instructed to give such no.
tice as is required by law for the hold
ing of such special election on said date.
Roll call-Ayes 6.
Aid. Dallman offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, On the 9th day of August,
1919, an ordinance was duly adopted by
the Common Council of the City of Ed
gerton, Wisconsin, providing for an is
sue of Eighteen thousand ($18, 10000
Dollars of Park and Public Grounds
Bonds; and
Whereas, The said ordinance pro-
vides that said bonds shall be issued in
denominations of Five Hundred Dollars
(5OO.OO) and One Hundred Dollars
($1OO.OO and numbered from to 100,
inclusive; and
Whereas, The said ordinance does not
provide which of said bonds shall be in
the denomination of Five Hundred Dol
lars $500. 00) and which in the denomi-
nation of One Hundred Dollars $780,
I00); and
Whereas, The tax levy heretofore
made for the purpose of collecting the
principal and interest on said bonds
contemplates the maturity of one $780,.
90 and four 500. 90 bonds each year;
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That the
said bonds be numbered in denomina-
tons as follows:
Bonds i, 6, II, Is, 21, 26, 81, 36, Al,
46, 81, Sc, 81, 66, II, rs, 81, Sc, 81 and
SO in the denomination of Five Hun
dred Dollars ($5OO.OO) each; and the
balance of said bonds in the denomina-
tion of One Hundred Dollars ($1O0.O O
each.
Roll call-Ayes 6.
Finance committee reported as fol-
lows:
To H. B. Knapp, City Clerk:
Your committee herewith submit es-
innate of moneys required for the year
ending December 81, 1920:
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Common Council Proceedings.
Edgerton, Wis, Dec. l,


Regular meeting of the Common
Council, Mayor Leary presiding. AL
dermen present: Brown, Hopkins, Wes
endonk, Atwell, Stark, Dallman.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Financial report of city treasurer,
showing balance of 1853. 80 Nov.
LIST, read, accepted and ordered filed.
Bills presented and allowed:
James Reynolds, sal. and exp. $103 81
John Maggie, salary .......... rs 90
F. O. Ambrose, repairs on boiler q 10
Edgerton Decorating Co., sweep
J. B. Glow & Sons, blow torch. 6 os
The Anchor Packing Company, -
ankorite. 70 az
w. S. barley & CO., leak de-
tect0r. ~
Edgerton Decorating Co., paint,
engine house ....:............ Z 6O
w. Zacharias, bushings and pipe 2 80
Lee Alder, extra work on ST.. 667 60
A. Rusch. street work. 81 so
w. F. Reichardt, city eng serv. 226 81
J. o. Arthur, ms. on ST. ...... IL 90
B. J. Springer, sal. and exp. -. SO Is
Fred Campbell, sal. and time. 80 90
M. H. Ford. salary 81 so
Miss Dagmer Olson, salary 49,. 100 90
Mrs. Fred G. Smith, copy tax
roll. ............ 5 20
Edgerton Elect. 1t. Co. 281 II
Report of city nurse read and order
ed filed.
Street committee made report rec
| ommending moneys needed for street
work the coming year.
On motion city clerk was instructed
| to re- advertise for bids for waterworks
mains, etc., no bids having been Sc
cured
The city clerk was instructed to de-
liver to Lee Alder West Fulton street
| certificates.
Aid. Atwell moved that the commit
| tee on Fire Dept report at next meet
ing regarding establishing fire limits.
| Motion carried.
Aid. Atwell offered the following res
olution and moved its adoption:
| Whereas, On the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1919, resolution was duly adopt
| ed by the Common Council of the City
of Edgerton, Wisconsin, declaring it to
be necessary to purchase street
| fiusher, fire truck, and a site for a
city hall and the property of the Ed
| gerton Driving Park Association for
park purposes; and directing the City
| Clerk to give notice of special cleo
ton to be held on December 9, 1919,
for the purpose of submitting to the
electors of the city the question of a
bond issue of approximately $25, 600. 90
to provide funds for the purposes above
mentioned; and
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-05
Popcorn for Sale.

Homegrown, shelled READY to pop
and DOES pop. Order winters sup
ply now and avoid disappointment later
on. Any quantity, 15c per pound, de-
livered. Phone 285 Black.
Frank w. Hadden,
305 N. Main St.,
2t2 Edgerton.
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Sunday hours at Swift's drug store
9 a. m. to IL o'clock; p. m. to 6 p. m. (;
z p. m. to p. NJ.
For Sale-5 good single buggies,
newly painted; ] delivery wagon and
2 cutters. Call on,Jewitt Farman, or
phone No. 298 for terms. 3w3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-05
Card of Thanks

We hereby extend our heartfelt
thanks to friends and neighbors for aid
and sympathy in our late bereavement.
Miss Jane Parr;
Mrs. Ruth Linder,
Royal Linder.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26

nized arts. They are painting, sculpture,
poetry, as well as other literary forms,
and music. In the light of this state
ment, of the extent of the field of arts
tic expression, let us again examine the
record of the Jew and see if the claims Of
his detractors are justified by the facts
in the case. Il
A new light is Immediately thrown on
the subject, light in which the Jew
shows up as one. Of the most intensely
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
THE JEW IN MUSIC
BY BERNARD H. ARNOLD.

heights of culture reached by their inhab-
itants. It has been the absence of these
articles in the ruins of old Judea that
has led to the Misrepresentation that ex-
lists regarding the cultural attachments
Of the Jew.
Music Form of Artistic Expression.
Let us examine the field of art and see
if these accusations are justified. Let
us begin. by asking what forms Of ex-
preston are included among the recog-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26

1t has been truthfully said that the
only accurate measure Of peoples Gull
ture is the degree of distinction which it
attains in the realm of artistic express
sion.
The sum total of our knowledge of
many of the peoples who fourished in
ages past is expressed in the articles Of
genre which they have left in their
ruined cities, to be discovered by the
modern archaeoligist. In measure this
index of the culture of a race is emf
nently fair and just. For art has to deal
with the spiritual development of a race
and is the measure of the spiritual
heights attained by it. Yet this index
leads in many cases to misapprehen-
sion of the true culture of races that
have reached the heights of their Nation
al greatness in past ages. No more
striking case Of such misapprehension
exists today than that which the world at
large clings to with regard to the cul-
tural heights reached by the Jew in the
years of his greatness as a Nation.
It has been freely pointed out that the
Jew Of the past must have been Grass
materialist because Of the fact that the
most careful search of the ruins of his
Temples discloses nothing in the way Of
remains indicating any attempt at ar
tistic expression. Careless writers on
the subject have freely accused the Jews
as being a people without an art, sbasing
their statements on the fact that sculp-
ture and painting were evidently: not
practised by the Jews of Bible times. So
far as this phase of art goes, the state
ments of the archaeoligist are correct,
but nevertheless they are unfair to the
ancient Jew, because they are based on
a definition of art that limits the field
of artistic expression to painting and
sculpture. It has been on the wealth Of
such articles as have been found in the
ruins of Assyrian cities, in Babylon, in
Egypt and elsewhere, that the modern
world has based it's estimate of the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26

artistic of ancient peoples, with wealth
Of art in his make up that found it's ex-
preston in some Of the most magnifi-
Gently dignified and sonorous of poetry
that any race Of any time can point to
as an expression Of it's spiritual develop
ment. In addition the records Of the
Jew TEEN with references to music as
dominant force in his racial as well as
his individual development.
Ancient Jews Love of Music.
Not only Jewish but Christian records
as well point to the intense love of the
ancient Jew for music, not only as an ex-
preston of the intensely religious ma
ture that was his dominant Characters
tic, but as a necessary adjunct to his
daily life in his hours of leisure. No
other of the ancient races, with the ex-
ception Of the Greeks, laid such stress
on music, and music being the most fun
damental of the forms of self express
sion, the Jew, by virtue Of his devotion
to this art, takes rank with the greatest
of the races of ancient times culturally
and spiritually. His lack Of develop
ment in the arts Of painting and sculp-
ture may be dismissed as of no signifi-
canoe by the fact that his religion, which
above all else dominated his life, forbade
his making any picture or any craven
image, or likeness of anything that is in
the heaven above, or in the earth be-
meath, or in the waters under the earth.
Much interest has Of late years been
shown in every research which might
tend to throw some light on the early
history of music, but very little data
could be obtained. Such information as
has been discovered indicates that the
Jews were the earliest people to en-.
ploy music, both in connection with their
religious observances, and in their social
intercourse.
In no ancient state was music the SUBJ
ject of such loftiness of aim and purity
of treatment as in the Jewish. Secular
as well as sacred music was greatly en-
couraged, and David and Solomon are ac-
credited with having formed bands of
musicians and dancers who occupied
position somewhat analogous to that Of
our modern Court orchestra.
AS the Greek poet and philosopher re-
garded the Tyre as an instrument which
would either compel or strengthen both
song and wisdom, so the Hebrew prophets
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MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

whom they loved Perhaps she loved
Neil. and that was the reason she had
nothing to give poor orion?
1 had a sudden, almost uncontroll-
able desire to make trouble for
Blanche orion. 1 wanted to fight her
with some weapon that would hurt
and MAIN her in her tenderest spot.
Nothing seemed then to count but
that 1t wasn't Neil-even tho he
were faithless-whom I wanted to
hurt, but her. the woman who had
tempted him.
Women ARE as a rule cruelty hard
toward EACH other. 1 was no excep
ton.
1 was delighted when the telephone
tangled and Lorraine said that she
would run over for a chat 1 bathed
my swollen eyes, and tried to obviate
all traces of the emotions thru which
1 had passed in the last twenty-four
hours.
Lorraine was such a keen observer,
and so apt to talk. that one had to
how one looked when she was around.
Yet I liked her immensely.
What do you think Blanche orion
did tonight?" she asked in her i'm
pulsive fashion,
II am sure 1 don't know" 1 had
no slightest intention of letting Eor-
raine know had telephoned Blanche.
She has gone out with the funniest
looking man. Such a common look
ing fellow. L drove by her house at
just O'Clock and they came out and
got into her car. He looked like a
street car conductor dressed up for
the occasion 1 can't see what she
finds in such creatures to interest
her. Cave men, l shoul call them l
should ina CINE from his appearance
and from that maids description that
it was the same sort she had at her
dinner party that night. Queer taste,
to say the least"
Lorraine could not know how re-
lieved was at her gossip. Mrs. Orion
was not with Neil He had not left
the house until half past seven and
Lorraine had seen Mrs. Orion go out
with some man at seven.
The evening passed quickly and
pleasantly after that. And when Neil
came in at IL O'Clock, Lorraine was
still there, SO he took her home.
(Tomorrow-Bab plans a social ca
reer for herself and her boy.)
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hadn't taken you into consideration
when 1 took that chance that day."
Betty's flashing black eyes looked
back at him reproachfully. Have
you forgotten that l am a descendant
of Corporal Allen, who saved the fife
of his captain at Monmouth, at the
sacrifice of an arm? Do you think
American womanhood has degener-
ated since that time, Steve?"
Looking into her glorified eyes.
Steve couldn't say il had.
And when little later. in the course
of Steves talk to the Red Cross ladies,
the nerve habit of those awful days
asserted itself and Steve unconscious
ly took from his pocket the "makin's''
and proceeded then and there to roll
a cigaret, Betty only gazed at him with
adoring eyes.
Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate-)
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bites hired for the purpJse- Upon de-
mand, th3 kitchen even sent maids
along with the meals, and provided
catering service for entertainments.
The gradual rise of food prices is also
believed to be responsible for the fall
ure of this enterprise
One of the most interesting COM
munity cooking ventures surveyed by
Doctor Peters was that of kitchen
esta blished last year in congested
district of upper New DIRK. where all
nationalities and religions existed 1t
was started by volunteer workers
organization which knew that many
of the children iu the neighborhood
were suffering from malnutrition. A
fund was donated to buy the equip
ment, but it was hoped that the kitch-
en- would be self supporting. For this
reason everything was executed upon
small scale, and certain special
dishes known to be popular were pro-
vided rather than wide range of
food. Fish cakes, clam chowder and
steWs-principally beef stew-were
the chief items on the menu, and
baked apples and prunes were the
only desserts prepared. Four baked
apples were sold for ten cents, and
fish cakes three for five, altho money
was sometimes lost, which had to be
made up on soups and stews. The
Kitchen served from 100 to $50 women
day, but the workers were disap-
pointed to find that instead of reach
ling the needy population, it was pa
tr0nized almost exclusively by the
prosperous and thrifty element. Just
what caused the decline of this kitch-
en- is not definitely known. but it has
been reported that it was due to a
growing prejudice against it, not be-
cause it was a charity, but because
it was a ''communistic venture"
These are only few of the COM
munity cooking enterprises surveyed
by Doctor Peters for the Council of
National Defense, All of them tell
practically the same story-al brief
popularity. a brief decline, then ex-
tinrtion. The only one that is show
ing unmistakable signs of success is
the kitchen which delivers cooked
meals in the home, and this service is
now spreading rapidly among our
large cities. This leads to the concIu-
sion that cooperation in this coun-
try must always compromise with that
cherished American tradition-the
privacy of the home.
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson I am a girl
Is years old. . have gone with a fell
low for several months. He says he
loves me and that we will marry
when we are old enough. He tells
me he will call me up and he always
says he forgot. When having AN en-
Sagement at the house he is never on
time and sometimes he doesn't come
at all.
1 am very fond of this young gen
tleman and would hate to give him
up.
Please tell me how I can make him
jealous of me and want to fill and be
on time for all his engagements.
Z. B. L.
You are afraid that you will lose
the boy. He is conscious of your
fear and takes advantage of you. Be
more firm and if he continues to
break his promises give him up. A
friend is not worth keeping who
makes you unhappy.
L can assure you that as soon as
the boys sees you are not going to
stand his indifference any longer he
will be more careful. The next time
he breaks his word tell him that he
cannot come to see you again. If he
promises not to disappoint you again
give. him one more chance. l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
NEIL REFUSES TO TELL BAB
WHERE HE IS GOING.
CHAPTER T.NII

That night Neil came in to dinner,
changed his clothes, and went out
without speaking, save when l asked
him why he was going out.
Because 1 chose to- he had said,
then deliberately closed the door of
his dressing room.
1 was too proud to go to him and
try to coax him to remain with me;
too angry still to feel as hurt as
otherwise should. But after he had
gone 1 would have given anything to
have called him back, and questioned
him. l would now have another long,
lonely evening alone. Then came a
thought clever one, I imagined: I
would assure myself that Neil was not
with Blanche orion, 1 would call her
up, tell her l was alone and ask her
if she didn't want to go over to Lor-
raine's and have a game of bridge. L
couldn't quite make myself ask her to
my own home, feeling as l did.
Mrs. Orion is out" it was maid
who answered.
when do you expect her in?'
mot till late. She's gone to din
ner party. Who shall 1 tell her called
up?"
Never mind. it doesn't make any
difference. You don't know where she
went, do you % The blood rushed to
my face at the question, put to a
servant.
NO didn't hear"
I'hung up. Fierce Jealousy possessed
me. Neil had come home, and gone
out dressed for the evening and, be-
cause he was angry at me. would tell
me nothing of his plans. Blanche Or
ton was also out for the evening. They
were very likely together. having a
good time while 1 was sitting alone
twiddlirg my thumbs 1t was unbear-
able. / must do something to stop it.
But what?
Blanche orion had not loved her
invalid husband-at least no one be-
Heved she did. 1 knew that not many
women, brilliant women of her type.
attractive, beautiful, rich, went thru
their lives without finding some man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

This aftirnoon in skool Miss Kitty
was telling the class about the war
and everything, saying, l wonder if
enybody in the class can tell wat
crate Impression has resulted frum the
war, a CRATE noble Expression that
peepl e are respecting all over the
werld
WITCH Skinny Martin raised his
hand, saying, 1 know-can the kaiser.
L sed a noble Expression, sed Miss
Kitty, Benny Pots, can you tell me
wat is is?
Down with the Dutch, 1 sed.
Nonsents, sed Miss Kitty, the. tx
preston I meen is Making the werld
safe for dimocracy. Now who can tell
me the meening of Making the werld
safe for democracy?
WITCH Leroy Shooster raised his
hand, saying, 1t means that enybody
that gets fresh with this country aft
er this is going to get licked even
verse than Germinny was.
Not at all, it meens just the con-
trary. edward Wernick, wat do you
think people meen by Making the
werld safe for democracy?
They meen jest the contrary, sed
Ed Wernick.
Well, go on, iXplane, sed Miss Kitty
1t meens that the only countries we
are going to lick after this are jest
the ones that start to get contrary,
sed Ed Wernick.
Sutch Il class, lets perseed to the
langwidge lessin, sed Miss Kitty.
WITCH We did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07
BETTER THAN EXPRESS.

A fifty-fiVe mile motor truck ex-
press line has been established be-
tween Portland and Salem in oregon.
Short haul lines are not profitable to
the railroads, and the fifty-five miles
between Portland and Salem is in this
short haul class. 1t is on such haHs
that motor trucks are demonstrating
their Value
Three trucks are in use, two of
three and a half tons and a two ton
ner, the heavy trucks making a round
trip every twenty-four hours, thus
giving a day and night service. The
two tonner makes the round trip only
on rush days. being used mostly on
pickup and delivery work. The COM
pany contemplates putting on one
tonners at each end for pickup work
and using the two tonper on regular
schedule.
The freight rate ranges from 80
cents to forty cents per 100 pounds.
The line has. had so much business
that five tons have been carried every
trip.
The entire route traversed is well
settled. most of the land being fertile
agricultural land. From these farms,
milk, butter, eggs, poultry, veal, hogs
and vegetables are sent into market.
The night truck brings in most of the
farm products, arriving at best time to
market sUch produce and bringing 1t
in better condition. The line is said
to have increased the production of
farm produce by furnishing better
market facilities. 1t enables the farm
er to dispose of small lots of produce,
milk or eggs, which otherwise would
never reach the market. This in
creases the farmers output and prof
its and because of added supply, will
tend to reduce prices to consumer.
The line also cuts out middlemen, as
the farmer can send direct to the
market. 1t passes thru three coun-
ties. with stops at many intermediate
points as well as farms.
Two other important advantages OF
truck lines such as this, it is pointed
out, are storedoor delivery and better
than express" service. The first
means no delay in receiving the ship
mept, as it will be delivered at door
rather than relayed from train to de-
! pot, time taken to check lists and eX-
ira time for delivery.
| The better than express" service
means that the merchant can carry
less stock, reducing his investment
and increasing the turnover The
merchant can order by phone one day
and get his goods the next morning, as
| it will be sent by night truck. AL
produce obtained by these merchant:
can also be disposed of quickly and di-
rect to the market. -F 3
The flexible, speedy motor truck
line with these advantages. it is said
is giving new life to the small towns
villages and farming communities.