The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-02
The Fitness of Things.
I'm life he was 8 hawk,
A greedy bird of prey,
A marble dove
Is perched above
His costly tomb today"


E. E. Bates has been passing the
week with his family here.
Mr.. Henry Shelter of Mcfarland
was in Edgerton for a short time Mon
day
Next Tuesday evening is the first
regular monthly meeting of the common
council.
Miss Ida Doty came up from James
vile and passed Sunday with relatives
in this city
Many from GAINESVILLE were up on
Tuesday to take part in the memorial
services.
-Silas Thwing and son came up from
GAINESVILLE to participate in the Memoir
ial Day services.
Mrs J. |. Lusk and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of Stoughton passed Sunday with
relatives in Edgerton.
Its worth your while to read about
Babcock & Birkenmeyer's Clearing Sale
of clothing on the other page.
DIR. Nicholson attended the G. V.
Black Post Graduate School of Operative
Dentistry at ST. Paul last week.
Mrs. Mary Lee of Stebbinsville is
living in Edgerton for the present. oc-
cupying rooms at Mrs Naiden's,
Mrs. L. E. Gettle accompanied Mr..
Gettle to Beloit Tuesday, where he de-
livered the Memorial Day address.
Carl Kurtz has accepted the po-
sition of day clerk at the Carlton and
commenced work these last Monday.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs.
Nicholson next Wednesday, June 7th
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. Perry this friday afternoon
F. w. Coon, wife and daughter, left
last Thursday for trip with the Wis
consin Press Association to the Black
Hills.
-Chas. Starks new residence in the
third ward is nearing completion and
will be ready for occupancy some time
next week
Miss Effie Bowen of Rockford passed
the fore part of the week with her
parents here, returning on Tuesday
afternoon.
p c. Brown went to Chicago the
Il IL l. loo
of cattle as was ever shipped over the G.
NJ. & st. Paul.
Tuesday evening, June 9th, is the
date of "Anita's Trials" at Royal hall.
Go and see and hear the ladies in this
beautiful drama.
-Prof.-Rosa went to Madison Friday
to attend the state meeting of the city
superintendent and supervising princi-
pals held in that city.
Mrs. FL. Marsden and sister, Mrs. d.
Pierce of Sumner, went to Rio on Mon
day to spend week or two with DR..
Arthur Marsden and friends.
The Oriental entertainment at Royal
Hall Tuesday night drew quite fair
sized crowd and was exceedingly in
structive and entertaining.
The Missionary Society of the Con-
gregational church will sell cakes, baked
beans, doughnuts ETC., Saturday after
noon at Perry & Doty's store.
VIM. Rea and wife of Mt Vernon,
Dane county, who have been visiting
with Marshal Geo. Rea and wife for the
past two weeks, returned home Thurs
day.
L. w. Shakshesky, district general
agent for the North Western Mutual
Life Insurance company, has benin this
city a few days of the week looking after
Insurance interests here.
GAINESVILLE papers state that there
will be no 4th of July celebration in that
city this year. Let Edgorton get up
rousing celebration and invite the James
vile folk to participate.
j. III. Maltpress and family arrived
in Edgerton Monday evening from Shaw
nee, Oklahoma Mr. Maltpress has been
in poor health and will spend year or
so here trying to recuperate.
The season for paying the dog Ii
cense has rolled around again, and city
clerk Johnson is now ready to receive
your share to this fund. Call at his of
fee and secure your dog tag.
Members of ex-Company A. Wis
consin Volunteers are circulating Pc
tition for the purpose of presenting it to
Gov. Scofeld asking for the formation of
a militia company in GAINESVILLE.
Miss Flanagan of Milwaukee, has
been passing part of the week with
Miss Myrtle Hutson Miss Flanagan