The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-14
Mrs. Geo. Scofield and daughters of

Mrs Geo. Scofeld and daughters of
GAINESVILLE were guests of Edgerton
friends Tuesday.
Prof. F. M. Jack and family of Mil
waukee, are spending their vacation
with relatives in this city.
The Chicago Unions, the champion
colored base ball team, are booked for
game in this city July 18th.
Misses Dinnie and Maud Gunderson
of Stoughton, have been visiting friends
and relatives here the past week.
W. A. Layman and family of Chi
cago are visiting Landlord Carr at the
Carlton Mrs Layman being a sister of
Mr.. Carr
Little Ralph Pomeroy, who had the
misfortune to break his leg few weeks
ago, is getting along nicely under the
care of DR.. McManus.
A horse being driven into town by
Silas Painter of Albion, dropped dead
in the street opposite T. A. Perry's resi-
dence Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Tellefson, Mrs.
Chester Tellefson of Rockdale, and Mrs.
Neil Olsen of Lake Mills, Ia spent Sat
urday with 0. G.. Hanson and wife.
The District Epworth League con-
vention will be held at Beloit August
1920 It will be feast of good things
to Epworthians and others.
Will Eisenlohr left for his home in
Philadelphia Tuesday morning, being
accompanied by Charles and Roy Hut
son, who were ticketed to New York.
The pastor will preach at the M. B..
church next Sunday morning on 1.-THE
Power of Pentecost," and in the evening
on elijah at Zarephath.' All are cor
daily invited to these services.
The subject of the sermon Sunday
morning at the Congregational church
will be, personal Communion with
God" In the evening the pastor will
preach on "Obedience and Prosperity"
All are most cordially invited to these
services.
"A pretty wedding took place at the
NJ e. parsonage Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, July 18th, when Mr.. Chas.
FL. Carrier and Miss Laura M. Kellogg
Emerson, both of Fulton, Wis, were
united in marriage by Rev. E. J. Symons.
Mr.. Mortimer Carrier was groomsman
and Miss Grace Ratheram of GAINESVILLE,
was bridesmaid. The ceremony was wit
messed by few near relatives and
friends of the bride and groom. Mr..
and Mrs Carrier will be at home to their
friends after July Goth. Their friends
unite in many good wishes.
Some people get notions in their
heads that are queer. At Fulton an &C.
centric citizen equipped his house with
screen doors and had them made with
circular hole in the middle to avoid
the trouble of driving out the flies. A
! farmer not far from Albion who had two
windmills on his place recently took one
! down and sold it under the belief that
there was not enough wind for both.
land near Indian Ford has a scheme to
protect his crops from the effects OF a
dry season. He plants onions and po-
| tatoes in alternate rows thinking that
the onions will draw tears from the eyes
| of the potatoes sufficient to keep the
land in a healthy state of moisture.
Five letters seem to express the con-
dition Of the town the past few days.
They are 81 IT, and when joined
make the word inert. Very small and
seemingly inexpensive word but when
you consult Mr.. Webster and read his
translations of the word ''inert" it makes
one feel that it is a great factor in the
dead issues According to the dictionary
man inert means inactive, dull, passive,
| INDECENT, sluggish, dead, irresolute and a
whole lot of other things that have not
the gumpsion. to navigate or breathe.
The weather has been too hot for work
or play and all kinds of business has
slowed down to a snail-like movement.
The ice man alone enjoys anything like
a good business and in the language of
the comedy man we will ask, chow would
you like to be the ice MANI"
The arrangements for the t. A. & B.
Society Picnic, August I'd, are well un-
der way, the merchants are donating
very liberal prizes for the different
events. The program as arranged to
date will be to leave Front street at 9
a. M, headed by the Edgerton Cornet
band, march to the Driving Park and
listen to temperance lecture by Rev.
Ambrose Murphy, of Lacrosse. one of
W.