The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

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return.
Word comes to US from Milwaukee
that baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Corbet, 90 Fifth
street, last Sunday morning.
DR. J. T. Smith of Chicago, eye spec
ialist, is stopping at The Carlton hotel
for a week. Glasses fitted. No extra
charge for examination.
H. L. Hoard of Fl. Atkinson has
been interviewing some of the patrons of
the Hoard's Dairyman and the Union
through this section during the week
H. H. Phelps, an attorney of Duluth,
paid this office a call on Saturday, when
in this section visiting some of his boy
hood scenes. He reports business pros
pering at his home at the head of the
Great Lakes.
The twentieth annual encampment
of the Lake Monona assembly closed
Monday with the speech of Col. W. j.
Bryan. In the morning Judge Lyon
spoke on the penal and charitable insti-
buttons of the state and Of the work in
that line. The attendance was the
largest ever on the grounds. Over SO
tickets were sold at this station for the
closing event.
Mr.. Jones, of the contracting firm Of
e. int in
looking over the work his men are doing
here on the new independent telephone
line. He informs us that the toll line
from GAINESVILLE through Magnolia, Cen
ter and Evansville to Brooklyn is now
about ready for stringing the wires. The
lines from GAINESVILLE to SHOPPER and
Clinton and to Alton and Beloit are
also we'll along. Next week work on the
line connecting J GAINESVILLE, Milton, Edger-
ton and Stoughton will be started. He
expects to have all these lines in opera
ton by October LIST.
"A pleasant party Of excurslOnlsts
left Edgerton Saturday for a trip up
took the Goodrich Line steamer, Geor-
gia, leaving Milwaukee Sunday morning,
stopping at intermediate west shore
ports, returning on the same boat that
arrives in Milwaukee Friday morning,
allowing two days stop at Mackinaw.
The party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
L. Culton and two children, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A Shelley and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Ell. Towne, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Dickinson, Miss Angie Towne, Miss
Emma Langworthy, and Mrs. Henry
Aiken and Miss Aiken of Pittsburg.
1t was poor showing which the To-
cal club made against the Chicago
Unions in last Fridays game and the
colored boys had it all their own way
from start to finish. No club had been
against the Edgerton team on local
grounds that were able to shut them out
before though the Unions did it with
ease. The local team was not particu-
ldrly weak and yet their efforts to cope
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uninteresting. Every black man was a
| slugger when he faced the plate and
kept the local fielders busy chasing the
sphere as it sailed out over their heads
or far beyond their reach. But most of
their heavy hitting was done in a single
inning which netted six scores. After
that they were held down fairly we'll.
The game closed with a score Of 10 to 0
and to most of the spectators it seemed
as if it might just as we'll have been
more only the Unions had some regard
for appearances. We fear Edgerton will
have to put up better games in the
future if we are to get any one out to see
them.
1t has been suggested, and wisely
too, perhaps, that the lower half of the
band stand be converted into an office
foI the city marshal. In more ways than
one this might be beneficial to the city
in general and to the police officer in
particular. There are many hours in the
COuISc vi every NGoh GudG lie CITY ludf-
shall has practically nothing to do but
sit around and wait for the vice incuba-
tors to hatch out a fresh batch of the
lawless brand, Or until the Weary Willie
floats into town aud INDUCES in little
gaiety against the peace and dignity of
the rules and regulations as prescribed
by the ordinance book. In other words
the life of the police officer in country
town is fraught with many idle spells.
During these nothing TODD hours, where
can the marshal stay so as to be in read
mess should the expected happen? AS
it is now he may spend the time strolling
up one street and down another, or loi-
tering around the Office or shop of some
friend, and should he be wanted instan-
ter nobody would know just where to