The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-11


guest of Andrew Jensen in this city.
Miss Fannie Somers of GAINESVILLE,
is a guest of Grace Williams in this city.
Miss Lottie Skinner has taken a
clerkship in Henry Johnson's insurance
office.
Misses Lou and Anita Parsons of
Joliet are visiting Mrs. Henry johnson
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Souders of Chi
cago were over Sunday guests with 7.
B. Earle's family.
Next Tuesday evening is the date
of the second regular monthly meeting
of the common council.
Miss Hattie Farman returned on
Wednesday from d vacation spent in
Michigan and the east.
Mrs. w. H. Rogers and daughter of
GAINESVILLE, have been visiting friends in
Edgerton during the week.
E. S. Hubbell is slowly recovering
from long seige of typhoid, the fever
having at last run its course.
-Thos and Eta Whittet and Matte
Wilson went to Manitowoc Tuesday for
a visit at the home of E. S. Lord.
Two lots belonging to the Reagan
estate in the I'd ward, for sale. Enquire
of VIM. H. Grove, II South Main street,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Remember the picnic of old Albion
students and friends takes place in
Elleckson's grove, west of Rockdale, to-
day friday.
Henry l.. Bardeen of Wausau, passed
through Edgerton Thursday morning,
bound for Darlington to attend the flu
neral of his wifes father.
-LosT-A small pocket book contain
ing sum of money and trunk key, some
where on the streets of Edgerton, Tues
day evening. Finder please notify this
office.
Miss Lorena Emmons, residing two
miles west of Stoughton and until re-
Gently teacher in the public schools at
Milwaukee, has been adjudged insane,
and sent to the Mendoza asylum. Miss
Emmons was similarly affected from
over study about the time of her grad
uatiOn.
E. Fl. Gerard, the Stoughton lum-
herman, met with a loss of 81 800 by fire
Monday afternoon. A small building
containing carload of tobacco cases
was consumed and large building, for
merly used as al ice house, was badly
damaged. The building contained doors
and windows and two carloads'of cement,
all of which was damaged by water
The Annual Fair of the Evansville,
Rock county, Agricultural Association
will be held at Evansville September
9Th, 9Th, 7th and 8th. The program of
entertainment is a good one and the
premiums offered are fairly liberal
September 9th is children's day and all
children under IA will be admitted free
on that day.
Clyde D. White who started on
cycling trip through some of the western
states about two weeks ago, is at present
at Lime Springs Howard county, Iowa.
at the home of the Shea Brothers, where
he intends to make his longest stop, and
see something of Iowa farming, as they
farm on an extended scale having 800
acres Of land. He expects to go from
there to Waterloo, Iowa, where he will
spend some time at the home of Mrs.
Carlos b. Scales. He reports a pleasant
trip, SO far, with few accidents.
The attention of some one ought to
be directed to the fact that Edgerton
has more rods of dillapidated sidewalk
than she knows what to do with. There
are any number of walks that ought to
be disposed of at job prices and replaced
with new ones. And one thing is more
certain than another: it is that money
can be saved by putting in cement walks
They are cheaper in the long run and
look much better at all times. It is said
that they last a life time, and that is
about as long as the average Edgerton-
ite cares to cling to thing.
w. H. Horton is starting out this
season with one of the most complete
threshing outfits ever used through this
section. He has bought a Parsons self
feeder and with an automatic stacker is
able to handle job with considerable
less help than heretofore needed about
the average threshing crew. This com
plete machine however requires about Is
feet more space, being larger than the
usual separator, and hence farmers
should allow for the needed room when
building their stacks if they desire to
use the Horton outfit. He hopes to be
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