The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

line Reporter enters upon us AOCn
year with this issue.
"A few days of wintry weather has
followed upon the heels of heavy rain
on Monday.
Christmas shoppers should not fail
to read the big advertisement of the de-
partment store on our supplement this
week.
The church fair and supper given by
the ladies of the Congregational church
Wednesday evening was successful be-
yond expectations. The gross receipts
were close to $1,000.
The pastor of the M. E. church will
preach next Sundaymorning on the sub
ject, Stages in the Christian Life and
in the evening on "The Gospel Saving
Power All cordially invited.
Mrs. w. FL. Whittet returned home
last Thursday evening after a weeks
visit in Marshfeld and vicinity. Mr..
Whittet returned with her having fin
ished his work of the season there.
Arrangements are being perfected
for giving a series of cluq dances and a
guarantee list of about IS signers will
be secured. Notice of meeting to per-
feet the organization will be given in
next weeks paper.
All fancy articles left over from the
fair at the Congregational church will
be for sale at Mrs. A. S. Flagg's. The
water colors and fancy painted articles
will be on sale for three days at Mrs. E..
G. Hopkins.
Trains coming through from the
north and west since Tuesday have been
fairly smothered in snow, showing there
was an abundant snowfall over good
portion of the state, while we have bare
ly enough to cover the ground.
There was good sprinkling of Ed
gerton peoble in the crowd of ten thous-
and that saw Wisconsin go down to de-
feat before the Chicago University foot
ball team at Madison on Saturday last.
The result was bitter disappointment
to many of u.s. Wisconsin was not in it
at any point of the game.
Henry johnson has received check
from the North Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co., to be used in paying the
policy held by the late Chas. Keller, of
$1,000. The policy had been lost but the
heirs had no difficulty in securing set
Element.
-Silas Painter, residing on the AL
last week after brief illness, aged II
years. He was one of the pioneers in
the town of Albion, coming into the
state more than fifty years ago from New
York. Funeral services were held at
Albion on Friday last.
Rev. Frank Moore and wife were
rendered very cordial reception at the
Congregational church parlors on Fri
day evening when the new pastor was
warmly welcomed by the patrons of the
church. On Sunday last Rev. Moore
outlined his ideas upon the relations OF
the pastor to the church and the church
to it's pastor that was quite generally ap-
proved by the congregation.
Tax time is again coming nigh.
Much as we dislike it, it is as inevitable
as death. City Clerk johnson, who is
now busy figuring out the tax levy and
informs us that the taxes in Edgerton
will be a trifle higher this year than
year ago. This will be due largely to the
increase in school tax, which is some
thing over $1,000 higher than last season,
while the state tax is less. The total
is $3.50 on each $1,000 assessment and it
is good stiff tax just the same.
Chris. Roseboe narrowly escaped
seriously injury at the Bamberger ware
house Tuesday evening He was at
work on one of the upper floors and
thoughtlessly looked down the elevator
shaft while the men below were coming
up on the lift. A 1900 Id. weight that
balanced the elevator struck him upon
the head, pinning him to a cross bar.
Had the operator on the elevator not
seen his perilous position and quickly
reversed the motor, his head would GER
tainly have been crushed. AS it was he
sustained bad bruise on the neck and
his teeth were forced though his lips so
that several stitches had to be taken by
a doctor.
Despite the stormy weather Col. Fl.
w. Ham was favored with good house
Monday evening when he filled the
second number on the lecture course.
The subject treated was "Old Times in
Dixie" and when handled in the peculiar
southern dialect of Col. Ham, his de-
scriptions were polished almost to per-
lection. He is certainly an entertaining
lecturer but furnishes but little for after
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