The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12


Two or three weddings are to take
place in Edgerton in the near future.
Mrs. Geo. d. Mansfield and daughter
passed Sunday with relatives in John
sons Creek.
Services as usual at the Congrega
tionaI church Sunday morning. Sunday
School at II M.
Rev. H. O. Spelman spent last week
in Michigan with his parents, both of
whom are sick with pneumonia,
s. P. Saunders and VIM. Barnes
shipped two cars of stock out of this
market Wednesday evening.
The circus will be here Saturday,
afternoon and evening. Prepare to at
tend one or both of the performances.
Posters are being put up about
town announcing the big Modern
Woodmen picnic at Beloit Thursday,
June I'd.
&C. Wesley Burdick of Dakota, who
for many years Was a resident of this
place, is paying visit to his old Edger-
ton friends.
C. L. Culton is having a new cement
sidewalk and macadam drive way built
on his residence property on Washing
ton street.
On Monday last County Clerk Starr
issued marriage license to Geo. W..
Spike and Miss Mabel Lindley both of
this city.
H W. Goodrich has removed his
family from Dakota to this city and will
soon occupy Prof. Abrams home lately
sold to E. A. Burdick.
Superintendent Jas. Price has been
collecting water rents during the week
and reports very prompt payment from
those on whom he has called.
J. H. Townsend of Cambridge,
shipped 80 head of young stock from this
station Tuesday evening to South Da-
kota stock ranch near Chamberlain.
Farmers have been busy this week
finishing up some belated pieces of seed
ing and preparing their corn ground. A
few fields of corn have already been
planted in this section.
Owing to some changes made in the
assessment laws by the late legislature,
none of the assessors have as yet receiv-
ed their blanks and their work is conse-
quently delayed two or three weeks.
On Sunday, May 18th, at II a. M,
the Rev. D. I'll. Griggs of Madison. will
preach in the Stebbinsville church. Mr..
Griggs was for a year with Moody in
Chicago and Pacific Mission and comes
recommended as fine speaker.
w. G. Dallmeyer and wife are again
in charge of the Elm Park Hotol at Lake
Koshkonong for the season. The house
is now open for guests and the public
can rest assured that they will obtain
every attention that this resort affords.
Miss Mae Hubbell has opened a
studio in the rooms recently occupied by
Mrs Stockman in Phoenix block, and on
Thursday afternoon of next week will be
pleased to meet all who are DESTROYS of
taking lessons in painting. She is pre-
pared to give lessons in oil, water color
and pastel work.
Henry johnson, agent for the COM
panies involved, settled fire loss for
Herman Lipke, a tenant on the Hutson
farm in Dunkirk, the past week. Lightn-
ing struck barn on the premises April
29th, setting it on fire and destroying the
building and contents. Lipke was in
terested in the hay and grain burned
to the extent of 5000, which loss was
promptly adjusted and paid.
An awning that is an awning now
shades the front of Herman Lidicker's
store. Sunburnt, dried and withered
vegetable and fruit are things of the past
as far as Mr.. Li6icker's store is con-
cerned, as that awning is proof against
the suns rays even on the brightest day.
Tent and Awning company of Madison,
and is guarantee of the perfect work
of the company from which it was pur-
chased.
-Dairymen through this section are
subscribing to fund that the National
Dairy Union is raising to secure an addi-
tional tax upon oleomargarine. The
contention now is that fraudulent butter
ought not to be colored to resemble the
genuine article and handsome badge
has been prepared for subscribers to the
fund on which is inscribed yellow
Oleomargarine Must Co." James Moore
at the Albion Cooperative Creamery
will take your subscriptions.