The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-27

Butter was steady at Elgin Monday
and the price fixed at 1890.
The Luthern Ladies Society meets
with Mrs. Andrew Hoen Friday p. M,
Oct 9th.
Rev. L. HI. Keller of Milwaukee, Wis
tied among his Edgerton friends few
days this'week.
Lecture Course tickets are now on
sale. Five excellent numbers for the
small sum of $1.O0
A marriage license has been issued
to James R. Barton and Miss Martha E
Strassberg of this city.
Miss Lulu Lund went to Madison on
Wednesday to accept a position with
Birmingham & Hixon Co.
A strolling band of musicians fur
nished music for pleasant dancing
party at Union Hall Tuesday evening.
Benz. S. Miller and wife of Rhine
lander, former resident of this section,
visited Tuesday with the editors family.
Regular services will be held at the
Norwegian Lutheran church Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, conducted by the
pastor.
DIR. W. c.. Meanus and wife left Mon
day for a long anticipated visit to rela-
tives in Washington and other eastern
points
Frank Hutson will give a series of
dances in Phoenix hall, the first one to
be Saturday evening, Nov. 4th. Good
music and a good time.
August Ratzlaff has rendered his
resignation as assistant marshal and
special police and for the present James
Harrison has been deputized by the
mayor to fill the vacancy.
An important event has occurred in
one family in town this week but the dady
is so elated that he doesn't need con-
CALCULATIONS of his friends, hence by re-
quest the suppression of names.
The Heddles Lumber Co. has pur-
chased the 80 acre tract of land belong
ing to the Lord estate, south of the Cath
Ole church, for $4,000. 1t is their in
tention 10 plat the frontage along the
road into building lots.
-Pomeroy and Pelton have sold
through E. M. Laid, real estate agent,
their 10 acre tract west of town to Chas.
Randolph of Albion, for $17OO. Mr..
Randolph will subdivide it and sell it in
building lots, having already sold one or
two pieces.
On Saturday afternoon little Miss
Essie Mcintyre gave a party to few of
her young friends and playmates. Ice
cream and luncheon was served and the
little folks had a pleasant afternoons
entertainment. 1t was the occasion of
Miss ESTES eighth birthday.
Add to your list of subscribers the
new phones connected this week: City
Laundry, Raymond Bros, No. 81; City
Mills, W. II. Leedle, No. AZ; Andrew
Jensen, office No. As; VIM. Earle, resi-
dence, No. 80; James III. Price, resi-
dence, No. 80; Chas. Birkenmeyer, resi-
dence, No -.
The work of stringing the wire on
the Badger State Telephone Co.'S toll
line between GAINESVILLE and Edgerton is
under way and before the week is out
subscribers to the Edgerton exchange
will be connected with the county seat
and about 80 toll stations in southern
Wisconsin.
"A pretty sure index of general pros
perity is the increase in real estate sales
During the past month 81 transfers have
been recorded in the register of deeds
office in Rock county. It has been many
years since so much local property has
changed hands as in the past few
months. The same boom in real estate
holds good throughout the state.
There will be District Convention
of the Congregational Women's Mission
airy societies held in Milton Wednesday,
Nov. l. 1t is hoped that all the mem
bers of the Missionary Society and as
many others as can attend will do so.
This is an unusual opportunity. The
trains run at convenient hours to 60 and
return. Further notices of the sessions
will be given from the Congregational
pulpit on Sunday.