The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-09
Celebrate the 4th in Edgerton.

The Elgin price of butter is 18c for
this week.
Mr.. S. Alder, of Milton, has been
paying visit to his son, A. Alder, this
week
Ball game at the Driving Park at
2 o'clock Friday afternoon, June 9th.
Married VS.. single men.
John Williams of Chicago was here
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
brother, w. w. Williams.
DIR. Preston H. Sharp and wife of
Madison were down Wednesday to at
tend the wedding of their son r. E.
Sharp.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Henderson and
Miss Hettie Henderson passed Sunday
with relatives and friends in Milton
Junction.
The Dane county board of super
visors convened at Madison Monday
evening and elected Henry Powell of
Mazomania chairman.
J. w. Conn has sold his residence
property in the Sd ward occupied by
John Thorson, to VIM. Clarke who buys
the place as an investment.
Herman Bublitz was found guilty of
violating the Sunday closing law in
Justice Smiths court on Monday and
fined $50 and costs by the court.
Mr.. and Mrs John Horton have gone
to the northern part of Wisconsin to
visit their daughter Mr.. Horton will
buy some more land up there if he finds
it suits him.
During the storm Sunday evening
the wind blew down a tobacco shed and
tool house on the Horton farm south of
town, destroying several hundred dollars
worth of machinery.
VIM Morrissey has unloaded two
carloads of Mccormick machines this
week that have been sold to farmers
hereabouts, and will be delivered here
Saturday, June 10th.
The fifteen ton steam roller, Dor
rowed from GAINESVILLE, was unloaded
Saturday and has since been snorting up
and down Front street frightening teams
and amusing the small boys.
Advertisers who have changes this
week are Herman Lidicker, Ole Filing
son & CO., Conn & Schmidt, Babcock &
Birkenmeyer, The Boston Store and w.
A 81 r,1o i,,1x JoI
and plainly figured ads and are we'll
worth Your attention. Read them care
fully.
The FIT. Atkinson Union says: Will
Sullivan is making record as a ball
player with the Columbus team of the
Western League. Several times of late
he has saved his club from defeat by
terrific batting. In the two games at
Milwaukee on Memorial day, he was the
only one in either club to score a home
run.
The takers took thousands of dollars
away from the easy marks at the Beloit
picnic. One old farmer was watching
the balloon ascention when a shark bet
him twenty-five cents he didn't have any
money. The farmer accepted the chal-
lenge, and pulled a roll out of his pocket.
The shark snatched it, passed it to pal,
and he gave it to another, who escaped.
Some friend has handed us clip
ping from a Los Angeles, Cal, paper
containing the particulars of the violent
death of B. f. Maxson who is said to
have formerly resided in this locality.
Mr.. Maxson was run down by South
ern Pacific train and lived but short
time after the accident. The deceased
was engaged in walnut growing and is
reputed to be worth $4,000.
Arrests for violations of the fish law
on Lake Koshkonong has commenced.
The first made last week was Charles
Parsons on the charge of illegal fishing
in Lake Koshkonong with a seine Par
sons pleaded guilty, and was fined $50
and costs, a total of S4O7O In default
he went to Jail for fifty days. Parsons
spent thirty days in jail for illegal shoot
ing some time ago. Al. Wyman, of New
vile, was before the municipal court
Monday afternoon on the charge of il
legally fishing with seine in Lake
Koshkonong. He pleaded not guilty and
his case was set for June Goth at 10 a. M
Wyman is an alleged partner OF Parsons,
who is serving term in jail.