The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29


ly been sold bringing $85 per acre.
Mrs. l.. G. Whittet and son arrived
home Friday evening from Chicago
where they have been visiting for several
weeks past.
As this is the last Reporter of 1899,
we take this opportunity to wish our
readers one and all ga Happy New
Year."
The first of series of club dances
will be given at Royal Hall New Years
evening. Good music and good time
assured.
This office would like to contract for
6 or cords of green second growth oak
wood to be delivered any time before
April 1st next.
The McLay Bros, of Johnstown,
shipped a car load of draft horses from
Milton to the Schlitz Brewing Co., Mil
waukee, this week.
Henry Ebbott has sold his 10 acre
tract west of town to Mrs. Geo. Mable-
son for $1,000. The deal was engineered
by e. M Ladd, real estate agent.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet in the lecture
room of the church Wednesday, January
Sd. Refreshments will be served.
"A valuable parcel of merchandise
was picked up near the Edgerton depot
Tuesday evening and the owner can
secure the same by calling upon Ole
Netrud, corner of Butler and Prairie
avenue, GAINESVILLE.
-Courtland Bliven of New York and
Peak Bliven of Tomah, who spent their
boyhood days on farm near Lake Kosh-
konong, have been visiting old scenes
during the week. They leave this week
for the south to put in a season at duck
hunting.
Statements will be sent to delin-
quents early the coming month and we
trust they will meet with prompt re-
sponses. The hundreds of small items
do not amount to much to each individ-
ual but in the aggregate are an impor
tant matter to the publisher.
Preaching at the M. E. church next
Sunday by the pastor. Morning subject
''The Past Year and it's Lessons" even
ing, Resolutions for the New Year"
Glass meeting, Sunday School and Ep-
worth League as usual. You are kindly
invited to attend these services.
-Nightwatchman Reynolds discover
ed an incipient fire in VIM. Schrub's
saloon late Tuesday night, kicked in the
door, put out the blaze and saved enough
property to pay his salary for many
years to come. Wood that had been left
too near the stove was the cause of the
fire.
Officers elected Tuesday evening for
the ensuing year by Edgerton Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, are: Matron-
Mrs. E. G. Hopkins; Patron-E. G. Shan
non; Asso. Matron-Mrs. III. Ash; Sec
retary-Mrs. J. A. Henderson; Treasurer
Mrs. Robt. Attlesey; Conductress-
Mrs. Mary Wesendonk; Associate Con
ductress-Mable Kurtz. Installation
will take place at the first regular meet
ing in January.
The extension ofthe G. M. & st. Paul
railway from Libertyville, 80 miles north
of Chicago, to GAINESVILLE, seems to be
making good progress. The east end Of
the branch is graded and bridged and
tracklaying will begin, according to plans,
this week. The line enters Wisconsin
south of Geneva lake and will pass near
Darien and as near on an air line as pos
sible to GAINESVILLE. About a mile I Of
track will be laid each day.
The ladies of st. Joseph's church
were very much disappointed Wednes-
day evening on receiving telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of Mrs
Isabel Carghill Beecher, and notifica
ton that she would not be able to fill
her engagement here on Thursday even
ing. The sale of tickets had been large
and doubtless many will come to the hall
only to be disappointed. Mrs Beecher
assures the management that she will
fill her engagement in Edgerton as soon
as her health will permit and due notice
will be given the public when that is
fixed.