The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-20

Mrs. r. BurC Carr returned w co.
nesday evening from a two weeks visit
with Chicago friends.
Mrs. Mae Ware is back for short
stay with Edgerton relatives after visit
to her brothers in St. Paul and Mantle
Voc.
Joe Conn has sold his promising
young trotting mare, Mildred Wilkes, to
Henry Schmaling of the U. S. Hotel for
price said to be 5000.
-Ex-Gov. G. w. Peck came out from
Milwaukee Wednesday evening to hold
communion with the ducks on Lake
Koshkonong.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hartzell are re-
joking over the safe arrival of a 10
pound baby boy.
Marvin Marsden was in Chicago last
week looking after the bicycle interests
of his firm and while there purchased a
chainless Monarch for his own use.
Miss Nora Larson of Cambridge now
occupies position as saleslady at Conn
& Schmidts. Miss Larson formerly held
position with T. G. Slagg, merchant at
Cambridge.
Auction sale bills printed at this
Office carries with it free notice of the
sale in the paper often worth vastly more
than the bills for advertising purposes.
Remember this when you want to make
your sales popular.
The first quarterly conference will
be held at the M. E. church next Satur-
day afternoon at 2:3O. The pastor will
preach Sunday morning at 1870. Pre-
siding Elder Stevens will preach in the
evening at o'clock and administer the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper. You
are invited.
The case of Albert Stanke against
Ell. E. Peters was concluded in Justice
E. Ell. Smiths court on Wednesday.
Judgment for costs was rendered against
the plaintiff. H. S. Sloan appeared for
the plaintiff and L. E. Gettle for the de-
PENDANT This is the case on which the
jury disagreed a short time ago.
The Good Templars at Indian Ford
will give a chicken pie social at their
hall Wednesday evening, October 25th.
1t will cost you but fifteen cents to get
lot of good things to eat and pass pleas
ant evening. The proceeds from the
supper are to be used toward the pur-
chase of new organ.
While A. D. Haskins stepped out of
the bakery few minutes Thursday
morning some one stepped in and
emptied the money till of what loose
change it contained-less than $3.50 all
told. Mr.. Haskins was gone only very
few minutes but an empty money drawer
stared him in the face on his return.
"A very large number patronized the
Harvest Festival at the M. E. church on
Wednesday evening and had a good time.
A great many useful and fancy articles
were sold and the supper was excellent.
1t was quite a success in every particu-
lar and the ladies feel happy over the f.
nancial results. The receipts were over
$1,000
w. S. Heddles spent several days of
the week among the lumber mills in the
northern portion of the state, He says
the mills are everywhere behind with
their orders and the mill towns swarm
ing with buyers looking for seasoned
stock which they are unable to find. Old
grades of common lumber took another
advance of SOC per M this week and the
mills shipping their stock green as soon
as cut in order to supply the demand.
The claim of w. F. Hayes against
the city of Edgerton has been settled on
the payment of $40 as will be noted by
the action of the common council. The
claim originated in injuries to Mr.. Hayes
horse by falling into newly filed ditch
in front of the Carlton Hotel last fall. A
sewer had been run in front of the hotel
and heavy rain just previous had soft
ened the earth in the ditch so that when
Mr.. Hayes drove across, his horse went
down and foundering about strained
itself, for which damages were de-
handed. ...
The city has received check from
Evansville for $500 in payment for the
fire engine which was loaned to that.
place several months ago, and they were
so we'll pleased with the machine that
the city concluded to purchase it. The
price was cheap and Evansville has Sc
cured a bargain, but not having any fur
Their use for the steamer in this city
since our water works plant wasinstalled
it is also probably good trade for our