The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-23
Celebrate the 4th in Edgerton.

a few days OF the week with relatives IN
this city.
Mrs Fannie Miller Girard and chill
dren of West Superior, are guests at DR..
Nicholson's home.
Not only come yourself, but bring
all your friends to the celebration here
on the 4th of July.
Miss Rose Morrissey left here on
Tuesday evening for Hartland, Mimi,
to pass the summer with her sister, Mrs.
Madge Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Watson of Nor
NAL, H., and their son Fred, wife and
daughter of Topeka, Kan, are visiting
in Edgerton and vicinity.
John Locksley, an old time grain
dealer in Edgerton now living at Sagi-
nav, Mich, visited friends in this sec
ton during the week.
-Children's Day exercises will be held
at the Congregational church next Sun
day evening, with short address by
Rev Martin Of Fulton. There will be no
morning service.
Dan d. Bennett, who has been in
charge of the GAINESVILLE steam roller
working on our streets, was called to
Lake Forest Monday to help start anoth-
er roller for the manufacturer.
On Tuesday June 9th, tickets will
be sold to the Milwaukee Carnival at
one cent per mile. On the 18th at one
fare for the round trip, and on the 29th
and Both at a fare and third for round
trip.
Mr.. A. S. Flagg has suffered a re-
lapse from his rheumatic trouble and
has been confined to his room at the
Hutson House at Stoughton the most of
the week, where he went for treatment
by DR.. Hyland.
Roy E. Hopkins, Walter Mabbett and
Roy Hutson have returned from their
studies at the University, Grace and
Oscar Perry and Sarah Mawhinney from
Beloit college, Clara Hargraves and
Nellie Dexter from the Whitewater
Normal
E. S. Lord and wife of Manitowoc,
have been visiting relatives in this city
during the week. Ed. has recently had
promotion and is now agent at Mani
towoc for the Wilson Transit Co., the
boat connection for the Wisconsin Cen
trail railway.
Among the hundred odd graduates
from the University this week appear
the names of Chas. 7. Hutson and Maud
Miller of this city. Miss Miller was
awarded an honor in Latin by the fac
ulty. Walton Ell. Pyre also secured an
honor in English literature.
Little Miss Annie Armit very pleas
/ antly entertained number of her
young friends at the home of her par
ents last Tuesday afternoon. The occa-
sion was her eighth birthday and she
was the recipient of many pretty pres
ents. Refreshments were served and
the little ones enjoyed themselves as
only little ones can.
-Omsby and Owen, two mail clerks
who pass through here regularly, met a
miraculous escape from accident or
death recently at Spring Green. Their
mail car was struck by {. passing freight
nd ha 81 ho -,
splintered, and the mail scattered in all
directions. The boys were unframed
save by fright.
-Thos. Thronson of Albion is said to
have been caught for several thousand
dollars by the failure of the Stoughton
bank. Mr.. ThrOnson was a stakeholder
in the old Bank of Edgerton and had put
aside some money to meet his liability as
a stakeholder when the courts should
decide what amount he was to pay.
Now he finds he has been smitten on
both cheeks and will have to hunt again
for safe depository for his money.
"A special car was attached to the
1915 a. N. train Tuesday that conveyed
about 40 members of the Edgerton Fire
Department and band to Columbus to
take part in the Firemen's Tournament
being held there this week. 1t is about
the first opportunity the boys have had
a chance to show their new uniforms
away from home, and we shall be disap-
pointed if they do not win some compli-
ments.
Notwithstanding that last Sunday
evening was one of those warm, sultry
June time evenings, the Methodist
church was filled from the lecture room
to the pulpit with friends of the young
people who were to take part in the
Children's Day exercises. The popular
ity of these exercises is growing year by
year, and the program as rendered last
Sunday evening was entertaining in