The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-18

Miss Anna Omsberg of StOughton, is
visiting with relatives in this city.
H. L. Bardeen of Wausau paid a
short visit to Edgerton friends this week.
The Elgin price of butter is 20 cents
for this week, marked advance over
former quotations.
Rev. D. c. Ristad and wife of Rock
dale have been visiting friends in Edger-
ton during the week.
The Madison papers announce the
return of Judge and Mrs Bardeen from
a vacation spent in the east.
Mrs. G. L. Brown of Hammond, La,
has been visiting among her old friends
in this city during the week.
This office is in receipt of a compli-
mentary to the Jefferson county fair to
be held at the county seat Sept. 2629.
Misses Maggie and Frances Wesen-
donk, Josie Omsberg and Katie Hinkins
of Chicago, spent last Tuesday with
friends in Madison.
Verne Cove of Edgerton is here for
an indefinite sojOurn. He is staying
with his sister Mrs. E. G. Cobb Sun
Prairie COuntryman.
Fred Phifer has sold his house and
lot on the Albion road to Isaac Dickin-
son of Albion Prairie for $500. Mr..
Phifer is now looking for a suitable site
on which to build him a new home.
Mrs. J. Chambers has sold her house
and lot to James Stewart of St. Charles,
I'LL, formerly of this city. Mrs. Cham
bers will remove to Green county and
live with her daughter, Florence.
Miss Clara Stevens left here Wed
nesday morning for Beloit and Clinton
to visit her aunts, Mrs. VIM. Hill and
Mrs. Peter Nettikoyen, where she in
tends to spend the rest of her vacation.
During the storm Friday the barn
Of Hans Bergum of Stoughton, was
struck by lightning and burned. It was
full of hay and contained all of his farm
machinery. One horse was also burned.
Mr.. H. Milestone, of the Milwaukee
Worsted Mills and H. H. Lippert, a
wool dealer in that city, were in Edger-
ton several days last week and bought
upwards of 10000 pounds Of wool of H.
w. Child.
Mrs. Henry Aiken and Miss Nellie
completed their visit among Edgerton
friends, leaving for their home at Pitts
burg Monday morning. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. G. R. Bentley and
daughter, who go east for a short visit.
Rural mail delivery appears to have
come 10 stay Wisconsin is about to
have an experiment with it. 4 route -
miles long has just been plannedin Dane
county, which will reach 136 farm houses.
Indiana already has 50 such routes and
Iowa twenty-five.
Lovers of lively races will lind them
at the Wisconsin State Fair. Milwaukee,
Sept. 11th to 10Th. where thereR be over
100 fast horses to compete for $4,000 in
purses. Prospects are for the best races
ever seen in the state and the best agri-
cultural fair as we'll. The best herds of
livestock from leading stock growing
states will be there,
A peculiar accident has resulted in
the death of one of the oldest settlers in
Monroe. Martin Sullivan, a farmer
aged 50 years, fell while climbing a barb
wire fence and became impaled thereon,
hanging head downward twenty hours
before he was found and released. He
lived about day after he was rescued
from his terrible position.
Austin Riley has been exhibiting at
Markham 4 Fletcher's store this week a
couple of handsome oil paintings that
were executed by his son Alfred now
living in New jersey The landscapes
certainly evince degree of skill that is
really commendable and Mr.. Riley has
some reason to feel proud of his pictures.
When Professor Rosa returns to
Edgerton to begin the fall term of the
High school, he will be numbered among
the Benedicts. 4 Beloit paper announ-
ces that Miss Grace Lillian, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Holm N Cbop, IorI,;,, e
that city, and Mr.. Charles Darwin Rosa.
of Edgerton, will be united in marriage
on the 18th of August at y o'clock at
SHichurst," the residence of the brides
parents.