The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14


Henry Ebbott has been under the
physicians care for several days, but is
now slowly on the mend.
The sorters in warehouse No. z, pre-
scented their foreman, Art Shannon with
a watch chain and ring on Saturday last.
Miss Beth Vayette attended the
Christian Endeayor convention at Sharon
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as dele
gate from the Endeavor society here.
Jas. Pyre, foreman in T. A. Perry,s
warehouse. was the recipient of hand
some rocking chair and a box of cigars.
The presents were made by the sorters
at that warehouse.
Geo. Wilson, who has been an en-
ployee in this office for the past few
weeks. went to Milwaukee Tuesday and
is employed as pressman IN an ONCE
there.
A legislative ball has been decided
Upon, to occur April 20, near the closing
DAYS of the session, at the u. W. armory
The affair is in the hands of an arrange
ment committee consisting of George +.
Kerr, Senators Kreutzer and Roehr, and
Assemblymen Mcleod, Wheeler and
Eline. Admission will be by invitation
and it is the intention to make it the
finest affair of the kind which has been
held. Clauders orchestra, of MllWau-
kee, will furnish the music.
The lecture of Prof Reinch at the
Carlton parlors last Thursday evening
was very instructive and entertaining.
Mr.. Reinch has travelled extensively
through Spain and spoke of the manners
and customs and cities of the country
from personal observation. He was in
Spain during the war and spoke briefly
of the attitude of the people toward the
United States regarding the cause and
conditions of the trouble. The audience
left indebted to the Culture Club \for
pleasant and profitable evening.
Jack" Hess, who with William
Saunders escaped from the Rock county
Jail on the night of July 81, 1897, has
been located. He is dying of consump-
ton in the Portage jail where he is held
as a witness in murder case. He is
we'll known in Rock county. In 1897 he
and Saunders were arrested on the
,l,o ~eL Iii int irh
Beloit. They were placed in jail to
await trial and escaped by removing
bricks from the chimney and reaching
the roof, then letting themselves to the
ground by ropes made from the bed
clothes
At last Brother Crosse of the Slough
ton Hub is permitted to smoke few
goods cigars-very unusual for Slough
ton editor. On November 18th, 1898,
DR.. Anderson sent from Manila box OF
cigars to Mr.. Crosse and on April 9Th
last the cigars reached their destination
Of the cigars Mr.. Crosse has this to say
Zach cigar is exquisitely made, meas
ures over seven inches long, proportion
ately plump, and is artistically enclosed
in tin-foil. And as to their smoking
qualities, they are positively elegant, and
the most fastidious epicure in the world
could not but pronounce them perfect.
L. E. Gettle has opened a law office
in this city and is located over Shelley's
store in the rooms formerly occupied by
Claude J. Hendricks Since the expira
ton of Mr. Gettle's term as assistant
state superintendent he has had severa
hattering propositions to engage in the
law business in other cities, but owing
to his large acquaintance and home
ike-feeling among the people of Edger
ton and vicinity, he preferred locating
here. Mr.. Gettle is too well-knewn il
this vicinity to admit of any introduction
from this source and it is safe pre-
diction that his engaging in the law
business will prove success.
The new Atlas for Dane county is
out. It was prepared from actual sur
veys and from the county records by
Leonard w. Gay and constitutes one O
the most complete and actual descrip
tions ever published of the county. L
is complete plat book for all the vii
lagos, towns and cities in the county anc
gives the name and postoffice address
of every resident in the county. Between
the two covers of the new Atlas there il
more reliable information concerning
grand old Dane county than ever con
tanned in any book yet lu Llished. Mr.
A. r. Green, of Madison, is canvassins
this part of the county for the book anC
| all will find it great source of infor
nation to have at hand.
Mr.. William Bradley came to towl
on Tuesday to pass the day and indulge
in little quiet fun with the boys wh'
are socially inclined. Mr.. Bradley usu
L ho +.