The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-02

Miss Inez DeVoll of Stoughton, is
spending the week with Edgerton
friends.
Mrs DIR. Howard and son of Colum-
bus are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Clark Son.
"A game of base ball between the I'd
team of Stoughton and Edgerton High
school was played at the Driving Park
last Saturday afternoon, resulting in
score of four and five in favor of Slough
ton.
News has been received here of the
birth of baby boy on Monday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Templeton in Madison. To the young
Mr.. Templeton we will say: May sue
cess attend your ever effort through life.
Charles Parsons, the fisherman of
Koshkonong, is now serving sixty day
sentence in the Rock county jail. Be
fore the court in GAINESVILLE Wednesday
he pleaded guilty to illegal fishing at
Koshkonong and in default of payment
of fine was sent to jail.
Will Eisenlohr put in four or five
days the latter part of last week trout
fishing up near Muscoda. When he re-
turned home he had nary one of the
speckled beauties as trophy of the trip.
The quality of the bait used probably
accounts for the inability to make
CATCH
The receipt at this station of car
load of windmills is something out of the
usual order. Henry Ebbott unloaded
car of mills here the first of the week
and he says that it will not be many
months before every one of them will be
standing over a we'll on the prairies here
abouts.
Very handsome indeed are the new
uniforms of the Edgerton City Band and
the Edgerton Fire Department. In the
parade Tuesday both socities shone with
pride to themselves and to those who
contributed to the purchase of the uni
forms. Both societies are deserving of
the handsome suits they wear.
AT Madison Friday evening the State
League Declamatory contest, in Library
hall was won by Alice Whitmore of Rich
land Center, whose subject was "The
Gypsy Fower Girl" Robert Kahn of
Milwaukee was second and Emmatine
Leroy of Marinette third. The Hoven
prizes were awarded in the above order.
On the 25th day of May Mr.. Henry
Coon of Albion finished planting 20
acre field of corn, and on the 31st of May
it was peeping through the ground SO
that the rows were almost distinguish
able the length of the field. The recent
rains and sunshine warm have caused
all kinds of vegetation to shoot forth
amazingly.
Through the kindness of Sam Vile
man ''Your Uncles" and "The Kids" have
been carried to and from the ball park
on practice nights. Mr.. Wileman has
recently purchased new bus and this
is a pretty good way of introducing it to
the public. May your trade increase
that another bus be added to your out
fit, Mr.. Wileman.
H. w. Goodrich has purchased the
-four and feed stock and business of J.
E. Greenwood. Mr.. Goodrich will en-
deavor to keep all the favorite brands of
-four, and indicating with customers will
exert every effort to please on all occa-
sions. He will be pleased to continue
business with Mr. Greenwood's old Gus
toners and invites new trade to give
him trial.
The wind played havoc in some
places about the city Tuesday night.
At the Driving Park it took several
lengths of the high board fence and laid
it crosswise of the road. Just beyond the
bridge over Saunders creek in the third
ward it raised about fifteen rods of side
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placed it along side the fence on the
north side of the road
Persons who are in the habit of TAX
ing sod from the city park without per-
mission are cautioned not to do so any
more. At the rate the park has been
skinned during the past two years
there would not be spear of grass left
in two years from now. Taking all the
sod and top soil from the park leaves
nothing but barren waste of sand and
gravel. The park was not donated to
the city for this purpose.
is the 4th of July to be celebrated
in Edgerton this year? If so, it is high
time move was on foot to- perfect the
plans. Edgerton is one of the best towns
in the state of Wisconsin in which to
celebrate the nations natal day and
there certainly are patriotic peOIle