The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-16
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New York city for a year past, is home
for short stay with his family here.
-Children's Day will be observed at
Albion M. E. church next Sunday after
noon. A good program has been pre-
pared and you are cordially invited.
Mrs. Effiie Lord of Manitowoc, is
visiting at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs j. D. Whittet, in this city.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs. L.
K. Jessup Wednesday afternoon, June21.
All members of the High School
Alumni are cordially invited to attend
the annual Banquet at The Carlton Sat
urday evening, June 18th.
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The Pioneer Limited St. Paul-Chi-
cago trains have been going over this
line the past few days on account of the
washouts on the Lacrosse division, hay
ing been sent around via Prairie du
CHEN.
Prof. Henry B. Roney has been Sc
cured for high-class entertainment to
be given by Blatchford Kavanaugh and
Roneys Boys Concert Co. under his
management, July II. Further particu-
lars next week.
The Irving School of Elocution and
Acting, of Edgerton, under the direction
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by Mrs. FL. L. Hoard, of Fit. Atkinson,
Mrs. M. Schmidt and Mrs. F. w.
Coon of Edgerton, will give an enter
tainment in Royal hall Friday evening,
June 3d.. The program is splendid
one and should be listened to by most of
of our citizens. General admission 15c;
reserved seats Csc. ~ 3%4,.
The st. Johns German Lutheran
church will on Sunday, July I'd, Idedi-
cate the new pipe organ to the solemn
use for which it was purchased. The
new instrument is by far the finest ever
brought to Edgerton and was purchased
of the Kimball Co., of Chicago, firm Of
wide reputation in the handling of must
cal instruments. The new organ as
boxed and received here weighs two and
one-half tons, and cost the st. Johns
German Lutheran church twelve hun
dred dollars. Next week complete an
nouncement will be made of the dedi-
cation exercises.
One thousand miles across the
country aWheel in trifle less than eight
days, is fast time for this season of the
year. On last Monday morning a party
of four Swedish young men arrived in
GAINESVILLE, on their wheels after an eight
day trip from New York city. John
Anderson, who is the leader of the quar-
tet of riders, is an athlete of some promi-
hence in the east, and is planning trip
around the world. The four are on their
way to Yellowstone Park, where they
will have have a few days outing. They
have also arranged to participate in the
three days annual meet of the L. A. w.,
which if to be held in GAINESVILLE July
II, ID and IA.
"A special feature in connection with
the State Firemens Tournament to be
held at Columbus next week, and one
which our people cannot we'll afford to
waive, will be the engagement of the
celebrated Phinney's United States Band
of Chicago, formerly the Iowa State
Band of Worlds Fair fame. This mag
nificent company of ARTISTS which is to
represent the United States at the Paris
Exposition next year, has been secured
at great expense by our enterprising
Columbus neighbors expressly fora free
open airtconcert at 10 o'clock Thursday
! forenoon, and another concert at the
grounds where. the tournament races
occur, in the afternoon. To hear this
band will be to many chance of life
time, and we trust our readers and their
friends will not miss the exceptional
opportunity
Unless all signs fail, the Fourth will
be celebrated in Edgerton this year in a
greater, grander and more glorious way
than ever before, and the program as
being arranged ought to be a crowd
winner, for the attractions are numerous,
entertaining and sport making. In short
Edgerton is preparing to celebrate in a
patriotic and proper way the anniversary
of the day when the bells in Independ-
ence Hall rang out our national freedom.
The parade will leave the city about
nine o'clock and march to the Driving
Park, and the first number on the pro-
gram there will be music, recital of the
Independence document, and a rousing
Grafton by Prof. Rosa Then will come
the ball game between Madison and Ed
gerton, which will be "hot" one Mad
ison will play some of the old-timers
such as Cheek, Cossiboine and Haney,