The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05

-Mahara's Minstrels at Royal hall
this Thursday evening. When the Ma
hara's were in Edgerton few years ago
they gave one of the best minstrel per-
formances seen in Royal hall before that
date or since. Now they come with as
good endorsements as before and a good
entertainment is expected.
Next Wednesday evening, May 10th.
is the date for the declamatory contest
at Milton junction between Stoughton,
Edgerton, Brodhead and Milton juno
ton. Edgerton should send delega-
ton of at least hundred just to show
our neighboring cities that we have the
interest of our public school at heart.
A large home delegation will also tend
to give courage and strength to the
speakers and thereby help win out in
the contest.
The recent rains have made every
body wear a smiling countenance and
farmers are exceptionally happy. The
dry, hard ground has been softened and
moistened and is in excellent shape for
the pillow, the drill or the harrow and the
rushing forward of the seeding and
planting is made comparatively easy.
Pastures, meadows and grass lands are
responding to the showers refreshing"
and natures green is coming forth in all
the beauty of the vernal season. The
wooded fields and the trees that man has
planted and designed for shade and
fruit are putting forth their leaves and
bud and blossoms, and who knows but
these things all portend golden era, a
bountiful harvest and sweet reward
for toiling humanity
From a financial standpoint the
prospects for the new council are not
over and above fattering. After paying
the balance of last years bills there is
but S997.20 in the city treasury, barely
enough to pay running expenses from
now until the license money is turned in.
Last year the council started in the sea-
son with So, 64471, or $3647.51 more than
the present council has. There is any
amount of work needed on the roads to
put them in safe and passable condi-
ton, but the shortage of funds will nee
essarily prevent much being done. FL
nancially crippled is not the most en-
couraging prospect for council to start
in at the beginning of the season, but
such is fact and the curtailing OF ex
penses on all sides will be necessary in
order to pull through the year.
Bicycling on the sidewalks is be-
coming a nuisance in some parts OF the
city and property owners are protesting
vigorously. Mr. August Daumman, for
one considers that keeping sidewalk
in good repair for bicyclists to ride over
is very expensive undertaking. Mr..
Daumman has about twenty five rods Of
good sidewalk, nearly new, and hardly a
day passes but from one to ten wheels
are ridden on it full length. Now Mr.,
Daumman wishes it to be distinctly I'M
derstood that from this date wheeling
upon his sidewalk must cease. Ii this
notice does not have the desired effect,
then the law in all it's severity will be
applied. It is not Mr.. August Daum-
man alone who objects to bicycling on
the sidewalks, but there are innumer-
able others and they too will enter their
objections in the form of complaint for
arrest. The city ordinance strictly for
bids wheeling on the walks and those
who violate it must expect to stand the
consequences.
In presenting the Fire Department
with handsome piece of "old glory" last
Monday evening, the ladies of Edgerton
have shown their high appreciation of a
most worthy organization. No encom-
ium from US could add to the estimation
which the public will place on so kindly
an act. And the bestowal was worthily
made. Any contribution made to the
Edgerton Volunteer Fire Department,
coming from the men for the purpose of
purchasing uniforms, from the ladies for
the purchase of handsome flag Or from
anyone else for any purpose whatsoever
connected with the department, is but
just recognition of an organization to
whom we would all look at time
when our property was being con-
sumed by flame and fire. No city can
boast of more efficient, always ready
and always willing Fire Department than
can the city of Edgerton, barring not the
high salaried companies of the cities.
The members of the Edgerton Vol
unteer Fire Department have the best
interests of the city at heart; they are
citizens of Edgerton, owning homes and
engaging in business here for the benefit
of themselves and that the city may be
made prosperous. AS an organization
the members are united when unity is in
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