The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-08-31


sold to farmers in this locality this sea-
son.
Miss Maud Burdick of Milwaukee,
has been visiting friends here the past
week.
The big purchase of fall goods for
the department store have commenced
to arrive.
Carrier Mont Langworthy starts his
rural free mail delivery on route No. l,
Sept. 1st.
Mrs. Henry johnson who has been
quite seriously i'll during the week, is
improving.
The public schools will begin an
other years work the I'd Monday of
September.
-Supt VIM. Ross was in town on
business connected with his Office on
Wednesday.
"A. B. Stillman and wife who have
been visiting relatives in this locality,
left for their home at Nortonville, Kan,
Tuesday morning.
Alex. B. Campbell has been compar-
ing notes with the old soldiers in Chi
cago this week.
The farming community has been
so especially busy this week that the
town has something of lonesome ap-
pearance at midday.
Mrs. w. R. Layman and children of
Chicago, and Mrs. w. M. Burt of Burl-
ington, Iowa, are guests of F. Burt Carr
at the Carlton hotel.
VIM. Abbott and wife of Tyndall, S
D.: stopped off on their return from the
G. A. R. encampment for visit among
relatives in this section.
DIR. Shepard is having a fine new
barn built on the old Silas Ward farm
on the GAINESVILLE road which he has
lately come into possession of.
John Mawhinney is having the Pei
ton house put in good repair and expects
to make this the home of his family as
soon as improvements are finished.
-Losr.-Between Edgerton and Mr..
Schocksnider's small watch with the
name Harrison engraved on the back of
it. Finder please return to this office.
Miss Myrtle Hutson has been dan
gerously i'll with typhoid fever the past
week. While the fever has not yet
reached the turning point her condition
is such as to give hopes of her recovery
Mrs. Ella A. Nichols, of North
Grafton, Mass. arrived Monday for a
visit to her father, E. II. Smith, and
other relatives here. This is the first
return of Mrs. Nichols since she left Ed
gerton, nearly 20 years ago.
The patrons of Indian Ford and
Fulton postoffices who intend to avail
themselves of rural free delivery service
will facilitate the delivery of their mail
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when changing same.
More tramps have wandered into
town the past few weeks than for long
time past. Every person willing to work
can find plenty to do in the tobacco har-
vest, but this is just the time when the
festive hobo is inventing all kinds of
excuses to dodge honest labor.
Next Sunday will be observed at the
M. E. church as "Old Peoples Day..
The pastor will preach in the morning
on the subject, "The Glory of Christian
Old Age and the elderly people are es-
pecially invited. In the evening the
subject will be "The Borrowed Axe"
You are cordially invited to attend these
services.
Only two applicants for teachers
certificates presented themselves at the
examination held here Wednesday. Supt.
Ross says this is the smallest number
that he has ever had at public exami-
nation held in the county. There seems
to be more money in other lines than
teaching for the young people in this To-
cality.
The association of local blacksmiths
of Rock, Dane and Jefferson counties
held a picnic yesterday at Clear Lake
and as a result the shops Of this city
were closed. For one day the men who
pound iron laid aside their hammer and
the GAINESVILLE and Edgerton smiths
played game of base ball. We are
willing to stake our reputation that the
Edgerton men win out.
"A pleasant and most enjoyable party
was given by the Misses Lolita and Flor
ence Skinner at their home on Wednes-
day evening. About forty were in at
tendance and ice cream and dainty but
delicious luncheon was served The
grove about the house was profusely
Illuminated with Chinese lanterns and
games were INDUCED in. It was near