The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-06
Inquire of Wray

is a guest of Miss Minerva Coon.
Chris Legrid and Frank Woelfer, of
Cambridge, were in town Thursday.
Will Bardeen is home after six
months course at the Illinois School of
Photography.
The Society of the Norwegian Luth-
eran church will meet with Mrs. Ole
Jensen, ST., Friday, July 18th.
"A. S. Flagg and daughter Bessie ar
rived home Wednesday evening from
three weeks visit in the east.
John Schmidt and family of Jetfer-
son, spent the Fourth in Edgerton, the
guests of Herman Lidicker and Mike
Schmidt.
-Childrens day will be observed at
Albion M. E. church next Sunday after
noon at 2:30. A fine program will be
given and all are invited.
Mr.. Charles Semandel and family of
Richland County, came down to spend
the Fourth in Edgerton, and are paying
short visit to relatives here.
-Adelbert Fessenden, who is raising
crop of tobacco in Citron Hollow, the
Kickapoo country, came down to help
celebrate the Fourth in this city.
The fourth quarterly will be held at
Albion M. E. church Saturday afternoon
at 2:3O, July 18th, and quarterly meeting
service at Edgerton, Sunday, the 18th.
Lost, at the Driving Park on July
4th, pocket book containing ten dol
lar bill and deposit slip for 500. A
reward will be given. Leave at this
office.
Prof. G. A. Goggin, at one time prin-
cipal of the public schools here, was in
the city on the 4th. He is now engaged
in school work at Spearfsh in the Black
Hills, S. D,
Miss Mabel Kurtz paid her parents
short visit during the week. She has Sc
cured a position in a large dry goods
store in Aurora, Ill, and will 60 there on
Monday next.
"A special train will be run over this
division Sunday July 18th, between Mil
waukee and Madison. The train will
leave Edgerton at 500 N. Fare for the
round trip, S1.5O.
Jerry Lindley came up from Beloit
to celebrate the Fourth and pass the bal
ance of the week with friends here. Jerry
says that there is no place like Edgerton
and he hopes yet to come here and make
his home.
Rev. j. w. Moore, of Trevor, broth
er of the pastor, will occupy the pull
pit at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning, In the evening
the pastor will preach. All are cordially
invited.
Rev. E, j. Symons will exchange
pulpits with Rev. w. w. Woodside
next Sunday morning and evening. Old
friends will be glad to hear their former
pastor. All will be welcome. Other ser
vices as usual.
The Worthy Matron of Edgerton
Chapter No. IS requests full attend
ance at the next regular meeting, which
will be held next Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock in Masonic Hall. The district
convention will be held here early in
September and there is work to be done.
Stafford Guinness, an s year old boy
was shot by some unknown celebrator
on the morning of the 4th. The lad was
walking down the street near DR.. Mich
olson's when he heard the report of a
gun and the contents struck him. 1t is
probable the gun was some distance
away as only eight shot took effect, one
in the head and others scattered about
the body. In any event it was careless
piece of business to be shooting loaded
firearms in the city limits.
One swallow makes a pretty fair
sized spring in the estimation of the
boys who run the GAINESVILLE Gazette.
The decision of the Sylvester firm to
erect warehouse in that city now
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bacco business of the state coming that
way. Why, man, Madison got two new
warehouses last year AMI if the argu-
ment is any good, the tobacco trade
ought to be coming their way twice as
fast. Geo. Rumrill is building a big
warehouse at Evansville but as yet we
haven't heard that Evansville expected
the entire trade to shift that way. Ed
gerton is plodding along as usual build
ing couple new tobacco warehouses
this season and not making much of a
fuss about it either. There promises to
be enough tobacco grown the present
season to give all the market points as
much business as they may desire to do
without making any invidious compari-
sons.
Another time schedule was put into
effect on Sunday last on this division of
the Milwaukee road, which slightly eff
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