The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

L
ed a portion of the week with her sister,
Mrs. James Reynolds.
the meeting is Saturday evening, June 2
and not Friday evening
Services at Norwegian Lutheran
church Sunday forenoon at 1890, Rev.
Ristad will occupy the pulpit.
Mr. Mike Smith and wife left Thurs
day for Elmwood, ILL.,, Mrs. Smiths old
home, for few weeks vacation.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs Frank Moore Friday p. m.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs. Joel
Thompson Wednesday afternoon, June
9Th.
-Robt. Smith and family of Misha-
waukee, Ind, are in town the guests of
Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. Ell.
Bowen.
Miss Emma Lord returned from St.
Paul Tuesday evening, where for several
months she has been staying with her
brother, w. S. Lord.
The time of the Alumni meeting has
been changed to Saturday evening, June
2, at o'clock at the Congregational
church. All members are requested to
be present.
"A democratic caucus will be held at
the city hall next Monday evening at 7
o'clock and remain open for one hour.
Four delegates are to be chosen from
each ward.
DR.. A. P. Nicholson purchased an
attractive lake front lot on Second Lake
near Mcfarland this week. The consid-
GRAFTON is said to be $500.
john Hahn is taking a few weeks va
cation from his position in Conn &
Schmidts store. Mrs. Maude Sharp
is employed there until Mr.. Hahn re-
turns.
Remember special train to the
Modern Woodman picnic leaves this sta
ton for Madison next Tuesday, June 9Th
at 8:12 a. m. and returning leaves Madi
son at 1915 p. ~.
Owing to change of time on the
Lacrosse division, the Portage morning
train now reaches US 20 minutes later
each day. Instead of 8:45 it is now past
nine o'clock when this train arrives.
John Thompson, the head of an old
agricultural implement firm of Beloit,
was guest of Mayor Jensen Tuesday
and both attended the synod meeting on
Koshkonong Prairie.
Preaching at the M. E. church next
Sunday by the pastor. Morning sub
ject, 1.-THE Secret and Joy Of Cheerful
ness" In the evening the pastor will
give resume of the General Conference.
Other services as usual. All cordially
invited.
james Boss, an employee on J. Wal
rath's farm in Fulton, was overcome from
exertion in bicycle riding and the heat,
Wednesday afternoon and became un-
conscious on Front street, Dr. McManus
was called and the patient recovered in
short time.
The recitation by Master Harold
Culton in Memorial exercises brought
out as much favorable comment as any
portion of the program. 1t is so seldom
that boy of his age is able to render
selections so nearly up to the standard
of excellence, that a special mention in
his case seems deserving.
The projectof building a new church
for st. Joseph's congregation in this city
has been dropped for this season, owing
to difference of opinion regarding the
site, scarcity of labor, price of material.
etc. The Porter congregation will do
the building this year and next season
the question will be revived SO we are
informed.
An advertisement of the Colonial
Oil Co. in this paper tells of the wonder
full possibilities that may be derived
from an investment in oil properties
which is now interesting the greater
share of the population of southern Cal
ifornia. When the writer visited that
state recently we found the development
of oil fields the most profitable industry
to be found there and fortunes were be-
ing made rapidly. E. w. Babcock and
G. E. Parish have become interested in
corporation holding 1900 acres of oil
lands and which now offers its stock to
investors who may desire to get into an
oil speculation on the ground floor. That
these we'll known Wisconsin people are
engaged in the management of the cor
poration is sufficient guarantee that
their friends in this state will be given a
square deal.
Twenty years ago, on the 9th day
of May in the city of Philadelphia, Mr..
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