The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-09

ings.
The pastor will preach at the M. e.
church next Sunday morning on the
subject, 1.-The Courage that Overcomes."
Glass Meeting at $50; Sunday School at
IL As and Epworth League at o'clock.
Evening service at the Congregational
church. All welcome.
The declamatory contest of the High
School last week passed off nicely, five
students contesting, Misses Scoield,
Phifer, Morrissey, Jensen and Mr.. Hut
son. The judges gave first place to Miss
Scofield and Mr.. Hutson, although those
who wete defeated bore themselves with
credit.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will hold
sale of baked beans, doughnuts, cakes,
etc., at Perry & Doty's store Saturday
afternoon of this week. The proceeds
go towards making up the amount ap
portioned to the church here for the
home missionary work done in this
state. All are invited to contribute.
The Monday Club" is company of
ladies organized into society, and gov
erned by a code of bylaws framed by
themselves. The purpose of the society
is to promote higher literary culture
and attainment among it's members. The
study taken up this year is American
literature. The proceeds of the enter
tainment given under the auspices of the
Monday Club" March 10th, is to be
used for public library fund.
The teachers of the Norwegian Lu-
theran Sunday school will give social
at the church basement Thursday even
ing, March 18th, for the benefit of the
Sunday school. Coffee served from 5
o'clock on. All are invited to come.
This social was announced to have taken
place week ago, but owing to con-
fusion of dates it was postponed. Don't
forget the date now, Thursday March
18th.
congregational church, Sunday
March 18th, in the morning the pastor
will preach on the subject "Christ the
Power and Wisdom of God" In the
evening the M. e. church will meet with
the Congregational church and hold
ION, SnunrnI
speakers, among whom will be Prof.
Hendrickson of Albion, will take part.
Music by the Congregational church
choir. All are invited to attend.
The 5th number of the Lecture
Course will be filled by John r. Clarke,
orator, vocalist, mimic, actor and travel
er. Mr.. Clarke is inimitable as a lee
turer, drawing pleasing word pictures
and happy illustrations. He is man
whom all should hear and those not
holding season tickets should lose no
time in securing ticket for this lecture.
Mr.. Clarke will be at Royal hall on Sat
urday evening, March 18th. The sue
cess which has attended the Lecture
them in putting on an extra number.
They are now negotiating for something
grand to wind up the season with. Keep
an eye open for the announcement
"A wrestling match will take place at
Royal hall Monday evening, March 18th,
between Reinhold Schott, of Watertown,
the champion middle weight wrestler of
the northwest, and Ole Bradeson of this
city. SchOtt agrees to throw Bradeson
three falls in one hour actual wrestling
time, two points down, which means
both shoulders shall touch the canvass
at the same time The referees and
time keepers will be chosen from the
audience. There will also by an exhi-
bition of bag punching by VIM. Dick
man, one of the best us pound menin the
country. Admission 25c; reserved seats
SOC. Everything will be conducted in
quiet and orderly way and for those who
like this kind Of sport an exciting time
is promised.
The Madison Democrat makes the
following comment on acomedietta given
recently in Madison by Mr.. Pyre and
Miss Butt:
''The play of Snowfall was repeated
at the Guild hall last evening with the
same cast as Friday night, and with the
same, if not better effect A violin solo
by Miss Winnifred Smith with Miss
Genevieve Mihills as accompanist very
pleasantly opened the evenings enter
tainment. The curtain raiser was Vel
low Roses, an Enoch Arden episode, but
here the lovers after many years were
reunited. 1t was as pretty as poem
it was poem-with all the tenderness,
all the beauty of coloring that Keats
or Tennyson could breathe into dream
Walton Pyre and Miss Butt, whose parts
were especially conspicuous, exhibited
the genius out of which fine actors are
formed. In truth, few professional COM
panies embrace talent of a higher order
than they displayed. In Der character