The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-05-25

his home a greater portion of the week
with severe case of the humps.
Mrs. J. I, Lusk and Miss Bessie ar
rived on the afternoon train Wednesday
from a winters visit to California.
Misses Selma Dahl and Hazel Shan
non of Westby, came this week to spend
some time with the Shannon family in
this city.
Arthur Warner, who has been on
the Reporter force for the past ten years,
deserted the printing business Saturday
to take position with Conn & Schmidt.
Children who are going to collect
flowers for Decoration Day purposes, will
please take them to Royal Hall between
nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon of
that day.
e. A. Burdick and wife left this
week on visit to their sons in Minnesota
and may possibly continue their trip to
the home of their daughter in Washing
ton before their return.
Clarence Babcock and wife returned
from trip to Chicago early in the week,
where Mr.. Babcock had been buying
goods, They passed Sunday with the
Maves family at Aurora, Ill.
Parties wishing cut flowers for Dec
Grafton day will please leave orders as
early as possible with Mrs. Ash. All or
ders promptly attended to. Choice
geraniums and roses for bedding kept in
stock.
j. L. Holton residence, No. ITO and
F, A. Talmadge residence, No. 30, are the
new subscribers added to the Edgerton
Telephone Co.'S exchange this week,
whose names do not appear on the new
printed lists.
Sever Gregerson of Stoughton, while
putting eavetroughs on a building near
the depot there, about twenty feet high,
fell from the ladder few moments be-
fore noon Monday and broke his neck,
dying almost instantly. Sewers brother,
ellis, was buried only few weeks ago.
The Eastern district of the Norwe-
gian synod meets at Rev. Ristad' s church
On Koshkonong prairie May "a to 31st.
The people in the vicinity have made
preparations to entertain from 100 to $50
ministers and lay delegates and very
large meetings are expected.
C. E. Shannon and wife were called
to Evansville Tuesday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Shannon's father, E. S.
easier. The deceased was II years of
age. He was stricken with paralysis
while IL pasture after his COWS and his
condition discovered several hours later,
but he never rallied from the shock.
"A call for democratic county con-
vention to elect II delegates to the state
convention which meets in Milwaukee
June 18th is made to meet at the court
house in GAINESVILLE June 7th. The eau
cuses for the cities, villages and towns
will be held Monday June 18th at 1880
o'clock That of the city of Edgerton at
the city hall. ~
All members of the Edgerton High
School Alumni are requested to meet at
the Congregational church lecture room
Friday evening, June l, at o'clock, to
elect officers and prepare for the annual
alumni banquet, Any member of the
class of so or 80 wishing to join the as
ISOLATION, please call on the treasurer,
Miss Dora Croft, before Or at the meet
ing. NIGER HoEN, Sec.
The Edgerton Public Library will
be open for inspection every afternoon of
next week and books may be drawn on
and after Saturday afternoon, June End.
The ladies of the Monday Club are So
Letting the aid of our merchants in fur
nishing the library. Babcock & Birken-
meyer, Conn & Schmidt and the Boston
Store have each promised a handsome
rug and Frank Ash will furnish shades.
Perry & Doty will give an acetylene
lamp. The public are cordially invited
to come and see what improvements
have been made.
-Thirty-six members Of the Rock
county board of supervisors met in spec
ial session at the court house Tuesday
and transacted business of preliminary
nature. Simon Smith of Beloit presided
as chairman and called the meeting to
order New members in the board this
year are John B. Henry, Avon; j. w.
Quimby, Center; John Paul, Milton;
Robert Peach, Porter; Fred Rehefeld
Rock; P. M. Ellingson, Edgerton. The
first business taken in hand was the
election of a chairman for the ensuing
year. Three ballots were cast and j. L.
Bear of GAINESVILLE was declared elected
An adjournment for the Gay was then
taken to allow the chairman to make up
his committee.
The Gazette tells of peculiar &C