The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-12-14


Atty Silas Menzies of Beloit, was in
town on legal business Monday.
Miss Crissie Chesebro of Muscoda,
as in the city on visit with Mrs. Ell. j.
Stangl.
W. r. Pomeroy and wife passed
Sunday at the home of M. Pelton in
Madison
H. w. Child attended the meeting
of the Twilight club at GAINESVILLE Tues
day evening.
B. S. Miller, of Rhinelander, visited
relatives and friends in Edgerton few
days this week.
%. r. Pomeroy has been confined 20
his home for some time past with an old
atfiiction, rheumatism.
Mrs Chas. Parks, of Jefferson, is
paying visit to her sister, Mrs. James
Reynolds of this city.
L. W. Shaskeskey spent several
days of last week in this locality looking
up life insurance matters.
The small boy is enjoying his first
skating of the season this week as the
result of few days of sharp freezing
weather.
- Mrs. James A. Lord left for Chicago
Friday morning and will spend some
time at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Kemp in that city.
The ladies of st. Joseph's church
give an oyster supper at the T. A. & B..
Society's hall this Thursday evening.
Supper only % cents.
Robert Bulls has purchased the old
Arthur homestead west of town of Hen
ry Thurson paying $4,000 for the same.
The sale was made through E. M. Ladd.
Services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and even
ing. Preaching by the pastor; subject
for the morning, Progress in Christian
Doctrine during the Century" evening,
Gather up the Fragments"
e. M. Ladd, real estate agent, has
closed the sale of house and lot in
Rockdale for Cyrus Sears to Halvor
Nelson at $3.50 and the E. Ell. Smith
farm 40 acres in the city limits owned
by Geo. Wentworth to FL. Crook for
$440O
City Treasurer Dickinson will be
ready to receive taxes at his residence
on Front street Wednesday, Dec. Goth.
The rate for collecting will be one per
cent up to and on January 10th. After
that date an additional per cent will be
charged.
In making up your list of reading
matter for the coming year remember
that this office has clubbing rates on
most all outside publications and you
can save something by placing your Or
der with US. Bring in your list and we
will tell you just how much we can save
you.
In looking after pointers as to where
and how to buy your holiday presents,
turn to the inside of this paper and read
what four advertisements there have to
offer John Spencer & Daughter, Chas.
Hitchcock, Theo. A. Clarke and Jos. J.
Leary talk to you upon the subject of
holiday buying and some very good sug-
gestions are offered.
City Clerk Johnson has finished the
computation of the tax roll for the en-
suing year. The rate this year is $26.45
per $1,000 valuation, as against nearly
S29 last season. Any reduction of taxes
is of course acceptable. even though the
amount is small one. The roll will be
delivered to the treasurer for collection
the coming week.
1t was a delightful entertainment
the Wesleyan Male Quartette gave at
Royal Hall Monday evening as the
second number of the Lecture Course.
The voices Of the quartette were trained
in perfect harmony and their selections
all met with hearty encore, which lib
orally responded to. The musical imita-
lions of Mr.. Houston was also pleasing
feature. Altogether the entertainment
was first class.
Upon advice from the Marshal at
Stoughton, Marshal Reynolds arrested
Joe Billings here last Friday afternoon,
and he was placed behind the bars until
evening when the Stoughton officer took
him to that city. Billings was charged
with stealing suit of clothes, hat aud
shoes from boarding house in Slough
ton. He admitted the theft to Marshal
Reynolds and said that he was wearing
the stolen property