The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-08-31

The Elgin price of butter is 211sc
for this week.
T. H. Bowen and wife are spending
the encampment week in Chicago.
Mrs. ]. L. Green, of Fordland, Mo-,
is visiting relatives in this locality.
"A boys coat picked up in the road
leading into town awaits the owner at
this office.
Jimmie McGiffin has been assisting
at the postoffice during the illness of
Miss Trevorah.
Mr. E. Kerr, of Minneapolis, is in
the city visiting at the home of his uncle,
Joseph Pollard.
-Chas. r. Bentley and family have
been spending good share of a couple
weeks at Lake Kegonsa.
w. T. Pomeroy and family returned
home Monday from two weeks stay at
a cottage on Lake Kegonsa.
-Weatman Dickinson and wife are
campment week in Chicago.
Mrs. Jos. Davidson and Mrs. Com
stock, of Joliet, Ill, have been visiting
among relatives here during the week.
Hon. J. M. Whitehead, of GAINESVILLE,
will lecture for the Mems Club at the
Congregational church in the near flu
ture.
Mrs. Ell. G.. Adams and two daugh-
tiers of Madison, have been spending the
week at A. w. Bentley cottage on Lake
Koshkonong.
-Edgerton Chapter O. e. S. will hold
a special meeting Monday evening, Sept
3, at o'clock. 1t is absolutely necessary
that all officers and members be present.
The committee recently appointed
by the Congregational church to look up
a lot for building the parsonage will re-
port at the church this Thursday eve
ming.
DIR. James A. Lord arrived home
from Chicago Saturday evening. While
his improvement is not marked as his
friends hoped, his condition has been
quite comfortable since his return.
Preaching at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and eve
ming. Subject in the morning, Life
and Immortality" Evening, 1.-THE Power
of Christ in the Roman World" Second
in SERIES All are invited.
Frank Hail. of Manchester, Iowa,
was here last week arranging for the
remodeling of the front of the block
owned by him. He has several tenants
that stand ready to rent the store as
soon as improvements are completed.
The lecture course selected by the
committee appointed by the Methodist
and Congregational churches promises
to be one of exceptional interest this
season. The first number will be given
the last of October or the first of No
vember. There will be five numbers
two of a musical nature, two lectures
and magician. Tickets will be on sale
soon. The entire course, season tickets
will be 100
The Order of the Eastern Star Dis
trict convention will be held in Edger-
ton Thursday, Sept. 6, in the afternoon
and evening. Delegates from Stoughton,
GAINESVILLE, Fort Atkinson, Milton juno
ton, Cambridge and Clinton are ex-
pected, to the number of 125. Conven-
ton will oper at 3 p. m. and s p. m. re-
spectively. All members of Edgerton
Chapter are requested by the Worthy
Matron to be present.
VIM. Taylor, of Brodhead, won the
1--we bird match over P. c.. Brown and
VIM, Goldthorp, which took place at the
Driving Park Friday afternoon for a
purse of $40 a side. Your Uncle William
killed out of 10 released from the traps
which was one better than either Brown
or Goldthrop brought down. The con-
testants shot but single barrel at each
bird, and the record is considered very
good one. So Mr.. Taylor will not only
continue to hold the stake money but
will proceed to spend it now.
Herman Lidicker who is authority
in the fruit line, informs us that peaches
are cheaper this year than last season,
and are coming so plentifully now into
the market that he believes the proper
time for preserving and canning will be
next week. He is in close touch with
the market and any orders for picking
or canning fruit intrusted to him will be
promptly filed at reasonable prices.
Leave orders with him day or so in adj
vance for the family needs and the
choicest can be obtained.