The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

Frank Heddles and family returned
to their Evansville home Tuesday morn
ing.
Miss Crane of Union Grove, visited
at the M. E. parsonage Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Isabel Garghill Beecher at
Royal Hall next Friday evening, Janu-
airy 18th.
Geo. Mccoy and wife left for their
home at Napavine, Wash, Saturday
morning last.
-Chas. Tallard and wife came up
from Chicago Wednesday for short
stay in Edgerton.
&C. S. Crosse of Stoughton was down
Wednesday checking up the cigar max
| ers for the revenue department.
The first of series of club dances
given New Years evening, proved an en-
| joyable affair. About SO couple were
present.
out from the county clerks office for
Grant Walrath of Fulton and Rose Por-
ter of this city.
In the circuit court Tuesday di-
vorce was granted to Jessie E. Bates
of the children was given to the mother.
| "A telegram received here Tuesday
announced the death of Rev. Lester c..
Rogers at Westerly, R. I. The deceased
for few years resided in this city and
| his wife was sister of Mrs. Henry and
Mrs. T. Stillman of this place. Thisis the
| third sister that has been bereaved of
their husband in the past few weeks.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Tobacco Exchange Bank
took place Tuesday evening and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President
Andrew Jensen; vice president-W. S.
| Heddles; cashier-W. S. Brown; ad-
ditional directors-W. A. Shelley, E. L.
Shepard, Alex White and G.. G.. Bieder-
man. The deposits of the bank have in
! creased largely during the year and a
corresponding increase of dividends was
! declared. 49,
Quarterly ser vices at the M. e.
church next Saturday and Sunday.
Quarterly conference will be held Satur-
day afternoon at 2:3O; Love feast Sun
day morning at $50; preaching at 1880
by the Presiding Elder, after which the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered; Sunday School at 11:45;
Epworth League at 6 o'clock; evening
service at o'clock, subject, Chow to
make the New Year a Happy One" All
welcome.
Officers of Edgerton Volunteer Fire
Dept. for the ensuing year, elected on
! Monday evening last were: President
Thos. Whittet; vice president Harvey
| Raymond; secretary and treasurer
/ Campbell; trustees-L. X. Jessup, Will
! Strasberg; janitor-Ceo. L. Ogden; SER
geant-at- arms-Carl Kurtz; foreman
Geo. L. Ogden; lst asst. foreman-Will
Dave; End asst. foreman-H. III. Harvey;
hose captain-O. A. Houge; asst. hose
captain -Chauncey Robinson; hook and
ladder captain John Ruasch; asst. hook
and ladder captain-Chas. Swift.
The daily papers Tuesday contained
a dispatch announcing the death at
Middleton, N. Y of Col. w. A. Elderkin,
a retired officer in the regular army.
Col Elderkin passed several summers at
Mrs. Jacobus' resort near town and both
he and his estimable wife made many
friends during their stay here. For sew
elal years, before retirement on account
of i'll health, he was connected with the
commissary department at Chicago un-
der Gems. Shafter and Brooks. A few
years since he suffered a stroke of paral-
ysis, causing his retirement from service
and doubtless his death at this time.
The annual meeting of the Badger
State Long Distance Telephone Co. was
held at Evansville Tuesday. Two hun
dred and fifty seven shares of stock were
represented. The present board of di-
rectors were reelected, consisting of A.
G. Gray. r. M. Richmond and Geo. M.
Pullen. The bylaws were amended,
changing the Office of the company from
Madison to Evansville, the time of the
annual meeting from the 1st to the Sd
Tuesday in January and increasing the
board of directors from three to five
members. One hundred and thirty
miles of long distance line were built
during the year past.
Hicks forecast for January says re-
dictionary storms are due from Sd to 9Th,
commencing in the western section and
run its regular course to the eastward.
Another storm period comes about the
| time the cold wave fO1lowino the fret