The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-02

| GAINESVILLE visited Edgerton relatives over
| Sunday.
Herman Lidicker is home from
health seeking trip to the Indiana min
eral springs.
Miss N. E. Linquist of Rio is spend
| ing few days at the home of Mr.. Henry
| Marsden in this city.
Jesse Tousley, Milwaukee linotype
operator, is enjoying a vacation at the
home of his mother in this city.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
J. D. Whittet Friday afternoon of this
week.
bud" Babcock has thrown aside
the cares of business this week and is
enjoying an outing with his family at
Lake Ripley.
-Robt. W. Smith came up from Chi
| cago Saturday to join his family who
are visiting Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr..
and Mrs. z. Ell. Bowen.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles and daughters
| left Tuesday morning for Negaunee,
Mich, on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Elias
Dave, residing there.
Services will be held at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
| and evening as usual. All are cordially
invited. Preaching by the pastor.
The Eall game at the r. A. & B. So
cinty picnic on Wednesday, Aug. 7th,
will be between Bass Creek and Slough
ton teams. A good game is expected.
Stephen Saunders and son of Albion
Prairie, left yesterday morning for Buff
falo and the east, expecting to visit rela-
tives in Rhode Island and New York
before their return.
Mr. Thos. Clarke, who is travelling
| representative Of one of the largest
wholesale firms in the country, has been
| paying a short visit to relatives in this
| city.
liking Edward VII" is the title of a
new redowa composed and published by
Prof. Alex. PEPPER of this city. The
music is said to be very catchy. For sale
| at Frank Ash's.
| Mr.. S. Mitchell of Madison, who laid
so much of the cement walk here last
| year, is again in town with number of
contracts on hand. At present he is do
ing some work about the high school
building.
| Mr.. Andrew Jensen attended the
| 5Oth anniversary of the organization of
! the Lutheran congregation at Spring
Prairie, near DeForest, Sunday. Fully
1000 people were present and a monu-
ment to the pioneer preacher, Rev. Ell. A.
Prens, was unveiled.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church met on Wednesday in the
church and will meet again next We'd
nesday. All the ladies are kindly re-
| quested to bear this in mind and give
their assistance as there is a great deal
of work which the society is anxious to
complete.
| When the palatial steamer North
land left her dock at Milwaukee Satur-
day evening, Geo. Underhill, wife and
daughter Hazel, and w. A. Shelley, wife
and son Drexel, of this city, were pas
sengers bound for Buffalo and other
eastern points. A more delightful trip
could scarcely be taken at this season of
the year than the one round the lakes.
"A new station will be established on
the GAINESVILLE & Southwestern road,
about half way between Tioga and Wal
worth. 1t will be located on the farms
of Chas. Weed and the Wakeford estate,
in the town of Sharon. The station will
be called Caxton, in honor of William
Caxton, who published the first book
printed in the English language.
The office of the Sun Proirie Sun
was destroyed by fire, thought to be of
incendiary origin, Sunday night. Editor
| W. w. Hammond attempted to enter the
|
was overcome by smoke. He was carried
out in critical condition. The loss is
about $780, The editor is an Edgerton
boy, brought up by his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Worren of this city,
and enlisted with the 1st Wis. Reg. in
the Spanish war.
Len Pomeroy's spirited mare in
dulged in lively runaway Thursday
evening last. Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy
were driving about town and stopped at
the fountain to water the horse. The
bits were thoughtlessly slipped from the
animals mouth and Mr.. Pomeroy stood at
her head while drinking. A couple of
young ladies who came up to the foun-
tain startled the horse and though Mr..
Pomeroy hung to the harness he was
unable to stop the now thoroughly
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