The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-05-10

Mrs. v V. Potter, of GAINESVILLE Wis
tied friends in this city Sunday.
Miss Matte Boothroyd visited with
relatives in Milwaukee over Sunday.
Judge Smith transacted business in
Waukesha the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Amelia Tointon and daughter,
Clara, were in GAINESVILLE on Tuesday.
DIR. w. G. McManus and wife have
been in Chicago few days of the week.
Mrs. John Thoreson and son An
drew visited friends in Stoughton on
Tuesday.
Memorial day will be observed as
usual in Edgerton. Program announce
ment next week.
George Rea and wife were up from
GAINESVILLE to pass Sunday with relatives
and friends in this city.
Mrs. p. G. Brown went to Palmyra
Wednesday to take treatment at the
Sanatarium for few weeks.
Fishing at Fulton this season is the
best for a long time, and some very
handsome catches are being made.
Mrs. A. E. Skinner returned to her
home in Oconomowoc last Saturday after
a two weeks visit with her parents in
this city.
Mrs. Anna Love and daughter, Mrs.
j. j. Culton arrived in this city from the
east on Thursday, and will make this
city their home in the future.
Wallace Brown and wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of twin babies at
their home on Monday. A little man
and little woman make up the pair.
"A full hand that is not beaten every
day-three queens and two kings! A
baby girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs Ferd
.Kipp Saturday night that completed
the hand.
Mrs. Mary A. Lee, who has been
making her home in Milwaukee during
the past winter, returned on Monday
and will reside at Stebbinsville during
the summer.
Fred Henderson, who recently fin
college, has accepted a position as as
sstant in DR.. E. Hewitts dental Office
at Oconomowoc.
The three Mes were absent from
the council chambers on Tuesday eve
ming and consequently there was not a
quorum. An adjournment was taken
until Thursday, May 9th, at 7:3O.
The Sweeney & Biederman agency
has conducted the sale of seven acres of
the G. O. Shannon land to VIM. Sum-
merfeldt at 800 per acre; also two lots
from j. P. Towne to Mrs. Sweeney.
Patrick Boyd, police officer from
Madison came down to Edgerton last
Thursday in search of Freddy" Hall, on
the charge of DESERVING his family. Hall
has been working in tobacco here the
greater part of the winter, and was
taken to Madison on the evening train
on Thursday by Officer Boyd
The Fort Atkinson council has
awarded the contract for laying the pipe
line for the new water works system to
the Phoenix Construction Co., of Chi
cago at $18,984.O0. The E. Kuhnert Co..
of Watertown gets the contract for the
water tower and the pumps, the former
at S724O.OO and the latter at S508000.
"A special dispatch from Racine to
the Milwaukee Sentinel on Tuesday
says: Congressman Ell. A. Cooper an.
nounced today that Postmaster McGifin
of Edgerton, has rendered his resigna-
ton, and that he has recommended
Lawrence G. Whittet to fill the vacancy
The retiring postmaster will locate in
GAINESVILLE.
1t is very seldom that circus wagon
follows off the wrong road. On Tues
day Melbourne's circus was billed for an
afternoon and evening performance in
Edgerton, but in coming from Cam
bridge three of the principal wagons got
side tracked and went to Stoughton
This of course prevented the afternoon
performance and large number of lit
tie folks were disappointed.
AT the last regular meeting of the
Edgerton Camp, M. w. A., A. w. Shum-
way rendered his resignation as clerk OF
the camp, and E. M. Ladd was elected
to fill the vacancy. All neighbors should
see Mr.. Laid in regard to the payment
of their next assessment. At the next
meeting of the camp, Thursday, May 16
there will be work, and all neighbors are
requested to be present. The camp will
close with 'love feast"