The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-30

Ind, is visiting relatives in Edgerton.
The price of butter in the Elgin
market ruled firm at 20 cents this week.
Mrs. Chas. Moore and son have been
guests of A. S. Flagg's family few days
this week.
-Thad Cook is not improving as his
friends hope for and is gradually losing
his strength.
Mrs. Harry Rogers of GAINESVILLE, has
been passing few weeks with friends
in this city.
Mayor Doty and wife visited rela-
tives in Chicago from Saturday until
Wednesday.
Henry johnson and wife were over
Sunday guests at T. B. Earle's cottage
on Lake Kegonsa.
MISS Madge Phifer is spending
few days in GAINESVILLE with her friend,
Miss Carrie Reynolds.
File Bros. steam merry-g o-round is
here again, located on a vacant lot oppo-
site DR.. Nicholsons, and finds ready
patronage in the younger generation.
Fred Willie, who has been visiting
his fatherland in Germany this summer,
sails for home on the 10Th of this month.
"A telephone message to the editors
family Tuesday evening announced the
arrival of a baby girl at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heddles at Evans
Vile.
The Royal Neighbors will give an
ice cream sociable at the Post Hall Sat-
urday evening of this week. All are in
vited to meet with them and have
"royal" time.
Regular meeting of Camp 44O, M.
w. of A. will be held next Thursday
evening. Business of Importance will
come before this meeting, and all neigh
bors are requested to be present.
John Bowen was called to Chicago
Friday to assist in the burial of his
mother, whose death occurred in that
city at the advanced age of "a years.
Mr.. Bowen returned Tuesday afternoon.
An artistic job of sign painting has
been completed for Babcock & Birken-
meyer this week. The lettering extends
across the entire front of the block and
no one who approaches town can fail to
see where the big department store is
located.
There were twenty seven new books
received at the library this week which
will be ready for circulation in few
days. There are several works on his
tory for the use of the womens clubs,
an assortment of childrens books and
works of recent fiction.
-Chas. Pratt and wife of Deerfield
visited among old time friends in Edger-
ton Monday. Mr.. Pratt has lately sold
out his property interests in Deerfield
and purchased farm near Rice Lake.
He anticipates going into the live stock
business at Marshall shortly.
Charlie Langworthy was thrown
from horse he was riding Monday,
striking upon stone in the road and
sustained bad cut on his forehead that
required the attendance of physician
to patch up the injury. He was riding
down the Coxhead hill on the Indian
Ford road when his horse stumbled and
gave him header with the above men,
toned result. The horses knees and
head were also cut in the fall
The city council at Madison has
given the Walsh electric railway fran
chise cold turn down, if the newspap-
ers of that city report correctly. At
Stoughton and Edgerton Mr.. Walsh will
be given a chance to show whether he
means business or not and accorded fair
treatment if he does. The common coun-
ellis of these cities are Investigating the
matter very thoroughly before action is
taken, and either Spooner or Walsh will
probably have to put up bonds that the
road will be constructed within a reason
able time before the franchise is seri-
ousiy considered.
DIR. James Sweeney, who has been
spending some time in Edgerton study
ing the different phases of the moon, has
at last torn himself away from this con-
genial cline and has taken an Office atSun
Prairie where he intends to practice den
tistry. Whether he finds the sun as in
teresting as the moon remains to be seen.
He is very popular socially and profess
sionally, having spent some time in DR..
Nicholson's Office the last two years and
in every case has given the best of salts
faction. Sun Prairie folks may rest as
sured that their teeth will be we'll at
tended to.
The victims of hay fever have in
the western states escaped the disease
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