The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-16

ed Friday evening from two weeks
visit with relatives at Kansas City.
DR. Ell. w. Stillman is having 200
feet of granolithic walk built about his
residence property on Washington st.
The Misses Libbie Stoeler Lizzie
Haskell, and Jennie Dodge of GAINESVILLE
have been the guests of Mabel West
lake.
Mrs. Lydia Pruyn, Miss Rilla Pruyn
and Bradford Pruyn have gone to Buff
falo to the exposition and will make an
extended trip in the east.
The Edgerton Cornet band have
been compelled to discontinue their con-
certs for an indefinite time owing to the
sickness of several of the members.
The final accounting of the T. A. &
B. picnic shows that the receipts from
all sources to be S1354.8O and the society
cleared the neat little sum of $3.50.
Services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and even
ing. Subject in the morning, "Uncon-
scious Influence" All cordially invited.
Thursday, August 22d, is the date
when the great Mahara Minstrels will be
in Edgerton. They have been here be-
fore and for this reason are sure of a
good patronage on their return peaform-
ance.
The contract for building the Con
gregati6nal parsonage was let to Har-
graves & Phifer Wednesday. The con-
tract calls for complete building, with
heating and plumbing and the price
named is S2449.00.
Miss Anna Quigley left for the east
Monday morning She expects to visit
the exposition and from there friends in
Johnstown, Albany and New York city.
Her dressmaking shop will be closed
during her absence. <@
w A. Sickles and wife of Evanston,
parents of the late Arthur Sickles, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson from Friday until Mon
day. Mr.. Sickles has a position with
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chica-
go hardware dealers.
Milo Bliven fell from a straw stack
while threshing Saturday, striking upon
his head, sustaining a serious shock that
caused Inconsistencies for time. DR..
McManus was called and the patient
soon recovered. 1t is fortunate that he
received no permanent injuries.
The board of review is in session at
the office of the city clerk and property
owners who may have any complaints to
make regarding their assessments may
call between the hours of 10 and 4
o'clock. 1t will require week or more
to complete the equalization of the as
sessment roll.
Miss Lizzie Pratt, youngest daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Pratt, formerly
of Porter, was married at Rockford, ILL.,,
on Tuesday, July 80, to Willard Haines,
of Edgerton. The groom is rural mail
carrier on route No. from Edgerton,
and the young couple will make their
home in this city.
The Evansville fair has been very
fortunate in securing the Iowa Carnival
Go. for some of it's special attractions.
This company visits only the larger fairs
The races will be the best in southern
Wisconsin, as many entries are already
made. Make no mistake but 60 and see
the best fair, one that will entertain and
please you.
DIR. Shepard bought two car loads
of Hereford steers at Chicago last week
which have been taken to his farm on
the GAINESVILLE road and will be corn fed
for several months. The lot are all two
year old, full blood Herfords, smooth and
handsome. The DR.. believes even at the
high price of feedstuffs that there will
good money in feeding beeves.
Over in Grant county school teach
er to prevent hardness, offered to kiss
the first arrival at school each morning.
The next morning at o'clock number
of young men were seen roosting on the
fence, and at $50 all the small boys and
two directors had put in an appearance
The teacher is Is and as beautiful as an
angel, as they all are. Who wouldn't
roost on that school house fence all
night?
The claim of M. E. McEwan, whose
restaurant was closed on account of the
alledged smallpox case, filed against the
city, opens up new question. If city
is liable for damages sustained from loss
of business due to the presence of con-
tagious diseases, there will be plenty of
trouble ahead for good many corporate
towns and cities in this state. The Ed
gerton common council turned down the
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