The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-09

Misses Madge and Marie Burnham
Of Evansville are visiting friends in this
city.
-Thad. Cook has been confined to his
home by a severe illness during the
week.
Attorney FL. S. Sloan has been in
Madison on legal business a portion of
the week.
Henry Ebbott made an overland
trip to Fort Atkinson the fore part of
the week.
Miss Winifred Coon returned home
Monday from a weeks visit with friends
in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. G. E. Shannon has gone to
Pentwater, Mich, to stay during the hay
fever season.
Mrs. S. B. Heddles and son, Charles,
of GAINESVILLE visited Edgerton relatives
on Wednesday.
The annual reunion of the 18th Reg.
W. I. will be held at GAINESVILLE, Wed
nesday, August Dist.
Miss Grace Lusk of Stoughton and
Miss Winifred Frey of Milwaukee Wis
tied Miss Anna Hoen Tuesday.
The Ladies Missionary society will
have another cake sale at Perry & Doty's
store Saturday of this week.
Miss Mary Latin of Milwaukee,
former teacher here, has been visiting
friends in this city during the week.
The Norwegian Lutheran Sunday
school enjoyed picnic given the young
people at Lake Koshkonong Tuesday.
"A party of twenty five laborers left
here yesterday for La Crosse to work on
the railway extension of the Milwaukee
road.
Mrs. Frank Finkel left Tuesday
evening for Luverne, Mimi, for three
weeks visit to her brothers residing
there.
DIR. Geo. R. McManus is moving into
the Hahn residence recently vacated by
Prof. G. D. Rosa, who has returned to
Beloit
Charles Geary and Charles Nelson
both bought farming lands in northern
Wisconsin on the trip last week with G..
e. Sweeney.
The Warner Comedy Go. has been
here during the week rehearsing for the
opening of the season which takes place
at Royal Hall on Monday evening next.
Misses Clara and NEVIS Nelson and
Maggie Skibrek are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Olson and family, 3O8
West Bluff street, GAINESVILLE, for few
days this week.
The Edgerton Volunteer Fire De-
partment will meet Monday evening,
August 18th, between the hours of 7 and
8. An alarm will be sounded for the
purpose of practice and drill.
Rev. J. w. Moore of Woodstock, ILL.,,
will occupy the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning. In
the evening Rev. Merrill of the Child
ren's Home society will present his work.
Rev. G. D. Merrill, superintendent
of Children's Home Findings society,
will speak at the M. e. church in the
morning on Sunday next. The Sunday
school will meet at the usual hour.
Have you seen the latest photo ex-
hibit in the lobby of the postoffice? If
not, it's up to you to go and take long
and critical look at them. They are some
of Bardeen's latest and best. put there
to catch the eye of the thronging public
Bardeen has been away on vacation at
Lake Kegonsa, and the very first thing
he did after returning was to arrange
this beautiful frame of we'll executed
photographs. You and I are always
looking for chance to get something
for nothing and Bardeen has furnished
the opportunity.
There is undoubtedly more poor side.
walk in the city of Edgerton than any
other city of it's size in the state. This
is not as it should be. AS market and
business point Edgerton is in the lead
and no reasonable excuse can be offered
for the dilapidated condition of the side
walks. Edgerton is city of wealth and
property and these public improvements
should not be allowed to pass by neg
lected and uncared for. Pieces of cement
walk are being laid here and there about
town which so widely contrast with the
rickety old plank and board walks that
it calls forth general expression from
the public condemning the use of wood for
sidewalk purposes. Why not have an
ordinance passed which would provide
that in the future none but cement
walks be laid, thus making them uni
form throughout the city. In some cities
about our size portion of the expense