The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-07-05
Celebrate the 4th in Edgerton

Over two thousand people in Edger-
ton are willing to make affidavit that the
past few days have been anything but
cool. The same persons who last Janu-
airy were saying "good Lord, how cold it
is, are to-day gasping, "good Lord, how
hot it grows" We are a grumbling peo-
pie to say the least.
Beginning this week train No. on
this division of the Milwaukee road, due
here at GAL p. m., will be made much
faster cutting down the time two hours
to st. Paul, reaching that city in time to
make the morning trains to the coast,
about 9 a. m. The train is expected to
carry through sleepers and no deten-
tons or lay over will be made in this
run as heretofore.
-Chas. S. McDougal arrived Tuesday
from st. Paul for a few days visit with
his sister, Mrs. F. w. Coon, and to meet
another sister, Mrs. J. Ell. johnson of
Florida. who arrived Wednesday even
ing for few months stay in Edgerton.
Mr.. McDougal has for number of years
past held the position of carrier in the
st. Paul postoffice.
-Seventy-six tickets were sold at this
station for the excursion to Clear Lake,
Iowa, leaving Saturday evening last.
The train proved such a. popular one
that it was run in three sections west of
Madison. The weather was so beastly
hot that the trip contained many dis
comforts to the excursionists and the
people from this locality returned early
Monday morning worn out, tired and
dusty.
Morris Luten, son of the late Ole E.
Luten of Wheeler Prairie, fell from the
cars near McGregor, Ia, Sunday morn
ing. He left his home in Stoughton
Saturday night for an excursion to Clear
Lake. The body was found by section
men a few hours later and returned to
his friends at Stoughton Monday morn
ing. He fell or was crowded off the
platform while passing from one car to
another.
City Liveryman Joel Thompson re-
Gently purchased as handsome piece of
horse flesh as ever stepped within the
cool corridor of we'll ventilated livery
stable. The animal was purchased from
J. Ell. Campbell of Stoughton and the
"neighbors" say that a fabulous price
was paid. Mr.. Thompson is as good a
Judge of horse Aesh as any man who ever
welded the curry comb and brush, and
few more additions like the last pur-
chase will place his livery in possession
of the finest string of horses in the state.
The prize which Mr.. Thompson has Sc
cured was lassoed on the western plains
few years ago and is branded with the
neatest pattern that a COW boy ever
stamped broncho with.
The handsomest naptha launch in
this section of the state was placed on
Lake Kegonsa this week by Mr.. T. B.
Earle. The builders are Benton & Son
of La Crosse, who make speciality of
pleasure crafts. It is % feet in length,
manned with Ell. P. double cylinder
naptba engine and has speed of from
10 to Is miles per hour and accommo-
dates IA people. The interior finish and
upholstering is nicely done and the
whole is covered with a canopy and side
curtains, and in short modern launch
in every particular. The new boat will
prove welcome addition to the pleasure
crafts on Lake Kegonsa and afford Mr..
and Mrs. Earle further means of enter
tanning their friends at this resort. It
has been christened the "Al-Ken," named
after the two sons, Allan and Kenneth.
The Madison Democrat is authority
for the statement that west bound
morning train on this line is almost a
certainty, running from Rockford to
Madison, that will arrive there about 9
a. N. and return at 6 p. m. The officials
are Eseriously considering the matter
of adding this train to the service.
Among the advantages to be derived are
the convenient hours of arrival and de-
parture, making it regular Madison
shopping and business train for such
towns as Stoughton and Edgerton and
similar places. Then, too, it would
greatly relieve the local traffic of the
Chicago train over the short line, and a
number of stops could thus be avoided,
enabling the time between Madison and
Chicago to be further reduced. Such a
train would be heartily appreciated by
the travelling public.
The new postmaster, L. G. Whittet
took possession of the Edgerton postoffice
Monday, relieving Fl. S. McGifin, who
has held the position for the past four
years. We understand Thos. Whittet
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