The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
Mrs. James Tointon is quite i'll with

Mrs James Tointon is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
H. w. Child was Milwaukee visitor
Wednesday.
Grant Robinson has gone to Chicago
to pass the holidays with his son, Will.
F. w. Mckinney and wife will pass
Christmas with relatives in Evansville.
-Thos. w. Clark, representing a New
York merchant, was in town Wednesday.
VIM. Smart of Fulton now has po
sition in the clothing store of Babcock &
Birkenmeyer.
An eight pound boy baby arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyke on
Saturday.
Santa Claus at the church with the
M. E. Sunday school, Tuesday evening,
Dec "a. Don't forget.
An entertainment will be given by
the Sunday school at Indian Ford at the
G.. T. hall, in a connection with Christ
mas tree.
There will be work in the first and
second degrees of the K. P. lodge Friday
night of this week All knights are re-
quested to be present.
Funeral services over the remains OF
the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bartz were held from st. Johns church,
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Spillman officiat-
ing.
-Thos. Burns and John Marks have
been employed to take charge of the
warehouse sorting rooms this season by
the American Cigar Co., the former at
Sparta and the latter at Madison.
Mrs. N. J. Bloom of Harvey, ILL.,, in
sending her annual remittance to The
Reporter, wishes merry Christmas"
and "A Happy New Year. to all her
former Edgerton friends.
"A Christmas tree and appropriate
exercises will be held at st. Johns Ger
man Lutheran church Tuesday evening,
Dec. Oath. On Christmas day and the
day following services will be conducted
at the church commemorative the birth
Of our Savior.
The Christmas beef for Peters mar
ket comes from DR.. Shepards herd of
corn fed cattle and are the finest lot ever
secured by them. A photograph was
taken of the cattle before being sent to
the butchers pen.
The annual election of officers of
Fulton Lodge F. & A. M. took place on
Wednesday evening with the following
result: w. M.-Byron Long; S. W.
John Spencer; j. W.-D. I. Wilson;
| Treas.-H. Ebbott; Sec'y-And. McIn-
tosh; trustee for three years-F. w.
| Coon. The officers will be installed on
| Wednesday evening, Jan. Is, 1902 to
which Masons and their friends are in
vited. Refreshments will be served by
| the Eastern Star ladies. RI
Frank Malone, farmer living near
GAINESVILLE, came to Edgerton Monday
The weather being extremely cold he
! took several prescriptions of the .Old
Kentucky" brand which not only warm
| ed him through but made him doZy. He
went into a small back room of a
saloon for snooze. Upon awakening he
discovered that someone had touched"
him for twelve dollars. Marshal Rey-
holds was put upon the case and was not
long in securing evidence which resulted
in the arrest of Otto Painter and Eddie
Reynolds. They were placed in the lock-
up Wednesday night and on Thursday
were given hearing in Judge Smiths
court.
| The American Cigar Co. are gradu-
ally gathering about their business in
this state very complete force of help
that is largely being taken from Edger-
ton, where the tobacco business trains
young men in the most improved ways
of the trade. This season they have Sc
cured the services of Fred Jensen and
Mel Johnson, and again this week have
offered Mr.. G. A. Hoen responsible po-
sition in the Office of the company at
Madison. Mr. Hoen served six years as
assistant postmaster in the office here
and previous to that was bookkeeper for
Mr. Andrew Jensen. He is thoroughly
competent to take any position of trust
and we are confident the American will
not be disappointed in their selection.
He will begin his duties with the new
year.
MIR. Walter Ell. Pyre of Otis SINNERS
Francesca da Rimini company will be in
Madison to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pyre, 1873 West Gorham
street, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
He comes on this short vacation prior to
the opening of the Christmas week en-
gagement in Chicago Dec % %. Jan.
10 the company opens an engagement OF
some 10 weeks at Wallack's theater,
New York. Madison Journal
Piano Voting Contest.
Following is the standing of the vote
in the piano contest, as furnished by the
official canvasser and reported from