The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-07-05


Wednesday morning.
Home grown new potatoes have
made their appearance in this market.
Base ball Monday afternoon at the
Driving Park, Edgerton VS.. Stoughton.
-Orson Thompson was down from
Cambridge calling upon Edgerton friends
Tuesday.
Mrs G. Ell. Hitchcock and younger
children are visiting relatives in Rock
ford, Ill.
Paper is posted about town an
nouncing Ringing Bros. circus at James
vile, July 30th.
Phil Bonn and wife returned Satur-
day evening from a weeks visit with
friends in Chicago.
Miss Maud Miller is home from
Oconomowoc, where she has been teach
ing for the past year.
The annual school meeting Monday
evening voted to raise but 5000 for the
support of the schools more than year
ago.
Farmers are we'll started with their
haying in this locality and the crop is
rather light one-not heavier than a
year ago.
-Thompsons Comedians closed a
weeks stand in tent show Saturday
night, going from here to Jefferson for
this week.
This paper is issued day ahead of
the usual publication in order that the
force may properly observe the Fourth
of July holiday.
MIR. Jno McCready and Miss Kath-
leen Postel of Muscoda and W. S. Baer
of Madison spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ell. J. Stangl.
The Carl Slime house and three acres
of land in the 3rd ward has been sold to
Herman Klemp, consideration, 5000.
Sale made through the Sweeney & Bed
erman real estate agency.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will speak at the Congregational church
on the question What must I do to be
saved?" In the evening, "The enamel
pator of the slums, Jacob A. Kiss"
The first base ball game of the sea-
son for Edgerton will be played at the
Driving Park Monday afternoon at three
o'clock, between the home team and
Stoughton. A small admission of Is
cents will be charged.
C. O. Tellefson has been appointed
postmaster at Amos succeeding Henry
Humphrey resigned. Mr.. Tellefson is
now running the store at the place form
erly conducted by Humphrey before the
recent fire.
Henry Schmeling thinks of chang
ing the plans of the new block which he
is to erect opposite the Carlton hotel,
making it three stories instead of two,
and arranging convenient set of lodge
rooms on one floor.
The M E. church has been in the
hands of decorators and painters for
few weeks past, who have about COM
pleted job that will add greatly to the
attractions of the interior. The walls
have been handsomely frescoed and the
audience room made new and clean.
One of the longest oppressively hot
spells that has occurred in years has con-
tinued for the past ten days. In many
places crops have commenced to suffer
from the dry parching heat. While To-
cal rains have relieved the situation in
some localities, general rains and cooler
weather are ardently hoped for.
Divorce proceedings have been COM
menced in the Dane county circuit
court by Carrie Asbjornson against her
husband, John Asbjornson, on the
grounds of non-support and abandon
ment. The parties were married in the
town of Christiana, Dane county, July
IL, 1881 They have one child, girl
nine years of age.
The druggists of Rock county hold
their annual banquet and meeting at the
Myers house, GAINESVILLE, Monday next,
July 8th The dinner will be served at
one o'clock and followed by the business
meeting and election of officers for the
next year. These meetings have become
very popular and are attended by every
druggist in the county, and quite num-
Der from towns in adjoining counties.
The present officers are, Pres, w. P.
Clarke, Milton; Vice-Pres., J. M. Farms
worth, Beloit; Treas, o. L. Woodward,
Clinton; Sec., E. B. Heimstreet.
A couple of dogs, a bull and a bird
dog, were engaged in fight to a finish
in front of DR.. McChesney's one day
this week. The bird dogs throat was
wholly enveloped between the jaws of
the other dog, and there seemed to be
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