The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-11

Katie Roth, premier lady trombone
soloist, is with the Peoples Players.
The annual M. e. conference is in
session at Ripon this week.
August Ratzlaff is slowly recovering
from his siege of typhoid.
Hear the concert given at noon by
the Peoples Players, every day.
e. G. Hopkins and wife are expect
ed home from Ell Paso, Texas, the last of
this week.
The funeral of Patrick Collins viii !
be- held from st. Joseph's church at p.
NJ. today friday.
Herman Licicker and L. n. Larson
left on pleasure trip to Marshfeld and
other points Monday.
The Ladies society of the Norwegian
church will meet with Mrs. John Thore-
son on October 18th.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
Chas. Bentley Friday afternoon of this
week.
The annual church fair and supper
will be given at the M. E. church next
Thursday evening, Oct. 18th. A large
variety of fancy and useful articles will
be offered for, sale and good supper
awaits those who attend.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the
Badger State Long Distance Telephone
Co. will be held at GAINESVILLE today, to
consider the report of special commit
tee appointed to present plan of reor-
ganization.
Mrs. Abbie johnson of Ormond,
Florida, who has been here for several
weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. f. w.
Coon, left Tuesday for st. Paul to visit
her brother, after which she will return
to her Florida home.
The Lewis & Austin Minstrels gave
a bright and clean entertainment at
Royal Hall, Saturday evening that was
entirely satisfying to the audience.
There were several unique features to
program that were unusually good.
The corner stone of the new Con-
gregational parsonage was laid last week
and the carpenter work is progressing
rapidly. Hargraves & Phifer are the
contractors. JOS F. kaunzner, the
monument man of Fit Atkinson, donated
the stone to the society.
-Babcock & Birkenmeyer will hold
their fall opening of ladies' cloaks, furs,
suits and waists on Tuesday, October
18th. The goods will be on exhibition
in the T. A. & B. society rooms above
the store, and it is the intention of the
firm to display the largest line ever
brought to Edgerton.
C. Fl. Bliven Monday sold his PAGER,
Cheerful Alley, to Geo. Cram of Beloit
for good long price. Mr.. Bliven has
thrown dust on the owners of most of
the fast ones in Edgerton for some time
past and Mr.. Cram will find no difficulty
to lead the procession in Beloit, we i'm
agine, as his horse has record of 2:13.
IT. A. Ellingson left for Fargo N. D.
Monday in response to the information
that his brother, E. B. Ellingson, who
has been sick with typhoid fever at a
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suffered relapse. A telegram received
since his arrival at Fargo states that
Ed is better and believed to be out of
danger.
Mrs. VIM. Nagle, an old lady "a years
of age, had the misfortune to fall from
the steps at the Heddles lumber office
Friday, sustaining fracture of her limb
near the hip. The fracture was reduced
by Drs. Cleary and Morrison and the
patient is since doing we'll, though it is
feared that owing to her advanced age
and feeble condition the chances for re-
gaining the complete use of her limb are
not hopeful.
The first hunting license issued in
Rock county this season was taken out
by Mrs. May Son, wife of Ell. G. Son of
Edgerton. Mr.. Son is an enthusiastic
duck hunter and spends several weeks
each fall in a cottage at Lake Koshko-
nong. His wife always accompanies
him, and by taking out license she is
also entitled to hunt if she wishes to.
"A ride in most any direction through
the country will be very convincing proof
that the town boards are lax in the OBJ
servance of the law which provides for
erection of guide boards at all cross
roads. Travellers through strange dis
tricts suffer great Inconvenience through
this neglect, and oftentimes drive miles
out of their course. The expense of
putting up guide boards is very small
and chairmen of the towns ought to see
that the law is enforced.
The practical way to settle the fast
horse question so much discussed in To-
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