The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-27

the water mains has arrived, but there
is so much frost in the ground now it is
doubtful if they can be laid before
spring.
Many handsome calendars have been
distributed about town during the week
by P NJ Ellingson, F. Peters & Son,
Sam Wileman, J. D. WhiStet & Son and
Heddles Lumber Co. Some of them are
really fine works of art.
Mr.. Won Ogden Vogt of Beloit Col
lege, will speak on christian Educa-
ton" next Sunday morning at the Con-
gregational church. In the evening the
pulpit will be occupied by the pastor.
Subject, ''The Closing of the Books. :"
All are cordially invited.
Patrick Mulcahey, young man who
claimed to have followed the hobo trail
from st. Paul to Edgerton, hobbled into
town Friday evening with his feet SO
badly frozen as to require care and treat
ment. He was sent to the county house
to rest and recruit for awhile.
From advices received from friends
in Florida we learn that the recent cold
weather extended into that state with
the result that many orange groves were
frozen and severe loss is again sus-
tanned by the fruit growers. The frost
extended below the middle of the state.
Herman Lidicker is now prepared to
take care of the coffee trade which comes
his way He has put in a coffee mill
which is probably the largest and finest
the city. If you want to see Herman
and his mill in full operation, just drop
in and buy couple pounds of coffee.
Mr.. John Harris of Wahpeton, is
spending the holidays with M. F. Carey.
Mr.. Harris will be remembered as one of
our old settlers, having been engaged in
the tailoring business on Front street
thirty years ago. He has been absent II
years and finds great change and many
improvements in Edgerton.
AS previously announced, the Nor
wegian Lutheran congregation will next
Sunday celebrate its twenty ami
versary. The sermon of the morning
service will be preached by Rev. Ristad.
At the evening service there will be ad
dresses by Rev. Bredesen of Stoughton
and by Rev. Brandt of Mcfarland. The
evening service will be conducted in the
English language. Miss Mamie Gun
derson will sing a solo, and the choir of
the Stoughton church will sing the an
thems and responses of the service.
The friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. James O. Arthur were respon-
sible for very pleasant surpries perpe-
trated on them Christmas day. The
occasion, was the 25th anniversary of
the marriage of this worthy couple and
their friends quietly took advantage of
this fact and gathered at their home two
miles west of town and celebrated the
event in fitting manner. It was one
of the largest gatherings of the day in
this locality and everyone present report
a very enjoyable time.
Finer Christmas beef was never dis
played in Edgerton than that shown in
the Peters market during the week.
Four of the finest beeves making up the
assortment were purchased from DR..
largest of the lot cost S1O7.S0. AS two
year Odds DR.. Shepard commenced feed
ing these animals in July last when they
weighed 1850 each. Since then they
have added to their weight until they
weighed 1910 each. The Dr. now has
about 100 head on his place eating 70
cent corn.
The Knights of Pythias contem-
plate holding their meeting on Friday
evening of this week in the new lodge
hall in the Schmelling block. Their new
home has been especially designed to
meet the needs of the order, and it is
generally conceded that they are the
cosiest lodge rooms in this part of the
state. New furniture throughout, in
Guiding rugs chairs and electric fixtures
have been provided and it is believed
nothing will be needed to make their
new home a complete one. The order
has now work on hand in new candidates
that will last almost year, and appli-
cants. coming at every meeting indicat-
ing most marvellous growth.
There was Merry Christmas" at
the home of Dick Daley in the third
ward some time after midnight Wednes-
day. According to reports Daley passed
most of the day at the down town re-
sorts and came home in quarrelsome
condition, and the big brute that he is
began pounding his defenseless wife.
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