The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-05-24

DIR. McManus was in Chicago for
short business trip early in the week.
Mrs. j. A. Lord came up from Chi
cago, where she is staying, on Wednes-
day.
John F. Kaunzner, the FIT. Atkinson
marble dealer, was soliciting orders here
Tuesday,
Mrs w. J. Henderson has purchas
ed the Ward residence on Bluff street,
consideration $6250.
Mrs. G. F. Tallard assisted in the
Congregational services at Evansville on
Sunday, singing solos at both morning
and evening services.
Get your reserved seats at Ash's for
the musical and dramatic entertainment
at Royal hall May 30. Tickets % and
30 cents.
Isl Slocum" is unlike anything ever
produced before. 1t is a rustis gem, and
has an interesting plot. At Royal hall
Friday evening, May 31st.
Mr.. George Banta, ex-mayor of Me-
nasha, now state agent for the Phoenix
Insurance company, passed few days
of the week with Henry Johnson.
Farmers have about completed their
corn planting in this section but the
weather of the week has been much too
cold to start the termination Of the seed.
Mrs Alfred Henderson and son
Claude, left the fore part of the week
for visit with relatives and friends at
Oconomowoc and Milwaukee. They
will be absent about five weeks.
For Norwegian picnic at Lake Wau-
besa, one mile west of Mcfarland, May
Oath, excursion tickets will be sold at 80
cents for round trip. Trains will stop at
grounds. Extra coaches on evening
freight returning.
The railway company have graded
and are putting in couple of small
parks at either end of the depot at this
station. AS this is their first effort to
beautify their grounds the improvement
will certainly meet with the approval Of
everybody.
AT the Firemen's meeting Monday
evening it was decided that the company
attend the state tournament at Elkhorn,
June 10, 20 and q. About forty mem
bers from here will be present. Dean
Swift, Will Bardeen and Art Warner
were elected as delegates to represent
the Edgerton Fire Department.
Fire which took place on the Robt.
Mckay farm in Fulton Saturday de-
stroyed a barn and tobacco shed. The
tenant, John Sharp, lost his farming
tools, grain and clip of wool. Mr.. Sharp
was away from home at the time but
neighbors reached the place in time to
save the stock confined in the barns.
The Porter Farmers Telephone Go.
completed their organization on the 18th
by the election of JOS. Gibbs, pres; J,
w. Bates, vice-pres.; G.. w. Nichols, sec.
and Geo. Lynts, treasurer. Material
has been ordered for building seven
miles of line connecting at Fulton village
with the new toll line of the Edgerton
company.
About sixty invited guests assem-
bled at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Weet-
man Dickinson on Wednesday evening
to participate in celebrating the fifth
anniversary of their wedding day. The
wedding supper was served at half past
six and was spread wholly in keeping
with the occasion. The evening was
passed with literary entertainment and
social converse, and the event was most
pleasing in detail. Mr. and Mrs. Dick
inson were the recipients of many hand
some presents which the guests gave as
mementos of the anniversary of the day
which made Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson
man and wife.
Mrs. Albertine Stanke who is now
staying with his son-in-law, VIM. Schulze
at :Edgerton, has applied to the Dane
Co. circuit court for divorce from bel
husband, Chas. Stanke, formerly farm
er in the town of Albion. In her com
plant Mrs. Stanke tells pitiful tale Of
cruel treatment by her husband, who
she says was in the habit of coming
| home intoxicated and beating and abus
ing her. and on some occasions ordering
her out of the house on threat of being
| killed. Stanke owns a farm, and she
asks for the custody of their children
and an allowance for their support ano
education. She also asks and has beer
granted an Injunction restraining hin
interfering with her or her children
while the action is pending. Fl. S
Sloan is attorney for the complainant
Mrs. Sylvia Gates, of Mitchell, Iowa
| furnishes the following Renaissance Of
the days of 81. 1t was on the morning