The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20

B. l. Jeffrey Of Albion reported at
the Wisconsin building at the Pan Amer
lean Monday.
Miss Hannah Gilderhus of Milwau
kee, spent few days of the week with
friends in this city.
George McReynolds of McGregor.
Iowa, is guest of his uncle, T. G. Nc
Reynolds, this week.
Julius Westby and wife of Sparta
were in town Wednesday to attend the
Jackson-J essup wedding.
Miss Gertrude Peterson has return
ed from her vacation and will resume
music teaching in this city.
Officer August Ratzlaff has been
confined to his home the past week with
a mild case of typhoid fever.
Mrs Andy Anderson came down
from Lodi Wednesday evening accom-
panied by her mother. Andy will now
have an opportunity to get acquainted
with the new babe.
The recent rains which have brought
more moisture than all the storms since
early spring-nearly three inches of
water-have given the fields and past
ures fresh coating of green.
Rev f. FL. Stutson, formerly of In
dia, will occupy the pulpit at the Con-
gregational church the following two
Sundays, Sept. 22 and 20. Mr.. Stutson
has travelled extensively in Europe and
India and is most interesting speaker.
-Erick j. Onstad, a young attorney
at Manitowoc whose home was formerly
in the town of Christiana, and attended
Albion academy for several years, has
been appointed to the position of head
of the Wittenberg Lutheran academy in
Shawano county. He enters upon his
duties next month
Gus Griffith, who has been a tenant
of Fulton, is missing and his where
abOuts cannot be ascertained. He was
in GAINESVILLE on Friday and sold load
of oats and Saturday disappeared. It
has since developed that some of his
property covered by chattel mortgage
had been disposed of and Sheriff Malt
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Business was suspended in Edgerton
Thursday afternoon and the people
gathered in Royal Hall, in common with
the rest of the country, to pay an appro-
pirate tribute to the memory of the dead
president. The exercises were in charge
of the different pastors in the city, each,
in brief addresses, gave expression to
the reverential honor the nation pays it's
lamented president. Appropriate music
added to make the occasion an impress
sive one.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church met with Mrs. Alfred Collins
twenty two present, luncheon was served
and all had delightful time. The fol-
lowing ladies we're admitted as members
of the society: Mrs. W. A. Jordan, Mrs.
John Bowen, Mrs. w. Dickinson, Mrs.
N. K. Gilbert and Mrs. L. Harrison. The
society will hold Harvest Fair October
16. Ladies' interested are requested to
prepare articles for the fair.
E. @. Hopkins left Tuesday evening
for Ell Paso, Texas, where his SOD, Roy,
is sick with fever. Mrs. Hopkins is also
at Ell Paso nursing her son. He had
been getting along nicely with his run of
fever until last week he suffered slight
relapse. The reports received since con-
corning his condition have been favora-
BILE but Mr.. Hopkins decided TO make
the trip, nevertheless. The other Ed
gerton sick at Ell Paso, Oscar Perry and
Miss Madge White, are reported to be
improving.
AS the bells that toll today through
out the entire country, the head of ma
ton of loyal Americans are bowed in
grief at the loss of martyred president.
The death of President Mckinley by the
hand of an assassin has aroused in the
heart of every true American a spirit of
patriotism and a respect for the office of
the executive never before witnessed in
this country. The genuine love and es-
TEEN which the people bore for William
Mckinley as man was seldom if ever
before accorded to any man in public
life. The record of his life will forever
stand as an example of the highest type
of citizenship and the broadcast ideals of
a statesman.
Mr.. G. NJ Underhill, of Edgerton,
purchased the horse known as G. @. in
the races at the fair, owned by George
Astle, of Prairie du Sac, for $500. Mr..
James Alder, it's driver, made the sale
after the horse had distinguished itself
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