The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-16
The News as Told to Us.
orn planting time is here.


this week.
&C. T.. Culton is having considerable
cement walk built about his new home.
"A bunch of ashes for filling can be
had for the hauling Apply at this Of
flee.
Geo. Murwin of Fulton has just been
granted an increase of pension to s. per
month.
Mrs. f. II. Campbell has been pass
ing the week with her parents in Milton
Junction.
There is work in the Rank of Es-
quire at the K. P. Lodge on Friday even
ing of this week.
-C.S. Randolph went up to Wood
county Tuesday to complete the sale of
tract of real estate.
Miss Inez Stevens, who has been
spending week with her parents here,
returned to Beloit Saturday.
Mrs. T. j. Atwood and daughter ar
rived home Tuesday evening from an
extended visit to California.
The warehouse and feed business
owned by the late Geo. Lackner has
been sold to J. D. Whittet & Son.
M. Pelton and W. r. Mckenzie of
Madison, was down to attend the funer-
al of Mr.. J. D. Whittet on Sunday.
Memorial day will be observed in a
fitting way. Look for full announce
ment in the next issue of The Reporter.
Late heavy rains have put the soil
in the best condition as regards moist
ure that it has been in for more than a
year past.
Miss Frances Quigley went to the
Palmer hospital at GAINESVILLE Wednesday
morning for treatment, accompanied by
her sisters.
The Edgerton brick yard has COM
menced operations for the season. Con
siderable new machinery has been added
to the plant.
-Drs. Martin and Shepard success
fully removed tumor from the back of
Miss Nelson, daughter of Andrew Mel
son of Sumner, on Monday last.
E. J. Anderson has gone to DEBORAH,
Iowa, to place agencies with students of
the college to sell views which the Vik-
ing View company are putting on the
market.
C. E. Shannon arrived home Mon
day after an absence of three weeks in
Vernon county looking after the trans
fer of big packing of tobacco to this
market for storage.
Several new conductors have been
placed on the ChicagoaMadison run of
late, who will work alternately between
the Milwaukee and the Madison run on
first in, first out schedule.
Ten minutes was Topped off the run
ming time of two of the Chicago Madi-
son trains beginning this week. The
9:59 morning train now reaches Chicago
at 1:O5 instead of is p. m.
The salary of the postmaster at Ed
gerton has been increased 800 per year
through recent REIMBURSEMENT by the
department., making the salary $1700 in
stead of $1,000 as heretofore.
The members of Father Mathews
T. A. B. society are requested to meet at
their hall May Both, at l o'clock p. M
sharp, and take part in Memorial day
services. &c. BURNS, Secy.
County Clerk F. P. Starr has sent
out notices to the members of the county
board calling special meeting for May
%, at which time a chairman will be
elected and the different committees
named.
Conway Bros. are building train
ing stable at the Driving Park with a
number of box stalls that will accommo
date string of horses which are to be
developed and worked this season. The
park will soon be busy place.
DIR. Nicholson's dental parlors have
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and pretty new paper has been hung
woodwork painted and everything made
perfectly tidy. Each room of the suite
has a cheerful appearance and is nicely
furnished.
John Kurtz was down from Pitts
field for short stay during the week
He says the 2o-room hotel which he has
under way in that village is progressing,
the foundation being nearly completed
New settlers are coming INTO that sec
ton of Wood county veryfast this spring
and farming lands are advancing rapidly.
DIR. McManus was called on Tues
day to dress the badly crushed hand of
Herb Harried, living west of town. The
young man was holding post which
an assistant was driving with sledge
and in some way failed to get his hand
out of the way and it caught the force OF