The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-01

cents this week.
DIR. Shepard's family is home from
weeks outing at Lake Kegonsa.
Henry johnson and wife have been
spending the week at Lake Kegonsa.
Mrs. Archie Templeton Of Madison
has been visiting with relatives here dur
ing the week.
A bouncing ten pound baby girl was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Spike on Sat
urday last.
Miss Emma Lord and Mrs. Nellie
Humphrey are spending the week at
Lake Ripley.
Miss Alice Stevens of Evansville,
was an Edgerton visitor for a few hours
on Saturday last.
H. S. McGiffin and wife were up
from GAINESVILLE to spend the day with
Edgerton relatives Wednesday.
Twin boys, and fine fellows too, were
added to the family of D. E. Mccarthy
last Monday forenoon.
E. c.. Hopkins is making couple Of
weeks stay in Crawford county where
he has large farming interests.
"A big field of horses are being work
ed at the Driving Park, putting them in
readiness for the races Aug. 9th, the big
picnic day.
Regular meeting of Camp 440 M. w.
of A. will be held Thursday evening,
August 7th. All members wishing the
new pass word should be present.
John 4. Dixon takes advertising
space in The Reporter for one year.
Readers should keep watch for the bar
gains he will offer from time to time.
Miss Edith Maltpress, daughter
of Sheriff Maltpress, left Monday for
Grand Rapids, Mich, where she will visit
with relatives for couple of weeks.
A. r. Green of Sun Prairie, the pro-
prietor of the hotel in that village of
that name, was caller upon friends in
Edgerton for short time Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Babcock went to
Delavan Lake this week to pass por-
ton of their vacation with friends there
before returning to their Chicago home.
GAINESVILLE Elks are now figuring on
six days carnival to commence August
18th. Something over $1,000 have been
subscribed to cover the expense of the
entertainment.
1t is expected that special train
will run between GAINESVILLE and Edger
ton August 9Th to accommodate the big
crowd that will attend the big picnic
here on that date.
More tirst-class race horses are al
ready secured for the coming State Fair
than ever before in it's history Trot,
ting, pacing and running races daily,
beginning Sept. 9th.
The Brodhead independent brings
out the name of Chas. Hemingway of
Plymouth, as candidate for county
superintendent of schools in the west
district or THIS county.
The Dane county caucuses to select
delegates for the congressional conven-
ton will be held August IA. The friends
of Adams and DAZZLE are doing some tall
hustling in the meantime.
. A sum of money was lost on the
streets between Curran Bros shop and
Wilson Brothers store Saturday even
ing. A liberal reward will be paid for
its return to this office.
The Delavan Lake Assembly opened
Wednesday to continue until August 10.
An entertaining program is arranged,
the best yet offered and the indications
are for successful session.
Dist. Clerk Clarke has completed
the school census aud finds total of
538 persons between the ages of and 20
years in the school district. OF these
261 are boys and 277 girls.
The Wisconsin State Fair will be
held in Milwaukee, Sept. So. Half
rates have been secured on all railroad
lines in the state, and the Northern
Peninsular of Michigan.
Farmers are now in the midst of the
small grain harvest. There is heavy
crop of everything, great deal of the
oats being lodged and difficult to gather.
The late rains have delayed this work of
haying.
The first hunting license issued in
this county this season was taken out by
VIM. Fl. Stevens of this city. Our Bill
doesn't propose to allow any hunter to
get ahead of him in reaching the game
preserves.