The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-22

ueAC L ueSuay evening.
Henry j. Deusing came out from
Milwaukee the first of the week to pay a
short visit to friends here.
Mrs. Pruyn, Bradford and Rilla Pruyn
have gone to Alton, Iowa, for a three
weeks visit with relatives.
E. G.. Hopkins has been looking after
property interests at Fennimore and in
the Kickapoo valley during the week.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs W. S.
Heddles Wednesday afternoon, Aug. n.
The Whites and Shelleys returned
early in the week from pleasant ten
days outing in the pine woods of north
ern Wisconsin.
"A L. Fisher and family, who have
been camping on Rock river at Sher-
mans, broke camp Monday returning to
their GAINESVILLE home.
"A. w. Shumway and wife took ad-
vantage of the Clear Lake excursion
Saturday to visit relatives in Iowa, re-
turning Tuesday evening.
Miss Atwood, Miss Augusta Atwood
and Miss Georgia Bowen returned Tues
day from visit to George T. Atwood
and family in Gays Mill, Wis.
L. FL. Towne and wife left Friday
evening for Milwaukee and are taking a
weeks outing in lake trip to Mackianac,
expecting to return again today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blessing and
grandson, who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Weetman Dickinson for
several weeks past returned to their
home in Chicago on Wednesday.
Services will be held at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday at the
usual hours. Sermon in the morning
| by the pastor. At the union service
in the evening Rev. A. W. Stephens will
preach.
Andrew Prescott; a we'll known har-
ness man of Cam bridge, was found dead
in his bed at the Flom hotel at Madison
Tuesday. He had taken rough on rats
| with intent to commit suicide. III health
is supposed to be the cause Of his desir-
ing to end his life. He leaves a wife and
| four children.
Lloyd Perkins, a young man who
works for John Mussehl on Maple Drive,
was quite seriously bitten by coach dog
| kept on the place with which ne was
| playing on Tuesday. The dog fastened
his teeth upon his face making an ugly
| wound, but it is thought no serious con-
! sequences will follow, although inham-
| nation nearly closed one Of his eyes.
The sixth annual picnic of the farm
ers of Dane and adjoining counties will
be held Saturday, Aug. 80, at the univer-
sity farm. Last year there were 1900
people present and larger number is
expected at the coming gathering as the
records show gradual increase in the
matter of attendance. Prof r. A. Moore,
agriculturalist at the college of agricul-
ture, is chairman of the committee of ar
engagements and will have general charge
| of the affair.
j. G. Kocher, an old resident of the
town of Porter, died Tuesday morning
after brief illness, of neuralgia of the
heart. While he has been ailing for some
months past, his late sickness was only
about days duration. Tuesday morn
ing his sister went to his room about s
| o'clock and he was apparently in com
Portable condition. Fifteen minutes later
she returned to find him dead. The
summons had come suddenly and seem
lngly without struggle. A postmortem
conducted by DR.. F. H. Martin deter
mined the cause to be an affection of the
heart of long standing. Funeral services
| were conducted from his late home
! Thursday morning.
The Chicago children sent out by
the Fresh Air Fund Association arrived
! in this city Wednesday afternoon and
were assigned to the various homes
where they are to pass the next ten
days. AS whole they were a clean,
| bright looking set of tots and as they
| alighted from the train smiled their ap-
proval at reaching destination. The
| news boy on the train which brought
them here said Edgerton people would
find them the sweetest lot of children
| they ever met, for between Milwaukee
| and here they had bought and eaten
every package OF cracker jack" he had
in stock. They are all in good homes
best advantage.
Married Sixty-Seyen Years.
SATURDAY.. Aug. 10Th, was the birthday