The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-07-25

Miss Tilla Larson is visiting relatives
in Oconomowoc and Golden Lake this
week.
Mrs. Chas. p. Frank was down from
Stoughton for short visit with friends
here during the week.
The Ladies Society of the Norwegian
Lutheran church will meet with Mrs. A.
Skeirek, Friday, August lst.
MIR. and Mrs James G. Wilmarth of
Ell Paso, Texas, were guests at DIR. W..
McChesney's on Saturday last.
w. T. Pomeroy was down from Lake
Kegonsa Monday where his family have
a cottage for the month Of July.
Miss Ellen M. Stone will tell of her
capture and detention by Bulgarian
brigands at the Monona Lake Assembly
next Thursday, July 3lst.
Mrs. H. B. belong aud her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carrier, were up from Chicago
early in the week to pay visit to Mrs.
Mrs. Jane Kelley and Miss Jennie
left Thursday nor northern Michigan
where they will pass few weeks with
the family of J. J. Casson at Ford River,
and friends at Marinette.
The National Chemical Co. have
commenced to ship fire extinguishers
from the factory in this city under the
management of F. Burgy, who is putting
up dry extinguishers made under the
patent of Fred Knoble.
Mrs. R. r. Brown has been quite Sc
riously i'll during the week, having suf-
fered a relapse from an attack of pneu-
monia, but her condition now is greatly
improved and is believed to be fairly on
the road to recovery.
The month of July has so far broken
all records for the amount of rainfall.
The precipitation for the % days re-
corded at the Washburn observatory
was 1888 inches as against 1.54 inches of
the drOuth season year ago.
The Monona Lake Assembly, in ses-
sion at Madison, has been subject to
disagreeable weather SO far that has ma
terially effected the attendance, but the
attractions are booked aud nearly the
usual number of people will be present.
The city of Ellsworth, Wis, has
been pronounced by the government
statistics as the most healthful town in
the United States. In population of
1900 only two deaths were reported in
the census year and one of these was
caused by smallpox.
Mr.. G. w. Pool of Duluth came
down Tuesday morning for brief visit
among friends in this locality. He says
business at the head of the lakes is fairly
prosperous but the people of the north
west are beginning to wonder where they
will get their fuel from next winter.
Half or more of the seasons supply is
usually landed at the lake ports before
this time and the strike is still on at the
mines.
VIM. Fl. Clark and Miss Mary Quig-
ley were united in marriage Wednesday,
July 10th, at high noon, Father Harlin
officiating. After the ceremony the
bridal party drove to the home of the
brides parents, John Quigley, where the
wedding feast was served and recep-
ton held. Both Mr.. Clark and bride are
we'll and favorably known to the citizens
of this city, and they have the hearty
congratulations of all. The newly we'd
ded couple are now keeping house in the
Fred Blank residence in the third ward.
ATTY. L. HI. Towne returned Friday
evening from ten days vacation passed
in the south. After few days spent at
Quincy, Florida, with Mr.. Underhill, he
visited Pensacola and Jacksonville, tax
ing Clyde steamer from the latter place
for New York which stopped at Charles
ton few hours enroute. The ocean
trip Mr.. Towne says was a delightful
one, occupying few hours more than
three days. The tobacco crop is nearly
harvested in Florida and the shade
grown where irrigation is used is re-
markedly fine crop.
Ex-senator Welton of Madison su-
perintendent of free rural delivery routes
met the farmers of Albion who have
complaint to make regarding their mail
service, in this city on Friday evening
last, The Reporter last week outlined
the trouble these people were having
and Mr.. Welton came down to see what
could be done to help them out.of the
difficulty. After looking over the map
it was decided that the ten families
omitted from the schedule will be served
by one of the rural routes going out of
Cambridge The arrangement is not
exactly satisfactory to the patrons, but
was the best that could be done under
the circumstances.