The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-19

Mrs. Scott Hatch is recovering from
quite severe attack of typhoid fever.
Roy Hopkins returned Tuesday from
a two weeks hunt in South Dakota.
Mrs. Walter Crandall and sister,
Mrs. Davidson, are visiting with relatives
in Lancaster.
Miss Grace Brown left for Prairie
du Chen on Thursday last to resume
her studies in St. Mary'5 Academy.
Mrs. Gilbert Hanson and son, Oscar,
returned Friday from Evansville where
they had been visiting the past week.
Owing to the improvements that are
being made to the interior of the Con-
gregational church there will be no ser
vices there next Sunday.
Roger Watson left Tuesday for ST.
Louis, Mo. He will be absent about tif-
teen days and will visit with friends in
Illinois on the return trip.
Mr. D. w. Perrigo of Maysville, Mo-,
is here visiting his father, Mr.. Meader
Perrigo, and other relatives in our city
and shaking hands with old time friends.
-Supt Killam of the county asylum
was in town Tuesday and while here
purchased couple of farm wagons OF
Henry Ebbott for use of the county farm.
The interior of the Congregational
church is in the hands of the painters
and decorators whose work will leave
the audience room bright, clean and at
tractive.
Mrs J. f. Ware and daughter have
returned from Milwaukee where they
have been passing the summer, so that
Miss Olive might commence school here
on Monday.
Mrs. w. A. Clark was called to Eau
Claire Tuesday by a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. O. G. Parker, who was stricken
with appoplexy.
-Thorvold Samson returned to Ed
gerton Monday from Denmark, where he
has been for the past two years. His
family will arrive in a few weeks and
will make this their future home
quite a large theater party of Ed
gerton people witnessed the performance
of Otis Skinner in "Lazarre" at the My
ers opera house in GAINESVILLE Monday
evening, which is pronounced first-class
in all respects.
The Edgerton Cornet Band have
been engaged to play at the Jefferson
Co. Fair on Friday, Sept 26, which will
give local tinge to the attraction and
induce number of our people to attend
the exhibitions. The fair management
can depend upon having good music for
the day.
About twenty young friends Of Ca
mile Hanson assembled at her home
Wednesday evening to celebrate her
thirteenth birthday. She was presented
with handsome ring tray as souvenir
of the event. The party was surprise
on little Miss Camille. A pleasant even
ing was passed by those present.
The management of the Jefferson
Co. Fair is making preparations for the
best exhibition next week ever given by
the association, and many people who
read this paper will surely attend. In
addition to the regular train south each
evening from Jefferson, making connec-
tons at Milton Junction, special train
will leave Jefferson at $50 o'clock on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings.
-Frosts few mornings the past
week touched the corn on low lying
cold this year for the making of as good
corn crop as was expected and the re-
suit will be considerable soft and poorly
filled ears Not as much of the fodder,
too, will be saved as is usual The frosts
have had the effect to hasten the ripen-
ing of the fields and the crop is now be-
ing rapidly cut and shocked.
Work of grading the spur track lead
ing from the main line to the feeding
station which DR.. Shepard is to estab-
lish near the water works station was
begun this week. About forty rods of
siding will be graded besides about 100
feet of bridge must be built to reach the
grade. Dr. Shepard will be to the ex-
pense of grading while the railway com
pany agree to erect the bridge and put
on the steel. Five teams are now en-
gagged in scraping down the side hill for
the grade and quite large amount of
filling is to be done. 1t is hoped that
the job will be completed by Novem-
Der 1st.