The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-05

cago Tuesday.
e. J. Reynolds of Madison will con-
| duct the business of L. Ell. Towne, while
the latter is away.
Mrs. B. J. Barness has purchased
the Geo. Haskins home on Broadway of
Henry Wesendonk.
The ladies society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold their annual fair
Wednesday, Dec. 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Linnevold of
Decorrah, Iowa, are here visiting their
son, Rev. J. Linnevold's family.
"A. S. Flagg and wife visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Earle at Watertown
from Friday until Monday of this week
Go to the Congregational church
next Wednesday evening and get good
supper and buy your Christmas gifts of
the ladies.
Remember the dance in Academy
hall Wednesday evening, Dec. 10th.
Hacketts orchestra of Baraboo, will
furnish the music.
Mrs. George Villas and daughter,
Miss Minnie, and Mrs. Barrett and
daughter, Florence, of Whitewater, were
guests at the editors household on Tues
day.
The young ladies society of the Nor
wegian church will hold their annual
Xmas fair in the church Tuesday, Dec.
16. A light lunch will also be served.
Door opened at o'clock.
Misses Ellen Commons, Edith Malt
press, Mary and Rose Morrissey, and Mr..
B. j. Scott, of GAINESVILLE, spent Thanks
giving at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Fl. Morrissey in this city.
Miss Anna Swenson of Stoughton
died suddenly in Chicago on Saturday
morning, being stricken while on the
street. Heart failure is believed to have
produced the fatal result.
Keller, the hypnotist, will be at
Royal Hall three nights, commencing
Thursday Dec. 4th. In this line of en-
tertainment and instruction he is said to
be one of the best. The performance is
refined and high classed and is sure to
please the audience from start to finish.
While hustling in response to the
fire alarm Wednesday evening last week
and riding his wheel on dark street,
Atkin Warren ran into ditch and took
"header." He struck upon his shout
der with considerable force, sustaining
| double fracture of the arm and shoulder,
which will lay him up for six weeks or
more. DR.. McChesney reduced the frac-
ture.
Rev. w. Fl. Clark, Grand Chief Tenn
plar of Wisconsin, I. O. G. T., will give
,, public address in the Good Templars'
hall in the basement of the Baptist
church on Saturday evening, Dec. 6.
Mr.. Clark needs no introduction to an
| Edgerton audience having spoken here
on several occasions and always with
marked ability. Come and hear him.
Admission free.
Mrs. Mary Simmons died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. P. Gran
dali, west of town Sunday, Nov 25th, in
her 90th year. The deceased was the
mother of thirteen children, eight of
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/ ing the only surviving daughter. Fun
eral services were held from her late
home Wednesday morning and the re-
| mains taken to the town of GAINESVILLE for
burial
Prof. Aug. Pieper has postponed his
! second entertainment to the first week
of February. Several new people will
take part in the program. Piano, Mary
Burns, Grace Stafford, Anetta Larson
! Blanche Shumway Esse McIntire and
James Van Eta. Violin, Miss Martin
! of Stoughton and Ruth Watson and Mr.
Pieper will play several pieces with the
young orchestra. Three prizes of $40
s. and So will be awarded by Mr.. Pieper
for the best performance.
/ The case of BENZ. P. Hess against
Col. Geo. w Hall of Evansville, was set
! tied last week in court just before testi-
mony was taken. The action was one
! for damages sustained through leopard
which escaped from Eall's circus and in
the hunt upon Hess farm the animal
sprang upon the plaintiff inf1icting quite
serious injuries. The matter attracted
considerable attention ut the time and
another of the hunting party was also
injured by the leopard before it was
killed. The beautiful skin of the animal
is now owned by Geo. L. Pullen OF
Evansville. The amount paid in settle
ment to Mr.. Hess was S11O0.
Matt Olson came to town to do some
trading Friday. He purchased several