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


trict again.
Mr. and Mrs Pete Barrett welcomed a
baby boy to their home this week. All
doing finely.
Mrs Thos Stearns and Mrs Will Mosh-
er went to Clinton Saturday for few
days visit.
Ben Peach has returned home from
the GAINESVILLE hospital where he under
went an operation.
Frank Montgomery was slightly in
jured in runaway accident last week,
but is getting along nicely.
Mrs N Dicks has returned to her home
in Richland Center after two weeks
visit at the parental home.
Ed Wallin began the winter term of
school in Forest Academy and Will Tier
nan in the Lieneau district last Monday.
The families of John and III Sperry
attended the Sperry- Cain wedding in
the town of Johnstown Thanksgiving
day.
Mr. James Mccarthy and Miss Lizzie
Whey, of Porter, were married in Edger-
ton on Wednesday, Nov Goth, by Rev
Father Harlin. Both young people are
we'll and favorably known ard their
friends extend congratulations
Mr. and Mrs Thos Stearns gave very
pleasant cinch party to number of
their friends on Wednesday evening of
last week. Orfa Fessenden carried off
the first prize, box of stationery, while
Miss Ullius captured the second, box
of bon bons. During the evening choice
refreshments were served.
Thanksgiving day the college eleven
won easily from the Beloit Union team
on the home gridiron by score of "a 30.
Mrs A e Whitford took the afternoon
train Saturday for Westerly, r |, being
called there by the dangerous illness of
her mother.
The Edgerton and Milton junction
high school teams met on the gridiron in
this village Friday afternoon. The to-
bacco berg boys met Waterloo at the
hands of the Junction boys, being beaten
by score of 40 to 0.
President Booth G Davis, of Alfred
IN Y university, preached at the S d B
dent G. Hughes, of Ripon college, Sun
were preparatory services for the install
lation of President Deland.
Cambridge.
A family Thanksgiving dinner was
served at Mr. and Mrs J F Johnson's.
Those present from out of town were
Mr. Lohmaler and family of Oakland,
and Joel Thompson and family of Ed
gerton.
A very exciting and holly contested
game of foot ball was played on BOWS
field last Friday afternoon by the Cam
bridge and Deerfeld high school teams.
Every inch of the ground was fought
hard for. The visitors scored in the first
half and the home boys in the last half.
Neither side kicked goal and the game
was a tie, 5 and 5.
George Veeder of Sank Center, MINI,
has been renewing acquaintance with
old time friends in this village and vicin-
ity the past week. Thirty-seven years
ago Mr. Veeder was a resident of Christ
lana, owning the farm now owned by
Lars Eyre, three miles west of this vii
lage. Many of the old inhabitants will
no doubt remember Mr. Veeder by this
incidents.
GAINESVILLE.
County Clerk Starr has issued 1910
hunting licenses this season, but accord
+, ing to the records of the office there are
nearly 200 less hunters in the county
+! this year than last, but the game war
! dens say there are about as many guns,
and they are going out next week to
hunt up those who have not got the nee
essary license to hunt.
! Two hundred and eight carloads of
stock went through GAINESVILLE last night,
bound for Chicago over the st Paul
road. The shipment consisted of eight
trains and came from along the Prairie
du Chen and Mineral Point divisions of
the road There has been decided in
crease in the number of stock trains GO
ing through here bound for Chicago
. since the GAINESVILLE and Southeastern
, branch was built.
! Register of Deeds-elect Charles Fl.
/ Weirick has been working with Register
Rowe at the court house the past two
! weeks familiarizing himself with tho of
| flee and abstract work, and will continue
/, this service until his term of office be-
gins, January 9Th, 1908 Mr. Weirick is
, making himself thoroughly acquainted
with all the detail of the most intricate
abstract work, so that he will be per-
fectly competent to handle all classes of
! transfer transactions connected with the
| office.
In short time the cars of the James
vile Street Railway will be running by
power furnished by the GAINESVILLE Elec-
trio company. An agreement between
the two companies was reached yester-
| day, and as soon as the necessary
changes and connections can be made
the cars will be running by power fur
nished by the electric company. The
electric company now has an abundance
of water power to operate all its dyna-
mos and will make it feature of their
business to furnish power for all sorts of
| enterprises.