The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-28

week.
The mild, pleasant weather of the
greater portion of February brings to
mind the query if il is really winter
month.
Eddie Mcintyre, who has employ
ment with the American Cigar Co. at
Madison, passed Sunday with his par
ents here.
Mr.. Andrew Jensen has been in
Minneapolis this week attending meet
ing of the trustees of the Hamlin Luth-
an college.
The wedding of Miss Emily Vile
man and Mr. Thomas Young is announc-
ed to take place at the home of the bride
in this city next Wednesday evening.
John Thoreson. who has been con-
fined to his home on account of illness
for the past two weeks, is much improved
and will soon be able to attend to his
tailoring business.
Services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and even
ing Subject for the morning, "Growth.'
In the evening the pastor will speak on
"President Roosevelts View of the
Bible"
The Peoples Players will be at Roy
al Hall, March 6, 7, g. They have uni
formed band and orchestra, special seen
cry and up-to-date specialties. The
opening play will be the "Black Flag"
Band parade daily Prices, Is, rs and
35 cents.
The district convention of the I. O.
c.. T. will be held in Modern Woodmen
hall, this city, Wednesday and Thursday
March 5th and 9Th. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared and good speak
ers will be present. Let all interested in
this order be present.
There will be a public meeting in
the Congregational church next We'd
nesday evening, March 9Th, under the
auspices of the I. O. G. T. Rev. Z. W.
North of Milton will deliver an address
and good music will be furnished. A
cordial invitation is extended to every
one to attend.
The many friends of that ever popu-
lar comedian, Jack Welby, will be pleas
ed to learn of his appearance at Royal
Hall, March Sd, with Gorton's Famous
Minstrels. AS an end man Jack stands
pre-eminent among the foremost in his
profession. His humor is clean cut and
brilliant, never descending to coarseness
and the popular verdict is that his won
derful success is we'll merited.
The encouragement of the two rural
routes and establishing two new ones as
recommended by Special Agent G. B.
Welton has received the O. K. of the de-
partment at Washington, and on April
1st four free mail deliveries will go out
from this city. This will afford deliv-
cry to about Is per cent. of the people
living within six miles of Edgerton.
Harry Hutton and Glen Smith have been
named by the department as carriers for
the two new routes.
One of the largest farm auctions
held anywhere in this part of the county
took place on the Lucius H. Page farm
at Indian Ford on Monday last. 1t is
estimated that fully $500 people were
present and fair prices were realized for
everything sold. VIM. T. Dooley was at
his best and his hypnotic influence over
the crowd brought the sales up close to
5000. A few things not reached will be
sold at private sale by G. F. Page, exec
utor, as announced elsewhere in this
paper.
james Joice is adding we'll equip
ped machine shop to his blacksmithing
establishment. The machinery is all of
the improved kind and will be driven by
a gasoline engine. Mr.. Joice recently
secured patent on "a tobacco and corn
cultivator and the new machine shop is
added principally for the manufacture of
this implement. About fifty of them
will be ready to put upon the market in
a few weeks. and farmers who have ex-
amined closely the principles of this cul
tiyator are of the opinion that Mr.. Joice
has hit upon most useful machine.
The Peoples Players will open their
three nights engagement at Royal Hall
in this city on Thursday, March 6, in the
great domestic comedy drama in five
acts, 1.-THE Black Flag" A wealth of
beautiful special scenery painted ex-
pressly for this company, is carried and
will be used here for this production,
showing the great pier scene on the
Thames river, the Portland prison on the
island of Portland in the English Chan
mel, the wonderful cave scene, etc. Do
not miss this great play. You may new
er see it again in this city at popular
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