The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-15

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over the Leary factory.
Miss Minnie johnson left Saturday
for Chicago where she joined Miss Jen-
ME Taylor for lake trip.
George B. Gary and wife of Madison
were visitors in Edgerton for few hours
Tuesday. Mr. Gary is connected with
the American Cigar Co.
Mrs. Howard Williams and sister,
Miss Fannie Cridge, and also Miss Addie
Aiken, all Of Pittsburg, Pa, have been
guests of J. J. Culton's family the past
week.
The Wisconsin State Fair is rapidly
growing in the extent and Importance of
it's exhibits. All departments will be
larger and better than ever, at the COM
ing exhibition, Sept. 9-12.
Henry Bardeen of Wausau, who has
just left the hospital in GAINESVILLE after
an operation, is spending the week with
his children in this city, while regaining
his customary vigor
MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Shelley and Mr..
and Mrs L. G. Whittet left Friday morn
ing for two weeks outing to be passed
in the lake region of northern Wiscon-
sin. Their first stop was at Minoqua.
John Henderson is taking we'll
earned vacation from his duties as sta
ton agent here for the Milwaukee road.
He left on Friday with his family for a
two weeks visit among relatives in Iowa.
Regular services in the M. E. church
next Sunday. In the morning the pas
tor will preach; subject of sermon, Goods
Righteousness as Mountains" Union
services in the evening, Rev F. L. Moore
will preach.
The M. E. Sunday school expect to
hold their annual picnic next week, and
to aid in defraying the expenses of same
will hold an ice cream social in the
church on Friday evening of this week.
Everybody invited.
w. S. Brown, VIM. Mcintosh, G. G..
Biederman, w. Dickinson and E. M.
Laid left Monday evening for Barron
county where some of the party have al
ready some farming interests and others
are looking for investments.
Sam FL. Coon of New York, who is
spending his vacation visiting his par
ents at Milton Junction, passed few
hours Tuesday with the editors family.
Mr.. Coon is connected with the Ameri-
can Press Association in New York.
DIR. w. Fl. Palmer rode over from
GAINESVILLE Tuesday morning in his new
automobile making the journey in lit
tie more than an hour. The electric We
hicle attracted good deal of attention
while it stood upon the streets while the
DIR. attended to business matters here.
-Threshing has commenced in this
locality and the yield of grain secured is
quite satisfactory. Oats are turning out
from 50 to 60 bushels per acre and are
good quality. Winter wheat and rye are
also yielding we'll but barley is largely
colored by the wet weather during the
harvest. The yield of straw is enormous
Tuesday, Sept. I'd, is Children's Day
at the Evansville fair. All children IA
years old and under will not only be ad-
mitted to the grounds free, but will be
admitted free to one of the best side
shows in the country The show is w.
Knapps geological collection Of wild ami
mails and rare birds, also trained ponies
etc. All other days fee will be charged
to ALL but the fair managers have made
arrangements to admit the children free
on that day.
Box 2l4 at the postofice has rec
ord which is hard to beat. For forty
five years that number has been owned
by one man. In 1857, when the post
office was in the basement of the Fl. S
Swift block, Mr.. John Clark rented No
214 and from that date up to the present
time Mr. Clark has continuously owned
it. If there is another person who has
kept one box number longer than Mr.
John Clark, we should like to hear from
them.
The shade trees that overhang the
sidewalks about town have grown so fast
this season that in many places the
branches are weighted down so low as to
become a nuisance to the pedestrian
The proper height to trim trees over the
walks is nine feet and every property
owner ought to see that his trees are
trimmed about that far up. 1t will not
only be great convenience to the pub
lie, but will be material benefit to the
trees.
Those who expect to attend the Vet
erans' reunion at Stoughton next Fri
day, August 22d, will have the opportu-
nifty of seeing Lew B. Parker's sensa-
tional society drama, For Home and