The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-27

"A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Gessert on Wednesday,
Feb. 25th.
Friday evening, February 9th, is
the date of the "Silver Dagger Don't
fail to see it. Royal Hall should be
crowded that evening.
The bazaar given by st. Joseph's
church in Union hall, Friday, Saturday
and Monday evenings, was pronounced
success from every point of view. The
literary programs provided were of
high character and we'll received, while
all other details of the affair were en-
joyed by the many who patronized it.
The receipts were over five hundred dol
lars, to be used toward erecting the So
cetys new church.
The Rock River Valley League con-
| test will be held at Milton on March 10.
This contest will be between representa-
tives of the following high schools:
Stoughton, Brodhead, Edgerton, Milton
Junction and Milton The winner of
this contest will represent the League in
the District contest to be held at White
water. About fifty teachers and stu
dents from Edgerton are planning to go
to Milton to the League contest and it is
to be hoped that some of the townspeo-
pie will find it convenient to attend. Any
who desire to do so may obtain reserved
seat tickets of Prin. w. A. Clark, price
80 cents.
Rev. Irl Hicks in Word and Works
says that decided storm period for
March will occur from the Sd to 9th, fol-
lowed by marked change to warmer
weather with rain and thunder storms.
The 9th and 10th are the next days of
reactionary perturbation, and this per-
iod will also be followed by heavy cleo
trical storms. From the 18th to the Odd
much unpleasant weather of mingled
rain, snow and raw depicting winds may
| be safely counted on and it is then that
| we will suffer the last cruel, cutting
! blasts of departing winter. - Late sleet
storms may be looked for about the 9th
to Both, but March as a whole will in all
| probability be shy of the usual amount
| of forceful storms.
| Wilson Bros. will soon commence
| the erection Of an extensive addition to
| their Monarch Laboratory, and
when completed will be the largest
building in the city of Edgerton. The
new structure will be 30x7O, three stories
and basement, and will be erected on
the lot to the north of the present build
ing. It will be of brick and in design
will correspond to the Laboratory build
| ing. The increase of business demanded
more room for the manufacture and
putting up of Monarch preparations and
| extracts which the firm are sending out.
Wilson Bros are now one Of the largest
medicine and extract firms in the state
and it is only question of a short time
when they will lead all others.
The we'll known but ever popular
opera of Queen Esther" given under
the auspices of the NJ E. church choir
by Mr.. o. Ell. Gronseth at Royal Hall on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings of
last week, was pronounced success
in almost any point of view. The hall
was filled at each performance and the
receipts reached above 5000. The lead
ing characters were we'll sustained and
the choruses strong and we'll drilled
The costumes obtained from Minneapo-
lis were rich and added much to the
effectiveness of the play. A pleasing
feature of the entertainment was the
playing of Mr. Christian Sannes between
acts, whose piano selections brought out
/ frequent applause Very few home en-
tertainments in late years have been re.
ceived with more real pleasure than
Qneen Esther as produced by Mr.. Gron-
SETH
There was a goodly crowd at Lake
Koshkonong Saturday to witness the
ice boat races and those who were pres
ent saw some of the best handling oil
boats that has ever been displayed this
season. 1t had Eeen expected that q
dozen boats would enter in the events
only five showed at the start. The ice
was fairly good and the wind was fine
and in the one heat which was pulled of
the time was better than at any race
ever given on the lake and over a course
trihe longer. The best time was 1853
made by Geo. McKey's boat, and the
slowest time was 1916. The time of the
winning boat was faster than that of the
winner at the last race and the course
Saturday was about one-half mile fur
Their. The three first boats in the race
were as follows, they scoring in the order
named; Geo. Fl. Mickey, GAINESVILLE
Geo. Sherwood, MELVILLE: Roy Saun
ders, Edgerton.
In many cases patrons of the Edger-