The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-06-12

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with the performance. Both as an en-
tertainment and a benefit it proved a
success. The net proceeds amounted to
eighty five dollars which have been pre-
sented to Mr.. Fessenden.
The common council Tuesday even
ing passed an ordinance that prohibits
the sale of cannon firecrackers and other
dangerous explosives that are now offer
ed the small boy to main himself with on
| the 4th. Every city in the state couldn t
| do more humane thing than pass such
an ordinance early enough to go into
effect before the coming Fourth of July.
| The big cannon cracker must go.
A. G. Gray of Evansville and w. F
| Palmer of GAINESVILLE, members Of the
| Soldiers Relief Commission, were in
! town Monday making their annual in
vestigation of the condition of the peo-
pie carried on the rolls. They report
that the number in the county receiving
relief are about 100 during the winter
months when the maximum calls are
made They are mainly widows of old
soldiers and minors.
Mr.. E. w. Edgerton, one of the pio-
neer residents Of Milwaukee and for
whom our city was named in an early
day is reported to be nearing his end at
the Protestant Home for the Aged in
that city. Mr.. Edgerton came to the
state in 1885 from New York and was
first a clerk for Solomon Juneau and
later the first superintendent of the Mil
waukee roads stock yards for many
years. He is 81 years old.
The commencement exercises of the
II. A Preus Lutheran Academy at AL
bion takes place today friday. The
graduating exercises will be held at the
college chapel in the morning at which
time the following graduate from the
academic department: Ellery Barber
Harold Gunvordal and William Otto; in
the commercial epartment-M Mamie
Barness, Hannah Selleg, Hannah John
son, Ingvald johnson, Henry Bly,, Ole
Foss and Albert Lee. In the afternoon
a game Of ball is announced to be played
between the Academy and Cambridge
teams.
The band concerts are drawing large
crowds and furnishing two evenings of
free entertainment each week. So far
so good. But it has been suggested that
an improvement might easily be made.
The shade trees which surround the
band stand tend to deaden the music.
II these were properly trimmed there is
no doubt but what the music could be
more easily heard. Try it once and see.
Then if some one would clean up the
park and place seats therein so the pub
lie could rest while listening to the
music, our cup of happiness would
be full.
Eighteen members Of Edgerton
Lodge, No. &c. F. & A. NJ. drove to Cam
bridge Monday evening to assist in con-
ferring the third degree upon member
of the lodge in that village. The visitors
were royalty entertained with a banquet
after the lodge work was over and a
good time had by all. Those who went
from this lodge were: John Mawhinney,
P. Biederman, Theo. Clarke, Arthur
Clarke @. Fl. Babcock, A. S. Flagg, e.
G. Hopkins, Harry Ash, G. o. Shannon,
W. T. Pomeroy, Geo. Lynts, Henry Ed
bolt, Samuel Hail. Jay Wescott. VIM
Bussey, Jonathan Marsden, Mark Head,
Alex Campbell.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed to arrange for the big celebra-
ton which takes place in Edgerton July
4th. Finance-E. G. Hopkins, Henry
johnson; speed-T. B. Earle, Fl. S. Sloan
VIM. Mcintosh; games and races-P. G.
Brown, Fred Smith, Roy Hopkins; print
ing and advertising Jos. Leary, A. Nc
Intosh, HI. B. Knapp, r. J. Maltpress;
parade and hoats-W. Bardeen, L. G.
Whittet, G. A. Hoen, Joe Conn: music
F. Mcintosh, L. K. Jessup, Herman
Handtke. All are working for one &C.
omplishment. That is to make the eel
ebration this year by far the largest ever
held in the city.
The 50th anniversary of the wedding
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Markham
was celebrated Monday, June Sth, 1908.
Elizabeth LEVEL was married to Thomas
Markham at Casleton, Rensselaer, county,
n. Y, June 9Th, 1853. The first four or
five years of their welded life was passed
in that state. In the year 1855 they
came west, settling in Edgerton, which
place has been their home since that
time. Two children, Mrs. Lizzie Fetch
er and Mrs. Emma Davis, had the pleas
ure, together with a few friends and
neighbors, of participating in the golden
wedding OF their parents. The aged
couple have many friends who join in
wishing them many more returns of