The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

The Ladies' society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet Wednesday
afternoon, March %, at the church
The Franklin Stock company Royal
hall Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. Get your seats at Ash's
II. j. Atwood's family have removed
from the homestead in Albion, recently
sold, to the Williams residence in this
city during the week.
The ladies of the Relief Corps are pre-
pairing for their annual Dutch Market,
which is to be held in their rooms March
81, from to o'clock.
-Whittet Bros. received a handsome
pair of big bay draft horses from Chica-
go this week which will be used by them
about their lumber and brick yards.
Howard Wentworth of Centerville,
Trempeleau county, visited with rela-
tives here a few days during the week,
returning to his home Wednesday morn
ing.
james Ogden and wife, George Ogden
and wife and Julia A. Fuller attended
the funeral of their sister, Mrs Charles
Ogden of Milton Junction Thursday,
March II.
Secure your seats for "The Man of
Mystery" at Royal hall, Monday evening,
ha ,ly1,
pany are having large houses and giving
the best of satisfaction this season.
Prices, IT, Is and IS cents.
The bridge across the creek on Main
street was put out of commission Mon
day on account of the spring freshet.
Some temporary repairs have been made
| that will permit its use again but new
| iron structure must soon replace the old
| bridge that has stood there for years
| past.
"A sharp thunder storm passed Mon
| day evening, accompanied by heavy
electrical disturbance. One of the bolts
struck the flag staff upon the steel tower
| of the fire alarm bell SCATTERING it and
ringing the bell as we'll. A member of
the fire company had just left the tower
a moment before.
THE Man of Mystery, "Under Two
Flags and Among The Rockies are
the three plays which the Franklin
| vii Oft IL
hall next week. All three are good plays
and the company comes guaranteed.
The opening night is Monday, March %,
and popular prices will be charged-15
% and 35 cents.
lightning set fire to barn on the
farm of Mrs. Ben Davis in the town OF
Porter Monday night which was totally
destroyed, together with it's contents
The building was 40x56 feet, and com
paratively new and worth at least 81 ,OOO
The total loss is estimated at 81 400 on
which there was an insurance of 5000 in
Union Mutual Co.
On Christmas day Jens Jensen fell
and sprained his wrist, partially disabling
him for a few weeks. He was carrying
policy in the Woodmen accident asso.
citation and last Monday he received q
check for thirty dollars as payment for
the time he was disabled. The Wood
most prompt companies to settle theil
| losses.
-Atkin Warren on Wednesday received
a check from the Woodmen Accident as
ISOLATION of Lincoln, Nebraska, for $4,000
Last November he fell from a bicycle
breaking his shoulder, totally disabling
for seven weeks, and partially disabling
him for three weeks. The check re-
ceived was in settlement of his claim
This is the third claim within three
months which the association has settled
in this vicinity. In time of accident a
little insurance in a firstclasss company
like the Woodmen is a good thing tc
| have.
-Acorrespondent writes from Slough
ton says "their business men declare
that the trolley line should run on MAR
street through the city from east tc
west and nc one favors back streets OF
alleys for the line" In Edgerton, we
are sorry to see, our aldermen do not
take this view of the matter, for the
proposed ordinance calls for back
streets on one side of the town only. II
the electric railway is a good thing il
ought to run right into the business
center of town and not compel people
who desire to patronize it to go out OF
the way to take its cars. While the
ordinance is pending it is good time to
| think over these matters.
Those who have felt the lack of lee
ture course in Edgerton this winter can
not help reading with great deal OF
satisfaction the announcement of the