The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-20


The Elgin price of butter this week
is % cents.
Jacob Walrath of Fulton is reported
to be quite i'll.
L. G. Whittet made business trip
to Chicago Tuesday.
Look up Madden & Lovell's auction
advertisement printed or another page.
Mrs. F. w. Mckinney has been
under care of a physician for the greater
portion of the week.
Will Bardeen was taking views at
the Emery stock farm il the town of
Albion last Friday.
Horace Stillman, rural carrier on
route Al, has secured a new covered
wagon FOR use during the winter season.
Mrs. w. A. Shelley passed Sunday
with her son, Drexel, who is a student
at st. Johns Military school in Milwau
kee.
Charles Carnforth, representing the
Beloit Business College, was in Edger-
ton last week in the interest of that in
stitution.
"A portion of the floor of the Depart
ment store is being replaced this week
where it was found that the supporting
timbers were decayed.
A baby boy was born to MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Sommerfeldt last Sunday.
There are now fourteen children in the
Sommerfeldt family.
Arrow Marsden, son of Thos. Mars
den of Sumner, has composed and pub
lished song entitled my Mary from
Wisconsin, which can be obtained by
addressing the author, for Is cents.
-Chas. Gary and VIM. Murray of
Stebbinsville left Tuesday morning on
land-seeking trip to Oklahoma and the
southwest expecting to spend some time
in looking over country of cheap lands.
The Royal Neighbors at their meet
ing next Wednesday evening will arrange
for fair to be held some time in De-
cember. On the same evening there
will be initiation exercises. It is desired
that there be large attendance.
The first real cold wave of the sea-
son so far came Monday night and the.
mometers the next morning were near
the zero mark. The ground froze so deep
that it has probably put an end to plow
ing and sent everyone to making things
snug for the winter that has evidently
set in.
The county board last week re-
elected Mr.. G. E. Langworthy of Fulton
as trustee of the county asylum and poor
house. Mr.. Langworthy has proved one
of the most efficient members of the
board of trustees and to continue him in
the position is mark of appreciation
that is to 1e commended.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of John H. Gessert of this city
and Miss Mile Pitzner of Pennington.
The ceremony will be performed at the
German Lutheran church in Farming
ton, on Wednesday, Nov. 25th, and re-
ception will be held at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. III. j. Pitzner.
Richard Collins recently received a
letter from his brother, James, notifying
him Of a severe accident which he sus-
tanned while employed as a sailor on
coaling vessel. The letter was written
from Conneaut, Ohio, and stated that
while swinging bucket of coal which
was being hoisted by derrick, one of
the hooks broke, causing the load to fall
upon him. A sprained arm and ankle
and internal injuries were the result.
He is now in the general hospital in that
city and physicians assure him of a
speedy recovery.
Fire that started after nine o'clock
Sunday evening destroyed two stores
and dwelling and caused loss OF over
$1,000 in the village of YOUNGSTOWN. The
call for help brought every villager to
the scene, and every man in the place
battled desperately against the flames
until long after midnight. The store
and meat market were completely de-
stroyed with their contents and nothing
was saved. From the dwelling house of
the Halls, which adjoined the store, two
chairs and sewing machine were the
only things that were rescued.