The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-06-05


The annual meeting of old settlers
will be held at Geo. N. CampbeHs On
Wheeler Prairie, June 18th.
The Edgerton High School Alumni
banquet will be held at the Carlton on
Friday evening, June 18th.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet the church on
Wednesday afternoon, June 10th. 1t is
desired that there be full attendance
as there is plenty of work.
Another business change has taken
place this week, Herman Ldicker selling
out his stock to W. H. Leedle. Mr.. Lid
ECKER expects to remove to Lake Geneva.
The most famous base ball team in
the country is the Nebraska Indians.
This organization is composed of genuine
American savages. They will play the
Stoughton team at Stoughton, Saturday,
June Is.
Members of the Masonic lodge of
Cambridge attended the session of Full
ton lodge Wednesday evening and wit
messed the comforting of the MN. de-
gree. Lunch was served at the q. S.
Hotel at the close of lodge work.
Sure thing, Edgerton will celebrate
the 4th. The money has been pledged
and committees will be at work early
next week laying out a program. The best
kind of horse races are promised Keep
this prominently in mind A meeting
will be held this friday evening to
complete arrangements.
The closing exercises of the Seventh
and Eighth grades will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, historical in
character. Those graduating from the
Eighth grade will be presented with di-
plomas and the one receiving the high
est average standing in history for the
year will be given the gold medal by the
w. r. G. All are invited to attend the
exercises and also the examination held
Monday at l. 30 o'clock.
William Sullivan, the star catcher of
the Chicago White Sox and by many
critics considered the greatest backstop
| now playing baseball, was operated on
late Monday for appendicitis. He stood
the ordeal we'll and is reported to be do
| ing nicely. Sullivan had been ailing for
several days, not having played since
Tuesday of last week, but it was not
do no
bad case of appendicitis. In the after
| noon it was decided that an operation
| was necessary. The plucky catcher
said eff that's the right thing go
| ahead" and he was taken to Mercy hos
| pital, where the operation was perform
| ed. Sullivan was great favorite when
! he played with the Edgerton team few
years ago, during which time his repu
tation was made. Friends here hope for
speedy recovery.
| The rendition by home talent of the
patriotic drama entitled "The Cuban
Spy" at Royal Hall last Saturday even
ing, pleased the large audience present
and the w. r. G. received snug sum
from the proceeds. The play will be re-
peated Friday evening Of this week for
| the benefit of Lester Fessenden, who is
in the Palmer hospital at GAINESVILLE I'M
! der treatment for carbuncle. For the
past few years Mr.. Fessenden has been
employed in the City Steam laundry and
is steady and industrious young man,
but through repeated cases of sickness
in his family his financial circumstances
! have become very straitened. The mem
bers of the Cuban Spy company recog-
nizing the condition of affairs kindly
offered their services, Frank Ash do
mated the use of the hail. the printing
offices in town supplied the printing, and
the public in general should give their
liberal patronage in support of this most
| worthy cause. The prices of admission
are 25 and 35 cents. Reserved seats can
be had at Frank Ash's store