The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-17
w. A. Clark and wife have returned

August Peters and Fred Hosfeld of
Rockford, visited with friends in this
city over Sunday.
Grant Robinson went to Chicago on
Thursday where he will pass a few
weeks with his son.
Miss Eta Whittet departed Thurs
day morning for st. Louis to pay visit
to her sister, Mrs E. S. Lord.
H. w. Child has plans prepared for
the erection of neat residence on the
lot which he purchased of Mary Dunni-
gan.
Camp 44O M. W. A. meets this
Thursday evening. A large attendance
is desired as business of Importance will
be up for discussion.
Mrs. Sam Peterson will entertain
the Ladies Aid Society of the Norwe-
gian church in the church basement,
Thursday, April Odd.
Mrs. John Bowen and sons, Clarence
and Charlie, attended the funeral of
their cousin, Ernest Hoffman, which was
held in Rockford Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Kradwell of Denver, COL,
and Miss Kate Postel of Muscoda, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs II. J. Stangl.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet Wednesday
afternoon, April 22d, at the home of Mrs.
w. T. Pomeroy. Full attendance is de-
sired as there is work for all.
M. B. Fletcher is home from trip
into Colorado and New Mexico and says
he enjoyed his vacation greatly. He re-
ports that Elmer Davis, who accompa-
MED him, is located at Ration and i'm
proving in health.
Mr.. and Mrs G. Fl. Babcock enter
tanned pleasant company of their
friends numbering about fifty at their
home on Friday last. Refreshments were
served at 7 o'clock, after which progress
sive cinch was played. The honors of
the evening at cards were won by Mrs.
F. w. Mckinney and DR.. A. P. Nicholson
Hans Larson, a young man about
| seventeen years of age, residing about
| two miles from Evansville, met instant
death by being run over by the cars in
Evansville early Sunday morning. Nc
one was an eye witness to the accident
| but he was. found few moments after
it happened by the conductor. Evident
| ly he was taking a free ride on the
bumper of freight train, boarding the
train at Madison. II .#
The Badger State, Long Distance
Telephone Go. was. before the circuit
court again this week on motion of the
Milwaukee parties who control the prop
erty to be permitted to answer in the
| foreclosure proceedings begun some time
since. If their request is granted by
Judge Dunwiddie there is a prospect fol
long line of litigation, involving the
4 conduct of the company from the very
beginning and the validity of the $4,000
of bonds issued. -
"A lady landscape gardener in the
employ of the Milwaukee road came
over this division of the line last week ir
special train, halting at each station
long enough to direct force of laberers
how to beautify the little parks ano
grass plots which the company have laio
out on their station grounds. We art
told that everyone was kept on the keer
jump while she directed the planting o.
| shrubbery and the section men stooc
aghast to see the dirt fly under orders Of
woman.
E. Stark, representing the sugar
beet factory at Menomonee Falls, was il
town Wednesday distributing seed tt
farmers in this locality who have signeo
contracts to grow sugar beets the coming
season. About ton of seed is required
to supply the needs at this point. Mr.
Stark estimates that 1000 car load Of
beets will be raised by Rock county
farmers this season to be shipped to the
factory in the fall. If the growers are
satisfied with the results and are willing
to continue the growing of them it is
quite probable million dollar plant
will be erected in this county.
johnnie Ford, young man in the
town of Porter, had little experience
with lightning during the electric storm
on Saturday. he was blowing with
four horses and when the storm came W
took shelter in a neighboring tobacco
shed. While there lightning struck the
shed, slivering some boards and rar
down a post with such force that he ano
the horses were knocked to the ground
He however recovered first from the
shock and got the horses disengageo
from each other before they recovered
Other than the shock they were un
harmed