The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-13

Miss Stella Ogden has gone to Mad
ison to take a course in business col
lege.
Henry Thronson purchased the M.
G.. Nelson residence in the LIST ward on
Wednesday for 1880
Two more days of the Anniversary
sale at Babcock & Birkenmeyer's, Friday
and Saturday Of this week.
AT the home Of Frank Kellogg and
wife on Tuesday morning a baby boy
was born, making four lovely kings in
the family.
Harry Rood has severed his connec-
ton with the Eagle and gone to Milwau-
kee to accept position on the Milwau-
kee journal.
Mr.. Ole Anderson and wife and Carl
Anderson and wife, of Stoughton, were
guests at the home Of John Thoreson
and wife over Sunday.
The little nephew who has been
making his home with the family of Rev.
A. w. Stephens has been ordered by the
court returned to his father, Roscoe
Sherwood at GAINESVILLE.
The ladies society of the Congrega-
tional church will give coffee" next
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
the church. They will begin serving at
five o'clock and continue until all are
served.
On Saturday E. M. Ladd sold the
Williams residence, recently purchased
by him, to Mr.. T. J. Atwood; considera-
ton, S24O0. Mr.. Atwood has taken pos
session and will move his family into the
same about the middle of March
John Harris has sold his 81 acre
farm in the north part of the city to
Thomas Thronson for $500. The sale
was made by E. M. Ladd. Mr. Harris
has purchased an 80 acre farm in Wood
county and will move his family there
early in April.
Wilson Bros. have purchased from
the Talman estate all the fixtures and
stock of the Tallman laboratory on Pleas
ant street, GAINESVILLE, and will remove it
to their laboratory at Edgerton. The
Tallmans have not operated their
establishment for several years and the
sale was made to close up the business.
The Badger Telephone & Telegraph
Co. OF Milwaukee, have filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state
with a capital of $150,000, divided into
5000 shares of $50 each. This is the new
company organized to take over the
property of the Badger State Long Dis
lance Telephone Co. recently absorbed
| by the Milwaukee capitalists interested
| in the new corporation.
| AT ST. Johns Lutheran church Sun
| day afternoon occurred the funeral Of
little Hugo Schueler who died Friday
February 9Th, 1903, aged 16 years. About
eight years ago at the high school build
| ing he was injured by fall from the
effects of which he never recovered
From that time to the day of his death
he has been in an almost helpless condi-
| ton as far as moving about was concern
ed, but at all times has been patient and
bore his misfortune with great fortitude
for one of his age. He was remarkably
bright and active mentally and during
the years of suffering and pain he had
acquired an education in advance OF
many a boy who has been able to attend
school regularly. In the hour of bereave
ment the widowed mother and family
have the sympathy of the entire commu
nifty.
Sam Wileman and son returned
from Dakota last Friday night. The car
load of draft horses which they intended
to bring back with them are still in the
far west. Mr. Wileman says that he has
gone against good many tough propo
sitions in his life, but he never yet faced
anything quite so persistent in it's efforts
to 'get there" as the blizzard which was
sweeping across the Dakota prairies last
week. GOOD horses are plentiful in the
west" said Mr.. Wileman, "but when il
comes to riding across the prairie in the
busy season of we'll organized blizzard
to hunt them up, I'm willing to farm the
job out to some one else who yearns tt
speculate in horse flesh more than [ do.
The next time Mr.. Wileman leaves 6
cozy home to look up few good horses
it will be when the weather man certi
fies to few days free from billiards.
The mask ball given by the Edger
ton branch of the American Federation
of Labor in Academy hall Friday even
ing was by far the largest and most en-
ioyable affair of its kind ever given il
Edgerton. The hall was filled to it's ca
pacity and yet large as the crowd was
EVERYONE present had a most ENJOYABLE