The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-02

| Mrs. IL. II. IOWn6 mas <Oeeu flsltiuS
her old home in Oconomowoc this week.
-Delos Nicholson went to Madison
this week to enter upon his studies at
| the university.
! Jos. Carr of Milton was guest OF
his daughter, Mrs. F. E. Campbell, here
on Wednesday.
| Mrs. John Kurtz, Jr., and babe OF
Pittsville, Wis, visited among Edgerton
friends few days during the week.
"A poultry car was at this station
Monday to be filled with live chickens
purchased from farmers in this vicinity.
A. D. Fessenden, who has been grow
ing 1O-acre tobacco crop in the kicka-
boo valley this season, has returned to
remain until stripping time.
-Pickpockets worked fine harvest
out of the big crowd at the Jefferson fair
Thursday Milo Bliven and Henry Dick
erson were among the unfortunates from
this place. Thesformer's wallet contain
ed about S75.
Arthur Thwing, recently mustered
out from the regular army, Is mere VISIT
! ing his parents for few weeks before
returning to San Francisco to re-enlist.
| He spent II months in the Philippine
! Islands and was promoted IN recognl-
ton of excellent service rendered.-Del-
AVIAN Republican.
| DIR. Chas. Fl. Villas of Madison was a
guest at the home of Geo. Gary on Mon
day. He has just returned from sum-
mer trip to Europe and took the first OPP
| portunity to pay his respects to his
namesake, young son recently born in
the Gary family.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the M. r.
church will hold their annual harvest
supper and sale on Thursday evening
Oct. 9Th, in the church parlors, from 5:3O
until all are served, Supper, % cents.
Come, and invite your friends to attend
with you.
The bowling alley property is having
a number of improvements that will add
much to the attraction Of this place OF
amusement. The alleys have been
dressed down and are in fine condition
| A billiard room will also be added to the
| the place.
| Mr.. G.. L. Culton left at our office
this week samples of corn taken from
the present crop on his Virginia planta-
ton, that will take the blue ribbon over
anything grown on Wisconsin farms this
year. He reports a whole field where
the stalks range from to II feet high.
-Chas. L. Culton's matched carriage
team of golden sorrels was awarded first
premium over several competitors at the
Jefferson fair last week. Both animals
have the same breeding by son of Or
valid, and are an ideal carriage team in
( size and action. The team will soon
strike the fancy of some horseman and
eventually go to a large city where their
| value will be appreciated.
The presentation of The Ministers
Son" at Royal Hall, Thursday evening,
proved one Of the best attractions Man
ager Ash has booked for some time.
an appreciative one, and the cast we'll
sustained. The stage settings and seen
| cry were among the best ever given in
our city. W. B. Patton in the character
of "The Minister'S Son" was first class.
Tick lacking and door bell ringing
after dark has become confirmed nui-
sance in certain parts of the city A list
of the names Of bows who have been op-
I.erating has been procured and unless
they .desist, severe punishment will be
their reward If parents who have boys
6ut after dark would only inform them
selves as to their wherea bouts, great
deal of the misunderstanding might be
averted
Within ten days from the first meet
ing of the board of auditors of the Mod
ern Woodmen after the death of w. B.
Skinner, his mother received an order
| for two thousand dollars. as payment of
the certificate which he carried with the
order. There are now one million men,
bers of the Modern Woodmen in the
United States and the promptness with
/ which all claims are paid keeps the
mem bership on the increase,
f. E. Wheeler brakeman on train
No. II, Warren Durbin, conductor, was
quite badly injured while switching at
Milton Friday morning. He was caught
between two cars that were chained to-
gether and when the engine pulled them
apart he fell to the track. He was TAX
en- into the RichmondTbouse and DR.. j.
Fl. Burdick was called and found Wheel
er suffering considerable pain in the
chest but no bones broken, and he was
sent to his home in Milwaukee.
"A copy of the st. 10 Mo- Journal of
the 18th inst. has been received contain