The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-04

Henry Bardeen of Madison paid a
brief visit to his son Wills family here
this week
Base ball at the Driving Park Sat
urday afternoon, Sept. 5th. Edgerton
VS.. Madison.
DIR. and Mrs. Morrison returned on
Wednesday from two weeks outing at
Lake Beulah, Wis.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at
the Congregational church next Wed
nesday afternoon.
| Roy Hopkins is making trip of the
zinc mining country in the southwestern
portion of the state.
Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh and son,
| Willie, are home from several weeks
stay at Bloomer, Wis.
E A. Burdick and wife leave today
on an extended visit to their children
living in Minnesota.
Mrs. J. J. Casson and daughter
Beatrice of Ford River, are here to attend
the Hutson Kelly nuptials.
Upon invitation Bessie Keller pre-
sided at the organ for the Sunday ser
vices in Stebbnsville.
| The Ladies Aid Society of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will meet at
| Mrs. S. Omsberg's on Thursday, Sept. lO.
! Jack Dorsey, who is employed with
the Hotel Ludlow at Monroe, visited Ed
gerton friends for short time this week.
! The theatrical season has opened
and Manager Ash has secured Caught
in the Web" for Saturday evening, Sept.
9Th.
Will Mcintosh, SAINT Soverhill and
Harry Carter, with polished guns and
trained dogs, left Tuesday evening for a
! few days chicken hunt in the town OF
Windsor, Dane county.
The annual thank offering meeting
of the Missionary Society OF Congrega-
tional church will be held at the church
on Friday evening of this week. A chick
en- pie supper will be served. Cordial
invitation extended.
-Whittet Bros. have closed contract
to furnish 100000 brick to the American
Cigar Co. to be used in building tobacco
warehouses at Sparta, Stoughtou and
Brodhead 1t is one of the largest single
orders ever given the local yard. The
brick are all to be delivered during the
coming month. III X .~@ H.. u.
jerry Heritage, wife and Miss Annie
visited among Edgerton friends a short
during the week. They are moving
! from Madison, which has been their
home for few years past, to Williams
town, Va for the winter al least, but are
uncertain whether they will take up
their residence there or in New Jersey
"A we'll drilling outfit has been sent
! to this station by the Milwaukee road
i for the purpose of putting down an ar
| tesian we'll, 1000 feet Or more The
water supply at this station has always
! been meagre, and after many expert
ments with the old we'll the company
has decided to put down large bore
deep we'll.
j NJ. Conway is nursing badly
mangled hand as the result of trying to
keep busy. He was assisting workman
in digging up shade tree and the en-
ploye was welding grub hoe, when his
hand in some manner got the full force
of the implement across the back cut
ting through to the bone. While the in
jury is quite painful it is hoped it will
not prove serious.
On account of Mr.. Buchanan being
called away sooner than expected to
lead an orchestra for a theatrical com
pany the weekly evening concerts will
be discontinued for the season. Mr.
Buchanan has been engaged to lead the
Edgerton Cornet band next year and
will return early in the spring. The
band will continue practicing and next
season hope to be able to furnish better
music for the concerts than this year.
"A train load of some 1000 western
sheep, shipped from Great Falls, Mont.
came to the Shepard feeding station Fri
day morning for few days rest before
forwarding to the Chicago market. The
sheep were in good condition, just com
ing from the range. In view of large
shipments expected during the season
Shepard 4 Born have commenced the
erection of two more mammoth covered
sheds besides big grain elevator. They
expect to be able to care for from $4,000
to 10000 sheep at time.
The funeral of William B Skinner
was held Friday afternoon from the
home at 1:30 and at the Methodist
church at o'clock, Rev. A. w. Steph-
ems officiating. 1t was one of the largest
gatherings to pay tribute to the depart