The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25

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Prof. E. H. Harlacher of Eau Claire
visited at the home of Clark Pierce few
days this week.
james Moulthrop is reported to be
/ in feeble health and not able to get out
1 of doors much this winter.
] Miss Maggie McGifin is up from
GAINESVILLE for the week, assisting in car
| ing for the trade at F. E. Ash's store.
The elaborate Christmas dressing of
Peters market has transformed the place
into one of the most attractive sights of
!, the town this week.
The Edgerton Cornet band are pre-
pairing to give another entertainment
It will probably be a minstrel show.
There is plenty of talent in the band to
furnish a frst-class entertainment in
this line.
The first rain since early in Novem-
Der came Friday night, and for time it
looked as if tobacco casing weather had
at last arrived, but turn to colder Sat-
urday dspelled all hopes of the tobacco
growers, for the present at least
DIR. VIM. V. Bryant and wife of Mad
ison have become residents of Edgerton.
occupying the James Wileman residence
on Albion street. The DR., who is son
| of the. late Edwin E. Bryant, has decided
to open an Office for the practice Of med
icine in this city.
The last of the sugar beets grown in
| this locality are being delivered this
week. Ia all, about As car loads have
been shipped from this station to the
| factory at Menomonee Falls. Several
car loads of pulp have also been returned
to growers here.
"A Christmas sermon will be preach
ed by the pastor at the Norwegian
church Friday morning. On Saturday
evening, Dec. 26th, program will be
given by the children of the congrega-
| ton and beautifully decorated tree for
| the accommodation of those who have
! presents to distribute.
&C. F. Page left on Monday for White
Plains, N. Y, at which place he will be
married to Miss Evangeline Slosson on
Monday, Jan. 4, 1904, Mr.. and Mrs.
Page will then go to Fort Collins, Colo.
| where they will make their home in the
future. Mr.. Page has arranged to enter
into the fire and life insurance business
| at that place.
The new station Of the Milwaukee
road at West Madison, which was opened
for business on Sunday last, is one of
the most modern depots the company
has in interior towns along it's system.
The interior of the building presents
! handsome and inviting appearance, the
ceiling being finished in ornamental
work of plaster. The waiting rooms are
large and furnished with rockers and
easy seats. The west end of the depot
| is devoted to a lunch counter, conducted
by the Allanson company that controls
the news and train privileges of the sys-
tenn. The work of razing the old depot,
which has been an eyesore to the public
for many years, will commence soon.
There is one New York broker for
merly a Philadelphia tobacco man,
whose Christmas menu will be shy the
tempting meat of the canvas back duck
that fed in the moorlands of Koshko-
| nong this fall. Three brace of these
birds, nicely boxed, were shipped to the
New York man last Saturday, but they
did not go far toward their destination.
A game warden happened to be aboard
the train on which the ducks were
shipped and in making an examination
of the packages in the express car he
spotted the one containing the canvas
backs The result was that at Milton
junction they were taken from the train
and disposed of in the manner prescrib-
ed by law. These nifty game wardens
have habit of bobbing up just at the
time they are not wanted, and by 80 do
ing many meal is deprived of it's dain
test dish. The birds cost $3.50 a pair
and the party of the first part can figure
out where he can charge $3.50 to the
profit and loss account.
In the early part of September, 1858,
a boy poor in purse but rich in health
and full of energy and perseverance, babe
adieu to relatives and friends in old Eng
land and sailed on an ocean liner for
America. That boy was none other
than Robert Attlesey. The time to make
the voyage across the water in those
days was somewhat longer than at pres
ent, for it was eleven weeks and three
days from the start until he landed on
American soil. 1t then took just a week
to come from Milwaukee to Edgerton
and on December 21st, 1858, Robert At
tlesey ate his first meal in the village of
Eidoerton At that time there ware hut