The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-11
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! tends to reside.
M. P. Rindlaub of Platteville, deputy
revenue collector paid visit to Edger-
ton Wednesday.
The NJ. e, Sunday School will hold
its annual picnic at Lake Koshkonong
next Thursday.
| Mrs. c.. O. Button of Milton juno
ton was guest at the home Of Rev.
| Stephens and wife Tuesday.
W. T. Pomeroy and family spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Schepley at
Lake Kegonsa Wednesday.
Misses Mae Haylock and Susie Cook
are spending the week at GAINESVILLE and
Beloit calling on their friends.
Conf ining business with pleasure,
Paul Watson and Marvin Mar5den have
! been ia Milwaukee this week
Charles Villas Gary is the name of
the little son who came Wednesday to
gladden. the home Of Geo Gary and wife.
Mrs. s. G. Humphrey and son, Sar-
toris, are spending the week in Mllwau-
kee, visiting friends and taking in the
! fair.
Members of the Congregational Sun
| day School held their annual picnic at
the Hopkins cottage on Koshkonong
Thursday.
The fall term Of school in District
No. of the town of Fulton will begin
on Monday, Sept. IA. Miss Nellie Pease
teacher.
Geo. w. Coon and wife of Milton
Junction, and Sam Fl. Coon and wife of
New York, were guests at the editors
home on Sunday
Prof. Clark and family returned to
Edgerton this week They have been
passing the vacation days with relatives
at Eau Claire.
Miss Anna Downey, who has just re-
turned from an extended trip through
the West, is paying visit to her aunt,
Mrs. J. f. Downey.
"A delegation numbering over sixty,
accompanied by the Tobacco City band,
left on the early train Monday to take
part in the Labor Day parade at Beloit
On account of inclement weather,
the Dime Museum which was held in w.
r. G. hall Wednesday evening, will be
given at the same place Saturday even
ing.
Services will be held in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
and evening. Morning subject, THE
Verifying Faculty" Evening subject,
Three Features Of the Crucifxion."
d. B. and j. H. Coon of Utica, re-
ceived car load of two-year-old steers
at this station Wednesday morning that
were purchased in Chicago for fattening.
The % head averaged about 800 pounds
! each
Mrs. Chas. Birkenmeyer entertained
about one hundred guests on Tuesday
afternoon for her sisters, Mrs. Chas. L.
Hutson and Mrs. f. NJ Jack. Mrs T.
A. Clarke and Mrs. Louis Dickinson
presided in the dining room, assisted by
the Misses Olive Ware, Myrtle Maltpress,
Ada Sutton and Winifred Coon.
The corner stone of the new Catho-
lie church will be laid with appropriate
ceremonies on Sunday afternoon, Sept.
Goth The Very Rev. Father Schlnners,
vicar general, will have charge of the
Der of neighboring priests will be pres
ent and take part in the exercises at
o'clock
There is one piece of work upon
which Will Bardeen is receiving many
compliments just at present. 1t is a
22x26 picture of the Edgerton base ball
organization of 1896. In that year a
state league was formed and the Edger-
ton team carried off the championship.
Henry Johnson was manager and the
players were: Will Sullivan, catcher:
Arthur Sickles and Fred Smith, pitch
ers; II. Cossabone, s. s.; P Garvin, 1st b;
R. G. Warner, I'd b; A. S. Warner, Sd b;
L. G. Whittet, |. f; Geo. Wilbur, c. f. and
captain; Mel johnson, C. f.; Thos Whit
tet, r. f.
-Madison's crack base ball team was
shut out in a game played at the Driv-
ing Park Saturday afternoon. Aside
from combination of errors aud ill luck
in the first inning, when Edgerton made
four runs, it was one of the best games
of the season and ought to have been a
l and score After the visitors became
settled down to their work there was
very little to complain of in the playing
of either team except Madison's weak
ness in the catcher. But few hits were
made off either pitcher, though Hallett
scored the greater number of strike outs.
The result by innings is as follows: