The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-16


Mrs. Morrissey has sold a house and.
lot in this city to Mrs. Albertina Stanke
for 81 900.
Conn & Schmidt have sold resi-
dence and five acres in Milton Junction
to A. B. West for S3,125.
Miss Louise Jensen and Mr.. Clar
ence Osgaard OF Stoughton spent Sun
day with Miss Tilla Larson.
The Ladies Aid society of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will meet Oct.
% with Mrs. Thomas Ellingson.
Mrs. E. J. Bennett and Miss B.
Kemmerer of GAINESVILLE spent Wednes
day with Mrs. A. W. Stephens:
"A car load of mich cows purchased
in Iowa by an Oakland dairyman was
unioaded at this station Saturday.
-Thos. Wileman is moving into his
new home, the Mrs. La Plante residence
on Washington street, just vacated by
the Trevorrah family.
AT the last ball game between the
business men of this city and farmers of
Albion Prairie, the farmers won out
easily by score of S to 2.
AT the NJ K. church next Sunday
morning Rev. Stephens will speak on
"The Transformed Life" Evening sub
iect, can Ancient Well Digger
Josephine Peterson was pleasantly
surprised when about twenty-five of her
scnoolmates gathered at her home on
Saturday and all had good time.
Miss Belle Dave returned Tuesday
evening from New Jersey where she has
been spending the summer with rela-
tives. She left there on about the first
train to depart since the recent floods
that proved so destructive to property.
Rev L. L. Thayer, former pastor of
| the United Brethren church at Fulton,
has been visiting among friends in this
section during the week. The confer
ence held at Richland Center this week
| assigned Rev. Thayer to a charge at
Bloomer.
The price of hogs has suffered a
most remarkable decline of late. The
| Chicago market dropped nearly Sl.OO per
cwt the past week and other provisions
have followed down the line in great
! measure. High prices for meats seem
to have passed for the present and
produce of all kinds is likely to be
cheaper.
"A billy goat that came in with
bunch of western sheep last week made
no end OF trouble at the Shepard feeding
station while he staid. The obstreper-
| Gus animal would climb any fence, open
gates, mixed pens of sheep, and was on
top and into everything about the prem
misunderstanding he was register
ed Angora, he was a bad egg and the
help was. considerably relieved when
they saw him locked into a car bound
for Chicago.
The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church and society has been
again adjourned. At the meeting last
Tuesday evening the proposition to re-
pair the building was discussed at length,
some me,nb ers favoredsputting on anew
root and. otherwise making needed re-
pairs. Several persons interested In the
| welfare OF the society have signified their
| willingness to further the proposition by
literally subscribing to aE>fund for this
purpose. The church is convenient
meeting place for societies and lectures
could be held there occasionally besides
furnishing good audience room for
Sunday services when@a pastor can be
secured. The date Of the adjourned
meeting is set for Tuesday evening, Oct.
9th, at o'clock. A full attendance is
| desired ~.s..
The 63d birthday Of Mrs. Andrew
Humphrey was made the occasion OF a
happy surprise Saturday evening, as the
| neighbors and friends dropped in at the
Humphrey home in the town of Albion.
The event had been carefully planned
by Ira Humphrey and wife and an oys-
ter supper awaited the guests shortly
after their arrival. The evening was
pleasantly passed, piano and violin music
being furnished by members OF the COM
pany. Mrs. Humphrey was remembered
by number of handsome gifts. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Short, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. McGinnity,
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kruckenberg, Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Davis and Mr.. and MRS.
| James Stebbins. I
| The testimony in the divorce case OF
Mrs. Emma Earle of this city against
Ralph A. Earle was heard in Judge
Dunwiddie's court Monday From an
account Of the proceedings noted in The
Recorder, Mrs. Earle says she was mar