The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-22

DIR. E. L. Shepard and daughter,
Josephine, were Chicago visitors We'd
nesday.
Mr.. George Haylock, Jr. has pur-
chased new Boardman & Gray piano OF
the GAINESVILLE company.
Roscoe Mcintosh left Tuesday for
Canton, Chippewa county, to remain un-
til the hay fever season closes.
"A marriage license has been issued
to M. J. Conway and Carrie Trevorrah,
the nuptials to take place on July %.
Miss Maud Whittet of Milton has
been entertained during the week at the
home of the Misses Mary and Alyce Eb.
bott.
Fred Hutson and son, Thos., came
down from Madison in their automobile
Friday for short call upon Edgerton
relatives.
"A base ball club has been organized
in Edgerton which is now ready to book
dates for games. Their first appearance
will be at Charley Bluff on Sunday next.
j. S. Hutson and wife were in town
Friday with their new touring auto, with
which they are soon to make trip to
the Pacific coast. The machine, it is
said, can show 40 mile an hour gait.
If you feel like entertaining Chicago
tenement children from August 10th to
the Oath, notify Rev. A. W. Stephens or
D. l. Wilson before August 1st Many
of these children are being sent to Wis
consn cities this summer for few days.
outing and undoubtedly Edgerton fami-
lies will provide for their share of them.
The Young Ladies society Of st.
Johns German Lutheran church are ar
ranging for big time at their picnic in
Schumaker's grove on Wednesday, July
9th. If the weather is good it will be
one OF the best days amusement Of the
season. Refreshments will be served by
the young ladies and the Edgerton Cor
net band will furnish the music.
Mr.. Chas. T.. Culton received tele-
gram Sunday evening announcing that
fire had destroyed his mill and guam
tity of sawed lumber piles on his Vir-
ginia property. The extent Of the fire
or the amount of loss was not known
when Mr.. Culton left for Virginia on
| Tuesday, though it is feared it will be
considerable. Neither was the cause Of
| the fire given.
Clerk of the School Board W. FL.
| Clarke has completed the school census
| and reports $50 children of schoolable
age within the district, as basis of
| drawing public money. OF these 484 are
males and 476 females, which is an in
crease of just about SO over last years
report. Under. the usual basis of fgur-
ing the population of Edgerton ought
therefore to be trifle over $500.
VIM. Miller, who enlisted with I'm
Gle Sans artillerymen about four years
ago, returned home last Friday. During
his service in the army he received three
promotions, the last being sergeant of
| the 72nd company of the coast regiment
of artillery, stationed in Rhode Island.
He has sailed the coasts of most of the
foreign countries and been on duty on
some of the best battle ships. For the
present Mr.. Miller will make his home
in the vicinity of Edgerton.
| Residents of Wisconsin are already
preparing for the open season for shoot
ing, which begins Sept. LIST. The state
fish and game warden has sent out to
the county clerks of the states $4,000
| hunting license blanks. Already few
licenses have been issued. The color of
| the resident licenses this year is yellow.
On the back of each blank is printed the
dates of the open seasons Cor game, and
also the fire law which requires that all
persons who start fires in the woods
must extinguish them.
The case of VIII. Price against
| Grant Chamberlain was tried in Judge
| Towne's court the last OF the week. The
controversy was over the cost Of putting
an iron roof on a barn which Price con-
tracted to build for Chamberlain, and
| the difference OF opinion was as to
whether the iron roofing was figured in
the contract for the carpenter work.
After taking the testimony his Homo.
decided that Price should have eight
dollars extra, holding that roof con-
structed of iron was not legitimately a
part OF the carpenter work OF the con-
| tractor.
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