The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
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from an attack of pneumonia.
Miss Kathryn Villas is spending a
few days of the week in Chicago.
The Elgin price of butter is off a
cent and half this week, selling at "a Is
cents.
The snow has nearly all left US with
out any danger from floods or swollen
streams.
City Clerk Henry johnson trans
business in Chicago few days this
week.
The snail boy with his marbles is
unmistakable evidence that spring is
near at hand.
The Ladies Society will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional church.
e. G. Bailey and wife and Mr.. Pond
and wife of GAINESVILLE were guests at
Sherman Green's Sunday.
The Curran Bros. have the frame up
for new blacksmith shop located on the
rear of the Richard Curran lot.
The east 80 acres of the Orrin Pom
eroy farm in Fulton has been sold to W.
j. Henderson at about $50 per acre.
The revival meetings being con-
Quoted at the M. e. church with con-
siderable interest, will close on Sunday
next.
Rev. j. Ell. Richards, formerly pastor
of the Sandy Sink church of the United
Brethren, died at Richland Center Mon
day.
Mrs. Mckinney, of Evansville, moth
er of F. w. Mckinney, was operated on
for cancer at the Madison hospital Tues
day and her condition since is hopeful.
E. S. Lord and wife were up from
St. Louis to attend the funeral of Thos.
Whittet. Mrs. Lord arrived Friday
noon, short time before the death of
her brother. Mr.. Lord returned Tuesday.
E. M. Ladd has engineered deal
this week embracing the sale OF .S6 acres
in Harmony for Phineas Clark to Conn
& Schmidt for S1,7OO, and in return Mr..
Clark gets the Norcross homestead and
50 acres in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. M. c. Hahn, representing the
Rock County Sugar Co.. will meet the
farmers of this section at J. d. Hahn 8
store on the 18th and 18th days Of
March, 1904, to make contracts for acre.
age for the above company to raise sugar
beets
The High School students are re-
ioicing over the acquisition Of fifty
copies of 'Favorite Songs and Hymns"
edited by j. P. McCaskey, for use in
their chorus work. These were pur-
chased from the proceeds of the lecture
course and declamatory contests.
The following members of the
Stoughton Lodge Knights of Pythias
were present at the funeral of Thos.
Whittet here on Monday: Oscar For
ton, J. o. Jensen, Glare Currier, Henry
Swan, E. B. Duncan, A. w. Patterson,
Finer Falk, 81. A. Hulsether and DR..
Fred Henderson,
"A fire that originated in the barber
shop in the basement partially destroyed
Sheldrup's drug store at Stcughton
Thursday morning and involved quite a
loss. The fire, shortly after Z o'clock, is
said to have been caused by an explosion
of a gasoline burner used in heating
water for the shop.
After three years service for Uncle
Sam, Il months of which was spent in
the Philippines and the balance of the
time at a post in California, Henry
Willie returned home last Sunday. Dur
ing his enlistment he received several
promotions, at the time of his discharge
he was quartermaster sergeant, and at
tired in the regulation uniform he pre-
sents a type of the American soldier Of
the finest specimen. His home coming
was welcomed by both relatives and
friends.
The patrons of the Lyceum Lecture
and Entertainment course will be treat
ed to some genuine darby jubilee music
of high order on Tuesday evening, Mar.
22nd. The New South Jubilee company
consists of colored maio quartette with
Alonzo Moore, the only colored magician
in the world. The quarteSte accompany
ing their own selections on stringed in
struments and also do solo work on
these instruments. Alonzo Moore trav-
eled several years as assistant to the Gel
ebrated Marc and performs a number of
his most difficult feats. Seats at the
usual prices, 35 and so cents. Reserved
seats at Ash's March 10.
Those colored folks in the Midtown
Minstrels were not the "Original Georg-
ians," but they gave better show than
many travelling troup that advertises
themselves as the originals. 1t was an
Edgerton show that pleased an Edger-