The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-05

Shepard feeding station Saturday even
| ing.
Mrs. Geo. Villas and daughter, Mrs.
Jay Seymore, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
were guests of the editors ia mily on
Monday.
-Thos. j. Atwood returned Friday
from weeks visit with his son, George,
at Gays Mill, Crawford county. Mrs.
Atwood remained for longer stay.
Henry Arthur and wife and Mrs.
John Arthur, who have been visiting
relatives here for short time past, re-
turned to their home at Sparta Monday.
The choir of st. Joseph's church will
give an ice cream social on the park near
the band stand Saturday evening. The
public are cordially invited to partici-
pate.
New features, and lots of them, are
billed for the T. A. & B. Society picnic
at the Driving Park next Wednesday,
Come early, stay late and have good
time.
The families Of Dr. A. P. Nicholson
and Mrs. G. O. Gerard are passing few
days at Edwards Park, Lake Waubesa.
The DR.. remains at his Office day times
but joins the campers at night.
Rev l.. II. Keller and family, who
been spending July at the Hopkins cot
tage on Lake Koshkonong, returned to
their Milwaukee home Monday, having
passed very quiet and restful vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. Weiss of Hartford,
Wis., are spending the week at Mr.. G. E.
Learns. Rev. Weiss will speak at the
Stebbinsville church on Sunday, Aug. Z,
at 2:45. Sunday School at the usual
hour.
e. G. Hopkins arrived home Tues
day from trip through the western
portion of the state. He reports the
crops through the Kickapoo valley in
| fine condition. Plenty of rain has fallen
and the tobacco crop is much more ad-
vanced than here.
1t will be observed that the common
council Tuesday evening authorized the
issuing of $4,000 of city bonds tomeet the
payment of the proposed main sewer
These bonds will draw per cent inter
est and are to run to 1909 and $1,000 fall
due every year thereafter.
| Mrs. FL. G.. Adams and family and a
party of Madison friends are camping on
Lake Koshkonong for a season, occupy
| ing the Hopkins cottage. While the
congressman is busy looking after the
political fences in his district the family
are having an enjoyable outing at the
lake. There are eleven in the party.
Miss Nora johnson, who has been
spending her vacation at the home Of
her father, 2. n. johnson, in Christiana,
| left for New York Saturday where she
will join a theatrical company for the
coming season. After finishing course
at the university she decided to go upon
the stage and for several seasons has had
engagements with New York companies.
| She expects to join one Of VIM. Brady's
combinations this year.
There was large attendance at the
Farmers Picnic west of town Wednes-
day and everybody there say they had
a good time. The Edgerton band fur
nished the music and the ball game be-
| tween the Prairie Clippers and the
Hardware combination was won by the
| latter in a score of 10 to 6. Games and
races followed but it is suspicioned that
the contestants in the old maids race
were not the genuine article.
Next Wednesday, August 10th, will
be large day for Edgerton. Thousands
of people are expected here on that day
| to attend the L. A. & 3. Society picnic.
! They will come from all over the coun-
try, by team and by rail. The railroads
| have made excursion rates for the occa-
sion from points within so miles of here.
The society is preparing to give every
! body their moneys worth. The program
of the day will commence at 8 a. m. sharp
and there will be something to amuse
all as late as they wish to stay at night.
Game Warden Peter Drafahl says
that the carp fishers at Lake KoshKo-
nong made their last haul for the sum-
mer last week and will now convey their
paraphernalia to Oconomowoc where
they have been offered every kind of as
sistance in Kidding LaBelle and neigh
boring lakes OF the pests. He says that
from l2O to $50 tons of carp have been
taken out of Koshkonong since opera
tions commenced. In the last haul there
were over 400 pike averaging over a
pound and a half and several twenty
Founders. The weeds are becoming too
troublesome for the work at present.
The Walton Pyre Co. recently plav