The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Porter

Porter
Mr. A Hubbell still continues quite i'll.
Everyone is enjoying the fine weather.
Mrs Leary and Mrs Leary of Edger-
ton were callers at G w Nichols on
Monday.
Work on the highway has commenced
in this vicinity and some good roads are
promised.
Miss Mary Earle returned home last
week after an extended visit through
the western states.
There will be public dance at Gus
Johns on the old Hopkins homestead on
Friday evening of this week. Everyone
cordially invited.
Mr. James Conway of Iowa is shaking
hands with old friends after an absence
of nine years. After spending few
weeks here and in st Louis he will re-.
turn TO Iowa.
During the thunder storm on Tuesday
evening the barn on r Earle's farm was
struck by lightning but the fire was put
out before serious damage was done.
While getting one of the horses out, Mr.
Earle was kicked and had rib broken.
Sumner
Otto Loga spent last week at the st
Louis fair.
Herman Rahbaum began making sor-
ghum last Monday.
A number of farmers in this vicinity
have sold their tobacco.
il Holton, the dentist of Edgerton,
will be here every Tuesday.
Mr. T Blake visited friends and rela-
tives at Fort Atkinson this week.
Miss Minerva Goldthorp of Beloit
spent last Sunday with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Reels of Rockdale spent
Sunday with Frank Jenkins and family.
Mr. and Mrs Orval Painter of Albion
visited J J Bickle and family last Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs Adolph Kalment of Fort
Atkinson spent Sunday with Roy Kali
ment and wife.
The Henry Schempf Creamery Co.
paid an average dividend of II cents per
hundred for August milk.
Milton junction
Mrs Mary Badger of North Loup, Neb,
is here for visit among friends. She
will remain about two weeks.
A 0 Henderson and wife are moving
into the r Greenman home. Mr. and
Mrs Ell 3 Frink will live with them.
The marriage of Miss Ella Stewart to
morning at st Mary's church. Both
respected here and have the best wishes
of large circle of friends.
SIS Pierce and family had a narrow
escape from being struck by lightning
during the storm Sunday evening. The
lightning struck the clothes line, shat
tered tree and splintered an out door
building, all within rod and half of
the house.
Milton
Jonas G Partridge died Thursday
morning of heart disease. He was as
we'll as usual the day before and was
taken sick in the night. DR. Bennewies
was called in the morning but found
him dead when he reached the house.
Rev M B Kelly and family left this
village Friday for their future home at
North Loup, Neb. They have made
many friends here who regret their de-
parture from Milton and all unite in
wishing them health and prosperity for
the future.
Rev @ A Richardson, son of Mr. and
Mrs Richardson of this village, has been
appointed to new passionate by the
bishop of the California conference, at
salary of $1,000. He is Milton college
graduate, class of '96.
lightning struck the large flag pole
near the school house during the storm
Sunday evening and splintered it so
badly that it was necessary to take the
pole down. The pole will not be re-
placed. When the addition to the school
house is completed pole will be erected
on the building.