The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-06
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"A scn was born to Mr.. and Mrs A.
Born on Monday.
Mrs. G. e. Shannon Sundayed with
her husband at Portage.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hossfelt left on
Thursday for their home in Rockford.
Blossom Richardson, daughter of
Joe Richardson of MELVILLE, died Mon
day of consumption.
E. c. Hopkins is home from a trip
through the tobacco growing sections of
the weste m part of the state.
The ladies society OF the Congrega
tional church will meet with Mrs. DR..
Shepard next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Alfred Durham and daughter
Lucy of Hartman, Tenn. have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs S. G. Humphrey
during the week.
The funeral of Ezra Chadwick, who
died at the home of his son on Albion
Prairie Tuesday, aged Y years, was held
Thursday morning. Interment was made
at Milton.
"A surprise party in honor of the 21st
birthday of Floyd Herrick was held at
the home of his mother Wednesday
evening. About thirty were present and
a most enjoyable time was had.
-Chas. Bentley is on deck again with
a new auto, one of the Northern type of
runabouts, which apparently is very
satisfactory machine. 1t has been given
a good test during the week and is likely
to stay.
Mrs Clouden Farman submitted to
a delicate surgical operation at the pri-
vate operating rooms OF DR.. McManus
last Thursday. Her friends will be
pleased to know that her condition since
has been most favorable.
The mid week meetings at the Con-
gregational church have been reorgan-
ICED It has been decided to take up
study of the New Testament. This even
ing Rev. Parr will give the Introductory
address. Meetings commence promptly
at 7:15.
AT the annual election Of officers of
the Monday Club, held at the home of
Mrs. G. r. Bentley last Monday the fol-
lowing were chosen. President, Mrs.
Geo. Farman: 1st Vice Pres, Mrs. DR..
Morrison; I'd Vice Pres, Mrs. J. Q.
Emery; Secretary, Miss Clara Hargraves;
Me- III MoT,no,
Friday is Arbor Day, holiday in all
the public schools of the state, when
with appropriate exercises the planting
of trees and shrubbery will take place.
The program of our High School will
consist of music, essays by Penn Brown
Jr. and Earl Dickerson and Rotations
by other pupils to which the public are
invited.
The common council has provided
a dumping ground for refuse matter It
is at the old clay pit in Whittet's brick
yard, where all kinds of rubbish may be
put. Any person known TO deposit rub
bish along the roadside within the city
limits will be compelled to remove the
same at once or be subjected to severe
fine.
The time of the year is now here
when the over enthusiastic road worker
gets into the roadway to scour his pillow.
Such men know. the least about road
working of anybody and they should be
looked after by the grand jury. One
lesson of this kind will teach them to
take proper care of their plows another
year. We want no road making of this
character.
"A telegram received yesterday an
nounced the death of Sam e. Coon in
New York after brief illness of Bright's
disease. He was brother of Geo. W.
and e. D. Coon, of Milton Junction, and
a cousin of the editor. For some years
past he has held a position with the
American Press Association in New
York. The remains will probably be
brought to Milton Junction for burial.
-Serv ices will be held in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
and evening. Morning topic, "The So
cial Unrest of Today" evening, THE
Homecoming" the last sermon of the
series "a Young Mans Career At the
evening service Misses Clara and Norma
Hargraves will sing a duet and Miss
Lucille Culton will play violin solo. All
are cordially invited.
More than 60 double deck car loads
of sheep were received at the feeding
station during the week, crowding the
yards to the limit The most of the
shipments had been fed in or near st.
Paul for some months, but as May 1st is
the date for making assessments, the
stock was moved out before that date. 4
Some of the sheep will be carried on
feed here for awhile longer but the most
of them were forwarded to market after
few days rest. The record so far is
that 150 000 head have hoan in and ont