The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-04
ROYAL Hall, Midtown Minstrels to-

Spring Is comlng-blrds Will sing,
flowers bloom, bees will hum and frogs
will croak at Royal Hall, March il.
The ladies society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet next Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Bintliff at the home
Of Mrs. Geo. Doty.
The snow has been gradually leav-
ing as under the influence Of milder
weather this week and the indications
seem to predict that the back bone of a
hard winter is really broken.
Mr. w. F. Kuthe of Chicago is NOV
ing his family here for the purpose of
engaging in the work of plumbing, steam
heating, etc. At present he may be
found at the Ellingson hardware store.
In the card of thanks from Mrs. M.
E. Babcock and family in our last issue
an error in printing caused the repeti-
ton of two names and the names of Mrs.
Angie Babcock and Mrs. Eta Kelley
were omitted.
Rev. Father Harlan was called to
Fond du Lac by telephone announc-
ing the serious illness of his mother, Mrs.
Francis Harlan. He reached there be-
fore her death which took place Tuesday
evening. The deceased leaves two sons
and two daughters. Funeral services
will be held today at Fond du Lac
-Thos. Whittet was taken quite seri-
ously i'll or Saturday with pneumonia,
later symptoms of pleurisy developed
that has complicated his case. He is
receiving the best of medical and nurs-
ing care, but his condition is causing
some upeasiness among his friends,
though the crisis may not be reached for
several days yet.
j. M. Conway has sold his 5-year old
trotter, Tobacco Worm with record
of 2:2414 as 3-year- old, to Mr. F. Gar
rison of Grand Rapids, Wis. at a fancy
price. Mr.. Garrison was here on Sun
day, looked through the Conway stables
and finally selected the promising bay
trotter. The horse was shipped from
Milton Junction Tuesday evening.
City TreasurerD Dickinson says there
are nearly one hundred property owners
in Edgerton who have not yet paid their
taxes and the time for making the re-
turns to the county treasurer is near at
hand. Never before were there so many
delinquents in this city and is an indica
ton that the absence of the usual tobac-
co work is effecting many of the laboring
classes who own their homes.
Henry johnson whose insurance
agency represents a half a hundred or
more of the leading companies of the
country, and who has taken consider
able insurance on state property in other
years, says the insurance people are feel
ing mighty good that their policies on
the capitol had expired before the recent
fire. Had the fire occurred a few months
ago there would have been another big
loss to adjust.
On Sunday morning at the Congre-
gational church the pastor will take for
sermon topic, THE Kingdom that Abides
While Others Pass Away" An interest
ing program has been arranged for the
evening. Among other items there will
be solo, "Angel of the Dawn" by Miss
Norma Hargraves and cornet duet by
Messrs. A. Mcintosh and F. Burdick
The aim is to make these services bright
and present good music and all will be
cordially welcomed.
The extra day in February was the
one thing needful for o. r. Pomeroy to
finish stripping and sorting tobacco and
and all those other incidentals to be
ready to make the transfer of his farm
on March 1st. Though somewhat
bunged up by his mishap, business goes
along the same and he took his depart
ure with family and goods on the End of
March for Gays Mills, where he has
bought small farm and will grow and
deal in northern leaf tobacco.
Mayor Geo. W. Doty, who has been
intimately connected with the drug
trade of Edgerton for more than quar-
ter of century, is to retire from active
business for the present at least. His
drug stock taken in the dissolution of
the Perry & Doty firm was on Friday
sold to Wilson Bros. and few hours
later was removed by them to their lab
oratory. This was one of the quickest
shifts of business that has ever taken
place in our city. Edgerton must try
and get along now with two drug stores.
Once more, says an exchange, let us
say to the young man who is fooling
away his school days, that he is doing
himself and those dependent on him in
later years the greatest injury. Some
how IL is very difficult to convince anv