The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
-Seventv-five tickets were sold to the

-Seventy-fve tickets were sold to the
jefferson county fair Thursday.
"A squad of high school boys are
practicing foot ball after hours trying to
find out what material can be gotten to-
gether for team this fall.
Services will be held in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
aud evening at 1870 and 7:3O. The pas
tor will conduct the meetings.
Albert johnson of Chicago, who for
time played with the Edgerton team
in their palmiest days, was killed by
batted ball in a game at Oak Park on
Saturday last.
That Little Swede at Royal Hall
last Thursday evening was mirth pro-
voking play we'll staged with fine scenic
effects A fair sized audience was pres
ent and all seemed to enjoy the per-
Torrance.
The new switchboard ordered by the
Edgerton Telephone Co. six months ago
has arrived, but will not be installed un-
til the new office is ready for occupancy,
when the cables will be connected and
complete modern outfit for handling the
business put in use.
Two men deliberately walked the
whole length of julius Summerfeldt's
cement walk last Monday evening when
it was yet green" Bars had been pro-
vided at both ends an1 { would seem
that with this warning any man with
common sense ought to know enough to
leave his tracks outside fresh cement
walk 1t takes all kinds of people
though for the grand aggregate in this
world.
Herman Lidicker has rented hotel
at Fennimore, formerly owned by G. E.
Hopkins, and will move his family there
next week Fennimore is a live little
town of about thousand population,
and the hotel which he takes enjoys
good patronage from the travelling pub
lie. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lidicker are ex-
perienced in the business and Fennimore
people can count on their running
first-class house.
Two democratic conventions are
billed in Rock county for Saturday next
the senatorial and 1st assembly dis
trict-after which a love feast and ban
quet will be given by the Rock county
democracy in honor of Andrew Jensen,
the nominee for state treasurer. The
banquet will be held at the Myers house
at 8 o'clock with George Sutherland as
POSTMASTER. Ex-Gov. Peck, j. M. Clan
cy and others are expected to speak.
The Edgerton Mining & Milling Co.
have engaged Mr.. j. E. Dali of Platte
Vile as foreman Of the underground
work in the zinc mine which the com
pany is developing near that city. The
main shaft is now down considerably
more than 100 feet and expect soon to
strike the ore bodies which the prelim-
mary drilling had pierced at about $50
feet. Mr.. Dali is an experienced miner,
having spent much of his life in the lead
regions in the southwestern portion Of
the state.
Mrs. Leonora M. Lake of st. Louis,
an eminent temperance lecturer and re-
former, will deliver lecture at Royal
hail. October 18th. Of her the Boston
Herald says: "Itis only necessary to hear
Leonora Lake speak once to be charmed
with her. BY her persuasive eloquence
she can arouse an audience as can no
other woman of whom we know. She
possesses much of the courage and
frankness of man, and the sweetness
and gentleness of woman. Dignihed
in manner, with clear, musical ring to
her voice, Mrs. Lake is charming lee
turer."
Seven dollars for two weeks work
would not compensate the dog catcher
in GAINESVILLE for his services and in con-
sequence he resigned the Office. The tax
imposed upon owners of dogs seems to
be failure. 1t is also very unjust tax
for the reason that more than one-half
the dogs are allowed to 60 scott free
while the remainder pay the freight. -
In Edgerton the law was never enforced
and only small per cent. of the owners
paid. This year less than one-half have
secured licenses for their dogs and to
collect the balance means litigation for
the city, and this looks like putting good
money into poor cause.
Seeing things at night is a very
common thing with some people, but it
is an unusual occurrence with Ed.
Peters. He is not addicted to the use of
the particular brand of beverage which
produces these Authorizations, and for
this reason strange objects that cross
his pathway after nightfall are not of the
will the wisp order. One night this
week Mr.. Peters was going home and
when opposite the Goss howell ghostly
figure, robed in white, with both hands
pointing skyward, doomed up before
him. Taking a step forward and quot