The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15

Madden o. .LONeA Will nave duotnOi
auction sale of cattle, horses and hogs at
the stock yards in Edgerton 90 Satpr
day, Jan. 23d.
The Rock County Caledonian socie.
ty will honor the memory of Robert
Burns by giving an entertainment on
the evening,of Jan. rs at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Minnie Vented dice at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Benke
in Albion Wednesday, aged 66 years.
The funeral takes place from st. Johns
church on Saturday at o'clock. Mrs.
Benke is also seriously ill.
Regular services at the NJ. E. church
next Sunday. Subject of the morning
sermon, Passing Under the Scarlet
Line" Evening subject. "The Value of
Two Talented People"
For raising pigs of the large variety,
Roy Saunders of Albion Prairie is en-
titled to the cake, bakery and all. He
delivered porker at this market last
week which tipped the beam at TAO lbs.
There is some money in hog of these
propositions at $3.50 per hundred.
Supervisors Gettle and Hopkins
have been in GAINESVILLE during the week
engaged with the committee having the
work of checking up the accounts of, the
disbursing officers Of the county. The
January meeting of the board takes
place next week.
The Missionary Society of the Con-
gregational church will provide pleas
ant Afternoon Friday at the home of
Mrs. Geo. Doty. The object is to raise
funds for home missionary work in our
state. Refreshments served after five
o'clock when the gentlemen are invited
Again we must remind our friends
that communications containing a re-
quest to publish should have the name
of the writer accompanying them. No
newspaper, nova days, desires to pub
lish letters without knowing who stands
ready to vouch for the truth of the
statements made.
j. P. Towne has been circulating
/ nomination papers for Hon. L. K. Luse
as candidate for supreme judge and
nearly every one approached is willing
to lend his endorsement Mr.. Luse is
we'll known in this section and is gener-
ally believed to be admirably fitted for
the position.
"A surgical operation performed by
DR.. McManus upon Chester Pierce, son
of Thos. Pierce, on Albion Prairie, re-
lieved the boy of about three quarts of
pus which had accumulated in the
breast. At this writing the patient is
recuperating from his critical condition
and speedy recovery is looked for.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, January q, % and 20, the annual
farmers convention under the auspices
of the Rock County Pomona Grange will
be held at the P of FL. hall in Milton
Junction. The program for the three
days as arranged is very interesting and
includes in its list prominent speakers.
Services will be held next Sunday
morning and evening at the Congrega-
tional church. All are welcome to these
services. After the evening service the
second meeting of the Mems Club will
be held. All men will receive a cordial
welcome at this meeting and are earn
estly invited to become members. The
weekly prayer meetings will recommence
it's meetings this evening at 7:15 ia the
church.
Statement of the Prairie Queen
Creamery Association for the month of
November, 1908: No. of pounds of milk
received, 110,13S; No. pounds of butter
made, 5,537; amount of money received,
81, 259 81; cost of making butter, 3 cents;
average oil test, 40; actual yield of but
ter, SOP; average price received for but
ter, % cents; average price paid for
milk, Sl.0O; price of per cent. milk, SO;
total expense, $16944.
Last Tuesday Mrs. o. r. Pomeroy
met with an accident which came near
costing her the sight of an eye. One Of
the Pomeroy boys was soldering blank
cartridge when the powder in the per-
cussion cap exploded, the shell of the
cap striking his mother on the bridge of
the nose, imbedding itself out of sight
DR.. McManus was called and after prob
ing the wound located the cap which, by
a couple of incisions, was removed with
out serious results.
Clarence Saunders now serving a
four years enlistment in the U. S. Navy,
is home spending fifteen days leave of
abceuce with his parents in Albion. He
enlisted in Milwaukee about year ago
and is now assigned to the submarine
boat, Holland" at Annapolis. Since
entering the service he has been pro-
noted to first-class machinist and will