The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-06-10

The EIgin price of butter continues
at TIC, same as last week.
Mrs. NJ. Maiden has been paying a
visit to her sister, Mrs Loucks, at Irving
Park, III.
A. G.. Gray and wife and his son and
daughter of Evansville were callers in
Edgerton Tuesday.
Mrs. August Schultz and two sons
passed a portion of the week visiting
relatives in Rockford.
C. Fl. Babcock and wife and Miss
Carrie Trevorrah and Mel Conway were
Chicago visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Jane Davis of North Loop,
Neb., has been visiting at the home of
f. NJ. Stout near town during the week.
Mrs. G. E. Shannon and Mrs. Will
Tallman of GAINESVILLE visited at the home
of Frank Caughey at Johnsons Creek
Saturday last.
C. o. Shannon left Tuesday for Ap
pleton to represent the local order at
grand encampment of Odd Fellows held
there this week.
Rev. D. c. Ristad and wife leave on
June 10th for summer trip to Europe,
visiting England, the continent and Nor
rway before their return.
Mrs. Geo. Gary and son have been
spending portion of the week with rel
atives in Madison where she was able to
attend some of the functions of the Uni
versity Jubilee week.
The price of wool opened up with an
advance Of nearly two cents over that of
last year Most of the clip marketed
here has been purchased by H. W. Child
at prices ranging around 20 cents.
Albert RAIDER, day operator at the
depot, has been transferred temper arily
to Stoughton to take charge of that sta
ton during the absence of Agent Con
nors, who is now taking a layoff.
The day set for the picnic of the
early settlers of CooksvilIe and vicinity
will occur on Thursday, June %, in the
grove at the above place. Extensive
preparations are being made for a royal
good time. \ basket picnic will be in
order and hot coffee and tea furnished
free to all who attend.
Tuesday the help in the sorting
room at Bri!i's warehouse presented their
foreman, Ed Nichols, with handsome
set of dining room chairs. Fruit and
candy for the girls and cigars for the
boys was the menu provided by Mr..
Nichols.
Some substantial improvements have
been decided upon to be made in the
Norwegian church this season. The
plan is to widen the audience room
about Is feet which Will considerably
add to its seating capacity which has
become too small for the congregation.
"A citizen of Madison was arrested
and fined 1922 last week for riding BIZ
cycle on the sidewalks of that city. We
have a somewhat similar ordinance in
this city and there are plenty of viola
tions of it every day. When the bicycle
riders crowd pedestrians off the walks,
isn't it about time to protest? What is
the reason the ordinance is not enforced
here?
An excursion party Of land seekers
left here Tuesday morning for Williams
burg, Va under the direction of w. D.
Turner OF the Southern Land Co. The
party consisted of Geo. Pomeroy, Joe
Laughran, Frank Cook. Geo. Green and
John and MILFORD Bickel of Sumner and
expect to be absent about ten days. Mr..
Pomeroy has already purchased 200
acre farm, paying SIS per acre.
Another auto for Edgerton. While
in Chicago last week DR.. McManus pur
chased Ford motor car, double cylinder,
eleven horse power, of the tonneau type.
The Ford machine holds the worlds rec
ord for mile which was obtained at
New Baltimore, Michigan, last January.
The doctor drove the machine from Chi
cago, and handles it with the dexterity
of an expert. Marsden & Watson are
agents for the Ford and this machine
was purchased through them.