The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-29

in Beloit.
Mrs. j. D. Hahn has been quite seri-
ously i'll during the week but her condi-
ton at present is improved.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. 3, with Mrs. Ell. Fl.
Moen.
The hard working man these days is
the one who shovels. coal into the fur
mace and his hands are becoming cal
loused.
County Clerk Starr on Wednesday
issued marriage license to Pail Watson
of this city and Miss Ella Carey Of Steb-
binsville
The young people of the Norwegian
Lutheran church give a social at the
home of Martin Mason in Albion Friday
evening.
The c. E. society will hold a 10 cent
social at the Congregation parsonage
next Friday evening from o'clock. The
young people are heartily welcome.
Rev. E. S. McChesney of GAINESVILLE
will speak in the M. E. church next
Sunday morning and administer the sac
rament of the Lords supper Regular
services in the evening.
Mr.. James Moulthrop was 70 years
old last Sunday and for the first time in
some years he was compelled to forego
the pleasure of giving birthday party,
owing to his failing health.
The ladies of st. Joseph's church
will give cinch party at T. A. & B. hall
Friday evening of this week. Games
will be started promptly at 7: 80 o'clock.
Light refreshments will be served.
The G. E. Society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold one of their ten
cent socials at the parsonage on Friday
evening, Jan. 90. All young people are
invited to come and enjoy the good time.
! Miss Mae Spike, employed in the
Office of Birmingham & Hixon at Wadi-
son, has been critically i'll with an acute
attack OF appendicitis during the week
and it was feared at one time that an
operation would be necessary.
The funniest of all dialect comedies
will be at Royal Hall this evening. Ole
Olson, the Swede, will hold the boards,
and will be supported by strong COM
pany. If you want an evening of pleas
ure 60 and see them.
Monday, Mrs Davidson, who makes
her home in this city with her daughter,
Mrs. E. G. Tallard, received a message
stating that her step-son, Joe Davidson,
had been killed in wreck on the Rock
Island road at Moline, ILL.,
The Mems Club of the Congrega-
tional church served an excellent supper
Wednesday evening to about 100 people
who crowded the church parlors. There
was neither lack of quality, quantity or
skill of service to be commented on.
John Hurd shipped 400 sheep of the
lot being fed by him this winter Tuesday
night and P. c. Brown 900 fed on the
Fethers & Jeffris farm, making ten car
loads that went into the Chicago market
Wednesday morning from this station.
EARLY next month T. E. Birmingham
and wife will sail from New York for
cruise of the Orient with large excur-
sion party that will spend nearly three
months along the Mediterranean ports
in Palestine, Italy, Turkey and adjoining
countries.
DIR. VIM. T. Shepard of LeMars,
Iowa, brother of E. L. Shepard of this
place. has been here this week and has
taken charge of the case of little Janette
Shepard whose critical illness has been
the cause of much anxiety on the part
of the family.
Mr.. E. Stark, representing the Wis
consin Sugar Co. of Menomonee Falls, is
in town to renew contracts for raising
sugar beets with farmers in this locality.
Nearly every one who grew beets this
season will be ready to contract for the
same or increased acreage. The con-
tracts are made for three years and de-
livery to be made to a factory which the
company agrees to build at GAINESVILLE
after next season.
On another page of this issue will
be found an interesting paper on the
pioneer families of Edgerton, prepared
by Mrs. Chas. r. Bentley, and is part
of the historical work undertaken by the
women's clubs of this city. The article
recalls many "reminiscences OF early days
and is well worth preserving.
-"Ole Olson" the comedy drama in
which Gus, Heege first made theater
patrons acquainted with the Swedish
American type of character, will be pre-
sented at the opera house tonight by an
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