The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-08

visit to relatives in Pittsburg, Pa.
The Evansville fair is on this week
and is attracting considerable attend
ance from this section of the country.
-Edgerton Chapter o. e. S. will re-
sumo regular meetings next Tuesday
evening, there being work on that date
Will Wright of Lbertyville, ILL.,, has
has been a guest at the home of his
brother, Writ Wright a portion of the
week.
Nearly 120 pupils are registered in
the Edgerton high school this term, re-
curing additional seats to be put in.
The attendance is the largest in the his
tory Of the school.
In repairing the road leading to their
slaughter house Peters Bros. unearthed
a human skeleton recently. The bones
are supposed to be those of an Indian
buried years ago on the banks of Rock
river.
R. J. Maltpress leaves today for the
state fair grounds, Milwaukee, where he
has been engaged to assist G. D. Rosa Of
Beloit, who is superintendent OF gates in
the collection of entrance receipts at the
fair
On his way home from a visit in
Whitewater recently, John Henderson
stopped over night at Stoughton. He is
not the first person to be carried by his
getting off station on account of sound
sleeping.
Mrs J. F. Ware has decided to leave
Edgerton, residing for time at the
home of her brother, Will F. Lord, in
Chicago. Her daughter, Miss Olive,
has gone to Amigo to live with her
aunt during the school year.
AT the meeting of the Master Horse
shoers' association in La Crosse this
week, Richard Curran was reelected
secretary organizer Mr.. Curran makes
a most efficient officer and is unceasing
in his efforts to promote the work Of the
association.
Uncle Isaac Howells little Oriental
automobile has passed to other hands.
A Mr.. Hull of Milton purchased it last
week for one hundred dollars. This
leaves him over hundred out of pocket,
or that much expended for experience
with machine he knew nothing about.
The Madison Journal Wednesday
evening confirmed the certainty of the
building of an interurban railroad to
Stoughton by the Madison street railway
company. Plans are already perfected
and the work will be started early next
spring, Mr.. Montgomery is quoted as
saying.
james flaming, a young farmer,
aged "a, was killed three miles south of
GAINESVILLE Monday evening by the Su-
perior- Duluth limited train. So terrific
was the rate of speed that the train ran
mile past the crossing before stopping.
Fanning's legs and skull were broken
and he died in short time. His horse
was cut in two. He did not see the
train because the side curtains were on
the buggy.
1t was expected that work on the
connecting sewerage system would be
under full blast by this time. The con-
tractors have their tools here and con-
siderable material strung along Swift
street, where the work was outlined to
commence, but the engineer employed
by the city has objected to the quality
of the sewer pipe that they proposed to
use as not being up to contract require
ment, so matters are held up until mat
ter can be adjusted
Quite large number OF Edgertcn
people are being attracted to the street
carnival at GAINESVILLE which extends
through the week. 1t requires twenty
eight 70-foot cars to transport the Ferari
Bros. paraphernalia from city to city.
The attractions consist of twelve differ.
ent shows all clean-refined and moral
and five mig sensational free acts given
twice daily. The Ferari Bros. were the
first to eliminate all the repulsive feat
ures, such as dancing girls, snake eaters
and freaks.
Hardin & Nelson, the Racine con-
tractors for the sewer extension in this
city, have machine on the ground for
digging the trenches, which they expect
will do away with most of the hand
labor in this work. The machine is
mounted like traction engine and work
ing after the manner of dredge will
scoop out trench in soil that does not
require curling to the depth OF eight or
ten feet. The dirt is carried up upon
an endless apron and dropped at one
side whore it can easily be scooped back
into the ditch with another machine at.