The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-13

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of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barrett on Sunday
last.
Mrs. John Thoreson visited with Ole
Anderson and family in Stoughton on
Tuesday.
Will Tallman and wife OF GAINESVILLE
are guests at the home of Harry Ash
this week.
-Chas. Shannon of Westby was visit
ing his parents here few days early in
the week.
w. T. Pomeroy passed few days of
the week in Chicago, engaged on bust
ness matters.
The Ladies Society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs. F. w.
Coon next Wednesday.
Herman Lidicker is moving this
week from Durand, ILL.,, where the fam
ily went few months ago to conduct a
restaurant, to Brodhead, where he has
rented hotel that has lately been re-
modelled and converted into a modern
hosiery.
The published report that F. 1.
Doudna had resigned his position as
first assistant in the high school is un-
true. Mr.. Doudna will continue his
position to the end of the term for which
he was employed.
The Fraternal Aid Association, re-
Gently organized here with beneficiary
membership of about twenty-five, will
give social dance in Academy hall, Fri
day evening, Jan. 9th. Music will be
furnished by the Arion City orchestra
and an invitation is extended to all.
Oscar Engh of Stoughton died Mon
day evening at o'clock of consumption.
He had been a sufferer for several
months and his death had been expect
ed the past few weeks. The funeral will
be held Friday in the First Lutheran
church, conducted by Rev. M. Fl. Hegge.
Another touch of zero weather came
during the week, lasting a couple of
days when thermometers dropped to
about II below. Snow has fallen at va
rious times until very good body for
sleighing covers the ground. Country.
roads, however, are drifted in many
places.
One hundred and seventy five head
of cattle, owned by a Chicago stock
yards operator are being fed in the Shep-
rid yards heae. The lot is composed
of good grades in fair flesh and are
shipped here to be converted into finish
ed beef. P. G.. Brown purchased 100
head of hogs which will run with these
cattle.
"A surprise was rendered Mrs. Will
lard Learn Monday evening when
party of friends and neighbors number
ing about thirty assembled at her home.
The hours were passed in playing cards
and dancing and most enjoyable time
was had. Mrs. Learn was the recipient
of beautiful rug which the company
gave to her as a souvenir of the occasion.
John Hurd of Fulton sent to mar
ket Tuesday 20 head of about the finest
beeves ever shipped from Edgerton. The
lot were Black Polled Angus and prime
enough to touch the top of the market.
The average weight was close to 1900
but they were round and plump as par
tridges. The steers in the lot brought
cents.
Charles Geisse died Saturday morn
ing, Jan. 7th, at his home in the End
ward, aged 80 years. He had been i'll
but short time with the grippe and his
sudden taking away was unlocked for.
Deceased leaves wife and four small
children to mourn the loss of husband
and father. Funeral services were held
from St. Johns German Lutheran church
Monday and interment was made in Fas.
sett cemetery.
AT recent meeting OF the trustees
of the Baptist church society deed was
executed Of the church property on AL
bion street to the Culton heirs, with the
understanding that the property is to be
rec onveyed to the city of Edgerton, to
be held in trust for use as public IL
brary, reading room, etc. The city will
therefore acquire desirable site for
public library building which we hope
some day to see erected there. The
present church building might be con-
verified into such an edifice now with but
moderate expense.
AT the parsonage of the East Kosh-
konong church, Thursday afternoon
Jan. y, 1905, at four o'clock, Henry r.
Larson and Miss Ida Nora Thronson
were united in marriage, Rev. G.. G.
Krostu performing the ceremony. Mr..
Larson has been employed at the Hill
side creamery the past two years and
has made many friends during his stay
there. The bride is the third daughter