The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-08-11

Ed Ogden came out from Milwaukee
Tuesday evening for a couple of days
visit with his parents.
-Wm. Willie found one of his horses
dead in the pasture Wednesday, having
fallen into ditch and became cast.
The big picnic Wednesday served as
"home- coming" for there were many
here whose faces were familiar in years
past.
Frank Wells and wife and G. D. Sill
verthorn and wife of Footville, we're the
guests of r. J. Maltpress family We'd
| nesday.
Mrs. Casey and daughter and Miss
Sarah Mcbride, of Fort Madison, Iowa,
are guests of their cousin, Mrs. P. Nc
Intyre.
Secretary Roessler of the Jefferson
County Fair was looking after an oppor-
tunity to advertise his fair here during
the picnic.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will meet Wednes-
day, August 10Th, at the home Of Mrs.
Mckinney.
The Narcissus Club of the M. E.
church will hold an ice cream social on
the parsonage lawn, Friday evening,
August 18th
Mrs. w. Fl. Morrissey and daughter,
Mary, and Mrs. W. Fl. Carpenter of Ra-
cine left Saturday for Colorado. They
will remain in the West the balance of
the summer
The regular religious services at the
M. E. church Sunday morning and even
ing. Preaching by the pastor. A special
invitation is extended to the members
and attendants of the Congregational
church to worship with US during the
time that that church can not be occu-
pied.
There is liable to be some headless
boys in this vicinity. Wednesday VIM.
Wille's tool house at the quarry was
broken into and several articles taken.
In the tool house was several pounds of
blasting powder that might have gone
off and blown the boys to atoms. Par
ents should warn their children to keep
out and away from such places.
About fifty of the lady friends of
Mrs. VIII. Morrissey gave her farewell
party last Friday evening. 1t was sur
prise and the visitors invaded the home
in early evening and staid until mid
night. They went with we'll filled bas-
kets and served an elegant lunch. I'm
necessary it is to say that they were well
come and the time was very pleasantly
passed. Mrs. Morrissey was presented
with handsome present to remind her
in the future of the occasion.
/ The Congregational church and
Sunday school will hold their annual
picnic at Lake Koshkonong. Tuesday,
August 18th. Conveyances will leave
the church at $50 in the morning. Mrs.
J. A. Thompson will be prepared to take
any adults who have no way of going on
their own account. A line of amuse-
ments and games will be provided on
the grounds at the lake and the day will
be rounded out with pleasure. All are
invited to join with the society in the
outing.
The surveying party in the interests
of the electric line are still working in
this vicinity. They have completed the
outline of second route between Edger-
ton and Stoughton. The engineer, Mr..
Shaw, says he is about through with the
preliminary work in this locality. An
other corps working south from Madison
has reached the lake region west of
Stoughton and will soon finish that end
of the line. Mr.. Clough was here Thurs
day to take review of what his field
men are doing.
The Pigeforening of the Norwegian
Lutheran church, the Kvindeforening,
the Y. P. S., all the members of the con-
gregation and their friends are cordially
invited to attend a sociable to be given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mason and fam
lily Friday afternoon and evening this
week, August II. Coffee, cake and ice
cream will be served from o'clock till
10. Those wishing to go in the afternoon
will meet at the church at 4 o'clock, and
others who wish to 60 later will meet at
the church at $50.
City Clerk Johnson as we'll as Coun-
ty Clerk Lee are sitting closely on the
lid that covers the census returns of Ed
gerton and say they cannot give them
out until the returns of the entire coun-
J ty are deposited with the secretary of
: state. We are assured, however, that
the figures will show good healthy
: growth of population in our city, the
: percentage probably being the second
highest in the county. The leakage