The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-01

Il. T.. Whlttet reacnod nome Monday
noon from flying trip made to his cy-
press mill at Bonita, La.
Mrs. Selma Skinner and daughter,
Lolita, are occupying one of the Wicker
cottages in the third ward.
II. B. Earle and FL. McInnes attend
ed the lecture given by Congressman
Cooper at GAINESVILLE Monday evening.
The duck, turkey and geese raffies
about town evenings of this week sup
piled many with their Thanksgiving
fowl.
Rev. Lick of Milwaukee, will con-
duct the Thanksgiving service at st.
Johns Lutheran church in the absence
of the pastor.
1.-THE Holy City," with cast of nine
teen people, will be presented at Royal
hall, Friday evening. Dec. 18th. Keep
this date in mind.
Harry Son is home from his hunt
ing trip in the northern woods, trying to
get himself accustomed to food that has
not, a gamey flavor.
Since remodeling and making an
addition to the rear end, the Hahn Bros.
have a very complete hardware store,
we'll lighted and roomy.
Walton Pyre passed through town
Monday enroute for New York, where he
goes to submit a new play he has pre-
| pared during his vacation at Madison.
&C. E. Shannon is the possessor of a
fine bay driving horse that was pur-
chased in the Kickapoo valley. Van
Ness Green brought him overland from
Viola on Saturday.
For the next few weeks readers
should give especial attention to advsr-
tisements in this paper. The merchants
will all have something of interest to say
to you about holiday buying and pres
ents.
The usual services at the M. E.
church next Sunday. Morning topic,
(Which Has the Worth, the Man or the
| Sheep" In the evening the pastor will
preach upon "Wrecks," the theme sug-
gested by the collision of Monday even
ing.
The nomination papers of Atty. G.
| D. Rosa of Beloit, as candidate for
municipal judge i'll the new court at Be-
| lott, have been circulated abou tow n
during the week. lie principal IF
| our public schools Mr. Rosa formed
many friends at Edgerton who would be
| pleased to see him elected to the office.
The interurban matter is being re-
vived at the Madison end of the line
where the Traction Co. has asked the
common council for right to do an in
terurban business on it's present lines
and the streets that in the future may
| be traversed. 1t is stated that surveyors
| have been busy relative to route be-
tween Stoughton and Madison, and
things appear to be coming to head.
| On Wednesday evening, Nov. 22nd,
at the home of Hiram Davis and wife,
occurred the marriage of their daughter,
| Louie, to Mr. r. O. EIlingsrud, Rev.
| Hegge of Stoughton performing the GER
emony. About fifty invited guests were
| present and Immediately after the cere-
mony sumptuous wedding supper was
served Mr.. and Mrs. Ellingsr1d will
make their home upon the groom's farm
in Dane county.
AS the holiday season approaches,
| nearly everyone realizes that the time
for giftmaking is at hand. The custom
of giving presents at Christmas time has
record extending back for ages, and at
the present day is practiced more extern
sively than ever. Santa Claus, the
Christmas tree and the we'll filled stock
ing of the little one on Christmas morn
ing have all been with US BEFORE and will
be with us many times again. Purchas-
| ing presents for the occasion is task in
dulged in by all, and yet is considered
hard proposition because of the uncer-
tainty of securing something that will be
most suitable to the needs and fancy Of
the one for whom it is intended. Pre-
partitions on large scale have been
made by the merchants of Edgerton to
meet all demands of customers for gift
making. Months ago they purchased
large lines aid have made recent addi-
tons, so that when the goods are all
on the shelves the display will be grand
er and of greater variety than ever. The
toy counters are beginning to be loaded
with all the little pleasurables procur-
able in the city market and the contriv-
ances along this line are nearly all new
patterns and their mechanism makes an
interesting study for the older heads.
Every merchant in the city has given
special attention to this class of goods.
In the way OF furniture, jewelry, glass
ware, chinaWare and cutlery. no place in