The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14

"A boy baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Steph Fortune on the Bliven farm
Saturday last.
Bert Palmer has broken ground for
a new residence to be erected on lot
formerly owned by Nelson Taylor on
Main street.
The brightest, cleanest, funniest
comedy on the market is "The Missouri
Girl" which will be seen at Royal hall,
Thursday evening, April Goth.
The time Of the evening services at
the NJ E. church has been changed
The Epworth League meeting is now at
$50 and evening services at 1880 p. m.
-Chas. Shannon of Westby and Ar
thur Shannon of Portage were called
here early in the week by the serious
illness of their mother, Mrs. G. 0. Shan
non
Will F. Lord, connected with the
freight department of the Wisconsin
Central railway in Chicago, paid brief
visit to Edgerton relatives during the
week.
DIR. E. D. Roberts, state veterinary,
inspected and ordered killed large
herd of dairy cows that were affected
with tuberculosis, belonging to farmer
in the town of Burke, last week. The
DR.. thinks other cattle in the neighbor-
hood are also infected.
The Ladies Society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs John
Henderson, Wednesday, April 10Th. All
members are earnestly requested to be
present as arrangements must be made
for the work to be done by the society
at the Federation of Clubs.
The official count shows that Pres.
Salisbury's majority over Cary for state
superintendent in Rock county was 1869
votes. Although he fails of election by
several thousand votes, Pres. Salisbury
has reason to feel proud of the endorse
ment he received in this county.
An Easter ball will be given in
Academy hall Monday evening, April
oath. Levers Harp orchestra OF Beloit
has been engaged to furnish the music.
Tickets to the dance, Is cents; supper
served at the Bon Ton for Is cents per
couple. As the dance season is drawing
to close, all should attend.
Henry Wileman of Albion Prairie
has sold his 85-acre farm to James Craig
for $4,000, delivery to be made after this
years crops are taken off. This is the
highest price paid for real estate in this
locality for some time, being nearly Sl20
per acre. The farm, however, is good
one and in fine state of cultivation.
Gov. La Toilette has appointed DR..
B. l.. Cleary of this city as one of the
delegates from Wisconsin to the Anti
Tubercular convention to be held at At
lanta, Ga, April 18th to 10th. The Dr..
has received his commission and will at
tend the convention if his practice will
permit.
Service will be held at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning at
1890. The topic of sermon will be ITO
Whom Shall We GOETHE Great Cues
ton of Life" In the evening there will
be special gospel sermon with singing
by the chorus. This will be the first of
the Lenten services and everybody is in
vited to come.
AT a meeting of the board of educa-
ton Saturday evening the matter of
choosing a successor to Prof. Clark as
principal of the Edgerton schools was
disposed of by the election of Prof. E. L.
Roethe Off to the position. The
choice lay between Mr.. Roethe and Mr.
F.. |. Doudna, the present assistant to
the principal, and the experience of the
former had doubtless much in deciding
the selections. Prof: Roethe comes to us
highly recommended with several years
experience in high school work. He is q
graduate of the Whitewater normal and
the university and is brother of Ed
itor Roetha of Fennimore
A petition embracing nearly every
business interest in Edgerton has been
secured and forwarded to the officials of
the G. NJ. & st. P. Ry., asking for better
station accommodations at this point.
The depot here is one of the very few
early day structures remaining on this
division, nearly all having been replaced
by more modern atoms. Edgerton has
long been known as one of the best pay
ing stations on the division and the
PROMISE Of better fseilisiss has so often
baen postponed that the. rstrons st the
railway here have taken this means to
remind the railway officials OF their me-
glect. The petition is long one and
ought to have an influence with the
powers that be-
$50