The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-02-09


her husband at Bonita, La.
Mrs. G. L. Hoffman is visiting at her
old home in Iowa City, Iowa.
-Firemen's Annual Ball in Academy
hall on Friday evening of this week.
Miss Alice Donahoe of Chicago is
visiting among Edgerton relatives.
"A smoker" will be given at the K.
P. lodge Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th.
Frank Heddles is able to sit up
little after five weeks illness of typhoid
fever.
The Euchre Club were entertained
at the home of c. Ell. Babcock Friday
evening.
The members of the Junior G. E.
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Parr
on Friday evening at $50.
The Ladies society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs. @. E.
Shannon next Wednesday.
Judge Aldro jerks of Dodgellle Wis
tied his son, Prof. jerks of the high
school force, couple of days last week.
Scott Hatch went to Waterloo Tues
day to sack and ship lot of wool owned
and stored there by the Fl. w. Child es-
tate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Marsden, &C
companied by DR.. Morrison, went to
Chicago on "wednesday to consult spec
ialist.
Mrs. Theo. Clarke and Miss Fayette
entertained the teachers of the public
schools at the home Of the former Tues
day evening.
Misses Rose Weight and Vera Sutton
went to Portage Monday to instruct the
warehouse force there in expert handl.
ing of tobacco.
Mr. Edward Roethe of the Fenni-
more Times passed few days Of the
week here as a guest of his brother,
Prof E. L. Roethe.
Miss Minerva Coon was down from
Portage this week to assist in the office
work at the United Cigar Manufacture
ers in this city.
"A cold wave that was with us early
in the week brought some zero weather
for a night or so, giving us the coolest
record of the year so far.
Misses Irma Walker, Pearl Van
Week and Minnie Wallace, students of
Beloit college, passed Sunday at the
home of Miss Edna Pomeroy in this city.
W. S. Heddes left Monday on trip
to the Pacific coast to look after some
numbering interests his firm has IN
Washington, expecting to be absent
about three weeks.
The annual chicken pie supper,
served by the men of the Methodist
church, will be spread Thursday, Feb.
18th. Supper served from p. %. until
all are too full for utterance. 25 cents.
Mr. T. G. Everett of Oconomowoc
has been in town during the week en-
deavoring to revive the Good Templar
lodge in this city. A conference of all
interested will be held at the M. E..
church after the prayer meeting Thurs
day evening
Mrs. August Weisan of MELVILLE
was successfully operated upon at the
Madison hospital Friday by Drs. Geo.
and FL. A. keenan, for the reno, al of
gastric ulcers. Her condition has been
very satisfactory since.
That the tobacco crop is leaving
some surplus for farmers to hoard in the
banks is indicated by the statement of
the Tobacco Exchange bank published
in this paper The increase of deposits
since the last call was made in Novem-
Der is over $4,000.
-Supt. Eldredge, Train Dispatcher
Atkins and Master Carpenter Campbell
we're over this line Wednesday with a
special looking up the needs of the diff
ferent stations. A few minutes stop
was ludoO HI l2OSOl VII, WuSu MT.
dredge gave assurance that new depot
here was still ON the slate which he was
confident would be built the coming
season. when you get it, it will be a
good one," he said.
That it takes some money to handle
the tobacco crop is illustrated by the
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bank of this city, which in the month OF
January just closed totaled the enorm-
Gus sum of S2,065,000. The bank is re-
ceiving from it's correspondents from
$4,000 to $4,000 almost daily. The best
of it all is that the most of this money
remains in the state tributary to Edger.
ton