The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-15
"A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Smith on Friday last.

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Mrs. M. Pelton and her sister, Mrs.
Spencer of Madison, visited Edgerton
friends Wednesday.
Mrs. o. w. Fessel and daughter of
Muscoda are visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. FL. J. Stangl.
Mrs. M. Fl. Cunningham and son,
Clement, spent Sunday at the home of
M. Ell. Bradley in Porter.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet at the church
parlors next Wednesday afternoon.
L. G. Whttet shipped down cou-
pie of teams of heavy horses from the
north during the week that were pur-
chased of a logging outfit.
II. B. Earle, L. G. Whittet and P. G..
Brown reached home Wednesday morn
ing after an extended fishing trip in the
northern part of the state.
&C. Fl. Babcock went to Milwaukee
Tuesday morning to attend the grand
lodge of Masons in session there this
week as representative of the order in
this city.
Frank Burgy's residence has been
connected with the local exchange, No.
1885, A connection with G. Ell. Blivens
Lake House, No. Ill, has also been made
this week.
E. @. Hopkins reached home Satur-
day from weeks stay in the Kickapoo
Valley, making the trip overland. He
covered the distance from Steuben in
two days and half.
The RELAXING of the sewer from
Main street crossing to Thompson's liv-
cry barn, lowering it about two feet, has
been completed and sewerage connection
made with the stable.
The bird OF liberty will SCREEN in
Edgerton this year. A program is being
arranged for the 4th of July celebration
that will entertain from sun up to sun
down, and then some
Simon Smith of Beloit and A. G.
Gray of Evansville, members of the Sol
diers' Relief committee, were in town
Monday making a personal canvass of
people entitled to relief. The entire
county is covered by the commission
once year.
John Hurd and w. G. Scofield, who
accompanied Charles Randolph and
party Of land seekers to Dakota, return
ed Saturday evening. They report an
unusually wet and backward season in
the northwest and Wisconsin looked
good to them on their return.
Sisters, brother and father o. Nre.
Helen Johnson assembled at her home
last Friday evening to observe the ami
versary of her birthday. The evening
was fttingly and pleasantly passed and
before departing the relatives presented
Mrs. johnson with several valuable ar
ticles as souvenirs Of the occasion.
The annual concert of the School of
Music of Milton College takes place at
the S. D. B. church in Milton on We'd
nesday evening, June Goth. The veter-
an director, J. M. Stillman, and Miss
Alberta Crandall have arranged a very
entertaining program in which Misses
Nellie Bentley and Madge Wilson of
this place participate.
The largest Shetland pony farm in
the world is located at Emerald Grove,
nine miles west of GAINESVILLE, and it con-
sists of about 1000 acres. It is owned by
James Lilburn, who has devoted his
whole life to the breeding of these po-
MES. He has at the present time 300
fine brood mares, and some Of the very
finest stations in existence, some valued
as high as $4,000. He has in all about
100 ponies and ships them all over the
United States.
AT a meeting of the II. A. Preus
Lutheran Academy Corporation last
week it was voted to change the name to
Albion Academy. The institution has
always been known by this name until
it passed into the hands of the Preus
Corporation and it was thought best to
preserve it's identity by returning to it's
original ma me, so henceforth it will be
known as Albion Academy. The new
catalogues and stationery will also bear
that title.
Mr.. Hoskins mining expert from
Colorado, has been spending some time
at Cooksville looking over some marshes
and examining into the clay for alumni |
mum. He discovered a bed four feet |
thick and of indefinite length, from |
which he took samples for further in |
vestigation. Should the quality be good |
be will proceed to erect factory at that |
point in which considerable force of |
workmen would find employment. Most |
Of his time was spent on the Davis place,
southwest of Cooksville.