The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-07-20

"A fine shower Thursday morning
broke drouth of nearly two weeks in
this vicinity.
w. S. Brown and G. c. Biederman
attended the Bankers convention in
Milwaukee last week.
DIR. Burr Atwood and wife of Ocon.
to, Geo. T. Atwood and wife of Gays
Mills and DR.. Homer Sylvester of Mil
waukee were in attendance at the fun
eral of their sister, Miss Augusta At
wood. here on Sunday.
The Young Ladies Sodalty of st.
Joseph's church was very pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Miss Maria Pol.
lard last Thursday evening. The pro-
gram was made up of vocal and instru-
mental music and light refreshments
were served.
The ball game Friday between Ore
gon and Edgerton resulted in victory
for our boys, the score being to 4. On
Wednesday the Footville team played
here and defeated the Indians by score
of 6 to 3. Both were good exhibition
games but not very largely patronized.
The Belot council mas granted the
Interurban Co. franchise to operate
local street railway for term of thirty
years with a permit to carry package
freight. This is about the concession
Mr.. Clough wants from GAINESVILLE before
he will press his Madison extension.
The annual picnic of the members
of the M. E. church societies and their
friends at Koshkonong Tuesday was en-
joyed by large number. The day was
all that could be asked for and every
feature of the program was carried out
in a manner that pleased all and no &C.
cidents to mar the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
Frank Miarsch died suddenly Sun
day evening" July 18th, at the home of
! his son Adolph, in the third ward. Mr..
| Miarsch was IT years of age and has
been a resident of this city for a number
of years. Funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev. Spilman, were held from ST..
Johns church Wednesday afternoon at
l o'clock and the remains were laid at
rest in Fassett cemetery.
-Edgerton friends have received an
nouncement cards carrying the informa-
ton of the marriage of Miss Bessie Will
liams to Mr.. John Gilland Showalter at
Los Angeles, Cal, Oh Wednesday, July
18th. The bride was born and brought
Gle of friends to tender congratulations.
Mrs. Helen Williams and Miss Bessie
went to Los Angeles to permanently re-
side about year ago.
On July 4th while the family were
absent from home, the farm house of
Mrs. Addison Hill, two miles west of
| town, was entered and robbed of sum
of money, three watches and some other
valuables. Thus far no clue has been
obtained as to whom the guilty parties
are but suspicious rest upon people ia
miliar with the premises and the fact
! that the family were away. The house
stands near the railway right of way and
tramps might have committed the Of
Tense.
! Work on the reservoir at the pump
| ipn citation olo,yIv Ou,;po
to the large bed of quicksand in which
the pit is to be made, the job is much
| larger and more expensive than was es-
timated at the beginning. Two pumps
are running night and day to raise the
water, and the trench around the pit is
about half completed. Superintendent
| Morrissey is pushing the work rs fast as
possible under the difficulties which he
encounters and is reaping large amount
OF experience in doing the job.
VIM. Marquardt of Jefferson and
| Miss Martha Greisback were united in
! marriage at st. Johns church Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Charles
Spilman in the presence of large num-
| Der of relatives and friends, after which
the party assembled at the home of the
brides parents, Gottlieb Greisback and
wife, where bounteous wedding feast
was served. Mr.. Marquardt is Jeffer-
son young man and the newly welded
couple will make that city their home
They have the we'll wishes of a large cir
Gle of friends from here.
II. A. Perry returned home Tuesday
evening from two weeks visit to his son
! in New Mexico. The most of the time was
passed in the mountain region out of
Lake Valley where Oscar has charge of
about IS Mexican laborers building
road and preparing mill site for the
Monarch Mining 4 Developing company