The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14


day evening. Saturday afternoon and
evening. Roller skating is one of the
fascinating pastimes for young people
and large numbers are enjoying the
sport thus far this season.
Thursday evening, Dec. 18th, at 7:45,
there will be an entertainment and sale
of fancy articles at the high school by
the pupils of the eighth grade. The en-
tertainment consists of songs, Rotations
and farce. The articles for sale are
pretty and inexpensive. Come and buy
your Christmas gifts. Admission &c.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
by Edgerton Chapter Order Eastern
Star Tuesday evening we're: Matron-
Mrs. Kittie Clarke; Patron-D. [. Will
son: Associate Matron-Mrs. Effie Hen
derson; Conductress Mrs. Fannie Nc
Intosh; Associate Conductress; Mrs. B.
G. Wilson; Secretary-Mrs. D. [. Will
son; Treasurer : Mrs. Mary Attlessey;
Trustee-Mrs. Clara Coon.
The price of farm property in the
tobacco section is taking on some re-
markable advances recently. Alma
Marsden on Albion Prairie sold his farm
of 1867 acres this week to Samuel Hall
for Sl3, $50. This is $135 an acre for the
tillable land. Mr.. Hall also sold his 60
acre farm to Stephen Saunders for IS 900,
or S135 an acre.
&C. w. Birkenmeyer's handsome home
on Washington street has been sold to
Geo. Underhill of Quincy, Florida, who
is expected to reach here before the hol-
idays to take charge of the extensive to-
bacco business in this state of Mr.. G. W.
Spitzner of New York. Possession will
be given in March and Mrs. Underhill
and daughter may not reach here until
about that date.
The second number of the lecture
course was filled Wednesday evening by
Frank Dixon, preacher orator, and was
pronounced by those present as one of
the best lectures ever given here. Owing
to trains not connecting at Madison, it
was necessary for Mr.. Dixon to engage
special to make Edgerton and this he
did at an expense of over fifty dollars.
AT the regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbors Wednesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Oracle - Mrs. Ash; V. o.
Mrs. Marsden; Chancellor Clark;
Recorder Mrs. Merrill; Receiver-Mrs.
Dickinson; Marshall - Mrs. Wilson; |.
Sentinel Mrs. Madden; O. Sentinel
Mrs. Knapp; Manager Mrs. Conn; Ply
stefan DR.. McChesney.
The Heddles Lumber Co. are irstall-
ing a new 30 III. P. gas engine for power
purposes at their feed mill. The engine
is operated by gas generated from hard
coal under process invented by Be-
lott manufacturer and is believed to be
much more economical than the usual
gasoline machines. 1t is the first of it's
kind sold in this locality and the results
est
The announcement is made through
the daily papers that Mr.. Albert A. Rob
inson, for the past fourteen years presi-
dent of the Mexican Central railway, is
about to resign that position. The rumor
is that the Mexican government is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the Central
and add it to the National lines Of Mex
leo. Mr.. Robinson's early life was spent
in Rock county before he became con-
nected with the engineering department
of the Santa Fe railway. Mrs Robinson
was also resident of this city
Last Tuesday night burglars effect
ed entrance to Conn & Schmidts store
by breaking a pane of glass and slipping
catch on a back window. The money
drawers were rifed and about ten dol
lars in change taken. The safe, which
contained sixty dollars, was opened and
the money taken. The work was un-
questionably done by professionals, as
no one else could have run the com bina-
ton in opening the safe. After complet-
ing the job everything was put in regu-
lar order and the burglars left the store
through the back door, closing it behind
them. No clue has yet been discovered
that might lead to an arrest but officers
are working on the case.
Mr.. W. @. Zander Of Chicago, who
announced through the columns of the
Eagle last week that he had purchased
that newspaper property, called at this
Office Monday to pay his respects, and
incidentally stated that he found that
business matters had been so misrepre-
sented he had concluded to forfeit the
payment made on the property and throw
up the trade. The experience of being
the owner of a newspaper in Edgerton