The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-03
Miss Eda Wright of Milwaukee is

Miss Eda Wright Of Milwaukee is
guest of Mrs. Girard.
Morning services will be held in the
Norwegian Lutheran church next Sun
day at the usual hour.
Mrs. Frank Lawler and family re-
turn this week to hardwood, Iowa, after
six months residencesin this city.
Misses Geraldine and Florence Gun
ningham of Madison are visiting at the
home of M. Fl. Cunningham in this city.
Another excursion to the Dells Aug.
7th. Fare $500 for the round trip, in
Guiding steamer ride. Train leaves Ed
gerton at $50 a. m.
Mrs. Billeg and two children, Mrs.
Angel and son, of Sioux Falls, S. D., and
Mrs. Ward of GAINESVILLE are guests at
the home of Miss Florence Child.
H. Fl. Clough, VIM. Thornburgh and
Mr.. Manchester, promoters of the James
Vile Madison electric line, were in Ed
gerton Wednesday with their auto car
and spent some time riding over various
streets that might be selected by the
route passing in and out of town. Mr..
Clough's family is now located in cot
tage at Lake Kegonsa and he intends
to put in the summer getting right OF
way, franchises, ETC., for his proposed
line.
Mr.. Andrew Jensen is still putting
in his spare time soliciting funds to wipe
out the Indebtedness on Albion academy
and his efforts have been quite success
full, having secured pledges for nearly
$1,000. A few days spent in the vicinity
of Mcfarland added nearly $4,000 to his
subscription list. He was very much
pleased to receive 800 check from G.
W. Spitzner and another for an equal
amount from w. S. Brill. because they
were entirely unsolicited. Through Mr..
Jenson's efforts the school will open this
fall Oh strong financial basis.
Prof. I. r. Kittelsen of the Monroe
Business Institute, who has been en-
gagged to take charge of the commercial
department OF Albion academy, called on
Rev. Linz old last week. He will also
teach mathematics in the academic
course. Prof Kittlesen comes we'll pre-
pared for this work and highly recon-
mended. Rev. X. O. Brandt of McFar-
land hes been called to take the position
of principal, and there is every prospect
that he will accept the call. The school
will open at the usual time with full
set of teachers.
-Edgerton is being treated to a gen
uine carnival this week-the Metropoli
tan Carnival Company having pitched
it's tents upon the Copley lots near the
Heddles lumber Office. Some twenty or
more attractions are exhibited there to
the public for small admittance, all of
which are clean and entertaining. The
company number about go people. A
Ferris wheel and Merry Go Round fur
nish amusement for the little folks. At
the opening Wednesday evening large
crowd was on hand at an early hour and
remained until toward midnight. 1t had
all the ear marks of Midway at the
Worlds Fair and the crowd seemed to
enjoy the entertainments, giving them
liberal patronage as starter. The
grounds are illuminated with hundreds
of electric lights and are perfectly free
from the rough element usually follow
ing such attractions. The Ferris wheel,
forty feet in diameter, did fair bust
ness, it being the first of the kind ever
operated in Edgerton. The carnival is a
drawing card in any town and will be
visited by thousands before leaving Ed
gerton.
The street fair and carnival which
was here the latter part Of the week de-
parted Monday leaving behind them a
splendid impression and taking with
them the best wishes of people generally.
There we're not many at the depot to
see US come" remarked lady of the
company. "but there was scarcely room
on the platform for another person when
we departed. "-Darlington Republican.
Tobacco Notes
Geo. w. Spitzner has returned to New
York.
Mr.. Albert Mendelsohn of New York,
junior member Of the firm of Meyer &
Mendelsohn, is in the state taking sur
vey of the buying situation. o. Fl. Hem
sing of Stoughton, it is reported, will as
sist in the buying OF the present packing.
L. w. Persons, who has been with the
American Cigar Co. at Madison for
number of years. has been engaged as
bookkeeper and buyer for the firm here.
He has rented Mrs. Stewards house on
Rollin street and will move his family
here soon. Mr.. Persons was captain of
Co. G., 1st Reg. Vols. in the war with
Spain.