The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-15
Don't foreet the Easter fair March

Milton junction were over to enjoy the
meetings Tuesday.
Rev. T. C. Richardson was Milton
visitor Wednesday, called there to attend
the funeral service of the only daughter
of Rev. Perry Millar, presiding elder Of
the Appleton district.
The regular services at the M. T..
| church will be hele at the usual hours.
Morning worship, 1890 a. a.; Sunday
school, 1900; Epworth League, 500 p. No.,
to be led by Miss Vera Saunders.
The population of Edgerton is stead
| lily on the increase. At the home of
Rudolph Hap and wife girl was born
Saturday; VIM. Clark and wife welcomed
boy on Tuesday, and girl was the
latest arrival at the home Of VIM. Miller
| and wife on Wednesday.
The moving picture entert ainmeDts
| the first three nights of the week, given
by J. Har Basel, were positively the best
ever seen in Edgerton. The outfit was
recently purchased at cost OF over
three thousand dollars and contains
films and pictures enough so there is no
repetition of any picture during the en-
gagement. The patronage was satisfac-
| tory and Mr. Basel announced that when
he played a return date here, it would
! be with another new outfit.
Mrs. Nellie Lord Humphrey has
commenced divorce action in the circuit
court for Waukesha county against
Omar Conger Humphrey. The couple
! we're married in Chicago, August 30,
1901 The defendant, according to the
complaint, had previously enlisted in the
United States regular army and the day
following his marriage deserted his
bride. who has not seen him since nor
, received anything from him towards her
support. Humphrey is now lieutenant
| in the constabulary in the Philippines.
| The plaintiff asks an absolute divorce
and permission to use her maiden name
OF Lord.
| -"As Told in the Hills" one of the
| strongest theatrical attractions of the
season, will come to Royal hall, Friday
evening, March 22nd. The principal
| character is that of Pamnena, the
| daughter of an Indian chief who was
| adopted by an emigrant and his wife
| and reared as their own child. The
| character is regarded as one of the
| strongest and most interesting that has
been created in any modern melodrama
| showing as it does the influences of edu i.
| cation and refinement on typical
| ''child of nature" who has Inherited all
| of the strong characteristics or her 10
dian father and mother. Ia the play
she appears as the ideal type of young
| womanhood retaining the best traits OF
| character that she has inherited and
| combining them with the accomplish
| ments acquired from her life In an
| American home and an advanced educa-
| tion
| The new 500 mile family mileage
books recommended by the state rail
| way commission have been placed on
sale at the coupon Offices of the four
leading railway Offices in the state this
week. The new books will be OF the
regular strip mileage form, 500 miles for
$40. Conditions will be uniform as to
general particulars. They will be good
for any member of family-the head of
the house and all members dependent
upon him, but maid and uncle, cousins
and aunts will not be classed as mem-
bers On the face of the ticket space
will be provided for the agent to write
in the names of those who are entitled
to the privileges of the book and 40 one
whose pane is not put there by the
agent who sells the ticket will Re per-
mitted to ride without paying the full
21s cent fare. They will not be good
outside of Wisconsin and only 90 the
road by which sold.
The Rock River Valley Decamatory
League contest was held 10 Brodhead
Tuesday evening. Edgerton was badly
handicapped from the fact that Chester
Ellingson had been suffering from an
attack of the grippe and in reality ought
not to have entered the contest. The
schools represented were Brodhead, Mil
ton junction, Milton, Edgerton and
Stoughtou Each school had two con-
testants and high honors were captured
Ey the representatives of Milton juno
ton. Miss Nan Winch of that place took
first and Miss Laura Stone of the same
town awarded third. Roger Skinner of
| Brodnead was given second place. The
banner which was held last year by
Milton was awarded to the Junction.
The other competitors were Dora Mil
Ter, Clara Gaulki, Stoughton: Chester
Ellingson, Jessica North, Edgerton;
Alice Campion, Mamie Brown, Milton;
Zell Skin ner, Brodhead.
The evangelistic mission under Rev.
w. J. Dawson, D. D., was concluded last
night at the service held in the Congre-