The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-31
Local Happenings

tives in Oregon
Mrs. John Thoreson passed Friday
with friends in Stoughton.
No change in the Egin price of but
ter this week-23 cents is the price.
The Kvindeforening will meet with
Mrs Martin Mason Wednesday, June 5.
d. J. Fenelon, the we'll known horse
man at Ripon, was visitor in Edgerton
Tuesday evening.
D. [. Wilson has been 10 Minnesota
and the northern part of this state dur
ing the week in the interest of Monarch
preparations.
Christian Holms has gone to Rock
ford where he has employment IN the
Art Pottery works, moved there from
this city.
Services will be held at the Steb-
binsville church Sunday morning. Sun
day school at 1870 and preaching at
Ills by Mr.. Kull of Beloit college.
L. G. Whittet, G. w. Birkenmeyer
and Andrew Mcintosh have had the
Royal Arch degrees conferred on them
by the Masonic lodge in GAINESVILLE this
week
Insurance adjusters were here dur
ing the week and satisfactorily settled
the loss sustained by P. M. Ellingson by
the recent fire in his barn and storage
building.
Mrs. G. r. Bentley accompanied
Miss Nellie to Chicago last Thursday
and was present at the concert given at
the American Conservatory of Music IN
which Miss Nellie was awarded gold
medal.
&C. E. Shannon returned home Tues
day morning from visit to his summer
cottage near Saner, Wis. He reports
that an inch and half of snow fell Sun
day morning and many drifts are still
found in the woods.
Vernon S. Cove, former Edgerton
boy but now employed as painter at
Madison, and Miss Avis E. Gould of
Madison we're united in marriage at
Rockford on Saturday last. The knot
was tied by Justice L. M. Beckhow.
During the storm last week light
ming struck the barn on the Whitaker
farm, tenanted by f. J. Handtke, killing
one horse outright and another was so
Lol - 1.-Two Tho
stroke did not set the building on fire.
Mrs A. S. Flagg and Miss Bessie
entertained a pleasant company of their
friends last Friday afternoon. Several
selections read by Mrs. Homer Sylvester
and songs by Miss Josephine Bates,
added much to the pleasures of the
occasion.
Under new ruling of the postal de-
partment, newspapers now sent into
Canadian territory must be prepaid at
the rate of one cent for each two ounces.
Heretofore Canadian subscribers have
received their papers under the publish
ers' pound rates.
Mayor Heddles of GAINESVILLE he J
been presented with a beautiful soliI
mahogany gavel by Sanford Soverhil,.
The wood was cut on the property of
the Monarch mine in New Mexico and
brought home by Mr.. Soverhill on a
recent trip there.
katherine Welles Gary is the name
of a plump young miss that applied for
admission to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Gary Monday evening. She was
most gladly welcomed and will share in
family devotion heretofore given to
Charles Villas Gary solely.
The town of Albion has purchased
several galvanized iron drain pipes to be
used in place of tile in culverts. The
tile so frequently break 10 freezing that
corrugated galvanized tubes have come
into quite general use in their stead.
They are said to be equally as strong
and more lasting.
Bills for collection of water rentals
are now in the hands of City Treasurer
Dickinson and all payments should be
made to him. For the May collection
Mr.. Dickinson will call on all takers of
water for the account. AS the time for
payment is past due, everyone should be
in readiness to settle at first call.
Relatives from the Prairie, friends
and neighbors from the city assembled
at the home of Even Onsgard last Sat
urday to celebrate Mr.. Onsgards fiitieth
birthday. 1t was a surprise party and
about fifty were present. All report it
as a pleasant event. AS reminder OF
the half century passed, very hand
some couch was presented to Mr.. Ons-
gard.
:. Supervisors E. G. Hopkins, T.. E.
Gettle and Henry Ebbott were in at
tendance upon the May meeting of the
county board Monday and Tuesday. S.