The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22


-Ferd Kepp, VIM. Stricken, Herman
Bublitz, VIM. Schrub and Albert leu
bert took out their final citizenship pa
pers in the clerk of the courts Office at
GAINESVILLE last week.
Charles w. Dunn and Miss Ida
Dickerson of this city were married in
GAINESVILLE at the Congregational parson-
age, Wednesday, Nov. 10th, Rev. R. @.
Denison officiating.
There will be game Of foot ball at
the Driving Park on Saturday after
noon at 2:30 between the Deerfield and
Edgerton high school teams: General
admission, % cents; student, Is cents.
Next Wednesday evening Robert O..
Bowman, impersonator, reader and hu-
| morist will entertain at the Methodist
church. Be sure to attend for it is one
of the best entertainments OF the kind to
come to Edgerton this year.
"A picnic supper and fair will be
held at the M. e. church Wednesday
evening, December 4th. Numerous ar
ticles suitable for Xmas presents will be
on sale. The Aid society always en-.
deavor to make pleasant time for those
who meet with them.
The ladies of the M. E. church La
dies Aid society are engaged in new
enterprise in the way of gathering to-
gether a carload of old papers, maya
zines, etc. Friends of the society are
requested to preserve all such for the
project. Further notice as to the gath
ering of the same little later.
When Ringing Bros circus arrived
at Baraboo Saturday to 60 into winter
quarters. the rhinoceros was found dead
in his cage. The Sells Forepaugh circus
owned by Ringing Bros, which closed
at Pine Bluffs, Ark, Sunday, will winter
in Baraboo this season instead of Bridge
port, Conn, as first reported.
When the county board adjourned
last week the county treasurer was un-
able to provide the cash 10 pay their per
diem, despite the fact that the county
had more than $4,000 deposited in the
GAINESVILLE banks. The members there
fore rather unwillingly accepted script,
though most of them would like to see
the custodian loosen up bit.
John Hyland was present on his
farm south of Stoughton Friday where
corn shredder was at work when wagon
was accidently backed into the machine
while it was running and the broken
shafts and pulleys we're sent flying in
every direction with force that carried
them many rods. Two broken parts
passed on either side of Mr.. Hyland.
One of the first cases taken up in
the circuit court last week the jury were
unable to agree upon verdict. The
action was for damages resulting from
an accident caused by an automobile
frightening the plaintiffs team. G. P.
Drake and others of Clinton were de-
PENDANTS Eight of the jury who were
farmers were in favor Of soaking the
auto owner, while four city men couldn't
see it that way.
The lecture of John Merritt Driver,
who filled number on the popular lect-
ure course Monday evening, was favored
with large and discriminating audience
who hold somewhat divided opinion as
to the merits of the entertainment. His
lecture was long, drawn out beyond all
reason nd.lacked the crispness of some
others who have preceded him here
His effort was strong from literary
point of view and his descriptives pol
ished and we'll rounded, and yet much
of the effect was lost upon those who
anxiously watched the hands IF their
timepieces creep around.
"A deal was wound up Monday by
| which Tosten Smithback of Christiana,
becomes the owner of the Fl. N. Hauge
| farm of 156 acres in the same township
which, it will be remembered, was willed
| by the late owner to the United Luther
an church. Mr.. Smithback paid $4,000
for the farm which was appraised last
March at $11 800, and the purchase was
| made subject to the lease held by the
| present tenant. Rev. G. G.. Krostu, ex-
ecutor for Mr.. Hauge, made the sale. In
addition to this farm the church was
also bequeated about $4,000 in notes,
mortgages and other securities.
The proposition to put a complete
and up. to date fire alarm system in this
city was made to the common council at
the Tuesday evening meeting by the
Signalphone Alarm company of Milwau-
kee. 1t consists of mechanical device
to be installed at central telephone sta
/ ton and connected with steam whistle
| at the pumping station. 1t is guaran-
| teed TO notify every person within two
miles when an alarm is turned in. The
| r.;oo FOR tho machine apd ;nctoliot;op ;s