The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-02
Local Happenings

Fred Mckinney and family are
camping at Miller's on Rock river.
-"Knute Knutson," for laughing pur-
poses only. Royal hall, Aug, It'll.
Tho Egin price of butter went off
cent this week. Market steady at 24c.
Miss Beatrice CARMEL of Milwaukee
has been visiting friends here during the
week.
Burr Scott, attorney of Cleveland,
Ohio, passed few days of the week in
Edgerton.
B. S. Miller of Rhinelander was Wis
iting friends in this section few days
this week.
W. T. Pomeroy's family returned
home Thursday after a months outing
at Lake Kegonsa.
L. 81. Towne and wife returned Fri
day evening from an enjoyable outing
spent in lake trip.
Miss Marie Harlin of Fond du Lac
is visiting her uncle, Rev. J. E. Harlin,
at st. Joseph's parsonage.
F. F. Burgy has the contract for
putting in bot water heat and plumbing
for Henry Harvey's residence.
The families of Fl. 81. Dickinson and
Henry Wesendonk are camping for a
couple of weeks at Lake Koshkonong.
The Congregational Sunday school
are holding their annual picnic at Saun-
.ders grove, Lake Koshkonong, today.
Misses Beulah Heddles Helen Coon,
Venice and Leah Thompson were guests
of Hazel Koosch in Albion over Sunday.
"A week of good weather has given
the farmers chance to catch up with
their haying and the work of corn and
tobacco cultivating.
John J. Culton reached home Fri
day after an absence of several weeks
spent in Louisiana in the interests Of
the Whittet Culton Cypress Go.
james Conway and his driver, Mr..
Longfeld, we're home over Sunday but
left Monday for Streator, ILL.,, where his
string is entered in the races this week.
The new depot is being touched up
with fresh coat of paint and the brick
work scraped and cleaned, something
that had been neglected up to this time.
August Ratzlaff and wife, Mrs. Chas.
Venske and Mrs. Radtke returned Fri
day evening from a two weeks visit with
relatives in the northern part of the
state.
The latest news from John Dave,
Durango, Col, is to the effect that he is
slowly recovering from his illness, and
that complete recovery in few weeks is
expected.
Lieut. Chas. Crosse, of Uncle Sans
navy, attached to the battleship Ohio.
visited in Edgerton Saturday. He con-
cluded his stay with his parents in
Stoughton Tuesday, leaving for New
York to join his command.
II. A. Perry is distributing large bills
announcing his sale of Tuesday, August
9th. There is no limit to the bargains
to be offered and if you are not fortunate
in securing bill, just refer to the ad. on
another page in this issue.
A train load of % cars OF western
range sheep were held at the feeding
station here portion of the week and
forwarded to market, a few cars each
day. 1t was the first shipment OF the
season and the stock generally was in
good condition.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Aiken and
daughter, Miss Nellie, of Pittsburg, Pa,
passed few day IS of the week with rela-
tives in Edgerton. Mr.. Aiken left for
Chicago to fill business engagement
Monday and Mrs. Aiken and daughter
remained here until later in the week
The big Picnic and Races take place
next Wednesday. There is every reason
now to believe that it will be the great
est event in the history of Edgerton.
Preparations are being made to care for
eight thousand people. Arrange to come
early and stay to the finish of the affair
The Sunday ball game at Saunders
grove drew crowd of several hundred
people who witnessed the All Stars de-
feat the Fort Atkinson club strengthen
ed by the best they could secure from
Jefferson and vicinity. A good many
lake crafts carried people to the groui ds.
&C. A. Hoen returned Thursday ey
ing from three weeks trip in the East,
after visiting the Jamestown exposition.
He spent some time in New York and in
visiting the manufacturing branches of
the American Cigar Co. in that locality,
which altogether gave him very enjoy
able vacation.
"A number of admirers of William J j..
Bryan in Edgsrton heard the great Com