The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-05
Local Happenings

friends in Chicago.
Miss Annie Quigley spent Sunday
with Madison friends.
Mrs Jos. Leary and children visited
relatives in Madison Tuesday.
Remember the dance in Academy
hall Thursday evening, July 4th.
Joseph Croft contemplates selling his
residence and removing to Colorado
Frank Caughey and family of John
sons Creek visited friends here on Sun
day.
w. S. Heddles and wife passed Sun
day at Lake Kegonsa with Frank He'd
dies family.
Mrs. F. G. Ranney and daughter of
Chicago we're here Friday to pay visit
to Mrs w. G. Banks.
Another barber shop is soon to be
opened in the Stillman building next to
the bakery or Swift street.
Mrs. P. M. Ellingson left Tuesday
TO her parents and other relatives.
W. T. Pomeroy's family have taken
possession of the Herm Collins cottage
at Lake Kegonsa for the month of July.
Mrs. A. w. Shumway and daughters
left Monday morning for Madison to
pass the week and attend the "Home
coming"
Paul Watson has improved the ap-
pearance of his residence by the addl-
ton of new circular porch on the east
and south.
John Henderson mixed in the fes-
tivities of the homecoming at Whitewa-
ter this week, where he greeted many OF
his boyhood playmates.
Mrs. G. G.. Biederman left on trip
to northern Michigan Monday morning
to ioin her husband for brief visit at
Perkins, Mich.
"A car load of pipe has arrived for
putting in couple of extensions to the
water mains. Work will be commenced
shortly after the 4th.
In order that the office force might
enjoy full days holiday on the 4th,
this paper is issued full day in advance
of the usual date.
According to the records kept at the
pumping station, an average OF about
400 gallons of water is consumed each
day by every water taker.
Members of Camp 44O are requested
to be present at the regular meeting,
Thursday evening, July 18th, as there is
a member to be initiated.
L. X. Jessup and daughter Louise
are visiting at the home Of E. A. Jack
son in Madison while taking in the at
fractions of that city this week.
Miss Lucille Culton gave pleasant
house party to dozen of her young girl
friends Monday and Tuesday in honor of
Miss Alice Helms of Beloit.
VIM. Mcintosh and W. A. Shelley
left Tuesday evening for the Monarch
Mining Camp in New Mexico, to be gone
the greater part of the month.
Between the Barnum & Bailey Cir
Gus and the home coming program, a
great many Edgerton people have been
attracted to Madison during the week.
The Andrew Mcintosh home is to
be moved onto a lot on Blaine street to
make room for the new residence to be
built this season on the Albion street
site.
Mrs. P. Ell. Donovan and children
have concluded their visit at the home
of her parents here and left for her
home in Hartland, Mimi, Monday even
ing.
From the Madison papers we learn
that Mrs. Mary Burnham and daughters
have gone to Portland, Oregon, and will
visit relatives on the coast until Septem-
Der.
The deal whereby Andrew Erickson
was to dispose of his saloon interests to
Fred Lipke, did not materialiZe and Mr..
Erickson will continue to conduct the
business.
Geo. D. Mansfield and family came
over from Johnsons Creek in a touring
car Sunday for visit at Arthur Clarkes
home Miss Doris Clarke accompanied
them home for short stay.
Cement walks have recently been
laid by the following persons O.. s..
Randolph, outside and inside; John
Ruosch inside; Mrs. M. Earle. inside:
Ole Berg, inside; John Henderson, out
side and inside. .....,>
The life insurance companies dis
tributed s6,0S2, l56 in death losses to Wis
consin policy holders last year, OF which
amount only $4,000 was paid out in Ed
gerton. Among the large sums paid was