The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-07
The diphtheria epidemic is abating

-lu0 uOCtiiE WIN
Mrs. Martin Mason has been postponed
indefinitely.
Brown to Chicago Thursday to consult a
specialist in that city.
Geo. Lynts has closed his market,
the building having been purchased by
GAINESVILLE brewing company.
Miss Hannah Gilderhus of Milwau-
kee has been guest of Mrs. 81. B.
Knapp portion OF the week.
Fred Jensen is recovering from an
attack OF diphtheria and only needs the
lifting of the quarantine to be out again.
John Parker, with the American
Cigar Co. at Madison, passed few days
with Edgerton friends the first of the
week.
Henry Johnson, G. FL. Babcock and
E. S. Lord received the chapter degrees
at the Masonic temple IN GAINESVILLE
Thursday.
Mrs j. Fl. Davidson returned to her
home at Joliet, ILL.,, yesterday after an
extended stay with her daughter, Mrs.
E. G. Tallard, in this city.
Sunday school in the Stebbinsville
church next Sunday at 1880 and SER
vices at ILLS. Rev. Kull of Beloit col
lege will deliver the sermon.
Miss Sadie Nelson has resigned her
position in the l.. G. Whittet lumber Of
flee and is passing few weeks with her
parents at Sturgeon Bay.
Mrs. W. II. Morrissey returned home
Monday evening from the sanitarium at
Prairie du Chem, where she has been
treated for short time past.
Mrs. Jennie Gessert has purchased
residence of j. X. White on West Full
ton street and moved there from the
Vickers cottage in the third ward
In game of base ball played at the
Driving Park Wednesday between the
Albion Academy team and the "Old
Timers" the local team was victorious
by score of ID to 3.
The Galihad boys club will CON-
mence weeks outing at Lake Kegonsa
Friday. Mr. Parr will accompany the
boys and Mr.. T. B. Earle has kindly
granted the club the use of his camp and
oot To- e. For ho
The capitol commission has awarded
the contract for furnishing the material
and doing the steel structural and ma
sorry work on the west wirg Of the new
capitol to T. G.. McCarth, If Madis1 n.
The contract carries $l28,764
The marriage of Miss Jessie Pelton
to Mr. Smith of Madison is announced
to take place on June 18th. A number
OF invitations have been issued to the
former friends of Miss Pelton in this
city.
Mr.. Andrew Jenson and wife an
nounce the marriage OF their daughter,
Miss Lydia, to Mr.. Eugene G. johnson
of Minneapolis, on Wednesday, June 10,
at six o'clock in the Norwegian Luther
an church.
The members of the Culture Club
60 to Lake Kegonsa Friday for two
weeks stay at the Earle cottage, after
which the Earle family will take posses
sion of the cottage for the season, clos
ing their home here.
Mrs. Carl Mas died at her home in
this city June End of dropsy. aged 60
years. A husband and two daughters
survive. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the home by Rev. Spillman
Wednesday.
The city marshal has been instruct
ed to serve notice upon the saloon keep
ers of the city that if they expected to
obtain license the coming year they
must remove all screens, curtains and
other instructions preventing clear
view of their premises and also discon-
tinue card playing, dice shaking and all
games of chance. In other words there
must be strict compliance with an or
dinance passed several years ago. These
instructions seem to indicate that the
lid is to be held down pretty close the
coming year.
Heinrich Becker passed from all
earthly cares at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. August Schultz, at 8 o'clock
Monday morning, aged n years. For
several months Mr.. Becker had been in
failing health and his death was not nm
expected at this time. He has been a
resident OF Edgerton for many years and
has always been known as an upright
and industrious man. His wife preceded
him to the world beyond several months
ago. Private funeral services, conducted
by Rev. Spilman, were held from the
home at o'clock and from the German
church at o'clock on Th nrsday. The
re mains we're laid to rest by the side OF