The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-01
Prof. Roethe visited his home at

f ward Wentworth is down from
the Trempeleau valley for visit with
Edgerton relatives this week.
E. c.. Hopkins and j. A. Thompson
! have been looking after business matters
in the Kickapoo valley this week.
Earl Wescott has moved his family
from Edgerton to a farm in Albion,
which be will work the coming season.
Miss Leora Mabbett, in charge of
our new library, is attending conven-
ton of librarians at La Crosse this week.
AT the regular meeting of the X. z.
lodge next Tuesday evening. Rank work
will be followed by smoker" large
attendance is desired
Is this a sample of the six weeks
/ winter weather which Mr.. Ground Hog
predicted? Be it so, his ioea of weather
looks good to US.
The members of the New Century
| Club gave Mrs. A. F. Hammerquist a
farewell" at the home of John Pearson
Tuesday evening.
The Southern Comedy company
pleased good sized audience at Royal
hall Wednesday evening. 1t was rather
better than the average Coon" show.
John Madden will move to his town
of Fulton farm in few weeks. He de-
clined an offer with the sugar beet COM
pany for the coming season, preferring
to return to farm life for while.
The last party of the series given by
the Owl Club will be held in Academy
hail Friday evening; the music will be
furnished by Hatch & Kneffs orchestra
of GAINESVILLE.
Special Agent. Walker of the post
office department was in town Tuesday
and while here was notified of the rob-
berry of the postoffice at Shullsburg, for
which place he left on the evening train.
j. Rar Bazel is booked to give his
picture entertainment in Royal hall
about the middle of March. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bazel are favorites with Edgerton
audiences and will undoubtedly be given
good patronage during their stay here.
"A deal is practically closed whereby
the interests of the GAINESVILLE street rail
way company is to pass to the owner
ship of the Madison-J GAINESVILLE interur-
ban company. It is reported that just
as soon as spring sets in Mr.. Clough and
| the eastern hackers of the proposed
Madison GAINESVILLE line will visit this 10
cality and make preparations for the
commencement of work on the line as
surveyed last fall,
"A dozen friends of E. c. Tallard
gave him pleasant birthday surprise at
his home Tuesday evening. Forty six
years ago at Richmond, Va, just at the
outbreak of the great rebellion, E. G.
was born. After many delays and excit-
ing experiences his parents, some months
later, succeeded in reaching union soil
going to the Connecticut valley where
they have since resided Cards followed
by IL o'clock supper helped pass very
pleasant evening. A handsome leather
covered easy chair was presented to Mr.
Tallard as remembrance of the occa
sion.
"A force of men in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. are a,
work at this station removing the old
Mutual Union Telegraph line which was
absorbed by the Western Union some
years ago. A section of line between
Madison and Whitewater has not been
in use for some time and is now being
dismanteled. The pole line ran along
the public highway, making it expensive
to keep in repair and as the other prop
erty of the Western Union runs along
the railways it was decided to remove
entirely the old construction.
The Public Library will be very
glad to receive donations Of unbound
magazines and especially those which
have been indexed in Poole's Index. The
library contains incomplete files of Har
per's, Scribner's, Atlantic Monthly
North American Review, Outlook, Pop
ular Science Monthly, The Forum, Nc
Clure's, Cosmopolitan and others, which
when completed and bound, furnish
| very valuable reference material. Mag
azines which the library here does moi
need will be sent to the periodical clear
ing house. which is in the office OF the
State Library Commission at Madison
and exchanged for others which We dc
need to complete our files.
-Sixty-four covers were laid for the
fourth annual stag of the Lobster Clut
at the Carlton hotel Friday evening
The usual fish supper was served by
mine host Touton in faultless name,
and the event proved most enjoyable
affair, both to the club members and
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