The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-16

| is visiting at the John Bowen home.
Mrs. w. e. Burt and son heve re-
turned from an extended stay at Bonita,
! Louisiana.
F! Misses Melvia and Inga Nelson of
Beloit are visiting at the home of Sam
! Peterson snd family.
Albert RAIDER and wife left yesterday
! for Bonita, La, where Mr.. RAIDER will be
employed for time by the Whittet- Gull
ton Cypress Co.
| Relatives have received word to the
effect that John Dave of Durango, COL,
is gradually growing weaker and there
is no hope of recovery.
"A lecture on health, for ladies, will
be given at the NJ. E. church on Tues
day, August Doth. at p. 10. All ladies
are invited. Admission free.
The lawn sociable, advertised for
Friday night of this week, on r. G.
! Spikes lawn, has been postponed on &C.
count of funeral of Mr.. Watson being
held on that day.
Mrs. Geo. Nohr and little daughter
of Bridgeport, Okla, visited with friends
| here few days during the week. Mrs.
Nohr, formerly Miss Melaas, is paying
visit to her old home in Stoughton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry johnson left
Saturday morning for Cleveland, Ohio,
on visit to L. M. Souders' family. Mr..
johnson will extend his trip to New
York and Philadelphia before his return.
Mrs. Matte Haylock will give
musical in the church at Stebbinsville
Oh Friday evening, August 23rd. A good
program is being prepared and the en-
tertainment will be we'll worth attend
ing
&C. L. Culton and Senator White
head left Wednesday morning for Ten
nessee to close an option on a $4,000 acre
tract of virgin hardwood lands in CEN
trail Arkansas for syndicate Of Wiscon-
sin investors.
Daniel Bechtel of Blooming Grove,
formerly sheriff of Dane county, member
Of the assembly and a prominent demo
crat, died at his home Thursday evening
at the age of g. He had been i'll for
several weeks.
Married, at high noon at the cathe-
dral of SITS. Peter and Paul, in Chicago,
August s, 1907, by the Rev. DR.. j.
Franklin Long, Cornelia Burns Linsted
of that city to Mr.. Charles Otis Shannon
of Edgerton, Wis.
DIR. Fl. FL. Bissell returned Thursday
evening from a Chicago hospital where
he underwent an operation recently at
the hands of DR.. Sem. He is looking
fine and says he has fully recovered and
able to return to his practit- here. The
family have taken up their residence at
the Carlton hotel.
Alfred Watson, living near Stebbins-
Vile, died from heart failure at his home
Wednesday morning, aged 55 years. De-
ceased had been afflicted with heart
trouble for several years. After break
fast Wednesday morning he sat down in
an easy chair for rest and within
short time after his wife discovered he
was dead. Funeral services will be held
from the Stebbinsville church Friday.
The Royal Nelghbors will hold pic
mic at Watts spring, Tuesday, August
9th. The Modern Woodmen and fam
lilies and the general public are invited.
Be sure to take large baskets well filed
with good things to eat. The Neighbors
will serve ice cream, coffee and lemon
ade. This is the picnic you should at
tend, as the Neighbors' reputation for
entertaining is established
! IN. A. Nelson returned Tuesday from
Racine where he has been acting as
foreman for Contractor Harding. Mr..
Nelson has supervised the laying of
brick pavement on concrete foundation
| for seven blocks in that city. The work
has been accepted and pronounced one
of the best jobs Racine ever had. Mr..
Nelson goes to Tomah to build large
septic tank for sewerage purposes for
that city.
The extravagant use of water is
problem o. 1rying the attention of the
water work committee DIT present 1t
is almost impossible for the engineer to
keep the standpipe in readiness for fire
purposes. Lawn sprinkling seems to
keep it drained and the committee are
determined that users must observe the
hours fixed by ordinance. Unless you
want your water shut off entirely, look
up the published notice and observe the
prescribed hours.