The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-01

IT. B. Earle is paying visit to his
! Rice Lake farm.
/ Mr.. Fred Mosher and sister, Cora,
of Dowagiac, Mich, are visiting relatives
in Edgerton.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. z.
church will meet with Mrs. S. Hatch,
Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
Nelson Cans moving pictures at
Royal hall Friday evening, Feb. 1st. It's
good, without doubt.
Mrs. Byron Long and Mrs Marvin
Marsden visited a few days of the week
with relatives in GAINESVILLE.
The second quarterly conference OF
this charge will be held at the NJ E.
church at 2:3O o. %. Monday afternoon
The white pups attentiveness to the
talking machine in Frank Ashs show
window attracts the attention of many
passers.
The mems annual chicken-pie sup
per will be held at the NJ. e. church Fri
day evening. Serving will commence at
5 o'clock sharp.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold two days rummage
sale at the church parlors Thursday aud
Friday, Feb. 7th and 9Th.
Mr. Hutton field secretary OF Wis
consin Anti Saloon League, will speak
on some phase of the great temperance
problem at the M. E. church Sunday
morning.
"A ten day sale is advertised to take
place at Babcock's clothing store, COM
mencing Tuesday, Feb. 5th and closing
Saturday night, Feb. 10th. The store
will be closed Wednesday and Friday
evenings at $50 p. N. Secure one of the
large circulars and note the bargains
listed thereon.
The original moving pictures of the
Nelson Cans championship battle, taken
at Godfeld, Nevada will be shown at
Royal hall Friday evening, Feb. LIST. 1t
is a wonderful reproduction of every in
cident and blow in this world famed con-
test; 1920 feet of films are used and
two hours and twenty minutes are con-
sumed 10 showing them.
-Chas F. Stalker, the famous chalk
talker, will entertain the public at the
M. e. church Thursday and Friday, Feb.
7th and 9Th. Mr. Stalker has remarka-
BILE gifts for crayon portrayal. He speaks
eloquently with both lips and hands.
Thursdays evenings entertainment at 8
o'clock will be free. Friday evening at
7:3O the admission will be rs and l5c.
From any viewpoint the 22nd annual
Firemen's bali eclipses all previous ones.
The concert in the early 9ning boar
was enjoyed by many, among hem beng
those who went especially 10 hear this
part of the program From beginning
to end there was not a hitch of any de-
scription to detract from the pleasures
of the evening. The proceeds were about
two hundred dollars, and this sum, after
expenses are deducted. will be used to
purchase new uniforms, of which the fire
boys are justly in need.
C. r. Bentley brought around a
couple of tax receipts the other day just
to show us what reason he had to boiler
about how taxes had climbed up the last
few years. The receipts are given on
identically the same property-a store
!
taxes assessed in 1888 when the store
was valued at $116O and taxed $24.17,
and the residence $500 on which the tax
was S1202. The other was for taxes of
1905 when the store valued at 5000 was
taxed $l0055, and the house $4,000 and
the tax $6043 Mr.. Bentley asserts that
the store property rents for exactly the
same as in 1888.
In "The King of Tramps," which
comes to Royal hall Monday, Feb, 4th,
there is young man, Mr. Clyde Long,
whose stage portrayal and character
make up of "The Scarecrow" is said to
be little short of marvellous Critics
pronounced ii as being stage creation,
beyond comparison, one that must be
seen to be appreciated. 10 scarecrow
language he is described as being per-
son with "stuffy tired feeling at times
a little sh4ky on his pins. Some people
take him for man of straw, but he
doesn't care a straw for that, and his
wondrous broad smile is sight to be-
hold" The scarecrow dance as done by
Mr.. Mong is one Of the hits of the show.
Prices %, 80 and SOC. Seats on sale
Friday morning.