The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-08
Local Happenings


&C. P Touton and family passed Sun
day with relatives in Fort Atkinson.
Charles Wileman has disposed of his
interests in the Riverside hotel at James
vile.
Miss Hazel Underhill has returned
from winters visit with friends IN
Florida.
Miss Minnie johnson visited at the
home of Osmund Gunderson in Slough
ton over Sunday.
Invitations have been issued for a
dancing party at Academy hall Friday
evening, May 8.
Mrs. A. P. Nicholson and Mrs G. FL.
Babcock Jointly entertained the Euchre
club last Friday evening.
Assessor w. FL. Clarke began his
work of listing the taxable property in
the city during the week.
DIR. Burr j. Atwood and wife of
Oconto visited with relatives here short
GIm0 early III IHo Woeh.
The Misses Leah Rowe, Elsie Feth-
ers and Pearl Ross were guests of Miss
Edith Maltpress over Sunday.
Miss Georgia Bowen, teacher in the
public schools of Chicago, is visiting at
the home of her parents here.
Miss Lucille Culton gave dancing
party Friday evening to her young
friends in honor of her birthday ami
versary.
j. w. Conn has accepted position
with w. A. Shelley and commenced his
duties at the clothing store Wednesday
morning
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. e.
church will meet in the basement next
Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments
will be served.
The Missionary Society of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs. L. A. Parr Friday after
noon of this week.
There will be special meeting of the
Women's Relief Corps Saturday evening
to arrange for Memorial day exercises.
A full attendance is desired.
Another train load of sheep owned
by Senator Drake came in from Ft. Nor
gan, Colo, Tuesday night. He has still
another train load shipment to come
later.
"A couple of car loads of Colorado
lambs forwarded from the feeding sta
ton topped the Chicago market on
Tuesday.
Judge Grimm decided case in the
circuit court Tuesday that has been
dragging in the courts for twenty five
years to determine the title to farming
property in the town of Harmony.
On May End marriage license was
granted by the county clerk of Jefferson
county to James Armit and Otellia
Young, both of Fort Atkinson, and to
John NJ. johnson of Oakland and Amelia
Daily of Sumner.
"A newspaper clipping has reached
this office in which Charles ('Gritty'O
Whitcomb, az old Edgerton boy, is men,
toned as being connected with large
mining venture in Montana which has
millions behind it.
That this community is enjoying a
season of unusual health is borne out by
the records OF Fassett Cemetery associa-
ton which show that not single inter
ment was made during the past month
and only one in March.
Andrew Jensen went to Minneapolis
Saturday evening to make the acquaint-
ance of his new granddaughter in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene johnson.
Mrs. Jensen returned with him after a
two weeks visit there.
Mrs. George Farman was elected
vice -president at the 1st Dist Conven-
ton of Women's Clubs held at Racine
last week Miss Jessie Mabbett and
Miss Bessie Flagg were also in attend
ance upon the convention.
The base ball season opened Satur-
day with game between the Edgerton
and Stoughton high school teams. The
day was too raw and cold for large at
tendance, but very fair game was put
up. The visitors proved too strong for
the local club by a score of s to 10.
Two GAINESVILLE young men. Leonard
Lannigan and Harry Miller, paid fines and
costs in the municipal court for stealing
two turkeys from the farm of Levi Hub
bell in Fulton on Monday. In the ab-
sence of the family the boys appropri
ated the poultry but were traced and
detected.
The imported Percheron stallion
Colini, owned by company of farmers