The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-01
Local Happenings

few days.
Will Strasburg has broken ground
for new home in the Head addition.
"A. L. Mcintosh of La Crosse visited
relatives here short time early in the
week.
Butter took drop of 21a cents on
the Elgin market this week-261s cents
is now the price.
"A baby boy was welcomed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs A. Drotning on
Saturday last.
Miss Leah Greenwood is here from
Columbus to pass week at the home OF
her parents.
Henry Ebbott is slowly recovering
from an attack of pneumonia and is able
to be about his home.
II. A. Perry has issued large circu-
lars announcing specials for bargain day
at his store, Tuesday, May 5.
Miss Tilla Larson will entertain the
Pigeforening in the basement of the
church Thursday evening, May Z.
-Chas. Randolph and family departed
Friday evening for Lodi, California,
which is to be their future home.
Monte Cristo, the greatest of all ro-
mantle melodramas, will be produced at
Royal hall Thursday evening, May Ia.
"A car load of Colorado lambs,
shipped from the feeding yards Sunday
night, brought $765 in Chicago Monday.
DIR. B. L. Cleary, who has been ill
Cor week or more, left Wednesday for
West Baden, Ind, for rest and treat
ment.
Elmer Ed bott, who has been at
home the past few days, returned Tues
day evening to his studies at Beloit col
lege.
Will Bardeen went to Milwaukee
Tuesday to attend the Photographers
convention being held in that city dur
ing the week.
H. D. Hendricks of Evansville has
been in Edgerton this week soliciting
members to the Rock County Benevo-
lent association.
The ladies of the W. r. G. wish to
extend their thanks to the friend who so
kindly sent them the basket of fruit. 1t
was greatly appreciated.
The High School orchestra is work
ing up program for a concert to be
given in few weeks and will be assisted
by some outside talent
The NJ E. church society loaded
car of old paper for shipment to paper
mill Tuesday, which has been gathered
about town the past few weeks.
Remember that concert of excep-
tional merit is to be given at Culton
Memorial hall next Wednesday evening,
May 6. Don't fail to hear it.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Shelley Houde Co., located in Milwar
kee, have been filed with the secretary
of state, having capital of $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Edger-
ton High School Alumni association will
be held at the high school Friday even
ing, May 1, at o'clock. A full atten-
dance is desired.
Harry Bardeen, wife and son, of
Milwaukee were guests of their cousin,
Will Bardeen, and family on Sunday.
Mr.. Bardeen is secretary to Supt. Chez
ney of the Milwaukee railway.
Owen Spaulding, father of Mrs.
Grace Spaulding Lord, died while visit
ing his daughter in Sextonville during
the week. The remains were brought
back for interment in Oak Hill cemetery,
GAINESVILLE, Wednesday.
The employees of the United Cigar
Manufacturers warehouse contributed
to purse raised to defray the expenses
of Mrs. Trigs to Rochester, Mimi, for
an operation at the Mayo Bros. hospital.
She left for that city on Tuesday.
Scott Hatch has received his usual
shipment of pure maple sugar from the
big woods in Vermont. The excellence
of the sugar is attested to by those who
have used it for years, as Scott has for
long time been supplying Edgerton peo-
pie each spring.
With its last meeting, Tuesday
evening, April IA, the old council went
out of existence. The new council held
its first meeting on Tuesday evening,
April 81. Their term of Office commenc-
ing on that date and to continue until
the third Tuesday in April, 1909.
An early spring has been backing up
a good deal of the time the past week
when cool nights and chilly days have
largely filled the weather program. The
farmers have found but little chance to
do much with the soil the entire week.
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