The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-06-12
Milton junction

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Eleven travelling statesmen make their
| home in Milton junction. And they are
not bad lot either.
Mrs VIM Earle OF Watertown was {
guest OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs Johr
Arnold, a couple of days the past week
S @ Carr and wife went to Chicago
| Sunday morning to attend the funeral
| of his sister, Mrs Ellen Powell. OFT oil
| the family of ten children three brothers
are still living.
Bert Button, N K Fairbanks hustline
salesman for this territory, has been
busy the past day or two fitting up an
advertising wagon to be used in James
vile and other cities. A miniature house
has been built of Gold Dust cartons
which will answer as cabin to two real
live "Gold Dust Twins" who will "do all
your work" at the tub while parading
the streets After the parake, coupons
good for small box of Gold Dust will
be left at every house in the city.
On Tuesday the postoffice department
made public the list of changes in sal
aries of the different postoffices and
among those getting a raise of 500 a
year were both Milton and Milton juno
ton, the order taking effect on July |.
Other towns in this vicinity getting the
same raise are GAINESVILLE. Beloit, Edger-
ton, Fort Atkinson, Delavan and Wal
worth. Clinton gets a raise of $500 and
Palmyra and Watertown are reduced
$100.
Stouqhton
Z Oden Evenson of West Salem, who
died recently, has left part of his estate.
amounting to 10000 to the Martin
Luther Orphans Home here. Three
other colleges were left quite a large
sum OF money.
About thirty neighbors and friends of
Mayor and Mrs John Holtan helped cell
citrate their 18th wedding anniversary
at their home on East Main street
Thursday evening. A beautiful clock
was left by the unlimited guests as re-
membrance of the occasion.
Thirty young people were graduated
from the Stoughton high school Thurs
day evening. The senior class numbered
33 students, three of whom, however,
have small amount of work to COM
plete before receiving the diplomas.
Miss Sarah Evans was the valedictorian
and Miss Ada Thompson the salutator-
ian of the class. Mrs w Livingston,
president of the state normal school at
Platteville, delivered the class address.
Gullick Anderson, residing southwest
OF town, lost horse Friday evening as
the result of Indifference, amounting al
most to criminal thoughtlessness, we are
told, of five young men who were on
their way to Edgerton in an automobile.
Not much information about the Incl
dent is at hand, except that the horse
was grazing in the road, and persunl-
ably tried to run away from the auto,
for about mile farther on the animal
was found dead. The occupants of the
auto had just been inquiring the way to
Edgerton, and the authorities, we under
stand, are endeavoring to ascertain their
identity.
Max Hull, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Hull, was held up by highwaymen near
McComb's corner Monday night as he
was returning from Stoughton. He was
driving fractions colt and as the villain
jumped in the back of the buggy and
dealt Mr. Hull terrific blow over the
head with a hickory club, the colt gave
leap, and the would be hold up was
thrown to tie ground as the horse dash
ed away. Mr. Hull returned with CON-
panion but no trace could be found of
the night prowler.