The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-07-24

shoes.
DIR. keenan, was called to Oxford
vile the first of the week on professional
business.
Geo. Bucknall, who has been quite
seriously ill with diphtheria, is now i'm
proving.
The Pigeforening will meet with
Mrs. o. G. Hanson Wednesday evening
of next week.
Mrs. H. B. Knapp and son Hixon
visited with friends in Stoughton por-
ton of the week I.
w. Fl. Clarke and wife left Thurs
day for Sparta to pass week with their
daughter, Mrs. w. o. Naset.
Elmer e. Wilt and wife came up
from Chicago Sunday to pass their vaca-
ton with Edgerton relatives.
Fred Ratzlaff and Emil Schumacher
are passing their vacation with friends
in Jefferson and Watertown.
-Sartoris Humphrey sold his hand
some black driver to Albert Teubert of
GAINESVILLE Saturday. The price was SIS0.
Miss Bell Dawee, accompanied by
Miss May Heron and Miss Jennie Crow
of Evansville, are passing their vacation
at Josephson's on the Rock.
The Misses Lilly and Hazel Barton
of Beloit are guests of their grandpar-
ents, Fred Barton and wife, and other
relatives here for a few days.
Mrs. j. M. Conway entertained a
large company of lady friends Wednes-
day afternoon for Mrs. J.. e. Bonter of
Lincoln, Neb., and Chas. T. Hutson of
Seattle.
The ladies of the w. r. G. will hold
an ice cream and sherbet social on the
NJ. e. parsonage lawn Tuesday evening,
July 28th. Waters and cake will be
served and a good time is anticipated.
District Clerk Clarke has completed
the school census and finds there are 444
boys and 498 girls, or 942 children of
schoolable age in the city. This is a
slight increase over the returns OF year
ago.
Miss Gertrude Whittet, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Whittet, who former
ly resided here, died at her home in
Milton Junction Tuesday after an illness
of three months, much to the regret of
many friends in Edgerton.
"A barn and wind mill on the Charles
Miller farm near Cooksyille were struck
by lightning on Thursday evening but
no particular damage was done. A team
of horses that happened to be near the
barn at the time became frightened and
ran away, but were soon caught.
The board of review have completed
their review of the assessment rolls and
find net gain of $3243 of taxable prop
erty in the city. There was gain of
S11, 610in valuation Of real property and
a loss of 1885, on personal property.
The total assessed valuation is 81, 1853, 072.
The annual Congregational Sunday
school picnic will be held next Tuesday
at Charley Bluff. Conveyances will leave
the church at 9 o'clock a. M and those
desiring accommodation must let Mr.. D.
I. Wilson know not later than Monday
night. Fare for adults, SOC each.
Rev. L. A. Parr will be preaching in
GAINESVILLE next Sunday and the morning
service in the Congregational church
here will be conducted by Rev. L. A.
Platts, ID. D., of Milton. Everybody in
vited to attend. No evening service will
be held Prayer meeting at the usual
hour tonight.
james Mccormick and son of Aus
tin, Mimi, visited old time friends in
and about Edgerton few days this
week. Mr.. McCormick's boyhood days
were spent in this city and he found
many old playmates glad to greet him.
He is now employed as conductor run
ming between Austin and st. Paul.
James Conways stable bumped up
against bunch of fast ones at Peoria
last week and failed to score any win
nings. A western stable of il entries
took II purses in the races there, leav-
ing but little consolation for the others.
This week his horses are at Ottumwa,
ILL.,, and will not have such warm COM
petition.
The village OF Cambridge is arrang
ing Homecoming to celebrate the Goth
anniversary of the first settlement OF
that vicinity and have chosen, the dates
to be August IL to 3D. Invitations have
been extended to many prominent peo-
pie to be present and address the gath
ering of former residents. A special
program has been arranged for each daF.
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