The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-23

Miss Lulu Arthur returned to her
home IN South Milwaukee on Saturday
after spending few days at the homes
of James Arthur and w. Fl. Hutson.
IF. D. Hinkley and Mrs. Dean of Mil
waukee we're guests of Mrs. Walter Nab
bett few days this week. Mrs. Dean
is the great-grandmother to the younger
Mabbet's.
Charles Taylor is assured warm
bed and steady diet until Christmas at
least, thanks to Judge Smith, who COM
mitted him to Jail for 80 days upon the
charge of drunkenness.
Nearly thousand loads Of sand are
necessary for filling the foundation for
the cement floor in the American Cigar
Co.'s big sorting room. The sand is be-
ing taken from Henry Something's lot,
formerly the city park.
Jos. Leary, Chas. Sweeney, Richard
Curran and VIM. Bradley were at Madi-
son Sunday to witness the exemplifica-
tion of the degrees of the Knights of
Columbus. A class of about go knights
were given the degrees.
The high school foot ball team met
with an overwhelming defeat at the
hands of the Sun Prairie team on Sat
urday last by score OF 55 to 0. Super
Tor weight coupled with none too careful
regard to smuggling rules gave them an
easy walkaway.
The G. M. & st. p shops at Milwau-
kee are turning out a train day, in
Guiding % cars, an engine and caboose.
These trains leave the shop, with train
crew, not to return, as they will be used
in the western extension of the road.
The crew goes through with the train.
Mont Langworthy went to Chicago
Tuesday evening with two car loads of
cattle. One was an exceptionally fine
lot, all polled Angus, fed by the Atwood
Bros. in Albion, the 30 averaging 1852
pounds. A gain of 400 lbs. each was made
in the nine months which these steers
were kept on the Atwood place.
The road to Indian Ford from the
city limits at the cemetery is being
graded and graveled under the direction
of the county commissioner. and when
completed ought to be in fine shape.
The grade Of the big hill rising out of
the Ford has been cut down several feet.
The contractor for the crawling is keep
ing his outfit in tent at the Ford.
Work on the new Florence Child
school building is progressing quite sat
isfactorily The plastering IS about COM
pleted, when the carpenters will be given
full swing on finishing the interior. The
heating plant was tested out this week
and will be in readiness when colder
weather comes. The windows are being
set and the building rapidly enclosed.
The first number of the lecture
course will be given next Wednesday
evening, Oct 18th. Madison Wilbur
Chase will deliver his instructive lecture
entitled big Bugs and Big Humbugs"
OF his lecture the Reading, Pa, Times
says: Brim full of eloquence, wit and
humor. His telling thrusts at many of
the weaknesses of human nature pro-
voked frequent outbursts of laughter
It was one of the best of the course.
Since the morning papers now reach
Edgerton on the 8:45 train, an order has
been issued by the department that the
rural carriers depart at $50, returning
in time to connect with the east bound
mail at 4:50 p. M. The carrier leaves
Albion at a. N. and 2 p. M. The new
schedule will not only prove entirely sat-
isfactory to the patrons of the rural
routes but to the carriers as we'll, as it
gives them ample time to cover their
territory oven with bad roads.
Two good performances have been
at Royal hall, one last Thursday even
ing when "Just Woman's Way" was
presented by a company of capable &C
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week "a Dangerous Friend" pleased
good sized audience. Royal hall has re-
Gently been painted, decorated and some
new lights added, which makes it more
inviting to theater goers, and the man.
agement have good attractions billed for
the coming season.
The Edgerton Electric Light Co. are
engaged in testing oil the meters in SER
vice for accuracy. For this pu. pose an
expensive testing meter YVES purchased
and the work has proceeded far enough
to show that the majority of variation
from the standard indicates that the
meters recorded too slow. So that where
errors occur the consumer rather than
the company we're getting the benefit.
One of the rules laid down by the state
commission requires that the meters of