The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Richard Ogden OF GAINESVILLE has
moved his family to this city and is oc-
cupying Mrs. Downey's tenement house.


e. C. Hopkins is home from several
weeks stay 10 the Kickapoo valley. He
has shipped his tobacco crop down to be
handled here.
August Dumann is moving his fam
lily from this city to farm four miles
west of GAINESVILLE which he traded his
city property for.
At the Lenten services next Sunday
evening the pastor OF the Norwegian
Lutheran church will preach sermon
on THE Betrayal"
Albert Hoge has been visiting at
the home Of his parents here during the
week. He is employed at the Minnesota
club in st. Paul and returned to that
city on Thursday.
Regular services at the M. 3. church
next Sunday Morning worship at 1920,
preaching by the pastor. At the even
ing service at o'clock Mr.. Wickham
will speak on some phase of the saloon
question. Prayer meeting theme for to-
night, Our Fathers Kingdom"
The Wednesday evening supper at
the Methodist church next week will be
in the nature of picnic supper, that is,
each lady of the society will furnish
something, and this insures a variety of
good things that no one should miss.
Martin SteiEhauser and wife left
Thursday for WATERFOWL where they
viii! make their home in the future. Mr..
Steinhauser has secured employment in
a hardware store there. The Reporter
follows to keep them posted regarding
ola friends here.
"A coating of ice formed Saturday
night, covering everything so thoroughly
that there was skating everywhere. The
cement sidewalks made the finest skat-
ing rink in the world and the younger
generation found new pleasure in i'm
proving the conditions. Fortunately the
ice was not so smooth as to make it dan
gerous for pedestrians.
Jacob Dreher of Milwaukee, grand
lecturer for the Masonic order of this
state, held school of instruction for
Fulton lodge Wednesday afternoon. A
chicken pie supper was served at o
o'clock by the Eastern Star ladies, after
which at a regular lodge meeting the
Master Mason's degree was conferred
upon Mr.. Harvey Raymond and the
work reviewed by Mr.. D1eher.
The marriage of Peter Edwardson
of the town of Albion and Annie john
son of the town Of Albion Was solemnized
at the Norwegian Lutheran church Sat
urday, Feb. 20, at 3 p. M, Rev. j. Lime
void officiating. The bride was attended
by Miss Louise johnson and the grooms-
man was Christian Edwardson. A
sumptuous wedding dinner was served
to large number of relatives and friends
at the home of Emil Edwardson.
The Firemen's ball Friday evening
last scored one of the biggest successes
ever undertaken by the department.
During the concert hour Academy hall
was packed and the musical program of
Kneff & Hatchs orchestra was greatly
enjoyed. Even after the dance was
started the hall was uncomfortably
crowded, but it was good natured as
sembly and everyone entered into the
spirit of the occasion. The receipts
we're S268.0O, expenses $1O2.40, leaving
$l65 60 as the net benefit to the fire de-
partment.
About six months ago it was agreed
by the members of the Royal Neighbor
lodge that captains be selected and they
to choose sides for literary contest, the
scoring to be left to competent judges,
and the defeated side was to furnish a
banquet. This was held in Woodmen
hall Monday evening and was attended
by the Neighbcrs and their husbands to
the number of about seventy. The hall
and tables were tastefully decorated and
a more sumptuous feast was never set
before company of guests. Responses
to toasts were liberal, witty and enter
tanning and the whole affair was by far
single in excellence Of any of its kind in
this city for long time. Although the
vanquished side failed in the six months
scoring, they fully redeemed their repu-
tation in the preparation and execution
of the penalty.
The wonderment of a great many
people who saw Steve Saunders here
Tuesday morning, was what the little
piece of red dress goods he had pinned to
the front of his waistcoat stood for. It |
was easy enough to understand after
hearing Mr.. Saunders make an explans-
ton. Upon leaving home he was re-
quested to purchase a small piece OF
cloth to match that worn upon his vest.
Mr.. Saunders was liable to forget his
errand, as was the case not SO very many