The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-05
Local Happenings

"A boy baby was born to Paul Wat
son and wife Thursday.
The Monday Club will meet with
Mrs. John P. Coon next Monday.
Mrs. Charles Venske has been con-
fined to her home for some time by ILL
ness.
The Elgin price of butter is shaded
cent this week, the priced fixed is ~
cents.
Mrs. Burr Scott left Tuesday for
St. Louis and Kansas City after brief
visit home.
"A bouncing boy babe arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Houfe on
Saturday last.
Joe Conn was in Milwaukee We'd
nesday looking over the fruit and vege-
table market.
Mrs. J. H. Davidson of Joliet, ILL.,,
is visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. E. C. Tallard.
Mrs. Jessie Pelton Smith and child
of Madison visited at the home of w.
T. Pomeroy on Tuesday.
Camilla Hansen will entertain the
Pigeforening in the church basement
Thursday evening, March II.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Coon passed
Sunday with the family of their daught-
er, Mrs. Frank Heddles, in Evansville.
Mrs. Grace Humphrey Brabazon
and son of Delavan have been visiting
among relatives here during the week.
Samuel Wileman bought the trot-
ting horse Interest" formerly owned
by j. M. Conway, at Chicago recently.
Miss Thornton of the teaching
force, Florence Doty and Nellie Bent
lev passed Sunday with friends in Be-
lott.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
Joe Conn at 80 o'clock Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Frank Spencer and children
of Wild Horse, Colo, have been visit
ing at the home of John Spencer during
the week.
Miss Anna Hinckly returned to her
home in Milwaukee Sunday evening
after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Wal
ter Mabbett.
The j. A. Drake farm of 81 acres,
the Albion road, has been sold through
North & Wentworth to L. j. Green of
Albion for $3400.
There remains the balance of this
week and all of next to pay your taxes.
The books will be returned to the
county officers on the 18th.
&C. B. Hopkins of Fennimore paid a
visit to his brother, E. c., here on Sat
urday while enroute home from attend
ing meeting of the Retail Lumber
Dealers association in Milwaukee.
The Cincinnati Construction Co. has
filed it's acceptance of the franchise re-
Gently granted by the common council
for permission to construct an electric
railway through the city of Edgerton.
Through North & Wentworth, real
estate dealers, Archie Templeton has
become the owner of 40 acre farm
Just south of Lima, bought of Merrick
E. Wright. The consideration was
$4,000.
Henry j. Stangl, who conducted
drug store in Edgerton for some years
before going to Colorado, has recently
opened modern pharmacy at Madison
in the Kelley block near the southwest
corner of the capitol park.
VIM. Morrissey was SIS years old
last Friday. Miss Mary Morrissey,
daughter in Racine, reminded her faith
er of the occasion by sending him 55
one dollar bills, all nice, new, crisp
ones, neatly tied in package with a
dainty ribbon.
Services at Congregational church:
Morning subject, Optimism or Pessi-
mism?" Evening subject, can Infalli-
BILE Test" Harold E. Parr. Christian
Endeavor at 6:15. Topic, Life Les
sons from the Psalms" Leader, Nor
ma Hargraves.
Samuel Chase, an aged man living
alone on the outskirts of Brodhead, was
attacked Sunday night by two men,
who beat him into insensibility and left
him in a critical condition, while they
ransacked his house. They secured but
a dollar in money, missing large sum
which was hidden in the building.
Chase was found by neighbors and may
die
"A. w. Larson of Deerfeld has pur-
chased the Cambridge Independent Tel
ephone company. Mr.. Larson will i'm
prove the service and secure additional
subscribers. The toll service will also
he imDroVed and direct line huilt Tn