The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-21
Local Happenings

this week.
Miss Rose Harrington spent from
Friday to Sunday at home.
Mrs. C. E. Shannon returned We'd
nesday from trip to Sayner, Wis.
Rev. MacInnis exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Schneider of Milwaukee on
Sunday.
Frank Heddles and wife were over
from Evansville for a short stay on
Sunday.
Will Wurn was up from Chicago
for an over Sunday stay with Edgerton
friends.
F. F. Burgy was awarded the con-
tract for extending the water main on
Randolph street.
Gus Drager was over from Jeffer-
son for an over Sunday visit with Ed
gerton friends.
VIM. Klunder has been called to
Wausau this week to attend the fun
eral of his mother.
David Atwood, editor of the James
vile Gazette, was caller in Edgerton
Monday for short time
Mrs. Henry Tyler of Fond du Lac
is spending the week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Dell Davis.
Father Fitzgerald of Evansville was
a guest of Rev. j. E. Harlin at st.
Joseph's parsonage on Monday.
The sixty-third annual session of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will
be held in GAINESVILLE June ! to 3.
Mrs. Arthur Shannon was down
from Portage for a few days visit with
relatives here early in the week
The telephone installed in the resi-
dence of Fred Carrier this week should
be listed in the directory as No. 247.
Will we or will we not celebrate
the 9TH in Edgerton this year? It's
only few weeks away and now is the
time to decide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smith, Mrs. A..
Eager and Gertrude Eager came over
from Evansville for an auto trip on
Tuesday.
August Kreuger has purchased from
the Becker estate the residence prop
erty in the 3rd ward which he has been
occupying for some time.
Mrs. D. l.. Billig and daughters,
who have been visiting at the home of
Miss Florence Child, returned to their
home in Sioux Falls, S. D., early in
the week.
Don't forget the entertainment by
the school children at Royal hall, Fri
day evening, May 21st. Reserved seats,
S5 cents; general admission, 25 cents;
grade children, Is cents.
Wednesday, May 26th, is the day
for the boys to rise early. The Great
Melbourn shows come by wagon and
every boy in town ought to be on hand
to meet them when they come to town.
If you can't carry water to the ele-
plant, go and feed the monkeys pea
nuts.
The Edgerton Cigar company are
doing some business in the way of turn
ing out cigars. From ten to fifteen
hands are employed and they are turn
ing out two thousand cigars daily.
Their business is steadily increasing,
which proves the quality of the cigars
to be frst-class.
The band stand is finished 1t was
built by Andrew Berry, has a floor
space 12x16, mounted on trucks, and
canopy top. The band concerts will
now be given in different parts of the
city. 1t has been the custom to start
the concerts the first Saturday in June
and in all probability June 9Th will be
the first concert evening.
Another distressing accident is re-
ported from Madison where seven uni
verslty students were capsized from
canoes and helpless on Lake Mendoza
during the heavy gale on Saturday last.
1t was a narrow escape for all the
party and one young Milwaukee stu
dent lost his life after long struggle
in attempting to save his companions.
The Edgerton ball team has been
organized and will be under the man.
agement of H. c. Schmeling. The line
up is as follows: Hallet, C: Short, p;
Sullon, 1st; w. Behnke, End; Warner,
3rd: Whitford, IS; Maves, IF; Behnke,
CT; Toipton, If Athletic Park will be
fitted up and the home games will be
played there. Manager Schmeling has
commenced booking and some good
games may be looked for.
The railroads are preparing for q
big summer travel to the Seattle Ex-
position soon to open. The Milwaukee
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