The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-07-02

spring.
The Young Ladies Society of the
| Norwegian church will give an ice
cream social on the church lawn this
| Thursday evening.
Shannon Bros big tent show will
open a weeks engagement here on
| Monday and will present line of the
most popular comedies, dramas and
musical comedies. Shannon Bros, it
will be remembered, played here two
years ago and left very good reputa-
ton. This year they come back with
twice the sized company as before. The
big tent will be located on Culton's lots
and the prices will be 10c for children
and Zoe for adults.
| -Supt. O. d. Antisdel has issued an
nouncement of Rock county teachers
institute to be held at the high school
building in GAINESVILLE July 1928, con-
Quoted by HI. C. Buell., r. E. Loveland,
F. j. Lowth, E. L. Roethe and others.
1t is expected that everyone intending
to teach the rural schools of the county
will attend this training school, and the
examinations of teachers are scheduled
| to follow the institute.
In the game at Deerfield Sunday
the Giants won by score of Z to 6.
Everybody at Deerfield and everybody
for miles around that little city thinks
| Deerfeld has crack base ball team.
And they have, notwithstanding that
| the Giants have won both games with
them. They are good ball players and
gentlemanly fellows and will probably
have another date here before the sea-
son ends. Manager Schmeling of the
Giants is booking only fast teams.
The Children's Day exercises at the
Methodist church last Sunday morning
were attended by an audience that filled
the audience and lecture rooms. Mrs.
Lucy Dickinson was in charge and the
program was an exceptionally enter
tanning one, the younger pupils OF the
classes showing thorough preparation
| for the occasion. AS Pastor MacInnis
said in his remarks, there ought to be
more days and more programs of this
nature. Besides entertaining those who
attend, they are great benefit to the
| little ones taking part.
The managers of the celebration
on Monday, July 5th, figure on the
largest crowd seen in Edgerton for a
long time Fourth of July celebrations
are not so numerous this year, and if
reports are true, good portion of the
| people of southern Wisconsin will come
to Edgerton to celebrate the day. With
this in view, the management is ar
ranging to give all good time. The
town itself will be in holiday attire and
all will be made to feel welcome. The
races and ball games will be held at
the Driving Park and the shady grove
will furnish pleasant place for picnic
dinners. Shout to your friends that
Edgerton is the place to celebrate. Tell
them about the concert, the fireworks
| and the dance in the evening and we
guess they'll all come.
One of the oldest travelling men on
the road, T. j. Salsman, died and was
buried in Milwaukee recently at sunset.
| Mr.. SALESMAN was we'll known through
out southern Wisconsin. He came to
Milwaukee in 1856 and engaged in bust
ness with his brother-in-law, c. d.
Booth, who still resides on Prospect
avenue He continued with Mr.. Booth
and other partners in the cap, hat and
fur business until 1872, when he,became
travelling salesman For several years
he travelled for Sherman Brothers Co.,
Chicago, and two years ago he retired
because of failing health, making his
home with his son, T. J. Salsman Jr.,
at Oak Park. During the agitation in
| Milwaukee before the Civil war, Mr..
i Salsman was an ardent opponent of
| slavery and he took prominent part in
aiding southern slaves to escape to
| Canada via the underground" railway
and was involved in the historical Sher-
man Booth riots.
Notwithstanding storm clouds were
flying around the sky Friday morning,
the Fire Department concluded to take
| a chance on the weather and hold their
picnic at Charlie Bluff. And lucky that
they did, for the day turned out fine
and the grounds were in good condition
for picnic purposes. Some went in
wagon loads, some in bus loads and
others with private teams and when all
arrived at Charlie Bluff the crowd
numbered about two hundred, all bent
on having good time. And they had
it. The Fire boys had chartered Lee