The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-19

The new phone number of Andrew
Humphrey is 188- three rings.
Miss Anna Willie came up from
Rockford to pass Sunday with relatives
here.
DIR. Cleary's brother from Chippewa
Falls is here making the family of the
DR.. visit.
Miss A. Schmidt is in Merrill car
ing for her mother who has been i'll for
some time.
A. B. Shannon and wife of Port
age were down for visit to Edgerton
relatives on Wednesday.
Miss Anna Downey of the Mercy
hospital in GAINESVILLE, passed Sunday
with Mrs. J. H. Downey here.
Services at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning at the
usual hour. Union services in evening.
The Misses Agnes Murphy and
Nellie Downey were with friends In
GAINESVILLE the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Jens Lund, who has been
i'll with an acute attack of gall stones,
was taken to the hospital at Madison
by DIR. keenan, Tuesday for an opera
ton.
Hopkins and Nelson have disposed
of nearly car load of work horses
| during the week that were purchased
and shipped in from the Kickapoo val
ley.
Mr.. Coe of the Fort Atkinson nur-
series was in town Tuesday and sold
bill of several hundred dollars worth of
shrubbery to Fassett Cemetery associa-
ton to be used in parking the grounds.
-Edgerton Chapter No. 63 o. E. S..
will hold a regular meeting Tuesday
evening, March %. There is special
work and refreshments will be served.
A large attendance is especially desired.
-Effie Henderson, w. M.
During the week Mrs. ]. H. Downey
has entertained C. F. Downey of Dun
kirk, C. w. Mccarthy and wife, Miss
Jennie Mccarthy, Miss Marie McCar-
thy, Miss Nellie Downey of Stoughton,
! G.. Ludden and ] ohm Ford of Porter.
DIR. A. P. Nicholson returned from
a trip to Chicago the first of the week
where he had been to purchase stock
L L: IL
| tied with his son Delos in Chicago and
with relatives in Hammond, Ill.
Miss Ruth A. Briggs of Chicago
has purchased the millinery business of
A. Schmidt and took possession March
LIST. Miss Briggs comes to Edgerton
with large experience in the business
and solicits share of the patronage.
The 21st anniversary of the birth
day of William Schultz was the occa-
sion of a gathering of a number of
relatives and friends at the home of his
parents Saturday evening to help cele-
brate the event. A number of friends
were up from Rockford and were guests
at the Schultz home over Sunday.
A birthday party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
last Friday for Miss Gretchen Thomas.
It was her fifth anniversary and large
number of playmates and relatives
were present to help celebrate the
event. Little Miss Thomas was the
recipient of many presents. Miss Mary
Miller, Mrs. J. K. P. Thomas and Joey
Thomas of Madison were in attendance.
! II. A. Perry is negotiating for the
sale of four lots from his property on
Randolph street. If the deal is made
four good residences will be built there
the coming season. The location is de-
sirable and for residence property it is
about the right distance from the bust
ness portion of the city. The common
council has been applied to for an ex-
tension of the water mains on Randolph
street and in all probability will grant
it.
/ While here the first of the week,
0. R. POmeroy of Gays Mills had some
good words tc say of C. H. Banks. Mr..
Banks has charge of the drug store
owned by Mr.. Pomeroy and during the
short time there he has largely increas-
ed the business, made many friends
and perfectly satisfied with his position.
Mr.. Banks is one of the best pharma-
cists southern Wisconsin ever produced
and the news of his success will be
welcomed by many friends here.
The men of the Methodist church
made another record for themselves
last Friday evening. 1t was the serv-
ing of the annual chicken-pie supper.
There were pies of all sizes and shapes,
plenty and good ones and everybody
ate their fill. Besides the chicken pies
the tables were we'll supplied with nu-