The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-07-30

passing few days at the Dells.
Miss Daisy Carmichel of Brodhead
is a guest or her aunt, Mrs. P. McIn-
tyre.
Mrs. Geo. Currier Of Stoughton
spent Friday at the home of Mrs. Jas.
Pyre.
M. j. McDonough has removed his
family to Portage, where he is engaged
in manufacturing.
Miss Lulu Schmeling left Wednes-
day for Oconomowoc to visit couple
of weeks with relatives.
e. Van Patten was over from Ev-
ansville Tuesday spreading advertising
for the Rock County fair.
Pete Drafahl has been reinstated
as game warden for Rock county on
the temporary roll for go days.
VIM. Bartz and wife went to Chi
cago last Friday and were guests OF
VIM. Dallman and family few days.
j. w. Conn and daughter Hazel
were in Chicago last Thursday, Miss.
Hazel remaining for few days with
friends.
The theme for the morning service
at the M. E. church Sunday will be:
THE Christian Home" In the even
ing, "The Power of Truth. = Both
services by the pastor and all are well
come.
Last Friday H. C. Schmeling and
family moved into the John Sherman
cottage at Fort Sherman, on the Rock
below MELVILLE, for couple weeks
outing. They are entertaining Mrs.
George Tage and son of Milwaukee.
TITS All On the Quiet" clean
comedy with dainty dancing, catchy
music and quickest comedy is well
worth seeing. AtRoyal hall Saturday
evening, July 31st. Show starts Is
minutes later than usual on account of
band concert.
The picnic for Rock county Wood
men will be held on Saturday, August
21st, at Yost Park. 1t will be good
old time basket picnic and everybody
has an invitation. The park can be
reached by the interurban from James
vile, cars leaving at quarter past the
hour.
w. H. Morrissey has the work of
remodeling his store in the Stillman
block well under way and when COM
pleted will have tidy, up-to-date cigar
stand on Front street. The changes
now being made in the Bank block
necessitate change of the Morrissey
cigar store.
The fair and refreshment enter
tainment of the Ladies Aid of the Ger
man church at Academy hall Tuesday
afternoon ard evening pleased every
body connected Herewith and all who
attended. The articles on sale were all
disposed of, coffee, sandwiches, cake
and cream were served to hundreds and
the Stricken Mcintosh orchestra fur
nished sweet music from 8 to 10 in the
evening. The proceeds were about
$176 and will go to fund for putting a
basement under the church.
The Rock County fair will be held
as usual at Evansville this year, begin
ming Aug. 81 and ending Sept. 3. Ar
rangements are being made for the best
fair in the history of the association.
The premiums on exhibits will be high
er, which may be realized by dropping
a card to the secretary and securing
premium list and entry blank. The at
fractions will consist of racing, base
ball, trained animals and trained aero
bats-a very pleasing program for all
classes.
Work of remodeling the Tobacco
Exchange bank building was started
Monday in accordance with plans out
lined in this paper few weeks ago.
The first job will be that of excavating
for the basement heating plant to be
located between the postoffice and the
bank. The plans call for almost COM
plete change of arrangement of the
lower story, adding additional room to
the postoffice and much more conven-
lent facilities for the bank.
An interesting letter describing the
difficulties of railway building in Alas.
ka, written by Herbert Snow, is print
ed in another column. Mr.. Snow was
a former Fulton boy and for many
years has been employed by the en-
gineering department of the Santa Fe
railway. Last spring he was induced
to go to Seward, Alaska, by his broth
er, who has railroad contract there,
and he tells our readers of some of the
troubles he has to contend with in