The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-06-04

The Missionary Society of the Con-
gregational church will meet on Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. j. D.
Whittet.
Walter A. Stendel, who has for
several years been in the employ of the
Smith Drug Co. at GAINESVILLE, Wis. !
has resigned and will accept a position
with Stappenbeck' Pharmacy, Edger-
ton, Wis.
The MELVILLE road out of this city
is to receive attention from the town of
Fulton this season. A part of the
county and town appropriation IS to be
devoted to reducing the hills to an 8
per cent grade. An engineer from the
state highway commission was here to
lay out the work for Chairman u. G.
Miller last week.
While Theo. Weiss Of the Illinois
Motor Boat club and James Murray of
Chicago and Percy Delaney of Albion
were fishing off Bliven's Point Sunday
they capturad 80 pounds carp which
came very nearly throwing Delaney
out of the boat. This is believed to be
the largest carp ever taken from these
waters and the nearest thing to a
whale seen hereabouts.
AT st. Johns German Lutheran
church on Wednesday, June End, 1909,
Rev. Charles Spilman spoke the words
that united in marriage Mr.. Otto
Handtke and Miss Ida Dallman. The
welded couple are both well known
here and have large circle of friends
who join in wishing them prosperity
and happiness through hfe's journey.
For the present they will reside with
the brides father, Mr.. August Dali
man, in the third ward.
In view of the untimely showers
which prevented the completion Of Me-
mortal day exercises on Monday last, it
is suggested that in the future Edger-
ton adopt the plan of procedure already
employed in many other places. It is
to let the morning of Memorial day be
devoted by the G. A. r. Posts and Re-
lief Corps to the decoration of cemetery
graves. Then in the afternoon the
public to meet with them in some APP
propriate place where the address, mu-
steal and literary exercises are held.
The senior class of the Edgerton
high school was delightfully."- entertain
ed by Prof. and Mrs. E.. L. Roethe at
their home on Washington street Fri
day evening. A silhouette guessing
contest, games and musical program
all aided in making an evening of much
enjoyment. The piano selections of
Miss Evelyn Post, song by Sena Hauge
and violin accompaniment by Miss Nell
lie Bentley were pleasing features of
the occasion. Light refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the enter
tainment.
Farm insurance companies find that
their losses are much more numerous
from lightning than almost any other
cause, though the aggregate adjust
ments may not equal the other losses
of year. Reports of damage already
sustained are coming in. On the An
tone Olson farm in Albion lightning
killed eight shotes he had purchased
the day before, in last weeks storm.
On the James Murwin farm in Fulton
two barns have been struck and dam
aged, though neither were burned, one
on April 18th and the other during the
storm last week.
The free street concerts by the Ed
gerton Cornet band will commence Sat
urday evening, June 5th. The band are
in fine form for the summers work under
the direction of Professor Buchanan,
and all may expect good entertainments
throughout the season. The program
for next Saturday evening is as follows:
|. Rosemount March.
2. A Lesson in Filtration.
3. Dawn to Twilight Overture.
4. The Old Barn Dance from Fluffy RuffieS
5. Dream Girl Waltz
6. The Road to Yesterday.-Song solo for
trombone by Mr. Stricken.
Z. Stubborn Cinderella Selection.
8. Captain In Command March.
"A fine new passenger launch has
been put on Lake Waubesa by the
Waubesa Land Co. that will make reg
ular trips between the railway station
at Mcfarland and the summer resort
on the west side Of the lake this season.
1t is nearly fifty feet long and will COM
fortably seat rs passengers and carry
about so more. The engine is of 80
horsepower with al the latest improve
ments. The boat was built at the boat
yards at Lyons, Iowa, last winter and
shipped to Mcfarland short time ago.
The hotel at Waubesa Beach, on the
west side of the lake, is already open
and doing thriving business.
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