The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17


The fall term at Albion Academy
begins Monday, September 9th.
-s.The Newlyweds' Honeymoon at
Royal hall Thursday evening, Sept. %.
Miss Leo Thompson left last Friday
for Detroit to enter the Thomas normal
school.
"A chain and locket was picked up
in front of the Carlton hotel Monday.
Owner call at hotel.
Mr.. Andrew Humphrey and wife
visited with relatives in Milton june
ton a portion of last week.
John E. Wilbur, who at one time
conducted saloon in this city, died at
the. home of his mother in GAINESVILLE,
Tuesday, September 18th, 1909.
The Misses Eleanor Hitchcock, Bes-
sic Keller, Cleva Touton, Theodore
North and Caroline Biederman depart
ed Tuesday for Appleton to attend the
Lawrence university.
"A call Tuesday morning for several
from this city to help at the gates at
the State fair, clearly shows that Ed
gerton is still on the map and it's pretty
hard to get along without US.
Mr.. John Maltpress Sr. left Thurs
day morning for the State fair. Few
men of his age are able to travel that
distance and care for themselves in a
crowded place like the fair grounds.
Dave Lampman resumed his posi-
ton at the ticker in the depot Wednes-
day morning. In the five weeks that
he drove the Culton auto, $500 miles
were covered and the delay in this time
on account Of repairs did not exceed
ten minutes.
The coffee Team of Madison will
play the Giants at Athletic Park next
Sunday, game called at o'clock. The
batteries are Hartzheim and Bleid for
Madison; Short, Pope and Hallet for
the Giants. This is the game billed for
last Sunday, but was postponed.
Marshal Welch has ordered the
weather vane. 1t is to be five feet In
length, solid brass, gold bronzed. It
will not only indicate the direction from
which the wind blows, but will tell all
who look the points of the compass
| north, south, east, west. 1t was liber-
ally subscribed for and therefore will
be good one.
Rev. Machines has been returned
to the charge here. That was pleasing
news, not only to the members of the
| Methodist church, but to the people
generally about the city who have in
the past year formed an acquaintance
with Rev. and Mrs. Machines. The
announcement for the services at the
church next Sunday are: Morning at
| 1890, echo From the Conference. :"
Ought to be theme interesting to all.
| In the evening at7:30, ''The Power of
Conscience. All are welcome.
On next Thursday evening, Sept.
%, patrons of Royal hall are to have
something of a treat in the line of
farce comedy. ''The Newlyweds
Honeymoon" has been booked for one
performance in this city, and Manager
Jensen guarantees this attraction to be
one of the funniest ever seen in this
city. The company carries all special
scenery and mechanical effects, among
the latter being new invention Of the
author which is being presented for
the first time this season by this com
pany only.
| The new whistle for the pumping
station has been ordered and when it
arrives and is attached there'll be nc
question but what it can be heard in
any part of the town. 1t is guaranteed
for that, at any rate. In discussing
the whistle problem of late, many theo-
ries and stories were told. One was to
the effect that young man in a north
ern town, Oshkosh, we think, invented
a whistle. 1t was attached to one OF
the large factory boilers and the first
time it blew the whole populace were
startled, the screech was so loud ano
piercing that deaf people evidenced
hearing it. The result was that the
common council declared it nuisance
and ordered it taken off. The owner
of a saw mill Sc miles back in the woods
purchased it, and still the people OF
Oshkosh were annoyed when it blew
Now we don't expect a whistle of that
kind for the pumping station, but we
do look for one that will raise every
fireman in the city at the first blast ir
the dead of night.
Judge Smith returned Sunday
morning from his trip to Loomis, S. D.
He reports the families of Glen Smith
and Charles Gary as enjoying the best
of health in the western climate. The
crops in that locality have yielded Z