The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-24

his future home.
The w. R. C. ladies will hold a
cake sale at Mike Schmidt's store on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Jensen and Miss Clara
Jensen entertained large company OF
lady friends Tuesday afternoon.
John Spencer returned Wednesday
from visit of several months with his
daughter at Grand Forks, N. D.
Mrs. E. L. Roethe and Mrs. L. j..
Dickinson entertained a company OF
lady friends at the formers home Tues
day afternoon.
The large advertisement of the
Stoughton Department Co., announcing
their fall opening, will be found in this
paper. The thrifty buyer will find it
contains many things of interest.
If you hear a fire alarm Friday
night about 9 o'clock, don't become
frightened and jump out OF your
clothes. The new fire alarm whistle
will be blown at that time just for a
tryout.
Ed Peters and wife returned Tues
day evening from two weeks visit in
Minnesota. Ed spent several days
chicken hunting in the vicinity of Wells,
having forwarded his dogs to that point
from Edgerton.
When Rev. and Mrs. MacInnis re-
turned from the conference they were
happily surprised. The coal bin in the
basement had been replenished to the
tune of 500 worth of coal. The ladies
of the Aid society were responsible.
Services at the M. E. church next
Sunday morning and evening at usual
hours. The theme for the morning will
be 'Dead, Yet Speaking" In the
evening GA Young Woman's Ideal
Man." Pastor MacInnis will preach at
both services.
The Dane County Veterans asso-
citation will hold their annual session at
Madison Wednesday, Sept. 20, at G. A.
r. hall. Dinner will be served by the
w. r. c.. and in the afternoon visit
will be made to old Camp Randall for
reminiscent meeting.
DIR. A. S. Heggen, osteopath, OF
Madison has decided to hold an office in
Edgerton three days of the week-Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday and may
be found at the Carlton hotel on these
days. DIR. Heggen has had over four
years of practice and carries recon-
mendations that will appeal to those
who may need his services.
The private dancing party given by
the young ladies at the Indian Ford
town hall, for the benefit of the band
boys, was perfect success. The hall
was lastly decorated with flags and
flowers. The concert given by the band
while the guests were arriving was
greatly enjoyed. At 9 o'clock the dane
ing commenced and both young and old
stepped the light fantastic until 2
o'clock. Near midnight bounteous
supper was served the one hundred and
twenty guests who responded to the in
vitations issued. The young ladies wish
to extend thanks to all those who so
kindly assisted, also the members who
furnished music, and for the use of the
hall.
That public utility may make and
enforce rule to compel the payment
of service bills such as requiring secur-
ity, cash deposit or adding 10 per
cent penalty when not paid by a certain
date, or disseminating service when
bills are long over due, is the substance
of decision announced by the railroad
rate commission in case brought by a
quarrel between Milwaukee real estate
men and the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany over the amount of nickels in
phone slot machine. The commission
holds that such rules are justifable and
in the interest of low rates to the pub
lie at large and must be upheld as back
bills increase the Indebtedness of the
company.
The generosity of Miss Florence
! Child is again illustrated through
gift of a large vacuum cleaner for the
use of the public schools. Fred Car
rier was commissioned to procure the
necessary apparatus and he installed
one of his 5 h. p. gas engines upon
trucks attached to the vacuum fans
which with 100 foot of hose the jani-
tors are able to reach every room in
the public school building with ma
chine outside. The cleaner has been
tested out and found to work satisfac-
torily in every respect, so that the
work of keeping the buildings clean
and sanitary will be comparatively
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