The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-14

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Fire at Madison Wednesday night
destroyed planning mill. Loss 500, 000i
Assemblyman Whittet passed Sun
day with Assemblyman Bray at Osh-
kosh.
Alfred Henderson and wife were
over from Milton Junction to pass Sum
day with relatives here.
Regular meeting of Fulton Lodge
No. SO, F. & A. M. next Wednesday
evening. Work in F. G. degree.
Mrs. F. C. Hutson and daughter
Harriet of Madison, were visitors at
the home of H. H. Dickidson on Mon
day.
Clint Scofeld and wife of Evans
vile visited at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Albert RAIDER, few days
this week.
Henry Ebbott made two trips to
Fort Atkinson this week and each time
brought back long string of North
western carriages.
Rev. J. E. Harlin took part in the
funeral services of Father Vaughn,
noted Catholic author and playwright,
held at GAINESVILLE Thursday.
The street assessment committee
will this week appraise the benefits and
damages to the different lots along the
streets to be paved this summer.
--Chas. Adolphson of Porter deliver
ed carload of 20 fat steers. to Pierce
& Marsden Tuesday, that weighed close
to 1900 pounds each and brought Sic.
One of the finest building lots in
the city, located next to the Bentley
homestead, has been sold by A. w.
Bentley to DIR. w. McChesney through
North & Wentworth.
"A basket ball game between the
business mems team of GAINESVILLE and
the business men of Edgerton, has
been arranged to take place at the
gymnasium of the Child high school, ION
Friday evening.
The Edgerton Cornet Band has de-
cided to procure movable band stand
on wheels from which to give their
Saturday evening band concerts this
season. With such convenience the
concerts can be given from any portion
of the city as desired.
Mrs. C. E. Shannon left Wednes-
day for Sayner, Wis, to put their sum-
mer hotel in readiness for the season.
Several cottages about the lake had
been broken into during the winter and
stripped of nearly all the movable fur
niture.
The Huntleys have been giving
good entertainments at Royal hall each
evening this week and they will remain
the balance of the week. Their pro-
gram is varied, consisting of moving
and dissolving views and illustrated
songs. The audiences have been well
pleased.
BY order of the u. S. Court the
Royal Clothing Store at GAINESVILLE has
been thrown into bankruptcy and the
entire stock is to be sold without re-
serve. A full page adv. elsewhere tells
of the sacrifice that must be made to-
move the stock. If interested don't
fail to read this announcement.
Ed Hahn received dispatch yester-
day announcing the death of Christian
Geishart at Beaverton, Oregon, on
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Geishart
was the first German to settle in this
locality between forty and fifty years
ago and was close to 80 years of age.
The remains will be sent here for burr
ial as it was his request, but the time
of their arrival cannot be told
Mrs. John Splitter of MELVILLE,
who has been low with consumption for
several weeks, passed from earthly
cares on Monday, May 10th. Funeral
services, conducted by Rev. Spilman,
were held from st. Johns German
Lutheran church, Wednesday at q
O'Clock and interment was made in Fas-
sett cemetery. Mrs. Splitter was SO
years of age, and leaves husband and
three children to mourn their irrepar-
able loss.
Mr.. F. G. Hutson, 422 North MUIR
ray street, has gone east to meet the ]
stockholders of the Tabasco-C hiapas
Trading and Transportation Co., of
which he is treasurer, at Altoona,
Washington, Philadelphia and Boston,
to hold meetings and discuss with them
what can be done to increase the BUSH
ness of the company The company
has shipyard, saw mill, box factory
and unfinished dry dock in Frontera, a
port at the mouth of the Grijalva river
in Mexico. 1t also has three steamers
and a number of barges built by them
selves, running on the Grijalva river
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