The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-08-27

Mrs. F. G.. McReynolds and two
sons are visiting relatives in Boscobel.
The Misses Emma and Ida Ploutz
departed Thursday morning for visit
with relatives in Oshkosh.
Mrs. E. NJ Ladd will entertain the
Ladies Society of the Norwegian church
in the church basement, Thursday,
Sept. 2.
An ice cream social will be held at
the Ford Thursday evening, Sept. End.
The proceeds are to be used for the
| benefit of the band.
Rock county fair at Evansville next
week, Aug. 81 to Sept. 8. Base ball in
the forenoon, racing and free attrac-
items in the afternoon every day.
Allan Burdick and family of Fair
mont, Mimi, dropped off Wednesday
evening for a visit to Edgerton rela-
tives, while returning from trip to
| the east.
Word is received daily from Mercy
Hospital that Lowell Whittet is recov-
ering nicely from his recent operation
and in a few days will be in condition
to be taken home.
R. J. Maltpress has been appointed
assistant superintendent of the gates at
the, coming state fair and was called to
Milwaukee yesterday to meet with the
! board to arrange some of the details.
The Edgerton Creamery Co., with
capital of S., 900, has lately filed arti-
cles of incorporation. Chas. Rundeck-
er, August Roehn and Bertha Run
decker are named as the incorporators.
j. P. Coon has purchased of Chas.
Hebel the residence property on Wash
ington street, which he formerly own
ed. The price paid was $500 and the
deal was made through the North &
Wentworth agency.
Home grown melons are now on
the market and are Of good quality and
remarkably cheap. A larger acreage
has been devoted to melons this year
along Rock river and shipments to out
| side markets will doubtless have to be
made.
L. N. Bnshorr sends US a copy of
the booster edition" of the Pawnee
(Okla.) Times-Democrat, containing a
write-up of the business interests of
that town. Mr.. Bushorr, who is post
master of Pawnee, is given deserving
boost also.
The annual report of the Edgerton
Public Library Board, as well as that
of the librarian, Miss Mabbett, will be
found in this issue. The finances seem
to be in a healthy condition and the
management quite economical. On ac-
count of the length of the report it will
be found on one of the inside pages.
Rev. Wildermuth of Sheboygan
Falls came down Monday to attend the
southern Wisconsin conference of the
German Lutheran churches, held here
during the week. He also took occa-
sion to call on muny former friends of
this city who were pleased to meet
him. He was guest at the home of
Henry Schmeling and wife.
1t takes a chicken pie supper to
draw people together. At the Metho-
dist church Wednesday evening the
ladies of Albion served and they fed
hundreds. 1t was a larger crowd than
the ladies had figured on and the late
ones to supper came. near being left.
| The pie was fine and the next time the
ladies from the prairie village come
down they will bring an extra load or
| two.
The postoffice department has de-
cided that children going to and from
school not be allowed to get their par
ents' mail. The postoffice habit among
| the children has become a nuisance
both to the public and the postmaster,
and the department has done wisely in
making this decision. This has been
one of the postmaster's greatest trials,
as the children go to and from school
several times daily