The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-15
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Prof. Gle of Richland Center
passed Sunday with friends here.
"A few snappy dogs that had bitten
persons were shot this week.
Miss Mary Ebbott is visiting with
friends in Milton Junction portion OF
the week.
-Ratzlaff Bros. have been having
four days. sale this week which closes
on Friday evening.
Henry Roessler and family of JEFF
ferson were over Sunday guests at the
home of Carl Bartz.
j. w. Dawson has made appllca-
tion for liquor license in the Schmellng
building on Henry street.
Rev. Chas. Spilman attended the
Wisconsin and Missouri synod which
convened in Milwaukee last week.
Misses Rena Heddles and Sally
Jefferson of Madison visited with young
friends here from Saturday until We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Maud Spencer Nolan of Brook
Ign, N. Y, arrived Tuesday evening
for visit with Edgerton relatives and
friends.
Miss Della Burns and her friend,
Miss Grace O'Malley, of Milwaukee,
were guests of Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh
over Sunday.
Two bus loads of Edgerton people
took supper at Josephson's resort Tues
day, passing the remainder of the even
ing with dancing.
VIM. T. Pomeroy of GAINESVILLE, one
of the early settlers in Fulton, has
been visiting the family of John Pear
son and VIM. Pomeroy in this city dur
ing the week.
Andrew Jensen, C. A. Hoen and b.
C. Wilson went to Milwaukee Tuesday
as delegates to the democratic state
convention from this assembly district
of Rock county.
Fire destroyed large elevator, a
milk condenser and the Milwaukee
freight depot at Walworth station at
an early hour Sunday morning. Two
loaded cars standing on the track were
also burned.
Mrs. Orrin Pomeroy and daughter,
Mrs. F. P. Grove, of Boulder, Colo,
are visiting relatives here for few
weeks. Mrs. Pomeroy has made her
home with her daughter in Colorado
the past year.
The Mrs. James Stewart property
on Rollin street has been sold to A. +.
Skinner for $1,000. North & Wentworth
made the sale. Mr.. Skinner will erect
a fine residence on the property in the
course of time.
Hans Iverson of Albion who has been
at the Stoughton hospital since the 18th,
being treated for a severe case OF
blood poisoning that developed about
three weeks ago, died at an early hour
Thursday morning.
Richard Trevorrah went to Rich
land Center Tuesday to take charge OF
the mason work on large contract
which Fred Phifer has secured for
building a new high school in that city.
M. J. Cunningham has also secured en-
ployment there.
During the thunder storm on Sat
urday, Charley Shuman, eldest son of
Frank Shuman, living in the town OF
Koshkonong, was struck by lightning
while milking cows and was rendered
unconscious for several hours by the
stroke DR.. Crosley of Milton was
called and after working over the
young man rcr some time revived him.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ed gerton Electric Light
Co. was held at tt e Offices of the COM
pany here Wedne ,day afternoon, when
the present offit ers were continued,
VIZ. II0SlO6ut l. ". 11OWS, lSO
President-F. w. Coon; Secretary and
Treasurer. Fl. Horst. During the
first year under the new management
the company has spent upwards OF
800 in rebuilding and betterments,
putting the property in excellent shape
for improved service. A dinner was
served at the Carlton hotel following
the meeting.
For the second time within month
quite a sevese hail storm visited Sec
ton west of Cooksville, Saturday af-
ternoon. This time the storm was less
severe and did not extend over so large
an area. The outbuildings and crops
on the farms of Orrin and Will Johnson
seemed to be damaged the most. At
Orrin Johnson's the barn was partially
unroofed and the end blown in, while
at the latter place the barn doors were
blown in and the building badly racked.