The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-11


estate in the town of Dunkirk has been
sold to Andrew Augustine for $500. +
The members of the Edgerton Ath-
letic club met recently at the Child
school gymnasium, being its regular
quarterly meeting. The following Of
ficers were elected: L. w. Persons,
president; DR.. F. C. Meyers, secretary
and treasurer. The clubs prospects,
from present indications, look exceed
ingly rosy for 1910, as Secretary Mey-
ers announced the accession of four
new members since the last meeting.
The meeting adjourned to Feb. 10th.
DIR. H. A. keenan, on Monday dis
posed Of his residence and office build
ing and practice to DR.. F. H. Martin,
who several years ago conducted a
medical practice here, removing to
Libertyville and later to Denver, Colo.
The consideration is said to be 5000,
the sale being made by North & Went
worth. DR.. keenan, contemplates re-
moving his family to the state of Wash
ington.
Mrs. J. l.. Holton was happily sur
prised Monday evening when about
thirty of the Royal Neighbors and their
husbands walked iii. and, familiarized
themselves with her home. Their inva-
sion was good one; they bore good
things to eat; they had a good time;
Mrs. Holton was the recipient OF
good Royal Neighbor spoon and there
is good feeling in the Camp.
Seventeen girls employed in the
knitting mills at GAINESVILLE were over.
come Monday by gas escaping from
leaky pipe. 1t took several physicians
two hours to get them out of danger.
The escaping gas was not discovered
until the girls one after another swoon-
ed. The accident occurred at time
when the physicians were making the
rounds of their patients and it was with
difficulty that any of them could be
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lieved, from pipe in the engine room.
An entertainment that appeals to
all who have the interests of the public
schools at heart is the children's can
tata to be given at Royal hall, Friday
evening, Feb. II. The affair is being
staged by Miss Emily Sewell and will
certainly prove avery entertaining one.
The cantata, ''The National Flower"
in three acts, is given in special cos
tune, having Judge, jury, lawyers and
bailiff, who will determine the contest
of the flowers and the weeds. General
admission rs cents, children Is cents.
The lecture on astronomy by Rev.
Roberts at the public library, February
End, proved very interesting and in
structive to all who attended. The
University Extension Division loaned a
number of lantern slides which added
| much to the interest of the lecture, es-
pecially the many different views of
comets. Rev. Roberts is an enthusiast
in this line of study and sees through
his telescope many interesting things
| which he is always glad to explain and
| to share with all who are interested.
On the inside page of this issue will
be found the large advertisement of
Ratzlaff Bros, telling of the clearing
sale to take place Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, February 1916
1918. Special prices and liberal dis
counts will be made on goods in every
part of the store, and the goods are all
regular stock and of the best quality.
Ratzlaff Bros. have never before made
such deep cut in prices, and buyers
will do we'll to study the discounts.
Large circulars are being distributed
and every household will do well to get
| one.
up to the present writing the win
ter has brought over sixty days of con-
tinuous sleighing, something that has
not occurred for some years past, and
a prospect of another month yet before
| the run is ended. There is some ap-
prehension of flood when the snow
melts on account of the immense body
of snow on the ground. The fact that
there is but little or no frost in the
ground will be big factor in disposing
| of the water when the snow melts and
should it go off without heavy rains
danger from this source would be
! avoided.
Our high school students are get
ting quite proficient in the basket ball
game. A double bill was played at the
high school gymnasium Friday evening.
In the Edgerton boys high school game
and Brooklyn high school team the
score was 81 to in favor of Edgerton,
and in the Edgerton girls high school
team VS.. Jefferson, the score was 16 to