The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-12


-Assemblyman L. E. Gettle will de-
liver the Memorial day address at
Darlington.
Roy Hopkins of Steuben is spend
the week with his family here, visiting
relatives.
L. C. Whittet is learning to man
age a high spirited automobile recently
acquired by him.
The Edgerton high school baseball
team play return game at Stoughton
on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. N. J. Cunningham returned
Tuesday from few days visit with
her parents at Waunakee.
County Supt. Antisdel is recover
ing nicely at Mercy hospital from an
operation for appendicitis last week.
H. C. Schmeling, wife and children
departed Tuesday for Seymour to pass
a couple of weeks on Mr.. Something's
farm.
The Atwood Bros. of Albion shipped
600 lambs and two car loads of beeves.
fed this winter, to the Chicago market
Wednesday.
II. G.. Hartford and wife of Pal
myra were guests at the home of Henry
Ebbott and family few days the first
of the week.
"A meeting of the high school
alumni will be held at the Child high
school building on Friday evening, May
18th, at 7:3O p. m.
After four weeks passed at his
home in Jefferson on account OF
broken arm, George Church is back at
his work in the Carlton.
"A. D. Humphrey and wife attended
the 35th wedding anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Gray near Milton
Junction on Thursday evening of last
week.
The families of Thos. Gaarder and
B. o. Rosker, numbering eleven in all,
departed Tuesday for a visit to Nor
way. From New York they take a
steamer direct to Christiania.
AT the Lyric Monday evening, May
18th. 1900 feet of films and Sc views
taken by Dr. Cook on his North Pole
expedition will be shown. Don't fail
to see them.
All that are interested in whether
Edgerton will celebrate the 4th OF July
or not are requested to meet at the
Carlton hotel, Friday evening, May II,
at 7:30.
"A benefit entertainment will be
held at the home of w. Cox at Indian
Ford, Thursday evening, for Rev. I. j..
Van Horn of Albion, who has preached
to the people in that vicinity Sunday
evenings for some time past.
William Schrub is home from a
months stay at Blunt, S. D., where he
shipped a car of stock and tools and
started in to subdue homestead. He
| expects to return later and superintend
the breaking up of large amount of
virgin soil.
james Mcintyre was accidentally
drawn under the wheel Of a loaded
wagon while helping to excavate for
the basement of P. M. Ellingson's new
building this week. The ligaments of
the ankle are probably broken and he
will be confined to the house several
days.
Rev. MacInnis in his letter of trav-
ell to the Holy Land, in another column
of this paper, tells of swimming in the
River Jordan, scaling the pyramids of
Egypt, burning his feet on the hot
sands of the Red Sea and other stunts
of physical endurance which indicate
that ne is giving Geo. Hahn good run
for his money.
Warm growing weather of late has
brought out the leaves upon the trees
and sent vegetation forward at ire
dous pace and reminds us that summer
| is almost mere again. NOT IN a NUMBER
of years have the farms in this section
experienced so propitious spring.
Everything at this date betokens q
splendid agricultural year.
Rev. George E. Hunt, pastor of the
Christ's Presbyterian church at Cam
bridge, refused to deliver his sermon
Sunday until the women had removed
| their spring hats. The pastor said he
was tired speaking to animated flower
gardens and that he had waited SIX
years for the styles to change, but il
vain. Henceforth he is going to have
the women place their hats in theil
laps at service.
Business men of GAINESVILLE have
interested themselves in the PROPOSE
tion to purchase for $4,000 the county
fair grounds near that city, for the
purpose of holding fairs and race meets