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

John P. Coon and wife of Madison
nassed Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Geo. Villas of Grand Rapids,
Mich. visited the editors household
over Sunday.
Frank Trevorrah and wife of Foot
vile visited at the home of his parents
here on Sunday.
The C. M. & St. P. passenger sta
ton can now be reached by telephone
The number is 295.
Jos. Brunger of Mineral Point IS
visiting at the home OF his daughter.
Mrs. W. w. Huxtable.
Miss Ruth Watson, trained nurse
of Chicago, came Sunday evening and
is passing the week with her parents.
How about those oiled streets? The
dust of the past week makes the house
holder begin to think of some method
to allay it.
&C. H. Mcintyre and wife were up
from Chicago for an over Sunday stay
with the editors family, making the
trim overland with their auto.
Jimmie Clatworthy came home
from the GAINESVILLE hospital Tuesday
where he underwent an operation for
gall stones a few weeks ago.
Remember, ''The Rosary will be
at Royal hall Friday evening of this
week. One of the best attractions
booked at Royal for many day.
Geo. Underhill has secured site
for new residence, the spacious lot
formerly owned by G. L. Culton, just
west of the Stillman property on Wash
ington street.
j. c.. Shampnor, road commissioner
of Dane county, was here Monday IN
consultation with d. P. Devine regard
ing the highway improvements in the
town of Albion.
The annual meeting of the City
Federation of Women's Clubs will be
held a Library Hall, Monday, May Is,
at $3.50. After the election of officers
and other business light refreshments
will be served.
"A road roller was unloaded here
Saturday that has been purchased by
the county to be used in highway work
in this part of Rock county, making
three now under control of the county
road commissioner.
H. M. Raymond has been adding
several pieces of machinery to his
laundry equipment in order to keep
pace with his increasing business. A
large mangle for plain ironing will en-
able him to increase his output mater
tally.
Henry Schmeling came down from
his farm at Seymour to spend few
DAYS of the week with his family here.
He expects to pass the greater part OF
the summer putting the place under
cultivation and adding to the improve
ments.
-Thos. L.. Stillman returned Thurs
day evening from winters stay at
Daytona, Florida, looking hale and
hearty. Willard Doty and wife are oc-
cupving his residence and Mr.. Stillman
is making his home with them for the
present.
Agent Henderson has received sew
eral car loads of crushed rock, the slack
from the mines at Platteville, which is
being used upon the streets about the
depot grounds. When properly applied
it makes permanent roadway as well
as adding much to the tidy appearance
of the station surroundings.
Fred C. Sherman of Sioux Falls, S.
D., who came here to bury his sister
last week, is an old Edgerton boy whom
his many friends will be pleased to
learn has made good. He is employed
as special agent for the Milwaukee
Mechanics Insurance Co., having charge
of the agencies in several northwestern
states.
The high school baseball team
played the opening game of the season
with Stoughton at the Driving Park
Friday afternoon and suffered quite q
singing defeat by score of Is to 2.
The home team is evidently in need OF
practice before it can hope to make
much impression in the league series
The testimony in the case of the
First National Bank against j. C. Bied-
erman and the Bank of Marshall, in.
volving the mortgage title to a packing
of tobacco, was heard by Judge Grimm
in the circuit court Friday. The attor
neys were permitted to file briefs anC
the Judge took the matter under ad
visement, the decision to be handed
down later.
Chris Hilker, so years old, farmer
of the town of La Prairie, committed
suicide Sunday afternoon by hanging il