The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-02-03

take charge of the Birmingham & Hix-
on lumber yard at that place as man.
ager of the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Alverson cele-
brated their 5Oth wedding anniversary
at Indian Ford Monday, when large
number of their friends gathered to
tender their congratulations and good
wishes.
Having lost our snow, the big ski
tournament announced to dedicate the
new steel slide at Stoughton on We'd
nesday had to be indefinitely postponed.
After snow comes again a new date
will be announced.
Mr.. Andrew Jensen left Tuesday
for Minneapolis to attend meeting of
the Lutheran Synod church council and
will be absent during the week. VIM.
Bussey is looking after his duties at
the bank in the meantime.
M. L. Carrier has purchased five
passenger car, Henry Thronson, Anton
Olson and John Thronson have each
purchased a four-passenger car. The
machines are Imperials and were bought
of F. P. Carrier. They will be deliv-
cred in few weeks.
Our high school basketball team
scored another victory, defeating Be-
lott by score of % to % in the game
on Friday evening, though it was close
and exciting from start to finish. AS a
curtain riser the GAINESVILLE Midgets
trimmed similar team of Edgerton by
a score Of II to ID.
1.-THE Man on the Box" which is
announced to appear at Royal hall on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 7th, comes to US
with a fine reputation. It's merit is
recognized from ocean to ocean. It is
sterling comedy with plenty of action
in its telling, and it appeals strongly to
the theater going public.
The Rooney corner, next to the
Schmeling block, which was purchased
by Frank Brown last week, has again
been sold by E. M. Ladd to P. M. FL
lingson, who contemplates erecting a
new hardware store on the site the
coming season. Mr.. Brown retains
the present buildings and receives
$500 for the property.
Harry Bunker was brought home
last Thursday from the hospital in
GAINESVILLE where he has been the past
seven weeks. While there he under
went two operations for deep-seated
abscess in the groin. From the effects
of a cast which was placed on him he
has large sores that give him consider
able pain. He is recovering from the
operations and it is expected that he
will be up and out in short time.
The Tobacco Exchange Bank has
made arrangements with it's Chicago
depository which enables it to issue
travellers cheques that can be cashed
in any foreign country. 1t is safe
and convenient way for tourists to pro-
vide themselves with this medium of
exchange that is negotiable the world
over The cheques are issued in de-
nominations Of $40, 500, $50 and $500
each. Safety deposit boxes can also
be rented at this bank as low as Sic
per year.
The new landlord of the Carlton,
Mr.. Cutlery, has shown himself to be
the right man in the right place and the
efforts he has made to cater to the
public needs deserve the approval of
the public. The enterprise and energy
he has shown in redecorating and fur
nishing the hotel is a good guarantee
for it's future success. If you want to
know how good meal he can furnish,
just ask any of the members of the
Culture Club, or go there for one your
self and be convinced.
Dick Coffin, an accredited delegate
to the hobo convention in Milwaukee,
blew in at this office Wednesday morn
ing and volunteered to write up poem
or column of copy for the price of a
lift to the next town. AS the crowded
condition of our columns would not per-
nit our accepting his contributions, he
left sample item just to show that
he was no slough on composition, and
here it is: ''The hobos' convention is
now on in Milwaukee. Us hobos are
becoming so famous and fashionable
that we will soon be taking the place
of the monk at those Newport dinners.
He said the convention was frost,
and the simple country life was what
he longed for. Having been robbed of
his overcoat, kicked off the train and
denied a chance to sleep in the depot,
he felt the lot of the poor non-working
man was cherries one.
The daily papers report that As
semblyman Gettle is strongly opposed
to the proposition of state aid for good
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