The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-10

destroyed by fire Tuesday morning
The annual ludefsk supper served
by the Norwegian church people will
be held on Friday evening. Don't miss
a good thing.
Mrs. Harry Ash and Mrs. Andrew
Mcintosh jointly entertained the high
school basketball team at dinner CIV
en- at the home of the former Monday
evening.
DR.. A. T. Shearer, formerly in
practice at Walworth, has opened a
suite of offices in the new First Ma
tional bank building for the practice of
mis- profession.
Lyric pictures and music have
drawn good audiences each evening of
the week, and this little show house is
doing all it can to make the time pass
pleasantly for those who attend.
Charles Spike loaded car with
teams, tools and household effects
Wednesday for shipment to central
South Dakota where ne will improve
claim owned by him this season.
The absence of snow and with lit
tie frost in the ground, the country
roads are dry and dusty at time of
the year when we usually have to con-
tend with mud. The autos are being
brought out early this spring.
--Gerhardt Schumacher, IA year old
son of John Schumacher, was taken to
the hospital in GAINESVILLE Sunday, and
on Wednesday underwent an operation.
His ailment was assesses and his con-
dition at present is most encouraging.
The annual campfire of the H. S.
Swift Post, given March 2, 1911, under
the auspices of the W.. r. c., was a
success socially and financially. The
program was especially interesting and
the Post and w. r. C. wish to thank
the friends taking part, also for the
donations received for the supper. The
proceeds for the evening were SLIP.
Relatives of John Hanson paid his
family pleasant surprise at their home
on Maple Drive Tuesday evening, as a
sort of farewell gathering previous to
the departure of the family for their
new home at st. Elmo, Ala, next
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson were the
recipients of a number of presents as
mementos of the occasion.
The German Ladies Aid society
Friday night rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Goedy surprise at their home
in the second ward Mrs. Goedy is a
member of the society and the affair
was in the nature of farewell party,
as the Goedy family are to move onto
the Simmons farm midway between
Edgerton and GAINESVILLE. The evening
was pleasantly spent in the playing of
games. A delicious lunch brought the
pleasant event to a close.
"A new plat book has lately been
completed showing the location of all
burials in Fassett cemetery in some
thing over fifty-one years. The ceme-
terry was organized in 1857 and since
that date there have been 1744 inter
ments made in this silent city of the
dead. Those who read this item should
keep in mind that the trustees are try
ing to raise by popular subscription a
fund to enclose the cemetery with an
iron fence.
The E. r. Harding Co., Racine
contractors who installed the sewerage
system in this city, was the successful
bidder in constructing sewerage for
Stoughton. There were eight others
but the Harding company was below
any other by about two thousand dol
lars. The successful bid is 500, $685.
This same concern installed the sewer
systems at Highland Park, East Moline
and many other cities and is well known
for competent construction work. At
present it is busy with job at Portage.
The Stoughton basketball team,
which had begun to think they were
invincible, met their Waterloo here
Friday evening in game with the local
high school team. The Edgerton boys
were at their best and played fast
and effective game, winning by score
of AZ to II. 1t is little use for the
Stoughton team to claim they got the
worst of it from the referee, for in the
first half with their own official they
were badly beaten, and the second half
only added to their embarrassment.
The fact stands out boldly that Edger-
ton played rings all about them.
Another of an interesting series of
meetings of the Mems Club was held
at the home of G.. B. Boutelle Monday
evening with very fair attendance.
The program consisted of musical num-
bers by the Ladies' quartette and a
discussion of the Canadian reciprocity
measure, led by T. j. Atwood, who adj
yocated the ratification of the treaty