The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-01
Postmaster McInnes is off on a va

y
party see Fred Biesman about it.
Everything is ready for the open
ing of the public schools on Monday
next.
Miss Lila Clifford leaves Saturday
for Beloit where she goes to teach in
district school,
r. C. Green of Albion shipped two
registered Jerseys by express from this
station Monday.
Mrs. M. J. Schmidt was in Beloit
over Sunday with the family of Her
man Lidicker.
Harry McChesney of Rock Springs,
Wyo., is here on visit to his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. w. McChesney.
You are rarely disappointed when
you visit the Lyric for the subjects are
always selected with taste.
Miss Kathryn Ellingson will enter
tain the Pigeforening in the church
basement Thursday evening, Sept. 7th.
Mrs. J. K. Hemphill and daughter,
after being guests at Thos. Barton's
for few days, left Thursday morning
for Milwaukee.
Miss Marie Phifer returned home
Saturday after an absence of nine
weeks spent among relatives in Iowa
and South Dakota.
An unusual opportunity for piano
purchasers is offered in the big ad. on
another page of this issue. Don't fail
to read the terms.
Mrs. Pat Mcintyre returned Sat-
urday from Fort Madison, Iowa, where
she was called two weeks ago on ac-
count of the death of an uncle.
Commencing Sept. 9th the ladies
of the Congregational society will re-
sumo their custom of serving refresh
ments at their Wednesday afternoon
meetings.
Charles Flagg left for Bayfield, on
Monday to resume his position as
teacher of manual training in the pub
lie schools of that place the coming
year, which open next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Heddles of
Madison left Wednesday for Paonia,
Colo, for visit to the family of his
brother Frank and be present during
the fruit harvest at the Willella orchard.
Albert Lyons is painting 9x12
drop curtain for the Scenic theater. 1t
has advertisements of the business
houses and will make the Scenic
handsome drop. 1t will be hung the
last of the week.
Fred Phifer came home from West
Salem to spend Sunday with his family
here. He has secured six contracts for
the erection of new business buildings
in that village, nearly wiped out by fire
a few weeks ago.
Miss Agnes Sherman of Boston de-
parted for home Friday after two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Cutlery at The Carlton. Mrs. Cutlery
accompanied her to Chicago for few
days with relatives.
"A runaway engine in the yards at
Madison that dropped into the turn
table pit, preventing other engines
from getting out of the roundhouse,
held up traffic for several hours Satur-
day morning on this division. A wreck
err came out from Milwaukee to clean
up the trouble.
Rural mail carriers are no longer
allowed to accept subscriptions to
Until recently the car
riers were able to add quite little to
their income by the commissions al
lowed them by publishers for taking
subscriptions but this privilege resulted
in many abuses and the postoffice de-
partment has seen fit to prohibit it en-
tirely.
Owing largely to the efforts of ex-
Gov. G. w. Peck, Lake Koshkonong
received a carload of yearling pike,
bass and channel catfish recently. The
consignment was shipped to DR.. w. H.
Weld at Fort Atkinson, who engaged
flat boat into which the cans were
loaded and towed to Gilbert's bay,
Lake Koshkonong, where they were
dumped into the water.
Christian Nelson of Minneapolis has
been visiting among relatives in this
locality during the week. Mr.. Nelson
was born on Koshkonong Prairie and is
brother of O. NJ Nelson and Mrs.
Jacob Johnson of this city. In 1868 he
went to Spring Grove, Mimi, where he
started blacksmith shop and resided
for forty years until couple of years
ago he moved to Minneapolis and made
his home with daughter.
The city championship handicap
tennis tournament is being held on the
local courts this week, in which consid-
cradle interest is being taken from the