The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-24
Mrs. Arthur Marsden of Rio is Wis

Charles Shannon of Westby paid a
| short visit to relatives here this week.
The High Test Oil Co. has new
delivery wagon Illuminated in flaming
colors.
| Mrs. John Linnevold entertains the
Pigeforening at the parsonage Thurs
day this week, May %.
-Marve Marsden went to Milwaukee
Friday and drove home five-passenger
Ford car which he purchased in that
city.
| John Krone and wife of New York
are visiting relatives in the Geo. White
and Clark families here, being their
first trip ever made to the state.
W. D. North returned Saturday
from four weeks absence in Mon
tana in the interest of large western
land deal. He reports the crop pros
poets very encouraging throughout the
west.
The annual banquet of the Edger-
ton high school alumni will be held
at the Carlton hotel, Friday evening,
May 31st, at o'clock. Supper SOC. All
members are cordially invited to be
present.
The Edgerton Telephone Co. has
ordered cable of sufficient size to bring
| in all rural lines from the west limits
of the city. Also several shorter Sec
tons to replace wires not yet encased
in cable.
The Monday Club at it's weekly
meeting at the home of Mrs. c. L. Gull
ton Tuesday, discussed the question Of
suffrage, led by Mrs. ]. Q. Emery. 1t
was guest day and very interesting
session was held.
Our high school ball team took an
other defeat from the hands of the Mil
ton team Tuesday afternoon. Hard
batting by the opponents and the poor
support given the Edgerton battery
were responsible for the result.
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ously injured at GAINESVILLE on Sunday
by collision with speeding automo-
bile. Miner was on motorcycle trav-
cling at a forty-mile pace when he
swerved around a corner into heavy
motor car. He was knocked uncon-
scious in the crash and suffered internal
| -. Lo ,,,oxy vorox1a fotol
Mr.. Andrew D. Humphrey was
most pleasantly remembered on the &C.
casion of his 10th birthday on the 10Th
inst. by a post card shower planned by
his daughter, Mrs. Ira Humphrey. He
was the recipient of 81 post cards con-
tanning congratulations and best wishes
of early day friends which kindled anew
the flame of friendship and remem-
brance of acquaintance formed dur
ing his long residence in this COM
munity Mr.. Humphrey has been a
resident of Wisconsin for 81 years, be-
ing among the first settlers in Albion.
Mrs. D. l. Wilson and daughters
Martha and Edna and Mrs. Ann Hall,
mother of Mrs Wilson, returned Tues
day evening from an extended visit to
the Pacific coast. Mrs. Wilson and
daughters left in September last, visit
ing the Yellowstone Park on the out
ward trip, thence to north Pacific
points, leisurely making their way to
southern California where the winter
was passed at Long Beach. The re-
turn trip was made in easy stages by
way of Salt Lake and Denver, and the
six months spent in travel has been
most enjoyably passed.
-Stoughton stands to lose $50, 900
gift for library because of a recent
court action in which the daughter of
Jerome Bixby, a wealthy farmer, Was
accused of assault by neighbor. In a
communication to local paper Bixby
says that owing to the attitude of sew
eral city officials he regrets to state
that "there is bequest in my will CIV
ing $50, to the public library of the
city of Stoughton which has been can
celled. Anyone who thinks this story
is little fishy is referred to Attorney
Huber, who is not doing business for
me now but would hardly deny his own
handwriting.
Academy hall Thursday evening
was the scene of the prettiest dancing
party held in Edgerton for many years.
The occasion was the first annual ball
given by the local order of the Knights
of Pythias, and proved the most pleas
ant social function of the season. The
music was furnished by Leaver's full
orchestra of Beloit. The hall was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion with
flowers, bunting and other accessories
in conformity with the order. About
100 couples were in attendance, includ-
ing members of the order from Slough
ton, GAINESVILLE, Madison, Milton juno
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