The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Mrs. Geo. McGifin and daughter

Mrs. D. |. Wilson and daughters,
who have been spending the winter in
California, advise us that they leave
this week for the return trip via the
Salt Lake route.
-Sigurd Brue, high school student,
while practicing ball at the Driving
Park Tuesday evening, turned his ankle
in such a manner as to break one of
the small bones in his leg near the foot.
The body of Edward Lawrence,
who was drowned at GAINESVILLE on the
evening of April 18th, was taken from
the river below the dam on Saturday
last, where it had become entangled in
some wire.
Jos. O'Neil of the town of Porter
shot and killed a grey wolf near his
place one day this week. The pelt was
taken to the county clerks office in or
der to receive the county and state
bounty amounting to $40.
w. G. Atwell and wife were called
to Chicago Tuesday by telegram an
nouncing the death of Mr.. Atwell's sis
ter, Mrs. Walker, at hospital in that
city, where she submitted to an opera
ton. The remains were taken to her
home at Stevens Point for burial.
j. Har. Basel, whose motion pic
ture show delighted large audience
here Wednesday evening, is developing
a 300 acre fruit and alfalfa ranch in the
Pecos valley, New Mexico, where he
passed the winter months. He has ff-
teen acres already planted to fruit.
Two youthful horse thieves, Frank
Schmidt of Stoughton and Chas. Baker
of GAINESVILLE were rounded up at Beloit
Monday. The boys secured rig from
GAINESVILLE liveryman, traded it off at
Beloit for a little boot money which
they were proceeding to spend when
arrested.
Carl Anderson of Sumner and Miss
Bessie Cook, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Cook of Fulton town.
ship, went to Rockford on Wednesday
last week, where they were married
the same day. The couple left Monday
for Stoughton where they will take up
their residence.
Carl A. Peters and George Stricken
left Monday for Portland, Oregon. Both
are making the tri p with the intention
of locating somewhere in the west. If
! prospects are not favorable at Portland
they will visit other cities on the way
back. They will be absent about
twenty-five days.
Mr.. G. w. Sheffield of Chicago, a
member of the new dry goods firm
about to be established in Edgerton,
has rented the Will Schumacher home
| in the second ward. His car of house
Eshold goods arrived Wednesday and the
family will be here to settle their new
| home Thursday.
| The Ladies society of the German
church assembled at the home of Mrs.
Otto Schultz Sunday afternoon in hon.
or of her birthday anniversary. A $50
supper was served and the evening was
passed in listening to musical numbers
and engaging in social converse. Be-
fore departing, Mrs. Schultz was pre-
sented with a handsome set of china
dishes.
Fort Atkinson is after the extern
sion of the Lake Geneva Whitewater
electric line to that city and has prac-
tically taken sufficient stock to secure
the road being built. Three-fourths OF
the right of way between Lake Geneva
and Whitewater has been secured, anC
the survey on to Fort Atkinson is now
being made. The necessary stock has
also been subscribed at Jefferson to en-.
sure the extension of the line to that
city.
| Work on the lines of the Chicago
and Wisconsin Valley electric between
Madison and Portage, and Middleton
Junction and Prairie du Sac will be be-
gun in the near future. The company
has called for bids for the construction
of the roadbed and laying of tracks be-
tween the points named. According tx
the officers of the company the delay
in the arrival of steel has delayed the
work somewhat but before the end Of
the month the work will be pushed for
ward speedily.
Rock county members of the Wood
men of America may not be forced tt
pay the rates of the organization made
by the Chicago session of the heat
camp until after 1915, as the state leg
islature of Illinois passed bill which
. prevents any change until after ses
sion of the head camp to be held il
1915. The Modern Woodmen is cor
poration organized under the laws O.
the state of Illinois and on this accoun