The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-08-02
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The NJ. E. Sunday School held a
picnic at Charley Bluff Wednesday.
Il. A. Anderson's family are enjoy
ing an outing at the Brictson cottage
on Lake Waubesa.
Mrs. John E. Dexter and Miss
Helen Dexter of Dubuque, Iowa, are
guests of E. G. Hopkins family.
Rev. f. w. Schoenfeld will assist
his brother in the dedication of a new
church at Barnevsld on Sunday.
Mrs. Albert RAIDER and little daugh-
ter are visiting at the home of her par
ents in Evansville for few weeks.
Mrs. Bert Maltpress left Thursday
for visit with relatives at Verona for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mcintyre came
up from Chicago yesterday and will
pass two weeks vacation at the Sine
cottage on Lake Kegonsa
One of the big plate glass in P. M.
Ellingson's hardware store was broken
Wednesday by hammer slipping from
the hands of workman in the street.
The man at the wheel of a James
vile auto lost control of his car while
coming into town on the Prairie road
Saturday and brought up against tel
phone pole near the old Bentley place.
The machine sustained bent axle and
the occupants slightly scratched by the
wire fence.
Miss Madge Wilson, who gradual
ed from the musical department at
Evanston, ILL.,, this summer, has enter
ed into contract with lyceum man
agement to become a member of the
Carroll Smith Concert Co. as violin
soloist the coming season. Her friends
here are sure her musical accomplish
ments will be accorded a generous re-
ception.
The Wisconsin State Journal has
inaugurated one of the most extended
circulation campaigns ever undertaken
in the state. Something like $4,000
worth of prizes will be given away in a
voting contest, which includes four
automobiles, four pianos, gold watches
and numerous other prizes. The con-
test closes Sept. 7th.
The first amusement booked for
the coming season by Manager Pollard
at Royal hall is Manley & Campbells
production of Faust on August 23d.
This play is in five acts with new cos
tuning and electrical effects and will
afford the public an opportunity to wit
ness the finest production of that play
ever yet seen in Edgerton.
One of the balloons entered in the
endurance contest at Kansas City Sat-
urday passed over Stoughton Monday
morning about clock, going east
ward with the prevailing wind. At
Utica the balloon came so close to the
ground that the two men in the basket
tried to converse with c. 0. Tellefson,
a merchant at that place, but could not
be heard.
VIM. Porter of Cooksville suffered
a broken ankle in runaway mixup one
day last week. While on his way to
Evansville with double rig, the Whit
fetree broke, causing the tongue of the
wagon to fall and stick in the ground,
which threw Mr.. Porter out and dis
located one ankle and otherwise bruis-
ing him. The horses became frighten-
ed and ran away after the accident.
Mr.. Porter was taken to the home of
Mr.. Julseth and doctor was summon
ed, who made him as comfortable as
possible, after which he was taken to
his home by auto.
Bart Curran, secretary of the T.
A. & 3. picnic and races to be held
here August 7th and 9Th, says that the
entries for horse races are larger this
year than ever and he can assure bet
ter and faster races. Arrangements
are as near complete as possible at this
date and everywhere the advertising
cars hay been people are enthusiastic
over the coming event. That means
more people here than ever. Every
preparation is being made to give all
the best accommodation and comforts
during the two days and all should ar
range to come.
AS Ed Peters was returning from
an all-day auto run advertising the 7.
A. & B. picnic Monday and had just
passed over the railway crossing near the
county house, the front axle of his car
broke, allowing his machine to swerve
and in moment he was in the ditch.
Fortunately he was running at low
speed and none of the occupants were
thrown out or injured. Had the acct
dent occurred any time before while he
was hitting it up" at 80 to 40 mile
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