The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-05-02

bers. w. F. Pierce is commander and
John Sherman secretary and treasurer.
Someone has been Systematically
stealing canvas covers from j. B..
Shaw's machinery that is standing out.
Four large pieces were distracted last
Thursday night and two more Monday
night. Mr.. Shaw would pay something
to find out who the guilty parties are.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heddles and
youngest son arrived Monday evening
from Paonia, Colo, for short stay
among relatives here. Mr.. Heddles
came principally to visit his aged moth
er who has been poorly for several
weeks and was extremely anxious to
see the absent member of the family.
Miss Alma Bruhn was rendered a
miscellaneous shower at her home Mon
day evening by about twenty. five OF
her young lady friends, and was the re-
cipient of many useful and beautiful
articles. Dainty refreshments were
served and most enjoyable evening
passed. Miss Bruhn is soon to be mar
ried to Emil Schumacher of Eau Claire.
The baseball season opened with a
game at the Driving Park Friday with
the Albion academy team, which proved
a one-sided affair, the Edgerton COM
bination being too much for the Wis
itors at every point of the game. We
have material here for the making of
quite respectable ball club with prop
er encouragement.
The concert of the Stoughton Glee
Club given under the auspices OF the
Knights of Pythias at Royal hall Fri
day evening was favored with a good
house and highly appreciated by music
lovers, for the program contained many
excellent features. Automobiles fur
nished transportation for the club to
and from Stoughton.
Invitations have been issued for
the second annual party of the K. P.
lodge to be held at Acadamy hall, Fri
day evening, May 9th. Music will be
furnished by Hatch's orchestra, and in
place of the usual concert there will be
six numbers of vocal and instrumental
music and reading during the evening.
About three hundred invitations have
been issued
A pleasant surprise came to rela-
tives and friends here during the week
in the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Josephine Bates-Shepard to
Edwin D. Coultar. The ceremony took
place at the home of the bride, Dr. and
Mrs. E. L. Shepard's, at Lewistown,
Mont, on the Oath inst. The young
couple will take up their home on a
claim near Lewistown.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Hurd of Depue,
ILL.,, were guests of Mrs. Hurd's rela-
tives here during the week. Mr.. Hurd,
who is civil engineer, has been en-
ployed during the past year by the
Mineral Point Zinc Co., who have erect
ed large smelter and acid plant and
electric lighting system at Depue, as
designing engineer. He has also pre-
pared plans for sewer system at
Depue.
Farmers report that horse diseases
are more prevalent this season than
usual. One veterinary in neighbor-
ing town says he had 40 cases on hand
in his territory last week of a perplex-
ing nature. These diseases coming too
just at the time when the springs work
is pushing finds many short of farm
teams and the situation is embarrassing.
The losses too from deaths of high
priced animals have been serious in
many cases, as good pair of farm
horses costs from $400 to $500.
The street assessment committee
of the council met Tuesday to hear OBJ
jections to the proposed Improvement
of Albion and Rollin streets. A petit
ton of IA property owners on Albion
street, all but five on the block, pro-
testing against the improvement, was
presented, basing their objections on
the additional expense to an already
heavily taxed community, and as being
uncalled for, unnecessary and extrava-
giant. The next step will be the report
of the committee to the council.
Fire, swept by terrific wind, de-
stroyed nearly $4,000 worth of out
buildings in less than half an hour on
the John Lacrosse farm, three-quarters
of mile north of Waunakee, at about
l o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
house and barn were saved only be-
cause the wind blew the flames away
from them. The barn was owned by
Godfrey Schunk. Approximately half
of his loss is sustained by insurance.
The buildings were tobacco shed, two
hog houses and sort of summer
kitchen. The tobacco shed, over 100
feet long, was swept from end to end
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