The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-07-11

visiting at the home OF her son, w. v.
Atwell.
| Miss Mae Spencer left Tuesday on
visit to her sister at Fargo, n. D.,
and her brother at Minneapolis.
Richard Curran would like to re-
cover an umbrella left in the grand
stand at the Driving Park, July 4th.
Arthur Shannon of Portage was
down Monday with his family who are
camping at the Bentley cottage on
Koshkonong.
Mrs. Aft. Henderson and son Wis
tied with friends here during the week
but expect shortly to join Mr.. Hender-
son at Mandan, N. D.
| Madison papers note the return of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Stangl after year
| spent in Denver. Mr.. Stangps health
| is very much improved by the years
| rest.
w. A. Jordan, former postmaster
at Albion, writing us from Plevna,
Mont, says they are having plenty~of
rain this season and the crops are look
ing fine.
| Indians from every tribe are car
ried with the Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch
Wild West. This will be good chance
| to see the red man as he exists on
| Uncle Sam's reservation.
Miss Virginia Maidens of Fort At
kinson, formerly employed as stenog-
rapher for North & Wentworth, visited
among friends here over the 18th, re-
turning home on Monday.
| Stew Buchanan is again leading
the Edgerton band and giving weekly
| instruction so that the music of the
Wednesday evening concerts is fully up
| to the old time standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Hurd of Depue,
| ILL.,, visited relatives here during the
week. Mr.. Hurd returned Monday
while Mrs. Hurd will remain for
longer stay at the home of her mother.
The u. S. civil service commission
| announces that examinations will be
held August tor vacancies in the pos
tai service at Beloit, Edgerton, Evans
vile and GAINESVILLE. Application blanks
| may be had of each post office or fur
Their information concerning vacancies.
| VIM. Miller announces that after
| this date mail will not be received left
on the bags or handed to him at the
| depot. There is an outside mail box
| on every mail car and the public are
| requested to do their own posting.
| Better way is to get to the post office
| in time for the bag.
| During the storm Friday Afternoon
lightning struck the barn on the farm
occupied by Thos. Stearns in Porter
which was destroyed by fire. The loss,
which was partially covered by insur-
ance in the Town of Albion company,
was adjusted Monday by the payment
of $3.50. Mr.. -Stearns lives on the old
John Lienau place in Porter.
| "A little two year old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Wilberg, living in
the town of Albion, picked up bottle
of gasoline while the parents were in
Culton's garage on Wednesday evening
and drank portion of the fluid. A
physician was Immediately called who
prescribed an emetic which had the de-
| sired effect and the child recovered
| after a few hours of suffering.
| When the Wisconsin delegation ar
rived at Gettysburg it was found the
assignments of tents were too small to
accommodate all and the boys thinking
to have a little fun with Uncle Isaac
| Howell, directed him to another part of
the encampment where the cOnfedet-
| ates held forth. Howell found the
| place and Johnnie was in possession
of the tent, and here was where your
uncle beat retreat, saying 900 miles
| was too far to travel to sleep with a
rebel.
Charles Sweeney bumped into
the rear of Harry Langworthy's car
riage while coming to town Wednesday
evening Of last week and resulted in
quite a smash-up. Langworthy had
turned out for an auto and was just
swinging back into the road when
Sweeney came up behind and owing to
the cloud of dust did not see the rig
until his auto crashed into it. Harry
| was thrown out when the buggy was
overturned and his team ran away,
plunged through closed gate at the
Thos. Houfe yard where they stopped.
The front of the Sweeney auto was
smashed by the impact but as no one
was seriously injured it is considered a
fortunate accident, though quite few
dollars will be required to repair the
| damage.
AT the meeting of the Street As
sessment committee June 18th bids for
doing the work on Albion and Rollin
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