The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

The Rock county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at the M. E. church IN Ed
gerton on Thursday and Friday OF this
week. All are invited to their ses-
sions.
L. c. Whittet, Andrew Mcintosh,
Henry Johnson, c.. H. Babcock and DAY
Shaw. members Of the GAINESVILLE Com
mandery, attended the funeral of John
H. Owen at Milton Junction Wednesday
afternoon.
An automobile party consisting OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Marsh, George Daniels and
Miss Lucille Owen, of Chicago, were
guests at the c. L. Culton home from
Friday until Sunday.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of DR.. H. A. keenan, of
Stoughton to Miss Martha Wilson, to
take place at the home of the brides
mother in this city at o'clock We'd
nesday evening, Sept. Oath.
Rev. J. r. Berkelund of Chicago,
| formerly a missionary in Japan and
| China, will preach at the Norwegian
Lutheran church Sunday morning. At
8 o'clock in the afternoon he will speak
in the English language on missionary
problems.
| Jesse Dawson, who has been con-
| Quoting a saloon in the Schmeling block
for the past three years, left town two
weeks ago and his creditors, who ap-
pear to be numerous, have since taken
charge of his business. His debts are
said to aggregate between four and
| five thousand dollars and include most
| of the tradesmen in town as we'll as
wholesale liquor dealers.
| Golden Gulch," a romantic play
of the west, will be given at Royal
hall on Friday evening, Sept. 26. The
play centers around Chip, the girl of
the Golden West She has been reared
among the rough type of miners and
| knows only the life of the mountains.
She meets an eastern artist, man of
| culture and refinement, who is captiv-
| ated by her unaffected manner. The
closing act forms one of the prettiest
scenes ever written in any play, and
holds the undivided interest of the au-
dience until the final curtain.
| The Lyceum course secured for the
people of Edgerton by the Ladies Aid
of the M. E. church gives its first num-
Der the evening of October I'll. This
course is exceptionally fine in every
way and is one of the opportunities
which should not be missed. Below
are the numbers with the dates upon
which they are given: Rounds Spec
iaIty Co. s Musical Program, Tuesday
evening, Oct. 7th; Eldredge Costume
Character Sketches, Monday evening,
Dec. 1st; Ye Olde Towne Quartette,
Monday evening, Jan. 10th. Season
tickets. S100 and 75c; single tickets.
SOC and 25c.
| The trial of Emil Griep and Sidney
Watson charged with malicious assault
upon Fay Richardson of MELVILLE was
called in Justice Dawes court Wednes-
day, Dist. Atty. Dunwiddie being pres
ent to represent the state and Geo. w.
Blanchard the defendants in the case.
Greip plead guilty to the charge of as
sault, was fined the limit permitted by
the statute for this offense, 500 and
costs amounting to $7.95. The district
attorney explained to the court that in
his investigation he found no evidence
sufficient to convict Watson in the af-
fair and he was discharged. The al
legged assault, which if all reports are
true, was unprovoked, occurred after
the band concert week ago, the de-
PENDANTS following Richardson after he
left for home and attacked him on the
road east of town. The fortunate ar
| rival of friends on the scene prevented
the young man from being badly bat
tered up.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Mabbett and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Whittet and son
Lowell returned Sunday evening from
a weeks lake trip on the steamer Ala
bama carrying an excursion of Wiscon-
sin people to attend the dedication of
the Perry memorial at Put il Bay.
The steamer left Milwaukee in storm
and cool weather and rough water were
encountered nearly the whole week,
causing sea sickness which detracted
much from the pleasure of the trip.
The dedication exercises were attended
by nearly all the governors of the mid
die and eastern states and several Can
adian officials and were of very i'm
posing character. The naval and mill
tary displays We're also extensive and
included company of Minute Men
| from New Port, r. l., uniformed ex-
actly as their forefathers were in Rev
| dictionary times, the organization hav-