The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09


ternal revenue collector of the western
district of Wisconsin has been filled by
the appointment of Bert Williams, ed
itor of the Ashland Daily News. There
were several candidates for the place
made vacant by the death of Collector
Manson several months ago, but Will
liams finally landed one of the best fed
eral positions in the state. Having
known Mr.. Williams for some years,
The Reporter is disposed to tender its
congratulations to our brother editor.
F. w. Coon returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. D. F. Heddles, at
Paonia, Colo. He found the Western
slope of Colorado blessed with boun-
teous crop of fruit but prices were low
and growers wondering where they
| would be able to market it at profit
able figure. The apple crop alone of
| two or three counties is estimated to
yield over 5000 carloads. Mrs. Coon,
who has been absent for eleven weeks
visiting in Washington and California
before going to Colorado, returned with
him.
The marriage of Fred Harris to
| Miss Ada M. Reynolds took place at
the home of Mrs. Ophelia Foss on
Lawton street at o'clock Saturday,
Oct. 3, in the presence of immediate
friends. At the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. j. Linnevold, the
bridal couple were attended by Miss
Amy Blankenburg of Stevens Point
and Mr.. Guy Fay of Edgerton. A
bounteous wedding dinner was served
to the guests Immediately after the
ceremony. Mr.. Harris is employed at
the Wilson laboratory and contem-
plates making Edgerton his home per-
manently.
AT noon Wednesday, Oct. 7th, in
the M. E. parsonage at Madison, Rev.
F. S. Roach officiating, Sartoris C.
Humphrey and Miss Mary E. Hahn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hahn
of this city, were united in marriage.
The young couple left for the Capital
City on the 11:08 train, proceeding i'm
mediately to the parsonage where the
ceremony was performed. They de-
parted on the afternoon train for a
brief wedding trip to Kilbourn and the
| Dells. Both were born in this city,
educated in the public schools where
i the bride graduated with the class of
| 1913. The groom has recently pur-
chased a poultry and berry farm in the
outskirts of Edgerton and on their re-
| turn will commence housek aeping in a
! pleasantly furnished home, with the
congratulations and best wishes of
| large circle of friends.
While in Denver, Colo, last Friday
evening the editor and wife had the
pleasure of attending one of the great
| revival meetings being conducted by
Billy Sunday in that city. A taberna-
Gle seating eleven thousand people was
erected for six weeks series of meet
ings which Sunday is holding. On Fri
day evening every seat in that vast
building was taken, many people COM
ing two hours before the services open
ed in order to be sure of admission.
The expense of conducting the revival,
in which nearly all the Protestant
churches Joined, exceeded SIG, 900, all
| of which had already been obtained by
collection. Itw announced that over
5000 conversions had already been OBJ
tanned and the revival only about half
over The farewell offerings on the
last day of the revival are to go to
Billy Sunday for his compensation,
which is estimated will reach many
thousand dollars. His preaching ap-
peals largely to the middle classes,
among whom he is very successful in
securing converts, and is regarded one
of the great revivalists of the day.
-Four ladies in Ford machine bare
ly escaped injury when they were hit
by car belonging to the Bugg's gar
age and driven by one of the mechanics
at the shop, shortly after $3.50 Monday
afternoon at the corner of North Acad-
envy and Wall street, near the Bicknell
Mfg. Co. 1t appears that the ladies
were driving north on Academy street
when struck by the. larger garage car,
which was going west on Wall street.
Passers by state that that the woman
driving the light car became frightened
and allowed her car to run into the
curb, damaging the radiator, radius
rod and axle. The car belonged to
Miss Child of Edgerton. GAINESVILLE
Gazette.