The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-04

"A barn dance at Fred Cebell'
Tuesday, July s. All come.
There are eleven places in the city
licensed to sell cigarettes.
Mrs. Henry Morrissey and sol
Billy are here from Milwaukee for |
few weeks.
Services in English at st. john
Lutheran church next Sunday morning
at 10 a. m.
-Herschal Crook of Charles City
Iowa, has been with friends here dur
ing the week.
Letter postage is now two cents
and post card one cent anywhere in tn,
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bardeen Of
Milwaukee are guests at the home o.
Will Bardeen and wife.
Miss Esther Bardeen was dowr
from Madison for an over Sunday visit
with her parents, w. Bardeen and wife
Mrs. Doris Clarke Thonnes arrived
here Monday evening for an extended
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. H. Clarke.
Clarence and Charles Mcintosh left
Tuesday evening by auto for Toledo
Ohio, to pass the 4th and to take in the
Willard dempsey bout.
Charles Lindas of Kenosha, son OF
Hans Lindas, was in Edgerton fer {
short stay with friends during the
week. 1t is some fifteen years since
the Lindas family moved to Kenoshs
from here and Mr.. Lindas notes many
changes.
Scott Hatch Jr. and Miss Ruth
Lynts motored to Winona, Mimi, the
first of the week to pay visit to Miss
Lynts' sister, Mrs. Myra Rector. They
will remain until after the 4th.
Mr.. Fred Hossefeldt, wife anc
children were up from Rockford for g
couple days. visit at the home of Mrs
Hossefeldt's parents: Mr.. and Mrs.
August Schultz. They returned the
first of the week
"A letter to George Lynts and wife
from their son George, received Mon
day, states that he was in Paris at the
time of writing and was well and feel.
ing fine. AS to his coming home moth.
ing was certain, but he thought thai
July 1st might find him crossing the
"deep."
On July 1st there was change ir
the proprietorship of the w. G. Atwel
drug store. The name of the new firm
is Atwell-Dallman Drug Co. and the
proprietors now are w. G. Atwell,
George H. Dallman and Miss Christina
Merrill, all well known to the trade
here.
Tomorrow (Friday) is the glorious
4th. Edgerton has made no prepare
tons to celebrate this year, but there
are enough planned in the nearby cities
to accommodate all. Here is list OF
some cities that will have celebrations.
The first on the list is our neighbor,
Stoughton. They have arranged for a
good program throughout the day,
among the features listed being ball
game between Stoughton and Edger-
ton. Beloit has larger program in
GLIDING cwo ball games, morning and
afternoon, and full line of other en-
tertainment. Sun Prairie, Waterloo,
Watertown and Whitewater all have
celebrations. Now you can 60 in any
direction for the day. Take your choice.
The initial step was taken by
the common council last Monday even
ing at an adjourned meeting toward
the purchase of lands for a central city
park. The committee appointed by
the council to investigate as to lands
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that in their estimation the lands upon
which options had been secured were
most suitable, and the council adopted
the report. Further steps will be taken
as soon as the necessary documents
can be prepared. An ordinance will
have to be passed and ordered publish
ed by the council, stating the amount
of bonds to be issued, in what denom-
nations, the rate of interest, when due
and payable and for what purpose is
sued. Then any time within thirty
days after the passage of the proposed
ordinance any taxpayer has right to
petition the council to submit the prop
osition to vote of the people. This
petition requires signatures to the ex-
tent of 10 per cent of the votes cast in
the city at the last general state cleo
ton. Not being petitioned, the coun-
Gil will then have the right to bond the
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