The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-29

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| of their son, Walter.
w. Fl. Leedle was in Evansville on
Wednesday to visit his brother, Joseph,
| who is critically i'll.
-Rev. Richardson and family have
been passing portion of the week at L..
Puerner's, west of the city.
The rural mail carriers have been
| relieved of their duties Monday on &C.
count of the New Year holiday.
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs.
John p. Coon next Wednesday.
Miss Hannah Gilderhus came out
from Milwaukee to pass the week with
Edgerton and Stoughton friends.
e. G. Hopkins was at Fennimore
this week looking after the renting of a
farm owned by him near that place.
Prof N. Y. Clausen of Red Wing,
MIMI, is passing his vacation at the
home of Rev. J. Linnevold and wife.
The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
will hold joint installation of officers.
! The date has not yet been decided upon.
-Edgerton business places will re-
sumo $50 closing on Wednesday and
Friday evenings, beginning Wednesday,
January Sd, 1906.
Miss Sadie Aiken of Pittsburg, Pa,
| is guest of her cousin, Mrs. John Gull
ton. Miss Aiken is on her way to Cali
fornia for the winter.
-Alva Carey, who is taking the short
course in agriculture at the state univer-
sity, came down to pass Christmas with
his parents near Stebbinsville.
Mrs. Frank Jack and children Of
| Sparta are visiting relatives here while
Mr.. Jack is attending the state teachers
convention in Milwaukee this week.
The usual services at the Norwegian
Lutheran church Sunday at 1870 a. m.
There will also be services in the church
New Year day at the same hour. Pastor
Linnevold will preside at both.
| "A most interesting social function
| the marriage of Mr.. Oscar Jensen and
| Miss Eta Whittet, is scheduled to take
place at o'clock Thursday, too late for
more detailed account to be gwen in
this paper.
Henry Willie has disposed of the
Dodge county territory, which he has
been canvassing in the interests of Mon
arch preparations, and is home "gai /.
He quit the road because it KEPT him
away from home most of the time.
The Sunday morning services at the
M. E. church will be in strict harmony
with the season and a pentacostal ser
vice in the evening will be followed by a
conservation service. Beginning with
Thursday evening and lasting until New
Years eve there will be series of meet
ings held in the church. These are in
line of a preparation for proper begin
ming of new year. A general invita-
ton is extended.
| Christmas goods were never SO thor
oughly cleaned out of the stores here as
this year. That means complete new
stock for next years trade. The large
stocks on hand at the beginning of the
season moved rapidly and last Saturday
night found nearly every merchant with
only few dollars worth on hand. Right
prices, courteous treatment, together
with suitable goods for the occasion,
were the prime factors in moving them.
The Marquette Reading Circle ten
dered reception to it's honorary mem
bers Tuesday afternoon at the home of
| Mrs James Joyce. Miss Della Burns of
Milwaukee, Miss Margaret Stafford of
New Glarus and Miss Alice Doran of
| Chicago, who are home for the holidays,
dinner was served at o'clock and very
pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all
members present. The next regular
meeting will be at the home of Mrs. JOS
eph Leary, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1906.
Several departments of the public
schools gave very pleasing entertain
ments just previous to the Christmas re-
cess. On Thursday evening the primary
rooms united in program highly enter
tanning to the large assembly of parents
and patrons of the schools. The kinder
garten room, under the direction of Miss
Eleanor Field and Winifred Coon, gave
a Christmas tree entertainment to which
the mothers of the little tots were in
vited, Friday forenoon, which proved
very pleasing to both old and young.
"A Christmas tree diversion, not noted
in any of the announcements last week,
was prepared by the patrons of the Carl
ton and Saturday evening was the time
selected for distributing the presents
1t was not the value OF the gifts that at
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