The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-07


was a guest of Miss Leora Mabbett over
Sunday.
Miss Lillian Bloom of Portage is
guest of Miss Minerva Coon during the
week.
Miss Mae White of Beloit has been
passing a few days with Edgerton rela-
tives.
Mrs. J. A. johnson went to Chicago
to pass Thanksgiving day with her
daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Marsden of Rio passed
a portion of the week with relatives in
this city.
Rev. Charles Spilman returned from
Chicago Wednesday evening" where he
had passed few days with friends.
Mr.. Albert Bartz and sister, Anna,
went to Chicago Wednesday to visit
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm
Dallman.
Mrs. Jacobus will close her pottery
for the season on Saturday, Dec. 22nd.
She still has number of very handsome
articles that would make appropriate
Christmas presents.
On Saturday, December 18th, James
Wileman will retire from the cigar and
tobacco business which he has conduct
ed the past few years. In the spring he
will move to his farm on Albion Prairie.
Donations for the Congregational
fair can be left at the home of Mrs. E.
w. Coon or Mrs. E. G. Hopkins or at the
church on Wednesday, Dec. 18th. Fair
to open at 2:30; supper to begin at $50.
-Lige Bowman had the misfortune to
lose his cottage and furnishings Oh the
shores of Koshkonong by fire Tuesday
night He intends to go to the Sol
diers Home near Milwaukee to live for
the present.
Frank Hitchcock and Elmer Hahn
came down from Madison to pass the
Thanksgiving holiday with relatives. On
Friday and Saturday they run level
from Stoughton to Fulton procuring the
height of the water at the dams between
the two points on the Yahara river.
Announcements have been received
by local friends of the wedding of Miss
Leah E. Clarke to VIM. 0. Naset, which
took place in st. Paul On Saturday. Miss
Clarke is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Clarke and has always made Ed
gerton her home. Mr.. Naset is an archi-
tect in Eau Claire, where the young peo-
pie will begin housekeeping at once.
The Ladies Society of the Congrega-
tional church will give their annual fair
at the church parlors Wednesday, Dec.
H. at 2:3O. The ladies have faculty of
furnishing just the useful or fancy arti-
Gle you are looking for for Christmas
present, and if you come this time you
will not be disappointed. Supper will
be served from $50 until all are satisfied.
Charles Manthei and Bertha Tiegs
were united in marriage at the German
Lutheran church on Thanksgiving day,
Rev. Charles Spilman officiating. The
young couple will make this city
their home for the winter and in the
spring will reside upon farm which has
been rented by Mr.. Tiegs. A large Cir
Gle of friends join in wishing them hap
piness and prosperity.
the M. E. church Sunday. At the morn
ing service in addition to the regular or
der there will be reception of members.
Christian people who may be without
any church home are asked to confer
with the pastor in regard to this matter.
Epworth League services at 6 p. m. con-
Quoted by the young people. Friends
always welcomed. Preaching services of
an evangelistic nature at p. N. All
the services are for the people and the
people are invited to enjoy the same.
Matches and mice came near being
the cause of the loss by fire Of August
Stricker's residence the night before
Thanksgiving. About o'clock in the
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Stricken were
awakened by peculiar smell and upon
investigation they found box of
matches that had been left on the table
the night before nearly burned up. A
pile Iof papers that lay near was also
burning. The superstition is that mice
gnawed into the box and ignited the
matches.
The following are the K. P. officers
elected Tuesday evening for the ensuing
year: G. C.-Wm. Strasberg; " c.
Fred Smith; P.-Wm. Bardeen; NJ of
VII. M. Raymond; M. of F.-Isaac
Spike; M. Of E &C. W. Birkenmeyer: X.
r. & S.-Albert Muffiey; [. G. Charles
Bowen; 0. G.-P. G.. Brown, Jr.; G.. L.
&c. 81. Babcock; Trustee for three
years-F. w. Mckinney. At the next