The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-22
Local Happenings

ing, Feb. 18th Remember the date.
Frank Mcintosh was down from
Viroqua for an over Sunday visit with
his family.
The Elgin price of butter was put
up to 80 cents Monday-the top price of
the season.
The Kvindeforening meets with Mrs.
Andrew Hoen in the church basement
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. A. S. Flagg and Mrs. E. w.
Coon entertained the Euchre club We'd
nesday evening.
Ten cars of sheep were held at the
feeding station few days this week by
Mr.. Hawk of Buffalo, Dakota.
The ffty-fourth annual session OF
the Wisconsin Press Association will be
held a. Madison March ID and Ia.
Misses Lucy and Emma Whitmore
OF GAINESVILLE, former teachers here, were
guests of Mrs. M. L. Carrier over Sun
day.
-Peleg Bliven has been quite siriously
i'll at his homo on Lake Koshkonong
during the week. DR.. McChesney is in
attendance.
Mrs Harry Ash and Mrs. Arthur
Clarke are in Milwaukee attending the
Eastern Star grand lodge as representa-
tivao of Tho local pr1nr
"A transient peddler OF rugs was ar
rested for violation of the city ordinance
last week and fined $1,000 in Justice
Smiths court, which was paid.
-Robt. Bruhn accompanied a party
of land seekers from Stoughton and else
where that left on trip to the Isle Of
Pines off the coast Of Cuba, Monday.
AT special meeting of the share
holders ia the Monarch Mining Co., held
here on Saturday, Sanford Soverhill of
GAINESVILLE and Mort Carrier we're elected
additional directors.
John P. Coon and son Paul left on
Tuesday morning for Virginia to look up
the proposition OF growing a crop of
cigar leaf tobacco on G. l.. Culton's farm
CD the James river.
The weather of the week has been
very much like spring breakup and
deep mud has made the country roads
almost impossible at times. We sus-
pect the warm weather and robins have
come at least month too soon.
"A committee of the Ladies' Society
consisting of Mrs. j. Mawhinney, Mrs.
And. Mcintosh and Mrs. c. l.. Culton
went to Chicago and selected new Or
gan for the Congregational church. The
new instrument will be installed this
week.
ALT Hammerquist sold his pleasant
home on Blaine street Monday TO G. b.
Boutelle, member OF the lumber firm
of Whittet & Boutelle. Mr.. Boutelle has
recently disposed of his home in Dodge
Vile and will soon bring his family here
to reside.
The village of Clinton Junction is
planning a big home coming, to be held
in that place July 6. This meeting
will bring together hundreds OF former
Rock county citizens who are located in
all parts Of the country and the occasion
will be awaited with good deal OF in
terest
Local livestock shippers are finding
that the government is making a more
rigid inspection than formerly at the
Chicago stockyards. The system is of
interest here as the inspectors will not
pass calves that are under three weeks
old, and with the new rule in force there
will be no market for young calves
p. Fl. Swift, editor of the Water
town Leader, formerly special agent for
the land department as Washington. has
received the appointment as special
agent in the interior department, wheth-
or in his former position or not we are
not informed, but he will be located in
Washington until his assignment is made
to some specific branch of work.
A bevy Of university girls were en-
tertained by Miss Winifred Coon on
Sunday Including Miss Florence Kaest-
ner of Plymouth, who was her guest
from Friday evening, they were Misses
Helen Smith of Tomahawk, Edith Nc
MILAN of Ft. Atkinson, Berni"e Miller
of Winona, Maude Terry of Brodhead
and Clara Jensen of this city
Clarence Saunders, who has recent
ly received his discharge from four
years enlistment in the U. S. navy as
machinist has been visiting relatives in
this locality during the week. The past
two years ne has been assigned to the
battleships West Virginia and Ohio. He
has now made application for position
IN the navy yards at Washington.
Misses johnson & Larson announce