The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-12-25
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| Miss Winifred Coon is home from
i the University for the holiday vacation.
Mrs. B. L. Cleary goes to Chicago
to pass the Christmas holiday with rel
atives.
Remember the New Year ball in
Academy hall FRIDAY evening Jam
uary1 st.
Rock county has new newspaper,
the Journal, published at Orfordville by
| S. H. Graves.
Mrs. DR.. Sylvester and children of
Grant county are spending the holiday
season with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Atwood
Andrew Jensen Jr. came Tuesday
evening from DEBORAH, Iowa, and will
remain with his parents during the hol-
iday vacation.
Mr.. Burr w. Scott came down
from Minneapolis to pass Christmas
with Mrs. Scott and parents, r. ].
Maltpress and wife.
Mrs. VIM. Bartz and two daught-
ers, Mrs. Will Hartzell and Anna Bartz,
and Mrs. Boehm were in GAINESVILLE
Monday on business.
C. w. Birkenmeyer and family and
Mrs. Jane Kelley went to River Falls
to pass the Christmas holiday with the
family of Prof. Frank M. Jack.
-Delos Nicholson, accompanied by
Mr.. Jos. Wheeler, came up from Chi
cago and are the guests of his parents,
DR.. A. P. Nicholson and wife, for the
holiday.
| Jesse Patterson, who is now located
at Baraboo and engaged in the restau-
rant business, was in Edgerton for
few hours last Friday calling on old
time friends.
-Brodhead sustained a $25, 600 fire
loss Monday morning when five BUSH
| ness firms were burned out. The fire
developed so quickly that little of the
contents could be saved.
A real live Santa Claus has been
making his headquarters at Brown &
Pringle's department store during the
week, and his movements have been a
great mystery to the younger genera
| ton.
The Misses Grace and Leo Green
| wood, who have been in Columbus,
Wis, the past year, returned home
during the week to pass the holidays
with their parents, James Greenwood
and wife.
| e. M. Ladd, real estate agent, has
sold w. H. Gifford's 16O-acre farm in
the town of Fulton to Julius Bublitz for
S13, 450, and in exchange Mr.. Clifford
takes the Bublitz farm of 60 acres in
Porter for 1000.
| -stOut in the Streets, three-act
temperance play, will be presented by
home talent from Mt. Pleasant at the
Stebbinsville church Thursday evening,
Dec. 81. Light refreshments will be
served after the play. An invitation is
extended to ALL
| Mrs. Gottleib Boehm was granted
a divorce from her husband in the cir
cult court Monday upon the charge OF
| habitual drunkenness and cruel treat
ment The parties reside in this city.
Mrs. Otto Schultz, nee Bartz, was also
given a divorce on the grounds Of de-
sertion.
| AT the meeting of the fire depart
ment Monday evening, Adolph Jensen,
S. A. Warner and Carl Peters were
named as committee to arrange for
the Firemen's annual ball. The date
has not yet been set, but The Reporter
will probably make announcement in
the next issue.
There is one class of people through
out this broad land of ours who will la
Dor on Christmas the same as any other
day of the week. 1t is the rural mail
carriers. Your Uncle Sam requires
them to take the trip as usual on
Christmas day, but they are given a
l day off on New Year.
| "A New Year ball will be given in
Academy hall Friday evening, January
| 1st. Music will be furnished by Baum
gartner's orchestra of seven pieces.
Dance tickets Us cents; supper served
at the Bon Ton. Doors open at 8
o'clock and dancing begins at 9. A
genuine good time is promised and an
invitation is extended to all.
The Reporter has been fortunate in
securing fountain pen which will be
given to subscribers on the following
| terms: Old subscribers paying arrear-
ages and $1.5O for The Reporter one