The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-19
Local Happenings


80 cents.
DIR. Shepard is home from pro-
tracted stay in Montana.
Bert Gary and Paul Watson were
in Chicago on business Tuesday.
Miss Ella Carlson was down from
Portage for an over Sunday stay at
her home here.
Mrs. John LaBundy went to Elk
horn Tuesday to spent few weeks
with relatives.
w. C. Pond and wife of GAINESVILLE
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clouden
Farman last Friday.
The ladies of ST. Joseph's church
will give euchre party at T. A. & B.
hall this Thursday evening.
Frank Hitchcock, Alex. Ely and
Winifred Coon are home from the uni
versity for the end of semester vaca-
ton.
More snow and plenty of it but not
distributed well enough for good sleigh
ing. Too much of it piled in drifts and
behind fences.
Miss May, graduate of Nine Qui
Vive, will demonstrate French face
bleach at Atwell's drug store all this
week. Ladies cordially invited.
Mrs. John Casson, who has been
visiting relatives here while Mr.. Casson
made trip South, left for her home at
Ford River, Mich, on Friday.
Mrs. Maud Clarke, Mrs. Harry Ash
Mrs. Chas. Green, Mrs. w. A. Shelley
and Mrs. Arthur Clarks are attending
the grand chapter of the Eastern Star
order in Milwaukee this week.
The Clifford Co. at Royal hall all
next week. Change of program and
good specialties each night. Seats will
be placed on sale Friday morning of
this week
The old Richard Barnes homestead
of 120 acres near Lake Koshkonong,
owned by the Geske estate, has been
sold through E. M. Ladd to Frank
Kealey for $4,000.
The social dances given under the
auspices of the K. P. lodge have proven
such popular diversions that it has been
decided to continue them with another
series, the first of which will be given
on Friday, Feb. &C..
A repair force of the Bell Tele-
phone Co., which was working out of
Edgerton, received dispatch Sunday
morning to come to Chicago at once, as
a sleet storm had taken down many of
the lines leading out of that city.
Mrs. C. E. Shannon and Mrs. F..
w. Coon returned home from Florida
Saturday evening and were received by
roaring blizzard that came down from
the north and made them wish they
had fingered among the orange groves
awhile longer.
The anniversary of the eleventh
birthday of Hixon Bradley Knapp was
the occasion of gathering at his home
last Saturday afternoon of few of his
young playmates. The hours were
three to six and the little folks seemed
to enjoy. every minute of the time.
Luncheon was served.
The Tungsten lamps, which are
now fast coming into general use for
electric lighting, make it possible to
cut down lighting expenses very ma
terially. A demonstration of what the
saving is can be seen at the office of
the local light company any day and
customers who are interested should
call and investigate.
The ski tournament at Stoughton
Saturday was witnessed by nearly a
thousand people in spite of the cold,
raw atmosphere that made outdoor
sport, at best, uncomfortable. Three
of the honors were carried away by
Erling Laudvik, whose longest jump
registered II feet 10 inches.
There will be box social held in
the Sheepskin school house Friday
evening, Feb. 10th. At o'clock the
school children will give a program
suited to the celebration of Lincoln s
and Washington's birthdays and the re-
mainder of the evening will be spent
with music, games and social time.
Each lady is requested to bring box
supper for two. These boxes will be
sold at auction and the proceeds used
for school purposes. Everyone come
and have good time
Game Warden Drafahl is keeping
close watch upon all illegal fishers at
Lake Koshkonong and on the Rock
river. He reports that he has found
many illegal set lines on the river and
also on Lake Koshkonong, and has de-