The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-01-22
Local Happenings

Gay evening.
The date of the Firemen's annual
ball has been fixed. 1t is Friday, Feb
ruary 18th.
Winifred Coon and Edith Mcmillan,
university students, passed Sunday with
relatives here.
The Pigeforening will meet at the
home of Mrs. Andrew Jensen this
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Nellie Morey is confined at
the home of her sister, Mrs. E. c. Hop
kins, with sickness.
-Chas. R. Bentley is again confined
to his home with recurrence of a long
standing heart trouble.
Miss Maud Terry of Brodhead was
guest at the home of Miss Clara Jen-
son few days this week.
Louis Puerner was at Jefferson last
week helping fill his ice house at the
creamery west of that city.
Clarence Keel and sister of Slough
ton were guests at the home of G. W..
Haylock and family over Sunday.
Ed Peters captured several wild
geese from flock that settled on Rock
river below the Ford one day last week.
For the regular meeting of the
common council Tuesday evening no
quorum was present and council adj
,journed.
The Sharon Reporter states that 40
years ago butter was selling for IA
cents, eggs II cents, hogs $3.50, oats
20 cents and bran So. so.
Will Wurn was up from Chicago
visiting Edgerton friends few days
during the week. Will is now propri-
etor of the Pattington garage which
business he recently purchased.
w. T. Pomeroy and Frank Pearse,
of the local electric light company, are
attending the Northwestern Electrical
convention in Milwaukee and the Elec-
trical Show in Chicago this week.
Miss Elizabeth K Maurer, of the
state university, will deliver lecture
in the Stebbinsville church Thursday
evening, Jan. %. Proceeds for the
benefit of the church, and all are in
vited to attend.
An illustrated health talk will be
given by Anna M. Lyon of Chicago,
state lecturer of Illinois, in the Metho-
dist church, Wednesday, Jan. 9th, at
2:3O D. m. All ladies invited. The talk
is free-no collection.
Robert Maltpress, on his way from
Rockford, ILL.,, to Seattle, Wash, passed
few hours with relatives here Tues
day. He goes to Seattle to take pe-
sition with the Stetson-Ross Machine
company, woodworkers.
s.. L. Sheldon, aged 81, for many
years prominent merchant and farm
implement jobber of Madison, died at
his home Monday night of pneumonia.
For many years he was president of. the
Dane County Agricultural society.
Andrew Jensen has been at DEBORAH,
Iowa, few days this week attending
a meeting of the board of trustees of
Luther college. w. S. Heddles of Mad
ison is supplying his position in the To-
bacco Exchange bank during his alb
sence.
Upon charge of stealing chickens
from the farm of Steph Madden in Full
ton, three Indian Ford young men were
assessed So and costs each in Justice
Spencer's court Monday The boys
were in great luck. in getting off with
so light penalty.
Schoolmates and little friends of
George Ogden gave him surprise Sat-
urday afternoon when they assembled
at the Ogden home laden with lunch
baskets. There were about 25 in the
company and they passed a few hours
with games and youthful fun and all
had pleasant time.
Mrs. F. w. Coon and Mrs. c. E..
Shannon departed Thursday morning
for Florida, going via the Birmingham
route of the Illinois Central from Chi
cago to Jacksonville and East Coast
line to Ormand. They will visit sis
ter of Mrs. Coon living at Mound Grove
short distance from Ormand.
Large circulars have been issued
during the week by Ratzlaff Bros. an
nouncing January clearance sale. The
dates are Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. 26, q, %. There are
many bargains on staple goods listed
and it will do all good to get one of the
circulars and read it carefully.
Although East Lynne is nearly
half century old and has been played
in Edgerton many times, yet on Mon