The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
Grandma Howard is quite critically

or butter.
Christmas exercises will be held at
the German church Saturday evening.
Miss Maude Harrison is down from
Madison to pass the holidays with her
parents.
Mrs. w. A. Shelley is ont from
Milwaukee for few days visit with
Edgerton friends.
&C. E. Sweeney has sold the 16O
acre farm which he bought from the
Heck estate to Henry Thronson.
"A marriage license was issued on
Tuesday to Oscar G. Mason Of Albion
and Emma j. Hageberg of Fulton.
Only two shopping days left in
which to buy your presents. Lots of
nice things yet at the stores here.
DIR. Henry Ogden was down from
Fort Atkinson Wednesday to make his
mother, Mrs. Electa Coon, Christmas
CALL
John Whittet and wife of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, have been guests at the
home of Henry Ebbott and wife few
days.
Frank Lester, who has been spend
ing the summer in Montana, returns to
spend the holidays with relatives here
abouts.
John Shannon, we'll known citizen
of Jefferson, was killed by town of
Pennington farmer in quarrel Tues
day evening.
DIR. u. w. Koren, the first Norwe-
giap minister west of the Mississippi
and for 81 years pastor of church at
DEBORAH, Iowa, is dead.
DIR. Willard McChesney is recover
ing from quite severe illness which
has kept him confined to his home the
greater part of the week.
The Albion band of sixteen pieces
will furnish music for the dance in
Academy hall next Monday evening.
And 1T ii be good music too.
Remember the social dance in
hall next Monday evening
given by st. Joseph's choir. The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend.
Richard Leary is coming home
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to
pass the holidays. If railway connec-
lions are good, he is expected to arrive
in Edgerton Friday evening of this
week.
The contemplated change in the
of the Carlton hotel an
two weeks ago did not take
place owing to a misunderstanding re-
garding some of the details of the trade |
and Mr.. Washburn has given UP all |
idea of taking charge of the property.
w. S. Wood of Stoughton has been
looking over the property during the
week but we understand he also has
decided not to take over the lease.
"A distressing affection has over
taken the family of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Severson in the town of Porter when a !!
five year old daughter died last week |
of black diphtheria. Measles were first
contracted by family of nine daugh-
tiers who had hardly recovered when
diphtheria made it's appearance. The
eldest daughter of IA has recovered |
but the rest of the family are exposed
to the dread disease.
The shortest day of the year was
December %, at which time the sun
crossed the line and from the second /
day after the days will be getting a !
little longer, until the sun again crosses
the line next summer. With the length |
ening of the days usually comes more
severe weather, it is said by those who !
know, that the thermometer drops to
its lowest point usually at about the
time Old Sol is battling with the dark
ness in the early hours of the morn
ing.
IOSl COllol0IlllS VI LluoAS, ~
itations, drills, dialogues, etc., will be
given by the various grades of the
school Friday p. m. preceding Christ
mas. The Seventh grade will have
their exercises in their room; the Sixth
grades in Miss Hebel's room, the Fifth |
grades in Miss Mason's room, the !
Fourth grades in Miss Pyre's room and
the Third grades in Miss Painters |,
room. Parents of the children and all
others interested in the school will be
welcome to these exercises. There |
will be children in the halls to show |
people to the rooms they would like
to go.
AS the Culton automobile driven by |
Herman Stark was returning from
GAINESVILLE Saturday evening it plowed
into a flock of sheep being driven along |
the road near the Whitaker farm in |
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