The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-21

Miss Leila Boss of Milton was an
over Sunday visitor of Miss Hazel
Conn.
The girls high school basket ball
team will play at Stoughton Friday
evening.
Sheriff Schiebel was up from James
vile Wednesday serving papers in a
civil action.
New telephones have been installed
at Chan Robinson's, No. 432, and F. j.
Collman's warehouse, No. 407.
The weather seems to be shaping
right for the ski tournament at Slough
ton ON Saturday. Edgerton will send a
good delegation.
ID. J. Marcus, manager of the Ed
gerton Electric Light Co., has been at
tending an electrical convention in Mil
waukee during the week.
-Edgerton will send it's full quota to
Stoughton Saturday to witness the ski
tournament. The liberal prizes offered
will make the contest the best ever
held there.
The Mabbett & Towne building, oc-
cupied as a paint store by L. N. Pom
eroy & Co., has been increased in size
by adding IL feet the whole length OF
the west side.
Arthur Toynton, son of Richard
Toynton of Wauzeka, now travelling
salesman in South Dakota for grocery
house, has been passing the week with
relatives and friends here.
The Thomas Thronson homestead
on Albion Prairie, consisting of 32C
acres, one of the best tobacco and stock
farms in that section, has been sold te
Alfred Thronson, one of the heirs, fol-
$25, OOO.
After a married life of SO years,
Mrs. Mary Haskins was granted oil
vorce from D. Haskins for non-support
by Judge Halsey in Milwaukee on Mon
day last. The parties for many years
resided in this city.
About twelve friends of Miss Lulu
Summerfeldt assembled at her home or
Wednesday evening, it being the occa.
sion of the 18th anniversary of her
birthday. Luncheon was served ano
all enjoyed most pleasant evening.
Miss Jessie Morrissey has resigned
her position as cashier at Brown &
Pringle's store and will remain at home
to care for her mother. Miss Sena
Hogue has taken her place at the store.
Miss Christie Bowen has been added to
the clerical force.
The ladies of the Relief Corps were
entertained Tuesday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. Frank
Williams. The diversion was forfeit
ing contest and there was no end OF
amusement. Refreshments were served
and all had an enjoyable time.
Over two hundred tons of snow has
been shoveled from off the roof to the
sheds at the Heddles Lumber Co. S of.
flee. The great weight had commenced
to sag the roof and had it not been re.
moved probably would have caused
much damage.
This office is in receipt of an unique
compliment of the holiday season from
the James White Paper Co. of Chicago
1t consists of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress printed by the enduring stee
plate process on heavy handwoven liner
damask, material that will last as
long as the linen wrappings that have
preserved for over 5000 years the bodies
of Rameses II and other mummies Of
Pharaoh's time.
Sunshine and Awkwardness'
was the topic of the lecture delivered
by Mr.. Strickland W. Gillian at Roya
hall Wednesday evening, in filling the
second number of the lecture course
The speaker seemingly courts the dis
tinction of an example of awkwardness
in his style of delivery for it fits in sc
impressively in bringing out the quaint
and wholesome humor of his talk. The
tender pathos of some of his origina
poems recited all helped to make ar
evening of real enjoyment for all those
present.
-Twenty-nine years ago we Older
boys were younger boys than we are
today and the thrilling sensation Of
tunneling and trenching drifts of piline
snow was more keenly appreciated thar
at the present time. Perhaps Edger
ton was not the home of us all in 1881
but that matters not, for in that year
the heavens seemed to open wide the
gates and sift the f1aky wilderness over
all the land and strong winds piled i
| in drifts mountain high in city stree
and country road and we older boys
who tbon uora vo1nUor hovS rpnnpmhp,