The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07

church Thursday and Friday evenings.
Miss Lorraine Dreyfus of Milwaukee
was guest of Miss Myrtle Maltpress
over New Years. 80
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet next Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. JOS. Conn.
Michael Litney and wife of Trav-
erse City, Mich, are guests at Harry
Ash's and other relatives in this vicin-
ity.
The Kvindeforening will meet in
the basement of the church Thursday,
Jan. Is, entertained by Mrs. Jacob
Johnson and Mrs. Sern Peterson.
The annual meeting of the Edger-
ton Athletic club will be held in the
Child high school at p. m. Thursday,
JAM 6, for the election of officers for
the ensuing year. A full attendance is
desired.
Rev. James r. Kaye, at one time
pastor of the Congregational church
here but later Of Lincoln, ILL.,, and ed
itor of religious paper at Oak Park,
Ill.,, must serve two years sentence at
Fort Leavenworth for counterfeiting.
The u. S. court of appeals has recently
confirmed the judgment Of the lower
court in this unfortunate affair.
The annual stockholders meeting
of the Tobacco Exchange bank was
held in the directors room Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock, when the pres
ept officers and directors were continu-
ed for another year. The reports show
ed very satisfactory increase of bust
ness and the strengthening of the
banks reserve fund to $25, 1000. The
bylaws were amended so that stock
holders meetings hereafter will be
held in the afternoon instead of even
ing.
Parents and friends are invited to
be present at the regular rhetorical
programs of the H. S., the strong
feature of which has been the debates.
The debaters have shown much inter-
est in their subjects, have read extern
sively on the questions under discussion
and have presented their arguments
WELL The subjects discussed were
Municipal Ownership" and "Strikes. "
Subject for this week Thursday, 'The
Income Tax; for next week Friday,
Immigration. Come and hear the
young people.
About one hundred and fifty people
partook of the banquet given at the
Carlton hotel opening last Thursday
evening. The Kneff & Hatch orchestra
rendered concert program during the
reception and banquet hour and later
furnished the music at largely at
tended ball at Academy hall, which
proved most enjoyable feature of the
function. Manager Horst seems abun
dainty pleased at the patronage ac-
corded his formal introduction into the
hotel business in Edgerton.
The annual election of officers of
the Edgerton Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Monday evening resulted in the
selection of the following: President
A. E. Stewart; Vice President Chas.
Swift; Foreman-Geo. l.. Ogden; LIST
Foreman e. M. Laid; Secretary
Fred Smith; Treasurer. L. Holton;
Hose Capt. H. c. Schmeling; Asst.
Hose Capt. = Chas. Swift; HI. & L.
Capt. JIG Ruosch; Asst. H. & L.
Capt. Maves; Trustees = H. F.
Pringle and C. H. Babcock; Janitor-
L. K. Jessup; Sergeant-at-Arms-H.
F. Arthur.
The 31st annual meeting of the AL
bion Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was
held in the town hall, Albion, Tuesday
when the following board of directors
were elected: D. L. Babcock, Daniel
Pierce, 0. 0. Lem, James Hanson,
Otto Olson, D. P. Devine and D. B.
Coon The annual report showed that
the losses of the year were trife less
than $500, while the insurance in force
reaches over three million dollars. The
company has several thousand dollars
of cash reserve on hand and has never
yet been compelled to make an assess
ment in the 81 years of its existence,
which is a remarkable record in mu-
tual insurance. The officers are: d. l..
Babcock, president; Daniel Pierce, sec
rotary, and Ole 0. Lein, treasurer.
The lack of motive power is assign
ed as the reason for so many delays in
both freight and passenger traffic by
the principal railway lines of the west.
President Earling told friend few
days ago that his road had orders
placed for 200 new engines, but when
they are delivered they would be swal-
lowed up on the different divisions SO
they would hardly know where they