The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
Local Happenings
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business last Friday.
Miss Emily Watson has been teach
ing Miss Sewell's room this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. L. Culton left
yesterday on brief trip to New York.
The Elgin price of butter was
boosted a cent this week-31 cents is
the figure.
&C. G. Biederman went to Perkins,
Mich, Thursday evening for short
business trip.
Attorney l.. E. Gettle was in Mad
ison Thursday arguing case before
the supreme court.
Miss Tilla Larson will entertain the
Pigeforening in the church basement
Thursday evening, Feb. TO-
Keep in mind the date of the an
nual campfire of H. S. Swift Post e.
A. R. at Royal hall, Feb. 18th.
Stephen Saunders of Albion shipped
in five head of work horses that he had
purchased in Chicago on Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Bentley entertained
Saturday evening for Miss Catherine
Head of Madison, who was her guest
over Sunday.
Miss Maggie Skibrek is down from
Stoughton for the week and has been
assisting in Brown & Pringle's store
during the sale.
The Kvindeforening will meet in
the basement of the church Thursday,
Feb. 10, and will be entertained by
Mrs. Martha Lintvedt.
F. F. Burgy takes large space in
this issue to advertise the Mitchell
auto. He has ordered five cars as
starter for the coming season.
Supper will be served by the ladies
society of the Congregational church
next Wednesday evening from 5:3O
until all are served for 25 cents.
RAY Hahn came up from Chicago
for Sunday visit with relatives. here.
He is conducting store on the west
side and reports that he is doing we'll.
Division Superintendent J. w. Tay-
lor, dispatcher Agner and freight agent
Murkey were in Edgerton on Tuesday
making the acquaintance of patrons OF
the road.
Hon. Wallace Ingalls, of Racine was
in Edgerton for short stay on Tues
dav. Mr.. Ingalls, is an avowed candl-
date for the seat in congress long held
by H. A. Cooper.
The country roads have improved
but little during the week. except pos
sibly the pitch holes have worn a trlfie
deeper A good thaw now would put
country travelling to the bad very
quickly.
The ''Whirlwind" basket ball team,
composed of GAINESVILLE youths around
- years of age, came up Saturday for
game with the 9Th grade team of the
Edgerton school, defeating them by q
close margin of 81 to "a points.
Rev. R. w. Roberts of this city has
an article in the current issue of the
Scientific American on the study OF
comets and how to find them. Mr..
Roberts has devoted great deal OF
study to astronomy and observations OF
the heavens.
The big mask ball of the season
will be at Academy hall next Monday
evening, Feb 7th. Forty dollars II
prizes will be distributed and it looks
as though the largest crowd ever woulo
be there. H. C. Schmeling or Frank
Ash can fix you up with costumes.
The Missionary society of the Con
gregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Mabbett On Friday
afternoon, Feb. 4th, at o'clock. Al
are invited to attend whether members
of the society or not. An. interesting
program will be given and light re
freshments served.
Albert L. Macarthur of Palmyr;
and Nellie Lord of this city were quiet
ly married at Rockford, ILL.,, on Thurs
day, Jan. 9th, by County Judge Reck
how. The groom is an employe OF the
Milwaukee road as brakeman with Con
ductor Henry Durbin. For the presen
they will reside in this city.
Services at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning at 1920 and even
ing at 700. Pastor MacInnis will take
for the morning topic, ''The Philoso
ply of Civilization" In the evening
''The Philosophy of Love-" Strangers
in the city and all VINO have no othel
place to worship will be warmly wei
coined.
The patrons on rural route No.
purchased china closet for the car
rier, Orson Thompson, for Christina
present. Owing to delay in shipmen