The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-18
The w. r. C. will have their Dutch
Market at their hall on March 29th.


The Peters Bros. and Frank Burgy
bagged IL wild geese on Wednesday.
Special communication of Fulton
Lodge No. 90 F. & A. M. Wednesday
evening, March % at 7:3O.
All persons having waste paper
and mag azines they wish to dispose OF
may bring it to the NJ. E. church next
Monday or Tuesday.
Miss Edna Archer of Kansas City
and Miss Myer of Livingston, Mont,
students at Evanston, were guests of
Mable and Madge Wilson over Sunday.
Ben Perrigo was called to Mays
vile, Mo-, Saturday, by the death OF
his brother David, which took place on
Friday last The deceased leaves a
wife and three children.
The last basket ball game of the
season will be played at the high
school this Thursday evening between
Milton Junction and Edgerton. Both
girls and boys play. Admission Is and
25 cents.
Mrs. Charlotte Beavis, who has
been visiting with her sister, Mrs. S.
Skinner, since last September, left on
Wednesday for her home in Exmouth,
England. She will stop for short stay
with relatives in Orange, N. j., and in
Canada A. E. Skinner and wife &C
companied Mrs. Beavis as far as Chi
cago.
The Kathryn Roberts Lady Quar-
tet are certainly entitled to good pat
ronage, judging from the program
given at Royal hall last Monday even
ing. For some reason, not easily ac
counted for, there were scarcely more
than three dozen who attended, the
smallest audience Royal hall has had.
But the ladies gave their program and
it was one of the best ever given here.
"A very entertaining debate was had
at the last meeting of the Monday Club
and the subject was, Resolved, That
college education will be the most i'm
portant factor contributing to individ
ual success in the Goth century," The
affirmative was taken by Miss Bennett
and Miss Cleland and the negative by
Miss Leora Mabbett and Mrs. G. O.
Shannon. The decision of the judges
was left open.
Potatoes are the cheapest article
of food the housekeeper buys this sea-
son. Last fall when they were selling
at from so to 70 cents growers placed
large amount of them in storage, ex-
pecting to realize at least dollar
bushel in the spring. But prices have
been declining all through the winter
and the offerings in the big markets
are so plenty that the holders will be
lucky if they realize anything near the
cost of producing them the next few
months.
Miss Josephine Bates has been the
guest of honor at numerous functions
the past week preparatory to her de-
parture for her new home in the west.
Miss Florence Doty entertained for her
Thursday afternoon; Miss Josephine
Tallard, Saturday afternoon, and pro-
gressive dinner party given Sunday
evening by Misses Helen Coon, Myrtle
Maltpress, Venice Thompson, Lorene
Billings and Sadie Nelson. At the
home of Helen Coon where the first
course was served the decorations and
favors were suggestive of ST. Patrick s
day; the decorations and favors were in
Japanese effect at the home of Myrtle
Maltpress, where the second and third
courses were served; the fourth course
being at the home of Venice Thompson
where Easter favors and decorations
were prominent. Eighteen covers were
laid at the dinner party.
The high school declamatory con-
test, held at the Child's assembly room
Tuesday evening, brought out fine
audience that were highly pleased at
the excellence of the program present
ed. The judges who passed upon the
merits of the speakers were J. B. Bor-
der of the state superintendent office,
Prof. Ringoen of Albion and Miss Erb
of the Stoughton high school. Of the
orations they awarded first place to
Henry Morrissey; End to Clayton Hub
bell. On declarations, first place was
given to Norma Farman and I'd to
Doris Clarke. Under their decision
Henry Morrissey and Nora Farman will
represent the Edgerton High school in
the Rock River Valley League contest
participated in by representatives of
Brodhead, Edgerton, Milton, Milton
junction and Stoughton schools to be
held in Edgerton, Thursday evening,
March oath.
The hen is an interesting study,
has been and always will be. She fur
| niShas food for thoupht food for the