The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-23
Local Happenings
a Merrv Christmas to an.


Mrs. E. E. Finch of Cincinnati is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Jensen.
Don't forget to paste the Red
Cross sticker on your Christmas pack
age.
Miss Emily Sewell and her mother
will pass Christmas with relatives in
Milwaukee.
Roy Hopkins and family of Steuben
are spending the holiday season with
relatives here.
Henry Ebbott and son Willis at
tended the state agricultural conven-
ton held in Milwaukee last week.
Miss Clara Jensen, who is attend
ing the University of Minnesota at
Minneapolis, is home for the holiday
vacation.
Frank Hartzheim contemplates
putting in pool and billiard tables and
a lunch and cigar stand in his building
on Henry street.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wesendonk has been frightened by the
arrival of strong, healty boy babe on
Tuesday morning.
Here are a couple more compari-
sons with Edgerton tax rate of $3.50:
At Mineral Point the rate is $18. 10 and
at Lake Geneva $3.50.
Mel Johnson and wife of Madison
visited Edgerton relatives on Friday
and attended the X. P. party at Acad-
envy hall that evening.
w. F. Learn and Charlie Banker
left Tuesday evening for Mitchell, 5.
D. They intend to invest in Dakota
land and will be absent several days.
For the holiday season the Lyric
will make special efforts to please pa
irons and will give extra performances
to accommodate all who wish to attend.
The gymnasium of the Edgerton
high school will be thrown open to the
young men of Edgerton on Monday
and Wednesday, Jan. End and 4th from
7:3O to 9 p. m.
Harry Armit, who has been work
ing at the mason trade in GAINESVILLE
during the past season, finished there
Saturday and returned to this city for
the winter.
Richard Stricken and Date Ogden
carried away about all the prizes for
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds at the
Stoughton poultry show last week.
Stricken won eight premiums and first
on pen.
Roger Perry and Emil Schumacher,
who have been clearing claim and
planting am orchard at Irvington, Ala,
during the summer, have returned to
pass the holiday vacation with their
relatives here.
ID. L. Babcock, representing the
Albion Creamery Co., attended the an
nual meeting of the Elgin butter board
of trade Monday, when strong effort
was made to wrest control from the
producers but failed.
The first defeat of the season was
handed the Edgerton high school oas-
ketball team at Brodhead Friday even
ing in score of 68 to IA, but they are
looking for different result when the
return game is played here later.
Bills are out announcing New
Year dance in Academy hall Monday
evening, Jan. End. Stricker's orchestra
of six pieces will furnish the music and
the price of ticket is only IS cents.
Supper at the Bon Ton. All invited.
George Ogden has resigned his po-
sition in Morrissey's cigar store and
accepted clerkship in j. w. Conn's
grocery store. He commences at
Conn's next Monday morning. Edwin
Stricken has been employed to take his
place in the cigar store.
Mr.. A. C. Hauge of Milwaukee in
forms us that he has received letters
from people whom he has settled on
lands he is selling in Marion county,
Florida, that the frosts that struck
that state a short time ago did not
reach that locality nor iniure any of
the early gardens or fruit.
Through the bounty of Miss Flor
ence Child, the children of the public
schools below the seventh grade will be
given a free matinee at the picture
show Friday afternoon. Special films
have been ordered by Mr.. Kathan for
the occasion and rich Christmas treat
is in store for the little folks.
The Mems club OF the Congrega-
tional church entertained at the home
of Andrew Mcintosh Friday evening
with an interesting program. Musical
numbers were given by Miss Nellie
Bentley in we'll rendered violin solos.
1.-THE Church as Social Center" was
the subject of papers presented by l..