The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-02-17

Mrs. Chas. Wussow has been quite
seriously i'll for several weeks past.
The Culture Club were entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Sidney Emery
in Albion on Monday.
Treasurer Dickinson was in James
vile Tuesday making his first deposit
with the county treasurer as required
by law.
The Lyric pictures have been at
tracing good crowds this week as
usual. Manager Kathan meets all with
smile.
Gang planks were necessary Tues
day to land workmen at the wagon
works with dry feet. The flood sur
rounded the plant for few hours.
Frank E. Long Stock Co. at Royal
hall all next week presenting all royal
ty plays. Ladies free ticket Monday
night. Look up ad. for particulars.
John Thoreson takes space in The
Reporter to announce line of ladies
tailor-made suits, coats, dresses and
skirts, for which he is agent Look
over the ad.
w. w. Huxtable, manager of the
Edgerton Wagon Co., has been confined
to his rooms at The Carlton this week
with a threatened attack of fever, but
is improving.
Mrs. E. A. Arthur of South Mil
waukee and Mrs. j. Weltzin of Grand
Forks have been spending week with
their sisters, Mrs. w. H. Hutson and
Mrs. E. Langworthy.
The Scenic opened it's doors to the
public Tuesday evening and gave the
good audiences present pleasing pic
lures. The Scenic will be- open every
night in the week from this on.
"A mask ball will be given in Acad-
envy hall Monday evening, February q.
Stricker's orchestra will furnish the
music and liberal prizes will be offered.
See large bills for further particulars.
With stock company at Royal
hall all next week, two motion picture
shows giving daily performances and a
dance in the mid-week, Edgerton
ought not to suffer for amusement the
coming week.
The thirteenth birthday of Hixon
Knapp was the occasion of gathering
of few young playmates at his home
Tuesday from 5 to z o'clock. The
usual pastimes were INDUCED in and
luncheon served. The house decora-
tons were in keeping with ST. Valen-
tines day.
The Lutheran Mems Club will meet
at the Norwegian church tomorrow
evening. All members and their friends
are invited to be present at this special
meeting. Rev. J. E. Hegg of Beloit
will deliver his lecture on Money and
Twentieth Century Ideals" Refresh
ments will be served after the program.
The senior class and the high school
teachers were very pleasantly enter
tanned by Miss Cecil Wentworth at her
home west of town Tuesday evening.
The decorations at the home and the
entertainment were appropriate to a
valentine occasion and the evening was
greatly enjoyed by all present. Two
large 'busses conveyed the guests to
and from the farm.
Frank Bliven, who was injured
month ago while harvesting ice at
Clear Lake, Iowa, necessitating the
amputation of his leg, was brought
home Saturday evening and taken to
the home of his father, Eugene Bliven,
north of town. Before leaving Clear
Lake he instituted suit against the
Clear Lake Ice Co. for 1000 damages.
1t is claimed that some defect in the
machinery was the cause of the acct
dent.
The Dane county board changed the
compensation of the county highway
commissioner from per diem of 81 to
an annual salary of $500. He must
pay his own expenses. The road re-
port showed that there were construct
ed ten miles of highway at an average
cost of So, 800 per mile for stone roads
and 81, 165 for gravel roads. The county
owns three road rollers, three sprinkl-
ing wagons, three road-rooter plows,
two stone-crushing outfits and one
grader. Mr.. Shampnor states that
with the many miles of road in view it
will be necessary to purchase more ma
chinery or let some of the work by con-
tract. Twenty towns expect to do
permanent road work this year.
"A serious accident befell VIM. J.
Henderson, who resides on a portion of
the farm formerly owned by the late
Orrin Pomeroy in Fulton, Thursday
afternoon. He was engaged in cutting
wood and had fallen a tree which lodg-
ed in another close at hand. While