The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-04
Local Happenings
And still we need rain.

Miss Hayes at Barneyville.
Mrs. Elmer E. Wilt of Chicago is
spending the week with Edgerton rela
tives.
The Elgin price of butter is up a
cent this week, the market being 26
cents.
"A Iady's gold top hat pin picked up
off the street awaits an owner at this
office.
Hugo Stark and sister Annie left
Monday for a weeks visit with friends
at Horizon.
Will Mcintosh has added five
passenger Wisco touring car to his pos
sessions during the week.
w. J. Davis is taking weeks va
cation which he is passing at Lake Ge-
neva and Delavan Lake.
Ernest La Fave, wife and child,
after a weeks visit here, left Monday
for their home in Delavan.
-Clouden Stebbins and wife of
Stoughton were over Sunday visitors at
the home of Jewett Farman.
Miss Mertle Searns is here from
Milton township on visit to the fam
ilv of Herman Handtke Sr.
Mrs. Theo. Clarke returned Satur-
day from a weeks stay at F. c. Hut
sons cottage on Delavan Lake.
Married, July22, 1911, Allan Thomas
Earle and Florence May Doty, at James
Vile, Wis, by Rev. David Beaton.
Frank Cole, a Fl Atkinson pearl
buyer, was looking after matters in
this market the first of the week.
Mayor Conway and wife passed
Sunday with the family of Fred Hutson
at their cottage on Delavan Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Savage of
Chicago were over Sunday guests of
Landlord Cutlery and wife at The
Carlton.
Rev. L. A. Parr and family Of
Geneseo, ILL.,, arrived Monday and will
90 into camp for vacation period at
Lake Kegonsa.
H. C. Schmeling and family have
returned after four weeks outing in
Camp Helen on the banks of Lake
Koshkonong.
Gordon Whittet, aged seven years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Whittet,
fell from lumber pile last Thursday,
breaking his arm.
-Augustene Thorp and wife went to
GAINESVILLE the first of the week to spend
week or two with the family of Ed
Erickson of that place.
Miss Ruth Brown, who has been
the guest of the Misses Stone for sew
eral weeks, departed Monday for her
home in the state of Ohio.
Miss Leora Mabbett, who is en-
ployed in the public library at Mime
apolis, came Friday to pass her vaca-
ton at her home here.
1t was not intentional for The Re-
porter to omit the name of VIM. Bar
rett from the list of contributors to the
band concerts, who was one of the
large ones, giving 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Mcintyre of
Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Wright
of Mobile, Ala, are occupying the
Sine cottage on Lake Kegonsa for a
couple of weeks.
AT last a gentle rain, and how the
thirsty earth absorbed every drop of
it! And it was wet rain too-about a
half inch of it that fell Monday night
only we need as much more every day
for a week steady.
John A. Young of Brodhead, the
well known pearl buyer, was here on
Friday to negotiate for the Ullius find,
but Philip was in Milwaukee that day
where he sold his handsome pearl for a
good long price.
Miss Lucille Culton left Friday for
Pittsburg for an extended visit with
relatives. She will accompany the
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through New York and New England
resorts during her absence.
H. H. Dickinson had the misfor-
tune to be thrown from load of grain
Friday, striking upon his shoulder, and
while no bones were broken, he sus-
tanned very bad bruises besides cut
upon the leg.
The Scenic has started an original
idea for every night. At 9 o'clock a
gold fountain pen is given away. The
nightly program consists of 5000 feet
of film, Illustrated song, gold pen given
away. 1t is surely the place to spend
an evening.
The drouth, coupled with scarcity
of feed, is causing many of the farmers
in this locality to cut down their herds