The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-06
Local Happenings

"A
transacted business here Wednesday.
Miss Emma Plautz was here from
Madison over Sunday at the parental
home.
The Elgin price of butter was
Boosted cent this week, the market
being 27a cents.
Mrs. Harry Ash is in Milwaukee
attending the Eastern Star convention
this week.
Mrs. Henry Tall and son of James
vile were guests of Joe Conn's family
over Sunday.
Mrs. w. P. Cutlery returned Sat
urday evening from weeks visit with
Chicago friends.
Clark Pierce of this city has lately
received an increase of pension from
SIP to SIS per month.
Mrs. John Walton of Evansville has
been the guest of Mrs. George Hayiock
Sr. the past few days.
Misses Hebe and Anna Sewell OF
Stoughton visited Edgerton friends
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. B. J. Scott left for Milwau-
kee Sunday evening, having leased a
home in that city.
Miss Clara Jensen has returned to
the university to complete her studies
there the present year.
J. c.. Carr and wife of Milton were
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Campbell, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mawhinney have
been spending the week with their
daughter at Geneseo, Ill.
-Chas. Lund has gone to Fit. Atkin-
son where he has secured employment
in a manufacturing plant in that cily.
Mrs. C. E. Shannon arrived home
Thursday from several weeks stay
at Lost Lake seeking relief from hay
fever.
Mrs. Clarence Bowen left Wednes-
day for Lacrosse where she will visit
her sister for a week or two.
Miss Lorene Billings, who is teach
ing at North Freedom, passed the week
end vacation with Edgerton friends.
After an extended visit with her
parents in New York state, Mrs. H. d.
Stappenbeck returned home Friday
evening.
Misses Mary Morrissey of Racine
and Alice and Rose Morrissey of James
Vile were here over Sunday at the
parental home.
DIR. F. c.. Henderson and wife of
Stoughton and John Bjoin of Rice Lake
were guests of the j. 0. Henderson
family on Sunday.
Mrs. H. L. Wilson of GAINESVILLE
passed Sunday with relatives here. Her
father, Geo. Wesendonk, returned with
her for brief visit.
John Willie assumed his duties on
the mail route the first of the week
after a layoff of two weeks brought
about through illness.
Mrs. G.. D. Blanke of Genoa juno
ton arrived Tuesday morning and will
remain during the week as guest of O..
Fl. Thompson and wife.
Mrs. Geo. T. Atwood of Gays Mills
paid brief visit to her husbands par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Atwood, the
fore part of the week.
Miss Eva Hutson has resigned her
position as clerk in the department
store and after a short vacation will
attend the Chicago School of Millinery.
Steve Madden started the work on
his water main extension in the first
and second wards Monday Nearly
three feet of ditch excavation was made
with plows.
Three prizes, exhibited in Stewart
window, are offered by the Lyric thea
ter to be given by votes of the patrons
between Oct. and "a, for the most
popular lady in Edgerton. The names
of Is young ladies are posted as candi-
dates
The October term of the circuit
court convened Monday, but owing to
the amount of unfinished business in
the Green and Jefferson courts, the
jury was excused until Nov. 7th. Me-
mortal services of the bar association
for the late VIM. Smith and Ogden H.
Fethers will be held Nov. 9Th.
"A week of rains that might pass
for the equinoxial season has brought
an unusually heavy precipitation, prob
ably totalling as much as the previous
six months. The soil is thoroughly
water soaked and some fears are enter
tanned that potatoes and other root
crops will soon commence to rot ant
corn spoil in the shock.