The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-11-24
Local Happenings

Miss Gertrude Kocher of Chicago
is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. E..
Shannon.
Carroll and Red Fox at the Scenic
Thursday night. Come early if you
want to get in.
Miss Lulu Arthur of South Milwau-
kee has been visiting relatives in this
vicinity during the week.
Henry Ebbott was called to Yank-
ton, S. D., Tuesday on account of the
serious illness of his brother.
Mrs. ]. A. Thompson was called to
Milton Junction early in the week by
the serious illness of her sister.
Henry Roethe, editor of the Fenni-
more Times, visited the family of his
brother, E. L., here on Sunday.
e. L. Getting of Chicago was a
guest at the home of his wife's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Perry, short
time this week.
The Lutheran Mems Club will meet
at the Norwegian church this evening.
All members. are requested to bring
their friends.
Sixteen of the boy friends of Ger
aid Whitford paid him surprise at his
home Tuesday evening in honor of his
21st birthday.
Miss Alvina Tomany, character
singing coincidence, is booked as an at
traction at the Lyric Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings.
Mrs. Chas. R. Bentley departed on
Tuesday for Pittsburgh to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry Aiken, expecting to
remain until after the holidays.
Amos Bunting, wife and daughter
Ida May returned home Saturday last
after three weeks stay with brothers
and sisters at Redwood Falls and ST.
Paul, MINI.
The monthly Sunday school of the
Lutheran churches at Madison, Nc
Farland, Stoughton and Edgerton will
meet at the Norwegian Lutheran church
Friday evening.
A Thanksgiving dance will be held
in Academy hall Thursday evening,
Nov. Both. 1t is planned to make this
one of the best dancing parties of the
season. Tickets rs cents.
Nearly three inches of snow came
early in the week that brought snow
shovels into requisition again and gave
US the impression that winter had ar
rived at an earlier date than usual
From the Gays Mills paper we learn
that Mrs Geo. T. Atwood and son Rob-
ert departed Wednesday for California
to spend the winter, thinking a change
in climate might prove beneficial to the
health of the son.
"A false alarm of fire at quarter
to g. clock Wednesday morning brought
out more early risers than the town has
seen for months. A smoke issuing
from work car occupied by Italian
laborers caused the mistake
The International Tract League
met in the parlors of the Methodist
church last Friday evening and passed
the time in an instructive and social
way There were about one hundred
present and refreshments were served.
The next number of the lecture
course, filled by the Metropolitan Or
chestra, takes place Dec. 4. The COM
mittee also desire to state that the
Cabel piano used in the first concert
was loaned by A. E. Stewart without
charge.
W. T. Pomeroy, our local pearl
dealer, has secured some very fine
pearls lately, some Of which he has al
ready sold, but he still has some fine
ones left. Now is the time to see him
as Christmas will soon be here and our
local jewelers. can mount them for you.
Rev Linnevold will preach at Mad
ison next Sunday morning and at Ed
gerton in the evening The German
Lutheran congregation will occupy the
Norwegian church in the morning. On
Thanksgiving day there will be services
in German, conducted by Rev. J. C.
Spilman, and in Norwegian at p. m.
The new pool and billiard rooms in
the Schmeling block will be opened to
the public next Saturday. Henry
Schmeling has fitted up model rooms,
as good as any in this part of the state,
and will make it pleasurable place for
men to meet. Lunch and card rooms
are annexed and they will be conducted
in a frst-class way at all times.
Miss Jessica North, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. North of this city,
won one of the three freshman scholar
ships in Lawrence college. The schol-
arships, worth 500, are awarded to
freshmen on a basis of competitive ex-
aminations in high school subjects.