The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-17
Local Happenings

Friday, March oath.
"A boy babe was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Sherman on Monday.
e. M. Hubbell went to Chicago
Sunday evening on brief business
visit
Mrs. George Gary and children of
Madison visited among Edgerton friends
Tuesday.
Another indication of spring is that
the popcorn wagons are back at their
old stands.
Mrs. B. L. Cleary and daughter
went to Chicago to visit with relatives
a few days.
Miss Mary Morrissey came up from
Racine for an over Sunday visit with
her parents here.
Will Hemphill of Sumner has brok-
en- ground for a new residence to be
constructed this season in the Mcin-
tosh addition.
"A good program of solos, quartets,
choruses, etc, by the Glee Club, Fri
day, March oath.
Miss Genevive Martin of Wauwa-
tosa was an over Sunday guest at the
home of C. E. Shannon.
There will be a dance in the old red
barn, at Royal hall Friday night of this
week. Uncle Josh Spruceby will be
floor manager.
Roscoe Mcintosh came home from
Beloit college Thursday with well de-
veloped case of measles that is confin-
ing him to his home here.
Uncle Josh Spruceby, which will be
presented at Royal hall Friday night,
is as we'll known to the play going pub
lie as ''The Old Homestead.
The Pigeforening will be entertain
ed by Mrs. S. L. Emery and Mrs. Fred
Jensen at the home of the latter on
Thursday evening, March %.
The girls basketball team of the
Edgerton high school had an easy vic
tory at Milton Friday evening with
similar team of the Milton school by
score of to 8.
The ludefisk supper given by the
Mems Club and Ladies Society of the
Norwegian church was largely attended
Friday evening and the gross receipts
were about $135.
Frank Caughey, who for some years
has been connected with the Geo. G.
Mansfield Co. of Milwaukee, has moved
to Madison to become partner in the
creamery business of the Fred G. Mans
feld-Caughey Co.
John P. O'Brien, manager of the
American Writing Paper Co.'s mills at
Windsor Locks, Conn.,, visited with rel
atives, the Leary family, here over
Sunday and was present at the family
reunion held here that day.
Frank Hadden has sold his interest
in the Dodgeville Sun-Republic and has
accepted the position of manager of the
Wilson Bros. printing plant and will
move his family to this city in the near
future, beginning his new work on
April 1.
John Bates of Porter has material
mostly on the ground for large farm
barn to be erected this season. Over
10000 feet of lumber will be used in
the structure, and Henry Price of this
city will have charge of the construc-
ton.
Maurice Brosinham, who years ago
was agent of the Milwaukee road at
Whitewater and Waukesha, and later
with the general Office in Chicago, is
reported to be confined at st. Luke's
hospital in that city with diabetes COM
plicated with uranic poisoning, with
but little hopes of recovery.
The Dane county board of super
visors has taken hold of permanent
road building with earnestness. The
road committee recently purchased an
other crusher and roller so that the
county now has four complete outfits
for road building and the coming season
will witness large amount of stand
ard improvements in the county.
The big safe used by the First Ma
tional bank previous to moving into
their new quarters has been purchased
by Henry johnson for use in his insur-
ance business. The safe is roomy
enough TO contain all the records of
policies issued by his agency and it is
quite essential that they be kept where
thieves cannot break through and steal
or fire consume. And it is to the adj
vantage of his customers to know this.
After passing several of the winter
months with relatives in Edgerton,
Richard Leary returned to Edmonton,
Alberta, Tuesday evening. Mr.. Leary
went to Edmonton about ten years ago
before the town became such grow
ing and thrieving commercial point and
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