The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-15
For Thursday, Friday and Satur-

| day nights this week the Lyric man.
agement will offer Bob Barlow in COM
edy musical acts. On Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights of next
! week Mae Collins, "The Merry Dutch
Girl" will entertain with singing, talk
| ing and dancing The usual amount OF
films will be run.
Mrs. John Nichols of 'Stoughton,
former resident of Porter, has received
news of the death of her brother, John
Kealy, in California recently. Mr..
Kealy came from Ireland as youth OF
Is and resided in the town Of Porter
until 1854. when he went to California
where he has since resided. He was
about 80 years of age.
The New Century Club held their
Xmas banquet at the home of DIR.
Shearer Monday evening. A beautiful
three-course dinner was served at $50,
after which Xmas pies were set on the
table with ribbon streamers at the end
of which was a gift for every one.
The evening was spent in playing
guessing games and music.
AT the Norwegian church there
will be two services next Sunday, holy
communion at 1920 with sermon on
Christ's testimony concerning John. In
the evening there will be sermon on
E'The Faithful Ministers of Christ. -
The Mems Club will meet Thursday
evening, Dec. 21st, and the Luther
League on Friday evening, Dec. 22nd.
Helen, the ten year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Dickinson, was
taken with an acute attack of appen-
dicitis Friday and her condition became
vile hospital was decided on Saturday
morning. l.. c.. Whittet conveyed her
overland in his auto and an operation
was performed soon after her arrival
at the hospital. Since then the patient
has been doing nicely.
"A 4O-mile gale which prevailed all
day and into the night Sunday played
havoc with good many farm build
ings, windmills and other property.
Quite number of tobacco sheds in ex-
posed locations were racked and torn
by the heavy wind throughout the
growing sections The Madison lakes,
which were closed over, were again re-
opened and the ice fields broken up and
driven high on the lee shores.
AT the annual election of officers of
Edgerton Chapter. Order of Eastern
Star, held Tuesday evening, the follow
ing were chosen for the ensuing year:
Worthy Matron-Bessie Flagg; Wor-
thy Patron-Andrew Mcintosh; Asso-
ciate Matron Hattie Tallard; Secre-
tary-Isabelle Mcintosh; Treasurer
Melissa Vickers; Conductress
Holton; Associate Conductress-Lillie
Babcock; Trustee-Byron Long.
AT a regular meeting of Maple
wood Camp 2486, R. N. A, Wednesday
evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Oracle
Hattie Tyler; Vice Oracle Grace An
derson; Recorder -Hettie Merrill; Re-
ceiver- Margaret Conn; Chancellor
Ann Knapp; Marshal-Delia Madden;
Inner Sentinel = Gertrude Mccarthy;
Outer Sentinel-Jane Hutson; Manager
Margaret McChesney; Physician -
DR.. McChesney.
To a casual observer our winter has
backed up and taken siding for a
time. After about month of pretty
snug winter weather a good covering
of snow slipped away during the clos
ing days of last week, to be followed
by tobacco casing fog and later by
mild fall temperature. Of course the
country roads were soon cut into a deep
soft mud, but temperature ranging
from 40 to 60 is not bad thing to con-
template in winter month.
The high school basketball season
was opened last Friday evening by the
game between Edgerton and Brooklyn,
which resulted in victory for the
home team by the large score of 68 to
10. 1t was very one-sided contest
from the minute the referees starting
whistle blew. Ogden was the star for
, Edgerton, getting twenty baskets. The
high school has very strong team this
year and with an even break of luck
ought to make the tournament.
T. A Ellingson, state representa-
tive of Otto Eisenlohr & Bro, has
| leased the O. K Roe warehouse at
Stoughton for the handling of the new
crop. Andrew Norman will be placed
| in charge and the intention is to oper-
ate this warehouse to it's full capacity.
In addition to the large warehouse in
Edgerton, the firm will also conduct
packing operations in the Brictson ware
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