The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
Local Happenings

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an owner at this office.
A new cement floor is being laid on
the veranda of the Carlton hotel.
Mrs. J. P. Coon of Madison was a.
visitor here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Commence to save up your pennies,
boys-two circuses are due in Edgerton
soon.
w. B. Wentworth and his son-in-
law, S. R. Knox, left last week for
Montana
-Thos.. w. Clark and wife of Chica-
go have been visiting relatives here
during the week.
Mrs. Mary Badger of North Loup,
Neb., visited relatives in Edgerton
few days early in the week.
Mrs. Bert Maltpress drove to We
roma Saturday to pay visit to her par
ents. She returned the first Of the
week.
Farm crops, gardens and such have
been coming along at an amazing pace
since the soaking rains early in the
week.
e. Damerall has moved his family
here from Rockford and Wednesday
thew took possession of the Coon prop
erty on Rollin street.
Benton Pierce of MELVILLE got tan
gled up in calf rope Monday in such
manner as to throw him violently to
the ground, sustaining broken arm.
Mrs. Lester Carpenter and Mrs.
Robt Bulls were in GAINESVILLE Wednes-
day. This is the first visit to the
county seat of Mrs. Carpenter in sew
enteen years.
The w. R. c. gave very pleasant
dancing party at Academy hall Tues
day evening, attended by about sixty
couples. Hatch's orchestra furnished
very acceptable music for the occasion.
AT the close of the services at the
Congregational church Sunday last,
Rev. R. w. Roberts rendered his resig
nation as pastor to take effect IN Octo-
Der unless his successor is secured at
an earlier date.
Fred w. Jensen, who has been
connected with L. H. Towne's law and
insurance office the past two years, has
opened an office over the First National
bank and will conduct an insurance and
collection business.
-Nordahl Peterson, who has been
employed as travelling salesman for the
Washburn Crosby Flour Co., has re-
signed his position on account of poor
health and left Wednesday for Montana
in hopes that a change of climate will
prove beneficial.
Mrs. R. C. Carter of Los Angeles,
Cal, arrived Saturday evening for an
indefinite visit with Miss Florence Child
and other friends in Edgerton. Mrs.
Carter is one of the early-day residents
of this locality but for the past four
teen years has resided in California.
Conductor Andy Leroy has been off
his Madison-Chicago run for the past
three weeks, having been sent as del
egate to the Conductors convention in
Jacksonville, Florida, and afterwards
made trip to Cuba Teddy Evans has
taken the run during Leroy's vacation
Mr.. John Evans, manager of the
Stoughton Lumber association, which
anticipates opening yard in this city,
was in town Monday with a carpenter,
stalking out dimensions of sheds to be
= located on grounds south of the rail-
road, formerly owned by John Copley.
The show house on Henry street,
the Lyric, has put in electric fans for
the comfort of patrons. The film SUBJ
.iects are always good and clearly
shown Illustrated songs and catchy
music all help to make your visit pleas
urable at the Lyric Special features
are added from time to time.
The Edgerton high school ball team
suffered their third defeat at the hands
of the Whitewater team in a game at
the Driving Park on Friday afternoon.
While the game showed better work
than any before, the local club is yet
sadly in need of more practice. The
score was IA to in favor of the Wis
itors.
Members of the German Ladies Aid
society to the number of nearly fifty
dropped in on their sister member,
Mrs. Albert Rusch, Sunday afternoon
on the occasion of her birthday. The
time was pleasantly spent and an ex-
cellent supper was served. Before de-
parting the guests presented Mrs.
Rusch with fine set of dishes.
Mrs. Geo. w. Dye of Los Angeles,
who accompanied Mrs. Carter here,
passed few days of the week with