The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-15
Local Happenings

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Bussey on Wednesday.
Mrs. J. M. Joyce left Saturday to
Join her husband at Amarillo, Texas.
The Elgin price of butter slumped
cent this WEEKS cents is the mar
ket.
Mike Conway has been confined to
his home by sickness several days this
week
Dist. Atty. 'Dunwiddie was here on
business before Justice North's court
Monday.
Sun Prairie VS.. Edgerton in basket
ball at high school gymnasium Friday
evening, Dec. Is.
Eddie Mcintyre is out from Mil
waukee for a visitto his parents, Z.
Mcintyre and wife.
Mr.. Fred Wyman of Madison was
a visitor at the home of his brother
Frank over Sunday.
Fred Green of GAINESVILLE has, been
visiting among EdgertOn relatives
few days this week.
The Emery farm shipped regis
tered yearling jersey bull to Ed Berry
man at Dodgeville on Monday.
Fred Geise returned the first OF the
week from Lewistown, Mont, where
he has been since last spring.
Mrs. w. T. Learn and daughters,
Mae and Mrs. Maude Schmeling, were
GAINESVILLE visitors Wednesday.
The stores in Edgerton will be open
every night except Sunday the coming
week to facilitate Christmas buying.
The Young Peoples Society OF the
Norwegian church will meet in the
church basement Friday evening, Dec.
22nd.
Harry McChesney left Monday for
Chicago to accept a position as trav-
cling salesman for a photo supply
house.
Sup. John Sherman was called to
Brodhead Tuesday to meet with a COM
mittee to inspect county bridge erect
ed in that locality.
Prof. F. o. Holt attended the
teachers meeting at GAINESVILLE Satur-
day and with his family passed Sunday
with relatives in that city.
Relatives here have just learned OF
the death of Charles Lord, eldest son OF
DR.. S. L. Lord, the pioneer physician
in Edgerton, which occurred at Seattle
some months ago.
Prof. Ruebin, teacher of the Ger
man school, returned from Milwaukee
the latter part of last week, where he
submitted to an operation for appendl-
citis two weeks ago.
w. T. Pomeroy returned from to-
bacco and pearl buying trip to the
northern and Mississippi river districts
Tuesday. He still has few fine
ones left for Christmas.
Mike Louden of the town OF Center
has sold his 80 acre farm to M. B.
Ford of the town of Porter. Consider
alton $4,000. Sale made by c. E Swee-
.ney real estate agency.
The Young Ladies Society of the
Norwegian church will hold their an
nual Xmas fair and supper in the church
basement Friday evening this week.
Doors will be open at four and supper
served at five.
Officers of Camp No. 440, M. W.
A, held Thursday evening, are: Ven
cradle Consul j. T. Maltpress; Worthy
Advisor-M. J. Schmidt; Escort-C. H.
Hitchcock; Banker-W. F. Learn; Clerk
H. B. Knapp.
A basketball game has been ar
ranged with the Sun Prairie high school
team to be played here at the Child
high school gym on Friday evening.
The home team is playing a fast game
this season and an exciting contest may
be expected.
Miss Theo North, a student of
Lawrence college, came home Sunday
evening ailing and upon advice of her
physician submitted to an operation for
appendicitis at Mercy hospital, James
vile, Tuesday morning. She is report
ed to be recovering from the ordeal
since.
Aunt Ann Saunders of Albion town
ship, widow of the late Captain 0. P.
Saunders, Thursday last had the sad
misfortune to fall which resulted in the
breaking of her thigh bone at the hip
joint. DR.. McChesney reports it Sc
rious injury, especially so on account
of her advanced age, being 81.
Friday night the people of Fulton
township gave a benefit ball in the
town hall at Indian Ford for the cy-
clone sufferers, which occurred recent
ly. In spite of the bad roads and dark
ness S43 was realized. In addition to
this amount 500 had previously been