The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-02-17
Local Happenings

fire has been set for Thursday, March
End.
The Hans Iverson farm in Albion
has been rented to Roy Gumble, Mrs.
Iverson having moved to Stoughton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wilt were up
from Chicago for an over Sunday stay
with relatives here.
The Pigeforening is invited by Miss
Anna Hoen to meet in the church base
ment Thursday evening, Feb. %.
The interior finishings and furni-
ture for the new First National bank
building are fast approaching compile
ton.
Robert Attlesey, one of the few
remaining first settlers in Edgerton,
has been quite seriously i'll this week
with heart trouble.
The society of the Norwegian Luth-
eran church is invited by Mrs. Hoen to
meet in the basement OF the church
Thursday, Feb. %.
Mrs. Emma Herrick came home
from Mercy hospital Friday, where she
recently submitted to an operation, and
is in fair way to recover her health.
Principal Roethe treated the high
school basketball team and their coach,
Mr.. Jensen, to dinner at the Carlton
hotel Tuesday evening.
Henry Schmeling has purchased
three Percheron mares of w. b. Paul
of Milton Junction, to be shipped to his
farm near Seymour, Wis, now in
charge of his brother George.
Some changes in the time table of
freight trains went into effect this
week. The east bound way freight
which formerly reached here about
noon now leaves at $50 o'clock.
The snowfall of week ago has
very largely left us during the few
days of soft weather early in the week.
Saunders creek was out of its banks
thaw.
Richard Curran has purchased a
building lot in the Mcintosh addition
for $425, on which to move the Brear-
ley residence purchased of c. E. Snan-
non, which he proposes to convert into
a modern home.
Mrs. F. H. Martin left Saturday
for an extended trip to the Pacific
coast by the southern route, stopping
first at Imperial, then on to California,
and later visiting friends in Hotchkiss,
Colo, before her return.
Gideon Newman, one of the early
settlers in Cookstown, is reported in
serious condition from the infirmities
of old age. For several years he has
been almost blind. He is a veteran of
the civil war and prominent in the af-
fairs of his community.
The expected happened when an
overlooking house filled Royal hall last
Thursday evening to witness ]. Har.
Basel's motion picture show. Twas
ever so. But we leave it to the audi
ence to say whether he keeps the quail
ity up to the usual standard.
Invitations have been issued for an
Eastern Star dancing and card party to
be held at Academy hall, Wednesday
evening, Feb. 22d. Music will be fur
nished by Thompson's orchestra of
Madison, with a concert from to 9
and dancing from to l o'clock.
"A sleigh load of Edgerton friends
of Miss Edna Lempke gave her
shower on Saturday evening at her
home north of town, in honor of her
approaching marriage to Dwight Page.
A number of useful presents were left
as a reminder of this pleasant occasion.
Clarence Bennett, an early-day
newspaper publisher at Black Earth
and at Madison, was Sunday guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cutlery at the
Carlton hotel, of whom he is cousin.
Of late years Mr.. Bennett has been
employed with the Allis- Chalmers Co.
at West Allis.
Lent comes March 1st this year and
the 47th day after, April 16, is Easter,
but Easter is not Lent day. Lent has
10 days, but there being six Sundays
from March to April 16 and Sundays
not belonging to Lent, but are fast
days, deducting them leaves the 40 days
belonging to Lent.
L. D. Richardson of Fargo, N. D.,
was an over Sunday visitor at the
Spencer home here while en- route home
from the telephone convention held in
Chicago last week. Mr.. Richardson
got his first telephone experience with
the Wisconsin Co. at GAINESVILLE but
now has the management of large in
dependent company at Fargo.
The 18th annual ball of the Edger-
ton fire department, held at Academy