The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-12-27

Harvey Raymond left Monday for
Canton, Mo-, to pass Xmas with his
sister
Will Westlake and wife or Wausau
are here for a brief visit at the paren-
| tai home.
Miss Esther Mcintyre, teacher in
the schools at Brooklyn, is home for
the holidays.
H. S. McGifin, wife and daughter
of Sparta, have gone to New York to
spend the holidays.
Atty Geo. w. Blanchard and wife
have gone to Stevens Point to spend
Christmas with relatives
Miss Elizabeth Catirell of Calves
ton, Texas, is spending several days
with Miss Nellie Bentley.
Mild weather, good roads and moon
light nights have added to the pleasures
of the Christmas holiday.
Melvin Shaw, who is attending
the University of Chicago, is home for
the holiday vacation.
Dan Dave left Saturday for Cam
den, N. j., to pass the holiday season
| with his mother and sister.
L. w. Hutson and wife of Oregon
spent the holiday week with the par
ents of Mrs. Hutson, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Pomeroy.
| p. H. Donovan and family of Hart
land, Mimi, came the latter part of
the week for visit with Mrs. Dono-
vans parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. H.
Morrissey.
Miss Thorpe of Chicago will open
| her dancing classes Jan. Sd, in K. of
P. hall. Ladies gymnastic dancing at
$3.50 p. M; children at 4:30. The new
ball room dances will be taught at the
evening classes,
The tax roll is now in the hands of
| Treasurer Dickinson and taxes are be-
ing received. After FEBRUARY 1st 2
per cent will be added for collection.
| This is the provision of the new law
and the treasurer is not permitted to
deviate from it.
For the first time in nearly seventy
years the Burdick family gathering was
not held this Christmas. Of the Adm
Burdick family, who were among the
very earliest pioneers in Albion, only
| two members now survive, Mrs. Jacob
Langworthy and Mrs. John S. Coon.
Invitations for a social dancing
party at Academy hall, Thursday even
ing, Jan. 2, have been issued by Ed
gerton Lodge No. 146 Knights of Pyth-
las. Hatch's orchestra, assisted by
Prof. Abingdon on xylophone, will fur
nish the music. Dancing from 9 to l
o'clock.
The Mems club of the Congrega-
tional church met Friday evening at
| the residence of ohm Pearson. Princi-
pal Holt opened the evenings discus
sion on ''Capital Punishment" and was
followed by L. E. Gettle and Rev. T.
w. North. The meeting throughout
proved intensely interesting and at the
close refreshments were served.
An auction sale of stock and farm
machinery of the late William Kunkle,
who recently murdered his sister-in-law,
Miss Mary Fielder, and then killed him
self by shooting, was held last week on
the late farm in Fulton township. All
| the goods and stock were sold at good
| prices. The farm also, consisting of
101 acres, was sold to Arthur Wileman
of this city at $68.50 per acre.
"A Christmas service will be rem
| dered by the children of the Norwegian
! Lutheran church Thursday evening at
Z o'clock. At the Sunday morning
service there will be reunion of classes
| confirmed by the present pastor, with
special sermon in English for the
young people. Sunday evening there
will be Christmas song service. On
New Years day there will be morning
service and the animal meeting of the
congregation Immediately after the
service.
Nearly 80 per cent of the weights
and measures tested by the state sealer
were found inaccurate; nearly IL per
cent were found incorrect on second
| examination. Up to June 80, 1912,
"a, SCI first inspections were made. The
total number of second inspections was
1924. This is the statement made in
| the section of the annual report of
| Dairy and Food Commissioner ]. @.
Emery. Commissioner Emery points
out that the present staff of inspectors.
is entirely inadequate A"and that with
the present available force of weights
and measures inspectors, approximate
ly ten years will be required to COM
plete the first inspection throughout
| the state