The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-09
Local Happenings

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Harry Bucknall is confined to his
home with an attack of rheumatism.
Henry futile of Boston is here on
a visit to his niece, Mrs. j. w. Daw-
son.
Mrs. H. C. Schmeling has been
visiting relatives in Milwaukee this
week.
Miss Beula Heddles of Madison
visited among Edgerton friends over
Sunday.
The w. C. T. U. will meet in the
rest room of the library on Friday,
Feb. 9th, at $3.50 p. m.
Abel Naset of Sparta visited his
sister, Mrs. P. M. Ellingson, here the
fore part of the week.
Butter suffered cent drop In the
Elgin market this week, the price be-
ing fixed at 81 cents.
Miss Margaret Ellingson will en-
tertain the Pigeforening at her home
Thursday, Feb. Is, 1912.
Frank Wyman went to Rochester,
Mimi, Tuesday to consult Mayo Bros.
regarding an affected arm.
%. L. Rosencrans of Oconomowoc
was a guest of his daughter, Mrs. l..
H. Towne, a short time this week.
Perry Koosch went to Milwaukee
Monday to visit among relatives few
days before returning to Montana.
Miss Pearl Blanchard and Miss Nc
Cam, students of the university, are
guests at the home of G. w. Blanchard
this week.
The prices of kerosene and gasoline
have been advanced lately despite the
court decision put the oil trust out of
business.
Geo. w. Hall of Albion Prairie re-
ceived car load of feeding steers from
Chicago Friday which were taken to
his farm for feeding.
Ed Lawrence has accepted posi-
ton with the P. Lorillard Tobacco Co.,
as one branch of the big corporation is
now known to the trade.
Ed Kaufman went to Rochester,
Mimi, Tuesday, where he will remain
until his wife is able to leave the hos
Dital and return with him.
The Dane county board of super
visors appropriated $4,000 for the erec-
ton of dairy barn at the county asy-
lum at its meeting last week.
Mrs. Janette Sylvester and chill
dren returned to their home in Livings-
ton Thursday after a two weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.
Atwood
relatives of Jacob Johnson, one
of the early day residents of Edgerton,
assembled at his home Saturday even
ing to assist in helping him celebrate
his 8Oth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mabbett were
called to Milwaukee Tuesday by the
sudden death of Mrs. Frank B. Hink-
lev, mother of Mrs. Mabbett. The
funeral took place yesterday.
The last shipment of sheep from
the feeding yards went out to market
Monday evening. Another train load
for feeding and shearing is expected
from Montana the coming week.
DIR. Mum of GAINESVILLE, assisted
by DR.. McChesney, performed an oper-
alton for appendicitis upon Mrs. Bert
Palmer Saturday at her home in this
city. The patient is reported to be re-
covering satisfactorily.
Mrs. James Harrison went to Mad
ison Wednesday to attend the wedding
of her daughter, Miss Maud Harrison,
TO Mr.. Henry Krupp, which took place
at the home of the groom's sister that
afternoon. Mr.. Krupp is in the en-
ploy of the Fuller-J ohnson Co.
A large farm fire that was discov-
cred about o'clock Sunday night de-
stroyed all the buildings except the
house on the Hull farm, occupied by
Charles Lawton, just south of Milton
Junction. Five horses, ten head of
cattle and all the hay and feed burned.
job A. Young, prominent citi-
zen of Brodhead, passed away at his
home Monday morning, aged 81 years.
The immediate cause of his death was
the result of fall about week ago.
Mr.. Young was the best known pearl
dealer in the west.
Our high school basketball team
suffered another defeat from the hands
of Sun Prairie Friday night but re-
deemed themselves in a game with
Brodhead here Saturday night. The
latter was a close and exciting contest
and the margin small, II to Is being
the score.
d. E. Willard, graduate of Alfred
university and of the University of