The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-31
Local Happenings

ben springer ana wife were over
Sunday guests of relatives in Brodhead.
"A matinee performance will be
given at the Lyric on Memorial day at
3 p. m.
DIR. Fred Henderson and wife of
Stoughton were guests of Edgerton
relatives on Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Lidicker and daughter
of Beloit visited among relatives here
the early part of the week.
Mrs. J. B. Miller returned Friday
from Chicago where she had been visit
ing the past three weeks.
Henry Kruppe and wife of Madison
were over Sunday guests at the home
of James Harrison and wife.
james B. Rood and son Leslie were
over from Sun Prairie Sunday, guests
of Prof. F. o. Holt and wife.
Mrs. Claude Britton of Stoughton
was an over Sunday guest at the home
of her father, John Sherman.
EIgin price of butter this week. The
market is an even quarter now.
Mrs. Lula Schlerf and child of Chi
cago, wife of Rev. Carl Schlerf, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Bacon.
VIM. Hutson, now living with his
granddaughter at Beloit, is visiting
among Edgerton friends for few days.
Mrs. Geise of Fond du Lac has been
a guest of her brother, Rev. j. E. Har-
lin, at st. Joseph's parsonage during
the week
Mrs. Skinner and daughter, Mrs.
Vickers, were guests of Mrs. j. I.
Hurd at Stoughton few days this
week.
E c. Hopkins took a carload of
cattle out to his Kickapoo valley farms
this week that were purchased in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. H. Mcintyre of
Oak Park. ILL.,, came up in their auto
Saturday to pass the week end with
the editors family.
L. w. Pierce and wife, called here
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Electa
Coon, returned to their home in Dan
bury, Iowa, Monday.
A carload of Paige autos was re-
ceived by C. L. Culton Saturday and
delivered to E. M. Ladd, Herman Will
berg and F. w. Coon.
Mrs. Buck of Stevens Point has
been visiting her daughter Sadie, teach
err of music and drawing, during the
closing week of the school year.
Under the able care of DR.. Nc
Chesney, Mr.. Harry w. Greene and son
Arthur of Porter are both recovering
from their recent serious illness.
Miss Winifred Coon left Monday
for Green Bay where she will assist
Miss Gertrude Wright in bringing out
an opera by home talent in about two
weeks.
e. R. Harding, the Racine con-
tractor who put in the sewer system in
this city, has secured $4,000 contract
at Ashland for work to be done this
season.
&C. H. Bliven is the owner of 40
horse power Oakland touring car, hav-
ing exchanged his driving horse as a
part payment with Mr.. Ross of Mineral
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. E. Shannon left
the latter part of last week for their
summer resort on Lost Lake near Say
ner, Wis, for fishing vacation of two
or three weeks.
For precipitations May is making a
record that has scarcely been beaten
for years. So far this month the rain
fall has exceeded six inches and more
might be due yet.
Atty. Geo. w. Blanchard left Tues
day for his old home at Colby, Wis,
where he delivered a commencement
address before the high school of that
city on Wednesday evening.
Lightning struck the furnace CHM
ney on T. J. Atwood's residence Mon
day morning last, almost demolish-
ing it above the roof. Aside from
blowing open the furnace door, there
were no traces of it below the roof.
Confirmation services will be held
at the Norwegian Lutheran church next
Sunday. The usual missionary offering
will be given in the morning. There
will be communion services at p. m.
and at 1880 p. M, the latter in English.
The appearance of C. M. & st. P.
surveyors and a train load of supplies
at Milton Junction this week has given
rise to the rumor that the company is
looking for larger freight yards with a
view of making Milton the end of the
Mineral Point division.