The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-16
Miss sena Houge visited friends in


Chicago over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Ellingson will en-
terrain the Pigeforening at her home
Thursday evening, Feb. 18th.
There will be morning and evening
services at the Norwegian Lutheran
church next Sunday. The evening ser
mon will be preached by Rev. Ivar
Ylvisaker of Mayville, N. d.
The Broughton boys and DR.. Ware
of Evansville killed large timber wolf
Monday after several hours chase with
dogs. The animal weighed 65 pounds,
and others are believed to be located
which will be hunted later.
Another evidence of an unusually
cold winter is the report that Lake
Michigan is closed over from shore to
e-something that has not occurred
before in many years. Several ferry
boats are frozen in mid lake in their
effort to keep up navigation.
Brooks Lockwood has resigned his
position with the Standard Oil Co. to
accept the management of the High
Test Oil Co., of which he is stock
holder. This company will handle all
grades of oil but will especially cater
to Pennsylvania oil of high test.
-Justis Ellingson, who has been con-
fined at the home of his uncle, L. A.
Ellingson, with an attack of paralysis
for several weeks, was removed to the
sanitarium at Lake Geneva Tuesday.
He is slightly better but still has not
much control of his hands or limbs.
Mrs. Julius Summerfeld submitted
to serious operation Saturday at her
home in the east part of the city, the
ailment being fibroid tumor. The OPP
GRAFTON was performed by DR.. Larson
Of this city, DR.. Brewer Of Jefferson
and Miss Maybelle Hughes, surgical
nurse of Chicago. The patient is re-
ported to be doing fine.
The 9th annual ball of the Edger-
ton Fire department, held at Academy
hall Friday evening, proved like it's
predecessors, one Of the big events of
the year. The total receipts amounted
to $500, the largest in some years. A
very interesting concert program was
rendered by Thompson's orchestra,
preceding the dancing. Nearly 200
partook of splendid supper provided
at the Carlton.
Miss Arna Dickinson was most
pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening
when eighteen of her schoolmates
walked in at the home of her parents,
George Dickinson and wife. 1t was
Miss Arna's birthday anniversary and
the little folks had gathered to assist
in celebrating the event. Refresh
ments were served, pleasant evening
passed and before departing the guests
presented her with a handsome sOuven-
ir spoon.
Melvin Person died Friday evening
at Hanerville from diabetes. He was
living with Andrew Augustine. Mel
vim was only Is years old and was a
member of family afflicted with con-
sumption, sister now receiving treat
ment for that disease at Wales, near
Milwaukee, where the state of Wiscon-
sin maintains such an institution. He
was an orphan. The deceased was a
nephew of Herman .Lipke of this city.
Relatives here have been appraised
of the marriage of Joe H. Maltpress
and Mrs. Rose Keller, which took place
at San Diego, CAL, on the Sd inst. Mr..
Maltpress is son of John Maltpress
of this city, and former business man
here, but for several years past has
been engaged in brick making in Texas.
Mrs. Keller accompanied Emma Malt
press and Leo Greenwood to California
last spring and permanently located at
San Diego, where they are conducting
a hotel.
We call attention to the advertise
ment on another page of the Indiana
Silo Co. J. E. Wallin, travelling sales
man for this company, has this year
been assigned five counties tributary to
Edgerton. For Edgerton and vicinity
Mr.. Wallin will sell silos direct for the
company without local agent. For this
reason he is in position to quote prices
on silos that no local agent can give.
Those interested in buying silos this
season will do we'll to see Mr.. Wallin
before buying.
The ground is frozen to depth of
from four to five feet at present, say
those who have had occasion to dig into
the earth and have taken pains to make
measurements. This is the deepest the
frost has penetrated the earth in sew
eral years and is due to the lack of
snow on the ground during the recent
cold snap. Farmers and others express