The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-26

-Pigeforening meets with Miss
Leona Berry Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 1st.
Frank Kellogg and Thos. Wileman
of this city have bought the Chas.
Stewart farm in Porter.
Between 200 and 800 Edgerton peo-
pie attended the ski tournament at
Stoughton Wednesday.
Rev. J. Linnevold was called to
DEBORAH, Iowa, Monday evening by the
serious illness Of his aged father.
Lawrence Hutson and wife were
over from Oregon to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Illusions aunt on Sunday last.
-Justise Ellingson has been quite
i'll at the home of his uncle, I. A. Ell
lingson the past week with an attack
of paralysis.
Mrs. p c.. Brown was called to
GAINESVILLE Tuesday by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Waite, who was suffer-
ing with neuralgia.
The high school basket ball team
sustained another defeat at the hands
of the Columbus team in game play
ed there Friday evening by score of
81 to II.
"A gathering of about sixty wit
messed the installation of officers of
the Royal Neighbors Wednesday even
ing. Refreshments were served and
all report pleasant evening.
The newsboys on the Milwaukee
system now wear caps bearing the
words 'Inter State" which means
that the Murphy news agency has
been sold to Inter State Co.
Arrangements are about complete
for the annual firemen's ball at Acade-
my hall, Friday evening, February 9th.
Judging from the advance sale of tick
etc, the attendance will be a record
breaker.
AT the Lyric Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Eddie Roy, "The Dancing
Bellboy," and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jimmy O'Burrell, elm
personator of Types" character
comedian.
Next Monday night, under auspices
of the New Century Club, Mr.. Perdue
will deliver lecture in Culton Memoir
jul hall upon the subject Factory In
spection." 1t will be free and the
public are invited.
Circulars announcing ten days
clearing sale at Babcock's clothing
store are being sent out. The sale
commences Monday, January % and in
order to be thoroughly posted you
should secure one of the circulars.
Horace E. Warner Of Washington,
who was called here by the death of
his sister, Miss Warner, has been visit
ing among relatives here this week.
Mr.. Warner was comrade Of G.. HI.
Dickinson in the 22d Wis. VOL Init. in
the civil war.
Sunday at the residence of Mrs.
Mary Leary in the second ward was
held the annual family gathering in
honor of Mrs. Leary, who is one of Ed
gerton's oldest settlers. For many
years these family gatherings have
proven most popular to the large circle
of relatives and the last one was of no
exception. Besides relatives in the
city, including Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J.
Leary and family and Mrs. Margaret
Mooney, son and daughter, there were
present Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Roherty and
sons and daughters, Matt, John, Rich
ard, Gay and Joe, and Misses Mary,
Alice. Nellie and Katie, of Center; Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Nichols and sons and
daughters, John and George Jr., and
Misses Kathryn, Mae, Mona and Alice,
of Porter; Mr.. and Mrs. John Heinrich
and family of Beloit; Richard Leary of
Edmonton, Canada.
Monday evening an open installa-
ton of officers of Edgerton Lodge No.
146, Knights of Pythias, was held in
their lodge rooms on the second floor
of Academy hall block. About fifty
members and their friends were pres
ent to witness the ceremonies. Dep
uty Grand Chancellor ,Lampman was
the installing officer and Grand M. at
A. Holton and Grand Prelate
Strasburg, associate assistants, in
stalled the following officers: C. c.
William L. Pelton; V. CO. A. Dick
erson; Prelate-Earl Dickerson; M. at
A.-Frank L. Pearce; M. of W.-Roy
H. Farman; K. of R. and Sired
Smith; M. of E.-Isaac Spike; |. g.
Charles Langworthy; 0. G.--Fred H.
Dreyer. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies a social dance followed ano
at II o'clock refreshments were served.
Willard Doty and Max Henderson fur
nished the inspiration for the dance.