The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-08-02
Local Happenings


Edgerton friends Monday.
I. w. Wentworth has purchased a
new 5-passenger Jackson touring car.
Miss Eva White of River Falls is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. A. Jenson.
Mrs. Eliza Tall went to Milton on
Monday to pass the week with friends.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Schmeling on Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Houfe welcome
a daughter at their home, born on Sat
Nrday.
Mrs. J. w. Conn left Tuesday to
pass the week with her mother-in-law
at Albany.
%. R. Pomeroy of Gays Mills was
an over Sunday visitor with friends IN
Edgerton.
Mrs. C. r. Bentley and Miss Nellie
returned Tuesday from weeks visit
with relatives at Dubuque. Iowa
John and Edward Learys sons of j..
]. Leary, are passing weeks vaca-
ton with relatives in Madison.
Misses Josephine and Alice Brabunt
of Madison were over Sunday guests OF
Hazel and Caroline Biederman.
Fred Ratzlaff and Helmer Volght,
who are attending window trimming
school in Chicago, were home over Sun
day.
Mrs. Otto Drager's mother and Sis
ter are out from Milwaukee to care for
her home during her absence at Roch-
ester.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen and son Ger
hart returned Monday evening from a
five weeks visit with her daughter at
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Emil Brown and children of
Fort Atkinson were guests of her Sis
ter. Mrs. D, F. Whitford, few days
this week.
Mrs. Ella B. Hoffman of Rockford
is visiting with her brother and sisters,
John Smith, Mrs. Hullet Hutson and
Mrs. John Bowen.
Misses Louise Jessup and Myrtle
Maltpress returned Tuesday from a
visit at the home of Miss Sadie Nelson
at Sturgeon Bay.
F. Burt Carr, formerly proprietor
of The Carlton hotel, is now located at
Springfield, ILL.,, managing director OF
the Illinois hotel
Mrs. A. L. Whitcomb of Iowa, who
has been visiting at the home of her
father, Thos. North, left Monday for
Michigan to visit daughter.
The Misses Anna Geishart, Minnie
Schmeling and Louise Schumacher re-
turned Sunday evening from ten
days stay in Chicago with relatives.
Mrs. Gustav Baum of Chicago, AL
bert Fritzke of Utica, ILL.,, and Miss
Clara Fritzke of GAINESVILLE were guests
at the parental home here over Sunday.
Elmer Dibbs and wife of Slough
ton were here over Sunday, guests of
day, Mrs. Rusch accompanied them
home for weeks stay.
The Misses Venice Thompson
and Helen Coon went to Cobb Tuesday
where they are to be entertained for a
few days at house party at the home
of Miss Lorraine Billings.
The farmers are in the midst of the
grain harvest which promises better
yield than for some years past. Some
of the first threshing of barley brought
returns of about so bushels to the acre.
About car load of Texas peaches
found market in Edgerton last week.
The quality was frst-class and the price
reasonable, S1.75 per bushel. Nearly
every housewife improved the oppor-
tunity to do some canning.
Prof. Tomhave, wife and child,
who have been visiting among relatives
in this vicinity, left Monday for the
East where the professor will have
charge of the agricultural department
OF the University or pennsylvania.
An auto party consisting of Clar-
ance O'Connor, wife and daughter of
Grundy Center, Dell Melliard and Miss
Syme of Montour, Iowa, have been WIS.,
iting among the Swift, Parks and Vile
man families here during the week.
Mr.. H. J. Voltz, of Sheffield &
Voltz, was in Wausau attending the
funeral of his father and witnessed the
floods which swept over that city last
week, which he describes as causing a
loss of at least half million dollars.
Miss Alma Stricken, daughter of
Mrs. August Stricken, Miss Alma Schu-
macher, daughter of Albert Schumach-
er, Mrs. Gilbert Hanson and Mrs. Otto
Drager went to Rochester, Mimi,
Tuesday morning to submit to opera