The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-08

"A. p. Vincent and wife or Luverne,
Mimi, were guests Of the Ogden and
MADDEN families here the fore part of
the week.
Rev. Schoenfeld supplied the pulpit
of Rev. MacInnis in Beaver Dam Sun
day, and Rev. Sheldon of Madison
preached in the Congregational church
here.
The local headquarters of the
United Cigar Manufacturers Co. have
been advised of the arrival of daugh-
ter at the New York home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hirschorn.
After this date all elections held in
Edgerton will open at in the forenoon
and close at $50 in the afternoon. The
council fixed these hours at the meet
ing Monday evening.
Frank Pringle has purchased from
James Conway one of the new resi-
dences erected this summer on Albion
street. Possession will be given as
soon as Mr.. Conway completes the
building.
Mrs. S. C. Humphrey has gone to
Elgin, ILL.,, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Matte Stewart, formerly a resident
here. She will be absent about ten
days and before returning will also pay
a visit to relatives in Aurora, Ill.
The Methodist Brotherhood meet
ing, the secone of the season, was held
Friday night at the residence OF Mayor
and Mrs A E. Skinner. The ques-
tons for consideration of the evening
were somewhat lengthy and included
The addition to the store building
occupied by Ratzlaff Bros. is so far
completed as to be ready for occupancy.
The building will be steam heated, and
is supplied with other modern improve
ments, making another fine store build
ing the city.
The Lyric will present the spectac-
ular drama, cinderella, in three reels
on Friday evening, featuring pic
turedom's greatest star, Miss Mabel
Taliaferro. Everybody is familiar with
this fairy tale and the pictures will tell
the whole story.
of the 1913, 900 to be available in
the state highway funds for 1913, Rock
county will get $11, 155, according to
the apportionment issued on Friday by
the highway commission. The largest
amount allotted to any one county is
that Of Milwaukee county, which gets
STA, 456.
Friends in Edgerton have received
announcements Of the marriage of
Gustav William Drager and Edith May
Long, which occurred October 31st at
Milwaukee. Both parties were former
Edgerton residents and have many
warm friends who will join in congrat-
ulations.
The work of extending the lines of
the Edgerton Electric Light Co. to
MELVILLE is under way and the cream
cry at that place will be operated by
electric power. A half dozen or more
farmers along the line have contracted
for lighting their homes and buildings
when the current comes within their
reach.
About twenty neighbors and friends
rendered a surprise to Mrs. w. j..
Schumacher Monday evening, the occa-
sion being the anniversary of her birth
day. Besides music and social con-
verse, delicious supper was served.
The company presented Mrs. Schu-
macher with table spread in remem-
brance of the occasion.
"A deal was closed last week where
by North, Wentworth & Blanchard be-
came owners of the Richard Stricken
residence property in the first ward,
and Mr.. Stricken taking in exchange
the eight acre tract north of town re-
Gently owned by d. d. Brown. Mr..
Stricken will not move to his new pos
session until spring.
e. M. Ladd has engineered couple
of real estate deals the past week,
showing that farming lands are still
bringing strong prices. c. j. Robson
sells his 12O acre farm near Rockdale
to Lawrence Smithback for $40, 500.
Ed Nalen also sells 60 acres in the town
of Dunkirk to Chas HUM for $4,000,
the latter turning in his house and lot
in this city at $1,000.
The marriage of D. D. Brown of
this city to Miss Leona Warren took
place at the home of the brides sister
at Baraboo on Oct Both. The bride is
quite we'll known here where she has
been employed by Mrs. Gertrude Nc
Carfhv Mr. and Mrs Rr0Wn RETURNED