The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-18
Local Happenings


When looking for pleasant even
ing's entertainment visit the Lyric.
Geo. McGiffin of Richland Center
was here for short stay early in the
week.
Mrs. John LaBundy is visiting the
family of her son at Rockford for
couple of weeks.
Martin Oberdiek and family of Full
ton leave today on ten days visit to
relatives in st. Louis.
VIM. H. Beaton, travelling sales
man out of Minneapolis, visited over
Sunday with his mother here.
Scott Hatch and family and Miss
Florence Child were guests of Z. A.
Fuller at Evansville over Sunday
Mrs. James Harrison has returned
from a two weeks visit with the fam
ily of her son John at Sterling, LII.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans and little
daughter of Stoughton were guests OF
Byron Long and wife over Sunday.
Contractor Icke has finished his
work on Henry street which was thrown
open for travel on Wednesday.
Mrs. Maria B. Coon and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. E. L. Shepard, visited at the
home of John P. Coon in Madison a few
days this week.
-Chas. Atherton of Albany, who is
attending the state university, was
here Sunday guest at the home OF his
uncle, Jos. Conn.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld drove new
Oakland car out from Milwaukee We'd
nesdav. having sold his old car to par
ties in Montana.
John Mawhinney and wife returned
Tuesday from an extended trip to WASH
ington, Oregon and many other far west
ern states, being absent more than
two months.
Ed Lipke returned Tuesday even
ing from stay of five weeks in Round
up. Mont. He was accompanied by his
brother Will for months stay at the
parental home.
Mrs. E. A. Sherman and Mrs. u.
J. Deobv of Stevens Point and Mrs. q.
A. Kneehenmeister of West Bend were
guests at the home of Mr.. and MRS.
Geo. Blanchard the latter part OF the
week.
Ole WixmOen of the town of Full
ton has sold his 40-acre farm to Ole
Gunderson of the town of Dunn, the
price paid being $175 per acre. Sale
made by C. E. Sweeney, real estate
agent.
A fair sized audience witnessed the
production of ''Thelma" at Royal hall
Monday evening, but the company was
hardly UP to the standard represented
bv Manager Pollard and the good old
drama suffered somewhat in the pres
entation.
The German Ladies Aid society
with invited friends participated in an
old fashioned box social and dance at
the T. A. &. B. hall Thursday evening.
Music was furnished by Kneff's orches-
ira of GAINESVILLE and most enjoyable
evening was passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. P. Touton of
Peru, ILL.,, were calling upon friends in
Edgerton Monday. Mr.. Touton was
proprietor of The Carlton hotel for
few years and is now running very
popular hotel at Peru, which he reports
has recently been enlarged, AID enjoys
very satisfactory business.
Tom Kelly, conductor of the switch
crew that for several years past has
done the switching in the Stoughton
and Edgerton yards, has been given
freight run between Madison and Mil
waukee. The somewhat lurid vocab
ulary of Tom Kelly will therefore be
missed along his old haunts.
Rev. j. C. Spillman goes to Water
town next Sunday to attend the dedica-
ton of a $3.50 gymnasium at the
Lutheran church. A number of his
congregation will also attend and ar
rangements have been made so they
can leave here on the 6:44 a. m. train
and connect at Milton Junction with
the train north and returning the same
evening.
Our high school football team won
a decided victory oyer the Stoughton
highs at the Driving Park Saturday af-
ternoon by score of 26 to Z. Much
Wrangling and consulting the rule book
was in evidence. A good attendance
witnessed the contest, showing that
the sport has a strong hold upon the
community. Campbell starred for the
local team in the game and the work
of Hanson for the'visitors was applaud
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