The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-05
little Helen Dickinson was brough

urday, where she was taken for an OPP
Grafton three weeks ago.
Paul C. Lee, a former resident of
this city, has lately removed from his
farm in La Prairie to Beloit. During
the process of moving the residence on
the farm took fire and burned to the
ground.
There was pleasant family gath
ering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bartz on New Years day when
relatives and friends to the number of
eighteen partook Of the hospitality of
the occasion.
Andrew Jensen left for DEBORAH,
Iowa, Tuesday evening to attend a
meeting of the trustees of Luther col
lege. At this meeting gift of $50, 900
from James j. Hill of the Great North
ern railway, made conditioned upon the
raising of an additional $500, 900 en-
dowment fund, was accepted.
News has been received of the
death of Jacob Lienau, who died at
Minneapolis, Dec. oath, after an illness
of three days of inflammation of the
bowels. He was born and brought up
in the town of Porter, and a brother
was the late John Lienau, liveryman at
Stoughton. Jacob was the last of his
family. He leaves wife, two sons
and two daughters. He was 81.
The slight earthquake which was
noted in southern Wisconsin and north
ern Illinois points Tuesday morning was
felt by several citizens in Edgerton.
The first tremor occurred at 1921
o'clock and lasted about two minutes
and in some localities was strong
enough to rattle dishes upon shelves,
slam doors and startle people to think
that an explosion had taken place.
Delayed trains that prevented Rev.
E. d. Kohlstedt of Beloit from meet
ing his engagement to address the
Brotherhood meeting at the M. E.
church Friday evening was somewhat
of disappointment to the large crowd
that assembled to hear him discuss the
Immigration Problem and It's Rela-
ton to Crime" The meeting, how
ever, went on with it's program, short
addresses being made by D. w. North,
L. E. Gettle and Rev. G. K. MacInnis,
after which refreshments were served.
Rev. r. C. Bedford of Beloit,
relative of the Markham family and
frequent visitor in Edgerton, died un
expectedly of heart trouble Sunday at
Los Angeles, CAL, where he was spend
ing the winter Mr.. Bedford was sec
rotary of the board of trustees and
manager of the financial department of
the Tuskegee (Alabama) Institute,
Booker T. Washington's school. He
was also trustee of several affiliated
schools and did much for the elevation
of the colored race in the south. He
was born in England. He graduated
from Beloit college in 1872, and was a
preacher in the Congregational church.
He Travelled much and was widely
known. He leaves wife and several
children.
The 33rd annual meeting of the AL
bion Mutual Fire ms. Co., held on
Tuesday in the town hall at Albion, re-
elected the old board of directors con-
sisting of Daniel Pierce, D. L. Bah
cock, James Hanson, 0. c. Olson, A.
E. Anderson, D. P. Devine and E. T.
McGinnity. The reports show the COM
pany is carrying risks on over four mil
lion dollars of property. The losses of
the year have been somewhat in ex-
cess of the average year, amounting to
over $3.50, but the company carried
surplus sufficient to meet these with
out an assessment, and in fact the
company has never been required to
make an assessment. At board meet
ing the, present officers, consisting of
D. L. Babcock, president, Daniel
Pierce, secretary, and A. E. Anderson,
treasurer, were continued.
ON Jan. 2, 1912, members of the
w. R. C. No. 120 and their invited
guests gathered in the w. r. G. hall
for their installation. Mrs. Frank
Williams very efficiently installed the
new officers for the coming year.
A short program was given consisting
of solo by Mrs. Kittie Smith and
reading by Mrs. Gertrude Mccarthy,
after which Mrs. Mccarthy, in behalf
of the Corps, presented the retiring
President Mrs. Lizzie Williams, Treas
urer Mrs. F. Sutton and Secretary
Mrs. H. Tyler with silver soup ladies.
The three ladies most heartily thanked
the Corps for their tokens, after which
a dainty supper was served consisting
of chicken sandwiches, pickles, cake
and coffee. A goodly number were
present and the evening enjoyed by all.
The Herald of Lake Geneva says
that fifteen years ago butter was 20