The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-12-13
Local Happenings


business in Stevens Point this week
F. c. Hutson and wife of Madison
spent Sunday with relatives in Edger-
ton.
&C. H. Bliven is said to be gaining
slowly from recent attack of paral-
ysis.
d. F. Whitford is in charge of a
new dray that made it's appearance this
week
The Emery farm shipped high
class Jersey calf to Ell Paso, Texas, on
Monday.
The Pigeforening will hold its an
nual bazaar and supper Thursday even
ing, Dec. II.
Mrs. John J. Culton returned Fri
day evening from visit with relatives
in Pittsburg.
The temperature has dropped to
within a few points of zero several
mornings this week.
When you feel like visiting the
'movies,' remember the Lyric pre-
sents three fine films each evening.
Beginning on Monday next the
stores of Edgerton will be open each
evening during the holiday season.
1t will be noticed that the price of
living is still on the increase from the
new schedule adopted by the BARRIERS
in another column.
The steel frame for the roof of the
Eisenlohr warehouse is being put in
place this week and the brick work is
getting well along on the job.
Glen Cunningham, who recently
quit his job with the railroad at Madi-
son, was calling upon his Edgerton
friends this week in the interests of
Michigan shirt house.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. c. R.
Bentley. Mrs. w. S. Jeffris of James
vile will speak of home missions.
The sharp drop in temperature
during the week has made three or
four inches of ice on still waters and
the younger generation has begun to
enjoy the first skating of the season.
The third number of the lecture
course given by the Albion Literary
club is a musical entertainment filled
by the Sorority Girls on Wednesday
evening, Dec. 18th, at the S. D. B.
church.
d. W. North, Jay Ide and Will
Flarity were called to Neillsville the
latter part of the week as witnesses in
the case of the state against ''Windy"
Bill Sherman, former resident here,
who was convicted of the charge of
adultery.
Mrs. E. G. Hopkins departed We'd
nesday morning for Chronicle, Ala,
where the family of T. A. Perry,
former residents here, reside. She ex-
poets to remain in the south during the
winter months and Mr. Hopkins in
tends to join her later in January.
Don't forget "a Royal Slave" at
Royal hall next Saturday evening, Dec.
18th. There will be five big acts and
eight scenes of real show All special
scenery, elegant costumes and six Sc
lect vaudeville numbers, including the
great European novelty, ''The Chanti-
cler Girl"
Harry McChesney of Ottawa, ILL.,,
has been visiting at the home of his
parents during the week. While en-
route home for thanksgiving an auto
mobile in which he was riding turned
turtle and he received some severe
bruises that prevented his Homecoming
for that holiday.
"A side track running to the new
Eisenlohr warehouse is being construct
ed, branching from south siding back
of the Heddles lumber yard The i'm
provement necessitates the moving of
one of the lumber company's buildings
and the cutting of triangular piece
from their grain storage.
Rev. T. W. North is giving a series
of sermons on the life and work of
Jesus Christ, during the month of De-
cember. Last Sunday morning the
theme was 'Jesus as Man," and next
Sunday morning he speaks on 'Jesus,
the Worlds Great Teacher" and at
the evening service on ''The Masters
Answer to the Worlds Great Question
the Way of Happiness.
The new system of street lighting
was turned on for the first time Satur-
day evening and Edger4on twas all lit
up" so to speak. The ornamental iron
standards with fine incandescent globes
are without doubt the modern way of
street lighting. The city can now boast
of as fine lighted business section as
4o,1v,. 4l~:S coofioy, Of bo c&o&o