The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-23
Local Happenings


church tonight.
Miss Sena Lypke and Susan Nelson
were Sunday guests of friends in
Stoughton.
-Washington's birthday is observed
by the closing of the public schools and
postoffice.
Richard Trevorrah has been visit
ing the family of his son at Footvllle
during the week.
The price of butter slumped 5 cents
in the Elgin market this week, II cents
is the figure fixed.
Mr.. Ottmar Folge was down from
Madison to pass Sunday with George
Blanchard and wife.
Claude Britton and wife OF Slough
ton were over Sunday guests at the
home of John Sherman.
Mrs. Geo. Farman and Miss Flor
,ence Castor attended the library meet
ing in GAINESVILLE Thursday.
Miss Winifred Coon visited Miss
Bertha Volkman at Kenosha, where
she is teaching, over Sunday.
Mr.. H. J. Blanchard of Colby paid
a visit to his son, Atty. G. w. Blanch-
ard. here few days this week.
Miss Myrtle Maltpress went to
Milwaukee "Wednesday for a few days
visit with friends in that city.
C. D. Silverthorn and Frank Ire
vorrah of Footville were guests of Ed
gerton relatives on Wednesday.
Miss Olga Hansen will entertain
the Pigeforening in the church base
ment next Thursday evening, Feb. -.
George Sherman, Ed Sherman and
Lee Alder are in Chicago this week at
tending the fifth annual cement show.
Through E. M. Ladd, Anna Olson
sold 40 acres of land in the town OF
Albion to John Bovre for 1000 this
week.
Frank Bliven, who has been with
the Sugar Beet company at Madison
since last October, returned home on
Monday.
Mrs. E. L. Getting and daughter
of Chicago have been spending the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. Perry.
Warren Coon left for Colorado
Monday evening, where he intends to
pass the summer on the Heddles fruit
ranch at Paonia.
Mrs. R. P. Manard came up from
Chicago Tuesday evening to spend the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bowen.
Rev. j. E. Harlin officiated at the
marriage of his niece, Miss Marie Har-
lin, to Mr.. VIM. Mcneil of GAINESVILLE
at Fond du Lac on Saturday last.
Miss Leo Thompson left Wednes
day for Wausau to visit school friend,
expecting to pay visit to Miss Eleanor
Hitchcock at Appleton on her return.
A. NJ Dickinson, managing editor
of the Saturday Blade of Utica, N. Y,
paid visit to his uncles, Chas. and
Hubert Dickinson, short time this
week.
Marcus McChesney of Los Angeles,
Cal, has been visiting at the home of
his brother, DR.. Willard McChesney,
and other relatives in this vicinity dur
ing the week.
There are indications that the long,
hard winter is nearing an end. The
mild weather of Saturday started the
snow melting for the first time since
Christmas day. Since then the fields
begin to show some bare places and
sleighing is becoming well worn.
-Chas. H. Dickinson will entertain
his friends on the occasion of his 80th
birthday, at Masonic hall next Tuesday
evening, Feb. 9th, followed by ban
quet at the Bon Ton The original in
vitations called for Woodman hall as
the place but as it was thought too
small, change to Masonic hall is more
fitting.
Thomas Houfe, who has become
owner of the old homestead south of
town, is getting material on the ground
for a new residence to be erected the
coming season. The building is to be
of brick, 36x34 with wing 16x24, two
stories. The plans call for modern
home in all respects, fitted with heat
ing plant, electric lights, etc.
The High Test Oil Co. has purchas-
ed site for its oil tanks of Andrew
Jensen, just west of the old mill ware
house now owned by the Wagon Co.
The tanks have been ordered and will
be placed adjacent to the Wagon COM
pany's siding, on an elevation so that
the oil can be drawn without pumping.
About an acre of land was secured,