The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-03
Regular meeting of the common
council next Monday evening.


council next Monday evening.
Mrs. Grace Henry and daughter
Ruth are visiting at DR.. McChesney's.
John Walters and wife of Oregon
were guests at Thos. Westlake's on
New Year.
| "A special three reel production.
"Fire at Sea-" will be shown at the
Lyric Friday night.
| The North families were entertain
| ed at the home of Fred North and wife
of Sumner on New Years.
Atty. L. E. Gettle took possession
of his new job as secretary of the rail-
way commission on Jan. LIST.
| Three hundred and seventy-eight
marriage licenses were issued in Rock
county during the year just passed.
AT the beginning of new year,
The Reporter takes occasion to wish it's
readers prosperity, health and happi-
ness for the coming twelve months.
The new year has come and gone
and no sleighing yet. But the small
boy has certainly had his fun of skat-
ing.
| Samuel Davy, who has been in the
employ of the Milwaukee road for
thirty years as breakman, operator and
agent at Milton, died Monday of pneu-
monia.
Miss Clara Jensen and brother Paul
left for Fergus Falls, Mimi, Wednes-
day, where the former has been en-
ployed as teacher in the school presid-
ed over by Rev. D. G. Ristad.
The bells, the guns and the whis-
ties, all helped to usher in the new
year. And one thing is certain, Ed
gerton's citizens have all started in the
fright direction for better life in 1913.
"A delay in receiving the radiators
for the heating plant has interfered
with the completion of R. ]. Malt
press three story fiat building, which
otherwise would be about ready for
| tenants.
Sheriff C. S. Whipple, who took
possession of the office Wednesday, has
named Albert H. Walker of Beloit as
turnkey and Robt. o. Whipple deputy
at Beloit to succeed Geo. B. Merrill.
Other deputies have not yet been an
nouncec.
Five eclipses, three of the sun and
two of the moon, are phenomena that
will mark the procession of the planets
during the present year. But few of
them will be visible to any part Of the
United States.
Paul Watson, who has been con-
fined to his bed by illness the past few
weeks, is slowly recovering and it is
hoped will be about soon. He has been
cared for by his sister Ruth, graduate
nurse from Chicago.
Fred Gessert and family, Herman
Bublitz and family, Louie Schacht-
schneider Jr and family, Reinhardt and
George Fellon of Jefferson Junction
were guests on Christmas day Of Louie
Schachtschneider and wife
The employees of the local tete-
phone exchange were each remembered
Christmas with piece of gold. The
operators also received silver spoon
from the Rock County Telephone Co.,
which has toll communication with this
office.
The showcase in front of Bardeen's
studio contains large number of ''has
beens," or in other words, photos of
those who were young years and years
ago. "Who are they?" is the label,
and it is somewhat puzzling to call
them all by name.
Hon. L. c. Whittet reached home
Tuesday evening from the Augustine
hospital in Chicago where DR.. Oschner
recently remodeled his stomach and 9TH
er interiors to conform to modern surgi-
cal ideas. Though somewhat reduced in
flesh he is feeling fine and received a
number of friends on New Years day.
S. P. Saunders and Mary l.. Hum
phrey were united in marriage on New
Years day, 1873. The first day of the
year 1913, the fortieth anniversary,
was ce 1brated at the Albion Prairie
I home, where their welded life has
been passed. A company of about
thirty was present and the esteemed
couple were pres ented with a hand
some library table. A sumptuous
feast was served and appropriate
speeches were made by Rev. North and
Stephen Haight. 1t was in the small
hours of the morning when the guests
departed. each extending best wishes
for many more years of happiness to-
gether of the couple who had just
passed the 40th milestone of welded
life