The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-05-16
Local Happenings

Twenty cents is the ruling
price of butter in the Elgin market this
week.
Miss Cora Ho. of GAINESVILLE was a
guest of her brother, Prof. Holt, on
Sunday.
The Pigeforening will be entertain
ed at the parsonage Thursday evening
this week.
Mrs. w. G. Atwell visited Milwau-
kee friends while Mr.. Atwell was on
his western trip.
Mrs. H. S. Van Deusen of Madison
passed Sunday with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Maud Krupp.
&C. H. Babcock and family motored
to Beloit Sunday, spending the day
with relatives there.
Mrs. Leroy, wife of Conductor
Andy Leroy, was guest of Mrs. c. K.
Bentley over Sunday.
Stated communication of Fulton
Lodge No. SO F. & A. M. Wednesday
evening, May 21st, at o'clock.
m. L. Carrier has been serving on
the circuit court jury while the present
calendar is under consideration.
20. J. Kjerness of Porter purchased
a new Overland automobile of the
GAINESVILLE Motor Co. on Monday.
Fred Mckinney and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Heron of Clinton attended
the K. P. party here on Friday evening
last.
Geo. Scharfenberg returned home
from the GAINESVILLE hospital Monday
almost fully recovered from recent
operation.
Six new members were received
into the Marquette Club at meeting
held at the home of Mrs. VIM. McIn-
tosh Monday.
The old Bentley house has been
moved this week to site in the Kurtz
addition recently purchased by c. w.
Birkenmeyer.
Ed Hubbell has exchanged his new
Ford for five-passenger Little Six,
the first car of this make to be intro
duced in Edgerton.
John Thoreson has purchased the
residence of Chalie Wussow on Rollin
street, possession to be given some
time later in the season.
Rev. T. w. North conducted fun
eral services for six months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Ullius on Maple
Drive Tuesday afternoon.
A two-reel feature production, ga
Drama in the Air." will be shown at
the Lyric Friday evening, in addition
to another good motion picture.
Bowen R. Clawson, for many years
a prominent merchant and wool buyer
in southern Wisconsin, died at his home
in Brodhead, May 3rd, aged rs years.
Excavation for the basement of
new home for Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Earle
has been started on a lot adjoining
Geo. w. Doty's residence on Washing
ton street.
Geo. M. UnderhiTl left for Sparta
Monday, where he will be joined by H.
S. McGifin on a trout fishing trip to
the best fishing streams to be found in
that section of the state.
"A new power mangle to replace the
one that exploded few days ago is
expected soon and some other new
equipment has been added to the City
laundry by Harvey Raymond this week.
A marriage license and special per-
nit was issued at GAINESVILLE Saturday
to VIM. H. Albright of Fulton and Miss
Emma H. Schmeling of this city. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ]. c.
Spilman Saturday evening.
One of the most enjoyable social
parties of the year was given by the
K. P.'s Friday evening. The atten-
dance was something over $50 couples
and the program of entertainment be-
tween dances proved a very pleasant
as we'll as novel feature.
"A brand new slX-cyllnder car con-
tanning party of Argyle business men
was smashed beyond repair when it
crashed into a cement bridge near
Alton Sunday. J. T. Smith, hotel
proprietor at Argyle, had both ankles
dislocated and the others narrowly es-
capped serious injury.
Clarence Jensen left Saturday for
Hartford, Conn.,, where he has secured
employment with the Grifin-Neuberger
Tobacco Co., the largest growers of
shade grown tobacco in New England.
Their plantations are located along the
Connecticut valley between Hartford
and Springfield.
"A slight change i'll the departure
of trains went into effect Monday No.
8, the Milwaukee passenger, is seven !