The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-05
Local Happenings


Rev J. Linnevold has received
call from the Lutheran church at
Nelva, N. D.
Rev. B. Shaw of North Loupe, Ne
braska, paid visit to his cousin, J. B.
Shaw, last week.
Elmer Ebbott and wife returned
Monday from a visit to Mrs. Ebbott's
parents in Beloit.
Mrs. Frank Hadden and children
of Dodgeville are guests OF friends
here during the week.
Butter was put back to soc in the
Elgin market this week, an advance of
q cents for the week.
The Edgerton ball team lost to
Stoughton by score of to l in the
latter city Labor Day.
Regular meeting of Edgerton Chap
ter Order of Eastern Star next Tues
day evening, Sept. 9.
The w. C. T. U. will have a spec
ial meeting at the M. E. parsonage on
Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Clara Jensen went to the
Augustana hospital in Chicago Tuesday
for minor operation upon her throat.
Freeman Lyon and wife have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wright at
Libertyville for few days this week.
Mrs. Inez Wilson and daughter of
Rockford spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Stevens.
"A marriage license was issued IN
Waukesha Monday to Paul Bruhn of
this city and Miss Cora McGeen of
Waukesha
F. P. Carrier is at the Jefferson
fair this week demonstrating new
gas plant which he has secured the
agency for.
-Alva Carey left for Bayfield, during
the week where he is employed as
teacher in the public schools the COM
ing year.
L. A. Anderson, cashier of the
First National Bank, left Tuesday on
two weeks trip through the Dakotas
and Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stevens are the
proud grandparents of a baby boy born
to the family of their son Charles at
Rockford, Aug. 30.
Mrs. James Conway entertained a
party of lady friends for Mrs. I. 2.
Casey of Chicago, who is her guest,
Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Onsgard left Tuesday for
Aberdeen, S. D., where he has posi-
ton as instructor in German and music
in the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. P H. Knox of FL
burn, H., came up in their auto this
week for visit to Mrs. Knox's father,
Ward Wentworth.
Through the D. w. North agency
the John G. Stricken farm on the New
vile road, of 60 acres, has been sold to
Gus Wentler for $4,000.
Mrs. Geo. Ogden and Mrs. Andrew
Mcintosh and son Will were called to
Dyersville, Iowa, Monday to attend the
funeral of a nephew.
Mrs. J. B. Shaw is visiting rela-
tives in Rockford this week. Her
daughter, Miss Eleanor, has gone to
Usage, Iowa, to attend school.
Miss Ella Christianson, a graduate
of the seminary at Red Wing, Mimi,
has been engaged to teach music and
elocution at the Albion academy this
year.
1.-THE Modern Prodigal'' is the title
of a two-reel Vitagraph feature pro-
duction to be shown at the Lyric Fri
day evening, in connection with anoth-
er good subject.
Ed Peters, Alex White, Herbert
Herried and Henry Schmeling left for
ST. Paul Monday to buy cattle. Peters
wants car load of beeves for his mar
ket and the others car loads of feeding
stock each.
The morning service at the Nor
wegian Lutheran church next Sunday
will be conducted in the English Ian
guage. Services in the English Ian
guage are held regularly the first Sun
day morning of each month and every
Sunday evening.
Monday and Tuesday will rank
among the hottest days of the season
when thermometers crowded the 100
point pretty closely. Since then show
ers in the northern portion of the state
have brought a cooler atmosphere.
Rain, however, is badly needed.
Miss Marie Phifer was given a
pleasant surprise party Monday even
ing. About fifty young people gath
cred at the home of Marie Hubbell
from where they soon adjourned to