The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-11-14
Local Happenings

visitor IN Edgerton Tuesday.
Scott Hatch has returned from a
three weeks visit among relatives in
Vermont
There were over 1900 western
range sheep quartered at the feeding
yards over the week end.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles of Madison and
her sister, Mrs. Oakley, were guests of
friends here on Tuesday.
Edward Rankin of North Yakima,
WASH, was a guest at the editors
home over the week end
Frank C.. Hall and wife of Man
chester, Iowa, visited friends in Milton
and Edgerton few days this week.
John Sayies of Bayfield,, student
at the university, was guest of War
rem Coon at his home here over Sunday.
Mrs F. o. Holt and children Wis
tied at the home of her parents in Sun
Prairie for a few days the latter part
of the week.
Fred Campbell of Milton is looking
after James Keller's store while he and
John Thompson are deer hunting in
Villas county.
Arthur Shannon, in charge of the
United Cigar Manufacturers Co. S bus
mess at Portage, has been riding from
Edgerton during the week.
J. A. Thompson accompanied his
daughter Venice to Rochester, Mimi,
Sunday, where she will submit to an
operation at the Mayo hospital.
"A cable splicer secured from Madi-
son was engaged few days this week
connecting up the cables recently
erected by the Edgerton Telephone Co.
The 9th grade football team is
proud over the defeat of an all-star
team in a game played at the Driving
Park Thursday afternoon, by score
of 26 to 6.
The first real cold wave of the sea-
son, accompanied by strong gale and
a slight snowfall, swept down from the
northwest Sunday, carrying freezing
weather clear to the eastern coast.
Frank Burgy has purchased build
ing lot in the Lockwood addition and
contemplates moving one of the resi-
dences owned by him onto the site to
make room for garage to be erected
on that location.
Mrs. M. V. Lackner was pleasantly
surprised Friday evening when COM
pany of neighbors came in upon her
with laden baskets, prepared to serve
a bOunteous supper and pass delight
full social evening.
After spending the summer with
relatives near her old home, Mrs. Orrin
Pomeroy left Friday for Boulder, Colo,
to pass the winter with her daughter,
Mrs Fred Grove. r. L. Page accom-
panied her as far as Chicago.
The school friends of Mahlon Og-
den arranged surprise in the event of
his 18th birthday which they helped
celebrate at his home Saturday even
ing. Refreshments were served by the
girls domestic science class.
The salaries of station and office
employees on the st. Paul system have
recently been raised from % to 10 per
cent, beginning with November. The
order applies to the whole line and will
help in meeting the high cost of living.
VIM. E. Roher, for some years
employed as bartender in this city,
died at GAINESVILLE Thursday. Funeral
services were held Saturday morning
in ST. Mary's church and the remains
brought overland for burial in Fassett
cemetery.
The Ladies Bridge Club arranged
a surprise on their fellow member,
Mrs. Willard McChesney, last Thurs
day evening when they dropped in with
all the necessaries for serving a $50
o'clock dinner, after which the usual
card playing was INDUCED in.
Andrew Jensen, C. A. Hoen and E.
NJ Laid, on invitation of Gov. Meow
ern, attended meeting of Norsemen
at Madison Saturday to devise ways
and means for suitable representation
of Wisconsin at the celebration of In
dependence day at Christiania, Nor
way, next year.
w. H. Groat, district manager of
The Time Insurance Co., spent the day,
Friday, Nov. 7th, with Mr.. John Dave,
local representative of said company,
settled one claim with H S. Hutson,
called on number of their old policy
holders and added several new ones to
their already large list. The home
office of this company is in Milwaukee.
No longer may the farmer lawfully
dicker with his neighbor or with the
dealer for the sale of any commodity