The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
Local Happenings
The Elgin price of butter stays a

$4,000.
The January meeting of the county
board of supervisors convenes next
Tuesday.
Mrs Ralph Lidicker and daughter
of Beloit visited relatives here during
the week.
Harry Bucknall is just getting
about his home after five weeks illness
of rheumatism.
Miss Anna Akvick and Miss Louise
Jensen attended the club dance at
Stoughton Tuesday evening.
The Kvindeforening is invited by
Mrs. Lintvedt to meet in the church
basement Thursday, Jan. 9th.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Rossebo, whose life was of short
duration, was buried Monday.
B. A. Akvik of Boyd, MIMI, has
been visiting his brother Ole and other
. friends here during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moss of Beloit
were over Sunday guests at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Ebbott.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet next Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. M.
l.. Carrier.
Our high school Cardinal basketball
team was defeated in game with the
YIN. C. A. team at Evansville on
Saturday by a score of 81 to 5.
1t is we'll to keep in mind that the
month of January is the time for pay
ing taxes. After Feb. 1st 2 per cent
collectors fees will be added.
Agnes Thomas was granted di-
vorce from Frank c. Thomas of Edger-
ton by Judge Grimm on the grounds OF
desertion in the circuit court on Mon
day last.
w. E. Sowle, at one time resident
of Edgerton while employed as operator
at the depot here and later many years
agent at Milton Junction, died at his
home there Dec. 31st.
The meeting of the Methodist
Brotherhood for this week will be at
the church Friday evening, Jan. 10th.
Question for consideration, "Fraternal
Insurance and Dues.
Arthur Wileman, who returned
from Montana a few weeks ago and
purchased a farm in the town of Full
ton, has been seriously ill with pneu-
monia during the week.
The Mems club of the Congrega-
tional church met at the home of DR..
and Mrs. A. P Nicholson last Friday
evening. Rev. Bell @. Grabill of Ev-
ansville gave an interesting address.
The sale of Christmas stamps con-
Quoted by the Federation of Women's
clubs will reach about $120 this year,
which is somewhat under the amount
collected in Edgerton last year that
totaIed about 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Bartz were
rendered pleasant surprise Saturday
evening on the occasion of their seventh
were present and the couple were re-
membered with substantial gifts.
The first snow of the winter to
cover the ground to any depth came
Sunday and Monday to the depth of
8 or 10 inches. 1t was of such a
light and dry nature that the wind piled
it up so that it does not promise the
much desired run of sleighing.
As one of the numbers of the lee
ture course occurs on the evening of
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, the joint install
lation of officers of the Masonic lodge
and Eastern Star chapter will be post
poned till later date which will be an
noun ced in the city papers.
The Rolf Construction Co. have
nearly completed their contract on the
Eisenlohr warehouse and within few
days of the time specified for the work.
The hosting apparatus, cement mixers
and other heavy machinery used have
been shipped back to Milwaukee.
The promising little trotting mare,
Red Band, owned by Richardson & Pei
tier of Madison, which won first money
at the Catholic picnic here last sum-
mer, gained for her owners over $1560
in purses at fairs and race meetings
during the year and finished the season
with mark of 2:164.
Al. Spooner, formerly of James
vile, who for many years visited Ed
gerton frequently as salesman for a
grocery house, died at McHenry, ILL.,,
Saturday as the result of being thrown
from a wagon, striking upon his head.
His remains were buried at his old
home in Whitewater.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Tobacco Exchange bank