The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-02-28
Local Happenings

has phone No. BAT.
L. w. Persons of Sparta made
brief call upon friends here on Friday
last.
e. M. Hubbell has new model
Ford machine delivered during the
week.
Mrs. Will Bardeen entertained the
bridge club at her home last Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Moss of Beloit was
"a guest of her sister, Mrs. Elmer Eb-
bott, over Sunday.
Miss Beula Heddles of Madison Wis
tied at the home of her grandmother
here over Sunday.
"A two-reel wild animal production
of interest will be shown at the Lyric
Friday evening.
Miss Anna Hinkley of Milwaukee
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Walter Mabbett.
The next of the series of K. P.
dances will be held at Academy hall,
Friday evening, Feb. 18th.
The spring election falls upon All
Fools day this year. Surely some will
get the full meaning of the occasion.
The Pigeforening will be enter
tanned by Miss Edith Holland at her
home, Thursday evening, March 9Th.
-Clinton's water and gas plant,
owned by the city, shows deficit of
approximately $2700 for the past year.
Mrs. Burr ]. Scott of Milwaukee
has been spending the week with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Maltpress.
The Ladies society of the NOrwe-
gian church will be entertained by Mrs.
Andrew Jensen, Thursday, March 9Th.
j. A. Thompson returned from the
west Wednesday, bringing 22 head of
horses, most of them of the draft order
type.
The Charles Saunders place in AL
bion has been sold to Carl Atwood for
$1,000, who will soon take possession of
the property.
Harry McChesney, now employed
in the city engineers office at Ottawa,
ILL.,, paid visit to his parents here a
few days this week.
IS. B. Carter of West Union, Iowa,
has been in town this week to deliver a
IL acre tobacco crop sold to E. M. Hub
bell and shipped by rail
Our high school basketball team
defeated the Madison second team in a
game at the Child gym. on Friday ev-
ening by score of 33 to "a.
Mrs. Fred Brown entertained the
lady clerks of the department store
and few other friends at $50 o'clock
dinner last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Frank H. Burdick of Mime
apolis and Mrs. Blanche Burdick Jones
of Wabasha, Mimi, arrived Monday
morning for a visit among relatives
here.
"A wreck of the fast mail train on
the Northwestern line near Syene on
Sunday morning prevented Edgerton
people from securing their Chicago
Sunday papers.
John Cruise of Dunkirk bought the
Kate Joyce residence property Monday
for $4,000 and the family will soon be-
come residents of town. The sale was
made by C. E. Sweeney.
Henry Johnson advises his friends
that he expects to return the latter
part of the week from the Waukesha
sanitarium where he has been receiving
treatment the past month.
Mrs. w. w. Huxstable and her sis
tiers, Mrs. Maloy of Mason City, Iowa,
and Mrs. Williams of Savanna, ILL.,,
were called to Mineral Point Monday
by the serious illness of their father
"A wrestling match held at Acad-
envy hall Monday evening between Ole
Bradison of this city and an unknown
from Chicago attracted the sporting
fraternity. Bradison was easily beaten.
The marriage of Henry Amundson
of Christiana to Miss Hommas of Sum-
ner took place Wednesday at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew Hommas, eight miles west of
Fort Atkinson. Rev. G. G. Krostu of
ficiated.
"A new bridge is being constructed
by the Milwaukee road this winter over
the east channel of the Mississippi
river between Prairie du Chen and
North McGregor to replace the present
pontoon.
"A railway crew are at work putting
in spur track to the new Eisenlohr
warehouse, making one more crossing
for the Waterman at the depot to
guard The frozen condition of the
ground makes progress rather slow.