The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-17
Mrs. Henry Johnson visited friends

Mrs. Frank Huber on Tuesday.
%. L. Ros ancranz of Oconomowoc
was a guest of his daughter, Mrs. l..
H. Towne, on Wednesday.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles and Mrs. H. j.
Stangle were down from Madison for
brief visit with Edgerton friends last
week
Rev. D. o. Sanborn of Depere was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Humphrey on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ash, accom-
panied by Myrtle Maltpress, went to
Milwaukee Wednesday for brief visit
with friends.
Tee annual chicken pie supper
served by the men of the M. E. church
will be held Thursday evening, Feb. 3,
5 to 7 o'clock.
H. L. Kathan and wife left on
Thursday of this week for Beloit where
they will make their home for the pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanlon are occu-
plying the rooms vacated by Mr..
Kathan.
Married in Haste" at Royal hall
Monday evening was play that pleas
ed a good sized audience. A number
of first-class entertainments are booked
for the winter season and all should
watch for announcement of dates. Let
all appreciate the efforts of the hall
management to bring to Edgerton the
best to be had.
"A campaign to promote savings de-
posits among the people of Edgerton
and vicinity in the interests of the
First National bank is being made by
Chicago parties who are making per-
sonal canvass of the community. A
home saving bank is loaned to depos-
itors to assist them, but the whole plan
is outlined in a big adv. on another
page of this paper.
Henry D. Mckinney, one of the
best known of the old time horse
men in the west, died at his home
in GAINESVILLE Monday evening, follow
ing a stroke of paralysis, agad 81
years. The deceased came to James
vile from Nashville, Tenn, about 80
years ago when that city conducted one
of the largest race meets in the west.
as trainer of harness horses. He
leaves a son, H. H. Mckinney of Min
neapolis, and daughter, Mrs. Maud
Sloan s.
"A peculiar accident happened to
freight train near Avalon one evening
last week. Three or four cars in the
center of the train became derailed and
after running along on the ties for sew
eral hundred feet, jumped back upon
the rails at a crossing ready to continue
on the journey. If the ties had not
been torn up and misplaced, traffic
would have gone right along in its
usual way AS it was the Chicago
evening passenger was belated about
three hours.
torate of the First National bank at
the annual stockholders meeting held
Tuesday afternoon was the addition of
two new directors J. Doran and
Geo. w. H. Hall. The board consists
of Geo. w. Doty, E. G.. Bussey, L. A.
Anderson, J. L. Holton, c. H. Bah
cock, C. w. Birkenmeyer, John Ma
Whitney, VIM. Mcintosh, M. J. Doran
and Geo. w. H. Hall.
Every merchant in Edgerton can
deliver goods in the fifty mile zone
cheaper than the Chicago mail order
houses. All that he needs TO do is to
let the people know what he has to sell
and quote the price delivered. That's
the only way to meet mail order COM
petition, and if the merchants will COM
bine in this kind of campaign they
can do it. The consumer always pays
the freight or express from mail or
der house, and he will continue to pay
for the stamps used in government
transportation.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 9Th,
a good sized audience attended the
stereopticon entertainment at the M.
E. church and were we'll pleased. The
subject for the evening was THE Gre
alton and the Flood" and large num-
Der of excellent pictures were thrown
upon the canvas. On Wednesday ev-
ening this week a similar entertain
mont was given, the pictures used be-
ing on Abraham and His Life" On
Wednesday evening, Jan. 22nd, another
evening with the pictures on "Jacob,
the Founder of the Hebrew Race"
These entertainments. are held each
Wednesday evening at Z o'clock. No
admittance fee is charged; collection
is taken to defray expenses.
Tax paying time brings many COM
plants of the burden the most of us