The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-29
Local. Happenings


day at Fort Atkinson with the lady's
parents.
Miss Emma Bruhn, teacher in the
public schools at Cedarburg, was home
over Sunday.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Whittet Thursday morn
ing, May 21st.
Gordon Holcomb has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. V. n. Green, here
during the week.
Carlton Mccarthy is home from a
sanitarium near Chicago where he has
been staying for several months.
Mrs. C. N. Loucks of Chicago was
a guest at the home of Mrs. M. Fetch
er few days the first of the week.
John Toynton and wife are pleased
to announce the arrival of an pound
boy at their home Tuesday, May 26.
The fourth number of the ''Kath-
Iyn" series will be shown at the Lyric
Tuesday, entitled "The Royal Slave. "
John Sherman recently purchased
and is now in possession of fine new
5-passenger REQ the Fifth touring car.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian church will be entertained by Mrs.
P. M. Ellingson Thursday of this week.
J. w. Dawson has moved his house
hold effects to Whitewater this week,
where he has bought out saloon bust
ness.
The w. R. C. ladies will make
wreaths at Royal hall Saturday morn
ing. Flowers of all kinds will be ac-
ceptable.
Arnold, the Is year old son of VIM.
Hartzell, was taken to GAINESVILLE Mon
day afternoon for an operation. He is
getting along nicely at present.
Memorial day coming on Saturday,
the busiest trading day of the week,
the stores of Edgerton will not close,
as was their usual custom on that day.
If those DESTROYS of attending the
GAINESVILLE Chapter o. E. S. w ednesday
evening, June 3, have no way of going,
please notify Mr.. ]. B. Shaw, Andrew
Mcintosh or F. P. Carrier and trans
portation will be arranged.
Lightning Wednesday morning
struck the large barn on the Stone
farm, owned by Ellingson & Flom,
starting a fire which burned it complete
ly. The barn was empty at the time,
having been used as hay barn and a
place to house stock while fattening.
Twelve little friends of Gwenith
Holt helped her celebrate her fifth
birthday Monday afternoon from to 6.
The time was spent in playing games,
after which light refreshments were
served. Gwenith received several very
pretty gifts as membranes of the
occasion.
Tickets for the Travers- Wick Chau-
tauqua, to be held here July 1925, are
now on sale. Adult season tickets,
$15O; children IL years or under, $1.OO.
These tickets are transferable and can
be used by any one person at any one
performance. They may be obtained
from any member of the women's
clubs.
Will Dickinson, who for the past
year with Frank Pyre has conducted
the City Grocery, disposed of his inter
est this week to Mr.. Calvin Wanne-
maker of Chicago. The new proprietor
is young man with some experience
in merchandising and will devote his
best efforts to try and meet the re-
quirements of the grocery trade. We
bespeak for him cordial reception.
-Edgerton Lodge No. 146 K. of P
will hold their last meeting of the sea-
son next Monday evening, June 1st,
when the rank of Knight will be con-
ferred on two candidates. The new
costumes for the degree team will be
here by Monday evening. At the close
of work refreshments will be served.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
If the civic movement will permit
The Reporter to offer suggestions, we
would like to say that it would be a
mighty nice thing if signs naming the
streets of Edgerton could be erected as
a guide in aiding motorists that daily
pass through our city. All the guide
books name the streets to be traversed
in getting in and out of our city, but
there is not blessed thing to show a
stranger what street he is on after he
passes the first intersection. Will some
body start a movement for street signs?
Carl Ladner passed forged check
at the Peters meat market Saturday
and is now in Jail awaiting trial in mu-