The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-24
Local Happenings

Atty. Paul n Grub passed Sun
day at Oak Park, Ill.
d. w. North left Monday for ST.
Paul on a business trip.
Mrs. F. w. Coon departed for
North Yakima, WASH, on Saturday
last.
Mrs. Joseph Leary and daughters
passed Sunday with relatives in Madl:
son.
Miss Grace Stafford is attending
summer school at the Whitewater nor
NAL.
Miss Lillian Somerfeldt of Milton
is a guest of VIM. Schrub's family this
week.
Mrs. John Barlow returned Satur-
dav from a visit to her daughter at
.StOughton.
Butter was advanced a quarter OF
cent in the Elgin market this week
274 cents is the price.
Miss Mabel Titus of Lodi has been
visiting at the home of her brother, M.
E. Titus, here this week.
Mrs. Otto Drager and children
went to Milwaukee Tuesday for few
days visit with relatives.
Miss Maria Pollard entertained
Mrs. Mary Casey and her granddaugh-
ter of GAINESVILLE on Friday last.
The grain harvest is now on in full
blast. Wheat, oats and barley are an
exceptionally heavy crop this season.
Miss Mary Watson, employed by
the Stoughton Department store, is
spending a two weeks vacation at her
home here.
Mrs. Herman Greenwood and son
of Milwaukee came Monday to pass a
few weeks at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Vayette.
Mrs. Will Rea, Frank and Miss
Cornelia Moon of Mt. Vernon, Wis,
were guests of relatives here few
days during the week.
Mrs. Evaline ackson and daughter
of Iowa have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Louise Pearce, and other friends
here during the week.
Mrs. E. C. Hager and son Carl,
Heth Hemingway and wife of Jeffer-
son were guests of H. B. Knapp and
family over Sunday.
Word comes from Orfordville OF
the arrival of a nine pound girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Rhine or
Tuesday of last week.
-"The Masqueraders" is the title OF
a two-part special Kalem feature OF
unusual interest to be shown at the
Lyric Friday evening.
Rev. George Barber and family of
Ohio are spending their vacation visit
ing at the home of his mother anC
other relatives in Albion.
While working with a cement con-
struction gang in Porter Tuesday, Ras-
mus Jacobson had the misfortune to
have his hand badly crushed.
Mrs. J. A. Jensen and daughter
Virginia left Friday evening for River
Falls for two or three weeks visit at
the home of her grandparents.
For the first time this season the
general crops in this locality begin to
show the need of rain. And yet GOOD
soaking shower fell less than week
ago.
That ''To Keep Business Hump
ing" sale at Babcock's store opened uI
last Saturday and registered the larg-
est days business the store has ever
had.
The fine day, large crowd, gooC
music and ball game all helped TOWARD
making the German picnic in Schu-
macher's grove on Wednesday pleas.
urable affair.
Atty. Geo. H. Metcalf of Platte
vile, at one time a resident of Edger.
ton for a couple of years, is republi-
can candidate for the assembly in the
first district of Grant county.
&C. H. Hitchcock has rented the
Pollard store formerly occupied by
Mike Schmidt's shoe store and between
now and August LIST, after some i'm
provements have been made, will move
his jewelry store to the new location.
Southern Wisconsin never gathered
heavier hay crop than this season
The farmers have their barns filled tt
the limit ano most of them have a sur
plus to dispose of besides supplying al
the forage needs of the stock carried
Geo. LaDoune, employed by Con
tractor Ryan, was quite severely stun
net and bruised while working in the
gravel pit at the feeding yards Friday
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