The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16
Local Happenings
Fred Gleaves and family visited
relatives in Whitewater on Sunday.

library.
After February 1st there will be z
per cent added to your taxes. Pay be-
fore and save the penalty.
Miss Luella Lein of Granite Falls,
Mimi, has been a guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Ellingson this week.
-Ellery Barber has accepted po-
sition as instructor in manual training
in the GAINESVILLE public schools.
The first zero weather of the sea-
son greeted us Monday morning but no
snow of any consequence has yet come.
H. A. Belts, with Archie Brothers
Monument Co. of Waterloo, was here
for a short time the first of the week.
Butter suffered sharp decline in
the Elgin market Monday. The price
this week is 323 cents, drop from 80
cents.
Glenn Cunningham of Madison
spent a portion of last week here at
the parental home, returning Sunday
evening.
H. D. Stappenbeck joined his wife
at Valparaiso, Ind, for few days
visit with relatives the latter part of
the week
VIM. Stevens, for many years
we'll known stock buyer in this county,
died at his home in Evansville Monday,
aged 70 years.
Mrs Geo. Newton, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Van Ness
Green, returned to her home in Sparta
on Friday last.
There were 236 actions brought in
the circuit court of Rock county during
the year 1913, an increase of 81 over
that of year ago.
Miss Myra Lynts, who has been
home for the holidays, returned to Chi
cago Saturday. where she is attending
a school of millinery.
Peter Gunderson, who for the past
two years has resided at Minneapolis,
is here on visit of several weeks with
his parents and friends.
The 1914 license tags are appearing
on nearly all the automobiles seen on
our streets. A few more days of grace
and all must bear the new label.
The Monday night bridge club was
entertained at the home of Mrs. D. D.
Brown on Monday evening last. Mrs.
Thos. Westlake won first honors.
Supervisors Hopkins, Ebbott, Doty
and Sherman are attending the anuary
meeting of the Rock county board
which convened at GAINESVILLE Tuesday.
John Hurd forwarded to market
Tuesday three carloads of finely fatted
sheep that were finished at his Fulton
farm and topped the market for that
class.
August Duman has exchanged his
farm in the town of GAINESVILLE with
Mrs. Jennie Watson for her house and
lot in this city. C. E. Sweeney en-
gineered the deal.
Ed Lawrence has taken charge of
cozy club rooms in the basement of the
Carlton hotel, which are always COM
fortably lighted and heated, and full
line of cigars carried.
On Wednesday, Jan. 21st, Sheffield
& Voltz will give their great clearance
sale, which lasts until Saturday night,
Jan. oath. Large circulars will give
you a list of the offerings.
A delegation from the w. R. C.
consisting of Mesdames Williams, Dick
inson, Badly, Learn, Tellefson and Miss
Alice Barnes attended the funeral of
Mrs. Quinn Rood at Stoughton on Sat
urday.
John Walters and wife of Oregon
passed few days of the week with old
friends in Edgerton. They have re-
Gently disposed of their Oregon hotel
property but will continue to reside in
that village.
The last number of the Lyceum
course of the M. E. church will be
given Monday evening, Jan. 10Th. On
that evening The Olde Towne Quartette
will present program of varied and !
pleasing musical numbers.
Monroe suffered 100000 fire on
Monday night that started in garage |
and threatened good portion of the
business part of the town for a while. |
Fifty automobiles stored in the burned !
building were destroyed.
About fifty couples attended the |
dance given by the Knights of Column
bus at T. A. & B. hall Friday evening. |
Supper was served at IL O'Clock. |
Kneff's orchestra provided the music |
for a very enjoyable occasion.
Several carloads of feeding cattle |