The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-23
Local Happenings


Atkinson Tuesday to attend the funer-
al of an aunt.
Mrs. Harry Ash and Miss Myrtle
Maltpress were Chicago visitors Mon
day and Tuesday.
Geo. Tousley of Beloit passed Sun
day at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Hullet Hutson, in this city.
%. R. Pomeroy of Gays Mills visit
ed among old friends here short time
the latter part of the week.
DIR. w. McChesney has been con-
fined to his home a couple days this
week with stomach difficulty.
About three inches of damp snow
which fell Saturday night disappeared
quickly with the mild weather of Mon
day.
L. Puerner.is suffering from blood
poisoning occurring from a simple mat
ter of silver that penetrated one OF
his hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Rood and son
Leslie autoed over from Sun Prairie
for week end visit to their daughter,
Mrs. F. 0. Holt.
The annual supper of the Mems
club of the Congregational church will
be held at the church Thursday even
ing, Jan. 22nd, from o'clock on.
The Monroe basketball team was
badly worsted in a game with the local
high school team at the Child gym. on
Friday evening by score of SO to 10.
Mrs. F. w. Coon and Mrs. c. E.
Shannon went to Chicago Wednesday
for few days visit with the formers
daughter, Mrs C. H. Mcintyre, at Oak
Park
Allan and Kenneth Earle and Will
Dickinson made an overland trip to
Milwaukee Friday, attended the auto
show, and then ran the Earle car to
Racine to be overhauled at the Case
shops.
VIM Willie, treasurer OF Fulton,
was the first of the town treasurers to
make their returns on state taxes paid
into the county on Saturday. The
amount RENTED was Sc, 069.6O.
Large circulars have been issued
announcing a clearing sale at Babcock's
clothing stole It will be a seven days
SALE starting Saturday, Jan. "a, and
closing Saturday, Jan. 81. Your inter
est lies in reading the offerings listed.
The Kvindeforening of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: President
Mrs. Martin Mason; Vice President
Mrs. P NJ Ellingson; Treasurer-Mrs.
B. ]. Hanson; Secretary-Mrs w. j.
.Symons.
The Methodist Brotherhood meets
at the residence of C. H. Babcock on
Friday evening. The topic for discus
sion is 1.-The Rights of Organized La
bor," led by Rev. T. w. North, who
will give brief history of the labor
movement.
The Both anniversary of the Kvin-
,deforening and the final payment on
the church debt by the Pigeforening
will be celebrated at the Norwegian
Lutheran church Thursday evening of
this week. All members and friends
of the church are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Summerfeldt
entertained happy party of invited
guests Thursday evening at their farm
home in Fulton township. Progressive
ecinch occupied the evenings pastime,
at which John Kelley got first and his
sister, Miss Ella, second prize. Claude
Darling drew the third prize which con-
sisted of small watch At midnight
a bounteous supper was served.
The annual meeting of the Edger-
ton Telephone Co. was held on Monday
evening when the present officers and
directors were reelected. Reports pre-
scented show healthy growth of bust
ness and an increase of subscribers
from $40 to 705 for the past year.
Something over So, 900 was expended in
improvements and repairs on the prop
erty, keeping the equipment in first
class shape About mile of new
cable was installed and number of
farm lines brought in during the year.
BY vote of % to 9 the county
board voted that two of the main
streets in the city of Edgerton, which
now serve as connecting links to the
roads of the county highway system,
be incorporated into that system, and
that state and county aid be granted as
petitioned for the year 1914. The pc
tition of the Edgerton city council was
filed at the county clerks Office on
August 80, 1913, stating that the city
had raised $4,000 for asphalt filled ma
cadam and brick pavement and grading