The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-16

ton visited among relatives here on
Sunday.
The county boards are taking adj
vantage Of the law permitting them to
raise their own salaries.
Mrs. Lizzie Williams installed Of
ficers of the w. R. C. at Milton juno
ton last Thursday evening.
Mrs. M. Zacharias and daughter
Mary of Chicago are guests at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. j. B. Miller.
Remember the mask ball in Acad-
envy hall, Monday evening, Jan. 18th.
Twenty-Five dollars will be distributed
in prizes.
Mrs Ida ld-McDonald was grant
ed divorce from Chas. Mcdonald by
Judge Grimm Tuesday on the grounds
of cruelty and dissipation.
The young ladies' society of the
Norwegian Lutheran church will be en-
tertained by Miss Agnes Linnevold at
the parsonage Thursday evening this
week.
Special meeting of the K. of P.
lodge on Friday evening of this week.
Work in the rank of Esquire. On Mon
day evening next there will be installa-
ton of officers,
In quiet way Judge John Dave
celebrated his S0th birthday Thursday.
Cigars were passed around to his snu-
merous friends and all wished many
returns of the anniversary of his birth
day.
The high school basketball team
played their first engagement of the
season with the Elkhorn team at the
Child gym. Friday evening, winning by
a score of 27 to 18. 1t was rather
loosely played game but interesting as
we'll. A"<
-Ratzlaff Bros. are arranging for
three big days at their store. Their
January clearing sale starts on Tues
day, Jan. 10th, and runs to Thursday
night, Jan. 22nd. Large circulars will
be mailed telling of the bargains at this
sale.
We are in the greatest business on
earth. We have branch offices in every
part of the civilized world, and then
some. Our business is to deal with
human souls. Hear about this at the
Congregational church next Sunday ev-
ening at o'clock.
Darcy Biggar left Wednesday for
Vaudeville, Canada, where he has Sc
cured employment to take charge of
the gas and electric engines and motors
for Walker & Co., large distillers, who
conduct extensive farming interests
and use several traction motors.
Fred Touton, who has been visiting
relatives hereabouts for the past month,
left Tuesday for New York where he
sails Saturday for Porto Rico to re-
sumo his position with the American
Cigar Co., He was transferred from
Florida to Porto Rico few years ago.
On Thursday night the Lyric thea
ter opens their new addition with three
high class vaudeville acts and four reels
of pictures for that night only. These
acts come from the Colonial and Me-
Vickers theater of Chicago. There will
be two shows, one at Tbs and one at
9:15. Prices children Zoe, adults 25c.
The thirteenth anniversary of the
Kvindeforening and the final payment
on the church debt by the Pigeforening
will be celebrated at the Norwegian
Lutheran church next Thursday, Jan.
22nd, at 7:3O. A program of music and
an address will be given and refresh
ments served. All members and friends
of the church are cordially invited
When the Chicago-Madison trains
were scheduled so that the later train
ran only to Milton Junction, recently,
one of the six conductors was dropped
and Charlie Joss was given a run on
the Mineral Point division. Now the
report is that Joss is to be returned to
this division and Conductor Kress is to |
be given a suburban train out of Chi |
cago to Deerfeld.
The annual meeting of the Albion |
Mutual Fire ms. Co. was held in the |
town hall in Albion, Tuesday, Jan. 5th,
and elected the following directors: D. |
L. Babcock, Daniel Pierce, O. M. Oh
son of Dunkirk, S. E. Anderson, E. F. |
and D. P. Devine. The di- |
rectors reelected d. L. Babcock presi- |
dent, S. E. Anderson was named secre-
tary, succeeding Daniel Pierce, who
declined to longer serve but consented
to be made treasurer of the company. |
The company suffered several large |
losses during the year but no assess