The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-11
Local Happenings


Milwaukee Saturday.
Frank Laarn is home from sum-
mer spent at Mitchell, S. d.
Miss Hazel Conn is visiting Mill
waukee friends this week.
Hon. L. C. Whittet has been spend
ing the week in Milwaukee.
Sheriff Whipple of GAINESVILLE was
visitor in Edgerton Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Flagg was guest OF
Mrs. C. E. Bacon at Stoughton over
Sunday.
W. T. Pomeroy visited his brother,
o. r., at Gays Mills the latter part of
the week.
Will Mcintosh and w. F. Mabbett
transacted business in Milwaukee Sat
urday.
Mrs. Thos. Wileman visited friends
in Milwaukee for several days this
week
Miss Ruth Watson is up from Chi
cago to pass holiday vacation with her
parents.
The ladies society of the Congre-
gational church cleared ;18O from their
fair and eupper.
Mrs. Alvin Peterson of Soldiers
Grove has been spending the week with
Edgerton friends.
Geo. Reynolds of Appleton was a
guest at the home of ID. w. North
few days this week.
Sanford Olson departed for Cali
fornia the first of the week, where he
intends to pass the winter.
Lester Carpenter left the fore part
of the week for Missouri. He goes for
treatment at sanitarium.
F. A. Loetz has returned from
Waukesha where he has been taking
treatment at the Moor baths.
Miss Mildred Doty entertained a
pleasant company of her young lady
friends Saturday evening.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
S. Miller, who has been very Ill, IS
much improved at the present writing.
Lester Carpenter departed Monday
for a cancer sanitariurn in Missouri
where he has before taken treatment.
Mrs. F. O. Holt was called to Sun
Prairie Monday to attend the funeral
of her grandmother, Mrs. ]. G. John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Newman re-
turned Monday from couple weeks
visit with friends in Mineral Point and
Dodgeville.
Regular meeting of Royal Neigh
Dor lodge this Thursday evening.
Election of officers. All members are
requested to be present.
An overheated chimney called out
the fire department Thursday evening
to the home of F. P Carrier, but their
services were not needed and all dan
ger was passed quickly.
-Mesdames Fred Gleaves and Fred
Smith entertained company of about
forty of their lady friends on Thursday
afternoon and again company of
thirty-two on Saturday afternoon.
Bridge was followed by O'Clock
luncheon.
&C. E. Sweeney Real Estate Agency
reports the sale of the George Grundy
farm of 23O acres, located three miles
north of GAINESVILLE, to J. E. Kennedy,
consideration $50, 500. This is consid-
cred one of the best farms in southern
Wisconsin,
Officers were elected for Edgerton
Chapter Order of Eastern Star for the
coming year Tuesday evening as fol-
lows: W. M.-Mrs. Laura Holton; w.
P.-Andrew Mcintosh; A. M Mrs.
Lucy Shaw; Cond. Mrs. Edith Will
son; A. Cond. Mrs. Marie Davis; Sec.
-Madge Wilson; Treas. Hazel Bied-
erman; Trustee Byron Long.
H. R. Fish, operator at the depot,
met with an accident Thursday morn
ing while loading baggage on No. 4.
The train was leaving the station, the
express truck was too near the track,
and when the train started to move, it
swung the truck around so that the
handle struck Fish in the face, knock
ing him unconscious. His injuries,
however, have not proven serious.
The annual election of officers of
Edgerton Lodge No. 146, Knights of
Pythias, took place Monday evening
with the following result: c. C.-Fred
Boenig; v C.-Roy Farman; Prelate-
Chas. Bowen; M. of W. Chas. Lang
worthy; K. of R. & S. and M. of F.
Fred Smith; M. A.-Harry Armit; M.
of E.-Isaac Spike; l. G.-Henry Tay-