The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-30
Local Happenings

ing from a threatened dCCdCh VI PH0"
monia.
Butter took a sharp drop of 3 cents
in the Elgin market this week. Price,
% cents.
Zero weather followed for few
days three inch fall of light snow on
Sunday last.
Mrs. Henry Houfe and granddaugh-
ter visited relatives in Milwaukee a
few days this week.
August Keohn and his brother-ln-
law were called to Illinois to attend the
funeral of relative on Saturday.
Mrs. Girard and daughter Berna-
dine were entertained at the home OF
Judge Vinje in Madison over Sunday
Miss Lutte Ehlenfeldt, who is at
tending the county normal at Rlchland
Center, is home this week on vaca-
ton
S. B. Heddles, John SOulman and
T. E. WEIGH of GAINESVILLE compared
notes with Edgerton tobacco men Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lichtenberger
of Minneapolis have been spending the
week with Mrs. L. s parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jens Lund.
The Young Ladies society of the
Norwegian church will be entertained
by Miss Clara Swenson at her home on
Thursday evening, Feb. II. z
H. C. Schmeling, F. H. UIlius, Ed
Lipke and Jos. Leary witnessed the
Wolgast-Rivers sparring bout in Mil
waukee Friday evening.
Mrs. Tilla Leitner of Hampshire,
ILL.,, is visiting at the home Of her
mother here. Mr.. Leitner, who &C
,companied her, returned Monday.
The Lyric has arranged to present
one vaudeville bill each week, Thurs
day evening being the date of these
attractions. On other evenings the
regular four films may be seen.
p. H. Donovan and family, who
have been visiting since the holidays
at the home of Mrs. Donovan's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Morrissey,
returned to their home at Hartland,
Mimi, Saturday.
John Thoreson sold steamship trans
portation for Jorgen Nygard and Emil
Simonson who departed Monday for
trip to Norway on the new Norwegian
line, sailing from New York for Chris
tiania on Wednesday.
Two pairs of new shoes, sheep
skin coat and two horse blankets were
placed in the wrong wagon and carried
away by someone on Saturday. Party
having these articles should communi-
cate with the owner, Hans Osterberg,
Route l.
Complying with the new law which
went into effect January l, 1914, the
Milwaukee road, as well as other roads
doing business in Wisconsin, are now
charging storage for all freight left at
depots more than 48 hours without be-
ing called for. The charges are cents
per ton or fraction thereof.
DR. Willard McChesney has been
at the Palmer hospital most of the
week where his ailment is being care
fully studied, which is believed to be
gall stones. He went to Chicago We'd
nesday to learn if the diagnosis was
confirmed by specialist and may pos
sibly submit to an operation later.
Relatives here have received cards
announcing the marriage of Walton H.
Pyre and Miss Bessie Bennett, which
occurred at the home of the brides
parents at Minneapolis on Wednesday
last Mr. and Mrs. Pyre will reside in
Minneapolis where Mr.. Pyre has charge
of a conservatory of music.
The Stoughton basketball team suf-
fered a crushing defeat at the hands of
the local high school in a game at the
Child gym. Friday evening in a score
of % to 9. The Edgerton players have
developed into a fast bunch and are
adding victories right along as the sea-
son advances. A return game is to be
played at Stoughton at later date.
Mr.. L. A. Anderson, cashier of the
First National bank, accompanied
his mother-in-law, Mrs. l. O. Brictson
of Deerfeld, Saturday to San An
tonic, Texas, where her husband is i'll
with fever Mr.. Brictson was with his
sons, Louis and Otto, on his immense
ranch in the state of Pamalipas, Mex
leo, until about week ago when he
began to feel unwell and came up to
San Antonio by way of Galveston.
Mrs. Brictson, who had had some
thought of going south anyway, will
probably remain for time after her
husbands recovery.