The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-02-27
John Sherman Jr. returned Wed

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nesday even from Milwaukee where he
has been visiting with relatives.
Mrs. B. L. Cleary and Mrs. w. G.
Atwell entertained six-table bridge
party at the Cleary home Tuesday af-
| ternoon.
The ladies society of the Congre-
gational church will hold rummage
sale in the church parlors next Thurs
day and Friday.
Mrs. Jane Kelly, who for the past
two years has been living with her SON.
in-law, Chas T. Hutson, at Seattle,
Wash, is visiting friends here for a
short time.
| -Reinhold Hasten, former en-
ployee of the Edgerton Cigar Co., now
engaged in the cigar manufacturing
business at Johnson Creek, spent a
portion of the week here on business.
-Auctioneer w. T. Dooley was here
Wednesday to cry the sale for c. H.
Litney He reports that good, strong
prices are obtained for nearly every
thing offered at auction sales this sea-
| son.
Washington birthday was OBJ
served Monday by holiday at the pub
lie schools, closing of the postoffice
after the noon hour and vacation for
the rural mail carriers Other business
in town ran along in it's usual channels.
The w. C. T. U. will give kettle
drum at the home of Mrs. w. Dickin=
son on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Mrs. Annie Warren of Stoughfon, state
V. c., will be present, All ladies in
terested in the temperance movement
are cordially invited.
Southern Wisconsin seems luckily
only on the edge of the big blizzard
that covered almost the entire west on
Sunday and Monday, Central Illinois
and Indiana were smothered IN snow
drifts that stalled trains and DISTRACTED
traffic for two or three days.
About 90 applicants for complete
citizenship papers were considered by
Judge Grimm of the circuit court Wed
nesday. An official from the govern
ment's naturalization bureau was also
present to pass upon the qualifications
of the would-be citizens.
A committee of the Evansville
school board were here Wednesday to
inspect the manual training and do
nestle science departments of our
public schools with view possibly of
adding them to the course of instruc-
ton in the schools of that city.
The Lyric has been giving some
good features in vaudeville and for the
last three nights of this week has
booked an attraction that ought to
please all. At this house the pictures
are always good, the hall is comfort
| able and the services all that can be
asked.
| Frank A. Loetz, who recently pur-
chased the Stappenbeck pharmacy, and
his bride arrived Friday evening from
brief wedding trip. His marriage to
Miss Jessie Johnson of Milwaukee took
place at the Blackstone hotel in Chi
cago on Monday. At present they are
| living at The Carlton.
| "A special election held at Slough
ton Tuesday to vote on the question OF
| adoption of the commission form of
government resulted in the defeat of
the project by vote of 308 to 300.
| But little interest was manifest in the
movement and only about tWOthirds OF
the normal vote was cast.
Sam Snodgrass, cigarmaker,
claiming New Haven, Conn, his home,
arrived in town Monday afternoon and
half an hour afterward slipped and fell
in such manner as to break his arm
in two places. The local union cared
and sent him to Chicago hospital for
treatment.
| The March term of the circuit
court convenes on Monday next. The
calendar contains three criminal cases.
20 jury trials and 80 actions of fact for
the court. w. H. Clarke is the only
juror drawn from this city. The breach
of promise action of Albertina Stanke
VS.. Herman Fritzke appears early on
the calendar.
Obituary.
HARRISON J. SMITH.
Harrison Smith, for many years a