The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-29
Local Happenings
Indian summer days still linger.

line Elgln price OIL UuCCeI IOIh"iii'
unchanged this week at 273 cents.
John Coon and wife of Madison
were week end visitors of relatives
hereabouts.
Ralph Lidicker and family of Be-
lott were guests of Edgerton relatives
over Sunday.
An all-day rummage sale will be
held in the M. E. church on Wednes-
day, Nov. 3rd.
Miss Mary Coxhead of Rockford
was a guest of Mrs. Wallace Brown
the latter part of the week.
Andrew Jensen returned from
business trip through Montana and the
Dakotas Saturday evening.
Mrs. N. D. Richards of Fort At
kinson was a guest of Mrs. H. H. Moen
a few days the latter part of the week.
Next Sunday the morning service
at the Lutheran church will be in Nor
wegian and the evening service in
English.
Hon. L. C. Whittet addressed the
Public Interest Club at Clinton Tuesday
evening on Business Efficiency in State
Affairs"
Roy Huxtable and wife have re-
moved to Mineral Point where Mr..
Huxtable has obtained permanent en-
ployment.
"A ten dollar bill was lost in the
post office by lady of this city who
would gladly pay a reward for its re-
turn to this office.
DIR. Schmeling and wife and Miss
Lang of Columbus were guests of the
Dr.'s cousin, Henry Schmeling, and
family over Sunday.
Frank Heddles left for Chicago
Saturday morning en- route for his
home at Paonia, Colo, after having
disposed of his peach crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson leave
Saturday on a combined business and
vacation trip to New York, Philadel-
phia and other eastern cities.
The department store clerks ten
dered Miss Inger Brown pleasant sur
prise at the home of Jay Merrill in
honor of her birthday Thursday even
ing.
The City Federation of Woman's
Clubs will hold a reception for the
teachers of the public schools in the
high school gym. Thursday evening,
Oct. %. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
John Sherman and his daughter,
Mrs. Claude Britton, left Saturday
morning for Barnum on visit to the
family of Phil Welch, our former mar
shall. Mrs. Britton will also visit Will
Clark's family at Viroqua before her
return.
An X-ray examination of the in
juries to Miss Cecil Wentworth in the
auto accident spoken of last week dis
closed broken shoulder as well as
other minor injuries which will prove
quite a handicap for the time being in
her work as student at Milton college.
Governor Phillip, State Treasurer
Henry Johnson and L. c. Whittet were
entertained at a dinner given by Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Peters Friday evening.
The party spent the following two days
duck hunting at the Peters preserve at
the Muskrat west of town. The state
officials were we'll provided with game
when they returned to Madison.
The Wentworth automobile which
plunged into the open bridge on Saun-
ders creek last week was raised from
the creek bed Friday and found not SO
badly damaged but that is was run
home on its own power. A smashed
windshield, bent tenders and stearing
gear were the main repairs needed to
put the machine in running order again.
Road improvements to cost approx
imately 100000 are called for in the
Dane county Improvement program
which will be submitted to the county
board at it's meeting early in Novem-
Der. The towns of Blooming Grove
anG Madison have raised 1910 and
the county and state will be asked to
contribute an equal amount for i'm
provements in that district.
Notice has been sent out by the
state officials that the law prohibiting
children under 16 years of age from
driving automobiles will be enforced.
The state law permits boys and girls
between the ages of Is and Is years to
drive automobiles, when accompanied
by their parents, guardians or some
other adult person. Children under 1G
years of age are not permitted to drive