The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-23
Local Happenings


Charles Langworthy moved into his
new home on Blaine street last week.
John Coon and wife of Madison
spent Sunday with the formers mother
here.
Miss Ruth Watson of Chicago was
an over Sunday visitor with relatives
here.
Dist. Atty. Dunwiddie was in Ed
gerton on business connected with his
Office Tuesday.
Atty. J. M. Clancy of Stoughton
and Geo. Dow of Madison were visitors
in Edgerton Tuesday.
Mrs. Lobdell and daughter Of Muk-
wanago were guests of Miss Eleanor
Hitchcock over Sunday.
Geo. McGiffin of Richland Center
visited among former friends here
short time early in the week.
Miss Wilma Hurd returned the lat
ter part of the week from an extended
visit with friends in Michigan.
&C. w. Birkenmeyer was called to
Lyons, Neb., on Friday by the death Of
his sister, Mrs. R. A. McHale.
L. A. Anderson and Rev. F. w.
Schoenfeld returned Monday morning
from week spent in Montana.
Sam Wileman left Tuesday for
Stanford, Mont, to remain until the
harvest is secured on his farm there.
W. T. Pomeroy and F. w. Coon
attended the funeral of the late Pliny
Norcross at GAINESVILLE on Thursday
last
%. r. Pomeroy of Gays Mills Wis
tied among Edgerton friends and rela-
tives for few days the latter part of
the week.
County Clerk H. W. Lee and wife
and H. B. Moseley and wife of Beloit
were guests at the home of Frank
Pearson on Sunday.
July so far has brought an album
dance of rain that has made the gath
ering of the hay crop rather precari-
Gus business. A good deal of clover
has been damaged.
W. C.. Boorm, assistant general
agent of the Hartford Fire ms. Co. at
Chicago, called on H. Johnson Tuesday
while passing through Edgerton on an
auto trip from Minneapolis.
"A civil service examination for
clerk and carriers for the post office in
Edgerton will be held at the Child high
school on Aug. IA, 1915, at a. m. For
application blanks and full particulars,
apply to Earl Dickerson, secretary.
Another Broadway Star feature, a
special Vitagraph in three parts, en-
titled ''Under the Paint" is billed at
the Lyric for Friday evening. The
third installment from "The Diamond
from the Sky" comes Monday evening.
Henry Thronson has bought 134
acre farm in the town of Porter from
Mrs. John Evans at SIPS per acre. This
farm was formerly owned by John
Hendrick. Mrs. Evans takes as part
ton at $4,000 Sale made by the G. E.
Sweeney Real Estate Agency.
By paying one cent, all persons
sending packages by parcel post after
September l will be given receipt for
the shipment. This receipt, like the
similar receipt issued on registered
letter or package, will insure the de-
livery of the package to the person ad-
dressed or it's return to the sender.
Our advertisers are making heavy
draft on The Reporters reading mat
ter space again this week. This is
bargain time with most of the Edger
ton merchants and store news is infor-
nation of vital interest to the thrifty
buyer. Don't fail to read these reduc-
ton offers and be able to take advan-
tage of the bargains.
The west Albion highway which has
been closed while mile of macadam
was being constructed to the Emery
corner is thrown open to public travel
this week. The machinery will next
be used in building county road from
the Bussey farm south to the Bartz
hill, supplying the connecting link of
an improved road onto Albion Prairie.
In the Sunday game at Charley
Bluff, Edgerton suffered defeat at the
hands of the Milton team in a score of
10 to 8. The game was marked by
some rather ragged playing, but Peter
son, who occupied the box for the
locals, had nine strikeouts to his credit.
The attendance was good considering
the rain of the early morning.
lehman Bros of Watertown who