The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-03-19
Local. Happenings

day with friends in Beloit.
Mrs. Bert HayIock underwent an
operation at Mercy hospital Monday.
Russell Pyre of Madison visited at
the home of his parents here on Sun
day.
The Elgin price of butter declined
a cent this week, % cents being the
figure.
Frank Dave went to the hospital
in Madison Wednesday for treatment
of one of his limbs.
Mr.. John Tate of Midtown, Wis,
has been passing few days with his
daughter, Mrs. Roger Watson.
-Chas. H. Banks, who has charge
of drug store at Benton, was calling
upon old friends here few days this
week.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld and w. G.
Atwell returned from brief business
trip to Montana the latter part of the
week.
News comes from Ohio to the
grandparents here that bright baby
boy was welcomed to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ferrel Davis on March 9.
-Chas. P. Touton of Peru, ILL.,, who
has lately returned from winters trip
in Florida and Cuba, called upon his old
friends in Edgerton for short time
Saturday.
For Friday evening a two reel
Vitagraph special, Goodbye Summer, :"
has been booked at the Lyric. Another
episode of Runaway June" next Mon
day night as usual.
Frank L. Burdick, Monday, con-
tracted to sell his new residence on
Randolph street, occupied by l.. A. An
,derson, to Arson Bliven for $4,000, pos
session to be given April LIST.
John Kizer, one of the oldest MEM
bers of Fulton lodge, was most agree
ably surprised last Thursday evening
when about twenty of his Masonic
friends dropped in to spend the evening
at his home, leaving also remem-
brance of their visit.
The relatives, and Albion friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Saunders, remem-
boring that Thursday, March II, mark
ed the 35th wedding anniversary of this
couple, planned surprise for them on
that date. A very handsome electric
table lamp was presented to them in
commemoratiOn of the event.
-Anson Bliven has sold his tidy home
farm of so acres, a mile and half
north of town, to ]. E. Simonson of
Cambridge, possession to be given
April 1st. The consideration, we learn,
is $40, $50 1t is understood the pur-
chaeer will rent the place the coming
season but later will occupy it as a
home.
1t is not too early to put the split
drag to work smoothing out the rutty
places on the highways. A split drag
that can be built for twenty dollars and
easily operated by anyone who can
drive a team has contributed more to-
ward the economic maintenance of the
public highways than any other road
implement in use.
Three farmer .boys of the town of
Genoa, Vernon county, who are taking
the short course in agriculture at the
university, Phil Shumway, Emil Fran
coli and John GianoG, were guests at
the home of N. E. Nelson over Sunday.
The young men showed much interest
in the warehouse handling of tobacco
here as we'll as shearing operations at
the feeding yards.
james Smart, aged so years, was
gored to death by vicious four year
old Holstein bull owned by K. j. Bemis
at the Bemis farm near Footville on
the afternoon of March 10. The bull
attacked Smart as he was going
through the barnyard, knocked him
down and inflicted injuries that were
fatal before the animal could be driven
off by Francis Bemis.
Mr.. L. A. Anderson, who has held
the position of cashier in the First Ma
tional bank of this city for the past
four years, has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect May LIST. His sue
cessor has been selected in the person
of Mr.. Oscar L. Olson, now assistant
cashier of the Citizens National bank
of Stoughton, a young man born in
Dane county and quite familiar with
the banking business. Mr.. Anderson
has decided to enter the investment
securities and insurance business, hav-
ing rented the east store in the Pringle
block, to be fitted up with convenient
offices.
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