The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-01-22
Local Happenings


Mrs. Karl Hippo returned home on
Wednesday after spending a week with
relatives here.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld and w. G.
Atwell attended a sale of railway LANDS
at st. Paul on Monday.
"A couple of cents was Topped OFT
the Elgin price of butter this week, 80
cents being the figure.
The East Koshkonong Kvindefore-
ming meets with Mrs. GeorgeJ. Strom-
men, Friday, Jan. 18th.
Earl Langworthy and wife were
out from Milwaukee for an over Sun
day stay with relatives.
-Attys. Chas. E. Pierce and George
Sutherland of GAINESVILLE were in town
Wednesday on legal business.
Mrs. Martin Nelson is recovering
from an operation performed at Mercy
hospital in GAINESVILLE on Monday.
The Edgerton Concert band will
give a masquerade ball at Academy
hall, Feb. 1st. Keep in mind the date.
Mrs. Van Ness Green entertained a
company of lady friends Wednesday
afternoon for Mrs. Sherman Green OF
New Milford, Conn.
Mrs. Ed Ellingson and Mrs. Henry
Tellefson will entertain the Kvinde-
forening in the church basement next
Thursday, Jan. %.
Mrs. Sarah Beaton has returned
from an extended visit with her son at
Minneapolis and will again make her
home in Edgerton.
Albert and Antoine Stricken OF Sank
county have been visiting their broth
ers, VIM. and Court Stricken, here Tor
few days this week.
Miss Nellie Bentley attended re-
cital at the Illinois theater in Chicago
Sunday afternoon by Fritz Keisler and
the Symphony orchestra.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave
surprise party at the home of Mrs.
Fred Sherman Friday evening. The
trip was made in bob sleighs.
Alderman August Dallman fell
while at work in the school building
and sprained his back which has caused
him to remain at home several days.
The annual chicken pie supper will
be given by the men of the Methodist
church next Thursday, Jan. %. Sup
per served from o'clock on.
There is every promise now that
Mrs. G. w. Haylock will return from
Mercy hospital in short time and
complete recovery seems certain.
On Friday night at the Lyric two
reel Vitagraph special feature entitled
''The Moonstone of Fee" has been
billed as well as a good comedy subject.
Wallace Cochrane, one time sheriff
Of Rock county, died at his home IN
GAINESVILLE Monday morning, aged 90
wears. He had been in i'll health for
some months.
The secret is now out. "Big Ben
is the fellow that conducts the annual
clearing sale at Babcock's next week.
Come around and get acquainted, he'll
do you some good.
VIM. Willie, treasurer of Fulton,
has again made good on his record of
being the first town treasurer to make
return of state taxes to the county
treasurer, which he did on Monday.
"A dance was given at the home of
u. G. Miller in Fulton Saturday night
in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Chas.
Miller, their daughter-in-law. Williams
and Mcintosh furnished the music.
County Road Superintendent Moore
was in town Monday to confer with
members of the common council re-
garding state and county aid work that
the city will undertake the coming sea-
son.
"A new milk and cream route is be-
ing established by E. A. Schumacher,
conducted on sanitary principles, who
guarantees his product to be tirst-class
in all respects. Orders may be placed
by phone No. 354.
Mrs. Chas. Birkenmeyer left on
Thursday for Eau Claire for visit to
her sister, Mrs. Frank Jack. We learn
that their mother, Mrs. Jane Kelly, has
been called from Seattle, Wash, on ac-
count of the serious illness of Prof.
Jack.
VIM. H. Hutson went to Mercy
hospital in GAINESVILLE Saturday to sub
NIT to ar operation for gall stones that
has been the seat of much trouble of
late. The operation was performed on
Monday and his condition sicne is re-
,oorted uuite satisfactory