The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-03-05
Local Happenings


Sunday with friends in Beloit.
Mrs. John Conn of Albany is visit
ing at the home of her son here.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles of Madison
spent Tuesday with Edgerton friends
The Elgin price of butter is on the
decline-29 cents is the price this week.
Gordon Holcomb of Chicago is pay
ing a visit to his mother, Mrs. Van
Ness Green.
e. c.. Hopkins is spending the week
looking after farming interests in the
Kickapoo valley.
Miss Hazel Shannon of Westby
came Tuesday for visit among rela-
tives in Edgerton.
VIM. P. Cutlery returned to Wau-
kesha Monday for week or ten days,
stay at the sanitarium.
Fred Knoble of Montana has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Burgy,
for few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Langworthy
were out from Milwaukee for an over
Sunday stay with relatives.
Mrs. George S. Grub of Mansion
was guest of her son, Atty. Paul n.
Grubb, here on Friday last.
Mrs. Paul N. Grub attended re-
ception given by Mrs. T. S. Nolan in
GAINESVILLE Monday afternoon.
r will Dickinson came down from
ReadstOwn, where he is putting up a
packing of tobacco, for an over Sunday
stay.
Arthur Clarke has been confined to
his home with light attack OF pneu-
monia the past week, from which ne is
recovering.
The Bethany Circle will meet in
the church basement this week Thurs
day and will be entertained by Miss
Emma Aakvik.
The Ladies society of the M. E.
church will give an Easter fair and
supper in the church parlOrs Thursday
evening, March Is.
Mrs. S. Omsberg and Mrs. Martha
Lintvedt will entertain the Ladies So
ciety at the Norwegian Lutheran church
Thursday, March 18th.
Attorneys Geo. Blanchard, Paul n.
Grub E. M. Ladd, L. III Towne and
Hal Martin attended the Rock county
bar banquet at GAINESVILLE Monday
evening.
John Maltpress, who enjoys the
distinction of being the oldest man in
town, celebrated his 92nd birthday last
week. His faculties are fairly we'll
preserved and he is yet favored with
good health.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
desire to publicly thank Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Peters and Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Cutlery for the invaluable assistance
rendered in making the banquet for L.
c.. Whittet a success.
The w. r. G. and G. A. r. desir
to thank the public for donations re-
ceived for the campfire and those who
took part in the program. A commit
tee will be at the T. A. & B. hall Sat-.
urdav afternoon for the return of
dishes.
"A double bill of basketball enter
tainment is arranged for Friday even
ing at the high school gym. The cur
tain riser at GAS o'clock is between the
Junior fives of Edgerton and Slough
ton, to be followed by game of the
Senior teams of Stoughton and Edger-
ton.
Mr.. Jackson of Chicago, consult
ing engineer for the GAINESVILLE Elec-
trio Co., was in town Friday looking
over the ruins of the Indian Ford
power plant with view of preparing
plans for new brick power station
which will be erected just as soon as
the material can be secured.
The increase in passenger rates
from to p cents mile, which was to
become effective March 1, has been
suspended until June 80 by order of the
interstate commerce commission The
commission has ordered an investiga-
ton as to the reasonableness of the in
crease.
Mrs. Clara Hoyt and Mrs. Maud
Lowry, district deputies of the Royal
Neighbors, are in town securing
class. This is the largest, cheapest
and best insurance and all women be-
tween II and so who can pass the med
ical examination are eligible as we'll as
Modern Woodmen. These ladies are
staying with Mrs. Harry Ash.
The annual G.. A. r. campfire Tues
dau evening was well attended the re-