The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-05
Local Happenings

SAe%i-ONNS~S
in Chicago Tuesday.
The Elgin price of butter is up
cent this week, 311 cents is the figure.
Alvin Voight suffered broken
arm in a fall upon the icy walks on
Sunday.
Fred Jensen and family were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Hosappe in
GAINESVILLE Sunday.
Mrs. Date Ogden spent last week
in Chicago visiting friends and at
tended the auto show.
Mrs. F. w. Coon went to Chicago
Wednesday for few days visit to her
daughter at Oak Park.
Attend the Abraham Lincoln birth
day service at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rost of
Stoughton were Sunday guests at the
home of L. w. Hutson in this city.
The Pigeforening will be entertain
ed by Miss Minnie Johnson, to meet at
her home Thursday evening this week.
"A. B. Hutson of Ambrose, N. D.,
arrived here Tuesday for short visit
with his parents, w. H. Hutson and
wife.
While on her way to church Sun
day morning, Mrs. VIM. Isaacs slipped
on the icy sidewalk and fractured her
wrist.
1.-THE Speck on the Wall, featur
ing Kathryn Williams in special Selig
production, is booked at the Lyric for
Friday evening.
Mrs. Alfred Sommers and Mrs.
Oscar Brownell of GAINESVILLE were
guests at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Morrison last Friday.
The young friends of Miss Dorothy
Babcock rendered her very pleasant
surprise on the event of her 18th birth
day at the home of her parents Mon
day evening.
held in Edgerton, Evansville, James
vile and Beloit, Feb II, for vacancy
of rural carrier in the office at Beloit.
Application may be made at the post
office in each city.
John Mooney and his sister and
children have moved from Brodhead,
where they have resided for several
years, back to Edgerton which was the
early day home of the family. They
have rented the Wilson house on Swift
street.
AT the annual stockholders meet
ing of Pringle Bros. Co., held Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected: H. F. Pringle, president and
manager; w. F. Strasburg, vice presi-
dent; S. T. Pringle, secretary and
treasurer.
The new rule of having monthly
telephone bills paid at the office of the
company instead of sending a collector
out is proving a popular one according
to Secretary Brown. He reports less
number of unpaid bills outstanding at
the end of the first month than for
some time past.
VIM. J. Durbin, the eldest of three
brothers who served as conductors on
the Prairie du Chen division, died at
his home in Milwaukee last Thursday,
aged 55 years. For several years past
he had been chairman of the brother
hood of railway trainmen, through
which grievances were disposed of. His
brother, Henry Durbin, also con-
ductor of this division, is reported seri-
ously i'll.
-Edgerton relatives were panied to
learn of the death of Mrs. George
Spike which occurred at the Chippewa
Falls hospital on Friday, following an
operation. The deceased was Mable,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lind
lev, former residents here. Her mar
riage to George Spike took place in
Edgerton and about ten years ago they
removed to Chippewa county. She is
survived by her husband and three chill
dren; mother and two brothers living
in GAINESVILLE, and a sister, Mrs. C. E.
Gooselin, living at New Auburn.
The most important musical and
theatrical event of the current season
will unquestionably be the appearances
in GAINESVILLE on Monday and Tuesday,
February and 9, at Meyers opera
house of De Wolf Hopper and the fam
Gus Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co. in
spectacular revivals of ''The Mikado. -
pirates of Penzance, Trial by
Jury and ''Pinafore. He comes here
with this splendid operate organiza-
ton direct from the Auditorium, Chi
ca0o where he is now plavinp his an