The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
Local Happenings


spent Wednesday in Madison.
Mrs. A. w. Bentley was a guest OF
Mrs. H. c.. Adams in Madison over the
week end.
Mrs Will Earle entertained COM
pany of her lady friends on Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Crandall of
GAINESVILLE were guests of Edgerton rel
atives on Sunday.
j. |. McGinnity of Albion took an
auto load of honey to Milwaukee last
week that he sold for $110.
"A marriage license has been secur-
ed in Dane county by Christian Ebert
and Florence Bickel of Albion.
Robert Newman of Milwaukee
visited at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Henry Schmeling, over the week end.
Mss Eleanor Hitchcock, who is
teaching at Oconomowoc, was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of her par
ents here.
Harvey Gilmore captured badger,
a rather rare animal in these parts, in
the woods near Indian Ford one day
last week.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
F. w. Schoenfeld Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
Will III. Hutson has returned from
a month spent at Minot, N. D., where
he has been looking after farming in
terests he has there.
November starts in with the same
brand of fine Indian summer weather
that prevailed largely through the
month of October.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Ayers of James
vile were guests at Freeman Lyons
on Sunday when other friends were en-
tertained on his birthday.
: "A dance will be given at the Indian
Ford hall Friday evening, Nov. 9Th.
Bring your or somebody else's girl and
have a good time New music.
p. M. Green of Milton called on
Mrs. Mary Stillman Watson at Susan
Maltpress' while here attending the
bankers convention on Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Peters of Sun
Prairie were guests at P. L. Pierce's
over Sunday. Mr.. Peters was formerly
foreman for the Ell Insito Cigar Co.
here.
-Thos. McGinnity and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Shauley motored over
from Hollandale for a visit at K. L.
McGinnity's the latter part OF the
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Linnevold brought
their son Bernard home from the Mad
ison hospital Tuesday, where he has
been confined for several weeks since
the accident at the Northwestern sta
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Mcintosh
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson left
Saturday morning for two weeks
trip through the east, visiting New
York, Philadelphia, Washington and
other cities en- route.
Andrew Jensen and Postmaster
Hoen attended the reception given Sec
rotary McAdoo at Madison Saturday
evening and listened to his address at
the university GYM, which was attend
ed by an audience of 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ebbott were
called to Beloit Sunday by the sudden
death of Mrs. Ebbott's father, S. Fl.
Moss. wholesale grocer in that city.
Mr.. Moss was stricken with apoplexy
soon after reaching his home Saturday
evening and died very shortly after.
The Fiddlers' Contest furnished nc
end of amusement to the large crowd
that assembled at Majestic theater Fri
dar evening. While the Edgerton band
will have little surplus left as their
share of the profits from the entertain
ment, the promoter of the scheme, as
usual, is the man who gets the money.
With Jack Robertson of Cooksville as
a side partner to cop the bulk of the
prizes offered, the combination works
we'll for extracting cash from the inno-
cent public.
Nearly hundred and fifty attend
ed the reception given by the Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs for the teachers
of our public schools at the Child high
school gym. Thursday evening. A pro-
gram consisting of solo by Mrs. Wan
amaker, violin selection by Nellie
Bentley, a dramatic reading by Mrs.
Ethel Robinson Grubb and short adj
dresses by Supt. Holt and Clerk D. C.
Gle, followed by the serving of light
refreshments. The object which the