The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-12-31

Stuben were guests of their son Cal
Wanamaker on Xmas.
The family gathering at Theodore
Johnson's Christmas included all the
children and grandchildren.
Will Watt, for many years local
editor of the GAINESVILLE Recorder, died
Monday evening at Los Angeles, CAL
Tomorrow starts new year. May
it bring prosperity and happiness to all
our readers is the wish of The Reporter.
Mrs. Chris Hanson went to Mercy
hospital Sunday for contemplated op-
Grafton which has not yet taken place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Farrell are
spending a few days at the home of the
formers aunt, Mrs. Kealey of Fulton.
Henry Johnson has lately added a
new line of risks and is prepared to in
sure live stock against death from any
cause.
AT the F. A. Young home on
Christmas were entertained Mrs. Mary
Blank and son Hanson and daughter
Nina and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Slime
and son of Reedsburg.
Harry McChesney and wife of Chi
cago visited his parents here over the
week end. Harry is now employed
with engineering department OF the
Milwaukee railway in computing the
physical valuation of the road, job
big enough to last several years.
The automobile license now due for
1916 in Wisconsin is $500 year. Out
of that $500 the state takes 35 cents
to pay the cost of the license plate and
the postage. The state highway fund
gets 81. 16 and the balance So. 40 is re-
turned to the county where the auto
mobile is owned.
The remains of l.. N. Bushorr,
whose death occurred at Galena, Kas.,
arrived here by train Saturday evening
and funeral services under direction of
the Masonic order took place from
Clarke's undertaking rooms Sunday af-
ternoon, interment being made in Fas-
sett cemetery.
Miss Helen. Coon gave miscellan-
eous shower for Miss Venice Thomp-
son Tuesday afternoon, which was at
tended by about fifteen of the young
lady's admirers. The gifts included
many useful and valuable articles. On
Wednesday morning Mrs. Earl Lang
worthy gave a breakfast in honor OF
Miss Thompson at the Ash home.
There were entertained at the
home of Chief of Police Springer for
the Christmas gathering Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Merritt and Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Ten Eyck of Brodhead; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Cole and daughter of
Beloit; Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Cole and
daughter of this city and Miss Mabel
Springer of GAINESVILLE.
:. ssf-sThe Man From the Desert" a
three-part Vitagraph feature. will be
shown at the Lyric Friday. He comes
out of the desert to get his man. He
finds him but his vengeance reacts and
for her sake he forgives the man who
wronged him. On Tuesday another
Chaplin comedy entitled ellis Night
Out" There will be matinee at 2:3O
on New Years day and program OF
good reels will be shown.
The annual business meeting of the
Edgerton Norwegian Lutheran church
will be held at II a. M, Jan. LIST, at
the close of the New Years day SER
vice which will begin at 10 a. m. In
his annual report the pastor will give
an address on a matter of vital impor-
lance, "What Men Can Do in and for
the Church" Sunday there will be a
service in English at 1920, in Norwe-
gian at 7:3O, and Sunday school at noon.
The Sunday school will elect officers for
the coming year.
Many of our readers will remember
J. Har Basel, who for number of
years travelled through the state giving
moving picture exhibitions, and may be
interested to know that he has given
up the business and is now salesman
for heating plant in Milwaukee. He
was one of the pioneer moving picture
operators of the country, put on good
films considering the quality of the
photo-plays at that time and always &C
companied the pictures with an inimit-
able line of talk which he kept up dur
ing the entire show.