The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-11-10
Local Happenings

Monroe.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld accompanied
a party of land seekers to Montana on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Paul Grubb and son have been
visiting relatives in Oak Park, ILL.,,
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Maves are
the proud parents of young daughter
born on Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Risdon of Milwaukee
and Miss Mary Watson of Stoughton
passed Sunday with relatives here.
-Wray Watson and wife passed
Sunday in Stoughton, guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Trace Christensen.
Clarence Jones, former city en-
gineer, now with the G. & N. w. Ry.,
was an over Sunday visitor in Edger-
ton.
Dick Miller shipped about two tons
of carp and buffalo fish, seined in Rock
river, by express to New York Monday
evening.
The Van Ness Green family are
moving this week into the Shearer
house on South Main street, recently
remodeled.
The Elgin price of butter was
boosted a couple of cents again this
week, and 40c butter is now certainty
to the consumer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ogden left
Tuesday morning on an auto trip to
Dyersville, Iowa, for few days visit.
The contract for erecting collection
mail boxes has been awarded to Mr..
Peter Mccain, his bid being the lowest
one submitted to the post office depart
ment.
-Supt. Thurber and Atty. Nolan of
the Milwaukee road were here Monday
on business relating to the new high
way to be laid out to the Josephson re-
sort on Rock river.
The first week in November has
brought the finest kind of Indian sum-
mer weather and the farmers are max
ing the most of it in securing the corn
crop preparatory for winter.
The w. C. T. U. will serve 25
cent chicken-p pie supper and hold
bazaar in the Methodist church Monday,
Nov. Is, from5 O'Clock until all are
Ia. al IF Inko
Mr.. Van Ness Green, who has been
held at New Milford, Conn.,, for sew
eral weeks by the dangerous illness of
his mother. Mrs. VIM. Green, wires
that her death came en- Monday, Nov. 6
The new telephone directory is be-
ing distributed to subscribers from the
office of the Edgerton Telephone co.
this week There are something like
100 additions and changes since the
last book was issued.
-Chas. Sweeney Jr., member of
the Oshkosh normal football team, was
home to witness Stoughton's defeat
here Saturday. The Oshkosh team
played the Whitewater normal at the
latter place on Friday.
Mr.. Charles Bintliff, recently mus
tered out of South Dakota regiment
serving on the Mexican border, paid
short visit. to his grandmother, Mrs.
M. L. Bintliff, here at the Geo. Doty
home Saturday while en- route to
Mitchell. S. D.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th, will
be Past Matrons' night for the Edger-
ton Chapter No. So O. E. S. A $50
supper will precede the comforting of
degrees, and following the work pro-
gram will be given. Members are
urged to be there promptly at $50.
The Reporter was in error last
week in stating that the city had served
an Injunction on the Edgerton Farmers
Warehouse company in the matter of
building a coal shed. 1t was simply
COPY of the ordinance with request
that the building be constructed in
compliance with the same.
The first meeting of the Mems club
held at the home of Clouden Farman
Friday evening proved an interesting
session. Prof. A. B. Hall, professor OF
political science at the university, dis
cussed America and the World War"
in most interesting manner, holding
that the u. S. was in position to be
a leading factor in bringing about
world peace sometime in the future.
The Norwegian Lutheran church
has decided to discontinue the double
morning service. Next Sunday there
will be Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
communion service in Norwegian and
evening service at 7:3O in English with
a sermon on the Leaven of the Sadu-