The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Local Happenings

been taken out so far this year.
The university students are home
this week for the Easter vacation.
Geo. Rea was visitor at his old
home in Mt. Vernon over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson were
guests of Chicago friends over Sunday.
IN. E. Nelson went to Bloomer
early this week to look after farming
interests.
The Elgin price of butter is off a
couple of cents this week "a cents be-
ing the price.
w. F. Painter has commenced the
erection of a new residence on a lot in
the Perry addition.
Henry Willie accompanied his wife
to the Wales sanitarium Tuesday where
the latter is to receive treatment.
VIM. H. Clarke and wife went to
Sparta Wednesday on visit at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. w. O..
Naset.
George Scharfenberg and wife, who
have been farming at Bloomer for a
couple of years, have returned to again
become residents of Edgerton.
The Fairbanks Morse plant at Be-
lott now employs 27OO men-the largest
number in its history semi
monthly pay roll of more than $50, 900.
Uncle Sam is in need of soldiers
for his army. Young men desiring to
enlist in the United States army will
be placed in communication with a re-
cruiting officer through Postmaster
Hoen. tt
The choir of the Congregational
church will render the cantata, ''The
Resurrection, at the morning service
next Sunday. They have been work
ing hard for the last few weeks and de-
serve the appreciation of the members
of the church and congregation.
"A three horse team attached to a
pulverizer working on the farm of
Henry Krause in Fulton, Saturday,
frightened and ran away. One of the
animals was 80 severely cut by the cir
cular knives that its foot only hung by
a shred. A 5000 horse was rendered
useless and had to be killed.
The nine men and boys rounded up
by the game wardens on Saunders
creek last week plead guilty on the
charge of spearing fish in the night
time and were assessed fine of $25
and costs each Five paid their fines
and the balance took sentences of sixty
days under the Huber law.
The Capt o. P. Saunders farm on
Lake Koshkonong of 120 acres, owned
A. and Arthur Gumble for $22, 800, in
Guiding stock and tools. The. trans
action was consummated by E. M.
Laid. Mr., Hill has taken the Henry
Marsden farm in Albion for this season.
The Castle Square Entertainers,
who were to close the seasons lecture
course, for some reason yet to be ex-
planned failed to meet their date at
Majestic theater Friday evening.
"A Chicago milk dealer has been in
town during the week looking over the
field with a view of putting in milk
condensary at this point if sufficient
encouragement can be secured from
the producers. An option has been
taken on a building with track facili-
ties should sufficient milk be obtained
to make the investment in >condens-
airy feasible.
"A festival will be held in Beloit in
the early part of June, to be known as
the Beloit Pageant-th city's story
acted out. 1t will tell how the city was
born in 1886, what hardships it went
through, troubles with the Indians, the
founding of factories, schools, churches,
etc. All this fairy pre-existence will
the city, June 2 and 8.
Better means of enforcing cleanup
campaigns are enjoyed by Wisconsin
communities this year. BY law en-
acted by the last legislature, chapter
1853, laws of 1915, city councils and vii
lage boards are authorized to assess
and tax property holders for the cost
of collecting and removing ashes, gar
bage and rubbish from residences or
rromises This fax NAV he included in
the general levy and collected in the
usual way. "
j. B. Shaw and Bert Page drove IN
a handsome new model Cease 40' car
from Madison Saturday. Mr.. Shaw
has taken the agency for this car for
our vicinity and is prepared to. give
demonstrations of what the new model
will do on the road 1t is built on new