The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-15

acquaintance IN Edgerton this week.
DIR. B. L Cleary entertained company
of gentlemen friends in his honor Fri
day evening and Mr.. Ullrich entertain
ing a company of fourteen at Sunday
dinner at The Carlton.
-Elkhorn is at present in the midst
of campaign to raise $4,000. With
this amount they will purchase five
acre site and erect large factory
building which will be occupied by the
Holton Band Instrument Co. of Chi
cago The factory will remain the
property of the citizens until the COM
pany has paid S50O,000 in wages, when
it will revert to the company.
The Christmas display of meats at
the Peters market, shown first on Sat-
urday, will contain one window of tur-
keys, ducks, geese, young pigs, roasts,
etc., Is prizes in all, that will be given
away to customers. Every purchaser
will be given ticket during the week
and Is lucky numbers will draw the
prizes. The fortunate ones will re-
ceive a gift worth having.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
next Sundays morning service will be
in the Norwegian language. The even
ing service will be in English with a
sermon on ''The Worth of Soul"
Preparations are being made for the
celebration of the fortieth anniversary
of the congregation on Sunday, Dec.
31st. Prof. D. G. Ristad of Red Wing,
Mimi, will be one of the speakers on
this accession.
-'The Badger" Lohmaier & Thron-
sons restaurant and ice cream parlors,
will be opened to the public Wednes-
day, Dec. goth. The fixtures and fur
niture are probably as modern and up
to the minute as any in the state and
there is every assurance that the pro-
prietors will conduct the place and
serve the public in manner that all
Edgerton will be proud Of. Let all
drop in on the opening day and get &C
quainted with the young men who are
just starting in business here.
The Lyric will present excuse
Me" on Thursday. This is 5-part
Pathe comedy drama presented by
Henry w. Savage from the famous
Broadway success, featuring George
F. Marion, Vivian Blackburn and Ger
aldine O'Brien. ''The Two Orphans,
a 3-part Selig drama will be shown on
Friday, presenting two popular stars,
Kathlyn Williams and Myrtle Sted-
man. Carlyle Blackwell, favorite
among movie fans, will be seen on
Monday in Shadow of Doubt, " 5
part society drama. There will be
special music for all Monday programs.
The opening of the tobacco handl-
ing season, which means so much to
the laboring classes of Edgerton, is not
so far away now. With the scarcity
of help generally about the country
there is every reason to believe that
when the warehouses open they will
need all the available help that can be
secured in this immediate locality. The
question of rooming places and board
for outsiders will have to be faced.
The Edgerton Credit association has
taken up the matter and instructed
Secretary Jensen to keep record of
families that are prepared to furnish
rooms or board for these employees.
This will make central place where
strangers can go to get information.
There will be no charge for this SER
vice. Anyone who can furnish these
accommodations should notify him with
out delay.
The problem of how to successfully
combat the high cost of living was dis
cussed by the Mems Club at the home
of DR.. F. c. Meyers Friday evening,
though the question hinged rather on the
need of government embargo on the
necessities of life. The discussion was
led by Geo. w. Blanchard and Hal
Martin. Both speakers conceded that
while the people of the United States
were suffering on account of living
costs, they were last to be affected by
the European war. All countries in
Europe were in much worse condition
with no immediate relief in sight The
opposition to an embargo was based on
the complications that might ensue
with the warning nations in the future.
That it was unwise and would defeat
its own purpose. The meeting was
opened with a duet by Mrs. Wanna
maker and Miss Helen Coon and closed
with refreshments.
The sale of Red Cross Seals under
the direction of the City Federation is
progressing finely and the movement
deserves the encouragement of every
citizen IT shorlld he remembered that