The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-29
Miss Leora Mabbett was home from

Minneapolis for the holidays.
The United Cigar Manufacturers
Co. will open their Edgerton warehouse
next Tuesday, Jan. I'd.
Oscar Hanson was home to pass
the holidays at the home of his moth
err, Mrs. Gilbert Hanson.
Frank Burgy has secured the agen-
cy for the bort car, light and moder-
ate priced, which is advertised in this
paper.
Charles Ogden, brother of George
and James Ogden of this city, died at
his home in Milton Junction Wednesday
morning.
Remember the ludefisk supper to
be served at the Carlton hotel Satur-
day evening, Dec. Both. Dining room
open from $50 to II p. m.
The Ladies society of the Congre-
gational church will meet next We'd
nesday for the election of officers and
will serve the usual supper.
Mrs. P. M. Ellingson and youngest
daughter left Wednesday morning for
Mobile, Alabama, with the intention of
spending the balance of the winter
somewhere along the gulf coast.
The usual large family gathering
took place at the home of Mrs. Mary
Leary on Christmas; also at Mrs. P.
M. Quigley's. The Conway family
gathering was held at the home of our
mayor.
Please don't ask Ed Ellingson
what's the matter with his features,
for. he is tired of explaining now it
happened While in the country on
Wednesday he ran into windmill
brace that hit him squarely on the nose.
"A sudden drop in temperature af-
ter the rain and sleet storm of Tuesday
left the pavements and walks glare
of ice and pedestrians have to care
fully mind their step. About the only
safety lay in the middle of the road
for a few days.
The winners in the voting contest
conducted by Pringle Bros. Co. were
Miss Rena Zacharias, who received
259, lis votes, next came Inez Lock-
wood with lis, 060 votes. The other
winners of merchandise prizes were
Emma Boden, Prof. Strasen, Charles
Hyland, William Connors and Lillian
Stanke. @s ~
ID. J. Marcus, who has been man
ager of the Edgerton branch of the
GAINESVILLE Electric Co. for the past six
years, has been given deserved pro-
motion by being placed in charge of
the contracting end of the GAINESVILLE
Electric Co. and will soon move to that
city. His successor here has not yet
been decided upon. Mr.. and Mrs,
Marcus have many friends who will
regret their departure from Edgerton.
but their best wishes will go with them
nevertheless.
The Pathe presents 5-part drama
entitled "Big Jim Garrity'' at the Lyric
on Thursday. Robert Edison and Ele-
nor Woodruff are co-stars in this photo
play. The story of woman's love and
vengeance as told in ''The Reprisal''
will be presented on Friday, featuring
Jack Pickford, Fritz Brunette and Guy
Oliver. Every movie fan is interested
in Billie Burke, favorite of the legiti-
mate stage for many years and now
equally as popular in the movies. Billie
Burke will be seen on New Years day,
matinee and evening, in Triangular
S-part drama entitled Peggy" Mat
inee at 2:30, evening shows at Tbs and
900.
La Crosse papers tell what has
seemed the inevitable that the farm
ers' cooperative meat packing plant
has closed for lack of funds to maintain
it. With capital of $3.50, 900 sub
scribed by the farmers and others three
years ago, the enterprise is financial
failure. From the start the whole af-
fair appears to have been mismanaged.
1t is to be hoped that the Madison plant
which is soon to open will guard against
the mistakes of the Lacrosse concern
and be better able to meet the expecta-
tions of it's organizers. Efficiency in
management of establishments of this
kind is an absolute necessity.
j. p. Walker, for number of
years postoffice Inspector with head
quarters in Madison, died at his home
in Boscobel Dec. TO- Death was due
to a complication of diseases. Mr..
Walker was So years of age. Mr.. Wal
ker had been in the government serv-
ice for many years. He was superin-
tendent of the Chicago division of the
rural free delivery system and during