The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-11-03
Local Happenings
---Adolph Jensen spent Sunday at the
home of his sister in Minneapolis.

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Mrs. Robert Attlesey visited rela-
tives in Fort Atkinson for few days
this week.
Mrs. N H. Brokaw of Appleton is
a guest of Rev. VIM. Hooton's family
this week.
&C. E. Shannon has gone to Sayner
to prepare his camp for the deer hunt
ing season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Watson of
Lima were here to attend the funeral
of John Dave.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve lunch on Wednesday, Nov.
9th, from to z.
Miss Emma Lord is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. G. F. Tai
lard, in Milwaukee.
Rev. Marvin Brandt and Elmer
Ebbott attended homecoming at Be-
lott college on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barton have
been spending portion of the week
with their son in Beloit.
Miss Leo Thompson was guest of
Mrs. Earl Langworthy in Milwaukee
for Jews days this week.
Fred Mckinney and wife of Clinton
were week end guests at the U. G.
Miller home on Rock river.
Mrs. Henry Marsden of Albion went
to Mercy hospital Saturday to undergo
an operation for appendicitis.
The w. C. T. U. will hold chicken
pie supper and parcel post sale on
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18th.
Mrs. Albert RAIDER and daughter
visited at the home of her parents in
Evansville over the week end.
Herman Stanke and wife were
called to Whitewater Sunday by the
illness of Mrs. Stanke's mother.
The business card of DR.. Otteson,
successor to DR.. Jos. Johnson, appears
in this issue. His office is at the hitch
barn.
Mrs. John Nelson and Mrs. julius
Hageburg will entertain the Norwe-
gian Ladies Aid in the church parlors
on Thursday, Nov. 9th. 2
20. F. Roessler of Jefferson, in
spector for the state board Of control,
was in town Monday to pass upon the
condition of Chief Springer's place of
detention.
The first meeting of the Mems
Club of the Congregational church will
be held at the home of c. S. Farman on
Friday evening. The topic to be dis
cussed is Wilson vs. Hughes, led by A.
E. Matheson OF GAINESVILLE.
The first number of the seasons
lecture course which was to have taken
place Monday evening had to be post
poned on account of sickness of mem
Der of the Balmer company. A later
date will be given for their appearance.
Mrs. Harry Ash departed for Louis
Vile, KY, Saturday, where she will at
tend the National Grand Chapter o. E.
S. as a delegate from Wisconsin. Mrs.
Ash holds the office of grand conduct
ress in the state organization Of East
ern Star.
George McGifin, wife and daugh
ter Lucille of Richland Center were
guests of relatives here for few days
this week The family are removing
from Richland Center to GAINESVILLE
where M. McGiffin has entered the en-
ploy of tobacco firm.
The Sun Prairie Canning company
will erect $50, 600 plant at De Forest.
The company has purchased two acres
of land directly northwest of the vii
Iage and soon will begin with the cree
ton of the plant which will give en-
ployment to large number of people
during the busy season of the year.
John Comstock, we'll known citi-
zen of GAINESVILLE and one time sheriff
of Rock county, was found dead in his
room at his Hotel London Sunday
under circumstances that indicate his
death was intentional. He had been a
sufferer for several years from an in
durable disease.
John Walters and wife of Oregon
were here to attend the funeral of John
Dave Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Walters
and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Clifton came
to this country from England in 1871 on
the same steamer with Mr.. Dave and
through his influence came to Edgerton
: instead of going to Kansas as was
their original intention.
William Ross, for many years one
of the county superintendent, and an
old resident of the town of Avon, pass