The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
Local. Happenings

Miss wilma Hurd is visiting friends
at Elton Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. F.. w. Mckinney of Clinton
visited friends here on Thursday last.
&C. H. Babcock transacted business
in Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ed Grassman spent few days of
the week at his farm in Richland Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson were
over Sunday guests of Milwaukee
friends.
-Babcock & Keller take generous
space in this issue to announce their
spring opening.
Harry McChesney and wife of Chi
cago were over Sunday guests of his
parents here.
Anthony Anderson of Albion left
Monday on business trip to the north
ern part of the state.
Fred Beesman went to Rockford
Saturday to visit his daughter Nora in
a hospital in that city.
Will Lester and wife were up from
Darien and passed Sunday at the home
of w. H. Taylor and wife.
Oscar Watson and wife were over
from. Lima and passed Sunday at the
home of Judge John Dave.
"A. c.. Maves ismakinga some neededs
improvements to the home recently
purchased in the third ward.
The families of C. H. Babcock and
James Keller passed Sunday with
friends in GAINESVILLE. 80
Street Commissioner Rusch has
been doing good work about the city
with the road drag the past few days.
Mrs. George Stricken, who has
been confined to her home on account
of illness for several days, is now out
again.
Mrs. ]. w. Conn and her mother,
Mrs. Henry Marsden, have been visit
ing the family of DR.. Marsden at Rio
during the week.
Prof. Earl Strong of Grinnell, Iowa,
has been spending weeks vacation in
Edgerton as guest at the home. OF
Mrs. Chas. Bentley.
NO one'>more heartily appreciates
the settling of the roads than the rural
mail carriers Theirs has been hard
lot the past few weeks.
Are our hopes again clouded on the
intarurban proposition? That applica-
ton for franchise does not loom up
as quickly as anticipated.
Frank Russell was called to Green
leaf, Wis, Thursday to attend the fun
,eral of his brother, D. ID. Russell, a
civil war veteran, held on Friday.
What about the traffic posts?
Where are they and who is going to
give them a position in the streets
again? They'll be as welcome as the
flowers in spring.
Girl babies were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Thronson in Albion and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Elsing of this city
on the 3Oth; sons to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Larson on, the 18th and Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Bartz on the 31st.
Frank Hadden is moving his family
here from Dodgeville this week. Mr..
Hadden has charge of the printing de-
partment of the Monarch Laboratory.
He will occupy the house vacated by
Harold Peters on Washington street.
Ringing Brothers circus will open
in the Coliseum at Chicago on Satur-
day, April Is. The opening feature
will be Cinderella which has been in
preparation all winter. The Barnum &
Bailey show opened in New York on
April L.
In the way of providing drainage
below High street bridge, the recent
high water has relieved the drainage
commission to some extent. For sew
eral rods channel of more than 20
feet was made. This was. a start in
the right direction.
B. C. Wilson began excavating for
foundation walls to an extension of his
greenhouse rooms on Monday. When
completed Mr.. Wilson will have a.
model greenhouse and one that ought
to supply Edgerton and vicinity with
flowers the year round.
Walter Mabbett has sold his resi-
dence on Rollin street to Lawrence
Hutson, manager of the Heddles Lum-
Der Co., and expects soon to occupy the
Mabbett homestead. Mrs. C.. F. Nab
bett and daughter will move into apart
ments in the Maltpress flats.
&C. F. Williams, sheep raiser of
Two Dot, Mont, who came here sew
eral weeks ago with train load of
Iopahc fo no finished qt tho Ripderman