The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-10-06
Local Happenings


route 2, has purchased Ford car.
Butter goes up another full cent in
the Elgin market this week. The price
is 81 cents.
George w. Hall and Rev. F. w.
Schoenfeld departed Tuesday for Broad
view, Mont.
H. C. Eisenrath and family of Mil
waukee were week end guests of j. w.
Conn's family.
Might Officer Fred Campbell is tax
ing his vacation and Will Stewart is
supplying the vacancy.
There is JOY in the home of D. ].
Marcus over the arrival Of healthy
daughter, born on Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Wells and
daughter Ruth of Whitewater were
Sunday guests of Edgerton relatives.
August Koehn and his partner,
Chas. Rodecker, of Stoughton are about
to equip creamery near Babcock, Wis.
VIM. Harris returned to the Sol
diers' home gin Milwaukee Saturday
after spending several weeks in Edger-
ton.
Mrs. E. S. Hatch and her sister,
Mrs. A. B. Williston of Chicago, were
week end visitors with Mrs. A. B. Pet
erson at Soldiers Grove.
Mrs. Abbie E. Johnson, who has
been visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. F. w. Coon, for the past year,
departs for Oakland, CAL, Saturday,
where her son resides.
Earl Langworthy and wife of Mil
waukee were over Sunday guests at
the Harry Ash home. They returned
Monday by auto, Mrs. Ash accompany
ing them for several days stay in that
city.
Mrs. julius Johnson, in company
with her daughter, Miss Minnie, went
to Rochester, Mimi, the latter part of
the week, where the former will SUBJ
NIT to an examination for goitre trouble
at the Mayo hospital.
-Mesdames Harry Ash, j. L. Holton,
Andrew Mcintosh, F.. w. Coon, Jay
Shaw, Henry Wesendonk and G. II.
Babcock are in Milwaukee attending
the grand chapter meeting of the Order
of Eastern Star this week.
Who can estimate the number of
tons of duck shot that are lying at the
bottom of Lake Koshkonong? asks the
Fort Atkinson Union. For nearly 70
years the hunters have been sowing the
old lake with pellets. 1t must be
veritable lead mine by this time.
Tone Brown of MELVILLE was ac-
Quilted in the municipal court at James
Vile by jury of violating the game
law by fishing with set lines. The war
den who entered the complaint found
Tone batting his hooks but that fact of
itself was not sufficient evidence of an
infraction of the law.
John Madden's international truck
took fire while on the road north of
town Thursday morning after a load of
veal and was practically destroyed. A
back fire from the engine started the
blaze. The loss is partly covered by
insurance, which has been satisfactor-
lily settled by the L. A. Anderson
agency.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
there will be service in English at 10
O'Clock with sermon on 'Self-excom-
munication, and in Norwegian at IL
o'clock with a sermon on the Gospel
for 18th Sunday after Trinity. The
Bethany Circle will be entertained at
the home of Miss Kathryn Ellingson
Thursday evening this week.
The Saunders creek drainage COM
mission for the city of Edgerton ap-
peared before the common council Mon
day evening to discuss the problem OF
building new bridges over the creek.
The common council by resolution or
dered that the bridges be built Swift,
Main and High street bridges. Plans
and specifications are under way and
the intention is that the work be start
ed this fall.
The New Century Club year was
opened on Monday evening by COM
munity supper given at the home OF
the president, Miss Madge Wilson.
The club colors, green and white, were
carried out in the table decorations,
place cards, etc. The business meet
ing following the supper included mo-
ton for the payment of the dues to the
State Federation, discussion concern
ing the program of study outlined for
the year, and report on City Fedora
ton plans.
A team hitched to hay rack, be-