The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-11-24
Local Happenings
Thanksgiving next Thursday.

Miss Clara Jensen was an over
Sunday guest of Milwaukee friends.
Miss Blanche Shumway visited with
friends in Platteville for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson were
over Sunday guests of friends in Mil
waukee.
Miss Gertrude Hyland of Slough
ton was week end visitor at the Geo.
Farman home.
Miss Mary Former of Delavan was
a guest at Rev. Hooton's home few
days this week.
Clarence Hitchcock was up from
Rockford for brief visit to his. par
ents during the week.
Mrs. Nels Larson and daughter
Annetta left on visit to relatives at
Hampshire, ILL.,, Monday.
&C. w. Clifford of Chicago, former
teacher in our public schools, visited
over Sunday with friends here.
Arthur Shannon was down from
Portage Friday on business with the
United Cigar Manufacturers Co. here.
The Elgin price of butter touched
the 40 cent mark this week, an ad-
vance of 81 cents over last week.
Mr.. Van Ness Green returned Sat-
urday from several weeks absence
passed at his old home in New Milford,
Conn.
The ladies of the Stebbinsville
church will hold home baking sale at
Pringle Bros. store on Wednesday,
Nov. 20.
Mrs. |. o. Brictson and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. Guam, of Deerfeld were
guests at l.. A. Anderson's over the
week end.
The football team, coaches and
Profs. Holt and Lewis were entertained
at the VIM. Mcintosh home at dinner
Tuesday evening.
Will Tyler has moved his family to
Stoughton where he is employed by the
Dane County Packing Co., of which
Carl Peters is manager.
Mrs. Albert RAIDER and Mrs. Elmer
Ebbott entertained a party of lady
friends at l o'clock luncheon Satur-
day, the afternoon being spent at cards.
F. F. Burgy has been given the
contract for installing a larger heating
plant in the depot, which provides for
additional radiation in waiting rooms
and office.
Relatives in Edgerton have learned
that Clarence o. Jensen, who is on the
Mexican border with the Pennsylvania
troops, has been appointed sergeant in
the quartermaster corps of the seventh
division.
Mrs. F. C. Blank was called to Ke-
nosha Tuesday by the death of the wife
of her son, Carl Blank, which occurred
Monday of pneumonia. Deceased was
81 years of age and is survived by her
husband and a year old son.
VIM. Churchill barely escaped seri-
Gus injury while saving wood at his
place Friday when his coat caught on a
nut on the line shaft of the machine
which stripped his clothing to the waist
before being released. He sustained
some bad bruises as well.
The Chicago-Madison passenger
train Saturday morning ran through a
flock of sheep that had got onto the
track at the feeding yards, killing or
manning Is head. The sheep were
owned by M. E. Conway and someone
had left the gate open which permitted
them to reach the right of way.
Gov. Philip, State Treasurer John
son end L. C. Whittet joined Ed Peters
at his wild goose hunting preserve on
Big Foot prairie near Walworth the
latter part of the week. They enjoyed
excellent hunting for few days, cap
turing nearly 40 birds during their stay.
Several of the geese weighed over IL
pounds each.
Mr.. Stokes, representative of the
Quigley Dairy company of Chicago,
was in the city Saturday and rode
through the country soliciting milk for
the proposed pasteurizing plant to be
installed in Edgerton. Quite num-
Der of farmers have already signified
their intention of bringing their milk
to this market.
"A Tomah paper reports that Char
ley Shannon Jr. was quite badly burned
on his. hands and wrists by an explosion
of gasoline. A lantern was used to in
spect balky auto. The lantern was
tipped over and ignited a quantity of
oil, setting fire to and destroying the
machine and shed in which it was
housed, and other property.
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