The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
Local Happenings


The Elgin price of butter was put
back to 38a cents Saturday.
Mrs Gerald Whitford is reported as
gaining rapidly at the GAINESVILLE hos
pital.
Rev. Brandt attended the initiation
of his college fraternity at Beloit Sat-
urday evening.
&C. H. Babcock has been confined to
his home by sickness during the greater
part of the week.
Keep in mind the date of the an
nual ludefisk supper at The Carlton
hotel Saturday evening, Dec. 30.
Mrs. Fred KnobIe and Mrs. Steiman
of Monticello were guests at the Frank
Burgy home few days the past week.
The party who took sugar beet
fork from Harry Bucknall's barn will
confer favor by returning same at
once.
Mrs. H. R. Martin returned home
Friday, having almost completely re-
covered from a recent operation at the
Madison hospital.
Mrs. Walter Mabbett is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. George B. Atwell
of Stevens Point Mr.. Atwell will join
her for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mcintyre of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are expected Sat-
urday to spend the Christmas vacation
with the editors family.
"A few inches of snow has fallen
during the week followed by decided
drop of temperature that recorded 10
degrees below Monday morning.
VIM. Handtke has sold his farm of
40 acres in the town of Center to Fer
rell Davis of this city, consideration
$4,000. Sale made by c. E. Sweeney.
d. w. North leaves Saturday for
Oconto Falls for a Christmas gathering
with his daughter, Mrs. Brokaw. He
was accompanied from Appleton by his
daughter, Miss Jessica.
-Serg. Geo. McGriffith of the hos
pital corps of the Wisconsin National
Guard, now located on the border, has
been spending leave of absence with
relatives in this vicinity.
An outfit for cheese making is be-
ing installed in the local creamery.
Mr.. Koehn does not propose to let the
milk shippers get away with the bust
ness that naturally belongs to this
point.
Miss Grace Devine was rendered
linen shower by the Marquette club
and ST. Joseph's choir at her home
Tuesday evening. A social evening
was spent and light refreshments were
served.
Herman Stark, of the Edgerton
Motor Co, left Sunday morning for
Cleveland, Ohio, where the Wisconsin
statesmen are being entertained by the
Overland Co. A special train out of
Milwaukee conveyed about 200 agents
of the state.
Mrs. LaPlant, who makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Wallace
Brown, tripped and fell on rug Sat-
urday afternoon, fracturing her limb
just above the knee. Being quite ad-
vanced in age, the injury will prove
great Inconvenience.
Mrs. Daniel Pierce wishes to an
nounce to her grandchildren, Chester,
Morton, Isabel, Daniel, Mildred and
John, that she has deposited in the To-
bacco Exchange Savings bank one hum
dred dollars to each as Christmas
present with her love.
The annual election of officers of
Fulton Lodge F. & A. M. on Tuesday
evening resulted as follows: w. NJ,
Andrew Mcintosh; S. W., Frank Pear
son; j. W., Theo. johnson; Sec, j. l..
Holton; Treas, Arthur Clarke; Trustee
for three years, A. Mcintosh.
Miss Helen Hatch of Lake Geneva
is the 1916 champion girl farmer Of
Wisconsin and by attaining this honor
wins also 500 in gold given by Freder-
lex D. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad and owner of the Few
Acres farm, Wauwatosa. The cham
pion boy farmer this year is Frank Will
marth of Sun Prairie who wins a SINH
lar prize.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
there will be a Christmas service in
English Sunday at II o'clock. On
Christmas day there will be a service
in Norwegian at IL o'clock. The chill
dren's service and Christmas tree ex-
ercises will be held Tuesday evening at
7:3O. A program of appropriate an
thems and music has been prepared for
these services. The fortieth anniver-