The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-12

Sunday with his mother in this city.
| "A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
i Earl Wescott on the Devine farm this
week.
Mrs w. S. Heddles of Madison
passed Tuesday with relatives in Ed
gerton.
Mrs. F. C.. Blank of Kenosha is
visiting at the home of her son, Fred
Blank.
| Fred Henderson and wife of Slough
! ton were Sunday visitors of relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Clarke re-
turned Tuesday from a few weeks
visit at the home of their daughter at
| Sparta.
The successor to the Sheffield store
is offering some exceptionally fine bar
gains in this issue to close out the
stock.
Mr.. E. C. Stewart, for many years
furniture dealer in Brodhead, came
Monday to make his home with his son,
Atwood Stewart. in this city.
&C. ]. Jones, formerly city engineer
here, was an over Sunday visitor in
Edgerton. He is now employed by the
C. & N. w. railway company.
Mrs. F. M. Jack and daughter
Florence, who have been visiting at
the sBirkenmeyer home fer. a few
weeks, returned to Chicago Saturday.
Dave Condor was thrown from a
planker on which he was riding Mon
day, sustaining quite painful injuries
as he had only recovered from an op-
GRAFTON.
Andrew Mcintosh has been attend
ing meeting of the Consistory in Mil
waukee this week. Henry Johnson was
also present at the banquet held Thurs
day night.
"A car load of short horn cows and
heifers, gathered up in this vicinity,
are at the feeding yards being tested,
after which they will be shipped to
southern Illinois.
The Wisconsin Telephone Co. have
arranged to run two more toll circuits
into the local office to care for the in
creasing toll business over their trunk
lines through this section of the state.
Uncle Sam is in need of soldier
for his army. Young men desiring to
enlist in the United States army will
be placed in communication with re-
cruiting officer through Postmaster
Hoen. tt
The Lyric has billed for Friday
"Heredity," three part Vitagraph
Broadway Star feature. On Monday
'FVia Wireless" in five parts, adapted
from the great play of the same name
and features Gail Kane and Bruce Nc
Rae.
Summer temperatures that have
prevailed largely during the week have
helped along the new seeding and pas
lures wonderfully in catching up for a
belated spring. A few days more and
the trees will be in full foliage and we
will forget about the late spring.
The last of the old time homes of
Washington street, long time occupied
by John Spencer and later owned by
VIM. Morrissey, has been moved this
week onto lot Brooks Lockwood pur-
chased of George Scharfenberg in the
west part of town.
The Saunders bridge on the middle
road to Albion is out while new struc-
ture is being completed, and travel
should avoid this road for few weeks
now. Take the east road when going
through Albion. ''Road closed" signs
are up both sides of the bridge to warn |
traffic. m...:.-.-
= Mrs. Byron Long had the misfor-
tune to fall down stairs at her home |
Monday sustaining quite painful injur-
les. She was carrying table when |
she tripped and fell against some sharp |
point cutting cash in her head that |
required several stitches to close, be-
sides some bad bruises.
Sunday, May ID, is Mothers Day
and churches in various cities are
planning services suitable to the occa-
sion. The name of mother has pc
culiar charm for it speaks of one we
all love and trust-the truest friend we
have. Wear a carnation next Sunday |
in honor of your mother.
The County Sunday School conven-
ton will meet in the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon and even
ing. On Friday two meetings of the
will be held in the Metho-
dist church, morning and afternoon.
The dinner to be served delegates at
tho Coporooo tiop Of cb,1roh Friday poor 1