The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-04
Local Happenings


The Elgin price of butter dropped
off cent this week to 30c.
Chris Olsen returned Friday from
business trip through the west.
"A. E. Skinner and wife were the
guests of Stoughton friends over Sun
day.
Mrs. Terrell Davis of Ohio is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stevens.
Ex-senator Stonedahl of Madison
transacted business in Edgerton on
Wednesday.
p. M. Ellingson attended the hard
ware dealers convention in Milwaukee
this week.
Mrs. B. L. Cleary entertained
few lady friends at bridge at her home
Saturday evening.
Miss Edith Soverhill of GAINESVILLE
was an over Sunday guest of her aunt,
Mrs. T. B. Earle.
Harry McChesney and wife were
up from Chicago for an over Sunday
stay with his parents.
Friends here have received word
that a son was born to Judge and Mrs.
A. B. Peterson at Soldiers Grove.
With the price of gasoline ad
vancing joy riding promises to be
classed luxury the coming season.
Harry Maltpress and wife visited
among relatives of Mrs. Maltpress in
Grant county few days this week.
August 1913 is the date claimed
for the GAINESVILLE fair this year, the
week previous to the Evansville fair.
The Beloit Glee and Mandolin Club
will give concert in the Congrega-
tional church in this city on Feb. 25th.
On Wednesday evening, Feb. 9Th,
the Burleigh- Cash company will pre-
sent that popular old play, East Lynn.
A. w. Shumway, wife and Mrs. c.
P. Shumway returned Monday from.
very pleasant visit with relatives in
Michigan.
james Conway, Jos. Leary and j.
A. Jensen were delegates to the demo
cratic state convention in Milwaukee
Tuesday.
Postmaster Hoen went down to
Milwaukee Monday to see President
Wilson and listen to his address on
preparedness.
Albert Hauge of Minneapolis drop
ped off for short visit to his parents
when en- route to Pittsburgh the latter
part Of the week.
Earl Dickerson and bride returned
from their wedding trip Sunday even
ing to meet warm welcome from their
friends on their arrival.
Majestic theater will be opened on
Monday and Saturday evenings for
roller skating. There was a good crowd
present Saturday evening.
-Lost-A lady's hand bag, contain
ing the name of the owner, in the Ed
notify Marie Hakes, Edgerton.
Andrew Jensen attended meeting
of the democratic state central COM
mittee in Milwaukee Monday and also
heard President Wilson'S address.
Mr.. E. A. Foley of Waupun will
give his lecture, ''The Boy Thief" in
the M. E. church on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th. Further notice next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cutlery Wis
tied at the home of Mrs. Guttery's
uncle in Milwaukee over Sunday and
listened to President Wilson's address
in that city Monday.
Clarence ]. T~1es, who has been
city engineer for til e past two years,
leaves for Chicago Thursday where he
has secured employment as craftsman
in an office in that city.
Another snow fall of about three
inches came Sunday night that was a
needed covering for the ground. A
drop of temperature to near the zero
mark followed Tor DAY or SO.
Rose Harrington, who is teaching
at Delavan, was called to LaValle the
latter part of the week to attend the
funeral of her brother, Dan Harring-
ton, who died of pneumonia after few
days illness.
Louis Wileman has purchased the
interest of Mrs. Ida Toynton in the
sand and gravel deposit on the Toynton
farm, and hereafter the business will
be conducted by the firm of Toynton &
Wileman.
james O. Henderson received a
letter from England Wednesday an
nouncing the death of his younger