The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-16
Local Happenings

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IT. B. Earle and son Allan are
spending the week at his Rice Lake
farm.
"A. e. Stewart attended the State
jewelers. convention in Milwaukee this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Litney of Trav-
,ers City, Mich, are guests at the home
of Harry Ash.
e. w. Babcock of Sparta visited
among relatives in Albion and this city
during the week.
IN. A. Nelson came up from Peo-
ria, ILL.,, for an over Sunday stay with
his family here.
Earl Langworthy and wife were
out from Milwaukee for an over Sun
day visit with relatives here.
Miss Aileen Mcintosh went to Mad
ison Sunday evening to. enter the uni
versity with the second semester.
VIM. Miller has resigned his posi-
ton as baggageman at the depot to
assist Harry Son as agent of the Wells
Fargo Express business.
The price of butter was pushed up
to the highest point in the Elgin mar
ket this week, to az cents, an advance
of three cents over week ago.
Mrs. Josephine Shepard Golfer and
young son of Montana arrived Friday
for visit among relatives and friends
in Edgerton.
Mrs. w. G. Atwell and Mrs. T. A.
Clarke entertained four table bridge
party at the home of the former Satur-
day afternoon.
Misses Mary and Katherine Barrett
rendered a miscellaneous shower for
Miss Clara Condor at their home on
Washington street Monday evening.
DIR. J. B. Miller is attending the
Marquette dental clinic in Milwaukee
Thursday and Friday of this week and
his office will be closed on those days.
Miss Helen Coon's dancing class
will meet at p. m. sharp next Tues
day evening on account of the mas
uuerade that will be held later the
same evening.
Mrs. John LaBundy was called to
Elkhorn Monday to attend the funeral
of her brother, Fred Lindemar, whose
death occurred at Madison hospital
following an operation.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church will give 25
cent meat-balI supper Thursday, Feb.
22nd, beginning at o'clock and con-
tinuing until all are served.
City Treasurer H. H. Dickinson
celebrated his 81st birthday Saturday
in making his state tax returns to the
county treasurer. This is one thing
Mr.. Dickinson always reserves for that
day.
Thirteen car loads of western sheep
arrived at the feeding yards early in
the week of theIPope shipment. Thellot
was composed mostly of aged wethers
and will probably be sheared here be-
fore marketing.
Explosion of gas engine used to
operate a milking machine on the farm
of Edward Willing, near Footville,
caused fire Saturday which destroyed
the So, 900 barn containing fancy bred
live stock. The stock was saved.
"A recital will be given at Library
hall, Tuesday evening, Feb. Goth, by
violin pupils of Miss Nellie Bentley and
piano pupils of Miss Eta Hubbell. An
interesting program has been arranged
and everyone is welcome. .7:30 p. m.
The Capt. O. P. Saunders farm of
120 acres in the town of Albion has
been sold by E. & A. Gumble, through
E. M. Ladd's agency, to E. B. Hill for
$4,000. Mr.. Hill also purchased the
personal property on the place and
takes possession March 1st.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
the morning service will be in English
with a sermon on Conversion as Jesus
taught it. At the Norwegian evening
service the pastor will give sermon
on the Quinquagesima gospel, Beloved
for the Sake of His Beloved Son. Sun
day school 10 a. m.
&C. G.. Biederman writes from Bill
ings, Mont, that he has booked ship
ments of sheep to keep the Edgerton
feeding yards full for the balance of
the season. He says the Dakotas are
smothered under a tremendous snow
fall and railroad traffic badly handicap
ped, but finds little snow in Montana
and the weather fine.
"A whole lot of folks-young folks
in particular-are waiting for the mas