The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-23
Local Happenings


same as last week, AZ cents.
We are on the last week for pay
ing taxes. The limit expires March l.
james Hepburn has rented the
Haylock residence and will move to
town.
Henry Tellefson attended the fur
niture dealers convention at Sheboy-
gan this week.
Might Marshal Campbell is on the
sick list and VIM. Stewart is perform
ing his duties.
"A son, their first born, was well
coined into the family of Prof. and
Mrs. Lewis Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Voigt left
Monday for Bloomington, ILL.,, for
visit to Mrs. Voigt's parents.
Mrs. Grace Heddles of Paonia, Col
orado, arrived Monday evening for an
extended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Coon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Heddlcs OF
Madison and Stewart Heddles of James
vile were here Monday to attend the
burial of Frank Downing.
-Mesdames Geo. Blanchard, Walter
Mabbett, Fred Jensen, Henry Johnson,
w. G. Atwell and T. B. Earle COM
posed a theater party that visited the
capital city Tuesday.
is the war also to blame for the
high prices of real estate? &. f..
Sweeney reports the sale of the j. e..
Kennedy 55 acre farm, Il miles north
of GAINESVILLE, to New Glarus parties at
S270 per acre.
F. G.. Fessenden of the town of
Porter has bought the George Davey
residence in the 3rd ward. Considera-
ton $4,000. Possession given March
18th. Sale made through the c. e..
Sweeney Real Estate Agency.
Misses Helen Coon. Eleanor Hitch
cock, Nellie Bentley, Mrs. Venice Dick
erson, Madge Wilson, Hazel Conn,
Mrs. A. T. Earle and Mrs. Josephine
Coulter of Montana were entertained
at the home of Miss Beula Heddles at
Madison on Wednesday.
james Clarke, who has been with
the Illinois state militia on the Mexican
border for the past six months, was
home for short visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clarke, during
the week. His regiment is at Fort
Sheridan being mustered out.
p. M. Ellingson left Friday for
Mobile, Ala, where he will join his
wife and daughter who are passing the
winter months in the South. He ex-
poets to take in the Mardi Gras in New
Orleans before his return.
Recruits for the navy and the reg
ular army to the numerical strength
authorized by law are wanted. Young
men desiring to enlist will be placed in
communication with recruiting Of
ficer by applying to Postmaster G. A.
Hoen. 14tf
-Supt. Thurber of this division of
the Milwaukee road was here last week
and with the drainage commissioner in
vestigated the railway bridge that
spans Saunders creek at the feeding
yards. He said the railway company
stood ready to widen the bridge at this
point and enlarge the creek bed so as
to make free water course in times
of freshet.
The E. M. Ladd Real Estate Agency
reports the following sales for the
week: Ingeberg Myrland's 40 acres in
the town of Dunkirk to J. S. Marsden,
$1,000; Ole T. Berg's house and lot in
the city of Edgerton to Geo. Harrison,
$1,000; Albert V. Johnson's house and
one acre of land in the city of Edger-
ton to Frank Walker, $500; Frank
Walkers 40 acres in the town of Dun
kirk to Albert V. Johnson, $780,; Ed
ward Attlesey's 80 acres in the town of
Fulton to Ingeberg Myrland, $84O0.
II. A. Perry of Chronicle, Alabama,
sends us information that the Meridian
airline highway, Lake Superior to the
Gulf, is laid out to go directly by his
door on the route to Mobile on the
Gulf. The good roads proposition is
now a live issue in that state. I'm
proved highways would be of great
help to the Gulf territory which is fast
becoming the winter play ground for
the whole country. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Perry was for many
years merchant in Edgerton.
Owing to the remodeling of the up.
per floor Of the court house which is
now in progress, it will be impossible
to conduct the trial of jury cases in the
circuit court on the March calendar
next month. Judge Grimm has con