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

Dam TrInSle IL UdCh iIoiii tuC Aou-
ison hospital fully recovered.
H. M. Raymond transacted bust
ness in Cleveland few days this
week.
The Edgerton Motor Co. received
car load of new model Overlands on
Monday.
&C. G.. Biederman returned from a
two weeks trip to Montana Tuesday
evening.
Prof. Holt is one of the speakers
at K. P. banquet held at Stoughton
Thursday evening.
Dancing school at Academy hall
next Tuesday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
Dancing after the lesson.
Seat sale for Civilization" at
Frank Ash's book store beginning
Saturday morning at o. CLOCK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pringle and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Puerner were guests
of relatives in Jefferson over Sunday.
Mayor Conway attended legisla-
tive committee meeting of the League
of Wisconsin Municipalities at Madison
Wednesday.
Delicious meat ball supper at the
Norwegian Lutheran church February
22nd from 4 to p. m. Tickets 25c.
All are invited.
The families of George and James
Ogden were called to Fort Atkinson on
Sunday to attend the funeral of DIR.
Henry Ogden, the eldest brother.
Lyon & Biesman have purchased
twelve head of corn fed beeves of the
Mullowney Bros, which will be cut up
over the block of their market the next
few weeks.
AT the regular meeting of the W.
R. C. Tuesday evening each member
read paper on Washington and Lin
coin. After the literary program
luncheon was served.
The Edgerton band has secured the
leadership of Mr.. Daniels, who was in
the city the past week with the Daniels
Stock company showing at the Males
tic. Mr. Daniels is musician of note
and will begin his duties as band mas
ter about April 1.
-Forty-two to fifteen was the score
of the basketball game between the
Edgerton highs and the Northwestern
Military academy at Lake Geneva, Sat-
u.day, and the Edgerton boys won the
game. In meeting this team Edgerton
went out of it's class and were still
able to carry off the honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Westlake
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stanke en-
tertained twenty friends Tuesday even
ing at $50 dinner at the Westlake
home. A four course dinner was serv-
ed. The dining room was tastefully
decorated with carnations for the occa-
sion. After all were served the COM
pany adjourned to the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Herman Stanke, where the
evening was spent at bridge. Mrs.
Thomas Westlake won the ladies' hon.
ors and Charles Fritzke was awarded
the gentlemen's honors.
IN. P. Thurber, for several years
| past superintendent of the Prairie du
CHEN and Mineral Point divisions, has
been transferred to the Southern Min
nesota division with headquarters at
| La Crosse. His territory covers 800
miles of road between La Crosse and
Madison, S. D. Mr. Thurber is sue
ceeded by A. c. Peterson of Kansas
City where he has been trainmaster.
His headquarters will be in Milwaukee.
He will have charge of the division be-
tween Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen
| and North McGregor and the Mineral
Point division.
The effect of long season of ex-
| IRENE cold weather is now coming to
| the surface. AS warmer temperatures
| prevail the frosts are driven deeper,
| freezing water and sewer pipes about
town. Several stretches of sewers
have closed and water supply in some
instances stopped. The work of thaw-
ing out these pipes is long tedious
! job. 1t is several years since this
trouble was experienced and then cleo
tricity was used quite extensively in
the thawing out process. The frost in
some localities has reached the depth
! of over four feet.
| Lent begins this week. The forty
days following Ash Wednesday are OBJ
| served as season of penitence and
prayer in the Lutheran and other
! churches. That such penitence and
prayer may be guided by Him in whose
memory Lent is observed there will be
/ instruction at the morning and evening
services of the Norwegian Lutheran
church on the subjects of penitence