The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21

| ing the holidays with Chicago friends.
Viola Schoenfeldt. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Schoenfeldt, was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at the James,
vile hospital Sunday. She is recover
ing nicely.
The first meeting of the Mems
Club held at the home of L. j. Dickin-
son Friday evening, proved an inter-
esting session, the discussion being led
by. Prof. F. o. Holt.
Paul Coon, a member of a head
quarters company at Camp Oglethorpe,
Chattanooga, Tenn, spent portion of
the week with relatives here, leaving
on his return south Sunday evening.
Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh and Miss
| Hattie Lund were over Sunday visitors
at Camp Grant. They found Sergeant
Will Mcintosh so much improved from
recent illness that he will be home for
the Christmas holiday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Crandall
| celebrated their 5Oth wedding anniver-
sary Tuesday at their home on South
Main street. Only immediate members
of the family were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crandall were married in Edger
ton in 1867 and have continuously made
this city their home. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Crandall are enjoying the best of
health and their many friends extend
them congratulations.
"A class of so insurance and 10 So
cial members were initiated into the
Edgerton branch of the Catholic Knights
of Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Degree
team Sunday afternoon. Following the
inhalation supper was served the
candidates, members and their friends
by the ladies of st. Roses society. In
the evening rousing address on 'Pa-
triotism'' was delivered by Jno. M
Callahan of Milwaukee, secretary of
C. K. of Wis.
| The tax roll for the city of Edger-
ton will be in the hands of City Treas
urer Dickinson and ready for collection
Saturday, Dec. %. The taxes for 1917
will be slightly higher than last year
owing largely to extensive improve
ments during the year, the Main street
bridge and the storm sewer costing APP
proximately $4,000, and upwards of
$40, 900 street improvement of which
| the city's share was about one third.
| The total amount raised by tax for city
| purposes is ST., 643. 40 and the tax rate
is $1723 on one thousand valuation.
The amount raised by tax for school
purposes this year is $23, 81. 05.
John w. Russell, conductor on the
ST. Paul road, resident of Madison,
was instantly killed Monday evening in
executing flying switch at Milton
Junction. Russell was riding on the
caboose which the engine was hauling
to side track, when switch pin be-
| came caught caused the engine to take
| one track while the caboose went onto
the other, and overturned. The victim
jumped for his life but was canght be-
meath the falling car. Mr.. Russell was
35 years old, married. and the father
of four children. He had been in the
employ of the st. Paul road for more
than Is years.
From the Minneapolis Journal, a
copy of which has reached our table,
we learn of the marriage of Miss Mil
| dred Janet Ireland, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Ireland of Brook
side, and Mr.. Arthur N. Haired of
Milwaukee took place at 80 p. m. on
Saturday, Dec. 8, at the home of Rev.
j. E. Bushnell. Only the immediate
family were present. Following the
ceremony dinner was served at the
Radisson hotel for IL guests Mr.
Haired and his bride left on trip to
New York. They will be at home af-
ter Feb. at Evanston, I'll. The groom
| is a brother of H. A. Haired, living
west of town.
| The present status of the "Badg-
err" road which at one time seemed
destined to link Jefferson, Whitewater,
Elkhorn and Lake Geneva is thus
! stated in recent issue of the Register:
An investigation indicates that the
Badger company is statu quo ante bel
lum. The rust has sunk little deeper
into the rails, the elements have taken
little more from under the ties and
there are few more due but unde-
tached coupons on the bonds other
wise the situation is the same. We adj
wise our Jefferson county friends to
forget for the time being the Badger
road The Kaiser is to blame for the
war, war for the high price of
labor teel and the high price of
| labor steel for the cessation of