The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-26

in Chicago for few days this week.
The family of Prof. Lamoreaux is
quarantined on account of measles.
Born at the home of w. I. Post,
Monday, son to Mr.. and Mrs. G. P.
West.
Mrs. J. B. Miller is visiting at the
home of her mother in Chicago for a
short time.
Mrs. Mike Schmidt has been quite
seriously i'll with an attack of pneu-
monia during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Palmer of Min
nesota are here for visit to their son,
P. W. Palmer, of the Lyric.
Miss Leo Thompson departed We'd
nesday for Alabama for few weeks
visit with the family of c. L. Culton.
e. M. Laid reports the sale of
the Herman Goedy residence to James
Barton for $500, possession to be given
Feb. LIST.
Mrs. Roy Saunders submitted to an
operation at Mercy hospital Tuesday
and her condition since is reported quite
satisfactory.
DIR. Shearer accompanied Charles
Stark of Albion to GAINESVILLE Tuesday
for an operation for appendicitis at
Mercy hospital.
Atty. Panl N. Grubb has been en-
ployed as attorney for the joint COM
mittee on finance during the session of
the legislature.
"A. D. Antisdel, county superinten-
dent of schools, fell on the icy walk in
GAINESVILLE Monday evening, breaking
both bones of his arm just above the
wrist.
While walking home from Fulton
Saturday an attempt was made to hold
up Prof. Dexter. But there was where
the fellow made mistake for he found
a football coach in training was hard
man to tackle.
Farm land in the town of Center
seems to be in good demand. G. E..
Sweeney sold his 80 acre farm in that
township to Hans Lund of Albion for
$500 and resold it the same day for
Mr.. Lund to Olaf Sunne for $4,000.
Sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Elias Simonson on Albion Prairie on
Sunday and to Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Saunders on Saturday last and daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ebbott on
Wednesday evening.
The thirty-eighth annual report of
the Albion Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
is printed in this issue. The company
is carrying over five million dollars in
risks on farm property at a very NOM
inal cost. The losses paid during the
year amount to little over $14, ZOO.
Master Thomas Ellingson enter
tanned fifty of his little friends Monday
at sleigh riding party. Mrs. Grass
man, Miss Dickinson and Miss Nichols
chaperoned the party. After the ride
they were taken to the Ellingson home
and refreshments were served in the
ball room.
The annual clearing sales which
Edgerton merchants advertise the COM
ing week offer splendid opportunity
to the thrifty buyers to save money.
Reduced prices are quoted all along the
line and it will pay our readers to con-
suit their ads and bills and thereby cut
the cost of necessities.
The twenty annual meet
ing of the Southern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association, having membership
of fifteen hundred teachers, will be held
at Madison, Feb. 9-10. The program
will contain addresses by educators of
more than statewide reputation in high
school, grade and rural work. The ru-
raj schools of Dane county will have an
agricultural and domestic science ex-
hibit at the Madison high school build
ing where the convention will be held.
Mrs. Helen Brothwell of Oregon,
Wis, died at the home of her daughter
in Madison Sunday evening, aged 81
years. The deceased came to Wiscon-
sin in 1860 and settled in the town of
Albion where she resided for many
years, later removing to Oregon. She
is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
H. A. Gray of Oregon, Mrs. H. j. De-
Voc of Madison, Mrs. Hattie Kern and
one son, w. G. All, of Oregon. The
early residents in this community will
remember the family.
The high school stock judging con-
test held the last of the week between
GAINESVILLE, Milton. Milton Junction and
Edgerton resulted in Milton Junction
winning first honors, Edgerton second,
GAINESVILLE third and Milton fourth. The
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