The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-06
Local Happenings
Next Sunday is Easter.

"A son was born to Mr.. and MRS.
Fred Maves on Friday last.
DIR. L. r. Head of Madison was a
caller in Edgerton Tuesday.
Henry Johnson and wife were
guests of Chicago friends over Sunday.
Miss Winifred Quigley advertises
her display of Easter hats in this issue.
Frank Pringle departed for Mon
tana Tuesday evening on business
trip.
-Elgin price of butter was advanced
three cents this week, 43 cents being
the price.
The traffic posts, newly painted,
are up again on the principal street
<orners.
Miss Alice Mooney is home from
teaching at Montello for the Easter
vacation.
Ex-Marshal Phil Welch of Peters
burg visited among relatives here dur
ing the week.
Mrs. H. McInnes has been visiting
her daughter near DeKalb and friends
in Chicago during the week.
Mrs. L. H. Towne and daughters
departed Friday for couple weeks
visit at Washington, d. G.
The Ladies society will hold rum
mage sale in the Congregational church
parlors Wednesday, April 18th.
Albert RAIDER and wife were called
to Indiana Wednesday by wire an
nouncing the death of his mother.
The rooms formerly occupied by
the Edgerton Cigar Co. in the Burgy
block are being converted into flats.
Miss Leo Thompson, who has been
visiting the Culton family in Alabama
for several weeks, arrived home Thurs
day.
Mrs. J. A. Jensen and daughter
Virginia were week end visitors at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Graves, in
Sparta.
Daughters were born into the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Linaas March 30
and to Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Koehn on
the 9th.
Ten of the board operators of the
local telephone company were enter
tanned at Sunday dinner at The Carl
ton hotel.
The w. R. c. will hold Dutch
market and handkerchief sale in L. A.
& B. hall, Tuesday, April 10. All are
invited.
M. L. Carrier broke ground this
week for new residence on the Cop
ley lot next to the Eisenlohr warehouse
on South Main street.
Mrs. w. H. Morrissey, who has
been receiving treatment in Chicago
hospital for several weeks, has return
ed home much improved.
Mrs. ]. Linnevold and Miss Eliza
beth Clauson left Monday evening for
Red Wing, Mimi, to attend the funeral
of their cousin, Mrs. G. F. Hjermstad.
Martin Voog, of the telephone
force, returned Saturday from weeks
stay at the Moor sanitarium in Wauke-
sha, taking treatment for rheumatism.
The Schaller-Y Young Co. have or
dered two light trucks to facilitate
their deliveries about town, which they
expect will supplant the work of two
teams.
"A milk war that has been under
way at Stoughton during the week be-
tween the Armour plant and the con.
sumers has nearly subsidized. Some
milk was split but no one injured.
Mrs. F. w. Coon and her daugter,
rs. Grace Heddles, went to Cedar
.apids, Iowa, Friday for a few days
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
H. Mcintyre, returning Tuesday even
ing.
"A Tetan tractor sold by H. Ebbott
81 Sons to Ole Stockstad or Albion was
received here Wednesday and driven
out to the farm by an expert from the
factory, who gave demonstration to
interested farmers in that locality.
F. f. Showers of Delavan, who
was made famous by his slogan, ''Forty
Cows on Forty Acres" has accepted a
position as agricultural professor of
Carlton college at Mortified, Mimi.
Mr.. Showers was at one time principal
of the Edgerton public schools.
Recruits for the navy and the reg
ular army to the numerical strength
authorized by law are wanted. Young
men desiringAt to enlist will be placed in
communication with a recruiting of
ficer by applying to Postmaster C. A.
Hoen. 74tf
Calvin Calder of Sumner died At