The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-28

Mrs. E. E. Finch of Cincinnati is
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Jensen.
Chris Olson is spending the Christ
mas vacation with relatives in Blan-
chardville.
Miss Lila Clifford, teacher in the
Rock Island schools, is home for the
holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Leary mourn
the loss of an infant son, who passed
away on Thursday evening last.
Frank Hart and wife of Richland
Center passed the latter part of the
week with Mrs. Harris sister, Mrs. B.
J. Springer.
Mrs. Frank Shea submitted to an
operation at the general hospital in
Madison on Friday, from which she is
reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
Mrs. C. F. Mabbett and daughter
Jesse left Friday for Weatherford,
Okla, for an extended visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCrea.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Mcintyre of
Chicago and Miss Catherine Heddles,
teacher of music in the schools at Rock
Island, ILL.,, spent Christmas with the
editors family.
Frank Barrett, who has been en-
gagged in perfecting title to the home
stead in Montana for couple of years,
is spending the holiday season at the
home of his parents here.
Postmaster Hoen reports that the
outgoing mail during the Christmas
week has been larger than ever before
and during the rush Of distribution
three extra carriers have been kept
busy.
B. J. Springer received word Fri
day morning that his daughter Mabel
was i'll in GAINESVILLE. He went to that
city by auto and brought her home, and
her condition since has greatly i'm
proved.
Mr.. A. R. Hinckley of Chicago, F.
D. Hinckley and Miss Elizabeth Nc
MILAN of Milwaukee and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Atwell of Stevens Point were
Christmas guests at the home of Wal
ter Mabbett.
Frank Pearson ond family and Will
Lee and family of Fulton were present
at the Christmas gathering at the home
of County Clerk H. w. Lee in James
vile. Eighteen relatives joined the
family circle.
Miss Clara Jensen, teaching at the
Lutheran college at Red Wing, is home
for the holiday vacatiod. She was &C
companied by Dorothy and Wendall
Johnson, her sisters children of Min
neapolis.
John Dickerson and Arthur Shan
non returned Sunday evening from a
visit to the New York office of the
General Cigar Co. A short stop was
made in Washington when enroute
home. They report a very pleasant
trip.
The GAINESVILLE beet sugar factory,
which closed the seasons run last
week, made $4,000 tons of sugar this
year, the major portion Of which was
sent to Wisconsin cities. A war order
was filled for the Great Lakes Naval
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There has been about II per cent
more winter wheat sown this fall by
Wisconsin farmers than last year and
the condition on Dec. 1st was 81 per
cent of normal The acreage of both
wheat and rye is steadily being in
creased according to the report of the
bureau of crop estimates.
Hugh McInnes has been confined to
his home several days. Last Thursday
at the Earle Tobacco Co. IS warehouse
he was assisting in moving some cases
and the hook he was pulling with slip
ped, causing him to reel back in such
manner as to wrench one of his limbs.
The ligaments were badly strained and
he has had to move about with the aid
of crutches.
Jay Campbell arrived home Satur-
day evening to pass short furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Campbell. He enlisted with the am
bulance service and is now stationed at
Allentown, Penn. 1t is some three
years since he left here and most of
that time has been passed in the west,
having been engaged in the mining
business. He looks we'll and is anx-
ious to cross the water and get into
actual service.
The high school football team of
1917 was banqueted Wednesday evening
last week at the high school, as guests
of Prof. F. o. Holt and Coach Lamor-