The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-30
Local Happenings


"A covering of damp snow fell again
Monday night.
Arthur Shannon came down from
Portage for short visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. H. S. McGifin of Sparta was
a guest at the Birkenmeyer home on
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. S. Hatch was called to
Cassopolis, Michigan, Saturday by the
illness of her sister.
Mrs. Lone of Lake Geneva, lady
over 80 years of age, has knitted three
sweaters for the soldier boys.
The Dallman Drug Co. and Stewart
Jewelry Co. take space this week to
advertise their anniversary sale.
Mrs. Roy Wright of Libertyville
was guest at the home of Mrs. John
Mawhinney over the week end.
Shaw & Wileman have been ship
ping large amount of poultry during
the week for the Thanksgiving trade.
"A baby boy was born to Elmer
Haylock and wife at the home of Miss
Edith Lockwood, Friday, November %,
1917.
Herman Henning, who has started
a cigar shop in the second ward, is
meeting with success in disposing of
his goods.
-Serg. Will Mcintosh, Elmer Stoke,
L. Rossebo, Geo. Dorow and John Fike
were up from Camp Grant for an over
Sunday stay.
The Carlton hotel has prepared an
extra fine Thanksgiving dinner to be
served at one o'clock on Thursday at
rs cents plate.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clarke left
for Sparta Saturday for an extended
visit at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. ]. T. Naset.
Rev. E. A. Grefthen and sister
Lena took in the Reformation play,
1.-The Story of the Reformation, at
Madison last Tuesday.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen left Wednes-
day to spend Thanksgiving with her
daughter Clara who is teaching in the
college at Red Wing, Mimi.
Mrs. Chas. r. Bentley departed
Monday for Grinnell, Iowa, where she
expects to pass the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Earl B. Strong.
VIZ u Mou,roo,, ord x,ifo Loft oy,
Tuesday evening for LosAngles, Cal,
for an extended visit at the home of
Mrs. Newman's parents in that city.
F w. Jensen, representing the Ed
gerton Credit association, is doing his
best to make the Corn and Potato
meeting, to be held here Dec. 9th and
7th, success.
There were ten car loads of coal
consigned to local dealers on the sidings
Monday morning. 1t lasted scarcely
through the day as it was parceled out
mostly in half ton lots.
-Attys. M. o. Mouat of GAINESVILLE,
T. D. Woolsey of Beloit and Paul N.
Grubb of Edgerton have been appoint
ed as legal representatives for the
draft board of Rock county.
The Christmas tree on the street
was struck by an automobile last
Thursday and the concrete base shat
tered. Mayor Conway had it replaced
and is wondering who will be the next
unfortunate driver.
&C. E. Shannon, John Dickerson and
w. E. Newman returned from a deer
hunting trip the latter part of the
week. They report that the fine
weather during the hunting season with
but little snow in the woods has inter-
fered with the sport and many hunters
return empty handed.
The union Thanksgiving service
will be held in the Methodist church
on Thursday at p. m. The speaker
will be DR. M. A. Brannon, president
of Beloit College. 1t is fervently hop
ed that a large audience will be present
as a mark of appreciation of the i'm
portant occasion to which both our
national and state government have
specially caleld our attention.
The Soldiers Bazaar and Home
Baking sale will not be held next Sat-
urday, as the present needs of the
surgical dressing committee have just
been supplied by the donation of $500
by the bar tenders from proceeds of
dance given by them, and also by a
donation from DR.. McChesney and
Henry Johnson who have each given
100 yards of surgical gauze to this comS
mittee.
Our high school domestic science
team consisting of Esther Nelson, Clois
Bardeen and Lorraine Dickinson, who
took part in the baking contest held at