The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-02
Local happenings

Atty. J. M. Whitehead of James
vile was in town Wednesday on bust
ness.
The Bethany Circle will meet with
Mrs. l.. A. Anderson Thursday evening
of this week.
B. E. Hutchinson and Geo. Radiant
have gone to Delavan to put on home
talent play.
The Elgin price of butter was adj
vanced % cents this week, 80 cents be-
ing the figure.
Frank Burgy and Chester Tellefson
attended the auto show in Chicago the
fore part of the week.
George Rea was called to Richland
Center Sunday to attend the funeral OF
his sister, Mrs. VIM. Murray.
DIR. J. L. Holton is in Chicago for
a few days this week and will not be in
his office until Friday morning.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
N. E. Nelson on Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Miss Bessie McInnis has accepted
a position as instructor in the Maple
Grove, ILL.,, high school and departed
for that place Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen and Mrs. AL
fred Anderson will entertain the ladies
society of the Norwegian Lutheran
church Thursday, Feb. 9Th.
Mrs. William Waite came up from
GAINESVILLE to pass Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. P. c. Brown, who is con-
fined to her home by illness.
Miss Helen Coon conducts dane
ing class at Academy hall each Tuesday
evening from to 9 o'clock, followed
by a social dance from to IL.
The Edgerton band will give a
dance at Academy hall next Monday
evening, Feb. 5, the proceeds to 60
towards purchasing new uniforms.
Relatives here have learned that
Charles Shannon of Westby has gone
to the Mayo hospital at Rochester to
undergo an operation for stomach
trouble.
Flora Prentiss, reciter of plays and
sketches, will be the next attraction on
the community lecture course given at
the -Stebbinsville church on Saturday,
Feb. 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Clarke, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Clarke and Mr.. and
Mrs Theo. Clarke were called to Mil
tom Friday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. S. J. Clarke.
Clayton Williams sends this office
copy of the "Worth While" magazine
published at Long Beach, CAL, in which
he contributes cartoon that exhibits
his usual art in drawing.
The 18th of February has been
fixed as the date of the 32nd annual
Firemen's ball, which is one of the big
events of the year. This is the one
party which everybody attends, so keep
in mind the date.
A break in the extreme cold wealth
er of nearly two months duration came
on Sunday with belated January thaw
that melted away considerable of our
surplus covering of snow and ice and
permitted the sidewalks to again be
cleared.
The railroad commission has fixed
a date for hearing the complaint of
John Robbins and other farmers about
Lake Koshkonong against the owners
of the Indian Ford dam, for Saturday,
Feb. 8. The hearing will be held in the
council chambers of this city.
Luke McLuke in the Milwaukee
Sentinel says: advertising is good
stuff if you use the right medium. You
know what you always do with cir
cular bearing one cent stamp, don't
you? And yet you expect other folks
to read your circular before consignlng
it to the waste basket"
Among those from out of town
here to attend the funeral of John Ma
Whitney on Thursday last were Mr..
Mrs. M. Pelton of Middleton, Mrs. H.
Stoppenbeck of Washington county,
Roy Wright of Libertyville, ILL.,, John
Fulton and wife of Fulton and several
nephews living near Milton.
The auction sale of the Fred Stark
estate at Albion Monday was attended
by large crowd and everything Of
fered for sale brought good prices. The
121 acre farm was knocked down to P.
L. Pierce for $48.25 an acre. 1t was
dark before Auctioneer Taves finished
selling the 78 head of live stock.
The most spectacular fire ever wit
messed in Delavan burned the Stewart