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


day from short visit at Elburn, Ill.
j. Herbert Snow of Amerillo,
Texas, paid short visit to old friends
here on Sunday.
The Elgin price of butter dropped
off a couple of cents this week, 363
cents being the figure.
Miss Harriet Lund returned Friday
evening from a six weeks visit with
her sister in Minneapolis.
The w. C. T. U. will Get with
Mrs. Will Clifford Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carey Jr. are
rejoicing over the arrival of baby boy
at their home January IL.
The Bethany Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. L. A. Anderson on
Thursday evening, Feb. 1st.
DIR. F. c.. Meyers is attending a
dental clinic in Chicago and will not be
in his office Friday and Saturday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Nor
wegian church will be entertained at
the church Thursday this week by Mrs.
o. G. Hanson and Mrs. J. Linnevold.
Another shipment of twelve double
deck cars of sheep from Montana came
to the feeding yards last Thursday for
finishing before marketing.
AS usual, VIM. Willie, town treas
urer of the town of Fulton, was the
first to pay into the county treasury
the state tax assessed against his town.
ship.
One of the largest auction sales of
the season will take place on the Fred
Stark farm in Albion, Monday, Jan. %.
when 78 head of live stock will be dis
posed of. A 120 acre farm will also be
offered for sale.
Chris Olson returned Friday after
being confined for five weeks in hos
pital at Rice Lake, recovering from an
injury sustained in fall from hay
stack while at farm owned by him in
Barron county.
Misses Eleanor Hitchcock, Mrs.
Milo Collins, Mrs. R. Attlesey and Mrs.
A. w. Blank went to Rochester, Mimi,
Tuesday morning for consultation at
the Mayo hospital. They were accom-
panied by Miss Madge Wilson.
The largest snowfall of the season
came on Sunday with roaring blizzard
that piled up the drifts. Then came a
few hours of sleet that gave every
thing an icy covering, followed by zero
temperature for couple of days
"A family gathering held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Wileman
Friday was attended by twenty three
children and grandchildren and the day
proved one of great pleasure to all
present.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
next Sundays morning service will be
in Norwegian. The subject of the SER
mon is Christ Our Refuge in the
Storms of Life At the evening SER
vice, which is in English, the pastor
will speak on TRANSPORTED Lives.
AT the auction sale held Wednesday
by Otto Streigel in the town of Milton,
some exceptionally high prices were Sc
cured for articles by Auctioneer Dooley.
Oats brought as high as 81 cents per
bushel, corn sold at $32. so ton, clover
hay at $16.5O per ton. Three hogs
brought $3.50.
The annual meeting of the Edger-
ton Telephone Co. was held at the Of
flee of the president Friday evening.
The present officers were reelected ex-
cept R. E. Hopkins was made direct
or to succeed his father. The reports
submitted showed quite an increase of
business for the year and dividend of
per cent was declared.
"A large timber wolf, shot by VIM.
Barber near his home in Albion. was
displayed at Dean Swift's store Satur-
day. DIR. A. T. Shearer first discov-
cred the animal in corn field as he
was passing the neighborhood and took
up the chase with Mr.. Barber. The
doctor got the first shot at him which
broke its shoulder and Barber finished
the job. The wolf was an exception
ally large one and is supposed to have
strayed from its usual haunts about the
head of Lake Koshkonong.
Harry Ash has received a letter
from his cousin, now member of the
92nd Highlanders now stationed in an
English training camp, in which
he writes: ''This is terrible war and
your president had better send another
note and put something in it, for be-
lieve there will be some smash soon.
hope for the sake of humanity it will