The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-14

Services in English at st. Johns
German church Sunday evening at 7:30.
DIR. F. S. Smith is nursing pain
full case of blood poisoning in one of
his fingers.
Miss Aileen Mcintosh attended the
wedding of a school friend, Miss Rose
neau, at Highland, Wis.,, this week.
Death has claimed two of the older
residents of Albion, John o. Webster
on sMonday, funeral being held We'd
nesday, and Henry Head, who departed
this life Thursday morning.
Lieut.. Chas. F. Mcintosh spent the
week end with his brother Robert at
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. He
left Wednesday to assume his new as
signment at Camp Pike, Little Rock,
Ark.
The musical department of our
high school has arranged delightful
cantata, IA japanese Girl, to be pre-
sented at Majestic theatre Thursday
evening, Dec. 18th. The public is as
sured of fine entertainment.
The chicken-pie supper at Indian
Ford Tuesday evening netted the ladies
of that vicinity engaged in Red Cross
work over $40. The response from Ed
gerton and elsewhere was so generous
that the ladies desire to return thanks
for the patronage.
Mr.. c. NJ Johnson has resigned
his position as manager of the Edger-
ton branch of the GAINESVILLE Electric
Co. and Archie Lackner has been pro-
noted to his place. Archie has grown
up in the office of the company here
and it will be an easy matter for him
to fit into the responsible place.
Mr.. Fl. M. Isaacson of Roundup,
Mont, was visitor in Edgerton the
fore part of the week. He started
east. with six car loads of cattle but
his train was wrecked in head-on col
lission and his cattle so badly injured
that the railway company took over
the whole shipment and will settle with
Mr.. Isaacson for his loss.
The Highway Trailer Co. has re-
ceived an additional government order
for 2 to ton trailers which will neces-
state the putting on of 80 to 40 more
employees besides increasing the fac
tory floor space. The company has
leased the main building of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co. for assembling pur-
poses until these "hurry up'' orders
are completed.
The initiation of Catholic knights
will take place Sunday, Dec. 10th, at
K. of P hall. The Milwaukee degree
team will put on the degree work. In
the evening at 7:45 Jno. Ne. Callahan of
Milwaukee, secretary of the Catholic
Knights of Wisconsin, will deliver an
address on Patriotism" at Library
hall. The public is cordially invited.
No charge or collection.
The Racine county board of super
visors last week voted $75, 1888. At to be
raised in the county by taxation for
road work next year. This is to be.
added to by federal, state and town
funds until there will be very close to
$500, 900 available for work next year.
The question now arises as to how it
will be spent. At SIS, 900 mile.it will
build 20 miles of concrete road. Twenty
miles year for five years would give
the county network of cement roads.
The assets of the Madison Traction
Co., the interurban line that Promoter
Pickhardt desperately tried to put
through, were sold under foreclosure
at Madison last week for SIC, $50. About
two miles of track had been laid around
the east side of Lake Monona, the
rails of which were valuable as junk.
The other property sold consisted of
5000 ties, two cars and some other
equipment of tools, etc. This sale
closes another chapter of an interurban
enterprise.
Marie Doro will be presented to-
mite Thursday at the Lyric in Par
amount feature, Diplomacy. Many
were pleased with Miss Doro's acting
when shown here some weeks ago in
''The Heart of Nora Flynn. In
trigue" will be the attraction on Sat
urday. Little Bobby Connolly is cast
as the Little Duke who would like to
romp with the other children but is not
allowed to do so. Dainty Peggy Hy-
land and Marc McDermott are also
cast as stars in this charming story.
Mothers of France" Brady feature,
on next Monday, with Sarah Burnhardt.
This is an extra fine attraction, show
ing at many places at advanced prices,
one that fans cannot afford to miss.
A Triangle feature, s'The Crab, with