The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-12-27
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guest of her brother at Portage.
Morris Hitchcock received his dis
charge at Camp Grant yesterday.
Mrs. C. L. Burnham of Madison
visited friends here during the week.
Rev. Atkins visited with friends at
Grand Rapids a short time this week.
Mrs. Maud. Krupp Of Bloomington,
ILL.,, is visiting her mother, Mrs. James
Harrison.
F. w. Jensen and family passed
Christmas with e. c. Tallard and fam
lily in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Machines of
Watertown were with Edgerton rela-
tives Xmas.
Miss Rose Harrington, who teaches
in BeIoit, arrived here Saturday to
spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs.. F. D. Lyon and Mrs.
J. Mawhinney passed Christmas with
relatives in Baraboo.
Miss Blanche Shumway, teaching
in the Waukesha schools, is home for
the holiday vacation.
Thos. Greenwood, attached to the
medical corps at FIT. Sheridan, is home
on Christmas furlough.
The days will commence to length
en- soon. After next week a little
more daylight will occur each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Langworthy
were out from Milwaukee to spend
Christmas with Edgerton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Shannon at
tended Christmas gathering at the
home of Harley Saunders in Madison.
Morris Hitchcock, who has been in
a southern training camp, has been
sent to Camp Grant to be mustered out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCrea are
here from McKeesport, Pa, to pass
the holiday vacation at the Mabbett
home.
Miss Frances Bunker, who teaches
near Avalon, will spend her vacation
| with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bunker.
-Chas. Sweeney, in the ground avia-
ton service at Ft. Sill, returned this
week, having been granted his release
from service.
Mrs. John Marks has been apprais-
ed that her son, Gilbert Tiesberg, has
landed in New York from overseas and
will be home in few days.
Mark it down as matter of rec
ord that hard coal is selling at $14.0O
per ton. And fierce blizzard ragged
all day before Christmas.
Lieut.. Chas. T. Mcintosh arrived
from FIT. Sill in time to reach home
Tuesday evening so as to be with the
family gathering Xmas day.
Miss Gretta Devine, who attends
Lacrosse normal school, returned Fri
| day to spend the holidays with her par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Devine.
The funeral of Byron Long will be
held under auspices of the Masonic or
der from his late home Friday, Dec.
27, at p. m. Members of the order
| will convene at the lodge room at 1915
o. clock.
The reports from the solicitors OF
the Red Cross drive to date reach 164a
memberships sold. The reports have
not all been tabulated as yet. Anyone
who has been missed can secure their
button by paying the membership fee
Of ST. to Mrs. Louise Pierce, Sec, al
Tobacco Exchange bank.
1t took seven men, three trucks, a
horse and dray to deliver goods about
the city Tuesday, and then it was MIR
and tuck to make all the deliveries. II
wouldn't seem that any other man
besides Henry Wesendonk could have
completed the job. But he did it and
smiled when nightfall came.
Edward Leary, junior class, was
awarded first place in the four minute
contest at the high school last Friday
night. Stanley Slagg, senior, was
awarded second. The contest was hello
between the three upper Englisf
classes. Wayne Clarke and Hattie
Hubbell represented the sophomores
and Myrlin Simerson the juniors.
December up to Christmas week
has been record breaker for mildness
There was no frost in the ground anc
farmers have been blowing their fields
right along. Dandelions have bloomed
the lilacs were budding and cabbage
was still growing in the gardens. UE
to the present week no one need leave
Wisconsin on account of winter rigors
Mrs. Kate S. RindIaub, wife of M
P. Rindlaub, for many years editor Of
the Grant County Witness, died at bel
home Sunday morning. She had beer
an invalid for a number of wears hu1