The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-22

OHlCdgC VlSlCOrS LOT lew DAYS InlS
week.
j. [. Naset and family of Albion
Prairie have gone to Pensacola, Flor
ida, for the winter.
Regular meeting of Edgerton lodge
No 146, K. of P, will be held Monday
evening, Nov 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Schmeling
are the proud parents of baby girl
born Nov. Is, 1918.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen departed for
Minneapolis yesterday where she will
spend Thanksgiving with her daughter,
Mrs. ]. A. johnson.
-Sergt. Paul II. Coon arrived home
this week from Camp Greenleaf, Ga,
where he has been CHARTERED for the
past year, largel2 employed as physical
instructor.
Harold Hall of Albion Prairie is one
of the exhibitors of baby beef at Madi-
son this week and wins free trip to
the international Stock Show in Chica
go the latter part of the month.
We regret to learn that ex-Gov.
w. D. Hoard is critically i'll at his home
in Fl. Atkinson. He has been grad
ually failing for several weeks and be-
cause of his advanced age, 81 years, it
is feared he may not recover. =
The switch engine employed in the
local yards blew out a cylinder head
while standing near the depot here on
Wednesday noon. Fortunately no one
was standing in front for the flying
parts fell for some distance about.
Joseph Marsden, one of the pioneer
residents of Sumner, who came to this
country in 1874 from England, suffered
a paralytic stroke at the home of his
son Leonard on Albion Prairie Tuesday
afternoon and his condition is deemed
quite critical.
The u. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces 10000 machinists are
needed in the United States navy yards
and arsenals as we'll as many other
trades. Permanent employment, good
wages and free transportation. For
further information apply at post office.
Earl Dickerson, Local Secretary.
Word came down from Stoughton
Wednesday that Erick Dallman of this
city had hanged himself in the city
Jail. He had been acting queer for
several days and was pulled out of the
river the night before when he tried to
drown himself. A few days previous
he tried another route by poison which
failed
Albert Hanson of Edgerton has
sold his 40 acre farm in the town of
Albion to Andrew Nicholson, consider
alton $4,000. This is the seventh time
in the past seven years that the same
farm has been sold by the G. E.
Sweeney Real Estate Agency, each
time at an advanced price.
"A w. C. T. U. co-workers meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. H. H.
Moen Friday at p. m. May each
member feel it privilege as we'll as a
duty to be here, that we may plan our
work (already belated) for the coming
year. No matter how numerous or
varied the great interests that may
claim our time and sympathy, we
should have abundant room in our
hearts for the safety of our lads in
khaki on their return, and give this
work some of our best activities.
The picture program at the Lyric
theater next Sunday evening COM
mences at o'clock and reads as fol-
lows: The Spirit Of America, l reel;
In the Wake of the Huns, 2 reels;
Where and Why Liberty Bonds, l reel;
War Map, l reel. These pictures were
prepared by the U. S. government and
are displayed under the auspices of the
Council of Defense, the net proceeds
being donated to the Red Cross. A
singing program has also been arrang-
ed in which Mr.. H. M. Raymond will
lead IN the singing OF patriotic songs.
The Philomathean Club held its
first meeting for the year 1918-1919, on
Wednesday evening of last week, with
Mrs. Dean Swift. The ladies assem-
bled early to partake of the delicious
duck dinner served by their hostess.
After dinner the club repaired to the
spacious living room for the program
of the evening, which was out of the
ordinary. If the first meeting was
forerunner of meetings to come, there's
a successful year in store for the club.
At late hour the club adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Holton on Monday,
Nov Is. Besides the club members
there were present, Mrs. Clark of Be-
lott, a former member, Miss Irene
Kirkland of Cambridge, ILL.,, and Mrs.
Kate Wiley of Galva, Ill.