The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-18

of illness.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles of Madison
spent couple days of the week with
Edgerton friends.
Joe Conn, who was one OF the
snow-bound passengers at GAINESVILLE,
says it was the first time he ever staid
in that city as long as he wanted to.
AT the top of first column on page
two will be found announcement OF the
meetings of the K. of P. Lodge and the
work for that. meeting. Watch this
space.
Mrs. Paul Ames, formerly Miss
Della Heble, and for few years teach
er in our public schools, but now living
at Brandon. Canada, visited among
friends here during the week.
AS an economic move the city has
discontinued four lights each on the
standards on Front street. For the
present one light to post seems SUI
fieient. 1t means saving of over
eighty uOlldTS per uloliIu.
The blizzard seemed to sharpen the
thirst of the boys from Stoughton, as
a number came down after it subsidized
and partook so freely of the intoxicat-
ing beverages that they had sto be
locked up for short season.
Roy E. Decker, who was in charge
of the agricultural department of the
local high school, is now located at San
Antonio, Texas He is a member of
the Headquarters Co., 3rd Field Artil-
lery, located at Fort Sam Houston.
Letters received from Camp Mac
Arthur boys state that snow is drifted
around some Of the tents three and
four feet high and the thermometer
hits the zero mark. Snow enough and
cold enough for the sunny South.
John Merritt Driver, the wonder
full lecturer, who has personally inter-
viewed most of the crowned heads of
Europe and has seen all their leading
armies, will lecture at the Methodist
church, Jan. oath, on ''The European
Situation Today" Lecture to begin at
8 o'clock.
After long illness from consump-
ton death came as relief of suffer-
ings to Mrs. Lawrence Bickle on Fri
day night, aged 35 years. Besides her
husband she leaves to mourn her loss
two small children, mother, Mrs. Dan
Gross, and two sisters, Mrs. Max Will
bur and Mrs. Tiegs. Funeral services
were held from the German Lutheran
church Tuesday afternoon.
The community should be interest
ed to know that Miss Chloes Bardeen
and Miss Elizabeth Towne have each
been awarded an Achievement Pin"
by the University of Wisconsin for
canning the greatest number of pints
of fruits and vegetables of any Of the
girls in the canning clubs in Edgerton
during the summer of 1917. Chloes
canned 172 pints and Elizabeth PIG
pints according to the cold-pact method
suggested by the Extension Department
of the University.
The Pontiac, Mich, Press speaks
of the promotion of an Edgerton boy,
whose friends in this city will be pleas
ed to learn of, as follows: ''The De-
troit Weatherproof Body Co. of Pom
tiac has taken an experienced service
manager from another field, put him
through a three years course at the
factory and has finally promoted him
to the position of service manager.
The new manager is c.. j. Cunningham
formerly of Edgerton, Wis. His nat
ural capacity as an executive, COM
bined with his intimate knowledge of
production, should make him an ideal
manager" Mr.. Cunningham is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Cunningham of this
city.
The earnings of prisoners entrusted
to the care of Sheriff Whipple under
the commitment law has reached the
sum of 500, 1923. IA during the past year.
Of this sum SIT, 493. II was paid TO de-
pendents of the prisoners and nearly
$500 turned over to the county treas
urer as net earnings from the labor of
the prisoners farmed out. This record
is one that reflects great deal of
credit to the administration of Sheriff
BIB Whipple who enters into the spirit
of the law which aims to make every
prisoner self-sustaining by labor. Rock
county has demonstrated that the COM
mitment law is good one when en-
forced, for the earnings here are more
than all other sheriffs in the state.
Trains No. l and 4, running be-
tween Milwaukee and McGregor, were
discontinued Sunday. These trains