The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-12-20
&C. G.. Biederman is in Montana on.

The citizens of Edgerton have
adopted % French orphans up to this
date.
W. B. Wentworth is at the Moor
baths in Waukesha for short treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Spike are proud
of lusty new son, born at their home
Tuesday.
A girl babe was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Kirby in Sumner Wednes-
day morning.
It. B. Earle attended the funeral of
his old friend, Billy Wood, at Slough
ton Wedn esday.
The editors larder has been re-
plenished with nice fat goose from
the VIM. Willie family.
Miss Bessie McInnes is home from
Usage, Iowa. The influenza interrupt
ed her school work there.
The holiday trade with our local
merchants is coming good. A few days
remain to complete holiday buying.
"A line of Christmas novelties are
shown by Mrs. Jacobus at Mrs. Wal
lace Bentley's. An inspection solicited.
Miss Gertrude Spencer, teacher in
the Minneapolis schools, is home for
the holidays, the schools having been
closed by the influenza epidemic.
r. C. Allen and wife of Hotchkiss,
Colo, arrived here Saturday to pass
the holiday vacation with Mrs. Aliens
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Plautz.
"A big smoke stack for the new
heating plant at the Highway Trailer
Co. has been placed in position this
week. The little Ford tractor did
most of the lifting, too.
The Red Cross rooms will be closed
during the Xmas and New Years week.
Work will commence January 9Th on
quota of garments that must be ready
to ship by the 18th of the month.
All soldiers, sailors and marines,
whose residence is in this community,
and who have been mustered out OF
service, are invited by the local Coun-
Gil of Defense to register with its Sec
rotary, c. A. Hoen.
Lieut.. Leon Ellingson reached
home from Camp Pike Tuesday even
ing, where he has been assigned as in
structor in the officers training camp.
He is thetfrst of Edgerton boys sent
overseas to receive his discharge.
Christmas exercises with children's
program and Xmas tree will be held at
st. Johns Lutheran church at 7 p. m.
Christmas eve. Christmas services in
German at 10 a. m. Dec. rs and even
ing services in English at 7:3O.
The election of officers Of Fulton
Lodge No. SO F. & A. M. Tuesday
evening resulted as follows: w. NJ,
Frank Pearson; S. w., D. c. Gle; j.
W., Robert Livick; Sec., J. L. Holton;
Treas, A. Fl. Clarke; Trustee, Henry
Johnson.
Another gold star was placed on
our honor board for Merle Olson of
Rockdale, son of Mr.. andsMrs. Neil o.
son, who was killed in action October
ID, according to information received
from the war department Tuesday.
The young man, who was with the LIST
divesion, was a nephew of Henry Tel
lefson and Mrs. E. B. Ellingson of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell re-
Gently received letter from their son
Charles saying that he had underwent
an operation for appendicitis and at
the time of writing was about ready to
leave the hospital. Charles has been
in many engagements over there and
came through unhurt. He announced
that he expected to see his parents be-
fore long.
A new $1,000 Link photo player was
installed in the Lyric theater last week.
The cabinet contains four rolls of end
less music, thereby eliminating all re-
wind annoyances. By means of spec
ial start and stop button any of these
rolls may be brought into action. The
rolls contain Is pieces each, giving the
audience variety of go selections, and
at the same time making it possible to
play the proper music for the picture.
This is one of the many improvements
that have been made to this theater in
the last two years.
VIM. S. Wood, who for many years
conducted hotel at Stoughton, died
Sunday at Two Rivers, Wis, very sud-
denly. The remains were brought to
Stoughton for burial, the funeral TAX
ing place from the Patterson home in
that city Wednesday morning. He is
survived by his widow and three sons,
Hiram, Pierpont and William at the
West Point military academy. For the
past few years Mr.. Wood had been con-
Quoting hotel at Two Rivers. A host