The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-01

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maker leads.
Louis Rossebo returned Wednesday
from Camp Grant, having been dis
charged from military service on &C
count of physical disability.
Ed T. Connors in Uncle Sam snavy,
lately stationed at Charleston, S. c., is
here on furlough visiting his father and
other relatives. He had served five
years in the navy before the present
war.
j. A. Jensen was from Thursday
until Monday reaching home from Day
ton, Ohio, where he had been on tobac-
co business. The interruption of rail-
! way travel by the late storms was even
greater below Chicago than this side.
From the Gays Mills Independent
we learn that Ralph Pomeroy and Lii
liam Kalhoun of Prairie du Chen were
married by Rev. Harry P. Dewey of
the Plymouth Congregational church at
Minneapolis, Jan. 10, 1918. Will be at
home after the war Somewhere in the
United States
Relatives here learn with rerget
of the death of Mr.. Oscar Wescott at
Los Angeles, CAL, on the 18th inst,
aged Sc years. The deceased was a
brother of the late Varnum Wescott
and some years ago was resident OF
this locality for time. Last summer
he visited relatives here for several
weeks. Two sons one living in Los
Angeles and another at Portland, Ore
gon, survive.
Mrs. Maude Bady will entertain
the Monument Circle Thursday after
noon, JAN 81. The following officers
for the coming year were elected at
the last regular meeting: Pres. Mrs.
Lizzie Williams; " Pres, Mrs. Maude
Badly; Sec. and Treas, Mrs. Lillas
Clarke. The Circle decided at it's last
meeting to do exclusively. Red Cross
work for the following six months.
Besides this patriotic effort the society
purchased a $500 Liberty Bond not
long and are now contemplating buying
another in the near future.
"A new time card went into effect
on this division Sunday, though the
changes are only slight. Both the
morning and afternoon Chicago trains
now leave Madison ten minutes earlier
than before and reach intermediate sta
lions that much earlier. The after
noon Milwaukee train No. is now due
at BAT instead of 3:24, and from Chi
cago No. 1877 at TAO instead of 1888.
The late evening train from Madison is
now due at 7:04 instead of 6:34. The
Milwaukee Prairie du Chen trains No.
l and are still on the card but sus-
pended until the fuel situation ~im
proves.
peg o. My Heart" at the Lyric
last Friday evening was accorded one
of the largest audiences of any home
talent play ever presented in Edgerton
for long time. At the rise of the
curtain standing room only was left.
The play was put on under auspices OF
the local Catholic Knights and de-
spite the short time the players had
for rehearsals it was presented in
creditable and pleasing way Harry
Choate, long time show man, was in
charge Of rehearsals and staged the
play and his efficiency in this line went
a long way to further it's pleasing pres
entation. The vocal selections and
Prof. Hollis short talk between acts
filled the time and there was no tire
some waiting which occasionally hap
pens with nearly all companies.
The fuel situation has been more
critical this week than any time during
the season. The continued tie-up of
railway traffic by the storms has left
US to get along on short rations that
| cut deliveries to 500 pounds to each
customer while the supply lasts. The
public schools have been compelled to
close in order to keep home fires burn
ing and may not open until sufficient
supply is in sight to prevent further
delays. Our dealers say they have
good many cars in transit but under
the uncertain conditions of freight
movement no one can tell when the
fuel will reach it's destination. If the
cold weather would let up there would
be greater hope that conditions would
improve. Enough cold weather has
been crowded into January for whole
| winter.
1t is seldom that the people of Ed
| gerton have had an opportunity to lis
ten to more interesting lecture than
| that of Rev. John Merritt Driver given
at the NJ E. church last Thursday
evening, who spoke on the European
situation since it became involved in
! war. The speaker being in Germany
| when war was declared and having a