The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-15
Local Happenings

-Adolph JensOn was a guest Of
friends in Chicago over the week send.
Editor Holston of Milton junction
paid this office friendly call on Mon
day.
S. C.. Chambers of Milton junction
called upon his customers in Edgerton
Tuesday.
T. B. Earle has been looking after
business matters at his Rice Lake farm
this week.
"A full page adv. announcing Dean
Swift's one cent sale appears on an
other page.
Rose Morrissey was out from Mil
waukee for an over Sunday visit with
her parents.
Mrs. Beula Heddles Kemp of Mad
ison is visiting among Edgerton friends
for a few days.
Marie Cunningham spent last Sun
day in Milwaukee, the guest of Rose
Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Hurd mourn the
loss of son born on Friday that sur
vived but a day.
DIR. F. C. Meyers is attending a
dental clinic in Milwaukee Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Smith at the Stoughton
hospital on Monday last.
The Ladies society will entertain
at the N.rwegian Lutheran church
Thursday afternoon, Feb. ID.
Fred Gleave and wife were up
from Orfordville to attend the Fire
mems dance Monday evening.
DIR. McChesney returned Saturday
from short vacation from business
passed at Waukesha and Chicago.
The Young Peoples society of the
Norwegian church will meet at the
church parlors Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh
and Miss Hattie Lund visited Sergeant
VIM. Mcintosh at Camp Grant on Sun
day.
Lee Wanamaker of Steuben, Wis,
was visitor at the home of his broth
er here for a few days the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. August Thelke and Mrs. Ed.
ward Wallow of Johnson's Creek were
here to attend the funeral of August
Willie Tuesday.
Sam and James Wileman returned
Tuesday morning from Tyndall, S. D.,
where they had been called by the
death of their sister, Mrs. VIM. Alb
bott.
Rev. and Mrs. F. w. SchoenfeldsI
have arranged to leave Saturday for
California on an extended visit. They |
will be accompanied by Mrs. Harry |
Ash.
Friday evening Miss Hazel Ehlen- |
feldt was rendered a miscellaneous
shower by her young friends. The re-
port is that she is soon to become the |
bride of Lyman Strauss.
Our winters accumulation of snow |
has commenced to melt under the influ- |
ence of few days of warm tempera-
lures, but so far it has only softened |
the snow banks and made the country |
roads more impossible if anything.
"A burning chimney at the home of |
August Geske caused an alarm to be |
sent in Monday morning that brought |
the department to the scene in the |
third ward but the danger was over be- |!
fore their services were needed.
Wesley Tellefson, who enlisted last
summer in the Edgerton platoon of the |
U. S. National Guards, has been hon.
orably discharged on account of phys
ical disability and returned to his home
in Rockdale last week.
The sympathy of the local tobacco
dealers will be extended to Mr.. E.
Haskins of GAINESVILLE, whose wife died
suddenly Monday afternoon following
an operation at Mercy hospital Inter-
ment takes place at Syracuse, N. Y,
Friday.
%. A. Mitchell, former employee
at the Highway Trailer factory. but
called to the colors in Canada, has been
visiting his home here for few days.
He departed for concentration camp
and expects to leave for France in
few days.
Percy H. Gordon, state manager of
the Travellers ms. Co., was killed in
peculiar accident in Milwaukee Monday
morning, being struck on the head by
a falling icicle in front of the Pabst
building. He was personal friend of
Henry Johnson who attended his fun
eral held in Milwaukee Wednesday.
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