The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
The meeting of the Mems CLUB

| Nomination papers are being cir
culated for several city officers to be
elected at the municipal election next
| month.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles and daughter,
Mrs. Beula Kemp of Madison, passed
through here Wednesday morning en-
route for Jacksonville, Florida.
Henry Johnson returned Saturday
evening from attending the National
Convention of Insurance Agents held
in Chicago to which he was one of the
accredited delegates from this state.
The March term of the circuit
court which convenes next Monday has
five criminal cases, thirty jury cases
and twenty-nine court cases. Joe
Stello, an Italian, is to be tried for
murder in the first degree.
The fire department was called to
the home of Sam Wileman at o'clock
Wednesday evening by blaze that
somehow had communicated to kindling
from the furnace. The fire was quick
ly extinguished by willing help, but the
house was filled with smoke that caused
some damage.
"A civil service examination for
clerk and carrier will be held at the
postoffice in Edgerton March rs, 1918
Male applicants between 18 and As
years must be physically sound and of
weight not less than 125 pounds. APP
plication blanks and full information
can be secured of Earl Dickerson, sec
rotary, at the postoffice.
The yearly custom of the relatives
of John Maltpress, ST., to gather for
reunion on his birthday, was observed
on Sunday last by celebrating the 95th
anniversary of his birth day. A num-
Der neighbors called during the day to
extend their well-wishes. A bountiful
dinner was served the relatives present
at noon. Robert Maltpress and family
of Waukesha and George Maitpress and
wife of Milton Junction were among
the out of town relatives present. Mr..
Maltpress is retaining his faculties re-
markably well.
The Federation has secured Miss
A. L. Marlett to lecture Monday even
ing, March 4th, at the Library at 8
O'Clock. Miss Marlatt is working under
the United States government and
comes here directly from conference
in Washington. She is an able speaker
and her talk on the war situation and
conditions in the United States today
will be right to the point and will eX-
plain why these conditions exist. An
invitation is extended to the gentlemen
of the Federation and to the public.
Come and bring friend. 1t is free to
ALL
ALL the residents of a town are
partners, not opponents. In all likeli-
hood the more business done by your
rival the more you will do. Every
merchant who treats his customers
honestly and fairly will get his share
and the more business that can be Sc
cured by united effort, the better it
will be for all. When town ceases to
grow it commences to die, and the
more people try to kill each other off in
business and good name the more rap
idly will utter ruin come to all. Stand
together for the advancement of every
citizen.
The country Touring mills, which
a few years ago were crowded out of
business by the big milling concerns
nearer the centers of wheat production,
are about to come into their own again.
The few that were not dismantled are
being refitted to grind flour now since
nearly every farmer in the state has
turned his attention toward producing
his own bread stuffs. Our exchanges
note that fifty or more mills will be in
readiness to grind the new crop when
ready in the southern portion of the
state for the farmers are becoring<to
see the necessity for producing their
own bread.
The benefit dance for the war fund
of the local members of the 331st ma
chine gun battalion now at Camp Grant,
Saturday evening drew large atten-
dance, but the boys for whom it was
given were conspicuous for their alb
sence, and it was all because the COM
mandipg officer at the last moment
declined to grant them furloughs. About
half hundred of the men whose homes
are in this county had planned to be
present and Edgerton people had pre-
pared to throw open their homes for
their entertainment, so there was con-
siderable disappointment over the fact
they were not present. However the
net proceeds of the dance amounted to
$4,000 and the boys will be the
beneficiaries just the same.