The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Local Happenings

Ralph Scott of Argusville, N. D.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. j. F. Hruska.
Freeman Lyon and wife are visit
ing relatives in Baraboo during the
week.
Judge Maxfeld of GAINESVILLE, was
an over Sunday guest at the home of
Prof. Holt
-Clouden Farman is expected home
from New Mexico the latter part of
the week.
Services at the German church on
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. No
evening service.
The Congregational ladies will hold
a rummage sale in the church parlors
on Thursday, March 7th.
The snow banks are gradually
leaving us in manner that is likely to
remove the dangers of a spring freshet.
L. w. Langworthy is recovering
from quite serious attack of pneu-
monia
Miss Blanche Shumway, teaching
in the Waukesha schools, was home for
an over Sunday stay.
Miss Lulu Becker and Roy Holden
of GAINESVILLE were married at Rock
ford, ILL.,, on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. D. 1. Wilson has returned
from Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where she
has been spending the winter with her
daughter.
Mrs. Clarence Rich of Highland,
Wis, wife of Lisut. Rich in the u. S.
service, was a guest of Miss Aileen
Mcintosh over the week end
DIR. A. T. Shearer left for Chicago
the early part of the week to accept a
position with firm of specialists con-
nected with DIR. Oschner's institute.
"A new telephone directory will be
issued next month. Notice of contem-
plated changes should be sent to the
office at once in order to be correctly
listed in the directory.
Our high school basketball team
will play return game at Stoughton
Friday evening, giving the latter an
opportunity to wipe out their defeat
here a short time ago.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian church will be entertained by Mrs.
John Linaas, Mrs. Ladd, Mrs. Alfred
Nelson, Mrs. Oscar Hanson, Thursday,
March ID, at the church parlors. s15t2
George Wileman and Bud Manthie
went to Madison Monday and enlisted
in the AVIATION Signal corps, receiving
orders to report at Chicago for assign
ment at some training camp.
Irwin Meyers of Milwaukee. broth
er of DR.. Meyers, is visiting here tenn
porarily having recently enlisted in the
medical reserves and is awaiting to be
assigned to some unit.
The Missionary society which was
to meet with Mrs. E. c. Hopkins on
Friday has been postponed until Thurs
day of next week on account of the
food demonstration at the high school.
Two or three car loads of ear corn
have been received here recently from
more favored states and distributed
among farmers who needed the grain
to carry their stock over the season.
j. w. Menhall was called to Wash
ington, D. c., the latter part of the
week on matters connected with the
Highway Trailer Co. Mrs. Menhall
accompanied him to Chicago for few
days visit.
Prof. w. A. Clark, one time prin-
cipal of our high school but lately con-
nected with the Eau Claire training
school and normal, has been elected
superintendent of the city schools of
Eau Claire.
VIM. Barrett and wife departed
Saturday for Palm Beach, Florida. Mr.
Barrett has been confined to his home
by illness for several weeks but hopes
that a milder climate will assist in re-
storing his health,
Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Keller of
Madison were the guests of Edgerton
friends over Sunday. Rev. Keller, now
in charge of the state work for the
Congregational church, supplied the
pulpit here Sunday morning.
Ernest Babcock of Pasadena, CAL,
was visitor here short time the lat
ter part of the week when returning
home from Washington. His brother,
C. H. Babcock, accompanied him home
to California, leaving Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. M Schmidt received
word the last of the week of the safe
arrival of their son Willard in France.
Willard enlisted with the local platoon
but was transferred to the Engineers
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