The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-12-06
Local Happenings


from Beloit for an over Sunday stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Earle went to
Chicago Saturday for few days
stay.
E Mehan, wife and son of Beloit
were Sunday guests at the /. W. Luts
home.
Ralph Lidicker and family of Be-
lott were Thanksgiving guests of rela-
tives here.
WIN. Schrub returned Sunday from
a two weeks stay at his stock ranch in
South Dakota.
w. G.. Atwell and wife were in
Milwaukee for short stay the fore
part OF the week.
IN. A. Nelson came up from Racine
to pass the Thanksgiving holiday with
his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Perrigo were
out from Milwaukee for few days
visit during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ash passed
Thanksgiving in Milwaukee, Mrs. Ash
remaining over the week end.
Atty. Geo. Blanchard departed on
Monday evening on two weeks bust
ness trip to Montana.
"A bright healthy daughter was
welcomed into the L. A. Anderson
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Robt. Attlesey passed Thanks
giving with her granddaughter, Mrs.
III. A. keenan,, in Stoughton.
Mrs. A. E. Skinner and daughter
of Madison were guests at the home of
her parents for Thanksgiving.
d. w. North and family were
Thanksgiving day guests at the home
of Archie Templeton in Lima.
Mrs. James Clarke and Doris Clarke
of Rockford were guests at the Arthur
Clarke home for the week end.
Ed Peters and James Menhall
brought in four wild geese Saturday
that were bagged on Rock Prairie.
A E. Skinner of Madison was here
the fore part of the week taking an in
ventory at the Heddles Lumber Co.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Bernhard
Dallmann, Thursday evening, Dec. 9Th
While playing basketball at the
high school gym Wednesday evening,
Richard Leary had the misfortune to
fracture his arm. This is the second
time his arm has been broken.
Ole Flom, who died at his home in
Stoughtoh last week came to Wiscon-
sin the same year the father of the ed
itor of this paper arrived here. in 1914.
Both located farms from the govern
ment lands within a short distance of
each other near Utica.
"A coating of ice which covered the
streets and sidewalks during the storm
of Sunday has made it very difficult for
farmers to reach town with smooth
shod teams for several days. Even the
pedestrians have had to watch their
step to prevent broken bones.
The Amos Bunting farm in Albion
of 1919 acres has been sold to Carl
Daily for $40, 900 and the B. w. Towne
farm of 103 acres in Porter to John
Fulton for $13, 5000, the E. Ladd house
on the Albion Road to Richard Stricken
for $1,000, Fred Gleaves house on the
Stoughton Road to Frank Schmeling
for So, $50. Sales made by E. M. Ladd.
Justice Byron Longs 18th birthday
was made the occasion of surprise
party originating with the Masonic or
der on Friday evening and participated
in by about thirty members. Refresh
ments were served and good social
time was had by those present. Mr..
Long was given a fountain pen as a
reminder of the event.
August Zieman, who formerly
worked on farms in this locality, writes
his cousin here from base hospital in
France telling of his wounds that oc-
Cured in peculiar manner. In going
over the top with the Huns on the run
he dropped into deserted trench hav-
ing lot of hand grenades, one of which
exploded at his feet. In both legs he
received 112 wounds, many of whom
have already healed but he will be con-
fined to the hospital for some time yet.
In a letter from Harvey Davis, Co.
C, 10th Field Signal b., he says that
at the time of writing, October 21st, he
was on his fourth front, feeling fine
and without scratch. He paid visit
a few days before to Capt. ROLLS
mounted police. Chubby Thomas and
Henry johnson, cooks for the company,
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