The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03

present.
County Clerk Howard w. Lee and
wife of GAINESVILLE were New Years
guests at the home Of their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Pearson.
AT the X of P. lodge next Monday
evening three candidates are to receive
the Rank of Page. All members of
the order are urged to be present.
Miss Grace McDonough, who re-
ceived her diploma at the Whitewater
normal recently, has secured position
in the public schools at West Allis.
Party taking grey fedora hat by
mistake at NJ. E. church dinner New
Years day, with punched letters "McC"
through sweat band, kindly return to
DR.. McChesney or parsonage.
The High way Trailer Co. is build
Jug the largest type of trailer yet
turned out from the factory. 1t is Is
ton job and built on an order from the
u. S. shipbuldlng plant at Manitowoc.
The committee in charge of the re-
lief distributed in the community
Christmas this season report that only
about 10 or Is families were found in
the city who required necessities and
none of these needed fuel, where year
ago about 60 families were assisted.
Less than 800 was used by the COM
mittee in their canvass of the city.
This fact speaks we'll for the self sup
porting condition of our population.
Julius Sommerfeldt's family re-
ceived a letter Tuesday from Emil
dated December 8, stating that he was
in France and in good health. This was
joyful news not only to the family but
to neighbors, friends and the whole
community, as the family on December
18th received notice from the govern
ment that Emil was missing in action
since November 18th. That letter was
the best New Years greeting the fam
lily could ever have received.
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the u S. employment Office at James
vile, presided at the meeting held here
Friday and explained the purpose Ut
the meeting to be the formation of a
board of managers to select bureau
manager and suitable office room for
the establishment of branch of the
u. S. employment Office whose primary
object would be to find suitable en-
ployment for the returned soldiers and
sailors. c. A. Hoen was elected bu-
reau manager in Edgerton and board
of five members selected.
WATERFOWL papers report phenom-
email prices being paid this year for
stuffed geese. Fred Albrecht of the
town of Milford marketed 81 birds in
two lots. One lot of 80 averaged 20
pounds, for which he received IL cents
above the average or 46 cents pound.
The total for the 30 geese was 1899 %.
Included in this lot was single fowl
weighing 81 pounds. The average price
for this ''bird'' was therefore 81 cents
per pound or SIT Sd if it had been sold
singly. There was time when this
sum would nearly pay for COW.
The price to be paid for January
milk will be So. rs per hundred pounds.
This price has been set by the federal
food administrator and has been COM
municated to the various milk handling
plants and buyers throughout the dairy
district. The price is one cent less as
compared to the December price, which
was So II. Milk prices are established
monthly and the So rs price is based on
3.5 per cent butter fat, the price being
higher or lower as the milk tests for
butter fat, when delivered to milk
plants by producers.
The total sales of War Savings
Stamps for the period ended with Dec.
81, 1918, amount to $l14,000 which is
about 81, 900 over the quota. War Saw
ings and Thrift Stamps will be ccntin-
ued to be sold for another year and are
now on sale at the post office and the
banks. The new War Saving Stamp is
blue in color and one half the size of
the 1918 stamp and cannot be attached
to the 1918 folder. The Thrift Stamp
for 1919 is the same as the 1918 stamp,
and Thrift Stamps bought in 1918 may
be exchanged for the 1919 series of
War Savings Stamps.
Atty. E. M. Laid accompanied
Mrs. H. Iverson of Stoughton to Fort
Sheridan Sunday to visit Mrs. Iverson's
son Herbie who reached the hospital at
Fort Sheridan Christmas day. Young
Iverson was wounded September 7th in
the knee while in action on the French
battle front. Afte- receiving treat
ment at several hospitals he was in
valided home among the first of the