The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-24


furnishing the Schiller axles called for
in the specifications that has held up
the completion Of the contract SO long.
Mrs. E. l.. Shepard and daughter
Janette of Conrath, Wis, arrived Tues
day evening for visit among relatives
here. The family is about to remove
to Brandon, Wis, where DR.. Shepard
has been urged to resume the practice
of medicine.
The joint installation of officers in
the Masonic and Eastern Star orders
was made the occasion of large gath
ering at the lodge room Tuesday even
ing. Close to hundred members of
the orders partook of fine $50 o'clock
supper that preceded the installation.
The month Of January so far is do
ing is best to maintain it's reputation
for mild winter. Soft weather dur
ing the week has taken off most of the
snow and sleighs have given way to
wheeled vehicles again. Auto owners
have been able to use their machines
nearly every day since the new year.
The common council at meeting
Monday evening laid out an extensive
program of street pavement the COM
ing season that will mean special tax
upon hundred or more of our prop
erty owners who will have an oppor-
tunity to be heard on the matter later
on. The streets selected to be i'm
proved are named elsewhere in this,
paper.
The news comes from Camp Grant
that Wellington Fredendall, who was
so anxious to reach home last week and
tell his friends about the mixup over
in France that he couldn't wait to get
his furlough in the regular way, is now
doing penance for this breech of the
rules. All Of which goes to show that
the hospitals still maintain strict disci-
pine.
Harold Hemphill, who was men,
Der of the heavy artillery assigned to
the Blackhawk division that trained at
Sparta and was then sent overseas, re-
turned home Sunday evening, having
received his discharge at Camp Grant.
The battery was motorized, supplied
with French guns and trained after
landing but were never assigned to
active service.
Mat Roherty of Stoughton, in the
employ of Rose & Wobbe, N. Y. to-
bacco firm, was brought here on cot
from Readstown, Wis.,, Tuesday even
ing, where he was quite seriously hurt
last Thursday evening. While going
up the cement steps of the warehouse
at Readstown he tainted and fell sew
eral feet, striking upon his head. He
remained unconscious from the shock
for two or three days and it was at
first feared he had sustained an injury
to his spine. Later he recovered so as
to be brought home by train and is now
fairly on the road to recovery.
The annual meeting Of the Edger-
ton Telephone Co. was held Saturday
evening, which resulted in the re-elec-
ton of the present officers. While the
business of sthe company showed a
slight increase for the year, the oper-
ating expenses had increased at far
greater proportion. Many telephone
companies have been compelled to go
to the state railway commission asking
for an increase of rates the past year,
but the local company decided to SUBJ
NIT to less revenue for the present
rather than go to the commission with
this matter.
Milo Jones, who built up an extern
siye business over the country as a
farm sausage maker, died at his home
in Fort Atkinson Sunday. For years
he had been cripple but despite this
handicap had made great success in
business. Mr.. Jones was 70 years of
age, is survived by his widow, one son,
Philip, now head of the sausage indus
try, and one daughter, Miss Mary P.
Jones; a twin brother, Melvin, of
Grand Rapids, Mich; two sisters, Mrs.
w. H. Talcott. Rockford, ILL.,, and Mrs.
Edward Rankin, Fort Atkinson.
The high school basketball team
journeyed to Mt. Horeb Friday of last
week where it played the five repre-
senting the high school of that city.
Edgerton won by score Of 8 to 8. The
game was played in the gymnasium OF
the new high school building and was
refereed by r. F. Lewis, formerly
teacher and basketball coach in the
local high school. Mt. Horeb has a
splendid team and gave the Edgerton
five battle royal. At the end of the