The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-25
Local Happenings

at Mt Horeb.
Mrs. S. F. Madden has gone to Vi
roqua for a week s visit to her brother,
Martin Keegan.
John Madden and wife returned
the latter part of the week from their
trip in the west.
Mrs. Will Hutson received word of
the death of her sister, Mrs. Will Oh
liver of Belleville, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence KEEL left
Monday morning for Thorp, Wis, to
visit relatives and friends, making the
trip by automobile.
Postmaster Hoen has made some
needed changes in the way of shifting
partitions and boxes at the office. They
suit US. How do you like them?
Ray Mcintyre, son of P. Mcintyre
and wife, has returned from overseas
and arrived home Saturday evening.
He was discharged from Camp Grant.
Mrs. M. J. Conway and three chill
dren of Canon City, Colo, are here for
visit of several weeks at the home of
her parents, r. Trevorrah and wife,
and other relatives.
Mr.. F. C.. Edwards and wife of
Chicago and Herman Greenwood and
wife of Milwaukee motored to Edger-
ton Monday to visit MRS. Greenwood's
mother, Mrs. Vayette.
About thirty members of Fulton
Lodge No. SO F. & A. M. went to Chi
cago Thursday morning to visit the
Parkway Lodge. The Parkway Lodge
is to confer the third degree upon
Lowell Whittet.
Mrs. James Greenwood received a
wire Monday announcing the birth of a
son born to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Good
at San Diego, CAL, Sunday, July Goth.
Mrs. Good was formerly Miss Grace
Greenwood.
Frank Kellogg departed last Thurs
day for Detroit, Mich, on business
connected with the tobacco trade. From
there he will go to New York and then
to Barre Plains, Mass, TO join Mrs.
Kellogg who has been visiting relatives
there some time. He will be absent
about three weeks.
Edgar Greenwood arrived from
overseas and reached home Tuesday
evening. He was discharged from
Mitchell Field, L. l. Thomas Green
wood, who is receiving treatment in
the U. S. hospital at Fort Sheridan,
has five day furlough and came home
with his brother Edgar.
There was good sized gathering
at the band concert last Thursday even
ing, one of the features of the even
ing's entertainment being the talks
given by ''Pa" and "Ma" Burdick on
their experiences with the Salvation
Army in France. They have many
facts to relate that are interesting to
all.
-Adolph Ellingson, brother of JUS
tus Ellingson, of this city, narrowly
escaped death in an auto accident at
GAINESVILLE last Saturday evening while
crossing the railway tracks at Western
avenue. His car was badly wrecked
and his companion, William Berger of
GAINESVILLE, received injuries from which
he died shortly after the accident. Mr..
Ellingson escaped with only few
scratches.
The growth of the community idea
by which the taxpayers of town and
of neighboring territory to the extent
of four square miles may unite in pay
ing taxes for common object, such as
a community building, is significant
movement of the day. The Bird bill
provides for such an arrangement. 1t
has passed both houses of the legisla-
ture and has been signed by Governor
Philip.
Mr.. c. L. Culton was up from Dali
las, Texas, the fore part of the week
on business connected with the High
way Trailer company. Mr.. Culton and
Mr.. l.. K. Julian have headquarters IN
Dallas for the sale of Highway trailers.
They also have branch offices at Wich-
tia Falls and Houston, Texas, and for
their trade they have standing order
of two car loads a week. Mr.. Culton
is very enthusiastic over the prospects
for the trailer business and predicts
that ere long the yearly output of
the Highway Trailer company will
reach the million dollar mark. Mr..
Culton is only one of many who make
the same prediction and back of all
this is the fact that the management
of the Trailer company are going to do
their share to make good the predic-
ton.