The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-02-13

IL, 1920, at 7:3o q clock. Work in NJ.
M. degree. Visiting brethren invited.
/ IA sudden drop in temperature to
near Zero" is the comment found In
The Reporter for February z last year.
That was the time of the ice harvest
year ago.
Fred Smith, employed in this office,
has purchased from VIM. Woddell the
residence property of the Jay Walrod
estate on North Second street, posses
sion to be given March 1st.
| Mr.. C. G. Biederman went to points
| in Montana last week to look after his
| interests out there. He was called
home by the death last Sunday morn
ing of his youngest daughter.
w. T. Pomeroy was in Chicago a
couple days of last week contracting
for the purchase of carload of nitrate
of soda to be shipped from the sea-
board, and looking up items of general
interest in the fertilizer business.
Mr.. l. w. Bunting has purchased
from III. E. Peters the residence prop
erty on Washington street recently oc-
cupied by Conrad Midtbon, possession
to be given the first week in March.
Miss Wiedenbeck, who has been
teacher of public school music in Ed
gerton, is at her home in Madison. She
| is threatened with nervous break
down and may not be able to return to
her work here.
Miss Bonnet, whose home is in
| Whitewater, is not back to her work
| in the school. She went home i'll with
the flu. While she is much improved.
she was not permitted to start work
the first of the week.
The Southern Wisconsin Teachers
! convention which was called to meet at
Madison Friday of this week has been
postponed on account of the influenza
epidemic. The teachers of the Edger-
ton schools had planned to attend.
The total value of all livestock in
Rock county Jan. l, 1920, is estimated
at little over 81 million dollars, an in
crease above year ago of over mil
lien dollars. The increase applies both
| to the number of cattle and their value.
Mr.. L. C. Whittet addressed the
Rod and Gun club of Whitewater last
Friday evening. He scored the gov
eminent for its extravaganza, and paid,
his respects to the parties who de-
frauded the government in the ship
building deal.
Leon Ellingson, who has been en-
ployed at the Electric Light Co. in
GAINESVILLE, has resigned his position
and bought an interest in stock farm
four miles from GAINESVILLE. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellingson moved to their new
home Thursday.
The death of DR.. E. G. Birge, SON
of the president of the u. w., was an
nounced in the Madison papers last
week. Neither President Birge nor his
daughter were able to be present at the
funeral, both being confined in their
home with an attack of the flu.
| Mrs. Andrew Jenson and daughter
Clara, who are spending the winter in
Los Angeles, CAL, write friends here
that they are delighted with California.
THE country is full of tourists. They
had met and visited Mrs. F. W. Coon
who also was at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Thomas Flaherty, whose home
is on East Lawton street, was found by
neighbors. who entered her home last
Saturday. She was unconscious, hav-
| ing suffered stroke of paralysis Mrs.
Flaherty lived alone in the house, and
it is not known how long she had been
| in that helpless condition. While her
condition is serious, it may not be hope
less.
Mr.. Andrew Thoreson has resigned
his position at Montgomery Ward Co.
in Chicago. An important position has
| been offered him in the Highway Trail
er home office. Mr.. Thoreson will be
welcomed to Edgerton by his many
! friends here who wish him good luck in
! his new position. He will live at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thoreson, on Rollin street.
M. L. O'Neil, who in years gone
! by was resident of the town Of Por
! q On u
this office a short call last Monday.
MIR. O'Neil is now owner of Sun River
Slope farm consisting of about three
thousand acres, and has been prosper
! Gus since going west. Last year, how
/ ever, he states a total crop failure in
his part of the country.
Oscar Johnson. an overseas war
veteran, rs years old, was found dead
/ in the harm IN his fathar's farm naar