The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-01-23

The Reporter editor is still con-
fined at home on account OF illness.
| The common council has extended
/ the time for payment of taxes without
penalty to March 1st.
VIM. Schrub has taken out the long
bar in his pool rooms and added more
new tables. The new bar is in con-
| formity with the law
The clothing firm of Pearson &
Jagoditch has arranged to hold JAN
uary economy specials sale. This sale
starts Friday, Jan. %, and closes Sat
urday, Jan. 81 Large circulars have
| been sent out and a full page ad. in
this issue will inform you as to the OPP
portunity for savings on your pur-
chases. Read the ad. carefully and re-
| member the dates.
-Pringie Bros. Co. have this week
! sent out large circulars announcing
their 14th annual clearing sale which
commences Monday, Jan. 26, and con-
tinues for three days, closing Wednes-
day night, Jan. q. A summary Of
some of the reductions in price may be
found in their large ad. in this issue.
| Special prices on many lines carried by
this firm have been made for this sale,
| and purchasers will do well to get post
ed on the price of goods they need.
"A family gathering was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Doty
the first day Of the week in honor of
the 44th anniversary of their wedding
day and also the 8Sth anniversary of
the birthday of Grandma Bintliff. All
| the children Of the family were present
to enjoy the pleasures of celebrating
these two memorable events. May the
President of the First National bank,
(, his estimable wife and her mother live
| to enjoy like occasions for many more
years ia the wish of The Reporter and
their many friends.
Our local contractor, Lee Alder,
has received quite an amount of favor
able advertising on his method of ham
ding materials for concrete paving.
The. Engineering News-R gave one
page of its recent issue to Mr.. Alder's
| method, and since the publication of
this issue he has received many letters
regarding same. This method was
| brought to the attention of the En-
gineering News-Record by our city en-
gineer, w. F. Reichardt, who is much
pleased that both the city of Edgerton
and Mr.. Alder received such favorable
advertising in the engineering journals.
VIM. Stevens, who was knocked
down by team on the corner near the
Weetman Dickinson warehouse the
early part of last week and had rib
broken and severely bruised, is still
confined to his bed. When the accident
occurred Mr.. Stevens little thought
that he was seriously hurt, but few
days later physician was called, and
certained that rib was broken. Mr..
Stevens is in his SIND year and because
of his advanced age recovery is neces-
sarily slow. The party owning the rig
| which ran into him is yet unknown, al
| though there were witnesses to the &C.
/ cident.
| AT meeting of the Service Star
J at the library hall last week it was
| formally decided that the Edgerton
chapter raise $4,000 for memorial
hospital. 1t was also decided that
| campaign to raise this amount should
| be started at once. For this purpose a
| hospital fund committee was elected to
direct the drive The members of this
committee are Mrs. T. B. Earle, chair
/ man, Mrs. Paul Goede, Mrs. Mike
Schmidt, Mrs. VIM. Flarity, Mrs. An
drew Mcintosh and Miss Clara Jensen.
The cause is of a nature to appeal to
the sympathy and interest of all Ed
gerton citizens and the committee
should have no difficulty in going over
the top in this matter.
Ten scholarships of fifty dollars
each are to be given ex-service men
who wish to take course in secondary
or vocational school including business
college and the short course in agricul-
| ture at Madison. This is to be given
by the War Work Council of the Young
Mems Christian Associations to Rock
county men residing outside the limits
! of GAINESVILLE and Beloit on recommend
alton of the Educational Service COM
] mittee of the Rock County Y. NJ. G.. A.
Applications may be made to any mem
Der of the following committee: Glen
Macarthur, Evansville, chairman; F. 0.
! Holt. Edgerton: A. E.. Whitford, Mil