The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-03-18

erson last Monday, baby girl.
Mr.. j. HI. Snow of Amarillo, Texas
is in Edgerton and vicinity calling on
old friends.
Mrs. Harry Nagel entertained her
sister, Miss Gunheld Kohl of Deerfeld
the past week.
Fred Schoenfeldt sold his house on
South Main street to Gustave Hantke
for $4,000. Sale made by Ladd & Laid
agency.
Hon. j. j. Mcdonald, who is to
speak at the M. E. church next Sunday
evening, needs no introduction to Ed
gerton audiences; he has been here be-
fore and all have enjoyed his masterful
speaking Everybody is invited to
come out and hear him talk on worth
while subject.
The labor force of the Highway
Trailer Co. has been laid off temporar-
lily. The office personnel is continuing
the work as usual. A pickup in BUSH
ness is looked for by manufacturing
concerns, but most of them are moving
cautiously just now.
"A dancing party was held at the
home of Mrs. Mort Simerson Saturday
evening. About sixty couples were
present and enjoyed the old and new
dances. Music was furnished by Archie
Davis and Roy Nelson. Refreshments
were served at midnight.
"A miscellaneous shower in honor of
Miss Violet Clark, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Clark on Albion Prairie, was
given at the home of her parents last
Friday afternoon and evening. Miss
Clark is engaged to be married to Cliff
ford Vickers, the wedding to take place
very soon, and about $50 neighbors and
friends of the popular young lady came
to wish her good luck and leave tokens
of friendship and esteem. The home
was festive with cut flowers, and a
luncheon was served in the afternoon,
and lunch at midnight before the
evening guests departed.
The Musical Tea given last Monday
by the ladies of the City Federation
brought out good attendance and net
ted the rest room fund about $4,000. A
program was rendered: Piano solo by
Miss Hazel Biederman; vocal solo by
Mrs. Thwaits, Mrs. J. A. Jensen play
ing the accompaniment; recitation by
Mrs. Grubb, piano accompaniment by
Mrs. Van Ness Green; interpretive
dancing, Mildred Harrison; farce the
characters by Mrs A. T. Shearer, Miss
Nichols and Mrs. Crandall. Mrs. L. J.
Dickinson was chairman of the refresh
ment committee, and Mesdames Will
Doty and Thos. Earle poured. The re-
freshments were sandwiches, small
cakes and coffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown who
has been in Lynn Haven, Florida, about
two months and half, returned last
week Thursday to their home in Edger-
ton very much pleased with their stay
down there, and very much pleased to
be home again There is little colony
Of Edgerton folks down there. Mrs.
Dolph Babcock and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bowen and Chas. Thomas
and wife. All have enjoyed the winter.
The strawberries picked in January
tasted fine, garden stuff was easy to
get in abundance. Living is no higher
there than here, says Mr.. Brown, and
the southern folks are delightful to
northern people. Northern dollars are
good money south of the Mason and
Dixon line.
Mr.. Lee Alder's new apartment
building on South Main street had a
narrow escape last Monday shortly af-
ter dinner when fire was discovered in
the apartment occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Roeber. 1t started from an over
heated air fue and shot clear through
the roof, doing considerable damage to
the property. The side occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Broderick was only slight
damaged. Mr.. and Mrs. Roe5er saved
most of the furniture down stairs,
though there was some damage to
dishes and the monograph, but every
thing upstairs was destroyed, including
their clothing. They were left with
nothing but what they had on their
backs at the time. The day was
quiet and damp and this helped to check
the spread of the blaze. The house as
well as the household goods were pro-
tected by insurance in companies rep
resented by Henry johnson.
The new Masonic building is in the
process of taking the wall decorations.
A soft tint of light canary gives mel
low tone to the interior. The kitchen
is finished in fiat white which is very
pleasing. The banquet hall is large
room on the main fioor. a nico ataro