The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-03
Local Happenings


was in the city last week. Il
The season of Lent began Wednes-
day, Ash Wednesday, this week.
j. @. Emery spent the week end
with his family at the farm home.
Bessie and Ruth Farman spent
Sunday with relatives in Stoughton.
Miss Margaret Ellingson, Madison,
spent the week end at her parental
home.
Miss Helen Greenwood left We'd
nesday for Wales where she enters a
sanitarium.
Mr.. CrandaIl, Milton, spent the
week end with his son, Eldon Crandall,
and family.
Mrs. E. Mcbride of Portage has
been guest ct the home of MIR. and
Mrs. John Dickerson.
Mrs. Olson, North McGregor, Iowa,
came Sunday for visit at the home of
P. C. Brown and family.
Miss Amanda Olson, teacher in our
public schools, speht the week end with
her parents in Stoughton.
E. A. Shaw will attend the state
Legion commanders meeting at Apple
ton Saturday and Sunday.
-Gorden Voog has entered the serv-
ice of the Tobacco Reporter and will
learn the trade of printer.
Miss Florence Howard of Fort At
kinson has entered the service of Henry
johnson in his insurance office.
Miss Mary Madden, who is teach
ing school at Shopiere, spent the week
end at the home of her parents.
Miss Eleanor Shaw spent Monday
in Milwaukee looking over the new mil
linery styles for Miss Quigley's trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Mcintosh of
Madison were calling on friends and
relatives here the latter part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald McInnes of
Watertown spent the week end and
Monday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. FIagg.
Mrs. Fred Lipke and daughter of
Montana were called to Edgerton by
the illness of Mrs. Lipke's mother,
Mrs. Gilbertson.
Will Gilbertson, who is attending
school at Red Wing, Mimi, came to
visit his mother, Mrs. Gilbertson, who
is i'll at her home.
Miss Emma Butterfield and Miss
Dorothy Thompson of Waukesha spent
Westinghouse birthday as guests OF
Miss Frances Carrier.
The Culture club enjoyed dinner
Monday evening. 1t was gentlemen
night; the gathering was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs L. FL. Towne.
Mr.. J. E. Porter visited friends
in Edgerton over the week end. He
taught in the Edgerton schools last
year and is now taking law at the U.
w.
Prohibition officers invaded the city
last Friday and raided some places
under suspicion of moonshine traffic.
In one place party was found with the
goods and held for trial.
The Ladies society of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs
Nicholson on Wednesday, March s, al
O'Clock. The ladies will please come
prepared to sew. Picnic supper.
Mrs Ed Grassman returned Satur.
day from Richland Center where she
nursed her mother, Mrs. Nettie Man
ley, who has been i'll more than three
weeks with an attack of pneumonia.
Norman, month old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman F. Mas of MELVILLE
died last Sunday. The child was borr
Jan. %, 1922. The funeral was helc
from the home Wednesday, March l.
Mr.. Norman is home again after
business trip to Detroit, Mich. The
Highway Trailer company is moving
along at its usual gait. Mechanics from
Stoughton and Beloit have applied fol
positions and some have been taken on
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Nalan wer;
pleasantly entertained at the home O
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. Fessenden last FRIDAY
evening; many friends and neighbour
were present to wish the guests o
honor happy return to their farm il
town of Porter.
"A number of cases of the flu typ,
are found around town, so far none o
them serious, but the doctors advis
that all persons who feel the symptom
of an approaching cold should stay il
the house, go to bed and keep warm t
avoid more serious trouble. No one i
bold enough to make light of the flu.