The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Miss Title Larson, of Edgerton, and
Miss Louise Jensen left Tuesday evening
for Sioux Falls, S D, where they will
spend a couple of weeks with the latters
sister, Mrs W F Virgins.
Wednesday, DR. Iverson operated on
the venerable mother of Mr. Ole Solheim
of Albion, formerly principal of the Or
phan's Home, for the removal of big
cancer of the left cheek. DR. Suby as
sisted
A Ell Sine has purchased fine new
launch manufactured by Henry Beattie.
Chas Seffens is now doing the uphol-
STEERING for the same, the cushions being
stuffed with cork which will make them
life preservers.
Joe Leaf htrberry. who drives a milk
wagon for Roberts 4 Gilley, is confined
to the house with couple of broken
ribs which will disable him from work
for two or three weeks In jumping onto
horse last week Zoe fractured two of
his eft ribs over the heart but was not
aware of having injured himself until
Tuesday when the ribs broke ompl-tely
as h. STOPPED over to change his sho-S.
During the storm Sunday evening
considerable damage was done around
Kegonsa, wrecking outbuildings and de
stroying shade trees. Many tobacco
sheds and barns north and west Of
Stoughton were demolished by the young
cyclone Among the farmers who suf.
fered most are Pete Lee, Fl E Nichols,
Lewis Lillesand, H j Homme, Enos
Pennewell, Mrs Geo Barber and the
Halvorson Bros, who all had tobacco
sheds or barns unroofed or blown down.
Frank Hanson of Hanerville was very
pleasantly surprised last Friday evening
by about twenty of his young friends
who gathered at his home while he was
out for drive The evening was hap
PLY spent in games and music. at
about II o'clock light refreshments were
served, soon after which the guests de-
parted for their homes. Mr. Hanson has
just completed the electrical engineer
ing course at the U w, and left last
Wednesday to accept position with the
General Electrical Co Of Schenectady,
N Y. He is an exemplary young man,
and his many friends wish him the
greatest success.
The need of new high school build
ing was touched upon at the. school
meeting Tuesday evening, and in order
to consider the subject further, the
meeting was adjourned. until Tuesday
evening, July 10Th, when it is to be hop
ed our citizens will turn out in force as
the question is one of great Importance.
ago with that lack OF foresight char
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school buildings has become altogether
too small, the attendance the past year
being 1872, while the space that can be
used for high school purposes affords
room only for 12O. Should the voters
decide to erect a new building it should
be one large enough for twenty years to
come.
kilograms from Mellette, S D, received
here Monday morning conveyed the sad
news of the death from appendicitis the
day before of Elias 7 Christensen, whose
illness was noted in last weeks Hub.
Two weeks ago last Tuesday Mr. Chris
tianson went on business trip to South
Dakota, accompanied by his daughter,
Josie, and on Saturday of the same week
attended G A r encampment at North
vile, where he expressed himself to his
friends as being in the best of health and
spirits. The same evening, however, he
was taken sick, the ailment being pro
nounced appendicitis and on Friday
morning he was operated upon by DR.
Dunmore, of Minneapolis, at his old farm
home near Mellette. The presence of a
pus abscess showed the disease to be in
an extremely advanced stage and made
the operation of no avail. The patient
fingered two days and retained con-
seriousness to the very last. His wife ard
three daughters were with him the last
few days of his illness.