The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-08
CORRESPONDENCE
Stoughton

Stoughton
Lloyd Emery, who was operated on for
appendicitis at the hospital last week, IS
reported to be doing very nicely.
Hans Onsrud delivered his 10 acre
crop of tobacco to Ward Wentworth of
Edgerton Monday and received a check
for 5000. He received 141ac and no
docking.
Edward E Simonson, local agent for
the n Borden Co of Milton, has leased
the FL T Hanson warehouse from Robe
Dow for storage purposes. Ed now has
four warehouses, and 10 two of them IS
doing asserting with force of nearly
hundred hands. His payroll during the
two months since he commenced assort-
ing has averaged about $500 week. Ed
says that it will probably take another
month to finish the asserting.
John O Ohnstad died very suddenly
at his farm home near the outlet of Lake
Kegonsa last Friday, Feb %, at about
1:30 o N. He had gone out to the barn
to do some chores, and remaining away
longer than expected, the daughter went
to look for him and found him dead in
the barn He was born in Ytre Lie,
Sogn, Norway, Jan II, 1925, and emf
grated to America with his wife, lnge-
borg, in 1852. His wife died 26 years
ago. The first five years of their resi-
dence in the country were spent IN the
town Of Albion on what is commonly
known as the Ramsey farm, then two
years on the farm now owned by Amin
Wick, west of Utica, and the next two
years on the farm now occupied by the
West Koshkonong United church. In
1861 he bought the farm since occupied
by him at the outlet of Lake Kegonsa.
The funeral was held Tuesday, Feb 26,
at the farm home and from the West
Koshkonong United church. the Rev G
G Krostu officiating.
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Cambridge
While boys were playing on the ice
last Monday, Harold Totenson and Lloyd
Ola were on a sled which ran into an
opening in the ice where the water was
about six feet deep. Their cries we're
heard by Gerhard Lien, who ran down
and pulled them out. 1t was very close
call
At the home of the bride in Utica on
Wednesday afternoon occurred the we'd
ding Of Miss Betsy Halvorson and Mr.
Albert Anderson, of Albion, Rev G G
Krostu performing the ceremony. The
happy couple have host of friends who
will join in extending congratulations.
Frank Kenzler met with painful &C
cident on Saturday afternoon. He went
into the wood shed when he stepped on
a rusty nail which passed through his
shoe and penetrated his foot. He man
aged to get into the house when a physi-
clan was summoned and the wound
dressed. He was laid up for several
days but we are pleased to hear he is
able to be around again.
On Friday evening of last week at
their home in the town of Oakland, Mr.
and Mrs G Johnson were very pleas
antly surprised by about sixty of their
friends who unceremoniously walked in
to remind them that it was their 18th
wedding anniversary After an evening
most enjoyabiy passed in a social man
bride and groom of twenty-eight years
received handsome gift as token OF
the esteem in which they are held by
their friends.
The contest over the will of the late
Halvor N Hauge of the town of Chris.
tiana, which was set for hearing last
Monday in the probate court, has been
adjourned till the second week in March
The cause of the delay was the absence
of Mr. DIN, one OF the attorneys in the
case, who was called to Boston on i'm
portant business. Both sides are secur
ing testimony and numerous witnesses
will be summoned The property was
left for benevolent purposes.
Evansville
Alb Dixon has concluded to remain ir
Evansville and will stay with the D {
Wood Co people.
William Douglas has purchased of thu
Lovejoy Lumber company the old hous,
formerly occupied by M Paulson.
Mrs George Bingham quietly passed
away Friday morning last at her hom,
near this city. For many years she hae
been an invalid and with all that skill
and science could do it was impossible t,
effect cure.
A meeting of the directors of thu
Farmers and Merchants State bank wa
held Monday forenoon and the following
officers were elected: James Gillies
president; G F Miller, vice president
Robert D Hartley, cashier.