The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-12
Local Happenings

-Mr. JOnn HOSCol OF denver Is ViSlt-
ing his daughter, Mrs. Ell. J. Stangl.
Julius Summerfeldt and wife passed
Sunday with relatives in Whitewater
C. f. Wright of Libertyville, ILL.,,
visited his son Roy here on Wednesday.
Miss Amanda Peterson is employed
as bookkeeper at Hams hardware store.
The Kyindeforening will meet at the
parsonage on Thursday afternoon of this
week.
Mrs. r. G.. Greene and children of
Marshall, Mich, are visiting at the home
of Lon Dickerson.
The postoffice is undergoing ''slick-
ening up" that will make the interior
much more attractive.
CHI. Babcock and family are occu-
pying cottage near Colladay's on Lake
Kegonsa for a season.
Mrs. George Haylock has been pass
ing the week with her son Ernest, on the
old homestead in Porter.
Mrs. r. P. Manard of Oak Park, ILL.,,
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen.
Clarence Hougan of Deborah, Iowa,
is visiting his school friend, Andrew
Jensen, Jr., here this week.
F. F. Burgy has the contract for
putting in the heating plant at Clouden
Farmans new residence.
Stewart McGiffin was awarded the
first prize for the best decorated resi-
dence in GAINESVILLE on the 4th.
Nathan Kelley of Albion shipped
three high bred Guernsey calves to par
ties at Walworth, Wis. Monday.
Fred Lord of Waukesha, son of the
late Charlie Lord, is spending the week
at the home of E. S. Lord in this city.
Arthur Shannon and family have
returned to their home at Portage after
spending the 4th with Edgerton rela-
tives.
Fred Phifer of La Crosse has been
visiting here during the week. We un-
derstand he intends to return to Edger-
ton with his family soon.
"A portion of the Edgerton high
school ball team, with other players
picked up about town, played at Milton
Tuesday and were trimmed by score OF
8 to 4.
w. f. Kuthe has sold his stock of
plumbing goods to F. f. Burgy and is
going on the road selling supplies for a
plumbing house. He intends to move to
Milwaukee.
Mr.. G. A. Perry and wife of Lodi,
visited with their daughter. Mrs. Alfred
Anderson few days this week. While
here Mr.. Perry placed new piano in n.
E. Nelson's home.
The Clarke brothers, Arthur and
Theo.. christened their new launch THE
Graynor" on the 4th. It's beauty and
the trial run up Lake Koshkonong was
very satisfactory.
August Ratzlaff aud wife, Mrs.
Charles Venske and Mrs. Radtke leave
the latter part of the week for two
weeks visit with relatives in the north
ern part of the state.
Chris Hoen left Thursday for trip
to the jamestown exposition and eastern
cities. He passed Sunday in Washing
ton and later will spend some time in
New York before his return.
An ice cream social will be given by
the Young Peoples Society of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church Friday even
ing, July 18th, on the church lawn. Ice
cream aud cake 10c. Everybody come
Mrs. w. S. Heddles and daughters
Mrs. Belle Wilson and son Robert, Mr.
and Mrs. Ell. j. Stangl, Geo. Ogden and
Scott Hatch were among those who Wis
tied the Dells with the excursion Tues
day.
Farmers have about given up the
idea of being able to realize anything
from their oat fields this year in this
locality The green bug or some insect
pest has blighted the crop and conse-
quertly farmers are feeling blue regard
ing the outlook for the harvest.
-Clouden Far nan has let the contract
for plumbing his new residence to the J
d. Hahn Estate. 1t is quite an extern
sive job and calls for the latest and best
in the line of plumbing. The same firm
has secured the contract for plumbing
Herman Stanke's new residence.
Atty. Sam S. Miller and wife OF
Rhinelander and his sister, Mrs. G. V.
Bardeen of Madison, spent the day Fri
day with the editors family. A drive
J was taken in the afternoon through early
day scenes in Albion and Utica. Mr.
Miller is district attorney OF Oneida
county.
They are getting mighty particular