The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-06-24


of last week with friends in Elgin, Ill.
Mrs. Walter Mabbett was toast
mistress at the annual banquet of the
Phi Beta Phi sororiety at the univer-
sity, held on Saturday evening.
/ Miss Winifred Coon left Wednes-
day for Burlington where she joins a
party of twenty members of her uni
versity sororiety for weeks camping
on Browns lake.
The annual picnic of the Rock Co.
Soldiers and Sailors association will be
held at Yost's Park on Wednesday,
June 90. Rev. w. J. Mckay of Madi-
son will deliver an address.
W. G. Crandall's family and Mrs.
| Henry Johnson were called to James
Vile Monday to attend the funeral of a
relative, G. M. Dopp, an old engineer
of the Northwestern line.
Writ Wright, wife and daughter of
East St. Louis, H., visited with rela-
tives and friends here few days this
week. Mr.. Wright holds an important
| position with the Stock Yards bank in
that city.
Rev. G.. A. Gullickson of ST. Paul's
Lutheran church, Chicago, will occupy
| the pulpit of the Norwegian church
next Sunday. The service will be con-
Quoted in the English language, and a
| cordial welcome is extended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weetman Dickinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson, DR..
and Mrs. J. L. Holton and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. M. Ellingson will entertain
their friends in large dancing party
to be given at Academy hall Thursday
evening of this week.
Robert Mcintosh, who has been at
tending the Sacred Heart college at
Prairie du Chen the past year, arrived
home for his summer vacation Thurs
day evening and accompanied his faith
err on fishing trip to northern Wiscon-
sin Saturday evening.
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gian Lutheran Synod will convene at
| Stoughton June 23rd. About 80 pastors
and 125 delegates from congregations
will be present. The meeting will con-
| tinue till Wednesday next week. L. ii.
Teisberg and j. Linnevold will repre-
sent the Edgerton congregation.
| About thirty relatives and friends
gathered at the farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Schmeling near GAINESVILLE,
the guests being served with dinner
] and supper. In the evening the guests
departed wishing their hosts much hap
piness and fortune on their new farm.
All enjoyed the occasion greatly.
A series of picnics have followed
the closing of the schools. On Friday
the freshman class held picnic at
| Pleasant View where a delightful out
ing was had, while the sophomore class
were entertained by Prof. and Mrs.
| Roethe at Lake Kegonsa for the day.
On Wednesday of this week the seniors
and faculty accepted an invitation by
Alan Earle to spend the day at the
Earle cottage on Lake Kegonsa. Sew
eral automobiles conveyed the party to
the lake.
The moustache of your Uncle HUI
bert Dickinson was parted from the lip
last week, and near friends were COM
nelled to take two looks before they
recognized the city treasurer. That
moustache was sprouted half century
ago. and through all these years has
continued to grow, undergoing an oc-
casional clip, but never before shaven.
Just why the deed was done IN June,
| 1910. deponent saith not, but you can
wager your sheckles that motive
prompted the act, for your Uncle HUI
bert is not the man to part with some
thing that was the pride OF his youth
without due deliberation.
A crashing thunder storm which
PASSED over this locality about noon
| Saturday came in the nick of time to
| save the pinching effects of drouth that
were beginning to be felt in the grow
inc crop. The rainfall was sufficient
to give the soil a good soaking, and
coming in the midst of heated spell
| has helped give vegetation big boost
In a few localities hail also fell in guam
titles to do some damage. On the farm
Willis johnson at Cooksville the win
dow lights on the west side of the
house were broken and the heavy wind
that preceded the storm also wrought
| some injury to shade trees, buildings,
etc.
| A sequel to the failure of the wit
| ness, Ray Olson, to be present at the
trial of William Schrub on June 18th
came on Saturday when Ben Monson
and Fred Garthwait were placed under
arroc+ 1non the charge of Secreting q