The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13

| sept. Z0Cn.
Ira B. Fisher, sheriff of Rock
county in 19O7-8, died at his home in
GAINESVILLE Wednesday morning after
long illness, aged Sc years.
! Keep in mind that the Dane County
/ fair, which promises one of the best
ever held, takes place next week, Sept.
1920. Take day off and visit it,
An account of summers trip to
Norway, taken by the family of H. H.
Lund, who are expected home this
week, appears in this issue.
Miss Nellie Bentley will attend the
Northwestern university at Evanston,
Ill.,, the coming year. Her classes in
violin at Stoughton will be taken by
Miss Wilma Soverhill of GAINESVILLE.
Albert Lypke and wife departed
Wednesday evening for their home In
Roundup, Montana. Ed Lypke accom-
panied them and will make his home in
the west for the present.
The Young Ladies society of the
German Lutheran church held their an
nual picnic at the Lake House on Lake
Koshkonong, Tuesday. The outing was
largely attended and greatly enjoyed.
Donald McGill, postmaster at Ore
gon, who visited relatives here over
Sunday, assisted the choir of the M. E.
church at the morning and evening SER
vices with solos that were greatly en-
joyed.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Herman Mas of MELVILLE, a son about
one year old, died at an early hour
Wednesday morning. The funeral will
be held Friday afternoon in this city at
| the German Lutheran church.
Fred Touton, who has been spend
ing months vacation at the home of
his parents in Albion, left Sunday even
ing for Porto Rico where he is employ
ed by the American Cigar Co., being
transferred from their Florida planta-
ton few years ago.
Surely Mrs. Milo Collins was hap
PLY surprised last Friday when her
three sisters from Clear Lake, Iowa,
walked in at her home. They were
Mrs. w. w. Winnie, Mrs. J. G. Lin
don, Mrs. R. S. Young, and they re-
manned until Tuesday evening.
After a short visit here, Mrs. Mar
garet Gilbert returned to her home in
! Clinton, Friday. Her daughter Phoebe
! was taken there to make her home and
she was accompanied by Mrs. Joseph
Croft and daughter Esther, who re-
manned over Sunday.
On Tuesday afternoon after the
regular meeting of the G. A. R. Post
the ladies of the w. R. c. entertained,
serving o'clock lunch. The affair
was in honor of Chas. Thomas, who is
soon to depart for Florida to make his
home during the winter.
Miss Blanche Dennison, who grad
uated from our high school in 1906, a
| daughter of Geo. Dennison, former
resident here, was married to John T.
Mitchell of Lake Villa, ILL.,, at James
vile Tuesday evening. Their home
will be in Lake Villa where the bride
has been teaching in recent years.
September so far may be classed
among the days of the good old summer
time. Thermometers have been hitting
it up at 80 clip most of the time and
while everybody has been sweltering
with the heat, we should not forget
that it's the stuff that makes corn and
tobacco in thousand dollar chunks every
day it continues
The young ladies chaperoned by
Mrs. Fred Smith during their outing at
Kegonsa, surprised her last Saturday
afternoon when they assembled at her
home bringing all that was necessary
for spread on an occasion of that
kind. Mrs. Smith was also kindly re-
membered by the guests in the way of
substantial present which she greatly
appreciates.
On Thursday, Sept 10, at the asy-
lum farm near GAINESVILLE, Supt. Bar
lass, Prof. Norgord, Prof. Ocock and
other prominent men will hold meet
ing Of all interested Rock county farm
ers to inspect and discuss the crops
raised there in cooperation with the
College of Agriculture. Questions on
the work will be freely answered and
the whole object of the meeting is to
show what may be done by careful
farming.
Not to be behind other cities in the
proper illumination of business streets,
a movement has been put under way to
change the system of lighting the main
business streets of Edgerton with orna-
mental iron standards, placed at con-
venient distances, carrying group of
incandescent lights. A subscription list
is out to meet the additional oynanco of