The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-05-23

Come to Royal hall Saturday even
ing and hear what the young people
have to say about whats the Matter
with Edgerton.
Ed. Grassman has moved his fam
| ily into the Peters house on Washing
ton street, formerly owned by Mrs. +.
l.. Shepard.
DIR. J. B. Miller has purchased the
L. w. Person residence on Washington
street, possession to be given some
time this summer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Linnevold went to
Orfordville Saturday to attend fare
well reception given Rev. and Mrs. D.
]. Kvale who will spend year at the
University of Chicago.
There will be a mass meeting held
at Royal hall on Saturday at 7:45 p. M,
for the purpose of interesting all the
men and women of Edgerton in the or
ganization of a Civic League. There
will be good music, the prize essays
written by the school children will be
read-a meeting full of interest and
plans for more beautiful Edgerton.
james Mcintosh, who has been
here on an extended visit to his mother
and other relatives, left Thursday for
Fairbanks, Alaska. Having spent
nearly twenty years in that territory
| the ''call of the wild' came back to
him as summer approaches. A very
pleasant farewell was given him on
Wednesday evening at the home of his
mother.
| Lightning struck the garage and
machinery shed on the James Murphy
farm, a quarter of mile southwest of
Footvile at o'clock Tuesday morning.
The flash ran the entire length of the
building and exploded the gasoline in
the automobile, starting blaze that
destroyed the building. Besides the
car, corn shredder, other pieces OF
machinery and some harness were de-
stroyed, bringing the loss to $500 or
more. The flames did not spread to
| the other farm buildings.
The ladies of the City Federation
are ready to begin selling tickets for
the summer Chautauqua to be held the
last week in July. The ladies are anx-
ious to sell as many season tickets as
possible before the beginning of the
session as they receive nothing on tick
cts after the beginning of the Chautau-
qua. The price is within the reach of
| all. Tickets are transferable in fami-
lies. The price is $1.50 for adult sea-
son tickets and Is cents for children
under Is. Let all help the ladies' and
encourage them in their good work.
There will be confirmation services
at the Norwegian Lutheran church next
Sunday morning, and holy communion
at D. m. On the following Sunday
| there will be communion service for
those who have been prepared for con-
firmation in the English language. A
confirmation class for adults will be
conducted during the summer vacation.
| The members of the present class are:
| Catherine Ellingson Helen Johnson
| Tilla Olson Lilly Nelson
| Helen Bake Bjarne ROSSebO
Clara Olson AdOlph Guinness
| Marie Hanson Dalmer DanielSOn
| Hazel VOOg Alvin MathiSOn
| Nora johnson Theodore MlkkelSOn
| Bjorhild ThOreSon Harold AmundSOn
! Myrtle Phillips
| The banquet committee of the
Rock County Medical Society is
fortunate in securing as speaker for
the evening, for their annual banquet
to be held at the Myers Hotel, James
vile, on the evening of May 9th, DIR.
VIM. Quinn of Chicago, who has ma
tional reputation as a physician and an
equally wide reputation as an after
dinner speaker. Everything has been
done to make this the annual gathering
of the physicians of the county and
their wives, an unqualified success, and
from the way the acceptances are
coming in the attendance promises to
be larger than before.
The annual banquet of the Mems
club of the Congregational church, held
in the church parlors Thursday even
ing, at which about 80 covers were laid,
was served by the Ladies' society and
proved a most interesting occasion.
Following the appetizing feast, Pres.
John Pierson gave short review of
the work of the club the past year and
introduced Prof. F. 0. Holt, who acted
as POSTMASTER of the evening. Mr..
Holt prefaced his remarks with brief
address and toasts were responded to
by L. C. Whittet, Mrs. A. T. Shearer,
L. E. Gettle, Fred Jensen, d. w.
North, Rev. Schoenfeld and DR.. w. w.
Morrison. The suggestion was offered
by the Federation of Women's clubs
that this organization cooperate with
the clubs in their efforts for moral and
civic betterment of Edgerton, which
was approved of.