The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-08-07
Local Happenings

Miss Mae Pyre has gone to Kansas
City for months visit with relatives.
-Adolph Swenson and wife spent
portion of last week in Chicago with
relatives.
Mrs. James Sweeney of Sanborn,
Iowa, visited among relatives here dur
ing the week.
Gerald Quigley has gone to Lake
Mills to assist his brother John in the
livery business.
Harold Greenwood had the misfor-
tune to fracture his wrist while at play
one day last week.
Willard Doty has new residence
well started on Main street lot just
south of the creek.
%. R. Pomeroy of Gays Mills passed
few days the latter part of the week
with relatives here.
The street improvement job is now
ready for spreading the crushed rock
and asphalt binder.
-Chas. E. Rocket, st. Louis leaf
dealer, was visitor here a few days
the fore part of the week
Mrs. ]. Summerfelet and Mrs. AL
bert Porath are spending the week with
relatives at Lake Geneva.
Miss Bessie Burt, former teacher
IN our public schools, has been visiting
friends here during the week.
Mrs. Maud Terry Johnson of Des-
Moines, Iowa, was a guest of Miss
Clara Jensen Monday and Tuesday.
"A marriage license was issued Sat
urday to August H. Handtke of Porter
and Charity M. Winsor of Evansville.
George Spike and wife of Bloomer,
Wis, have been visiting among rela-
tives and friends here during the week.
Frank Mcintosh and family re-
turned to their home at Viroqua Satur
day after a weeks visit with relatives
here.
George r. Tousley of Beloit spent
a number of days last week here with
his mother, Mrs. Hullet Hutson, re-
turning Sunday.
The Ladies society of the Norwe
gian Lutheran church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Charlie Adolfsen Thurs
day, August 18th.
20. L. Clark, living on the Drake
farm in Albion, was taken to the James,
vile hospital Sunday for an operation
for appendicitis.
Hans Nelson and wife of Slough
ton came Friday and remained over
Sunday with the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Barlow.
Mrs Louis Jacobson and daughter
and Miss Tilda Stuvengen of Beloit
were here over Sunday, guests of
Knute Staven and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Reynolds and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fox motored down
from Madison and called on Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ]. Leary Sunday.
Mr. Earl MacInnis of Beaver Dam
will speak in the Methodist church Sun
day morning Union services in Con-
gregational church in the evening.
The Edgerton Cubs, with few
substitutes, played losing game with
Fort Atkinson at Charley Bluff Sun
day, where large crowd had gathered.
The average temperature for July
just closed has ranged several degrees
warmer than the normal, while the
rainfall of the month falls considerably
below.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ogden returned
from their visit at Dyersville, Iowa,
Sunday, making the trip of IT'S miles
by auto in nine hours.
"A telegram received by relatives
here Monday announces the death of
Mrs. Alice Cartwright Porges at Port
land, Oregon, following an operation in
a hospital in that city.
The regular meeting of the Mis-
sionary society will be held at the Con-
gregational church Friday, August 18th,
at 8 p. m. Supper will be served in
cafateria style from o'clock on.
1t will be noted the common coun-
Gil Monday evening awarded contracts
for building two extensions to our
sewer system in response to petitions
already on file. Another good move
started was for getting street signs for
intersections of our streets.
Rural mail carriers receive an in
crease in their pay, based on the num-
Der of parcels and number of pounds
carried and length of route. The new
schedule went into effect July 1st and
in consequence some of the carriers out
of Edgerton will be benefited.
While George Bingham and Louis
Seep were driving out of town Satur-
dav night their rig was passed by a