The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-06-16
Arthur Shannon of Portage spent

Arthur Shannon of Portage spent
Saturday in Edgerton.
Cornelius Nelson of Albion Prairie
left Wednesday for Fargo, N. D., to
attend the conference of the United
Lutheran church.
Justice Byron Long is confined to
his home with heart trouble OF long
standing. A leakage of the valves is
now the most serious difficulty.
w. C. Lempke, who is employed as
fireman on the Northwestern railway
at Butler, was home to visit his par
ents in Fulton for few days last week.
&C. B. Boutelle is moving his house
hold goods to Rewey, Wis, this week,
where the family will reside. Their
daughter and sons are located at or
near Rewey.
Miss Cleo Shannon of Westby, en-
ployed as kindergarten teacher in the
schools at Beaver Dam, has been
guest of her aunt, Mrs. A w. Bentley,
this week.
The Hardwick Bros. of Porter
brought in car load of finished beeves
Tuesday, sold to Conway & Marsden
They were prime lot and are expect
ed to top the market.
Mrs. J. A. Jensen and daughter
Virginia, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. E. E. Finch of Cincinnati, left
Thursday evening for River Falls for a
ten days. visit with relatives.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
class of ten will be confirmed next
Sunday morning. The service will be
| in English. The usual home mission
offering will be given. The communion
service for the confirmed will be held
| at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. Gertrude Mccarthy, who was
called to Colorado Springs, Colo, sew
eral months ago by the serious illness
of her son Carlton, returned home Fri
day evening. She reports that Carlton
| is able to leave the hospital and she
thinks now fairly on the road to recov-
cry.
Mrs. Van Ness Green will give on
Friday afternoon, in her home, the
second pupils "recital tea, at which
Mrs Calvin Wanamaker will sing a
short program. Margaret Nelson play
ed the first one two weeks ago. These
recitals are given every Friday during
June and July and anyone interested is
invited to attend.
Andrew Mcintosh, M. L. Carrier,
L. w. Shasky and some Milwaukee
parties leave the latter part of the
week for Telluride, Colo, to investi-
gate mining property these gentle
men have recently become interested
in, expecting to be gone about two
weeks. They will visit other Colorado
points of interest during the trip.
"A fire that started from defec-
tive chimney in the residence Of Carl
Skogland caused an alarm to be sent in
at 7:3O o'clock Friday evening. The
call came from beyond the water sup
ply in the extreme western part OF
town and was extinguished without the
need of the department.
The Old Settlers reunion and pic
mic will be held this year on Thursday,
June 20, at Cooksville. Chas. Miller,
the president, and Mrs. Agnes Rober-
son, as secretary, have worked hard to
make it great day. A fine program
is in preparation and good speakers and
music will be heard-it is going to be
the best ever, and everybody is well
come. Come and bring your lunch.
Dimes, quarters and half dollars of
new design will be minted after July l.,
Secretary McAdoo has announced. For
the first time since 1891 change will
be effected In these pieces. The an
nouncement disclosed that the half dol
lar has fallen practically into disuse.
The new design was selected with the
hope of restoring it into more general
circulation. Under the new coinage
each piece will be of different design.
The half dollar and dime models were
made by Adolph A. Wienman and the
quarter dollar by Hermon A. MacNeil.
Both are sculptors of note.
The annual picnic of the German
Sunday school, held in Schumacher s
grove Monday proved decidedly en-
pertaining event. The attendance OF
town and country people reached well
towards a thousand The attractive
feature of the afternoon was closely
contested ball game between team of
the Northwestern College of Water
town and picked team of local play
ers under the leadership of Max Voigt.