The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-08-25
Local Happenings

John Lang of Harvard, ILL.,, called
upon old friends here for short time
Monday.
Ralph Lidicker and family of Be-
lott have been visiting relatives here
during the week.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson of South
Fulton was an over Sunday guest of
the Misses Haylock.
Mrs VIM. Craven of Oak Park,
ILL.,, is visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Paul N. Grubb.
Miss Helen Coon left Thursday for
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for visit with
her sister, Mrs. C. H. Mcintyre.
AT the Evansville fair Saturday the
Edgerton ball team defeated the New
Glarus team by score of 10 to 8.
Mrs. j. E. MacReynolds and son
Robert returned Saturday after sew
eral weeks sojourn in Minneapolis.
John Ryan and family of Beloit
were guests at the home of Mrs. Ryan's
mother, Mrs. P. M. Quigley, over Sun
day.
The Ladies Missionary society will
serve cafeteria supper at the Congre-
gational church Friday, commencing at
$50.
Mrs. Gilbert Hanson, Mrs. William
Maves and Miss Bertha Maves of Ed
gerton spent Friday at the Geo. Hay
lock home.
Mrs. S. H. Moss and daughter Ger
trude of Beloit are spending a week at
the home of the formers daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Ebbott.
Mrs. Hazel Watson, Mrs. Elmer
Haylock and the Misses Mae and Nina
Haylock were entertained Thursday p.
m. at the Earl Wescott home.
There will be an ice cream social
held on the lawn of the M. E. church
on Albion Prairie Friday evening, Aug.
25, to which the public generally are
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deforest Whitford of
Hornell, N. Y, are guests at home of
the formers brother, D. F. Whitford.
They expect to remain in this vicinity
for about month.
-Edgerton took another trimming at
the hands of the Footville ball team at
the latter place on Sunday by a score
of to 3, to which our home boys de-
clare the umpire contributed largely.
j. O. Henderson and wife have re-
turned from Viroqua where they had
been for couple Of weeks. Charles
and William Skinner, who have been
visiting there, returned with their
grandparents.
Brooks Lockwood, manager of the
High Test Oil Co., who has been in
Milwaukee for the past two or three
weeks taking treatment for his eyes, is
on the road to recovery, having returned
home.
-Forty-one years ago frosts that oc-
Cured on August 81 and % ruined the
tobacco and corn crops of this state.
Only very small portion of the tobac-
co crop was harvested which later sold
at about cents pound.
Frank Vayette, an old time resi-
dent of Edgerton, died at Beloit Sun
day, aged 81 years. The deceased
leaves wife who makes her home with
her daughter, Mrs. H. Greenwood, in
Milwaukee, and Miss Lillian Vayette of
this city.
VIM. Williams and family of Pitts
burgh, Pa, came Saturday evening for
a visit among relatives here Mr.
Williams returned to his duties as din
ing car conductor on the B. & o. rail-
way the fore part of the week, but the
family will remain for longer stay.
Richard Miller has secured a con-
cession from the state for seining rough
fish in Rock river again. For the past
two years he has had license to draw
seines between Indian Ford and the
Block bridge four miles north of James
vile. Operations will not start until
cool weather.
The members of the Educational
Club with their husbands and families
motored to Charley Bluff on Thursday,
Aug. II, where they held their first an
nual picnic. 1t proved such success
that hereafter it will be an event most
eagerly looked forward to by the mem
bers and guests.
Henry Burgman was instantly
killed while talking to a neighbor in
front of his home in GAINESVILLE Sunday
morning when he reached up and took
hold of a guy wire running from an
electric light pole to second, which
had become charged through some de-
feet of insulation.
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