The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-21
Fred Strasberg has sold his Wash

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| ington street home to L. K. Peck.
| Sam Wileman left for Montana on
| Tuesday to look after the disposition of
the crops raised on his Judith basin
farm.
| -Thos. Westlake's PAGER won third
money of $500 purse in the 2:O9 pace
at the state fair last week. At the
Elkhorn fair Wednesday was given
third place in six heat race through
doubtful decision.
Mrs. John Clark of Viroqua, who
has been visiting among old friends
here during the week, left for Delavan
| TUESDAY, for a short visit before re-
turning home.
L. K. Crissey, for many years a
travelling salesman for Sprague, War
ner & Co. through this territory, was
married to Mrs. Mabel Leslie at James
Vile on the 18th inst.
| Mrs. N. E. Brokow and children,
who have been guests at the home OF
her father, D. w. North, for several
| weeks, returned to their home at In
ternational Falls, Mimi, on Thursday.
"A class of thirty in retail selling
has been organized among the clerks
and proprietors of Edgerton stores
under the extension division of the uni
versity by Prof. Irwin, the first meet
| ing being held at the high school build
| ing Tuesday evening.
On Sunday, Sept. %, at 2:30, the
Edgerton band will give concert on
the high school grounds, weather per-
hitting, for the benefit of the clerks
and business men who have been I'M
able to enjoy the regular Wednesday
evening concerts during the season.
The paving of concrete on Rollin
street to Albion street and on West
| Fulton street has been completed.
| There only remains three blocks on
| West Rollin street to finish the contem-
plated street improvements of the sea-
son. 1t will all be done in good time.
Peter Ellingson has flock of ducks
| that make Saunders creek their home.
The oil emptied into the creek last
| week by the big road oiler completely
smeared those ducks and Peter was
obliged to give each one of those ducks
| a suds bath 1t will be some time be-
| fore ducks can be at home again in the
| creek.
| We need your help. Each year
| there are children who cannot go to
| school because they do not have the
proper clothing. Please send some of
your outgrown clothing, or clothing to
be cut over, to the Red Cross rooms,
| down stairs in the Library. A table
has been set aside for this work and
| Miss Paulson will see to it's distribu-
ton.
Sunday morning, Sept. Is, 1917, at
the German church parsonage, Otto
| Summerfeldt and Miss Ruth Boehm
were united in marriage, Rev. Spilman
pronouncing the ceremony that made
them man and wife, They were at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Koehn.
The young couple have many friends
and relatives here, all of whom wish
them a happy and prosperous life to-
gether.
| The women in charge wish to thank
Mr.. Palmer for putting on two extra
reels at the Lyric last Monday night.
| These were instructive studies obtained
from the University Extension, and
next Tuesday night, Sept. Is, besides
the regular reels, two film studies will
be put on. These are Belgium and the
Belgians and the History and Evolution
of the American Flag. Mr.. Holt will
lecture as these slides are shown. Show
your appreciation by filling the hail.
Sixty one men picked for the next
assignment from the first district of
Rock county left for Camp Grant
at Rockford Wednesday morning. The
contingent comprises 40 per cent of the
152 which make up the contingent for
the district. The Edgerton. people
called are: Willis Ebbott, John A.
Fike, Helmer Stoke, Henry Louis
Rossebo, Edw. McDonough, George G.
borrow, Carl o. Stanke, Martin John
son, Adolph Olson, Edwin Bye, Ras-
mus Haug and Theodore Johnson. Each
soldier received comfort bag as
joint gift of the Edgdeton Credit Asso-
citation, the w. r. G. and the City
! Federation of Womens Clubs. The boys
were given reception and banquet at
the Masonic Temple in GAINESVILLE Tues
day evening.
The attraction at the Lyric theater
for Thursday (tonite) will be "The
Writing on the WALL" The play of
the same name was tremendous sue