The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-13
Local Happenings

day, July 18th.
The EIgin price of butter is up a
cent this week.
Russell Conn visited friends at
Sharon over the week end.
j. ]. Culton is erecting an office
room addition to the Tellefson garage.
Harry Ash and wife went to Mil
waukee Tuesday for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Grassman are
visiting in Richland county during the
week.
j. B. Francis and family of James
vile were Sunday visitors of w. A.
Borgnis.
Mrs. Henry Houfe was called to
Otranto, Iowa, Friday by the death of
her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Rittmann of
Burlington visited Sunday at the home
of w. A. Borgnis.
Fred Carrier of Walkerville, Can
ada, has been spending the week with
his family here.
Miss Gretchen Tallard is visiting
her parents here after several months
absence at Joliet, ILL.,
< Miss Leora Mabbett, employed as
librarian at Minneapolis, is home for
her usual vacation.
Mrs Arthur Judevine and daugh-
tiers of Baraboo are guests at the home
of her sister, Mrs. D. D. Brown.
The Bethany Circle will meet Thurs
day evening, July IL, and will be enter
tanned by Miss Borghil Thoreson in the
church parlors.
H. A. Runkel and family of Burl-
ington spent Sunday with w. A. Borg
mis-. Mrs. Runkel~ and daughter will
stay for week.
F. A. Young and wife were over
Sunday guests of relatives in Reeds
burg where the children are visiting
their grandmother. =
-Mesdames Andrew and Alfred SLOT
thum will entertain the ladies society
at the Norwegian Lutheran church on
Thursday, July 10th.
Frank Mcintosh and family of vi
roqua have been spending the week
with Edgerton relatives, having made
the trip with an automobile.
John Blotz of Dodgeville was
&c Dox, Oobnopfo11 shout tiy,on
early in the week. Mr.. Blotz is one of
the directors of the farmers packing
plant at Madison.
1t has been decided to hold no O..
E. S. picnic on account of there being
so much work to do for the Red Cross.
Any work done for this cause will be
greatly appreciated. By order of the
w. M.
The Woman's Christian Temper
o.nce Union will meet on Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. F. Pal
inter at o'clock. The time will be
spent sewing for the Red Cross. Come
and bring friend.
The Titus family have moved into
the Congregational parsonage during
the week. The Doty home vacated by
them will be occupied by Will Doty,
his daughter Mildred having been in
stalled as housekeeper.
The Washington street improve
ment was completed Tuesday and when
open for travel will be one of the finest
thoroughfares in our city. The design
of the concrete street intersections is
beautiful and we trust will be adopted
hereafter on all improvements of this
character.
The Red Cross needs every woman
in Edgerton to help sew. Library hall
is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day from until o'clock tits
women can work at one time. Come
and bring your friends and your Thin
BILE and your needle. We need more
sewing machines. Who has one to
lend?
= Because Fort Atkinson only had
one game with GAINESVILLE at GAINESVILLE
on the Central State League baseball
schedule and because this game had to
be called off on account of wet grounds,
the league officials decided to transfer
the Fort-J anesville game scheduled to
be played at Fort Atkinson next Sun
day, July 18th, to GAINESVILLE.
The Whitford Dray Co., which has
had the contract for delivery of goods
for Edgerton merchants, was succeeded
Monday by Henry Wesendonk. who has
taken over the city delivery, using
motor trucks instead of horses. 1t is
believed the gas car can give prompter
service and at less expense in mainten-