The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17

John Harrison or. Sternng, ILL.,, Is
visiting his mother here this week.
Miss Helen Dexter of Dubuque,
Ia, is guest of her aunt, Mrs. p. G.
Hopkins.
Roy Hopkins and family motored
to Stuben Friday for visit among
| friends in that vicinity. -
Paul N. Grubb and family were
week end visitors at Mrs. Craven's at
| Oak Park, H., mother of Mrs. Grubb.,
John Bowen and grandson Charles
are spending the week in Chicago while
Mrs. Bowen and granddaughter Esther
are visiting relatives in Rockford.
Don't waste any vegetables. Don't
waste any fruit. If you have more
than you can use telephone Mrs. Nc
Innes and she will see that it is taken
care of.
There will be English services at
the Norwegian Lutheran church next
Sunday at 7:3O p. m. by Rev. Stub of
Stoughton. Everyone welcome. Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
Cards announcing the marriage of
Prof. Philip Coon of Milton, teacher
in our high schools for couple of
years, and Miss Ethel M. Saunders at
-Ashaway, R. l., Aug. 9th, have been
received by relatives here.
Mrs. Nancy Howell went to Mag
nolia Sunday to meet her nephew, Mr..
Herbert Greenwood, who was on his
way from Ladysmith, Wis.,, where he
had been for bride, to Beloit.
The Wisconsin state school for the
| deaf at Delavan opens the next term
Sept. IL. A good high school educa-
ton is given the unfortunates of the
state at this institution. Maintenance,
washing and medical services are fur
nished free. Applications should be
made to II. C. Buell., superintendent.
| An automobile run out of Milwau-
kee through the state advertising the
| State Fair is expected to reach Edger-
ton not far from A o'clock Monday af-
ternoon. The presence Of half hun
dred or such matter of strangers
within our gates ought to receive some
welcome on the part of our citizens,
don't you think?
Registration cards for women are
with Mrs. Louise Pearce at the Tobac-
co Exchange bank. Any woman who
can do typewriting, telegraphing or any
other work that may soon be needed is
asked to talk to Mrs. Pearce about it,
and sign one of these cards if she is
willing to help. Women all over the
u. S. are getting ready for emergency
| work.
! In circular letter sent out to the
ministers, business men and citizens
the county defense council begins a
campaign for the organization of .sback
home fellows" who will keep the men
in training camps or at the front in
touch with affairs in their home towns.
send them magazines and useful ar
ticles and in other ways act the part of
''pals" or brothers.
Two minor automobile accidents
occurred in getting the crowd that at
tended the picnic out of town last
Thursday. One was head-on collision
between two fiivvers on the Albion
Prairie road, putting both on the blink,
and the other was a side swipe to the
Lutz car on the GAINESVILLE road by a
careless driver of big car headed to-
ward that city. Both occurred at night
and no one was seriously injured in
| either case.
The local board for the northern
district of Rock county, have passed
104 men as suitable for service in the
new selective draft army, unless ex-
empted by the district board: Those
from Edgerton and vicinity on this list
are: Paul W. F. Stark. Leonard Myr-
land, Oscar M. Jensen, Alfred Ellef-
SUI, IL GU u. AOHiCll, al CHul w. DLOWu,
| Henry T. Rossebo, GeorgeJ. Dorow,
Willis Ebbott, Edward H. Yanke and
! Fred FL. Albright.
"A most regrFttable accident of the
day of the community picnic befell M.
! B. Fletcher who was thrown from an
auto truck in returning from the Driv-
| ing Park as it swung into Albion street.
| Mr.. Fletcher lost his hat and in an eff
fort to regain it lost his balance and
fell on the pavement. He was picked
unconscious and taken to his home.
1t is believed that no bones were brok-
en- but he has not fullyIrecovered from
the shock since and complains of con-
siderable pain in his head yet.
There seems to be failure on the
part of auto drivers to understand the