The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-08
Local Happenings


DIR. Floyd Shearer was up from
Chicago to register on Tuesday.
John Flagg has been under the
doctors care for few days this week.
Mrs. F. F. Burgy passed a few
DAYS of the week with relatives in
Monroe.
DIR. A. T. Shearer came up from
Chicago for an over Sunday visit with
his family.
Frank Pringle and wife departed
Tuesday for Glendive, Mont, to be
gone several weeks.
Mrs. N. Larson and daughter are
visiting another daughter, Mrs. Lett
ner at Hampshire, Ill.
Donald Machines and wife of
Stoughton were over Sunday visitors
among Edgerton relatives.
-Edgerton Lodge No. 146, Knights
of Pythias, Monday evening voted to
purchase two Liberty bonds.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church met at the home OF Mrs.
John Hurd Wednesday afternoon, June
9th.
e. S. Hatch and son Scotty left
Monday on visit at the home of his
father and boyhood scenes at Bethel,
Vermont.
Atty Paul N. Grub joined his
family at Mansion for week end stay
where they have been visiting at the
home of his parents.
The Bethany Circle will meet at
the Norwegian church parlors on Thurs
day, June 7th, entertained by Misses
Mollie Harrison and Hilda Bernstad.
Will all girls between the ages of
10 and Is years who would like to join
canning club" meet Library hall
at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening, June
7th.
M. H. Ford has arranged to plant
an acre of sorghum on the Mooney
farm. 1t is not too late for every
farmer to plant patch of sugar cane,
but do it now.
The week has been one of rains,
with a temperature low enough to
make fires almost necessity so far.
The pressing need now is for sunshine
and warm days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Easton of Milwau-
kee left Tuesday morning on an auto
mobile trip to st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis of week or ten days.
The registration of citizens between
the ages of 81 and 81 for military duty
as required by the federal government
held at the city hall Tuesday, compiled
list of 222 residents of Edgerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rankin and
two children arrived from North Yak
ina, WASH, Monday for quite an ex-
tended visit between Mr.. Rankin's par
ents at Fort Atkinson and Mrs. Ran
kin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Coon.
The Myers Hotel at GAINESVILLE has
lately adopted the European plan of
service and opened cafe on the sec
ond floor where the public are assured
of a quiet place, quick service and
moderate priced meals or lunches. Try
it when in that city.
The Highway Trailer factory is
now receiving materials that will soon
put them in shape to fill their accumu-
lated orders. Even with the usual de-
lays of getting new concern started,
seventeen trailers have been put out
the past twosweeks.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold picnic at the
County Farm Friday afternoon, June
9Th. All those desiring conveyance
will notify Mrs. Weetman Dickinson or
Mrs. Geo. Ogden. Autos will leave the
Library at l o'clock sharp.
Miss Clara Jensen went to Mime
apolis Tuesday accompanying home the
three children of her sister who have
been staying for few weeks at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Jensen.
%. G.. Hanson was elected delegate
to the Norwegian Synod meeting held
at St. Paul, June 9th to 18th, when the
three Norwegian church bodies, viz,
Hauge, Evangelical and United church,
will form one body under the name of
the Norwegian Lutheran church of
America.
The remains of Miss Anna Brown,
aged &c, daughter of Mrs. Pat Brown,
who died at Madison after brief i'll
ness of diabetes, were conveyed here
Thursday for burial in the Catholic