The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
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Beloit have been guests at B. ].
Springer's this week.
Mrs. A. E. Stewart and babe de-
parted for Huntington, Ind, Tuesday
morning on visit at the home of her
parents.
The annual mission festival OF st.
| Johns Lutheran church will be held
Sunday, Aug. 26. Rev. Bretscher OF
Beloit and Prof. Henkle of Watertown
will speak at the exercises.
Mrs. j. A. Thompson and daughter
Leo entertained a large company of
LADY friends Friday at one o'clock
luncheon in honor of Mrs. G. L. Culton
and. daughters, Lucille and Kathleen,
| who are visiting friends here for a
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Henry, Mrs.
| julius Cook and sons of Michigan City,
Ind, A. D. Springer and wife and Mrs.
]. McJoint and children of Chicago
| motored here and were guests of B. j..
Springer and wife portion OF the
week.
There will be services in NorWe-
gian at the Norwegian Lutheran church
next Sunday, Aug. 26, by Rev. Krostu
| of Koshkonong. A cordial welcome to
| all. Parents, bear in mind to send
your children to Sunday school prompt
| ly at 10 O'Clock.
AT II 80 Tuesday forenoon an alarm
of fire was turned in and the depart
ment responded ready for action a few
minutes after. A small blaze in the
| basement of the Keeling house on Al
bion street was the cause, but was ex-
| tinguished with the use of water.
The w. R. C.. and G. A. R. MEM
bers held picnic at Alder's cottage on
| Koshkonong Tuesday. About forty
from this city and Albion were present
to enjoy the day and partake OF the
good things to eat which picnic din
ner always provides. Special music
was furnished by Mr.. Alder's concert
band.
The Edgerton Boy Scouts, twenty
five strong, liked to Lake Ripley Mon
day for a weeks camp. The boys
were equipped with five tents and other
camp utensils as well as $50 for food
maintenance during their stay. They
are in charge of Scout Master Rev. M.
R. Brandt and anticipate fine time
at their outing.
Miss Genevieve McDonough, Miss
Inger Jensen, Miss Ada Davis, Mrs.
Paul Jensen, Mrs. w. Wadell and Mrs.
Carman Nelson went to Camp Douglas
| last Friday and remained over Sunday.
Their report is that the entire Edger-
ton platoon are happy bunch, plenty
to eat, lots of drill work and all salts
fled with army life thus far.
The remains of Bert Macarthur
were brought here Monday for burial
| in Fassett cemetery. His death re-
suited from an operation in Mime
| apolis hospital for gall stones. For a
time Mr.. Macarthur and his wife, for
merly Miss Nellie Lord. made their
home in Edgerton. The bereaved wild
ow, who had many relatives and friends
in Edgerton, has the sympathy OF all
who knew her.
The Wisark Lumber Co., $3.50, 900
corporation, in which Hon. L. G. Whit
tet, Senator Whitehead and several
lumber dealers in the state are inter-
ested, has lately closed the sale of its
/ $4,000 acres of hardwood tract in Ar
| kansas. The tract, located between
Memphis and Little Rock, was pur-
chased ten years ago and held as an in
vestment. The price now obtained was
very satisfactory.
Through the favor of C. w. Pool a
copy of The Duluth News-Tribune has
reached this office, containing a men
ton of Atty H. II. Phelps of that city
as being named as one of the advisors
in behalf of the government to take
appeals from decisions of local draft
boards. Mr.. Phelps was reared as a
boy in Edgerton, educated at Albion
academy and has become one of the
leading attorneys of Minnesota.
| Considering the numerous obstacles
met by the Cast Stone Construction
| Co., the street work is now progress
ing quite rapidly. Canal street is prac-
tically finished, North Main street is
about graded and concrete has been
poured on part of it, and good
stretch of Rollin street is being grad
ed The weather has been favorable
for this work and it looks now as
though it would all be finished before
frost time.
The box car merchant, who runs a
| freight car of produce into town and