The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-20
Local Happenings

Mrs. E. S. Hatch has returned
from a visit among friends in Michigan.
The quota for Rock county when
the draft is made for the conscript
army will be 449.
Chief Springer is attending the
convention of the chiefs of police at
Kenosha this week.
Rev. ]. Linnevold and family de-
parted for their new home in Glen
wood, Mimi, Monday morning.
John Madden and wife and Richard
Curran and wife motored to Milwaukee
for Sunday visit with friends.
If you are registered in the city of
Edgerton, add your card number to 81.
This will give your serial number.
20. r. Pomeroy and wife of Gays
Mills visited among relatives in this
vicinity few days during the week.
Richard Brown, now at the officers
training camp at Fit. Sheridan, was
home for an over Sunday visit at the
home of his mother.
"A pleasant family gathering was
held at the Schachtschneider home east
town Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. John
'Iessert of Watertown were in attend
ance.
Kenneth Earle, who has been visit
ing his parents here for ten days, re-
turned Tuesday to the command of
naval reserves at Newport, R. l., of
which he is a member.
The annual harvest picnic of the
Albion Prairie P. M. church will be
held in Henry Marsden's grove on
Tuesday, Aug. 18th. Announcement
of attractions later.
Beginning with next Saturday a
Greater Vitagraph feature will be
shown at the Lyric every Thursday and
Saturday, assuring the patrons of that
place the best in pictures on those
nights.
"A. P. Burnham, formerly cashier of
the Rock County National bank of
GAINESVILLE, has been appointed captain
at FIT. Sheridan, acting as paymaster,
handling around three-quarters of a
million month.
In this issue will be found an ad-
vertisement announcing clearing sale
at Babcock & Keller's clothing store.
Good bargains are offered and you bet
ter look through the list. Sale COM
mences Saturday, July Fl, and lasts a
week.
Atty. R. B. Graves, wife and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Graves mo-
tored here from Sparta for an over
'nday visit at the j. A. Jensen home.
Miss Virginia Jensen returned with
them for visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Graves.
The Norwegian Lutheran church
has extended call to Rev. Alfred
Bredesen of Chicago, formerly of
Stoughton, and expect favorable re-
ply shortly. Rev. Bredesen is son of
Rev. Bredesen, long pastor of one of
the Stoughton churches.
Have you bought Chautauqua
ticket? Do you know this is the best
Chautauqua that ever came to Edger-
ton? The ladies of the Federation have
guaranteed the company $500, and an
extra special course is coming. Don't
miss it, buy ticket today. 81,
The affairs of R. Else & Son, who
were adjudged bankrupts last Deem
Der, have been settled in the U. S. dis
trict court. The creditors received the
munifcent sum of four and seven-tenths
cents on the dollar. Else & Son owned
creameries at Mcfarland, GAINESVILLE,
and Milton.
Earl Preston, aged 10, son of Chas.
Preston, was drowned in Rock river at
GAINESVILLE Thursday while swimming
with his elder brother The body was
recovered half hour later. The Pres
ton family resided in Edgerton for
time before moving to GAINESVILLE where
the father is employed by the Fifeld
Lumber Co.
Chester Ellingson, who is employed
as freight conductor on the Milwaukee
road running between Milestone and
Harlowtown, Mont, passed few days
of the week at the home of his parents
here. Since the caboose which he used
on his run, No. 1913, was crashed into
and caught on fire, destroying most of
his personal effects, he begins to think
he is a victim of the hoodoo 13.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
are engaged in the sale of season tick
cts for the Travers-Wick Chautauqua,
which opens in Edgerton July 10Th for
one week. A fine program of enter