The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-04


| mond will be held Thursday afternoon
at 2 o. m. from the Fulton church.
Hans Sorenson of Stoughton is do
| ing the carpenter work on L. A. An
derson's new residence which is now
| we'll under way.
Walter Mabbett and Herman Stark
returned from the Overland factory at
Toledo Wednesday evening with cou-
pie cars driven overland.
Mrs. P. c. Brown was called to
GAINESVILLE Wednesday by the illness of
her granddaughter, who suffered re-
lapse from measles.
&C. G. Biederman and T. B. Earle
left Wednesday evening for Billings,
Mont. Mr.. Earle has lately disposed
of his holdings in Montana land and
goes out to complete the transfer.
Andrew Jensen and wife left Sat-
| urday for Minneapolis for an indefinite
stay, visiting at the home of their
daughter, and where Mr.. Jensen will
| attend an important Lutheran synod
| meeting.
The annual contest of the Third
Rank teams of K. of P. lodges in
southern Wisconsin will be held at
Stoughton, Thursday, May 10, COM
mencing at two p. M, with six teams
entered. The Edgerton team will take
! the floor at 7:30 p. m.
Mrs. Levi G. Holton, mother of
DR.. J. L. Holton and Mrs. Henry
Thronson of this city, died at her home
near Utica, Tuesday evening, aged "a
years. She suffered broken hip sew
eral weeks ago, which fastened her
decline. The funeral will take place
from the home at p. m. Saturday and
also from the West Koshkonong church.
"A meeting of the subscribers to
| the stock of the new Highway Trailer
Co. was held at the office of P. N.
Grubb Wednesday evening, when the
articles of association and bylaws were
adopted. A board of directors was
elected consisting of Andrew Mcintosh,
IB. C. Wilson, j. w. Menhall, Frank
Pringle and G. Florey. The purchase
of the plant of the Edgerton Wagon
| Co. with the machinery and equipment
was authorized. The directors later
elected the officers of the company as
follows: President and general man.
ager, J. w. Menhall; vice president,
Morris Johnson; secretary, c. Florey;
treasurer and chairman of the board,
Andrew Mcintosh. The stock is prac-
tically all taken and the new concern
will be turning out completed trailers
next week.
| The first instruction of the recruits
for Co. M enlisted in this city was
given by Capt. Caldwell at the high
school gym Monday evening, when
large crowd of spectators witnessed
the drill. At that time fifteen more
applications for enlistment were re-
ceived, bringing the total number up
to So from this city. Edgerton's roll
of honor, therefore, will show per-
centage of enlistments to population
equal to any in the state. Regular
drill will occur on Monday evening here
unless the company should be called to
a state camp soon. Will Mcintosh YVES
appointed sergeant and Mahlon Ogden
corporal of the Edgerton contingent by
Capt. Caldwell. The men enlisted and
sworn in Wednesday evening, May End:
Willis Madden Harry McCann
Lawrence Whitford George Ogden
Herbert Nichols Wesley Telletson
Giles Lien Oscar Severson
Harvey Davis Stanley Posse
Merle Olsen Even Norgord
Richard Hayes James Monroe
Charles Bunker Glenn Gallman
Christian Oppegard
Five men seeking enlistment at this
time were rejected due to physical de-
feet.
The third sin of the group of Seven
Deadly Sins, Greed" will be shown
at the Lyric on Thursday. Greed"
has an especially fine cast with Nance
O'Neil, Shirley Mason, George LeGuere
and Robert Elliott and is throbbing
story of Wall street, showing from
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