The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
Local Happenings
A Song For May.

UD from the spring scented ldue
CrOOnS a warm breeze singing over anu oFcl,
Ever a wIStful re1raln
s.Bees in the meadow are busily humming,
Life is as sweet as a song.
Summer is coming, is coming, is coming,
Why do you linger so longF
Moonlight last night Ger the warm earth was
Moonlight and silvery dew,
Earth was asleep. but my heart was still wax
ing,
Summer has come to the hills and the mead
Summer and sunlight and song
Winter and sorrow have fed with the shad-
why do you linger so long?'
-Jessica Nelson North in The Laurentian
Fred Schultz is out with new
motor truck for draying.
Mrs. C. Wanamaker visited friends
in Appleton over Sunday.
Both lumber yards are now equip
ped with motor delivery trucks.
commencement exercises of the
high school occur the coming week.
Harley Barnson of Minneapolis
called upon Edgerton friends Tuesday.
The new Liberty Loan Bonds are
now offered the public for investment.
The Elgin price of butter is up a
cent this week, 80 cents being the fig-
ure.
"A special meeting of Fulton Lodge
F. e. A. M. will be held next Tuesday
evening.
Miss Hazel Biederman visited with
friends in Richland Center portion OF
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Sweeney of Chi
cago were guests of Edgerton relatives
over the week end.
Ole C. Moen and family returned
Wednesday evening from Writer spent
on the Gulf coast.
Mrs. Aug. Dumann went to Roches-
ter, Mimi, Wednesday to consult the
Mayo hospital staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul N. Grubb were
week end visitors at the home OF MIR.
Grubb's parents at Mansion.
County Clerk Howard w. Lee and
wife of GAINESVILLE were guests OF their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Pearson, over
Sunday.
The weather was perfect Friday
for the 9th grade picnic held at Charley
Bluff and the pupils enjoyed full
days pleasure in the outing.
On Memorial day, next Wednesday,
the business places of Edgerton will
close at noon and remain closed the
balance of the day.
Some material for the Washington
street Improvement has commenced to
arrive but the rains of the week have
delayed the laying of concrete.
Mrs. E.. L. Roethe entertained a
company of lady friends Wednesday
evening, it being in the nature of a
shower for Miss Kate Gulliford.
Herman Henning, recently en-
ployed at the Edgerton Cigar Co. s
shop, was taken to GAINESVILLE Tues lay
for an operation at Mercy hospital.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld left Tues
day on business trip to Sheldon, Iowa.
He has been engaged to deliver the
Memorial day address at Windsor.
The 500 club Tuesday planned a
surprise upon Mrs. Flagg and her sis
ter, Mrs. Shepard. The guests brought
we'll filled baskets for luncheon that
was served.
Five head of baby beeves, ranging
from eight to nine months of age. were
delivered to Lyon & Biessman Wednes-
i, day by VIM. Gardiner & Son, for which
the sum of $685. was received.
Upon recommendation Of Sergeant
Woods. Acadamy hall has been rented
for drill purposes for the Edgerton
platoon. Negotiations are being made
to secure the hall by the year.
M. F. Green is at Rhinelander this
week to place 100 head Of cattle pur-
chased at ST. Paul, on pasturage for
the summer near that place, where q
1000 acre tract has been fenced.
Richard Brown left Saturday for
Chicago where he expected to receive
his transportation to France where be
has been assigned as ambulance driver
for the Red Cross. No date has yet
been fixed for sailing from New York.
Conway & Marsden bought $4,000
pounds of wool that was clipped from
the Pope shipment at the feeding yards
earlier in the season On Tuesday. The
price paid is said to be 50cents pound
the highest market for many years.
EARLY gardens and possibly small
fruit suffered severely from the hare
froot Of TuoS5av piuht when tke tenn