The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Local Happenings

camp Douglas LaDOr Lay.
Miss Thresa Denim of Chicago is
visiting Mrs. Harrington.
L. E. Gettle was down from Madi-
son Tuesday on business matters.
Mrs. Robert McGill of Oregon is
spending the week with Edgerton rela-
tives.
Regular meeting of the Order
Eastern Star Tuesday. Sept. 18th, at
o'clock.
The Bethany Circle will meet on
Thursday evening at the home of Mrs.
o. G. Hanson.
M. FL. Ford and D. P. Devine WIS.,
tied their sons at Camp Douglas last
Thursday.
&C. E. Shannon left for his cottage
on Lost Lake near Sayner the fore
part of the week.
The arrival of girl babe in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo: Schmeling
was an event of Labor Day.
Miss Clara Jensen leaves for Red
Wing, Mimi, Friday, where she will
teach in the college there the coming
year.
Mrs. C. L.. Culton and daughters
Lucille and Kathleen return south Mon
day to their new home near Pensacola,
Florida.
Miss Bernadine Girard departed for
Chicago Tuesday where she is engaged
as physical instructor in the Herman
Butler House, a social center.
Rev. Sunby and wife, Inga Brede-
son, Anna Nelson, Mayme Gunderson
and Mrs. Melvin Halverson spent last
Friday with o. G. Hansen and wife.
John G.. Delong of the Chicago
Tribune and his sister, Mrs. Deveraux,
of Chicago, were guests of Edgerton
relatives on Sunday en- route to Kill
bourn resorts by auto.
r. w. Miller, who succeeded Mar
tin Voog with the Edgerton Telephone
Co., moved his household goods and
family from Shullsburg Thursday into
the Lockwood residence on West Full
ton street.
"A smart thunder storm that broke
the drouth of nearly five weeks in this
immediate locality came Wednesday
morning that gives temporary relief to
the parched and gasping vegetation.
The Boston Store, one of the large
department establishments in Miiwau-
kee, takes space in The Reporter to in
vite State Fair visitors to take trip
through one of the big sights of that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Madden and
MIR. and Mrs. Will Bardeen motored to
Camp Douglas for week end stay.
Mr.. Bardeen took his camera along
and will secure series of pictures OF
camp life among the soldiers.
Perry Saunders on Albion Prairie
reports the best yield of wheat thresh-
ed this season. From a bushel and
three-quarters sown on one and one
half acres he obtained 81 bushels, ma.
chine measure, and of No. quality.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Friday,
Sept. IA, at 3 o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. Matte Brown, at which time del
egates will be appointed to the state
convention to be held in Milwaukee,
Sept. 21-25. Every member should be
present.
Will Mcintosh left for Camp Grant
Thursday among the 5 per cent first
called of Rock county's quota for the
selective draft army This is the sec.
ond time he has given up his position
as postman to get into the military
service OF his country.
Andrew Mcintosh, grand master,
and several other members of Fulton
Lodge F. & A. M. went to Camp Doug
las Wednesday to confer the Masters
degree upon Lieut.. Ernest Wood of Co.
K, 4th Reg, who was unable to come
10 EuSSTCOu WuSI0 TIC was dOiulCICu u
the Masonic lodge.
No services next Sunday at the
Norwegian Lutheran church, as the
congregation is invited to take part ir
a celebration of the 400th anniversary
of the Lutheran Reformation which
will be held at Monona Park, Madison,
Wis, Sept. 10, under the auspices OF
six Lutheran congregations of Madison
Miss Alice Morrissey, for severa
years employed in the insurance office
of Carter & Morse at GAINESVILLE, ha;
resigned her position. After spending
Sunday with her parents here she lef
Monday for Milwaukee where she ha.
accepted similar position with Mil
waukee insurance firm.
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