The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-12
Local Happenings

Otto Drager intends to move back
to Edgerton to make this his home.
Mrs. E. G. Tallard is visiting her
daughter in Chicago for few days.
"A slight furry of snow, the first of
the season, was just noticeable Tues
day.
Mrs. w. S. Heddles and Miss Beula
of Madison visited Edgerton friends
Monday.
Mrs. Emma .LeClaire of Racine
was a guest at the editors home few
days this week.
Miss Anna Marie Smith of Brook
Ign has been guest at the home OF
Hulga Moen and wife.
Look up the large ad of the Tellef-
son garage announcing present prices
on the Ford car.
George Reynolds, who made the
trip from Ell Paso, Texas, by auto, was
an over Sunday guest of ID. w. North.
Frank Towsley of Oelwein, Iowa,
was here the first of the week for a
short stay with his mother, Mrs. H.
Hutson.
Frank Herrick had two fingers
quite badly crushed when his hand
caught in a corn binder which he was
operating on Monday.
The w. G.. T. u. will meet Friday
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Chas.
Swift. Mrs. C. F. Mabbett will be the
leader. Ali are invited.
Harold Sutton, who has about COM
pIeted the course at the Great Lakes
naval training school, was here to visit
his mother over Sunday.
Willie Williams of Baltimore, Md,
is here for a short visit with his broth
er Frank. He is on his way to Califor-
MIA to pass the winter with his mother.
Specimens of cotton picked by Pri-
vate Hixon B. Knapp from the fields
near Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas,
are on display in the show window of
Borgnis' store.
-rhe Epworth League will give a
Penny Fair, Friday evening, in the M.
E. church If you have never been to
fair, here's your chance. Go anyway
and see "Half- of-Me" and Pearl-White
in "Action."
Henry johnson, Geo. Blanchard,
CIo,1Io,1
vey Raymond, a. E. Stewart, George
DalIman and F. w. Jensen were among
the Edgerton delegation who witnessed
the Giants world series games in
Chicago.
Louis Rossebo, Will Mcintosh, Carl
Stanke, Martin Johnson, John Fike,
George barrow came up from Camp
Grant to pass Sunday with relatives
here. They say that Camp Grant is an
all right place and they get good mess
and good accommodations.
Through E. M. Ladd's agency,
Adolph Starum sold his 40 acre farm in
the town of Sumner to Christ Johnson
for $3.50; Erick T. Smithback estate
sold their 80 acre farm in the town of
Christiana to Braaton Bros. for $12, 000;
Bert Harrison sold his house and lot on
Randolph street to Matte Stewart for
$1,000.
AT the Norwegian Lutheran church
next Sunday, Oct. IA, Rev. Grefthen,
the new pastor, will be installed by
Rev. Halverson of Koshkonong. Ser
vices in Norwegian commencing at
1920, half hour earlier than usual.
You are welcome. Sunday school
promptly at $3.50.
-Weetman Dickinson and wife, w.
A. Borgnis and wife, M. Schmidt, wife
and sons and Mrs. James Pyre motored
to Oconomowoc Sunday and called on
Rev. Stevens and wife. Rev. Stevens
is filling charge in the Baptist church
there and both himself and MRS. Stew
ems wished to be remembered to all
their Edgerton friends.
The North Main street bridge was
completed Monday under the super
vision of Lee Alder. Mayor Conway
and Alderman James Arthur have given
regular daily inspection during the con-
struction of the bridge and it is fine
and substantial structure with a forty
foot waterway. 1t will be opened for
public travel in about three weeks.
"A concert will be given Friday
evening, October 10Th, under the aus
pices of the Singing School, at the
Albion Prairie P. M. church by Mrs.
Van Ness Green and Mr.. J. NJ. Kim
ball. Program commences at 8 O'Clock.
Admission Is and 25 cents. Mrs. Green
is conducting a singing school on the
Prairie where young and old are taught
alike. The society is to be congratu-
lated on having so comDetent an in