The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-22

Hanson Blank of Reedsburg IS a
guest of his sister, Mrs. F. A. Young.
Mrs. P. C.. Brown entertained a
large company of lady friends Monday.
| The price of butter slumped off
three cents in the Elgin market this
week, 36a cents is the figure.
The Young Ladies' Guild of the M.
E. church will meet in the church par
lors, Monday, June Is, at 2:3O o'clock.
All wishing to donate old linen,
cotton cloth or bed spreads for Red
Cross work, please leave at Library
any afternoon.
Corporal Robert Mcintosh, with
the officers training camp at Fit. Sher-
idan, was home for brief stay during
the week end. In uniform Bob makes
fine appearance as an officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wentworth
were at Appleton during the week in
attendance at the graduation exercises
of Lawrence college. Their daughter,
| Miss Adele, was a member of the class.
Mrs. ]. HI. Criddie of Stoughton,
Mrs. F. J. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Tyler left on Monday for an extended
trip through the West. They expect
to visit California and other places of
interest before their return.
"A number of Edgerton friends and
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
/ Bowen enjoyed barn dance at the
Bowen home near town Monday night.
The party was in the nature OF sur
prise on Mr.. Bowen and about fifty
couples were present.
During the absence Of the family
| in town Saturday evening, June 9th,
thieves entered the home of William
Kruckenberg, two miles north of Ed
gerton, and stole a lady's gold watch,
a gents gold watch fob and took about
80 chickens without leaving any clue
behind
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mabbett at
tended the fifteenth reunion of their
graduating class at the University of
Wisconsin on Monday. Fifty members
sat down at banquet as representatives
of the class of 1902. This was the
largest number present at any of the
reunions this year.
Relatives in this vicinity have re-
ceived news of the marriage of Carl
Robson of Dane county to Miss Ella
Kline Of Stevens Point, Wis, which
occurred June IA, 1917, at Stevens
Point. The groom is brother of Mrs.
Ole T. Berg, who with numerous friends
tender congratulations.
GAINESVILLE had $75, 900 fire Satur-
day morning when the Jones Dyeing
and Bleach Works at Monterey were
partially destroyed. The company has
many large orders for concerns filling
| government contracts, such as the
| Lewis Co., Bradley Knitting Co. of
| Delavan and other middle-west con-
| Germs which the fire will cause great
Inconvenience to. 80
City Engineer w. F. Reichardt has
submitted plans to the council for a
steel girder bridge to be placed over
Saunders creek on North Main street.
1t is forty foot bridge with "a foot
roadway and four foot sidewalks. This
type of bridge is recommended by the
State Highway Commission. Mr..
| Reichardt was in the city the fore part
of the week looking after the Wash
| ington street paving.
"A pair of screech owls have nestled
| this spring in shade tree near w. I.
Pomeroy's residence and since the
Matching of their young have become
| quite belligerent. They would drop
down on passersby and peck or scratch
! their exposed faces or hands. The
limit was reached Monday when one of
| them flew into the face of Mr.. Pom
eroy and fastened it's claws deeply upon
| his nose. A permit was then secured
and both the old birds and their young
| were shot.
Prisoners under the custody of
Sheriff Robert O. Whipple, who have
been furnished employment during the
terms of their sentences as provided
under the commitment law, have earn
ed So, $780, "a in the first five months of
this year, according to statement by
the sheriff. This establishes a record
for the county in the amount Of wages
paid to jail inmates. Of this amount,
$7,091.21 has been turned over by the
sheriff to dependent relatives of the
prisoners. Necessaries of life, includ-
ing clothing and needed supplies pur-
chased for the prisoners out of their
wages, cost S762. 48 and the balance of
1886. SIS has been turned into the county