The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-29


The Red Cross relief subscriptions
are quite likely to reach $4,000 before
the final returns are made, and about
$1,000 in excess of the quota required
of Edgerton.
Rev. j. Linnevold went to Mime
apolis Tuesday evening to serve on
committee appointed to prepare graded
Sunday school lessons for the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church.
There was large attendance pres
ent at the Norwegian Lutheran church
Sunday to listen to the farewell sermon
of Rev. J. Linnevold. A generous fare
well offering was made their retiring
pastor.
The service at the Norwegian
Lutheran church next Sunday morning
will be in English. This will probably
be the last time Rev. Linnevold will
preach in Edgerton before going to
Glenwood, MINI.
The members of the public library
board and their families were enter
tanned at the home of Walter Mabbett
Friday evening as farewell to Rev.
j. Linnevold, who has been an efficient
member of the board for several years
past.
Ed Schoenfeldt and Mrs. julius
Summerfeldt went to Rochester, Min
nesota, Sunday to consult DR.. Mayo in
regard to their health. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. August Willie who
will visit her husband now at the hos
pital at Rochester
Mrs. D. F. Heddles, who has been
spending several months with relatives
in this vicinity, leaves for her home at
Paonia, Colo, on Saturday. Her daugh-
ter Catherine, who graduated in the
department of Public School of
Music at Evanston, ILL.,, recently, ac-
companies her home.
The Edgerton Platoon will give
a social dance in Academy hall Friday
evening, June 20. The Jazz Band will
furnish the music and dancing will be
from to / o'clock. The boys expect
to leave for Camp Douglas ere long
and all had better join with them in
having good time before they go.
Albert Boden, tenant on the Quin
Rood farm in Hanerville, had four
horses killed Saturday by lightning,
two of the horses being thrown over a
wire fence by the storm. The horses
Were aged from one year to three years
DID, He had no insurance on the ami
mails, which represent total loss to
him.
Miss Helen Coon played the we'd
ding march at the marriage of Miss
Mary L. Chalfant and DR.. Clark Wood
ford which took place at the home Of
the brides parents in Madison at, 4
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Chalfant, who is a graduate of the Mil
waukee normal, taught the kindergar-
ten department of our public schools
the past year and has many friends in
Edgerton who tender their best wishes.
"A tremendously heavy rainfall COW
cred the southeastern portion of the
state Saturday morning. A downpour
of something over two inches was reg
istered here but in Milwaukee 81 inches
fell, flooding many portions of the city.
A mile or so of track on the Milwaukee
road between Elm Grove and Milwau
kee was washed out, delaying all trains
until evening. East of Portage near
Rio several inches of hail covered the
ground, doing much damage to crops.
The tobacco set in that section must be
replanted.
Members of the Edgerton Credit
association sat down to a fine banquet
at the high school gym Thursday even
ing when about 100 covers were laid.
The repast was served by the Fedora
ton of ladies clubs under the direction
of Miss Anna Hoen. At business
meeting which followed it was voted to
give community picnic again this
season and the arrangement of details
was left to the board of directors who
will fix, the date and make public the
program in due time. The big picnic at
which the whole countryside attended
proved such success last year that
the business men of Edgerton are de-
termined to repeat it with an even
more attractive program this year.
The greatest commencement week
in the history of Milton college closed
last Thursday night. Large crowds
were in attendance and the most en-
thusiastic loyalty was manifested by
both students and alumni. While the