The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27


this week.
Miss Alice Payne of Madison, spent
S unday with Mrs. F. G. Smith.
Frank Ayers Of GAINESVILLE was
Sunday visitor among Edgerton friends.
Mrs. l.. C. Whittet has been visit
ing relatives in Chicago during the
week.
Fl. A. Young's family have taken
cottage for a two weeks outing
at Lake:Kegonsa.
"A bouncing nine-pound son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Jensen on
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Louise Pearce has returned
from her vacation spent at the home OF
| her sister in Iowa.
Miss Hazel Shannon of Westby is
visiting at the home of Mrs. A. w.
Bentley and other relatives here.
Mrs. Wray Watson has been pass
| ing a couple of weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Trace Christianson, in
Stoughton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Rummelhoff of
Chicago are visiting at the home of
Mrs. HIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Hauge.
Mrs. j. w. Conn and son Russell
went to ST. Louis Friday to consult a
specialist regarding an operation nee
essary for Strengthening Russell's foot.
| There will be no services at the M.
E. church next Sunday. Rev. and Mrs.
Hooton are spending their vacation
| with their son and daughter at Delavan.
| 1t is a rare occurrence that two
| such important events as having son
born into his family and being drawn
| in the selective draft to serve his coun-
try happen on the same day. But this
occurred to Henry Morrissey on Friday
| last.
Miss Nellie Bentley is in receipt of
letter from Paul Bentley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bentley of Chicago, now
with the ambulance corps somewhere
in France" in which he speaks of the
cordial attention paid to all Americans
in that country.
! Henry Zimmerman and family of
Burlington spent short time in Ed
gerton Wednesday morning while en-
route home from an auto trip to Iowa.
Mr.. Zimmerman is not only postmaster
at Burlington but publisher of the
Standard Democrat, one of the high
class rural papers OF. the state. The
Reporter acknowledges pleasant call.
| Construction work on the Stebbins-
vile dam, acquired for supplemental
power for the Stoughton electric plant,
has been commenced and men are
needed by the contractor. The dam
will be built of concrete and provide
for IL foot head that under normal
conditions will provide for considerable
power. Sci
Edison Ogden, who enlisted in the
regular army less than two months
ago and assigned to Co. G, 10th Inf. ,
has already landed in France. A let
ter received by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Ogden, during the week
from Somewhere in France" an
nounces his safe arrival in that country
but he was not permitted to tell of any
particulars of the trip.
An extra number for Chautauqua
week will be furnished by the Travers-
Wick system not on the regular pro-
gram, to be given by Miss Margaret
Manning, play ground superintendent.
She aims to give the little folks an en-
tertainment they understand and will
be interested in. She knows the things
they like to do, the songs they like to
sing and the stories they like to hear.
Watch for date of her appearance.
/ The home of DR.. B. L. Cleary mar
rowly escaped serious fire Saturday
| by the timely discovery of smoke issu-
ing from a closet. Quite a loss to
| clothing occurred, however, that was
covered by insurance. The only ex-
PLANTATION as to the cause of the blaze
is assigned to the fact that Mrs. Cleary
was cleaning her white shoes with ben
zine, replacing them in the closet a
short time before the fire occurred.
The loss was promptly settled by
Henry Johnson's service agency.
If anyone has the idea that the OPP
orators in the Edgerton Telephen Of
| fee are loafing on their job let them
consult the record of a single days
conversation conducted over the lines
made July "a. The calls answered in
the city numbered 2S43; from city to
| farm lines, 1888: from farms to CITY,