The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-21
Local Happenings

visit at the home Of her parents near
town.
Miss Hattie Pyre was down for an
ever Sunday visit at the home of her
mother.
Miss Florence Flagg has been Wis
iting her sister at Watertown during
the week.
Miss Mary Barrett is visiting for a
few days with Mrs. w. l.. Rasmussen
in Chicago.
VIM. Mcintosh has purchased a
new Buick roadster and J. A. Jensen a
five passenger Buick.
Misses Frances and Mona Nichols
are home for vacation from teaching
at Eau Claire and Princeton.
j. o. Henderson and wife passed a
few days of the week with their son,
DR.. Henderson, in Stoughton.
Harry McChesney and wife were
out from Chicago for an over Sunday
visit at the home of his parents.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned by Miss Mollie Harrison at her
home Thursday evening, June goth.
Miss Jessica North departed Fri
day for Mansfield, La, to investigate
the proposition rendered her of taking
editorial charge of a sorority magazine.
Summer temperatures broke in on
us suddenly Sunday when thermome-
tiers climbed above the 80 mark in the
shade-the first real hot day of the
season.
Mrs. C. H. Mcintyre came up from
Chicago few days this week to ar
range for the storing of her household
goods shipped here from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.. their former home.
An auto party of young ladies' con-
sisting of Misses Emma Thompson,
Helen Coon, Nellie Bradley, Elizabeth
and Isabel Hepburn and Beula Croft
paid visit to Camp Grant on Sunday.
Visitors at Camp Grant learn that
Lee Hanson, late clerk of The Carlton
hotel, has been assigned as drillmaster
for squad of negro rockies that have
lately arrived from the South.
After finishing her school year at
Beloit college, Miss Florence Jack left
for Kansas City to join Redpath con-
cert company who are to fill dates
largely in the east during the chautau-
qua season.
John Byrne, living three miles west
of town, had his Ford car stolen from
the streets of GAINESVILLE Thursday
evening while he was attending the
high school commencement exercises.
His license number was 1867.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Strong went to
Camp Grant Monday where Mr.. Strong
is inspecting the work at the Y. M. C..
A. camps and checking their accounts.
His employment by the government
will take him to the various canton
ments.
Peter Mccain has received no fur
Their information regarding his son
Harry who was reported by the war
department severely wounded on the
battle front in France on May 28th.
No news may be considered good news
and it is safe to conclude the young
man is convalescing.
One of number of large moving
trucks that was passing through town
Thursday failed to negotiate the turn
at the Ebbott corner owing to some
fault of the steering gear and crashed
into the ornamental lighting post. The
cast iron standard was broken off and
the globes and bulbs smashed.
Miss Luella Crandall was hit by a
passing auto Saturday afternoon as she
was turning into the yard at the Will
Barber home in Albion. The car turned
out to pass and struck the horse,
breaking it's front leg, which necessi-
tated the killing of the animal. The
owner of the car proved to be town
of Oakland farmer.
Miss Alice Bolte of GAINESVILLE and
Frank Stewart of Edgerton were
quietly married at Rockford Wednes-
day at st. Judas church, Father Quinn
performing the ceremony. They were
attended by the brother and sister of
the groom. After short honeymoon
trip they will be at home at 3O6 North
Academy street, GAINESVILLE.
The name of an Is year old Evans
vile boy was included in Mondays cas-
ualty list among those severely wound
ed. He is Clifford Stiff. His mother
received telegram from the war de-
partment Sunday morning announcing
the boy had been wounded. He was
under age when he enlisted last fall