The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-28
Local Happenings


Postmaster Hoen has been named
the local federal food administrator.
Mr.. Fred 1. Babcock has enlisted
in the u. S. army and will soon join
the colors.
Carl SpiIman has returned home
from Watertown where he has been at
tending college.
Lee Hanson from Camp Grant was
calling upon Edgerton friends here Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. g. A. Thompson has enlisted
with the U. S. army and is awaiting
the call for service.
Mrs. Louise Pearce has returned
from short vacation spent at the
home of her sister in Iowa.
james Harrison came up from
Sterling, ILL.,, Saturday for few days
visit with his family here.
The committee in charge are ar
ranging for the Community Picnic to
be held here Thursday, August 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Merritt of
Brodhead were up to pass a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. B. j.
Springer.
W. T. Pomeroy is completing a
shipment of one hundred and fifty thou
sand tobacco plants and has that many
more on hand.
W. T. Pomeroy returned Monday
from an extended trip through the
northern tobacco districts and reports
fine outlook for the crop.
John Toynton, wife and Mrs. Ida
Toynton motored to Madison the first
of the week to see Miss Lila Toynton
who is in a hospital there.
Remember the sacred concert at
the Norwegian church this Thursday
evening by Oscar A. Gronseth. 1t will
be an entertainment worth hearing.
Regular communication of Fulton
Lodge No. SO F. & A. M. Tuesday,
July 2, 1918, at o'clock. Work in F.
C.. degree. Visiting brothers invited.
-Four special troop trains passed
through Edgerton Tuesday morning in
block succession, bound for Camp
Grant. The boys were from Minneso-
ia and the Dakotas.
Mr.. P M. Ellingson has enlisted in
the service of the Four Minute Men
and gave his maiden speech at the
Lyric theater Monday evening on the
subject "War Savings Stamps"
Services will not be held in the
German church next Sunday. The pas
tor, Rev. Spilman, has gone to Water
town to attend the Synod meeting
which will be in session about week.
In a letter to his parents, Clayton
Hubbell writes from Paris Island Naval
Training Camp that he has about COM
pleted his course of training and is
looking for assignment to active sea
duties any time now. ..a3- S.
George A. Fredericks of Grays
Lake, ILL.,, will have charge of Robert
Wilson's grocery store during his alb
sence. Mr.. Fredericks has had large
experience in the business and the store
will be conducted on the same up-to-
date plans as heretofore.
Jerry Hinkle, with the Electric
Light Co., received his orders to report
at Seattle at once. He enlisted in the
naval reserves in Washington several
months ago and has since been waiting
to be called. He left Tuesday.
Mrs. j. A. Henderson, president of
the City Federation, is attending a
library summer school at Madison. The
affairs of the Federation will be at
tended to by the vice president, Mrs.
Marvin Marsden, during her absence.
j. McDonough has been secured by
the common council to make an inspec-
ton of all connections with the sanitary
sewer in the city. When called upon
every person should willingly assist him
by giving all the desired information.
Word has been received in this city
ILldC OAlhALlO, WIN WCuG W l. duSC
with Company M, has been sent back
to the United States and is physically
unfit for military duty. He is now To-
Gated in a hospital in Virginia and it is
said he is suffering with rheumatism.
Eugene Flarity. late with the Dali
mann Drug company, has received no.
tice that he has been certified for duty
in the pharmacy department of the
navy hospital corps and is to report
when convenient at headquarters in
Milwaukee. He expects to leave about
July Is.
The annual school meeting takes
place at the high school auditorium
next Monday evening, July 1st. There
is to be elected clerk and two mem