The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
Local Happenings


was a guest at the John Bowen home a
portion of the week.
The E. C. Tallard family have
moved their household effects TO Madi-
son during the week.
james Pollard went to Hollandale
Monday to assist his son George COM
plete his farm harvest.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Lee of Fulton at Miss Lockwood's
hospital Sunday morning.
Services will be conducted in Eng
lish at st. Johns Lutheran church next
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Roger Mooney and Earl Broderick
were up from the Great Lakes training
station for an over Sunday visit.
Herbert Goeda of Camp Grant and
his wife of Madison were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Goeda on Sunday.
The ladies aid of the M. E. church
will hold their harvest sale and supper
next Wednesday evening, Sept. 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stark went
to Rochester, Mimi, Sunday to consult
the Mayo staff regarding Mrs. Stark's
health.
Mrs. D. l. Wilson departed Wed
nesday for Hudson, N. Y, where she
will spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. D. Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Newman and
child and Mrs. Howe of Stockport, Ia,
motored here for few days visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. New
man the past week.
George Stricken and wife, who
have been rusticating the past few
weeks at the home of Mrs. Stricker's
parents in Porter, returned home last
Sunday.
The Myers Hotel at GAINESVILLE has
again changed hands, Chas. Wild sell
ing the property to w. G. Kealey, late
of the new Southern Hotel at Chicago,
a man of experience in the hotel bust
ness.
J. w. Menhall was at the Great
Lakes training station last week max
ing a demonstration with one Of his
large type trailers. The government
is about to place an order for its needs
at that camp.
Still fewer people were observed
violating the fuel administration re-
quest for a gasolineless Sunday for the
third Sunday. 1t is also announced
that the ban is on kerosene fuel
used in pleasure cars.
While hunting ducks on the Albion
marsh Monday morning, Frank Burgy
received sixteen shot wounds from
Dutch Hartzell's gun. The shoot
ing was purely accidental, and not ser
ious, as all the shot were removed.
When the books were closed on
Registration day there were just 26S
names. This number was not quite as
large as had been estimated, but there
is not much question but what all ellgl-
bles presented themselves.
"A team of Chicago Masons con-
ferred the Royal Arch degree upon DR..
w. McChesney, Frank Pearson and
Rollin Livick of Fulton Lodge F. & A.
Nj. in the GAINESVILLE chapter Saturday
evening. The Chicago Masons were
accompanied by fine quartet, and a
banquet and speech making followed
the lodge work.
in this issue we publish an adver-
tisement for the Jefferson Co. Fair, to
be held at Jefferson next week. Sept.
24-27. Wednesday has special pro-
gram for children, Thursday is county
day and Friday is patriotic day. The
Jackie band will furnish the music on
Friday. Secretary Roessler tells US
that the 1918 fair will surpass any held.
VIM. Mccarthy, for many years a
resident of Albion, died at his home in
that village Sunday after lingering
illness. Funeral services were held
from his home Tuesday afternoon, and
pursuant to request of the deceased,
Atty. Geo. w. Blanchard paid fitting
tribute to his life. A more extended
obituary later.
Lee Alder has been employed by
the city to build the new High street
bridge over Saunders creek near the
feeding yards. The new structure will
have 43 feet waterway, two spans with
center pier of concrete. The spans will
be of steel construction with concrete
driveway. The material is mostly on
the site and work will be completed in
a few weeks.
Sam Wileman is home from seven
weeks stay at the Nichols cancer in
stitute at Savanna, Mo. Although he
:, minus his RIGHT arm amOltato0