The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-04
Local Happenings

DIR. Horton IS also victim or the
new contagion, influenza.
"A boy babe was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Walker on Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Green were up
from Beloit for an over Sunday visit.
Oscar Jensen has been confined to
his home for several days with infiu-
enza.
Fred Lohmair was called Tuesday
to Jefferson barracks for limited war
service.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned at the home of Miss Borghild
Thoreson, Oct. 3rd. z
Mrs. Scott Hatch was called to La
Crosse Monday by the illness of Mrs.
A. B. Peterson.
Miss Helen Skinner of Madison Wis
tied among her young girl friends here
over the week end.
Archie Perrigo and family of Mil
waukee were Sunday guests at the
home of his mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Shelley of
Milwaukee were visiting among Edger-
ton friends few days this week.
&C. G. Biederman has returned from
Montana where he supervised the seed
ing of nearly 5000 acres of winter
wheat.
John Henderson and wife have
been informed of the safe arrival over
seas of Lieut.. Max Henderson of the
aviation corps.
Joe Sherman failed to size up to
physical requirements of Uncle Sam 8
soldiers and was sent home from Camp
Grant this week with his discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. HI. Whitford of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, have been visiting
among relatives in this vicinity during
the week, having driven overland by
auto.
The Wisconsin Telephone Co. is
constructing a new copper circuit from
Madison to Rockford to accommodate
the increased traffic arising at Camp
Grant.
"A car of crushed stone has been
received at this station for repairing
the west Albion road, which the Dane
county highway commissioner will have
charge of.
j. M. Stoke, who was given a
forty day furlough that he might Sc
cure tobacco crop grown on the farm
of Mrs. Ford in Albion, has returned
to Fort Riley, Kansas.
Nearly 5000. bushels of wheat have
been marketed at Edgerton since the
threshing season opened. 1t has been
long years since the farmers of this
vicinity have had any surplus grain to
dispose OF.
The first frosts to mark vegetation
came on several mornings the last days
of September These have put the
autumn tints upon the foliage and adds
beauty to the landscape everywhere.
-Mesdames Harry Ash, Andrew Nc
Intosh, F. w. Coon, Marvin Marsden
and Henry Wesendonk have been at
tending the Grand Chapter Order of
Eastern Star in Milwaukee this week.
GAINESVILLE has lost two of its prom
inent citizens by death during the week
Allen P. Lovejoy, active in business
and financial circles, and Harry G. Car
ter, member of the insurance firm of
Carter & Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wi]eman are in
receipt of letter from their son
George who is with the air service re-
placement corps in France. 1t is the
first news they have received from him
in several months.
Henry johnson is attending an in
surance meeting in Chicago couple
days this week and then goes to Mt.
Clemens, Mich, for week or so stay
at that resort.
Melvin Shaw concluded his twenty
five day furlough spent with his par
ents here, returning Monday to his
duties as regimental sergeant-major,
18th Ammunition Train at Fort Bliss.
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Pomeroy and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Hutson left Mon
day on an automobile trip to Gays Mills
on a visit to the o. r. Pomeroy family
and also attend the fair there this
week.
Capt. ]. T. Hurd of Eau Claire,
who recently received his commission
in the engineering corps, visited friends
in Edgerton the latter part of the
week, leaving Monday for Washington.
His wife and daughter remained for g