The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09
Local Happenings
GAINESVILLE fair next week.

Frank McIntosh and wife returned
to their home at Viroqua by motor Sum
day.
Miss Jessie Morrissey has gone to
Minneapolis for few weeks visit to
friends in that vicinity.
Miss Bernadine Girard has returned
for few weeks visit at the home Of
her mother.
Attorney George Blanchard trans
acted business in the Capital City the
last of the week.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Jacob Johnson Thurs
day evening, Aug. Is.
Little Miss Hillabor Christensen is
down from Stoughton to pass portion
of the week with relatives.
Floyd Coats of Camp Grant was an
over Sunday guest at the home of his
sister, Mrs. freeman Lyon.
Miss Marie Babcock, who is train
ing at nurses school at Lake View
hospital, Chicago, is home on her vaca-
ton.
Atty. Ward Page and wife of To-
eka, Kan, were visitors at the home
of R. L. Page in Fulton a short time
this week.
The L. N. Pomeroy company have
put an addition to the front of their
paint store to accommodate the in
creasing trade.
Misses Leo Thompson and Hazel
Conn, Roscoe Mcintosh and Russell
Conn are home from the summer school
at the university.
Mrs. A. w. AItenbern of Slough
ton has been passing the week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Will H. Pittman of Boscobel,
now engaged in welfare work at Camp
Grant, was an over Sunday visitor at
the w. F. Mabbett home.
Mrs. Esther O'Brien was down
from Madison to pay short visit to
her parents, P Mcintyre and wife, the
first of the week.
H. E. Peters is said to have one of
the finest crops of tobacco in this Sec
ton. A ten acre field will be ready
for the harvest the coming week.
Monday was the hottest day of the
season so far when the temperature
reached close to the 100 mark in the
shade. The night was also disagree
ably warm.
-Thos. Houfe in Fulton is credited
with being first to start harvesting his
tobacco crop in this vicinity when a
portion of his early field was shielded
this week.
Miss Anna Hoen guve dinner for
Mrs. George E. Gary of Madison last
Thursday afternoon, the guests being
largely friends of Mrs. Gary while a
resident of Edgerton.
"A civil service examination for
clerk-carrier in the Edgerton post office
will be held Sept. 18th. Application
blanks and information may be obtain
ed from Earl Dickerson.
Mrs. Gertrude Mccarthy receives
the best of news from her son Carlton
who is at Colorado Springs, Colo. He
is enjoying good health and has en-
ployment at very liberal wages.
The u. S. navy is open for enlist
ment and is now making drive for
men at ages from Is to 40 years. All
enlistments are for the duAation of the
war. Registered men may enlist in the
navy.
An alarm turned in Saturday after
noon brought the fire company to one
of the Doty tenant houses on North
Main street. A burning chimney was
the cause and the help of the depart
ment was not needed.
Letters from Jay and Charles
Campbell from lover there were re-
ceived the first of the week by their
parents, Fred Campbell end wife. The
boys are both we'll and as eager as
ever to get into the fray.
Another successful Saturday night
pavement dance took place on Canal
street Saturday. The program, the
dance and the band concert were en-
joyed by one of the largest gatherings
assembled here for long time.
d. W. North and W. B. Went
worth, who have been making an auto
trip to the northwestern part of the
state, returned Sunday evening and
bring the good news of bumper crops
in nearly all sections covered by their
journey.
The foundation walls for the new
addition to the Highway Trailer fac