The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
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! Ole Sernson Tuesday evening.
| August 9Th is the date claimed for
the annual Community Picnic.
Frank F. Burgy filed petition in
bankruptcy on Thursday, 5th inst.
The Old Settlers picnic will be held
at Cooksvile on Thursday, June 20.
| &C. E. Sweeney left Wednesday on
| a couple weeks trip to Montana and
the west.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wright of Lib
ertyville, ILL.,, are guests of Mrs. John
Mawhinney.
Mrs. Fred Campbell returned last
Saturday from three weeks visit to
relatives in Iowa.
Miss Hattie Short has taken a po-
sition as stenographer in the internal
revenue office at Madison
| Miss Marie Cunningham has en-
tered the employ of the state az stem
ographer at the Mendoza hospital.
-Voigt Bros. have sold their cloth
ing stock to Frank Meyers & Co. of
Beloit, possession being given Monday.
DIR. Floyd Shearer of Fort Riley,
Kansas, and Harry Shearer of Wau-
watosa are visiting their parents here
for few days.
The state council of defense rec
ommend that the two following Sun
days be observed as 'Ebean Sundays"
and Wisconsin beans be made part OF
| the menus of these days.
Two automobiles crashed at the
corner of Albion and Rollin streets af
ter the concert Wednesday evening,
but both were going slow and the dam
age was confined to couple of broken
| wheels.
July 1st is to bring about some
| business changes. Max Swerdloff has
leased D. D. Browns saloon building
and will move his stock onto front
street. The Kaiser bakery is to be
removed to the G. W. Doty store and
| an ice cream parlor added to the bust
ness.
The first death in Co. M, 128th w.
N. g., composed of Rock county boys,
| has occurred in France where Richard
Ellis of GAINESVILLE was killed in battle.
The young man was quite we'll known
in Edgerton where he was employed
here for time at J. A.Wenson's ware
| house. Memorial services were held in
the NJ E, church, GAINESVILLE, Sunday
afternoon and largely attended by the
patriotic organizations.
Strict orders have been issued to
all officials, town, county and national,
to make a search and report all men
who have failed to register, either last
year or this year.. Officers are required
to ask men to show their registration
cards, and if they cannot produce the
genuine registration card, to at once
take them into custody. Uncle Sam
has quit fooling with 'slackers and
STRIKERS.
An order regulating the use and
storage of fireworks as adopted by the
Industrial commission became effective
June 8. The order prohibits the stor-
ing of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes,
IRomanseandles, bombs or other fire
works, pistols, canes, blank cartridges
or other appliances or displays in any
place nearer than 200 feet of neigh
boring building. It also provides that
no Roman candle shall be discharged
| within 500 feet of any building and that
no fireworks shall be fired within 200
feet of any building.
According to reports there is
brand new weed law on the statute
books of Wisconsin. 1t is provided
| that the chairman Of each town must
| report the name of the commissioner
or commissioners for their town to the.
Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture
some time between the 1st and 18th of
May. Between the 1st and 18th of
August the chairman must report to
the state department whether or not
the commissioner has performed his
duty and destroyed or caused all nox-
ious weeds to be destroyed. If he has
not, he is liable to a fine of from $40 to
S25 for each case Of neglect.
The first casualty in the Edgerton
platoon came in telegram from the
war department Monday, sent to Peter
Mccain, saying his son, Harry Mccain
was seriously wounded on May 18th in
an engagement. The dispatch said
| further information would be sent
when received. Such news brings the
war close to our doors and no one can
| tell whose family will be next to de-
serve the sympathy and coincidence of
the community. Harry enlisted in the
Edgerton platoon which became part
| of the 4th regiment w N G. and LAT