The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
Tuesday October 9Th. Ask about it.

The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned at the home of Miss Borghild
Thoreson, Oct. 3rd.
! John T. Hurd of Eau Claire has
lately received his commission as cap
tain of engineers, which is pleasing
news to many friends in this locality.
| Capt. Hurd is the husband of Miss Lot
| tie Skinner, a former resident of Ed
gerton.
The beautiful patriotic drama en-
titled ''The Crossbearer" will he shown
at the Lyric theater Sunday afternoon
and evening at and $50 o'clock, under
the auspices of the local council of de-
tense, for the benefit of the Red Cross.
This picture is highly recommended.
The price of admission is as usual.
The meeting of the council of de-
tense at Library hall last Sunday af-
ternoon was largely attended by the
selective members and everyone pres
ent gave evidence of great interest in
the fourth Liberty Loan drive for which
plans are partially formulated and the
machinery set in motion. The proceed
ings are printed in full on another page
of this issue.
| Some changes again this week in
clerical positions about town. Miss
Nellie Bradley has changed from the
High Test Oil company to the Electric
Light company's office and Miss Ethel
Morrison takes her position with the
Oil company. Miss Gladys Anderson,
who has been with the Light company
the past year, goes to Madison next
Monday to resume her studies at the
university.
The Rock county annual w. G. I.
u. convention held at Beloit was well
attended. Reports from all the unions
in the county showed good work done.
With eighteen out of the twenty town
ships dry and only one licensed city in
the county we see victory ahead. A
| full report of the convention will be
given at the next meeting of the local
union which will be held on Friday af
ternoon, Sept. 81, at o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. Greenwood, Head street.
Everybody interested invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Coon passed
the week end at Louisville, KY, with
| their son Warren who is attending the
officers training camp at Camp Taylor
near that city. They returned home
| Monday evening. Camp Zachary Tay-
lor has about sixty thousand soldiers
quartered there at present and some
thing like four thousand artillery offic
ers in training for the new army to be
called soon. Camp Knox, about rs
miles out of Louisville, is under con-
struction, designed to be the largest
artillery camp in the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clarke re-
ceived a letter last Saturday dictated
by their son, Sergt. Norman, to the
Home Communication Service of the
Red Cross in France, that on August 81
he received machine gun bullet wound
| in the side and was now in a hospital
receiving the best of care, had ice
cream for dinner and expected to be
able to write himself in few days.
The letter was written September 3rd.
Mr.. Clarke has cabled his son, Lieuten-
ant James Clarke. who it is supposed
is near Norman, for further particulars.
When an American soldier is taken
prisoner, he is at once reported to the
International Red Cross committee, To-
Gated at Berne, Switzerland, who keep
track of him and see to it that once
each week twenty pounds of carefully
selected food and adequate clothing and
such comforts as shaving soaps and
mending kits are sent him. They will
also see to it that packages to the pris-
oners containing clothing, etc., not
weighing over eleven pounds are deliv-
cred to the prisoners not over once
month. They also see that Christmas
packages reach them, but these must
not weigh over eleven pounds.
| -EuSeHe mSySIS VI 1OlC w oShihS
ton, Wis, brother of DIR. F. G. Mey-
ers of this city, has purchased the fix
lures and good will of the Mennes bar
Der shop in the new Pringle building
and took possession Monday morning.
Mr.. Meyers has been conducting shop
at Port Washington, is barber of con-
siderable experience and will conduct a
first-class shop here. Ralph Bradley,
who has been in the shop for some
time, will continue his services in the
shop until Mr.. Meyers gets acquainted
with the trade. The Mcintosh &
Thompson building on Henry street,
formerly occupied by Rossebo & Jen-
son, is being overhauled and refitted
and as soon as completed the Movers