The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-07-05

end in Milwaukee.
Prof. F. o. Holt will deliver the
4th of July address at Milton.
Frank Ash drove a new car out of
Milwaukee the latter part of the week.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Will Symonds at her
home July 5th.
Mary and Ruth Young are visiting
at the home of their grandmother at
Reedsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Palmer and
Mrs. A. D. Lyon are spending the week
end in Kenosha.
Mrs. Henry Aiken of Pittsburg was
a guest of Edgerton relatives few
days during the week.
Mrs J. A. Dickerson and children
of Portage have been visiting among
Edgerton friends portion of the week,
Chris Nelson of Minneapolis is
spending a few weeks visiting his
brothers in Edgerton and on Albion
Prairie.
When you want boy to work, why
not get the best? Call Mr.. Lamoreaux,
173, and he will send a Boy Scout to do
it for you.
So far nine casualties have been
reported among original members of
Co. M, 128th Reg. recruited mainly in
Rock county.
Mrs. W. o. Naset has returned to
her home at Sparta after paying visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Clarke, here.
"A school board convention for
Rock county will be held at the James
vile high school Tuesday, July 8. All
school officers and teachers are cor
daily invited to be present.
DIR. Irwin Meyers, brother of F. c.
Meyers, who has been commissioned
lieutenant in the Dental Reserve Corps,
is here for couple of weeks to help
his brother in the office.
After securing his release from the
draft board, Robert Wilson left Mon
day morning for the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station to enlist in the navy.
He is home for week on leave of alb
sence to attend to business matters.
"A Red Cross ice cream social will
be given by the West Oakland Ladies
Red Cross at the home of A. F. Olson
on Thursday evening. July 18th. A
fine speaking and musical program will
be rendered.
Joint Dist. No. Albion and Sum-
ner at the gravel store sold $4O25 of
war saving stamps. Their quota was
$3.50 so the people of that community
have set a record that is hard to beat.
Miss Jessica North has accepted
the position of editor in chief of the
Adelphean national organ of Greek
letter sorority having branches in most
educational Institutions The publica-
ton office is at Mansfield, La.
While the subscriptions for war
saving stamps have not been totaled it
is believed that Edgerton has gone over
the top again in this drive. Over $4,000
worth of stamps were sold at the post
office windows nearly every day of the
closing week.
-Silas Hurd of Fulton and George
Dickinson of Albion Prairie each sent
car of beeves to the Chicago market
last week that brought exceptional
prices for grass fed cattle Hurd's
cattle brought $3.50 per cwt. and
Dickinson's $15.75. The latter bought
his cattle as feeders last fall at $3.50
and carried them over the winter with
but little grain, 80 the gain was made
largely on grass.
In many places about the city shade
trees along the sidewalks are allowed
to grow from year to year without be-
ing trimmed and in some cases. the
branches hang so low that passers by
have to stoop. For the good of the
tree, for the looks of the lot, for
benefit t. all, property owners ought
to keep the trees trimmed nine feet
up. An ordinance provides for this,
but personal pride ought to prevent in
tervention of the law
The committee appointed by the
common council to arrange for the ded-
ication of the Service Honor Roll,
erected on Fulton street have decided
on Sunday July 14th as being the day.
The dedication services will be held in
the afternoon and the committee are
arranging to accommodate large num-
Der of people. A special invitation
will be extended to parents of the boys
whose names appear on the roll, and
all ARE invited to come. The local
press will give full Particular next
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