The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-29
-The Edrerton relatiyes of Erick

death until the mystery was cleared up
| Saturday. Thile the section men were
burning the right of way near the rail-
way bridge they found the overcoat
! left by Dallman when he threw him
self into the river. In the pocket of
| the coat was found $1082 in bills which
his mother is very glad to recover.
| Overseas letters from our soldier
boys late on the firing line in France
give particulars of number of minor
casualties. Stanley Fosse of Cambridge
who went out with the Edgerton pla-
toon, Wellington Fredendall, Harold
Dave and Edward Short were nicked
| by Hun bullets in late engagement.
| Fredendall is said to have his ankle
broken but the nature Of the other in
| iuries are not mentioned. Of the sixty
odd Edgerton boys who went out with
Co. M, 128th Unfit, quite large num-
Der of them will bear marks from the
intensive fighting on French soil.
On Thursday, Thanksgiving even
ing, the patriotic and all other organ
izations will unite in celebration. The
meeting will be held in the high school
assembly room, taking place at seven
o'clock. Prof. A. B. Hall of the Uni
versity will speak. His subject will
be "a League to Enforce Peace"
! Prof Hall has been a student of this
subject for years and was in confer
ence with the foreign representation of
the idea at the peace meeting held at
Madison few weeks ago. A large at
tendance is anticipated. The meeting
is called for seven o'clock because Prof.
Hall will return to Madison the same
evening.
The last issue of The Reporter
marked the beginning of its forty-tifth
volume and the thirty-seventh year of
the writer's connection with this paper
You can count on one hand all the men
in business now that were here when
the editor began to direct its publica-
ton. Anyone who retains his health
and normal disposition in an effort to
issue a readable country newspaper
through such a series of years has
much to be thankful for. The perplex-
tiles of the weekly grind have often
been far from pleasant and the accom-
plishments often not up to expectations
but it has brought world of expert
ence that looks like proper guide for
the future. 1t is beaten path now
and one we shall likely follow to the
end Whether worthy of it or not. The
Reporter has no fault to find with the
appreciation of it's patrons.
! Mrs. Ole Gunderson received notice
from the A. R. G. in England that her
brother died at the u. S. military hos
pital at Portsmouth at 9:45 p. M, Sep
TENDER %, but did not state cause of
his death. The burial took place on
October in the military cemetery Of
Morn Hill situated about two miles east
of the city of Winchester. The COM
initial services were conducted by the
United States Army Chaplain McGui-
gan and also by Mr.. Russell of the Y.
M. C.. A. Private John o. Johnson was
buried with full military honors. Three
volleys were fired over the grave by
squad of selected officers and the i'm
pressive ceremonies were concluded by
the sounding of the last call of "taps"
by an army bugler. Private John 0.
Johnson was born Feb. 18th, 1891, in
Stoughton. He left for Camp Grant
July 25th and he left Camp Grant with
the Black Hawk division which sailed
the 14th of September. Left to mourn
three sisters, Mrs. Edw. Martin and
Miss Ollie Johnson of Madison and Mrs.
Ole Gunderson west of Edgerton; also
a half-sister, Miss Sarah Johnson, at
Stoughton.
Last Saturday morning about half
past seven an accident occurred at the
intersection of Fulton and Catlin
streets that might have been the cause
of the loss of one or more lives. The
Clarkes, Theodore, Arthur and w. H.,
were starting for their farm east of
the city in their automobile to strip
tobacco and at the top of the hill at the
intersection of Catlin street, they ran
squarely into the Standard Oil truck
which had just come up Catlin from
railroad tracks, and the force of the
collision threw the three Clarks from
the machine out on the hard road bed.
Theodore was driving, Arthur was be-
side him and w. H. was in the back
seat. Theodore escaped without
scratch, Arthur was badly cut about
the head, face and limbs, and w. FL.
while not receiving any cuts, was
badly stunned by striking on the hard