The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-15

The Congregational Ladies Society
will serve cafeteria supper at the
church parlors on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
The Edgerton high school football
team were beaten in game at Prairie
du Chen on Saturday, 5 to 0. They
| play Stoughton this Saturday.
| %. NJ. Turner, pioneer resident
of Stoughton who witnessed the rail-
road come into town and for nearly 40
years was station agent there, died on
| Sunday last.
John Ruosch has received word
from his son John, who was injured on
a naval vessel in Boston harbor three
weeks aga, saying that the injuries are
not serious. John has been across sew
eral times.
| The Womans Clubs Of Wisconsin
! and the Americanization committees of
the Milwaukee Council OF Defense will
hold convention in Milwaukee Nov.
18th to 22nd Edgerton ladies are in
vited to attend.
In telegram to his parents Wed
nesday, Warren Coon advises them
that he has been granted a commission
at the officers training camp at Camp
Zachary Taylor and may soon be home
on a short leave.
"A linen shower was rendered Miss
Edith Schlichtning at the home of Miss
Katie Schultz Tuesday evening. About
| fifty were present and an evening of
pleasure was passed. Miss Schlicht-
ming is soon to become the bride of
VIM. Schultz, son of August Schultz
| and wife.
Word has been received that Lee
| Hanson, with the artillery of the Black
hawk division, died at Liverpool, Eng
land, of pneumonia. Lee was employed
| as clerk at The Carlton hotel for a
year or more before being called into
| service. His mother resides at Slough
ton.
"A fire starting in the basement of
/ the creamery at Neville Wednesday
morning damaged the building and con-
! tents to the extent of about $500. The
| fire started in the basement and worked
| it's way to the roof and had gained con-
siderable Roadway before being discov-
cred. There was no one at the build
| ing at the time of the fire.
Money for lonesome labels to the
amount of $3.50 was collected in the
city Saturday. The money will be de-
voted to the purchase of Christmas
boxes for soldiers overseas who do not
receive any Christmas packages from
| home. The sum of two dollars is re-
uuired for each box which will be
bought and sent overseas by the Ma
tional Red Cross.
Mrs. A. S. Flagg received an over
sea letter from her son John, with Co.
M, 128th, from hospital bringing the
first news of having been wounded in
| the shoulder with fragment of high
explosive she'll in an engagement on
| October Z. He said that his injuries
were so slight that letters should be
addressed to the company which he ex-
pected soon to rejoin.
/ &C. E. Sweeney has sold the follow
| ing farms this week: The John Thorn
son farm of 157 acres located on town
| line of Porter and Fulton to Peter Dan
ielson of Fulton, consideration $23, 900;
| August John farm of 80 acres in the
| town of Porter to Gus Lee of the town
| of Dunkirk, consideration $11, 900; also
40 acres owned by c. E. Sweeney half
mile east of city limits of Edgerton to
| Harry Hutson, consideration SIS, 900.
Postmaster Hoen announces that
the rules issued by the Post Office De-
partment for the guidance of the pub
lie in sending Christmas parcels to the
members of the army of the United
States in Europe and previously made
known through the columns Of this
| newspaper, have not been changed.
Certain newspapers have, however,
misinterpreted such rules. A distinction
should be made by the reader with re-
gard to Christmas parcels intended for
members of the armies of the Allies or
| individuals in the Red Cross and SINH
| lar organizations serving with those
armies, and Christmas parcels intended
for members of the army of the United
States in Europe, or individuals in the
Red Cross or similar organizations
serving with the army of the United
States in Europe.
NnrxUonian lutheran Church