The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Local Happenings

city was borrowed. Please return same
at once.
Call at the Tobacco Exchange bank
and get your paid-up bonds. The bank
now has them.
Atty Fred Bentley was up from
Chicago for an over Sunday visit with
Edgerton relatives.
Mrs. A. C. Anderson and daughter
Elizabeth visited friends in Chicago the
latter part of the week.
Miss Agnes Mcintyre, who has
been teaching at Phillips, Wis, is home
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Francis and
daughter Ruth of GAINESVILLE spent Sun
lay with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Borgnis.
AT the home of Louie Koehn and
wife on Sunday, May 10, 1918, pretty
little baby girl was born. Happy man
is papa Louie.
-Thos. Flarity of Milwaukee, who
has recently been called into service of
his country, was guest of his parents
here before leaving for Camp Grant.
The T g. T Club announce dance
in Park opera house, Cambridge, Fri
evening, May oath. Music by Thomp-
sons First orchestra of Madison. A
cordial welcome to all.
Rev. Hooton was in attendance
upon the ministerial association, James
Vile district of the Methodist Episco
pal church, held at Waterloo, Wis, on
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
"A telephone block system, which
will be used instead of the telegraph to
notify operators at the nearest station
each way whether or not the block is
clear, has been installed on the Prairie
du Chen division.
Signs showing the names of each
street have been placed at corner OF
each block in this city and at consid-
cradle expense to the taxpayers. Some
of these signs have been removed and
the police are after the guilty parties.
The division headquarters of the
Prairie du Chen and Mineral Point di-
visions of the Milwaukee road were
moved from the Milwaukee depot to
Madison Monday. Supt. Mcdonald and
the operating office force have new
quarters in the freight depot at Madi-
son.
Another contingent of select men
have been called from Rock county to
leave for Camp Grant Monday. From
the northern district "a is the quota
which includes August Treteen, VIM.
Becker and Rolf H. Peterson of this
city. AS substitutes Omroy Isaacs and
Fred Quigley were selected.
John J. Culton returned the latter
part of the week from an extended
visit in the South. Lately he had been
assisting his brother Charles in plant
ing $50 acre cotton crop in south
eastern Missouri near the Arkansas
line. G. L. Culton's family will re-
move from Milton, Florida, to their
new location in Missouri.
A big motor truck from the quar-
termaster's department at Chicago was
in town Friday for short time, having
made the trip from that city in twelve
hours. 1t had capacity of 5000
pounds and when loaded weighed IL, 900
pounds. 1t vas the largest motor We
hicle ever seen in these parts, and
claimed to be able to make "a miles an
hour when loaded.
Mrs. c. R. Bentley returned home
Saturday evening from several months
visit at the home of her daughter at
Grinnell, Iowa. Mrs. Earl Strong, her
daughter, is expected here soon to pass
the summer. Mrs. Bentley came di-
rect from a visit to the A. A. Robinson
home at Topeka, Kansas, bringing the
unfavorable news of the serious illness
of Mr.. Robinson.
"A number of autoists of Edgerton
and vicinity seem to look upon South
Main street to cemetery as speedway
and are driving pretty fast on this
street. The residents along this street
have made complaint to the city of
ficials and action will be taken for their
protection if this practice is not stopped
by the autoists themselves.
There is some reason to believe
that the days of dirty streets in the
business part of Edgerton are about
over. We understand the common
council has decided to buy a street
f1usher guaranteed to remove all dirt
from the paved streets, with an at
tachment for sprinkling when desired.
One flushing of the streets is sufficient
to keep them clean for the day, it is
said. The improvement is certainly
needed one in our CITY. and when in