The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-29

Fl. w. Schoenfeld was in Chicago
Monday.
The banks will close Labor day,
Monday, Sept. 1st.
| L. A. Anderson was in Chicago the
first two days of the week on business.
| Mrs. H. B. Knapp visited with rel
atives in Stoughton the first Of the
week.
Miss Rose Glassier of Milwaukee
has been guest at the Mrs. VIM. Bar
rett home during the week.
| Grover Olson and wife were with
friends in Orfordville the first two days
of the week.
ID. w. North accompanied r. E.
Hopkins up to the Kickapoo Valley the
first of the week.
! Mr.. Robert Gracey of Cherokee,
Iowa, was a guest at the home of Rev.
F. w. Schoenfeld early in the week.
Lowell Whittet is up from Chicago
to pass vacation days at the home of
his parents, L. C. Whittet and wife.
| Last Tuesday evening the common
council of Madison granted thirty-six
saloon licenses. In keeping with the
law the fee of five hundred dollars was
charged.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lane of Rockford
and Mrs. Fred Hessmann of GAINESVILLE
motored to Edgerton Sunday and Wis
tied at the home of Jas. Cunningham
and family.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian church will be entertained by Mrs.
Chris Phillips, Mrs. Martin Matheson,
Mrs. Andrew Solem and Mrs. Nick Err
| dahl Thursday of this week.
p. w. Palmer has purchased from
| VIM. Schrub the south part of the gar
age property on Henry street. The lot
is 132x35 feet and Mr.. Palmer will
erect theater building next spring.
Ever since the Ringing Brothers
shows travelled by wagon and pitched
tent on available grounds in any small
town, up to the present time when it
takes several trains to transport the
now greatest shows from city to city,
the Dickinson brothers,sC. H. and H.
| H., have visited their performances
| whenever they came within radius of
| fifty miles of Edgerton, and last Sat-
urday they took in the big show at
Madison. The show was late in getting
started in the afternoon, but even
though they had to stay all night these
two boys remained to see the whole
performance.
Miss Myrtle Hanson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. II. Hanson of this
| city, and Mr.. Theodore Olson were
united in marriage at Rockford, ILL.,,
Saturday, Aug rs. 1919, at 2:3O p. M,
Rev. Beckstrand of the Norwegian
Lutheran church performing the cere
mony. Miss Hanson is linotype OPP
orator and at present has employment
with the Democratic Printing company
at Madison Mr.. Olson is pressman in
the same office, and to him the many
friends of the bride give assurance that
he has for life partner one of Edger-
toms very popular young ladies. The
couple have best wishes of The Re-
porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Ristad and
their sons, Rolf and Robert, came
through from Howard, S. D., last
Thursday. They came by way of Fer
Falls, Mimi, and the Twin Cities. 1t
was trip of 900 miles. The roads
were in good condition practically all
the way. The 10 w. from the Missis-
sippi to Madison is being put in fine
condition and it is well marked. In
South Dakota and Minnesota the crops
of oats, hay and barley are above the
average, wheat and rye are light, fax
is good. The first tobacco field seen
from the road was on a farm near Nc
Gregor, Iowa. Mr.. Ristad and family
will occupy the Chas. Bentley house on
the Albion road.
In the past week more has been
done in the way of drainage of Saun-
ders creek than in all the years since
Edgerton was plated. In preparing
the foundation for the Continental Axle
company building the creek bed through
the Trailer company land has been low
cred and widened and. when finished
will give perfect waterway. This
part of the creek has always been a..
dam and the opening made will give a
draw which will materially assist in
draining all the land above. The con-
crete bridge just above the old mill
property is to be widened which will
prevent the ice jam in the spring floods.
Only one system should be followed in