The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-01
Local Happenings


in the Atwell-Dallman drug store.
Community Picnic, Thursday, Aug
ust THE day all are waiting for.
Atty. George Blanchard has been
in Iowa the past few days on business.
"A baby boy was born TO Mrs. Chris
Edwardson at the Lockwood hospital,
July 23rd.
"A. B. Shannon and wife were down
from Portage for couple of days the
first of the week.
Miss Janette Mair of GAINESVILLE has
been a guest at the James Hepburn
home during the week.
Services in English at St. Johns
church next Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock. All are welcome.
Loretta Bublitz has gone to st.
Paul for visit with friends She will
be absent about two weeks.
John T. Toynton has gone to Madi-
son to take a course in embalming at
the Frantschi undertaking parlors.
"A fine baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Ora Brace at the Lockwood
hospital Wednesday morning, July 80.
George Summerfeldt, son of Julius
SommerfeIdt and wife, has gone to Fl.
Atkinson where he has employment in
the shops.
Miss Inger Jensen, one of the lady
operators at the telephone Office, is
taking her vacation and will pass a
week with friends at Capron, Ill.
Frank Davis in the town of Center
has sold his ITO acre farm to James
Roherty at $3.50 per acre. Sale made
by C. E. Sweeney Real Estate Agency.
Eugene Short, wife and daughter
Lucille were up from Beloit to visit rel
atives during the week. MIR. Short
was overseas, connected with Y. M. G.
A. work over there.
The ladies' society of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will be enter
tanned by Mesdames Andrew Hoen, J.
L. Holton, P. M. Ellingson and Sidney
Emery, Thursday, July 31st. 1t
"A large number of fish died in
Saunders creek last week. Below the
Fulton street bridge some quite large
suckers were floating and numerous
small fish.
Fronts to the VIM. Morrissey and
Dean Swift stores will be extended to
correspond to the Battling front now
being put in. Work on the two will
commence about the first of Septem-
Der.
Reports from Mrs. Theodore john
son. who recently underwent two oper-
ations at Mercy hospital in GAINESVILLE,
are that her condition is all that could
be expected and there is good prospect
of an early recovery.
james Ogden and wife recently re-
ceived letter from their son Roy, who
has been recruiting officer in the navy
with headquarters in Boston, announc-
ing that himself and family will visit
the "'old home" some time in Septem-
Der.
M. S. Holverson came down from
Stoughton Friday after dinner to look
through the ruins of the fire, and az he
turned the corner near the school house
to come down Henry street his car
caught fire and was quite badly dam
aged.
Willis Scofield of Fulton purchased
the paint shop and barn adjoining Roy
al hall, which were sold at auction by
the Masonic order Saturday evening,
w. T. Dooley crying the sale. The
purchase price for the two buildings
was $195.
w. G. Atwell and wife and Miss
Christina Merrill, accompanied by Mr..
Atwell's mother and Mr.. Edwin Walk
er of Stevens Point, departed Tuesday
morning on an auto trip to Hutchinson,
Kansas. They will be absent about
TWO weeks.
Sunday morning after the close of
the service at the Methodist church,
w. Barber of Albion was elected lay
delegate and Mrs. S. Hatch reserve lay
delegate for the lay electorate confer
ence which will convene at Waukesha,
Friday, Sept. 5th.
Through an act of the legislature
amending the wage scale for oil in
spectors, R. j. Maltpress of this city
now receives $50 per month more than
before. July was the largest month in
nine years for Mr.. Maltpress, having
inspected 5000 barrels.
Emil Sommerfeldt, Miss Hertha
Stricken, John Schumacher, Miss EN-
ma Fritzke, Roy Barton and Miss EN-
ma Schumacher compose an outing