The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-15


through the E. M. Laid real estate
agency.
j. w. Conn, wife and son Russell
motored to Chicago Sunday. They re-
turned Wednesday and were accom-
panied by Miss Hazel Conn who has
finished course in the Greg Business
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert and
daughter of Waupaca, Mr.. Erickson
and wife of Beloit were guests at the
B. J. Springer home the first of the
week. Mrs. Gilbert is sister of Mrs.
Springer.
"A number of baseball fans were at
Fort Atkinson Sunday and saw Dodge,
the star Whitewater pitcher, in no
hit, no run game against the Fort
team, Whitewater winning by score
of to O.
Miss Jessica North was up from
Chicago the first of the week to help
celebrate the anniversary of her faith
er's birthday. Sterling North accom-
panied her back to Chicago for few
days stay.
Otto Bartz and wife, Miss Kath-
rine Schultz and Miss Clara Plautz will
leave Friday for Olney, ILL.,, to visit
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Allen. Mrs. Allen is a sister of Mrs.
Bartz and Miss Plautz.
Frank Williams returned Monday
from California where he has been the
past few weeks visiting his mother and
son Clayton. The fruit harvest is
abundant there, and Frank brings good
news regarding his relatives.
Miss Louise Jensen, bookkeeper at
the Edgerton Cigar Co., mother, sister,
Mrs. Skau and son of Stoughton de-
parted Monday evening for Yankton,
S. D., to visit relatives. They will be
absent shout three weeks.
&C. P. Touton, formerly proprietor
of the Carlton hotel, accompanied by
his wife, were here to attend the Com
munity picnic. Mr.. Touton is now To-
Gated in GAINESVILLE and is connected
with the Shurtleff company.
"A birthday party was given Mrs.
August Schmeling Saturday evening.
Refreshments were served and the
evening was spent with music. Mrs.
Schmeling was presented with most
useful gift as remembrance of this
pleasant occasion.
The Eastern Star will hold picnic
supper at Arthur Clarke's cottage on
Tuesday, Aug. 26. All wishing trans
portation notify Frank Russell or come
to Mrs. Henry Wesendonk's at in the
afternoon where all will meet. Men,
bers of the Eastern Star and their
families are invited.
Bud Manthe's auto colided with
Hugh Sweeney's at the corners beyond
Thos. Houfe's home last Thursday af-
ternoon The Mantle car was badly
wrecked while Sweeney's was only
slightly damaged. Bud received severe
cuts about the head and face, being
thrown against the wind shield.
Mrs. Sarah Greenwood and Mrs.
Weetman Dickinson were in Evans
vile last Friday afternoon to attend a
board meeting of the W. C. T. U. One
of the objects of this gathering was to
formulate plans for the county conven-
ton to be held in Evansville, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Sept. 10 and IL.
The Badger restaurant has been
sold by Thompson & Dickerson to the
Schoenfeldt brothers, Fred and Ed
ward, possession being given last Mon
day morning. The Schoenfeldt broth
ers are both we'll known to the public
and under their management the Bad
ger will continue to be one of Edger-
toms favorite restaurants.
Mayor Leary, Aids. Stark, Brown,
and City Engineer Reichardt attended
the twenty-first annual convention of
the League of Wisconsin Municipalities
in the city of West Allis Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mayor Leary and En-
gineer Reichardt were on the program
and according to reports Edgerton was
prominently put on the map.
Bonnie Duman, who has arrived
from overseas and received his dis
charge from Camp Grant. came home
on Tuesday of last week. He wears
four battle stars and never received
scratch. When he set foot on Ameri-
can soil at Hoboken he remarked to a
comrade that this country was good
enough for him and he hoped never to
be called abroad on such mission.
Archie Lackner has sold his half
interest in the Lackner & Knapp Elec-
trical Co. to Harvey Davis and Will
Bardeen. For the present the new