The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-10-03

The Luncheon Club was entertain
ed at the Grub home last Wednesday
by the Mesdames Grubb, Holt and
Wanamaker.
MRS. Roscoe Mcintosh expects in
the near future to join her husband at
st. Louis where they will go to house
keeping in an apartment,
Births: To Mr.. and Mrs. Edwar
johnson son on Sept. "a. To Mr.. and
Mrs. John Moore on Sept. rs. daugh-
ter. To Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kjernes
the same date, boy. Births reported
| by DR.. Cleary.
Mr. Louis Jackson of Sioux Rapids,
Iowa, on his way home from service
with the Z. S. forces overseas, made q
| stop at Edgerton to pay his aunt, Mrs.
Louise Pearce of the Tobacco Exchange
bank, visit.
Postmaster Hoen has been advised
| by the u. S. Surplus Property officer
that all orders for provisions will be
filled at the earliest opportunity, but
that on account of the number of
! acquisitions some delay in the shipment
of products purchased may be expected.
The total assessed valuation of
Dane county, according to the report
of the tax commission, is increased by
the sum of nearly III million dollars.
Last year twas $191, AT, 05l; this year
it is $500, $50, 1893. In spite of this large
increase in valuation, Dane county will
have her tax rate increased from l-6
mills last year to mills this year. The
soldiers bonus has something to do
with it, it is said. Dane county is next
to Milwaukee county in assessed valua-
| ton.
Among the soldiers who came home
with the fast division were six from
Edgerton and vicinity, Hugo Stark,
Chris Nelson, Nick Oppegaard, Thomas
Rousch, Giles Lien (Rockdale) and AL
bert Schumacher. They saw and took
part in the festivities in New York and
Washington at the home coming of
General Pershing. They landed in New
York Sept. and came to Camp Grant
a few days ago. They have seen 20
months of overseas service and took
part in five major operations, Cantigny,
| scissors, Second Battle of the Marine,
! st. Mihiel, Argonne and Meuse.
Mr.. Graham of the state board of
vocational training came down to Ed
gerton one of the last days of last week
to confer with school and city officials
about the prospects of starting voca-
tional school here. He suggests IS a
beginning to conduct evening classes
in vocational branches, such as COM
| mercial subjects, manual training, Eng
| lish, three or four evenings each week,
| the teaching force to be supplied from
| the schools here. The state pays one
half the cost of such schools, and the
| other half must come from city funds.
The matter will be gone over carefully
and the work started if conditions are
found such as to warrant it.
Every community is urged by the
United States health service to make
plans now for dealing with any recur-
renee of the influenza. 1t seems that
mild attack confers certain degree
of immunity, but it is by no means a5-
solute. One thing is certain, says the
service, the disease is communicable
from person to person, and that pre-
cautions should be taken in a proper
handling of eating and drinking uten-
sils. In some cities the matter has
been the subject of regulation as far
as public eating places are concerned.
Plenty of hot water and soap for hands
and utensils, clean towels, individual
drinking cups and staying home if a
person has cold are safe precaution-
airy measures that may be practiced by
ALL
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray Watson went
to Stoughton Tuesday where they in
tend to make their home in the future
For the present they will occupy apart
ment rooms with their daughter, Miss
Mary. Mr. Watson and family have
lived in the home on the Albion road
for 35 years and the tract of land con-
sisting of about six acres was sold to
James Menhall and Trace Christianson,
Mr.. Menhall purchasing the orchard
portion about a year ago and the bal
ance was bought by Mr.. Ckristianson
recently. Owing to failing eyesight
and advanced age, Mr.. Watson deemed
it best to SELL This aged couple have
many friends in Edgerton who are sorry
to see them depart, but will be glad to
learn that in their new home they are
having many of the comforts which
make life's pathway more easy.