The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-19

Dean Swift's store was burglariz-
ed Tuesday night. Cash and goods TO
the amount of several dollars taken.
SERGEANT Ernest Wood, now sta
toned at Battle Creek. Mich, was in
the city few days the first of the
week, hand shaking with the Edgerton
Platoon boys and his many other
friends here Sergeant Wood is now
and always will be welcome guest in
Edgerton.
The local post of the American
Legion now numbers Id sighed up
members. The executive committee
consisting of VIM Dickinson, George
Dallmann, Frank Devine, Frank Gokey,
Robt. Mcintosh, Chr. Nelson and Edw.
Lipke are putting their efforts forth to
arrange for the club room plan which
the Legion has decided upon. The post
should have a home for its activities.
Mr.. Leon Ellingson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Ellingson on Albion road,
was married Thursday, Dec, 18, to Miss
Enili Leben Of Fort Atkinson. Rev.
Thorson of the Lutheran church at
GAINESVILLE performed the ceremony.
Mr.. Eliingson is witn the GAINESVILLE
Electric company, and he and his wife
will go to housekeeping in GAINESVILLE.
MIR. Ellingson is a-veteran of the late
war, serving as lieutenant. The Re-
porter offers its congratulations and
best wishes.
Representative citizens of Rock
county are urgently requested to attend
meeting to be held in the court house
at GAINESVILLE, Saturday, Dec. 20, at 8
o'clock. The purpose Of the meeting
is to plan the erection of stock pavil-
ion. This is to be used as sales pa
vilion similar to those maintained in
other counties. The same day there is
meeting Of the Holstein Breeders
association, also in the court house. It
is the county agent who is calling these
meetings.
The high school is furnishing OPP
portunities of training in different
fields outside of the courses offered to
regular students of the school. Besides
the evening classes, which, by the way,
have proven very popular, over 200
having been enrolled, classes for adults
in physical culture and in arts and
crafts have been conducted. After the
holidays number of ladies are plan
ming to take course in French under
Prof. Porter, meeting twice each week.
Fire destroyed the l.. j. Bake
home on Doty street Monday morning.
The fire started in the kitchen from
chimney and spread SO rapidly that the
children had to scurry out of the house.
in their light garments. The fire de
partment responded as quickly as could
be expected, but the house could not be
saved. The family succeeded in get
ting some of their belongings out. Mr..
Balke's family was taken care of by
|neighbors. 1t is serious thing at this
time of the year for large family to
be without home. The property is
owned by F. A. French of Baraboo.
Mr.. Doty, the Chamber of Commerce
secretary, has been circulating list
for subscriptions to help the Bake
family overcome the loss sustained by
the fire. The response is general. The
family has gone into the old Watson
home on Albion road 1t happened to
be untenanted.
The Edgerton Cow Testing associa-
ton hiss already partial report of the
first month under official testing con-
ditions. Mr.. j. H. Scofeld, the secre-
tary, called at The Reporter office the
first of the week and left copy Of the
report. At present the standard for
each cow is put at 35 pounds of butter
fat or $50 pounds of milk for 80 days.
Of the 10 cows reported six exceeded
the butterfat standard, and all overran
the standard of milk production. The
best showing is made by Ellide, pure
bred Holstein, which produced 1921
pounds of milk and SAT- pounds Of but
terfat. The next best is No. Is owned
by Mr.. Scoield. She is grade Hol-
stein and her record for November is
1113 pounds of milk and AS pounds of
butterfat The official tester is S. NJ.
Sheppard and ne states that on his
rounds he found only one of the MEM
bers of the association who was feed
ing balanced ration. However, this
matter will gradually right itself, as
the farmers are buying oil meals and
other feeds to be able to follow the ad-
vice as to feeding given by the associa-
ton through its agent
The local Service Star Legion, the
war mothers, now numbering 10 men,