The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-12-05

The Monday club met with Mrs.
| Chas. Bentley. The subject for the
afternoon was WAR Poems of Yester-
day and Today Mrs. ]. j. Culton,
leader. The next meeting will be at
| the home of Mrs. Nicholson, Dec 18th.
| Among the Edgerton students at
tending the U. w. the following ate
the Thanksgiving turkey with their
home folks: Rush Touton, Perry An
derson, Tom Flarity, Abner Hanson,
Fred Kellogg, Sanford Smith and Clar-
ence Mcintosh. Helen Flarity, Mar
garet Marsden, Marguerite Madden,
Edna Clark and Catherine Ellingson,
| students at Whitewater normal, were
at their homes during The Thanksgiv-
| ing recess.
The Congregational Mems club will
meet Friday evening, Dec. 9Th, at the
home of Mr.. and = Mrs. C. S. Farman.
Mr.. J. E. Porter, instructor in history,
at the high school, will speak on ECU
ropean Impressions and Historical Con-
nections.'' Mr.. Porter was an inter-
prefer with the A. E. F. in Paris and
historian of the highest class. His ad-
dress will be full of interest and of
considerable value.
AT the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Highway Trailer Co.
last Monday 10 per cent dividend was
declared. 1t was reported that $780,
900 advance orders were on hand, equal
to one-third of the entire first years
business; 1920, 200 per cent preferred
stock in 500 denominations was au-
thorized, callable at the option of the
company with 80 days. notice at los;
500, 600 of the stock will be issued and
may be offered for sale through the
local banks in lots at the discretion of
the company.
Carl Atwood, we'll known farmer
on Albion Prairie. passed away sudden
ly last Tuesday morning at o'clock.
A couple of weeks ago he had fall
from stack while working, and it was
thought at the time it was caused by
slight stroke. He recovered and went
about his duties as usual until the end
came unannounced. The funeral ar
rangements have not been completed,
but burial will take place on Friday of
this week in the Albion Evergreen
cemetery. Mr.. Atwood was about 5
years old and leaves wife. Full
obituary notice will appear in next
weeks issue of The Reporter.
AT the Dane county board meeting
Nov. Is committees to handle the high
way program mapped out for the
county were appointed. The officers
of the permanent organization are
Judge E. Ray Stevens, president; the
secretary to be selected by the execu-
tive committee. Among the members
of the executive committee are d. l..
Babcock of town of Albion, Otto Toep-
per of Madison and C. J. Melaas of
StOughtOn. There are nine members
of the finance committee, three from
Madison, Mr.. F. j. Yea from Slough
ton and Torger Thompson of Deerfeld.
The $40. 600, 600 bond issue for highway
purposes is to be voted upon Dec. 10th.
The Dane county voters will undoubt-
eddy turn out in full strength and vote
to give the county the same pre-em-
inence in good roads that it has in ag-
ricultural products and per capita
wealth.
Miss Mary Watson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray Watson, recently
of Edgerton, now living in Stoughton,
was married to Mr.. Goodwin Olson last
Thursday. The service was read by
Rev M. FL. Hegge in the Lutheran
parsonage. The bride wore taupe
suit trimmed with seal skin and carried
pink roses. The wedding dinner was
served at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Trace Christensen on East Main street
contracting parties. After a wedding
trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, Mr..
and Mrs. Olson will make their home
with the brides parents on Washing
ton street. Among the out-of- town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow
Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs. Hixon Knapp,
Ben Watson, Mrs. Ella Watson, A. |
Armit, all of Edgerton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Risdon of Milwaukee. The
Reporter congratulates.
American War Legion Meet.