The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-09-05

| Ruben Smith, son of Glen Smith of
Mitchell, S. D., is paying visit to
relatives here
| Mrs. Mary Jackson of Aberdeen,
S. D., is guest of her cousin, Mrs.
M. B. Fletcher.
Herman Greenwood and wife mo-
tored out from Milwaukee and passed
the first few days of the week with
relatives here.
| Our pleasant and obliging mail
man, George Ide, is just little hap
pier than ever. A nice baby girl came
to enlarge the family circle at the Ide
nome, born at the Lockwood hospital,
Monday, Sept. 1st.
| George Stricken and family, Sam
Pringle and wife, Ed McDonough and
wife and Miss Hattie Handtke and DR..
Reichti of GAINESVILLE attended home
coming at Kegonsa last Sunday. 1t
| was held at the Carl Peters cottage
and was in honor of Paul Handtke, re-
| Gently returned from France.
] Next Tuesday is the date of the
election to vote on bonding the city for
$18, 900 to be used in the purchase of
lands for park purposes. This is a
matter that should be given due con-
sideration by every citizen of Edgerton
and when the polls close Tuesday even
ing the register should show full
| vote.
AT the farm home of Bert Page on
Maple Drive grain stacks caught fire
from cigar stub and two stacks were
burned. The Edgerton fire department
were called and through the efforts of
the bucket brigade the buildings near
the burning stacks were saved. The
loss was around $500.
Mrs. Henry Morrissey and Miss
Marie Phifer gave kitchen shower at
the home of Mrs. Henry Wesendonk
last Thursday afternoon in honor of
Miss Kathrine Barrett. Covers were
laid for thirty-six and delicious three
course luncheon was served. Miss Bar
rett received goodly supply of beau
tiful and useful utensils.
A. Fl. Jensen, superintendent of
admissions at the State fair, has en-
ployed the following from Edgerton to
! assist him the coming week: Geo. Rea,
Paul Fl. Jensen, Fred Boenig, Percy
Hubbell, Chas. Sweeney, Henry Bunk
er, Russell Schoenfeld, VIM. Dickinson,
ROLAND Kellogg, Perry Anderson, Tom
Quigley, Frederick Ellingson, Frank
Pyre, A. w. Subway, r. e. Hopkins.
The Walworth County fair will be
held at Elkhorn, Sept. 16-17-1819. This
is one of the best county fairs in Wis
consin and Edgerton people go there in
good numbers. This year they hang
up several thousand dollars in eleven
good speed events. There are three
one thousand dollar purses with fifty
| entries. Exhibits of all kinds and nu-
| merous free attractions. The admis-
sion is fifty cents.
Among the graduates from the Ed
gerton school of the 1919 class going
away to continue their education are
Waldo Ellingson, Russell Schoenfeld
and Miss Ferne Schoenfeld, going to
Beloit college; Stanley and Lowell
Slagg will enroll at the U. W. and
make their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jens Naset who have taken apart
ments in Madison for the coming win
ter. Kitchel and Kenneth Sayre will
attend the U. w.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
Friday afternoon, Sept. 5, at o'clock,
| with Mrs. C. F. Mabbett and Mrs.
Walter Mabbett, at the home of the
latter. A good program has been pre-
pared with Mrs. Helen Morey as lead
er, assisted by Miss Geneva Schoen-
field. Miss Ruth Birkenmeyer will
render violin solo, Miss Beatrice Hol-
ton reading and Miss Helen Dickin-
son solo. All are cordially invited to
attend.
A large automobile going south at
terrific speed could not make the
turn at the Handtke corner between
Edgerton and GAINESVILLE and ran into
the ditch on the left side of the road.
A Ford coming from the opposite di-
rection was caught by the big car and
had it's front wheels stripped off and
other damage done to it. The driver |
of the big car did not stop, but the
number of his auto was taken. Mr.. E. |
F. McGinnity and party from Edgerton |
came along just after the accident took |
place. The party driving the Ford |
lives in Milwaukee.
Prof. John Haight, wife and their
three boys, of Rockford, ILL.,, called at |
The Reporter office last Monday. Mr.. |
Haight is son of the well known pio- !