The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-23
Local Happenings

tied Edgerton friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Arthur were
guests of Milwaukee relatives over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Hanson of
Rockford have been visiting relatives
in Edgerton during the week.
Dan Quigley of Freeport, ILL.,, paid
a week end visit at the home of his
mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald McInnes of
Watertown were over Sunday guests
of Edgerton relatives.
Mrs. Calvin Troupe and Frances
Quigley of Milwaukee are visiting at
the home of their mother here.
Corn planting is delayed by anoth-
er cold wet spell, but next week will
doubtless see this work completed.
Fruit trees show an abundance of
blossoms this year which gives evidence
of an unusual crop through this locality.
Eddie McDonough wired his par
ents the good news of his safe arrival
in New York from overseas on Satur-
day last.
"A public dinner will be served in
the parlors of the N. E. church imme-
diately following the auction on Satur-
day noon, May oath.
ID. w. North has wire from his
son Herschal announcing his arrival at
Camp Mills from overseas with the
10th Engineers.
Emil Sommerfeld, who went abroad
with the 86th division, reached home
Tuesday evening having received his
discharge from Camp Grant.
The w. C.. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Will Clifford, Friday. May %, at
8 O'Clock. Mrs. Matte Brown leader.
Please remember your coin cards.
-Clouden Wescott, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wescott, took header from
his bicycle Monday with the result that
he sustained fractured collar bone.
On Decoration day the business
places of Edgerton, following their
usual custom, will close at noon and
remain closed for the balance of the
day.
Miss Mollie Harrison and Miss
Hylda Bjornstad gave $50 dinner last
Thursday evening in honor of Miss
Kaia Isacson who is soon to be the
bride of Conrad Akvik.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church will be enter
tanned by Mesdames Peter Murkve,
Evan Onsgard, Julius Johnson and Carl
Plautz on Friday, May %.
Wayne Burdick of California, en-
ployed in the U. S. navy at Brooklyn,
was a guest of the family of his uncle,
F. L. Burdick, here the past week
while enjoying brief furlough.
AT the regular meeting of the w.
r. G.. Tuesday evening ten new men,
bers were installed and after making
arrangements for Memorial Day OBJ
servance refreshments were served.
The concert announced to be given
by the Manitowoc Concert Co. at the
Norwegian Lutheran church on Thurs
day evening has been postponed until
Friday evening, on account of celebra-
ton.
The exciting drama, ''Hit the
Trail, Holiday" in which Geo. Conan
is featured, will be shown Sunday even
ing at the Lyric theater at $50 under
the auspices of the local Council of De-
Tense.
Bonds have been voted in Beloit to
build new $50, 900 bridge across Rock
river, and three new school buildings
are needed. The city has recently let
a contract to lay five miles of asphalt
street.
A government Inspector was in
town Monday TO pass upon three spec
ial jobs intrusted to the Highway
Trailer Co. for the transportation of
pontoons. They were the longest trail
er yet built at the plant.
1t was necessary for c. A. Down
ing, Fort Atkinson, to provide a triplex
coffin, measuring 81 inches inside, for
the body of Alfred Pollock, who died at
his home in Hebron of pneumonia. Mr..
Pollock weighed over 400 pounds and it
took twelve pallbearers to carry him.
AT meeting of Camp 440 in Wood
men hall, held last Thursday evening,
the vote on the action of the Head
Camp to raise the assessment rates
was sustained. 1t was also voted to
levy special assessment of so cents
for general fund purposes, to be COL
lected in June.