The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-11
Harold Sutton of New Lisbon Wis

| Harold Sutton or New LISBON, WIS.
was down to pass Sunday with his
mother.
Arthur Puerner and wife were
down from Jefferson the first of the
week to visit his parents, L. Puerner
and wife.
Harry Mccain and Wellington
Fredendall went to Racine the last of
the week where they have secured en-
ployment.
The farmers are in the midst of
haying this week and heavier or
finer crop of clover has seldom been
produced in this section.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thorne and
two children of Fort Madison, Iowa,
have been visiting Mrs. Thorne's moth
er. Mrs. Fannie Sutton.
Frank Livick accompanied Mrs.
John Clark to Dousman, Wis, Tues
day. Mrs. Clark goes to remain there
at the home for old folks.
Andrew Mcintosh and wife receiv-
ed letter last Saturday from their
son VIM. stating that he had arrived
from overseas and was at Camp Dew
ems.
Mrs. Julius Hageberg, living across
the road from the Mary Perrigo farm,
was severly shocked by lightning We'd
nesday afternoon from the bolt which
struck the Perrigo barn.
Judge Maxfield of GAINESVILLE is
handling cases brought before him for
intoxication without gloves. What he
wants to know most is where they OBJ
tain the liquor in this bone dry country.
The Edgerton Branch of American
War Veterans presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Johnson brass tablet on
which was inscribed their appreciation
of the gift of beautiful American
flag.
"A number of baseball fans from
here motored to Beloit Tuesday after
noon to witness the game between the
Chicago White Sox and Fairbanks
Morse teams. The score was to in
favor of Beloit.
"A letter from George Ogden Jr.,
written Monday and received by his
parents Wednesday, states that :le was
at Camp Merritt and expected to leave
either Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week for Camp Grant and would be
discharged from there.
The remains Of Miss Janette Stark,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. T. w. Stark
of Tombstone, Arizona, who died there
last November, were brought here for
burial in the Albion Prairie cemetery.
Burial services conducted by her father
were held at the graveside last Satur-
day at 2:3O. Mrs. T. w. Stark is a
sister of Mrs. w. Bussey.
The mixup in the police department
in GAINESVILLE has eliminated in suits
for SANDER To an outsider the whole
affair looks ''rotten." It is evident
that the whole department has had a
good shake-up. Hold-ups, midnight
brawls, street fights and DRINKS have
been numerous in GAINESVILLE of late.
Perhaps all these are characteristic of
boom city.
Wednesday afternoon lightning
struck the barn on the Mrs. Mary Per-
rigo farm, w. F. Learn, tenant, about
two miles west of town, and burned it
to the ground. One horse was burned,
a quantity of last years grain and sew
eral acres of hay. The tobacco shed
adjoining the barn with nearly twelve
acres of tobacco was lost. The loss
will fall quite heavily on Mr.. Learn.
Mrs. Martha j. Ash, grand matron
Order of the Eastern Star of Wiscon-
sin, leaves Saturday morning for Seat
tie to attend the General Grand Chap
ter o. E. S. of the World which con-
venes July 22-23-24-25. Mrs. Ash and
party will stop en- route at Banff, Lake
Louise, Glacier, Vancouver, where they
take the steamship line on Puget Sound
to victoria, thence TO Seattle, return
ing via Portland, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, where Mrs. Ash will visit rel
atives, returning the last of August.
Here is something that will please
you to read. Read it and then straight
way go and tell it to all your friends.
The Edgerton Fire Department are
going to hold their annual picnic. Tney
have arranged to go to Charley Bluff
Sunday, July q, and invite all their
friends to go with them. All their
fsiends! Just think what that means
every last person in Edgerton. The
Firemen family have more friends than
any other family in the city. There
will be one ball game and it will be
worth two to watch. The firemen and
band bows will each have a team and