The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-02


Oscar Jensen has been confined to
his home few days this week with an
attack of quinsy.
| The friends of Mrs. J. A. Jensen
assisted in the celebration of her birth
day on Monday last.
Joe Hruska was in Chicago Thurs
day collecting rentals on Rev. Schoen-
fields apartment properties.
VIM. Schultz and wife, who have
I been with relatives in Chicago for a
few days, returned home Monday even
| ing.
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Nichols near Viroqua on Saturday last
the marriage of their daughter Hazel
to Thorwald Sandmark of Stoughton
took place. The young couple will
make their home in Stoughton.
Dependency from ill health is CIV
en- as the reason for Condor Larson, go,
wealthy Magnolia Corners farmer, TAX
ing mis- life by hanging Monday. Mr..
Larson had been in poor health physic-
ally for some time past, and worried
constantly over an expected operation.
The Highway Trailer baseball team
will cross bats with the fast GAINESVILLE
semi-pros at the Driving Park, Sunday
o. m. at 2:3O o'clock. GAINESVILLE de-
feated the Rockford Maroons at James
Vile last Sunday. If the locals are
given good support at the game Sun
day it will be good indication that
| the fans want baseball and some good
teams can be booked for the season.
| Everybody turn out.
The Sugar River Valley on the
Mineral Point division is fast becoming
one of the most extensive cattle feed
ing localities in the country. During
beeves have been sent into that section
to be fitted for market. They were
bought largely in the St. Paul yards
and lately some top prices for feeders
have been paid. A couple cars that
were dropped off here for rest few
days ago cost 151 cents in st. Paul.
They were fine beef grade and in fine
flesh. After running on grass for a
few weeks and grained as we'll they
will be ready for the Chicago market.
The local committee in charge of
the Victory Loan drive adopted plan
of putting it up to every individual to
do their share without unnecessary So
| licitation. The quota assigned to Ed
gerton and vicinity figured Is per cent
of. "Your Share Is Fair subscriptions
to other loans. 1t was an easy matter
| therefore for the committee to notify
each Individual by mail of their allot-
ment with request that they go to
| their bank and make their subscription
before Mays. After that date de-
| linquents will be called upon by solicit
ors. There has been so liberal response
that it is hoped little work will be re-
quired to finish the job.
The girls declamatory contest and
the boys oratorical contest were held
Monday evening at the school. There
were four contestants in each. In the
| girls contest the school was repre-
sented by Louise Rivenburg, Genevieve
| Nichols, Lorraine Dickinson and Flea
nor Maltpress. The medal was donat-
ed by the Tobacco Exchange bank and
was won by Eleanor Maltpress. In the
| boys contest the four representatives
were Willie Ogden, Lowell Slagg, Kit
chell Sayre and Russell Schoenfeld.
The medal for the contest was donated
by the Chamber of Commerce and was
won by Russell Schoenfeld. Friday
night the school will be represented by
| the winners of these contests in con-
test at Stoughton.
Deeds transferring the property of
Albion Academy have been passed to
the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
church of America. The property has
been placed in the hands of j. A. Jen-
son as custodian and we understand
will be offered for sale. So it is to be
presumed that it will not again be used
for educational purposes. Albion Acad-
envy is one of the early day institutions
of learning in this section of the state
where quite large number of men
who became prominent in later life Sc
cured advanced education. Among
them are Senator Knute Nelson of
Minnesota, ex-Gov. Alva Adams of
Colorado, the late Judge Bardeen of
our supreme court, Congressman H. c.
Adams, Prof. ]. @. Emery, Atty. j.
M. Clancy of Stoughton and many 9TH
ers.
| The customary banquet given by
the Mems Club of the Congregational
church at the close of the season took