The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-02-21

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ing after legal matters in Montana this
week.
DIR. C. f. Smith has been enter
tanning his father resident of Gales
burg, Iii.
Regular meeting o. E. S. Feb. Is.
Comforting of degrees and refresh
ments. All members are urged to at
tend. 2
Mrs. A. Mathison and Mrs. E.
Langhoff of Beloit were guests of Mrs.
Dean Swift for few days this week.
Both ladies were former residents of
Edgerton better remembered as Miss
Dora Fuller and Miss Mabel Kurtz.
"A dancing party will be given by
the Fulton Center Red Cross at the
town hall in Indian Ford on Friday
evening, Feb. q. Hatch's orchestra
of two pieces of GAINESVILLE furnishes
the music, and proceeds used for the
adoption of war orphans.
Tommy Greenwood attached to a
medical unit assigned to the Fit. Sheri-
dan hospital has been home on brief
furlough> during the week. He reports
the new government hospital there ex-
poets 5000 wounded soldiers soon from
overseas.
Fred Maves long employed in Ell
lingson's hardware store has accepted
position with Lowell in GAINESVILLE.
The Edgerton band of which he has
been business manager for some time
will feel his departure distinct loss to
the organization.
Additional French orphans have
been adopted by the following: The
Monument Circle one, the French class
three, the MELVILLE Sunday school one,
Miss Mcintosh Sunday school class one,
MELVILLE public school one. The list
now reaches 81 orphans provided for in
this community.
The milk traffic between Edgerton
and the condensery at Stoughton has
reached such proportions that passen-
ger trains were unable to handle it.
The switch crew now sets in special
car every morning that is taken by the
afternoon freight relieving the delays
of passenger runs.
M. E. Fuller a pioneer business
man and founder of the Fuller-J Johnson
Co. at Madison died at his home in
Schuyler, Neb., Friday last aged SO
years. His marriage to Miss Anna
Heritage former resident of this city
took place few years ago whom he
leaves well provided for.
1t now looks as though Edgerton
will be without band the coming sea-
son on account of some of the members
moving away. That would be bad
situation after having had the reputa-
ton of one of the best bands in Wis
consin for many years. Let everybody
pull to- gether and see if it is not posi-
BILE to assist the band in organizing for
this season.
AT our regular meeting held Nov.
the w. r. G.. had the pleasure of in
stalling FIVE new members and will
take in five more at our next meeting.
The following program was given in
honor of Washington and Lincoln:
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Invocation-C Chaplain, Mrs. Carrier.
Sketch of Abraham Lincoln-Winni-
fred Stebbins.
Life and Character of Washington
Margie Page.
Songs Star Spangled Banner and
America-by Corps.
Lunch of ice cream and cake was
served by committee.
Two boys between the ages of IA
and 18 stole horse and buggy late
Sunday night from the market place at
Stoughton. Night Waterman Ben Gil
bertson traced them to Edgerton where
Night Policeman Campbell gathered
them in about o'clock in the morning.
They were taken back to Stoughton
Monday morning. The older boy has
record in court and was paroled to his
mother last September for 80 days.
He worked for a week, then disappear
ed and had not been seen since, until
that morning. The boy said he had
been working on farm near Lone
Rock. His father is in prison at Wau-
pun. The younger boy is chronic
truant from school and bis mother has
been unable to correct him. Both boys
have been turned over to Judge A. G.
Hoppmann i'm juvenile court at Madi-
son.
The first of series of dinners and
get together meetings of the Edgerton
Chamber of Commerce was held at the
Carlton hotel Thursday evening proved
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