The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-11-05

-Armistice day observance next
Thursday afternoon.
The Bethany Circle will meet with
Miss Louise Jensen Friday evening this
| week.
Harvey Raymond, with the Trailer
company in Chicago, was in Edgerton
the fore part of the week.
"A miscellaneous shower was given
in honor Of Miss Alma Ratzlaff Monday
| evening at the home of Miss Loretta
| Bublitz.
There will be special meeting of
the American Legion post in their club
rooms Friday evening to arrange def
| nitely the plans for Armistice day.
Mrs. G. Keinbusch of New York,
who during the past couple weeks has
been a guest of Mrs. Underhill and
Mrs. Oscar Jensen, left last Monday.
Miss Erma Butterfeld of Wauke-
sha and the Misses Lydia Wilkinson
and Pearl Larson Of Stoughton were
| week end guests of Miss Frances Car
rier.
The City Federation of Women's
clubs will hold rummage sale in the
near future. Will the ladies please keep
this in mind, as any articles donated
will be greatly appreciated.
The Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church will meet in the
church parlors Friday p. M, Nov. 9Th.
Mrs. C. F. Mabbett and Mrs. Dexter
Wilson will act as hostesses.
Regular morning services in st.
Johns Lutheran church next Sunday
morning at 1000. Sunday school at
900. The evening service will be a
children's Reformation program.
The fire call last Friday night about
midnight was put in when 1920 model
baby Overland car took fire outside the
| laboratory on N. Main street. The car
belonged to Geo. Condor. The car was
ruined.
-Armistice day next Thursday. The
afternoon parade will be in charge of
the American Legion. Music, speeches,
football game, Edgerton VS.. Slough
| ton, and q dance in Academy hall in
the evening.
The u. S. Civil Service commission
| announces clerk-carrier examination
to be held in this city Nov. II, 1920,
for the post office service. For appli
cation blanks and information concern
ing this examination, please call at the
post Office at Edgerton, Wis. - Earl
Dickerson. Local Secretary.
MIR. Frank Gress was surprised on
his birthday last Sunday by his children
and their families. They brought fine
| dinner and spent the day with Mr..
Gress. Present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Wileman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Keller and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Van Dalin and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Gress.
Rev. and Mr.. Borge, who spent
several days in Edgerton and vicinity
last week, have returned to their home
at Madison. Rev. Borge is raising
funds for new library building at
Luther college, Iowa. He received do
nations from d number of the members
of the Norwegian Lutheran church in
| Ednorfop ond vicinity
Halloween came with its usual op-
| portunity for fun to the young boys.
The spirit of vandalism so freely let
loose years ago is giving place to a
saner way of celebration. The country
is growing out of it's wild west gar
ments, fortunately, and finds inspira-
ton for fun in other ways than by go
ing on a rampage of destruction.
| Thomas Ellingson Jr. gave Hal
lowe'en party for number of his
school friends last week. The house
had been fitted to suit the season. The
youngsters had any amount of fun.
Spooks were about everywhere and
their pranks added to the general hilar-
ity. The party spent the evening in
playing games, and Mrs. Ellingson pro-
vided a delicious lunch.
| DIR. VIM. L. Shearer of Omaha, a
cousin of the Drs. Shearer in Edgerton,
called one day last week. He came
out from Pittsburgh where he had been
called to do some dental surgery. DR..
Shearer is considered the greatest
American authority on dental surgery
and is called on for service in every
part of the country. Mr.. August
Stricken went down to Omaha to have
his dental surgery done.
"A miscellaneous shower was ten
dered Miss Alma Ratzlaff, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Ratzlaff ST., last