The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-05-21

family are spending couple weeks at
the home of Mrs. Brokaw's mother in
Appleton.
The Ladies society of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church will be enter
tanned by Mesdames Julius Hageberg,
Martin Hageberg, John Nelson and An
drew Hippo, Thursday, May n.
Mrs. Wray Watson was down from
Stoughton to participate in the observ-
ance of the 25th anniversary of the
marriage of her daughter, Mrs. FL. B.
Knapp, which occurred last Sunday.
Among the candidates who were in
the Edgerton class attending the Con-
sistory in Milwaukee last week was
Mr.. Frank Russell. By an oversight
his name was not mentioned last week.
| Miss Clara M. Jensen left for Min
neapolis the middle of the week to
spend some time at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Eugene Johnson. Mrs.
Johnson has not been as we'll as desired
for while and one of her little daugh-
| tiers has also been ailing. Both are i'm
proving, however.
Though larger number Of m APPLE
were tapped this year than last, the
amount of maple syrup and sugar is
lower than year ago, due to the un-
favorable season; $4,000 gallons of
syrup and 1900 pounds of sugar in
1920 being $4,000 gallons less of syrup
and 1000 pounds of sugar less than last
year. The value of syrup per gallon
last year was 1921; this year it is
$3.O8. Last year sugar was Sc cents
per pound, this year As cents.
"A small blaze in the roof of the
of the Wescott property on Fulton st.
Sunday forenoon between II and 12was
attended to in the customary expedite
manner by our alert volunteer fire
squad. One of the fire fighters was
playing the pipe organ in one of the
churches when the siren sounded. Run
ming down the aisle of the church he
spied substitute musician, and was
on time with the bunch on the hose
cart.
The Bluebird choir of the Congre-
gational church gave cantata, "The
Festival of the Seasons" in the church
basement Friday evening. Each month
was represented by some festive occa-
sion; the children were dressed in cos
tunes, and much credit is due the lit
tie people for the unusual talent showed
in the rendering of the many solos and
choruses. Mrs. J. w. Conn and Mrs.
Frank Pearson, who had charge of the
cantata, can feel amply repaid by the
success of the program.
The annual exhibit of manual train
ing, domestic science, penmanship and
art held at the high school last Friday
afternoon and evening was very salts
factory. The exhibits illustrated in a
telling way the work done by the school
in the mentioned branches of study. In
addition two plays were given by the
domestic science girls, both very clever
original products, and much enjoyed
by good sized audiences. Refreshments
were served, dainty and very good.
Even Norgard, one of the war vet
Grams who was wounded in the battle
of Juvigny, is home on 80 day fur
Tough, visiting his relatives at East
Koshkonong. He has been in the mill
tary hospital at Ft. Sheridan since re-
turning from abroad, receiving medical
treatment. He is improving and hopes
to be discharged in June. In the fall
he intends to enter the u. w. agricul-
tural college. He says that the care
of the soldiers in the hospital is salts
factory, but that it feels mighty fine to
get home and have some real food.
The Treasury department has again
issued warning to owners of Liberty
and Victory bonds not to sell. 'Short-
sighted people are dumping them on
the market, and the wise ones are buy
ing them," says the circular. eff you
keep your bond until the date when the
government pays in full for it, you do
not need to worry if, in the meantime,
the price of it is low one day and high
the next. You and Uncle Sam are liv-
ing up to your agreement with each
other, and neither will lose by it." Do
not sell Liberty bonds, buy if you have
a chance-is the advice of the govern
ment.
MIR. Earl Dickerson, local secretary
of the civil service board, advises that
the clerk-carrier post office service
holds civil service. examinations for
candidates for the clerk-carrier service
in Edgerton June IL, 1920. For appli-
cation blanks (Form 1870, address the
secretary of the United States civil