The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-07-16

last week.
Misses Jane and Agnes Maxwell
| and Ann Mueller of Milwaukee, to-
gether with Janet Mair of GAINESVILLE,
| are guests at the home of Miss Beth
Hepburn.
-Gunnar Amundson and his son Har-
old are spending several weeks in Ham
lin county, South Dakota, where Mr..
Amundson homesteaded about 33 years
ago. He may return by auto with rel
! atives.
Frank Brown and Frank Pringle
have purchased the Stillman property
known as "Hillbrest Court" 1t is ru-
mored that they intend building several
modern bungalows to relieve the hous-
ing situation.
Miss Clara Christianson, efficient
assistant nurse at the Lockwood hos
pital, is taking well deserved vaca-
ton of a month. Miss Nellie Lee of
GAINESVILLE is supplying during Miss
Christensen absence.
". E. Warren of Huron, S. D.,
visited his sister, Mrs. D. D. Brown,
last week. He states that they have
had so much wet weather out there
that the roads are almost impossible,
and that the crops are suffering on &C.
count of it.
The Misses Ellen Martinez, JOS
ephine Mcintyre, Arvilla Manske, Ada
Davis, Ruth Croft and Gladys Ander-
son of the Highway Trailer office force
spent the week end at the Menhall cot
tage, Lake Waubesa, Mrs. J. w. Men
hall, chaperone.
-Chas. Tall, Gale Ogden, Walter
Hadden and Mahlon Ogden left for
Flint, Mich, Monday evening to drive
new Chevrolets through to Edgerton.
The freight situation can not stop peo-
pie getting their f1ivvers, anyway.
Mrs. Willard B. Doty and daugh-
ter accompanied Mr.. Doty to Chicago
where they, together with Mrs. Berry,
Ruby Berry and Mrs. Ben Dallman,
will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hanlon while Mr.. Doty is at
Atlantic City attending the bill post
ers' convention.
AT the semi annual business meet
ing of the Norwegian Lutheran church
last Sunday. the appointment of COM
mittee for arranging a church picnic
was provided for. AS soon as the plans
of the committee are complete, public
announcement will be made.
The annual picnic of St. Johns
Lutheran church, held at the Driving
Park last Saturday, was favored by
ideal weather and large turnout. The
collections for the ball game did not
quite cover the expenses, as the Beloit
team charged $4,000 and the Trailer
team $75. 90; but the income of the day
was sufficient to cover all costs, leaving
small balance to the good.
The Office of the chief engineer of.
the highway commission reports that
there are two highway construction
projects under federal aid now being
carried out in Rock county by the state
highway commission. These are: Pro-
ject Sc, between Beloit and GAINESVILLE,
six miles of concrete construction; Pro-
ject az, between Beloit and Evansville,
two and one-half miles of concrete con-
struction.
The congregational church society
has bought from DR.. Holton the lot on
Rollin street, formerly a part of the
F. w. Coon property. The present
location of the Congregational church
is not as suitable as the members would
wish, and for some time they have been
looking around for desirable central
location. 1t is reported that they ex-
pect to move the church from the old
lot and remodel it on the newly &C.
quired property.
Mrs. Henry Tiemann had one of
her arms badly burned last Monday af-
ternoon by gasoline explosion. DR..
Morrison is attending the case, and he
believes that she will fully recover,
though it may take some weeks to heal
the burns. Mr.. and Mrs. Tiemann
came to Edgerton from GAINESVILLE
where Mr.. Tiemann served in the Law
renee cafeteria. He has bought the
lunch wagon on the corner of Main
and Fulton streets.
Walter Mabbett and Geo. Blanch-
ard represented Edgerton last Monday
at hearing held at GAINESVILLE in the
matter of the train service given the
towns along this division between Mad
| ison, GAINESVILLE and Milwaukee. The
G. M. & st. P. road had a representa-
| tive there. 1t was brought out in the
hearing that the southern part of Wis