The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-02-27

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acres of the Conway farm.
Leslie Singer has rented the Mike
Conway farm and is going on this
spring.
Francis Fl. Casey has enlisted with
Company B, 58th IT, S. Infantry and is
now on duty at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Soldiers who have not as yet OBJ
tanned Victory button, may secure it
by filing their certificate of discharge
with Postmaster Hoen.
Among those who have entertained
for Lieut.. C. Olaf Jensen are, besides
his immediate family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness
Green and MIR. and Mrs. D. G. Ristad.
H. j. Stangl, who formerly con-
Quoted a drug business in Edgerton,
was in the city day this week. He
now lives at Great Falls, Mont, and is
engaged in real estate and wheat
growing.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet Friday afternoon
| at 8 O'Clock at the library. All MEM
bers are urged to be present as BUSH
ness of Importance is to come before
the meeting.
Bids for the street construction
work to be carried on in Edgerton dur
| ing the season were received by the
city Wednesday afternoon, the low
est being SO. 90 per square yard. Last
year the low bid was S1.85.
The Humphrey homestead, cor. of
| Albion and Rollin streets, has been
bought by Earl Dickerson, $500.
| Richard Curran also disposed of house
to parties recently moved to town for
$500. Reported by the Ladd agency.
| Mrs. Mary Earle, who is making
her home with her daughter, Mrs. Nels
| Nelson, had the misfortune of fractur-
| turing her hip when she fell one day
| last week Mrs. Earle is 81 years old,
and the injury may prove serious. She
| is the mother of T. B. and Robert
Earle.
The Service Star Legion has made
very encouraging opening of their
drive for the $4,000 for memorial
hospital. It is reported that they have
one-fifth of the sum promised 1t is
worthy enterprise and should receive
hearty support.
The father and son banquet was
given in the high school building last
Wednesday evening. Miss Anna Hoen,
the able head of the domestic economy
department of the school, assisted by
the girls in her department, served an
excellent dinner. A well prepared pro-
gram of speeches and music filled the
| evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Voigt packed
their household goods last Monday,
ready for shipment to their new home
in Galesburg, ILL.,, where Mr.. Voigt has
position as travelling salesman for
candy company. Mr.. and Mrs. Voigt
paid pleasant visit in The Reporter
Office before leaving the city.
"A pretty church wedding was cele-
brated in the ST. Johns church last
Thursday when Oscar Dallmann of Mil
ton and Anna Prey of Leyden were
| united in marriage. The ceremony took
place at 2:30 in the afternoon and the
service was read by Rev. Spilman. MIR.
and Mrs. Dallman will make their home
on the Dallmann farm near Milton.
Clifford E. Randall, member of con-
gress, has wired our city government,
offering the city cannon used in the
war. The instrument of warfare is
howitzer weighing 100 pounds, The
city pays the freight from Rock Island
| where these cannon are in storage.
Mayor Leary has wired the city's &C
| ceptance.
Lieut.. C. Olaf Jensen, who has
been overseas 20 months, returned to
Edgerton last Saturday evening for
brief visit. He is now connected with
the General Staff army college, Wash
ington, D. c. He hopes to be dis
charged in June. Having obtained only
fourteen day furlough, he will not be
| able to visit his mother and sister in
California. He leaves for Washington
| Friday of this week.
Mr.. Graham, vocational school in
spector, was in the city last Tuesday.
He is inspecting the progress of the
evening vocational work, and taking up
with the school board the matter of
continuation of the work next year.
| Barring the Interruptions caused by ILL
ness of instructors and students, the
| evening vocational classes have proven
distinct addition to the efficiency of
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