The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-02

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ing at the home of w. ]. Schumacher.
Regular communication of Fulton
Lodge No. SO, F. & A. NJ, Tuesday,
Sept. 6, at o'clock. Important bust
ness.
Harry Hahn and wife and Lyme
Wood and wife motored to Milwaukee
Tuesday and took in the sights of the
fair.
Miss Lillian Schumacher returned
home the fore part of the week after
visit with friends and relatives in Poy-
nette, Wis.
Miss Anna Drotning of the st. Olaf
college faculty, Mortified, Mimi, is in
Edgerton this week visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Oscar Olson, and friends in the
city.
The Federated Farm Bureau has
sent out letter warning farmers
against ''blue sky" investments, and
asking that the farmers consult their
before taking stocks in cooperative
or other promotion schemes which pre-
tend to be lawful and in the interest of
the farmers. The warning is issued
by the Jefferson county and also the
Dane county bureaus.
Miss Myrtle Ehlenfeldt entertained
Thursday, Aug. rs, at 100 dinner at
which she announced her engagement
to Howard Emerson. Places were laid
for "a at six small tables, the color
scheme being carried out in pink and
white. In the afternoon 500 was
played. The prizes were taken by
Ferne Schoenfeld and Eloise Riven-
burg. The out of town guests were
Gwendolyn Jacobs of GAINESVILLE and
Helen Merriman of Racine.
Little Paul Goede, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Goede, celebrated his
second birthday August 20. His grand
mother, Mrs. Wargon, and an aunt
from Madison, several other uncles and
aunts, and a party of little folks, in all
"a guests, were present to wish him
many happy returns. The little folks
wore pretty caps, and the house was
prettily decorated in flowers. A splen-
did birthday cake with two candles was
cut for the party. Refreshments were
served on the lawn for the little folks
and in the house for the grown-ups.
Mr.. Earl Shaw and his uncle, EN-
met Shaw, returned last week from a
four weeks auto trip and visit through
the East. The trip was made for the
purpose of visiting relatives living in
Pennsylvania and New York state. The
party had most exceptional weather
and, routed by the Chicago Automobile
association, the roads proved to be very
good. In the Elmira, N. Y, tobacco
section (Big Flats the growers har-
vested very fine crop of tobacco.
Tourists were very numerous. The
Shaws made record for themselves
by travelling $500 miles without engine
or tire trouble of any sort whatever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barton cele-
brated their ffty-ffth wedding ami
versary by family gathering at their
home last Sunday. The date of their
wedding is August 26. The venerable
couple had the joy of seeing about them
their son Fred Barton Jr from Beloit,
James Barton ane family. Roy Barton
and wife, William Strasberg and fam
lily. One daughter living in Nebraska
could not be present. The children and
grandchildren came with we'll filled
baskets and many membranes for
the celebrants, and the day was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present. Mr..
and Mrs. Barton have lived in Edger-
ton about forty years and have many
memories treasured from the past
years.
"A. HI. Jensen of the Tobacco Elk
change bank left for Milwaukee and
the State fair last Friday. AS super
intendent of gates he has large num-
Der of men to place and considerable
preliminary work to dispose of ahead
of the actual opening of the big fair.
Among the men WAC will serve during
the fair week the following are from
Edgerton: Perry Anderson, Henry
Bunker, Chas. Bowen, Chas. Dunn, w.
w. Drake, Fredrik Ellingson, Ed Ell
lingson, r. E. Hopkins, Victor Hartz-
helm, F. ]. Holt, Geo. Harrison, Joe
Hruska, Ed Leary, Harry Mccain,
Chris Nelson, Tom Quigley, Geo. Rea,
A. w. Subway, Hugo Stark, Ben
Schmeling, Stanley Slagg, Carl Schmel-
ing, Rolie Williams, Lawrence Whit
ford.
The Edgerton Country club golf
course is becoming more attractive ev-
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