The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-07-15

-Hilmer Voight and family of Kan
kakee, Illinois, are visiting with T. b.
Houfe and other relatives.
Clifford Townsend, who has been
spending his vacation at W. H. Cox's,
visited friends in GAINESVILLE and Beloit
enroute for northern Wisconsin.
Miss Marie Hubbell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs E. M. Hubbell, spent last
Sunday at her home here. She came
together with Miss Regina Haviland, a
niece of President Huntington of the
Southern Pacific railway system, in
Miss Haviland's big car. Miss Hubbell
has been in nurses training in Chicago
for some time, and more recently been
on special duty Miss Haviland, who
is an actress, came to the hospital
where Miss Rubbell worked to have
her tonsils removed, and Miss Hubbell
was put on the case. The patient took
a liking to Miss Hubbell and offered
her special advantages as companion
and private nurse with very fatter-
ing remuneration. This week they
make trip to New York, and later on
to California. When Miss Haviland
leaves for Honolulu Miss Hubbell may
go there also if she is so inclined. Ed
gerton friends will be interested in
hearing of the success that has come
~ bor fhro,,oh hor oo11ino
Mrs. Jacob Johnson celebrated her
81st birthday last Monday She had
the pleasure of having with her three
sisters and four brothers, besides
great many other relatives and friends
who called to congratulate her and wish
her many happy returns of the day.
Last Sunday the brothers and sisters
had reunion at the old place on the
Prairie. The old log house in which all
of them, except Mrs. Johnson, were
born, is still standing. They had plan
ned to have photograph taken, but
the photographer failed to show up.
Christ Nelson of Minneapolis, Cajus
Nelson, Magnus Nelson, Martin Mel
son, Mrs. Reierson of Dalton, Mimi,
Mrs. Josephine Peterson of GAINESVILLE,
Mrs. Evan Onsgard of Edgerton and
Mrs. Jacob Johnson are the brothers
and sisters. In the afternoon Sunday
48 relatives were together to commem-
crate the event. Many children, grand
children and other relatives could not
be present. 1t was day long to be
remembered by all who were present.
Mr.. J. H. Snow of Amarillo, Tex,
called at The Reporter office last week
Friday. He is right of way agent for
the Santa Fe Railway Co. western
lines, and is making tour inspecting
mausoleums with the view of securing a
desirable type to hold the earthly re-
mains of r. j. Parker, late general
manager of the Santa Fe system. Mr..
Snow was in Edgerton inspecting the
beautiful mausoleum of the late Mr..
Robinson, vice president of the same
railway system, in Fassett cemetery
here. Mr.. Snow says that structure
like the Robinson monument now would
cost Sic, O0O Mr.. Snow is an old Rock
county boy who has made good in the
railway world. He got his early train
ing at Albion academy, taught school,
went out west, and finally landed with !
the big system where he has been for a
great many years. He has seen the
system grow to $1,000 miles, 1900 of
which is handled from Amarillo. He
was in Alaska and built Is miles of the
railway which now has gone to the
government. On this trip he visited
A. D. Whitmore Jr. and family in Wal
worth, and the Langworthy family.
Mr.. Snow brought greetings from Chas.
Culton and family, John Coon and mis-
son Paul who now holds very good
position with the A. T. & S. F. Ry.
Co., as the Santa Fe is designated in
the official list. Mr.. Snow is past the
sixty mark but looks ten years younger.
The Reporter is in receipt of very
interesting letter from Erik Veum who
together with two of his daughters are
touring Norway. The letter is dated |
June 22. Mr.. Veum was at that time
visiting his brother, Johan, who is a |
public school teacher in the large val |
ley of Osterdalen in the eastern part of |
Norway. Mr.. Veum says that his
brother and his brothers wife are both |
teaching in the same school. The state |
provides very comfortable teacherage |
with sufficient land to keep several |
cows and horse. The family has in !
this way an assured position and a good |
home. The Veums have travelled ex-
tensively in the central part of Norway
around the great lake Mjosen and the
adjoining valleys. He has visited his
birthplace and walked over the old