The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-06-24
ROCKDALE

j. E. Norgord is entertaining his
brother who is spending the summer in
Wisconsin. His home is in Canada.
Mesdames Tony Anderson, Teddy An
derson and G. O. Tellefson took supper
with Mrs. HI. O. Smithback, Utica, last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. johnson were at
Madison to bring their daughter Ger
trude home, who has been attending
the university the past year.
J. B. Turnbull, who accompanied his
wife to OconOmowoc last week, re-
turned home last Sunday and reports
Mrs. as getting along fine.
Mrs. Henry Stewart was taken with
slight stroke last Friday and partly
paralyzed or one side. She is some
what better and is able to move her
limbs.
Theo. Tellefson is attending the meet
ing of the eastern district of the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church of America,
held at Eau Claire. He represents the
Rockdale congregation.
Elmer Hetland, who submitted to an
operation at the Augustana hospital in
Chicago where he has been for six
weeks, returned home last Saturday.
He is feeling quite we'll but is still very
weak.
The Scissors guild has just had
cesspool dug for the kitchen in the
church basement. They ha re also built
a cistern. When they get through they
will have handy kitchen. Lots of push
to these young ladies'.
Miss Hazel Lien had an operation at
General hospital at Madison last week.
Her mother, Mrs. M J. Lien, and her
aunt, Mrs. N. J. Halvorson, were up
to see her last Thursday and she was
getting along fine.
Mrs. Stangland and son Herbert and
wife and daughter and Mrs. Morton and
daughter of Chicago motored out Sat
urday. Mrs. Morton is sister of Mrs.
e. O. Anderson. They all returned to
their homes Sunday evening except
Mrs Stangland who expects to spend
few weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs Orwin Nottestad mourn
the loss of their youngest son, aged
year and months. The funeral was
held at the home last Saturday, Prof.
Ristad officiating at the home and at
the grave. He was laid to rest in the
Rockdale cemetery. They are men,
bers of the Rockdale church. Many
from here attended and part of the
choir sang an anthem at the house.
They have the sympathy of large cir
Gle of friends here in their sorrow.
Tony Anderson received telegram
from North Dakota last Saturday
morning announcing the death of Mabel
Tellefson. She was a daughter of Toll
lief c.. Tellefson After the death of
her father she went out west and
worked as stenographer and part of
the time as court reporter. She mar
ried and was living on farm. She
leaves to mourn her loss one brother,
Clarence. who is in business in Willis
ton, N. D., her husband and two sons,
one and one years old, two aunts,
one uncle and many cousins and friends.
She was about 81 years old.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs G. 0. and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Tellefson and
daughter Harriet were invited to the
hospitable home of MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Ellickson for a strawberry supper.
Mrs. Ellickson promised to fill your
correspondent full of Strawberries and
we knew she would do it for she has
done this once before. When supper
was announced we were asked to come
into the dining room and there was
heaping dish of berries at each plate, a
large pan full on the table, and still
more pitchers filled with thick, sweet,
yellow cream, and plenty sugar. And
mind you, no limit-just help yourself
and we did. After supper was spent in
visiting. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellickson and
family are not only good feeders but
good entertainers