The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-04-15

GAINESVILLE spent Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Haylock and Kiel home.
The local American Legion is work
ing out plans for big home coming
| festival and picnic during the coming
summer. Watch the boys put on some
thing that will make everybody sit up
and take notice.
The Ladies Aid society of the Cen
trail Lutheran church will meet Thurs
day, April IA. The following will en-
tertain Mesdames Chas. Adolphson,
Hilda Cruise, Peter Danielson and Her
bert Heried.
Carl A. Schmidt says he sold the
Ford oil barrel last week. He says the
Nonpartisan machinery wasn't in any
need of oil, the squawk that had been
heard was from the fellows who had
got hit by the Nonpartisan bumper.
1t is a relief to know that the
Dempsey Carpenter boxing bout is to
be staged in New Jersey. The dis
lance to ship home what remains of
Carpenter after the fight will be much
reduced by locating the scrap on the
| Atlantic coast.
Mrs. Rollin Marsden of Fullerton,
CAL, is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bussey. She came to Fit.
| Wayne, Ind, to see her mother who is
ill, and on her way back she made it
point to call on friends and relatives in
this vicinity.
The Saturday and Sunday winter
blasts were very unpleasant, but it is
thought that no serious damage was
done to budding trees and sprouting
seed. The bright weather of the past
days has again put gardening and other
spring work back to normal activity.
The death of James Thompson of
La Crosse is lamented by the press of
the entire state. Men who did not
agree with him politically voice their
respect for him as man and citizen.
He was only As years old at the time OF
his death. The funeral was held at
La Crosse last Friday.
The number of brood sows in Wis
consin has decreased by $4,000 since a
year ago. The decrease for the United
States is nearly million under the five
year average previous to last year.
The winter wheat acreage this year is
5000 acres less than in 1920. There is
nearly SO, 900 acres less rye planted this
year than last year.
The fire alarm sounded about TOO
Wednesday morning An oil stove had
been leaking in the LaBundy kitchen,
and when the stove was lit, the oil on
it and the floor was ignited and started
a lively blaze. The fire department
responded and succeeded in putting the
fire out without serious damage to the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Jenson, Miss
Anna Hoen, Chris Hoen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Earle, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Convey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mcintosh, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kellogg and w. B.
Wentworth attended the funeral of
Mrs. George Gary at Madison Sunday.
The Philomathean Study club met
Monday night with Mrs. Edward Grass
man and the program was in charge of
the hostess. Radium, its discovery by
Madame Currie, and the many uses
were ably discussed. Monday, April
Is, the club will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. Weetman Dickinson.
The Federation of Women's clubs
will hold meeting Thursday evening
of this week at Culton Memorial hall
for the election of officers for the en-
suing year. A report of the federation
representatives who attended the dis
trict meeting at Waukesha will also be
presented at this time and other mat
tiers of special interest to the fedora
ton. The meeting opens 1880 o'clock.
Lieut.. R. C. Maltpress desires to
have it become known that he is ready
to receive applications for the forma-
ton of company in Edgertor of Wis
consin National Guard. The state
stands ready to give its sanction and
support to such an organization in Ed
gerton. Forty-one enlisted men and
one first lieutenant is the minimum
strength. Equipment and some finan-
cial support furnished by the state de-
partment.
Among the guests at the Junior
Prom from out of town were Margaret
Birkenmeyer of Tomah, visiting Mary
Young; Helen Melaas of Stoughton,
guest of Kathleen Mcintosh; Katherine
McManus of GAINESVILLE and Veda Gull
ham of Stoughton, visiting Chloes Bar
daon. Doretta Harvav of Janacvi1lo