The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-20

Anne Sughrua and Mary dempsey
of Whitewater were guests at the Mrs.
Geo. Nichols home over last week end.
Mrs. w. H. Clarke, one of the ven-
cradle mothers of Edgerton and an
early pioneer, passed away in the night
between Wednesday and Thursday. An
obituary will appear in The Reporter
next weeks issue.
Rev. E. A. Grefthen has been
called as pastor to Providence, R. I.
A business meeting will be held at Gen.
trail Lutheran church Friday evening,
May 20, beginning at 7:3O, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the sentiment of
the local congregation in regard to the
matter.
Paul Jensen, who has been home
from the Stevens Point sanitarium for
some days, has not felt so well the last
days and has been obliged to rest in
bed. AS soon as he gains little more
strength he will again return to the
sanitarium.
Mayor Leary was in Madison Tues
day to be present at the fourth blood
TRANSMISSION made upon Mrs. Leary at
the hospital where she is seeking i'm
provement in her health. She has been
gaining rather slowly, but it is hoped
that from now on her improvement will
be more satisfactory.
Under the auspices of the music
committee of the M. E. church the
members of the choir together with
their wives and husbands were enter
tanned in the church parlors last Satur-
day evening. The music committee is
Mesdames VIM. Bussey, w. S. Brown
and Frank Pringle.
Don't forget Rummage sale. Date
and place announced next week. If
you have articles to donate, notify Mrs.
John Henderson, Mrs. Scott Hatch or
Mrs. j. w. Conn and they will be col
lected, or leave at Library. Proceeds
for benefit of Rest Room.
e. F. Bergstrom, whose home is
near the Gravel Store corner, was given
a party in honor of his birthday last
Sunday. The 200 friends who came to
wish him many happy returns of the
day took Mr.. Bergstrom by surprise,
thereby adding to the enjoyment of the
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Mr.. Williams of Beloit came to Ed
gerton in an airplane last Monday. 1t
was his intentior-to get some birdseye
views of our city. He landed out at
the Athletic park, but too late to get
the pictures that day. Tuesdays rain
prevented successful work, and he re-
turned to Beloit. The machine is owned
in Beloit
The shower and prenuptial dinner
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Wilberg in honor of their son
Adolph and his affianced bride, Miss
Clara Fox of Indian Ford, was attend
ed by rs guests. The groom is mem
Der of the firm conducting the new
Buick garage on Henry street.
Rev. S. L. Thompson of Jacksonville,
Wis, who is at present travelling in the
interest of the finances of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran Church of America,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Edger-
ton. Sunday evening he gave very
interesting and instructive sermonic
lecture to an appreciative audience at
Central Lutheran church.
Whether the grand display of au-
rora borealis last Saturday night was
due to sun spots, as claimed by Prof.
John A. Brashear of Pittsburgh, or not,
may be left to the scientists to settle,
but that. it was grand photo play up
on the screen of the armament, both
wonderful and awful to witness, the
man in the street is ready to assert.
L. P. Scantlin of the A. S. Steam
Pump Works was in Edgerton Tuesday
to test the new electric pump installed
for the city water station. Together
with the mayor, waterworks committee
and superintendent the new pump was
thoroughly tested; the superintendent
and city officials were satisfied that the
pump will do the work expected of it,
and will recommend to the council to
accept it.
The following young people will be
confirmed at Central Lutheran church
next Sunday morning: Maren Haired,
Mary Olson, Emma Boden, Adoline
Boden, Luella Hagen, Gerda Hagen,
Olga Sunne, Mildred Cruise, Gertrude
Amundson, Alice Larson, Madeline
Stanke, China Oren, Thelma Mordby,
Omar Haired, Harold Osterberg, Paul
Osterberg, Algot johnson, Lawrence
Mathison, Walter Mathison, William
Mcintyre, Harold Nelson, Rolf Ristad,