The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-01-14
The basketball games at the high

The basketball games at the high
school last Friday evening was double
header, first and second team contests
with the first and second teams of the
GAINESVILLE high school. Our teams out
played the GAINESVILLE aggregations,
winning with a comfortable score mar
gin to the good. After the game the
young folks enjoyed themselves by
dancing in the high school gym.
Mrs. Halvor Nelson (Herreid), the
mother of Mrs. Martin Halvorson of
this city, injured her hip in fall last
Tuesday SO severely that g :. unable
to use the limb. She with other old
friends were visiting at the home of
Mrs. Torger Erickson of Oakland when
it happened. Mrs. Nelson is one of
the few remaining old pioneers of
Koshkonong.
Mr.. Frank Touton and Mr.. Schmidt.
state high school inspectors, visited the
Edgerton schools last Friday. They
attended classes and followed the work
of the school throughout the day. After
school hours they met with the teach
ers and talked over school problems.
They expressed themselves as very
much pleased with conditions as they
found them in our schools. Mr.. Tou-
ton is former town of Albion boy and
a graduate of this high school, and has
made good in the field of education.
Mr.. John Thoreson, who is the local
agent for the Norwegian American
Steamboat line, has sold transportation
to Nels Kleven, Oscar eleven and Nels
Lehr, all of Utica. These gentlemen
go to Norway. Oscar Nelson of Ed
gerton will be in the same party and
he will go to Sweden to visit his moth
er. Mr.. Thoreson is making every eff
fort to obtain favorable quarters on the
ships. He states that reservations
should be made early as the traffic is
going to be very heavy this spring.
The Stavangerfjord leaves New York
Jan. %.
The annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce was held at the high
school last Tuesday evening. About 60
members present. Secretary Willard
Doty read his report which was ac-
copied and ordered printed in the local
papers. The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, B. c.
Wilson; George Blanchard, vice presi-
dent; directors for two years-W. G.
Atwell, Fred Young, VIM. Mcintosh,
all reelected. Willard Doty was re-
elected secretary, and Roy Farman,
treasurer.
The high school is affording the
students frequent opportunities of in
structive talks by local men. This
week Mr.. Schoenfeld addressed them
in the lecture room. The students
themselves are also trained in public
speaking by appearing at intervals, ad-
dressing the assembled teachers and
students. A selective process is now
on to pick the best representatives of
the school for the debating teams
which are to match their forsenic pow
er against other high school teams in
this district.
Mr.. Bailey of Stoughton, repre-
senting the Marketing Co., met with
the Edgerton Milk Producers associa-
ton last Saturday. 1t was arranged
that the association open cream sta
ton in Edgerton. Sixty farmers living
in the vicinity of Edgerton have already
signified their desire to deliver their
cream here instead of taking it to
Stoughton. The Doty & Walsh truck
company will receive the cream at their
garage, and shipment of it will be made
as directed by the Marketing company
The opening of the cream station here
is good move on the part of the milk
producers and will be we'll received by
the people of Edgerton. The delivery
will commence as soon as the receiving
room is ready at the Doty & Walsh
garage, which is a matter of a few
days.
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