The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-04-22

| Saturday evening the basketball group
of seventh grade girls gave party.
/ Mrs. O. G. Hansen and Mrs. E. s.
Ellingson spent Monday at Stoughton,
visiting Mrs. Melvin Halvorson who
! has been very i'll and recently returned
from the local hospital where she un-
derwent an operation.
The New Century club had its last
meeting Tuesday evening, entertained
by Miss Marina Johnson at the o. G.
| Hansen home. Mesdames Atwell,
RAIDER and Miss Jessie Mabbett gave
most interesting contributions to the
successful program
Charles Picken, an uncle of DR..
Morrison, passed away at his farm
home near Rockford last Friday. Mr..
Picken was one of the many old Scotch
pioneers who settled in that neighbor-
hood in 1912. The funeral was held at
Argyle Sunday and DR.. Morrison went
down to be present.
The county board for Rock county
is set to meet for purposes of organiza-
ton April 26, 1921, at 200 p. M, &C
~cording to announcements made by
County Clerk Howard Lee. A chair
man will be elected, committees ap-
pointed, road matters and the like are
scheduled to come up. There are IA
new members to take seat on the board.
Prof. o. Rice of the department of
school inspection was in the city to visit
the schools and examine the school
library facilities and hold conference
with the teachers last Friday. He spent
the evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G. Ristad. Mrs Ristad and
Mr.. Rice at one time taught in the
same school.
The organization meeting of the
city council was held last Tuesday even
ing. The former officers were re-
elected with the exception of street
commissioner and city engineer. Aug.
Kruger was elected street commits
sioner; the election of city engineer
was put over for action until next
meeting of the council.
Since the fiscal year of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church of America ends
on April 80, the officers of the Ladies
Aid society of the Central Lutheran
church request those having mission
boxes to kindly bring them to the next
meeting of the Ladies Aid, April %, so
that the money contained in the boxes
may be sent in on time.
Miss Clara Giese, who is making
her home with her grandmother, Mrs.
Ziebell of MELVILLE, was united in mar
riage to Fred Splitter of the town of
Milton last Thursday afternoon at 300
in st. Johns Lutheran church, Rev.
Spilman performing the ceremony.
Both the young people are memberssof
st. Johns church. They will make
their home on the Splitter farm.
The County committee of the Rock
county Y. M. c. A. has secured as the
main speaker for the county conven-
ton, which is to be held in the Child
high school the evening of May 9th, A.
G. Knebel of Chicago. Mr.. Knebel is
very strong speaker, has had a very
wide experience and is serving with the |
international committee as regional
executive secretary for the middle |
west. 4
Cambridge Cow Testing association
report for March states that 46 cows
produced above DO pounds of butter fat !
for the month, as compared with 20 !
pounds for. the month of February. i
High cow grade Guernsey belonging
to H. Kriedeman, 1916 pounds milk, |
test 4.8, 64.6 pounds butter fat. High ,
herd II grade Guernseys belonging to
Kriedeman averaged 1O48 pounds milk,
test 1893, and 41.2 pounds butter fat. |.
Sighed, Charles Clingan, tester.
The Young Peoples Luther League
of the Edgerton Norwegian Lutheran
church elected officers at their last bus
mess meeting held on April 10, 1921.
The officers elected are: President,
Filma Phillips; vice president, Hannah |.
Olson; secretary and treasurer pro tenn,
Elizabeth Doerr; secretary, Willie John
son; treasurer, Carl Doerr. Officers
retiring are: President, Mrs. Myrtle
Stark; vice president, Elizabeth Filing
son; secretary, Mrs. Onsgaard; treas
urer, Truman Bake. :
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen arrived
Friday evening from Lynn Haven, Fla,
where they passed the winter season.
They stopped over day in Chicago to
visit their daughter, Mrs. r. P. Man
ard, who resides in Oak Park. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.