The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-18
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a timely lesson. It's name is The Prod
igal Village. 1t is a present day story.
-Magnus Nelson spent last week at
Beloit visiting his family and friends.
Meanwhile his brother, Cajus Nelson,
has been keeping his aged sister, Mrs.
Jacob Johnson, company.
"A Farm Bureau meeting was held
at Milton Junction last Monday. One
of the experts from the agricultural
school addressed the meeting. and gen.
eral discussion of live stock and ship
ping methods followed.
Mr.. Ole Berg announces that he
will sell at auction on his farm on the
Fulton road, March 2, farm machinery.
horses, some household foods, Fair
banks scales, De Laval cream sepa-
rator. Watch for bills and further no
tice.
Word has just been received that
Rev. j. D. Blenkinsopp, who was
pastor for the P. M. church on Albion
Prairie from 1907 to 1914, has passed
away. He was serving a charge at
Benton, Wis. No particulars have as
yet been received.
"A meeting of farmers will be held
in the Albion town hall Monday even
ing, Feb. 81, at 800 p. m, to hear men
who are interested in the growing of
flax for fiber, and to discuss the matter
with view of interesting the farmers
in the growing of it.
Monday evening, Feb. Il, at 7:3O,
there will be two speakers at Library
hall. One from Beloit to talk about
the benefits to be derived from forming
charitable organization in Edgerton,
and the other speaker. Mrs. Lewis
Kahlenberg from Madison, who will
speak of the bills before the legislature
at the present time. All people are in
vited.
Gust Gunnelson of the town of
Christiana suffered what may result in
permanent injury to one of his eyes
last Saturday when something hit it as
he was busy trying to adjust tire on
his automobile. He was taken to
hospital in GAINESVILLE. The doctors
hope to save the eye, but the chances
of saving the sight are rather against
Mr.. Gunnelson.
The United Progressive Republican
League of Rock county had meeting
at the court house in GAINESVILLE last
Monday evening. About dozen men
from Edgerton attended the meeting.
Men from every part of the county
were in attendance. The meeting was
addressed by Attorney General Nor
gan. The league president is Geo. W.
Blanchard of Edgerton.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Bartz, who live
on the Stoughton road, had the sorrow
of losing their little daughter, Leona
Evelyn, by death last Wednesday. The
little girl was born Nov II, 1920. The
funeral is conducted from the home
and St. Johns Lutheran church Friday
at 200 in the afternoon, Rev. Spilman
officiating. The little body will be laid
to rest in Fassett cemetery.
Judge Charles L. Fifeld has ap-
pointed the following members to act
as board of directors of the proposed
Edgerton Memorial hospital: Andrew
Mcintosh, Mrs. Helen Earle, Mrs.
Katherine Flarity and August Ratzlaff
Jr. This matter being settled, the as
ISOLATION can go on and make whatever
official steps it may deem wise and nee
essary in the realization of the hospital
idea.
The Philomathean Study club gave
a $50 dinner at The Carlton last Mon
day evening to their gentlemen escorts,
about 38 in all. A program was rem
dered in which Miss Green of the high
school faculty participated with vocal
solo, Miss Curran with recitation and
Mr.. Drager with violin solo. The
dinner was in the nature of valentine
party with appropriate decorations and
favors, and was served in The Carlton
best style. After the dinner and pro-
gram the party enjoyed an evening at
cards.
Steve Saunders called at this office
and told of his visit to Madison to con-
fer with the legislators in regard to the
best way of handling the bovine tuber-
culosis problem. He thinks that suf-
ficient funds should be provided to
make it compulsory to have all herds
tested and cleaned up. The state should
not be clean in small spots, as it is now,
but there should be state houseclean-
ing, or the money spent is thrown away
without any permanent results to the