The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-07-08

lie MenhaII went to Beloit for the week
end
Services at st. Johns Lutheran
church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in
English. Sunday school at 800.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald McInnes:of
WATERFOWL spent the week end and
over the 18th at the A. S. Flagg home.
Mrs. Gunder Reierson of Dalton,
Mimi, came Friday for an extended
visit to her sister, Mrs. Jacob johnson,
and other relatives.
-Underhill Jensen, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Jensen was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at the hospital
in GAINESVILLE Wednesday. He stood
| the operation well.
"A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Knute Trulson of Albion Sat-
day, July 2, girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Nelson on the same date, and boy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson Monday,
July 4th, all at Lockwood hospital.
"A. H. Jensen, j. A. Jensen, Chas.
Adolphson, III. A. Haired and Edward
Haugen were chosen to act as commit
tee to recommend candidates to be con-
sidered for call to the passorate in the
| Norwegian Lutheran church to succeed
Rev. Emil Grefthen who has resigned
to accept call to Providence, R. l.
DIR. Roscoe Mcintosh and wife have
moved to Madison where they will
make their home while the doctor does
inferno practice at the University
clinic. Their address is 9O1 University
Ave-, Suite IL. DR.. Thos. Reitz of
Evansville, Ind, who graduated in the
class with DR.. Mcintosh, spent few
J days visiting DR.. and Mrs. Mcintosh
before going to the University clinic
where he also has arranged to do in
terne practice during the coming year.
A joint picnic will be held by the
Edgerton and Clinton K. of P. lodges
at Charley Bluff next Thursday, July
ID. At 10 o'clock in the morning there
will be clay pigeon shoot between
representatives of the two lodges, also
free-for- all shoot After a picnic
lunch there will be ball game between
the two lodges. During the day there
will be contests of various kinds for
| the ladies and children. All members
of the local lodge are urged to be pres
ent and bring their friends.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet with Mrs. Henry
Thronson Friday, July 8, 2:3O p. m. No
program, but every membea and inter-
ested friend is invited to bring thread,
needle and thimble ready to assist in
making clothing and other things needed
for men, women and children in answer
to an appeal for aid for the Pueblo,
Colo, flood sufferers. Anyone who
cares to make donations of any kind,
please bring or send to this meeting;
also any pieces of cloth suitable for
patchwork
/ Byron Fessenden, lineman with the
GAINESVILLE Electric Co., had close call
Wednesday while doing work on a
transformer placed on the Willis Sco-
field farm. While working he slipped
| and in so doing he grabbed a wire
which sent a shock of $500 volts through
his body. His hand was badly burned,
as was one foot and his whole side suf-
fered from the shock. He was taken
to town where the Drs. Shearer at
tended him in the Lockwood hospital.
1t is not thought his condition is dam
gerous.
The protracted heat period before
the Fourth, and the intense heat on the
Fourth were not conducive to spirit
ed celebration Of the national holiday.
It affected the Edgerton celebrants as
it affected people everywhere. Still,
the Edgerton celebration had fair at
tendance. The two ball games and the
minor sports were pulled off as adver-
tised, but the real holiday enthusiasm
was lacking. A number of people came
up in the evening to watch the fire.
works, but were disappointed. Others
were little taken aback because an
admission fee to the grounds was
charged. Through some oversight this
had not been announced, the manage
ment of the celebration evidently TAX
ing it for granted that the public would
understand that admission would be
charged to an event offering two
baseball games played by paid teams.
Other towns advertising celebrations
were delinquent in the same point. The
Edgerton Concert band and the Trailer
baseball team, who were in charge of
the days exercises, realized enough to
cover the rather heavy expenses that
they had in connection with the holiday
doings.
Central Lutheran Church.