The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-23

| Horeb and Edgerton, was one of the
| best of the season The Trailers won
| by score of to 8. Mt. Horeb took
their defeat good sportsmanlike and
| the game was clean from start to fin
ish. The attendance was good.
The Congregational church held an
informal gathering of the teachers of
the city schools and the young people
of the church and their friends last
Friday evening. About so were pres
ent and enjoyed a very pleasant even
ing getting acquainted playing old
| fashioned games. Refreshments were
served.
| Geo. Blanchard returned Sunday
from trip to the northern part of the
state where he visited number of
places He and others who have made
auto trips to the northern region are
| loud in their praises of the splendid
| gravel roads built up there. They have
most excellent gravel, and Industrious
| ly level the roadbed after every rain.
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Ellingson gave party for the
| Trailer baseball team and officials with
their ladies. Dancing was enjoyed in
the ball room, which was decorated
| with all kinds of baseball parapharnalia.
| At midnight waffle lunch was served.
Justice Ellingson has been very active
as an official during the past successful
| season.
Dairy and Food Commissioner ].
@. Emery celebrated his 18th birthday
the 18th of this month. His Office as
sociates congratulated him and placed
a splendid bouquet on his table with the
compliments of the givers and appro-
pirate sentiment in the form of verse.
The physical activity and mental vigor
| of Mr.. Emery make him seem much
younger than he really is.
The Norwegian Lutheran congre-
cation at it's meeting last Friday even
| ing extended a call to Rev. j. c. K.
Preus OF Rochester, Mimi, to become
| it's pastor Rev. Preus is son of the
late Pres. Preus of Luther college, De-
corah, Iowa, and brother of Governor
Preus of Minnesota. 1t was also de-
| cided to confer with Rev. John Halvor-
son of Rockdale with reference to sup
| plying the pulpit until new pastor
can be installed.
Mrs. F. M Roberts of Milton Jet.
has entered partnership with Mrs. Bur
chol, one of the oldest and leading mil
linery firms at Bismark. Mrs. Roberts
will keep an interest in the Milton Jet.
store for another year, spending part
of the time in Wisconsin, until leases
expire in Bismark and building large
enough to run a women's wear and
millinery can be built there next spring.
Both stores will be run for the present
as in past years.
With the exception of Al Lyon, the
other victims of the accident on Albion
street two weeks ago are recovering
normally. John Hanson was taken
from the hospital last week and is now
at his home doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected. Connie Midtbon is again at
| the First National bank, though still
limping. Fredendall and Biessman are
improving. Lyon is holding his own
physically, though somewhat more rest
less. His mind has not cleared per-
ceptibly. His is most unusual case.
Superintendent Fred ]. Holt hit the
bulls eye last Sunday when in the
course of his address in the Congrega-
tional church he declared that the
greatest problem to be solved in Amer
lean education is to make the grades
and the rural schools effective. Elm
ination of illiteracy and the training for
| intelligent citizenship must be done in
the elementary schools, as here ends
formal education for 81 per cent of all
children; only II per cent enter high
school; only 3 per cent college. The
best is none too good to make the ele-
mentary schools serve American needs.
This is sound pedagogy and patriotism
that counts
The Service Star legion is putting
on cake sale at the Peters market
and white elephant sale at the build
ing formerly used as milk depot, on
Saturday, Sept. "a. At house cleaning
time every housekeeper finds few
things in her home that are too good to
be thrown away, but have outlived
their usefulness in that particular
home. Some one else may stand in
need of those very things. The Ser
vice Star will be glad to receive such
articles from any one. The milk depot
will be open Friday afternoon and la