The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-03-18
UTICA

Lewis Koehn is spending few days
in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Field, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. O. Smithback took supper at
Mrs. C. o. Tellefson's last Sunday.
A farewell party was given to Mr..
and Mrs John j. Furan last Sunday
afternoon. They have sold their farm
south of here and bought the Ole Field
place east of here. They will take
possession about April /.
Julian Eide stole a march on the
young people here and went to Rock
ford where he was married to Miss
Algrim. They will spend couple of
weeks in Chicago. When they return
they will start housekeeping on the
Eide farm which they will work the
coming year.
On Wednesday, March 9th, your COR
respondent and wife were invited oyer
to Rockdale to the home of their son,
Adolf Tellefson, for supper. We
of course thought this was very nice as
it was on our 43rd wedding anniver-
sary. We accepted the invitation.
While at the supper table we were told
that there would be show at Tellef-
sons hall; they were going to start q
serial of moving pictures and would
give only one show that evening and
would not begin until $50. So we were
entertained at the home until time to
take in the show. When we arrived at
the hall it was all lighted up, basement
and all; the floor was cleared of all the
seats and people were sitting around
the sides. Then, and not until then,
realized we had been duped, and said
to my wife: I'VE are stung." After a
little they began to pass in from all di-
rections- Utica and surroundings, Hill
side and neighborhood, and the people
of the village were all there. The
Smithback orchestra furnished music
and soon all were doing the merry
waltz and other dances. A little later
all were invited into the basement
where many tables were set, decorated
with ferns and roses, one table for the
bridal couple and their family. When
all had partaken of splendid lunch,
coffee and ice cream, they again gath
cred in the hall where the bridal couple
were given seats facing the audience.
7. d. Larson came forward and asked
for attention, and in nice little speech
he presented to the bride as token of
respect from those present substan-
tial sum of money. Mr.. Larson's
speech was spiced with little humor
which was appreciated by the bridal
couple and heartily applauded> by the
audience. The bridegroom responded
to the speech and said that as near as
he could judge by the audience it was
celebration of their 43rd, wedding an
niversary, a farewell party and well
come party, all combined. He thanked
the speaker for the kind words spoken,
also thanked the people of Utica and
surroundings for the kindness they had
shown them during the IA years they
had lived amongst them, and the re-
spect shown them by their presence
there, and thanked the people of the
village for the hearty welcome they
had extended to them. The balance of
the evening was spent in visiting and
dancing. We also want to thank those
who were at the head of this surprise.
1t was a genuine surprise, something
we thought they never could do, but
| they did. also want to put myself
straight with one part of Mr.. Larson's
speech. He said we had had many hot
discussions, but there were two ques-
tons we had agreed on-the Nonparti-
san League and President Harding.
We agreed on one plank of the N. P. L.
and that was the plank pertaining to
| free love. Mr.. Larson and | are both
| free lovers, with the difference that he
has invested $1,000 to have it put on
our statute books and haven't.