The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-02

Lutheran cnurcn Will De entertained III
the church parlors by Mesdames L. j.
Bake. Ray Cook, Ylvisaker, Christian
Oren and Burns Anderson, Thursday,
Sept. l.
Fourteen ladies', friends of Mrs. A.
Hoen, spent the afternoon at the Hoen
home. 1t was Mrs. Hoen's birthday,
and her guests came to congratulate
her and wish her many happy returns
of the day.
Due to consultations of newspapers
the number now published in the state
is 419 compared to sos in 1913 The
weeklies now number 1863 and the dali
lies so. Of the total number 155 claim
to be independent in politics.
| Mrs. L. Il. Towne, Mrs. E. L.
Roethe. and Mrs. P N. Grub enter
tanned forty ladies at bridge last Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Towne After the rounds at the
card tables delicious lunch was served.
| Eleanor Maltpress and Lorraine
Dickinson motored to Milwaukee Sat
urday and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Langworthy. Miss Dickinson was
also guest at week end house party
given by Miss Myra Ludwig at her
home in the big city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwell, and riding
with them in their car, Miss Clara M.
and A. II. Jensen, went to Waukesha
Friday last week to bring home Miss
Christine Merrill who has spent several
weeks at the Moor baths. She is i'm
proved in health.
! Oscar Gaarder. IL year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gaarder, fell while
riding his bicycle last Sunday and broke
| his left arm above and near the elbow
joint A very bad fracture Several
! X-rays were taken to make correct
| adjustment of the bones.
Mr.. Frank Brown has the cellar
| dug for house to face Swift street on
the property bought from Mrs. F. w.
Coon. The rear portion of the old
house will be moved back onto the new
| foundation and serve as part of the
new dwelling to go up.
"A reorganization meeting of the
Edgerton Gun club will be held Thurs
day evening, Sept. /, at the c. of G.
rooms in the new Pringle building. All
old members and any others wishing to
join are earnestly requested to be
there Meeting called at 7:30 sharp.
Some bloodthirsty animal is visit
ing the chicken and duck yards in the
city. Hixon Knapp had a number of
ducks killed and large number wound
ed by the cruel beast, whatever sort it
| is. Other owners in different parts of
| the city have had calls of this destruc-
| tive visitor.
| "A number of friends came to con-
graduate E. B. Ellingson on his birth
day anniversary last Sunday evening.
Refreshments, music and good stories
added much to the evenings pleasure.
| Rev. Linnevold and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
ephson were out of town friends pres
ent at the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Young and
daughter left Sunday morning for
Tomah where their daughter Mary will
join them. At Reedsburg Mr.. Young's
brother and family and some friends
from Ohio will join them, and together
the party will motor to the northern
part Of the state to spend couple
weeks camping and fishing.
Henry Onsgard, wife and son of
Aberdeen, S. D., arrived in Edgerton
the latter part of last week to spend
about month visiting relatives and
friends here and at DeForest, the for
mer home of Mrs. Onsgard. They drove
through in car and expect to return
in the same manner. Mr.. Onsgard is
professor in the European history de-
partment of the state normal college
at Aberdeen.
The new M. E. E. church at Foot
vile was dedicated last Sunday with
appropriate exercises. The dedicatory
sermon was preached by Rev. Logan of
Waukesha. The resident pastor is
George w. White. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weetman Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Ash and Mrs. w. S. Brown
drove over to be present at the exer-
cises. An aftermeeting lasting through
the week is conducted in the new
church. The funds to pay for the
building and its equipment are expect
ed to be pledged before the close of the
meeting.
The new and beautiful home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Madden was visited by
a disastrous fire little after / o'clock
Thursday morning, Aug. 25. The Mad