The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-04-29

o'clock dinner last Friday. The even
ing was spent pleasantly in social
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Slater and Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Lidicker and children
of Beloit motored to Edgerton last Sun
day and were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Midtbon on Washington
street
Mr. Degerstedt of the u. w. sales
manship department and his friend,
Mr.. Norwood, were present at the din
ner to the craftsmanship class at Midi
bon's last Friday evening.
Rev. Brandt of Sheboygan is visit
ing at the B. G. Wilson home. He at
tended the Congregational Mems BAN
quet and responded to toast. Rev.
Roberts, former pastor, also favored
the club with speech.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Murwin went
down to GAINESVILLE Tuesday as dele
gates of the Fulton congregation to be
present at the installation of the new
pastor of the GAINESVILLE Congregational
church. They joined large delegation
from the Edgerton church.
/ This is cleanup week in our city.
/ Anybody who brings whatever is found
on the premises to be thrown away to
the curb will have it carted away free
of charge. But do it before May 1st;
that means it must be attended to be-
| fore the end of this week.
August Ecklund of Rockford, who
formerly lived in town of Albion, but
now in the Illinois city, called in Ed
gerton last Tuesday on matters of bust
ness. He says the shops he is working
in are going right along, and that mat
tiers seem to be picking up.
We record first big thunder and
rain storm of the season last Monday
afternoon, evening and downpour
through the night. Farther north and
also south and east the storm was vio-
lent. Hail in quantities in the Sun
Prairie territory. Washouts were ex-
perienced on the rail line to the south.
The Ladies Aid society of the Cen
trail Lutheran church meets in church
parlors Thursday afternoon, April %.
The following will entertain: Mes
| danes julius Johnson, Gust Schultz,
Edward Haugen and Martin Mason.
Those having mission boxes are kindly
| requested to bring them along to this
meeting of the Ladies Aid, so that the
money contained in the boxes may be
sent in before the close of the fiscal
year of the church.
| The Philomathean club had $50
picnic dinner at Culton Memorial hall
last Monday evening to which the hus-
bands of the members were invited.
After the dinner program in charge
| of Miss Lois Green of the high school,
| assisted by Miss Wheaton, was given
| consisting of discussion by Miss Green
of the different types and modes of liv-
ing of the Gypsies, and cantata sung
by high school girls under Miss Green's
direction. After the program cards
were played and social time generally
| enjoyed. The club has still three meet
| ings before it closes it's season.
| w. A. Shelley, who since he left
Edgerton dozen years ago has been
conducting haberdasher establishment
in the Wisconsin Hotel building in Mil
waukee, is conducting sales preparatory
to retiring from active business. Mr..
Shelley was one of the leading clothiers
in Edgerton during long period of
years until he sold his business to An
derson & Farman company. Heis also
a stakeholder and director in the To-
bacco Exchange bank. He owns a
beautiful large home on Grand avenue,
Milwaukee.
The annual banquet of the Mems
club was spread by the Ladies' society
of the Congregational church in the
church parlors last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Fred Holt acted as POSTMASTER,
and E. L. Norman gave the address
of welcome to the ladies, to which Mrs.
George Farman responded. D. G. Gle
reviewed the years work, Rev. Mr.
Atkins theme was ''The Church and
the Club" and Mr.. Ristad made few
remarks. Freeman Lyon and Marvin
Jarlsberg entertained the club with
| several vocal selections, Rev. Atkins
playing the accompaniment. This closed
a successful year of meetings of the
club. The next season of meetings
opens in the fall.
The Fess & Fess road building
company of Madison is here with their
men and machinery to begin the con-
struction of the streets which are to be
covered by cement paving in our city.
The superintendent, L. FL. Milsted of
Madison was seen last Monday morn