The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-30
ROCKDALE


Mrs. ]. B. TurnbulI gave coffee to
few of her friends Wednesday last
week.
Mrs. Turnbull, son ROLAND and Fran
ces took in the fair at WATERFOWL last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. TeIlefson and
Mrs. Neil Olson were at Edgerton last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. o. Tellefson took
supper with their son Ruben at Utica
last Sunday.
Mrs. Wesley and Bernice Tellefson
are in Chicago spending week with
relatives and friends.
Archie brothers of Waterloo were
here fishing last Monday. Fishing was
good but not much fish.
Mrs. Albert Lien, Mrs. Torval An
derson, Mrs. Clayton Larson were at
Edgerton last Saturday.
Eva Norgard attended the reception
to the Edgerton baseball team given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Ellingson.
Sidney Johnson took his mother and
sister Gertrude to Madison Tuesday of
last week to get Gertrude settled in
her room for the school that started
the following day.
The masons have finished their work
on the school building for the present
and the carpenters are busy putting on
the roof. Considering the weather.
the work has been going along nicely.
Mrs. o. Guterud entertained the fol-
lowing the day after her birthday as
they were hindered from coming on the
day before on account of the rain: Mr..
and Mrs. John Venaas and daughter
Florence, Mrs. Ed Ellickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Smithback, Mrs. Lu-
cinde Smithback.
Mrs. A. G. Tellefson celebrated her
birthday last Saturday with few of
her friends and relatives. The after
noon was spent in visiting, ETC., and a
chicken supper was served, after which
the party broke up on account of the
threading weather, all wishing her
many happy returns of the day, and
leaving little present in remembrance
of the same.
The Madison circuit of the eastern
district of the Norwegian Lutheran
church will be held at Rockdale Oct. A,
5 and g. Opening sermon by Rev. O.
H. J. Press of Deforest. Subject for
discussion, t'The Fonrth Command
ment," introduced by Rev. J. N Wal
stead of Madison. The Ladies Aid of
East Koshkonong, Cambridge and
Rockdale will serve dinner in the church
parlor. A general invitation is extend
ed to all.
The remains of Otis W. Strand ar
rived here from France last Friday and
were taken to the undertaking rooms
of Theo. Tellefson & Son where they
remained until Sunday when they were
taken to his home and the funeral was
held at the West Koshkonong church,
Rev. Krostu officiating at the house,
church and the grave. He was buried
under military honors by the Monroe
Legion Post of Cambridge. There was
not room for the large crowd that had
come to honor one of our fallen young
men. Otis w. Strand was born in the
town of Christiana on June "a, 1892, of
the parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Strand
He spent most of his life in the neigh
borhood where he was born. He vol
unteered to 60 into the army and was
among the first to be sent across. He
advanced to be corporal in Co. M,
128th Inf. He was wounded in battle
and died in hospital on July Z, 1918.
He leaves besides his aged parents,
three sisters and four brothers, and
other relatives and host of friends.
He was very popular among the young
people whom he mingled with and will
ALWAYS he ramemharnd for his kind and
pleasant manners.