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

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San Diego, Cal. Mrs. Sumner, nee
Babcock, grew to womanhood in Ed
gertCn. Mr.. Sumner is taking course
| in medicine at the u. w.
Miss Isabelle Mcintosh, who has
been teaching in the Edgerton schools
a number of years, has accepted po-
sition in the Beaver Dam schools and de-
parted for that point last Friday. She
will be missed by the Edgerton schools
where she has served so we'll and faith
fully.
"A number of friends of Mrs. Helen
Johnson gathered at her home on Swift
street Tuesday for picnic supper in
honor of her birthday He daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Wilt of Chicago, were among the guests
who wished Mrs. Johnson many happy
returns of the day.
The public schools open next Mon
day, Sept H. The school buildings
have been gone over and put In first
rate condition to receive the army OF
youngsters. The familiar voice OF the
old school bell will again be with US.
| The .swhen a Teller needs friend at
titude toward the opening of the school
year is not as popular as it used to be.
The body of T. w. Pierce arrived
| in Edgerton a week ago Thursday from
| the Hawaiian Islands. The funeral was
| conducted from the Tellefson undertake
| ing parlors last Sunday afternoon, and
| burial made at the M. E. church ceme-
terry on Albion Prairie. The Rev. d.
G. Coach officiated. An obituary of
the deceased appeared in one of the
past issues of The Reporter.
F. C. Hall of Manchester, Iowa,
has been in this vicinity on visit. He
left for his home the latter part of last
week. He spent part of the time with
an aunt, Mrs. Lucy Hall of Milton. Mr..
Hall lived in Edgerton until 35 years
ago when he moved to Iowa to take up
farming. He has now retired. He is
still owner of the block where Frank
Ash has his place of business.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau and
the Waukesha Farm Bureau cc-operat-
ed in conducting farm bureau booth
at the State fair at Milwaukee last
week. Hundreds of farmers from all
over the state visited the booth every
day. Those from counties not yet hav-
ing farm bureaus are particularly in
terested to learn about the organiza-
ton and were furnished with literature
giving them information.
"A most enjoyable family reunion
was held at Athletic park Sunday when
sixty-five members of the Mercier fam
lilies gathered for an outing. They met
at Edgerton because of it's central loca-
ton and for the fact that Mrs. w. w.
Hammond, one member, and her hus-
band live here. There were five mem
bers from Evansville, ten from Fort
Atkinson, twenty-eight from Marshall
and twenty from Shopiere. A picnic
dinner, games and the renewing of old
family friendships filled in happy day.
The fire in the garage now owned by
John Toynton, formerly the Tom Vile
man barn, destroyed three automobiles
| belonging to men connected with the
T. & T. Motor Co. Carlyle Lien lost a
Ford touring car, Fred Bergstrom a
Ford coupe and Talmon Throndson
Ford sedan. Mr. Lien was the last
man in the garage. He put his car in
little after o'clock, and everything
was all right at that time. The fire
alarm sounded at 2:25. No one has yet
been able to account for the cause of
the fire.
The big shower Friday afternoon,
while fine for pasture and late crops,
caught many harvesters of tobacco
with tobacco piled in the fields. The
potato famine predicted in this section
is not going to become serious; late po-
tatoes are doing splendidly. Melons
are abundant and of fine quality. Many
more would find consumers if sold at
lower price. Third crop of alfalfa looks
good, and except for the corn fields
which look fall-Iike, and bare spaces
where tobacco has been harvested, the
country during fair week looks green
and fresh like early June, and the tenn
perature of midsummer.
Lawrence Curran, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Curran, is home from An
napolis, where he is student in the U.
S. naval academy, to spend thirty
days. furlough. He must be at Aanap-
oils again October l. He is splendid
looking young man in Uncle Sans uni
form. and is in love with his work at
the great school. On August rs he re-
turned from a cruise in Atlantic waters