The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-10

Mrs. M2rCln LlIleSaIlu Ol OsOuSutotl
and Mrs. August Ruiz submitted to
operations at the Lockwood hospital
during the past week.
Postmaster Hoen has been advised
that the method used by our high school
in instructing pupils in matters postally
was one of the twelve selected out of
many thousands submitted by the post
masters of the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Gleave and
daughter Virginia of Madison and Max
Henderson, attorney of Chicago, spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. John
Henderson. Mrs. Gleave and Max are
son and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
derson.
Announcements have, according to
Stoughton news, been made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Gertrude
Livick, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Livick, Edgerton, and Adolph Olson
whose home is near Stoughton. The
wedding has been set for this week.
Services in the English language
next Sunday at HOO, Norwegian Luth-
eran church. Sunday school at 1000.
Confirmation class Saturday at 1:30.
Ladies society Thursday, March 9, in
church parlors, entertained by Mes
danes Peter Hanson Foss, Andrew
Hippo, Carl Otto, Clarence Staff, An
drew Holland and William Wodell.
The Philomathean club met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Borgnis
Monday evening. A 900 community
dinner was served at which Mrs. Ralph
Scott formerly Lois Green) was the
guest of honor. The club offered their
best wishes for her happiness and pre-
sented her with token of it's respect
and esteem. After the dinner bridge
was played.
Rev. Schoenfeld, who is fancier
of the Rhode Island Red hen, has a
chicken in the flock which one day last
week laid an egg within an egg. Both
the outer one, which was of unusual
size, and the inner one, which was an
average size small egg, were perfect
both as to shell and contents. Twin
yokes are common thing, but one per-
feet egg within another is an unusual
freak of nature.
-Jessica Nelson North, pen-name of
Mrs. Reed Macdonald, Chicago, has in
a recent issue of Harpers Bazaar an IL
Illustrated article on the sculptor, AL
fonso Iannelli, an artist living in one of
the Chicago north suburbs. His work
covers large range of ideas and teens
with life and action. Edgerton people
are interested in the literary efforts of
Mrs. Macdonald. She is daughter of
Judge North and was brought up in
this city.
Attorney Carey, counsel for DR..
Meyers in the damage suit started by
John Hanson. growing out of injuries
received in the Labor Day accident on
Albion street, reported that the suit
had been settled out of court without
prejudice to the defendant. DR.. Mey-
ers pays John Hanson $3.50 and each
side is to pay its own expenses. DIR.
Meyers made statement to the effect
that he would rather settle than to
fight local man.
An old tobacco shed on Pete Dan
ielson's farm, Maple Drive, burned to
the ground Sunday afternoon. The 1921
crop of tobacco, except SO bundles,
burned with the shed. This shed was
one of the old landmarks in the history
of tobacco culture in the state. The
first part of it was built before the
civil war. When it was completed it
was the largest tobacco barn in the
state of Wisconsin. The lower portion
was built of oak timber, and the upper
of 2x4, and there were eight tiers, re-
quiring five men to hang or take down
the tobacco in the top tier. The
stripping house built into it was orig.
1uotty WulohCy StiA nLiu oIOOu ASdI
Fulton, that is, in the balmy daye be-
fore 1854. w. T. Pomeroy's father,
Ralph Pomeroy, pioneer tobacco grow
er in the state, built the shed.
VIM. Bardeen and Roy Hopkins in
stalled in Bardeen's store wireless
service which is making the store 9
Mecca of all who want to listen in or
the messages going through the air.
Since Tuesday not only the wireless
crop reports are taken on the instru-
ment, but important news, concerts
and speeches. 1t is the wonder of the
ages, still in its infancy, but so per-
fectly close to reality as to promise q
day when every man shall hear "voices'
in the air and receive and send mes
sages at will. And who shall say but
the day will come when we shall be IN
comfortable IN account of the thouchts