The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-06-09
ROCKDALE

ROCKDALE
J. B. Turnbull, wife and son Robert
visited at Lake Mills last Sunday.
Ruben Tellefson, wife and son Chas.
spent Sunday afternoon at the parental
home.
Letta and Hannah Olson and Mrs.
Ole Gutterud were at GAINESVILLE last
Saturday.
Theo. Tellefson has been busy the
last week building an addition to his
cottage at Lake Ripley.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson of Oakland has
been under the DOCTORS care for some
time but is now much better.
G.. Christianson and wife, Dennis
Christensen, wife and son, Madison,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Teddie Ander-
son.
Sigvert Severson, who is employed
by the Gary Tobacco Co. at Lacrosse,
is home recuperating after an opera
ton at hospital in Lacrosse.
Sanford Tostenson, wife and daugh-
ter motored out from Chicago last Fri
day to visit at the parental home, San
ford returning Sunday and his wife and
Morgan Tostenson home.
The tobacco meeting held here Mon
day evening, May %, was quite well
attended and was addressed by Mr..
Pulley of Madison. The talk was very
interesting, and at the close vote was
taken to see how many were interested
in pooling their crop and about all voted
in the affirmative. A drive will be made
later for members.
A few of Mrs. G. O. Tellefson's
friends gathered at her home Saturday,
May II, to help her celebrate her 9th
birthday. The afternoon was spent IN
visiting and drinking COTE. She re-
ceived many beautiful presents All
casion.
Wedding bells were ringing at the
home of Martin Strommen Saturday,
May 27, when their daughter Inez was
married to Roland Turnbull, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Turnbull A very
beautiful wedding was held for the near
relatives, Rev. G. G. Krostu perform
ing the ceremony. After partaking of
a bountiful wedding supper, the bridal
couple left on wedding trip to Mil
waukee and Chicago where they will
spend a week. After their return they
will make their home here where they
will build cottage. They received
many beautiful and useful presents.
They have the best wishes of the whole
community upon this importent step
they have taken.
Commencement exercises were held
at Tellefson's hall Thursday evening,
the graduating class consisting of 13
members. The following program was
carried out:
Song Sailing. ....... Graduation Class
Invocation ....... Rev. j. Halvorson
Saiutatory Norma Tellefson
Development of transportation -.
Norris Kravick
Americanism . . Norman Carpenter
Class History ........ Lola Herried
Piano Solo $3.50. Florence Smithback
Constitution an Aid to Humanity.
................R Raymond Anderson
Glass Prophecy. .................
...... Ida Lien and Gertrude WEIGH
Advice to Lower Class. Alkaline Naset |
Disarmament. ....... Carlyle Tellefson |
Monologue : Aunt Jerushy Visits
the city. ....... Nella Lein
Class Will -. $1,000. Robert Turnbull |
Valedlctory Norman Lien |
Presentation of Diplomas.
Glass Song.
Address. ......... Mr.. A. A. Thompson
Benediction. ....... Rev. j. Halvorson
John Torgerson, the last one of the |
old pioneers, passed away Thursday, |
May 25, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. S. Potter, near Fort Atkinson. |
] John Torgerson was born in Arendahl, |
Norway, July 4, 1881, from the parents |
Christian and Johanna Torgerson, who |
to America with their twoi
children, John who was then IL years |
old, and sister Lisa who was younger, |
in the summer of 1S49. They settled |
in Rockdale where he worked at the |
carpenter trade with his father for some |
time, also clerked for Chester Tellef- |
son. Shortly after his marriage to Miss |
Rachel Hendrickson, daughter of the /
old pioneer, Ole Hendrickson of Oak
land, they moved to Black River Falls |
where he was engaged in the lumber |
business; then moving back here they |
purchased 80 acres of land that he had |
to grub and clear and make into farm |
where he built comfortable home which |
they enjoyed for many years. His wife |
died March 26, 1901, and later grown
up son, Otto, died. He sold his farm
and for about Is years made his home |
with his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Potter, |
where he received the best of care, his |
comforts always being looked after by
both Mr.. and Mrs. Potter. He reached |
the ripe old age of 80 years, 10 months
and q days. He leaves to mourn him /
five sons and three daughters who are
scattered over Canada, North Dakota.
Washington and Wisconsin,
Gustav of st. Paul being the only one
present from abroad. To know John
Torgerscn was to respect him. He
leaves host of friends. The funeral
was held at the Rockdale church, of
which he was member since its or
ganization, Monday afternoon, May 20,
and the remains laid to rest on the
family lot in the cemetery here. Rev.
Halvorson, his present pastor. and Rev.
Ristad, his former pastor, otficiated at
the funeral. /