May 6, 1893 Local Brevities J.R. McGraw visited Necedah over Sunday. S.W. Pierce visited Coloma Station on Monday last. Will. Jones, of Jackson, was in town on Saturday last. Wm. Hopper has moved his family into their new house. A.F. Stowell, of White Creek, was in town on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Blair visited friends at Roche-a-Cris last week. E.C. Morse, of Chicago, is visiting with friends in Adams county. Reuben Beeston, of Spring Creek, visited this place last Friday. H.A. Howard, of White Creek, is in town this week on business. Mrs. J. Stowell, who has been quite sick, is very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Lawrence visited Necedah the first of the week. Sheriff Oscar Atcherson, of Plainville, is in town today (Thursday). Mr. and Mrs. R. Holmes, of Big Flats, were in town on Monday last. Hugh Donnelly, of Twin Valley, was in town on business Wednesday. T.G. Burnham, of Little Lake, was in town on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fay Hill accompanied his grandfather, Rev. P.R. Staples, to New Chester Sunday. Mr. Menzo Francis, of Genesee, visited with the editor's family the first of the week. Mrs. Robinson, of New Lisbon, arrived on Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. J. Stowell. N.M. Jones is treating his store to a new coat of paint. Mr. Spencer is doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Bement, of Dell Prairie, visited at County Treasurer Graham's the first of the week. The Berlin Courant says that Starks, of Plainfield, will put up a potato warehouse in Berlin the coming season. Miss Stella Clark gave a party to her young friends last Saturday afternoon in honor of her eleventh birthday. Mrs. J.A. Henry, of Easton, came up on Saturday to attend the Masonic Social and remained over Sunday, the guest of Mrs. J. Stowell. Notice of Final Settlement and Assignment State of Wisconsin, County Court for Adams County - In Probate Notice is hereby given that at a Regular Term of the County Court, to be held in and for said county, at the Court House, in the Village of Friendship in said County, on the first Tuesday (being the sixth day) of June, A.D., 1893, at 10 o'clock a.m., the following matters will be heard and considered: The application of Joseph A. Hodan, administrator of the estate of Ludwig Stebbins, late of the Town of Adams, in said County, deceased, for the examination and allowance of his final account, of his administration and for the assignment of the residue of the estate of said Ludwig Stebbins, deceased, to such other persons as are by law entitled to the same. By order of the Court, Dated May 3d, 1893, John B. Keyes, County Judge Order for Final Settlement State of Wisconsin, County Court for Adams County - In Probate In the matter of the will of William Bingham, deceased. On the application of George W. Bingham, executor of the will of William Bingham, deceased, for the adjustment and allowance of his administration account, and assignment of the residue of said estate. It is Ordered, That said account be examined, adjusted and allowed at a regular term of said court, to be held at the court house in the village of Friendship, in said county, on the first Tuesday of June (being the 6th) A.D. 1893, at one o'clock p.m. It is Further Ordered, That upon the adjustment and allowance of such account by this court, as aforesaid , the residue of said estate, if any, be, by the further order and judgment of the court, assigned to such other persons as are by law entitled to the same. It is Further Ordered, That notice of the time and place of examination and allowance of such account, and of the assignment of such residue of said estate be given to all persons interested, by publication of such notice for three successive weeks, before said day, in the Adams County Press, a weekly newspaper, published at the village of Friendship, in said county. By order of the Court, Dated May 1, 1893. John B. Keyes, County Judge Big Springs The eldest son of George Bowen died of consumption on the 20th day of April, and was buried on the 22d. Fred Haberlem preached at the Congregational church last Sunday. He is a young man, and this is almost his first attempt at public preaching. D.M. Hatch lost a valuable two-year-old colt last week from horse distemper. Bill Cusick is getting ready to take his proposed trip to California. He goes for pleasure, and to regain, if possible, his health, which has been failing him for the last few years. Tressa Vliet commenced her school, in Jackson, last Monday morning. H.T. Churchill came over from Endeavor last Saturday, for a load of household goods. Buckhorn Station Will Beales has lost a three-year-old colt with distemper, and has another one very sick with the same disease. Services at the Spring Bluff school house May 7, at 2 p.m., by Rev. McChesney. Sunday school directly after services. John Cleland is very sick. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Demott, from Russell Flats, spent Saturday night and Sunday at J.L. Merriman's. Easton Mrs. J.A. Henry visited at Mrs. Stowell's in Friendship Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Fred. McNabb has lately returned from California and is living with her uncle, Mr. Jno. Schoff. Dr. McGowan was called Sunday to attend Mr. A. Frost, who is very sick and the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Neff. Mr. Archie Dewey is doing carpenter work for Mr. Forbush, on Pleasant Prairie. Mr. Wm. Bacon has been confined to his bed the past week with a very hard cold and a lame back. Miss Mary Barnes sufficiently recovered from her sickness to begin her school at Manawa two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Marble, of Friendship, visited at J.A. Bidwell's Sunday. Chas. Whitney attended the Masonic meeting at Friendship Saturday night. Miss Nellie Stowell, who is teaching east of Friendship, made a short call on friends in this place Thursday evening. (Too late for last week) Miss Belle Risk started Saturday for her school at Barnum. Mr. Herbert Pishion returned from the pinery last week. School opened Monday with Miss May Henry as teacher. Mr. Chas. Watson returned to his school at New Rome after a two weeks' vacation. Mr. Geo. Stevens, who was so very sick last week, is improving. C.G. Whitney made a trip to Briggsville the first of the week after a load of seed oats. Our Sunday School was re-organised last Sunday with Mr. Harrington for superintendent and Mr. Halstead as assistant. Mrs. E. Gibbens, after a sojourn of about two months with relatives in the southern part of the State, returned to her home in Easton Monday. J.A. Henry made a trip to Kilbourn on Tuesday of last week , and on account of the storm was obliged to delay his return till the following Saturday. Lincoln Albert Catchim has repaired his house. August Loby is newly shingling his house and otherwise repairing it. Ignace Wagner is newly shingling and siding his house. Mr. Northway's folks are repairing their home, and Samuel McFarlin is doing the same with his. Mike Mallinovsky has the frame up for an addition to his home. Another new boy at John Mallinovsky's, and one at Charlie Buck's. Jim Cleland is getting ready to build a new barn. Mrs. Hattie Fletcher and Mrs. Hattie Hubbs visited Portage last week and went to Old Fort Winnebago cemetery, where Mrs. Fletcher's father, mother and other friends are buried. While there Mrs. Fletcher ordered new headstones for her parents. Mr. Scoville, brother of Mrs. E.B. Smith, is holding a series of meetings at the Pleasant Prairie school house every evening this week. Charles Jones is back at the Old Marsh House, after an absence of a number of years. Mrs. Hubbs took possession of the Spring Bluff post office last week. Coloma Items Mrs. Nelson Leech died of consumption at the home of her father, Mr. Barton, in the town of Coloma, last Friday night. Sanford Follett started with his family last Monday for Texas, where he has lately purchased a farm. Dixon, the potato buyer, says he has bought and shipped fifty carloads from Coloma Station. J.F. Spalding is suffering from the effects of a cold. He attended the funeral of Mrs. Leech in the rain last Sunday. George Herrid and Ezra Wilson went to Milwaukee a few days ago, to consult an oculist, each having lost the sight of an eye. Mr. H. was greatly cheered upon being told that the sight to his could be restored, while Mr. W. was told his eye would have to be taken out in order to save his life. Arkdale Robert Theile made a trip to Coloma last Saturday. Mr. Harry Marsh has been engaged to repair the inside of the West church. Miss Clara Larson has been spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Oleson. Mr. E.H. Theile is progressing finely with the work on his new home. Mr. Herbert York, of Barnum, is working for Mr. P. Arvold this summer. Rev. Borgen, the new minister, preached in this church last Friday. Mrs. Theile's mother, Mrs. Gaber, has returned to her home in Baraboo. The Misses Clara and Hannah Ausland are in Necedah for this summer. Mr. E. Erickson started for Merrill last week. Spring Creek Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Havens and family visited at F.M. Filkins' last Sunday. The oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fiegel is reported ill with measles. The Misses Ruby and Susan Beeston spent last Saturday at home, returning to their schools on Sunday. Miss Rilla Gleason, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Lottie Rous, returned home last Friday. Miss Hester Hayes is teaching school in the Chester district. Ira Gleason and James Van Tassel are preparing to start a new livery stable at Necedah. Plainville Mr. Arthur Girling left here Saturday for Tomahawk, where he has employment in a saw mill. Mr. Frank Shadduck, who has been here on a visit for a few weeks, has returned to Marshfield. Mr. Herman Spoak is home from Goodyear. O.N. Atcherson has bought a horse of A.C. Dixon. Mr. Howard Higbee has moved into O.S. Atcherson's house. From Leola Quite a young girl came to Mr. and Mrs. John Dewitt's the 21st day of April and she acts as though she would stay for some time. The town is going to build two new bridges across the creek this summer, one below Holliday's mill and one north of Chas. P. Rathermel's. The town board will let the jobs on the 11th day of May. A Pleasant Home Wedding A pleasant home wedding occurred at the residence of County Treasurer Graham, in this village, last Tuesday afternoon, in which Miss Eva R. Graham, youngest daughter of County Treasurer Graham, was united in marriage with Wm. Crothers, of the town of Jackson. The ceremony, which was conducted by the Rev. P.R. Staples, was private, only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties being present. The bride has been a resident of Friendship for the past few months, and her quiet, gentle manner won her the friendship of those whose good fortune it was to meet her. The young people are both well known throughout Adams county, and the Press joins their many friends in wishing them success and prosperity in life. Mr. and Mrs. Crothers left Tuesday afternoon for their future home in Jackson.
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