Saturday, October 16, 1897 Local Brevities Read about Dixon's Hancock store. Ole OLESON, of Arkdale, was in town on Tuesday. Jesse NOYES, of Baraboo, is the guest of relatives in this place. Wm. WOOCK of Baraboo was a guest of relatives in this village this week. Mr. and Mrs. Linc. KNIGHT, of Arkdale, were guests at E. KNIGHT's last Sunday. Miss Mame WILBER has been quite sick the past week, but is now very much improved. J. E. DALY, optician, of Necedah, will be in Friendship, Saturday, October 16, to fit up poor eyes. Geo. JEFFERSON, of Monroe, and his brother, Rev. JEFFERSON, were visitors in Friendship on Monday. W. G. DOSSON, of Big Flats, was a Friendship visitor on Tuesday, and a pleasant caller at the PRESS office. The Sunday School concert will be given at Gunning's Hall on Tuesday evening of next week. Don't forget it. S. W. PIERCE attended circuit court at Grand Rapids on Monday. Jessie PIERCE accompanied him and visited relatives in that place. Miss Alice LAPHAM is enjoying a vacation from her school duties at Spring Creek, and is spending the time with her sister in this village. W. R. ATCHERSON visited Necedah last Sunday. Miss Gertie ATCHERSON, who had been visiting relatives in Grand Rapids, returned home with him. O. C. ELY, postmaster at Spring Creek, was a visitor in Friendship on Tuesday, and called around and made himself square with the printer for another year. Everyone desires to keep informed on Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan gold fields. Send 10c for large Compendium of vast information and big color map to Hamilton Pub. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. We will pay a salary of $10 per week for man with rig to introduce Perfection Poultry Mixture in the country, the greatest egg producer on earth. Ref. required. Address with stamp. Perfection Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kansas. Sergeant ROWE, of the 22nd New York regiment, lectured to a small audience at Gunning's Hall, Wednesday evening. The entertainment consisted of incidents and stories of the late war of the rebellion grouped together and related as personal experiences, and the whole was enlivened by songs and amusing stories. A pleasant entertainment will be given next Tuesday evening at Gunning's Hall, by our Sunday School, assisted by the choir. Miss L. BOWE has trained the young folks in music and elocution admirably. One feature of great attraction will be the beautiful tableau, "The Ten Virgins." Come for a treat. Proceeds for the Sunday School. Robt. S. HARRISON took his third degree as a member of the Masonic Lodge of this place on Saturday evening last, and the members gave a supper at their hall in honor of the occasion, to which the families of the members were invited. Songs by several members, with Miss May GUNNING as organist, and a recitation by Judge J. B. KEYES, caused the time to pass very swiftly and pleasantly to those present. James White, of town of Springville, was in Kilbourn this week with a load of sweet potatoes raised by him in Adams county. They were as large that one like the heart of "Nellie Bly, down in Tennessee." Adams county can raise anything except the devil and a railroad.-Kilbourn Mirror-Gazette. That is straight goods and a yard wide; and it may be added that there are a "select few" arduously engaged in an endeavor to develop the first exception named by the Mirror-Gazette. They have cultivated the field with all the implements know to his Satanic majesty-selfishness, hate, revenge, lying, slander, deceit, defamation; but so far all their cunning has resulted in a very general conviction that they themselves are about the earnest approach to the coveted product that will ever be seen in Adams county. Died BLASEZYK.-At their home, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor BLASEZYK, Oct. 2, 1897. Funeral held at the home Oct. 5th, conducted by Rev. MARDEN. The community extend their sympathy to the bereaved parents. (page 4, column 3) Card of Thanks To the friends who so kindly assisted us at the time of our great affliction, at the death of our baby boy, we extend our heartfelt thanks. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. HOARD Card of Thanks We wish to return heartfelt thanks for the sympathy shown us during the sickness and the funeral of our little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. V. BLASEZYK From Local Correspondents White Creek E. H. METEYARD and wife have returned from Eau Claire, where they spent the summer. The Death Angel has again called for his own and taken from a loving father and mother their little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Victor BLASYKE have the sympathy of their many friends in their sad bereavement. (page 4, column 3) A delegation from the H. F. B. O. Lodge of this place went to Friendship last Friday evening, and helped to organize a very pleasant time and hope to have a visit from that Lodge in the near future. Mrs. Olive WILLIS, of Milwaukee, visited Mrs. AUSTIN last week. Mrs. NILES visited Mrs. FERRIS one day last week. Miss Clara KELLY returned to Quincy last Sunday. T. W. DUNN made a business trip to Big Spring the first of the week. Mrs. WINTERSTEIN has fully recovered from her recent sickness. A new daughter arrived at W. WILSON's a few days ago. John HOLDEN, Sr., is home to spend a few weeks with his family. A social party at Mr. ALVERSON's last Monday evening. Miss Lenna LEWIS was called home by the sudden death of her father last week. Mrs. MORRISON has gone to Baraboo. E. JENCKS and A. DEWEY visited Oxford the first of the week. Otto BRIMMER has nearly recovered from his hurt. Dr. LISTER has built a new house on his farm about two miles from town. Plainville Atty. VanDYKE, of Kilbourn, was here Monday on Business. Mrs. H. DYER, of Lewiston?, and her cousin, Mrs. HELMS of Waterloo, visited last Monday with E. CROSBY and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. WILLIAMS, of Eau Claire, are visiting with the lady's sister, Mrs. O. ATCHERSON. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. WALKER visited last Sunday with Mr. WALKER's parents at Big Spring. Miss Edith BURKE visited last week at Oxford. Mr. Thomas WATERMAN, who has been very sick, is slowly on the gain. Mr. HAGER, of Chicago, spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred WHARFIELD are visiting relatives at Omro. Mr. H. FIELDS visited among friends here Sunday. Quincy Miss Katie MIHM is visiting relatives in Milwaukee. Emmet MARSH has returned home from Mauston, where he had been at work the past summer. Mrs. Atasa BRADBURY and daughter, of Necedah, visited with the GREENWOODS last week. Jas. TRUMBULL, Wm. LUMBY and L. B. GREENWOOD took potatoes to Necedah on Tuesday. They are 5 cents better there than in Kilbourn or Mauston. The ferry rates for the month of October to farmers hauling grain, are 40 cents for the round trip. School has commenced in district No. 4, with Miss Verna WALRATH as teacher. Joseph GROSHEK and Tony JOHNSON attended court in Mauston this week. Lee McCAUSTLAND and Henry LUMBY are digging potatoes in Arkdale. Mrs. PAULSON has gone to Chicago to spend the winter. While visiting in White Creek a short time ago, we located the blind pig. If Geo. COOK will name a day he will meet us there we will give him he raps and show him the pen so he can go in and see the critter. Liza Jane Coloma Station Mrs. BUTTON, of Oregon, is visiting her brother, S. RUNNELS. Mrs. E. GOULD is reported on the sick list. Fred BARTZ enjoyed a visit from his father and sister Saturday. Mr. Otis GOULT visited at his home in Plainfield over Sunday. The L. A. S. which met with Mrs. J. McLYMAN Thursday, was reported a success. Proceeds, $1.60. H. W. ROBLIER is reported no better. Mr. and Mrs. W. COLLINS are enjoying a visit from their son and his wife. Are you going to attend the "Potato Hop" in Hawkin's new hall, the 19th? There will be services in the M. E. Church, held by Rev. FOSS, nest Sunday evening. Miss Etta RUNNELS is working in the millinery shop at Hancock. Geo. BASSETT will run the meat market the coming year. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Herman BELTER, a girl. Spring Bluff Potato digging is nearly over. Services were held at the Diamond schoolhouse Sunday evening, conducted by Elder MARDEN. Miss Iva CRANE will begin her school on Monday. Miss Sarah McMAHON closed her fourth term of school in the Graham district on Friday. Miss Maggie McGOWAN is visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom. KENNEDY. There will be a dance at Frank BAGGS Friday evening.
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