Saturday, February 27, 1897 Local Brevities -Mrs. E. YORK has been quite sick this week. -H. M. OLDER, of Kilbourn, is visiting friends in this village. -Rev. THOMAS will preach next Sunday at 3 p.m. at Spring Bluff. -Mrs. W. R. ATCHERSON returned from Grand Rapids on Thursday of last week. -Mrs. E. YORK has been quite sick this week, suffering from an attack of tonsilitis. -The Ladies' Aid Society meets this (Thursday) evening at Mrs. G. W. BINGHAM's. -O. H. DAY has been appointed to lead the Y. P. S. C. E. meeting next Sunday evening. -Mr. and Mrs. Alfred HOWARD, of White Creek, visited friends in this village last Sunday. -Rev. THOMAS will not be able to preach at Pleasant Prairie schoolhouse next Sunday evening, February 28. -Mr. Wm. SMITH, Jr. of Pilot Knob, was a pleasant caller at the Press office last Tuesday morning. -Mr. and Mrs. C. H. SCHNEIDER, of Monroe, visited with the Hon. J. W. GUNNING's family the first of the week. -A neat new millinery and dressmaking sign adorns the millinery and dressmaking parlors of Mrs. BLISS and Miss EDDY. -Revs. CHENCY and THOMAS are conducting revival meetings at the church this week. Their talks are illustrated by stereoscopic views. -At the Inter-Normal Oratorical contest to be held at Oshkosh on the 19th of March next, S. W. PIERCE has been appointed a judge of delivery. -D. McCORMICK, who was brought before Justice KEYES last Tuesday, on a charge of using abusive language, plead guilty, and was fined five dollars and costs. -Homer LAADT, of Sparta, came over Friday and attended the masquerade that evening, and visited over until Monday afternoon with friends in this village. -At the masquerade at GUNNING's Hall last Friday evening, over eighty numbers were present. A large number was masked, and all enjoyed a pleasant time. -We notice among the list of Wisconsin inventors who were granted patents last week, the name of R. W. DRINKER, of Kilbourn for an automatic fireproof Flue-stopper. -S. W. PIERCE returned to Madison Monday evening, after being home more than a week, most of which time he was confined to his bed by sickness. Harry PIERCE accompanied him to Kilbourn. -General Missionary R. L. CHENEY gives illustrative sermons every evening at Friendship, on the "Pilgrim's Progress" The sermons are impressive and practical. The male quartette adds much to the interest. -The proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Adams County, for both the Annual Session in November, 1896, and the Special Session in January, 1897, have been printed and bound into pamphlets which are being distributed by the County Clerk. -W. C. KOEHNE, agent for the Office Specialty Company of Rochester, N. Y., and Mr. J. C. PALFREY, of St. Louis Art Metal Company, are in town with their samples, to consult with Jas. RASMUSSEN, H. S. WILLARD and A. S. NEFF, the committee of the County Board, in regard to the iron bookcase or shelving which the County Board directed County Clerk HARRISON to have placed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Teachers Examinations for Adams County The teachers' examinations for the spring of 1897, will be held as follows: At the Ward school house, town of New Haven, March 18 and 19. At the Diamond school house, town of Lincoln, March 22 and 23. At White Creek school house, town of Easton, March 25 and 26. At the Spring Creek school house, town of Monroe, March 29 and 30. At Friendship, April 1 and 2. "Unlicensed" teachers who expect to teach in this county this spring will be expected to attend one of these examinations. Each examination will begin promptly at 9 o'clock a. m. Teachers are requested to be as prompt in their attendance as they would expect and require their pupils to be. Dated, February 18, 1897. John P. LEWIS, Co. Supt. of Schools, White Creek, Adams County, Wisconsin School Reports Report of school in district No. 3, town of Monroe, for the term ending February 19, 1897: No. days taught………………………58 No. pupils enrolled…………………..29 Average daily attendance……………22 Names of pupils not absent during the term: Austin ELY and Hilda PETERSON. Names of pupils not tardy during the term: Charlie OLESON, Tilda ERICKSON, Calvin and Agnes ANDERSON, Lulu and Lucy SMITH and Millie LUNDY. Ina JEFFERSON, Teacher The way to tell if canned food is fit to eat or not, says an eminent analyst, is to notice the can before it is opened. The contents of a can that is bulged or indented should never be used. OF course an indented can may not be unfit for use, as it may have been indented by accident, and the tin not pierced, so that no air has reached the goods inside. The contents, however should be inspected carefully before eating. When a can is bulged the contents should not be used, as the condition of the tin shows that air has reached the inside and decomposition has set in. From Local Correspondents White Creek -Rev. MARDEN has been quite sick, but is better at the present writing. -Mrs. Allen SCHOFF has three very sick children. -Mr. Ad. SEE and Mr. INGRAM, of Oxford, attended the Woodmen Ball in this place. -A nice time was enjoyed by all who attended the Woodmen party. -Grandma MOORE was a guest of Mrs. N. A. MELEYARD (Meteyard?)last Monday and Tuesday. -John HOLDEN has gone back to Racine to work. -A lady in our town, seventy-seven years old, received her first valentine the 14th. Of February. It was a very pretty one and the motto was "To the one I love best." It was from one of her grandchildren, and is highly prized by her. -Mrs. WILLIS, of Milwaukee, has been here visiting at Mr. FAIRBANK's, and spent several days with Mrs. AUSTIN. Mrs. AUSTIN invited several of her old neighbors there to visit with her, and we were glad to see her looking well and happy, and enjoyed our visit with her very much. -Claude METEYARD has been on the sick list for a few days. -Grandpa STOWELL seems to be improving some for the last few days. -Archie DEWEY has gone to New Lisbon for a short time. New Chester -Fine weather has been the talk for the last week. -Miss Clara PRESTON, of Westfield, closed a successful term of school in the Bloss district last Friday. -Patrick McGUINESS, of Brookings, S. D., was visiting friends here last week. -Frank BLOSS came home from the pinery last week. He had the misfortune to have one of the horses kick him so he was unable to work any longer. -Charles ZIMBECK has been laid up with a lame foot for some time but is a little better now. -Robert and Ferdinand PADOLL (Podoll?) attended the dance at Friendship last Friday night; the 19th. -Everyone is improving the fine weather, getting up wood and marketing 8 cent potatoes. -Mr. DEAN. of Briggsville, has sold several organs in the south part of the town this winter. -Sam Roller had a horse very badly cut on some barb fence wire last week. -Clark BEALS had over twenty hens taken by parties unknown one night last week. -James ROBERTS has moved to Westfield from the S. Butler farm Rome -Supt. LEWIS passed through this place making his first professional visits to the schools in this vicinity. -The people are putting in full time drawing pulp wood to Nekoosa before their ice bridge fails. -Mr. Sherman FAY is making a short visit at his home in OASIS. -W. W. BURHITO is seen on the streets again, after his recent illness. -The measles epidemic has passed, leaving about thirty-five who dreaded its appearance, rejoicing that they have passed through the siege and will not fear it longer. -Cattle buyers are seen on the streets with tears in their eyes on account of scarcity of cattle. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. SMITH and little daughter of Michigan were visiting R. M. BURROUGHS and family during the past week. Point Bluff -Mrs. Geo. OAKS and Mrs. Maggie COVVEY visited Grandma CUMMINGS last Thursday. Old Mrs. CUMMINGS, while walking in the yard one day last week, slipped on the ice and has a lame back as the result. -Some of the young people went out sleigh-riding Monday night and called at Dunn's Hall to watch the maskers a short time. -Hugh DONNELLY Jr., was quite sick last week, with pleurisy and grippe. He is said to be much better. -Mrs. MONTEITH was almost on the sick list last week. -Mrs. Helen BILLINGS has about recovered from her touch of grippe. -Mrs. HALL and Mrs. CLINE were around last week soliciting aid to get up a social supper to aid Mr. T. PIKE. Glen -Prayer meetings are being held every Tuesday and Friday evening. -Jacob FOAT has moved on Mr. NOGLES' farm. -Mr. CRANDALL has been quite sick but is better at present writing. -DIED, Feb. 22, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence HEACOCKS. -Mrs. DONALSON has taken possession of the place bought of P. DAVISON, Mr. DONALSON is in New York on business. -J. WORTHY took a load of hogs to Portage Tuesday. -Lin HOWELL has a nice new organ. -Bert CRANDALL from Dakota is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. CRANDALL.
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