Contributed by our Regular Correspondents Quincy -The bridge on the river is again safe, after this little frost we have been having. -Several from here attended the Christmas trees at Hadlock and Easton. -Louis WOODRUFF was postmaster a few days last week. -Mellen GREENWOOD, who is attending a business college in Iowa is spending his vacation at home. He is accompanied by his cousin, George WILLSIE. -Lizzie MAY, who is working in White Creek, spent Christmas at home. -Hazel McCAUSTLAND who is attending school at Friendship, and Walter HOLDEN and Harry GREENWOOD who are attending at Mauston, are spending the vacation at home. -Jim SPENCE has gone to Milwaukee to work. -We understand that two of Hadlock's promising men have committed matrimony. Well, we hope the penalty will be light. Good luck to you , boys. -Miss Nellie McCAUSTLAND has returned home. -Theresa BLOUNT is visiting with her cousins. South Quincy -Times are rather dull after Christmas in this ward. -Mr. Dudley COLBURN is sawing wood with Mr. Dick BLOUNT, Esq., and hauling empty oil cans. -Mr. KING of Montana is going to work the old Avery Farm the coming year. -Some of the young folks from here attended the Xmas trees at Easton and White Creek. -Mr. Andrew VANDERBILT is rapidly improving from his attack of inflammatory rheumatism. -The oyster raffle at W. R. GREENWOOD's was well attended, and all came home well supplied. -Mr. Ben McBRIDE is able to be out again after a severe attack of rheumatism. -There is quite a stir being made in this part of town toward building a creamery or skimming station. It will be a great help and saving of horse flesh and wagon tires, especially where we haven't used the road machine. --Old Penny Pincher Roche-a-Cris -Quite a crowd attended the Tree at our schoolhouse on Christmas Eve and all reported a fine time. E. L. BILLINGS acted the role of Santa Claus. -Misses Ella MORLEY and Lillian CARR who closed their respective schools on Wednesday night of last week and went to Strongs Prairie resumed their labors again on Monday last. -Mrs. Paul MOSAR is in quite poor health again. -The weather is too cold to collect items, so will wish the Press force and readers "A Happy New Year." Big Spring -Miss Dith CLARK, a teacher in Deltona, and Royal and Miss Ruby of Portage, spent the Christmas vacation at home. -Miss Marion POWERS is visiting her sisters in Beloit during the holidays. -Mrs. Happy WALKER is very sick at the present writing. -Miss Marcia and Jasper STOWELL are home from Endeavor for the week. -Miss Alta RIDER was quite sick the first of the week with a severe cold. -Mr. and Mrs. J EVANS spent Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. Willis SNYDER. -The Xmas tree at the Congregational church was well attended, and a short program was well rendered by the young people. -Mr. Will HILLYER, who is running a creamery at Jefferson, is home for a vacation. Richfield -A Happy New Year to All! -The pupils and teacher in district No, 3 are enjoying a week's vacation. -Mr. and Mrs. Jul? LAW of Coloma, called at Herman FOUSCH's Sunday afternoon and at J C. FOUSCH's Sunday evening. -Wes OSTRANDER and family spent Christmas day at G. MEIRHOFER's. -Mr. Wm. BORK of Revillo, S. D., spent a week at J. C. FOUSCH's. He will visit friends and relatives in Eastern Wisconsin before returning to S. D. --Phyllis White Creek -A Happy New Year to you all! -Mr. Theron ACKERMAN accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Alive DEWEY and her little daughter, came down from Chippewa Falls the first of last week to visit his daughter, Mrs. Etta METEYARD, and his many old time friends. Mr. ACKERMAN spent his boyhood days in this vicinity and in later years owned and ran the store Mr. DUNN now operates. He moved from here 22 years ago, and this is his first visit to the old home and his friends here. -The dance at D. D. SMITH's Christmas night was largely attended and a good time reported. -Mrs. Nellie HOWARD is very much improved in health. -Miss Birdie WALRATH came down from her school near Hancock last Thursday evening and is spending her holiday vacation at home. -Mrs. TWIST and daughter, Jessie went to Oxford Christmas day to visit her daughter, Mrs. EASTMAN. Mrs. TWIST returned Monday while Jessie remains for a longer visit. -Mrs. BERGMAN was quite sick the first of the week. -The many friends of Clarence Wintersteen were glad to see him out to the entertainment and supper Christmas Eve. His improvement is slow, but we all hope it may be permanent. -The Christmas tree and exercises were in every way a success: both the speaking and singing were worthy of praise and highly appreciated. The children were full of glee when Santa made his appearance and distributed the many gifts. Rev. A. H. SMITH was present and spoke for a few moments to the children of the happy events of Christmas and why we commemorate the day. The oyster supper was well attended and financially a success. Quite a number came down from Easton after their entertainment and tree there, and partook of the supper. -Judd WEBSTER, who belongs to the U. S. Regulars, is home from Ft. Leavenworth on a furlough. He looks as though Uncle Sam used him well. -Mr. and Mrs. J. W. WILSON went to Fond Du Lac last week to spend Christmas with Mrs. WILSON's sister. -Mrs. Justa MORRISON and her two little grandsons came over from Baraboo last week to spend the holidays with her parents Mrs. And Mrs. F. M. JENCKS. School Reports Report of school district No. 4, town of Rome, for the month ending Dec. 25: No. of days taught, 19; No. of pupils enrolled, 36; Average daily attendance, 28: Pupils not absent during the month: Jessie and Clyde WINEGARDEN, Blanche CAMP, Edith MILLNER, Earl BENJAMIN. Absent but not tardy: Angie WARREN, Homer WOLCOTT. Names of visitors: Supt. John P. LEWIS, Clara and Owen MILNER, Mrs. S. V. TOPPING, Mrs. Emory MILNER, Miss Flora WARREN, Mrs. S. V. TOPPING, Mr. George MILNER. --Katie R. NAGEL, Teacher The following is the report of school district No. 5, town of Jackson, Adams Co., for the month ending Dec. 24:L No. of pupils enrolled, 10; No. of days taught, 19; Average daily attendance, 8 ¾ ; Pupils neither absent nor tardy: Nellie DOUGHTY. Pupils tardy, not absent: Irene and Harley WOHFERT and Edith FOREMAN. Pupils both absent and tardy one day: Floyd FOREMAN and Freddie HICKEY. Pupils absent two days only: Laura FOAT. Report of school in Dist. No. 3, town of Springville, for the month ending Dec. 24, 1903; No. pupils enrolled, 21; No. days taught, 19; Average daily attendance, 17; Pupils not absent during the month: Kick MONTIETH, John WOOD, Mary PAULSON, Elpha BACON, Gladys BACON, Tommy PAULSON. Absent one-day: Ned COOK, Aggie TAVER. Absent one day: Clarence ELDERKIN, Johnny PAULSON. Not absent after entering: Leslie and Hazel GOFFE. --Ethel Eddy, Teacher Report of school in Dist No. 5, town of Preston, for the month beginning Nov. 30, 1903, ending Dec. 25, 1903: No. days taught, 19; No. pupils enrolled during month, 26; Average daily attendance, 21: Pupils not absent during month: Anton and Mary Sindelar, Vernon and Bernice Whorrall, Anne, Lizzie, Fred and Ida BUND, Joseph KNOWLES. Absent but one day: Rachel MASON and Harry THOMPSON. --Pearl GARTHWAIT, Teacher Report of school in District No. 2, town of Strongs Prairie, for the month ending Dec. 18, 1903; No. days taught, 19; No. pupils enrolled, 34; Average daily attendance, 27; Pupils not absent during the month: Emil SPARBY, Walter CHRISTENSON, Clara SWENSON, Adah HOLM, Freddie ENGEMOEN, John SWENSON, Esther HOLM, Tommie SWENSON*, Minnie MARTINSON*, Clara BERG*. Absent one day: Lulu HOLM, Elmer BERG, Norvil ENERSON*, Ida OLESON* Absent two days: Albert DUSHEK, Irvin WALLUM, Oscar WALLUM, Emma ENERSON*, Hilbert ENERSON*, Eddie DUSHEK* After entering. --Sarah I. McMAHON, Teacher Report of school in jt. Dist. No. 8, towns of Lincoln, Adams, Richfield and Preston, for the month ending December 24, 1903: No. of days taught, 19; No. of pupils enrolled, 32; Average daily attendance, 28+; No. of visitors, 3. Pupils not absent during the month: Julia, Josie, Tena and John FRANK, Anna, Mela, Rose and Lillian POLIVKA, Phillip NAGEL, Anna WIKTOROWSKI, and Rhoney KENJOVSKY. Pupils absent two days or less: Anna, James and Alice SHIPLA and Frank WIKTOROWSKI. Pupils absent but not tardy: Fred SMUTNY, Willie, Vennie and Joseph SRB, Mary ZIMNY and Rose POSEKANY. --Anna M. POLIVKA, Teacher 736 Dead in Chicago Fire The most horrible fire that ever occurred in a large city occurred in Chicago Wednesday afternoon during a matinee performance of "Mr. Blue Beard" at the new Iroquois theater, in which it is estimated 736 persons lost their lives. The fire which started from a calcium light catching a gauze curtain in the rear of the stage, spread rapidly, and the failure of the asbestos curtain to fall, soon filled the body of the building with a sea of flame. The rear exits of the theater being locked, many people were trampled to death in the panic that followed before the doors were broken open. Charred bodies of victims are said to lie piled five feet deep and the morgues of the city are overflowing with bodies of the dead, mostly women and children. ------- E. W. WALKER of Delavan, was elected president of the State Teachers' Association in Milwaukee at the session Wednesday morning. Resolutions were passed demanding half fare rates of the railroads for future conventions, favoring a system of pensioning teachers, and the committee appointed to investigate teachers' wages and the cost of a good living, made its report. Tales of the town "I know not what is the truth may be; I tell it as 'twas told to me." -Mrs. TALBOX has been quite sick for several days. -J. M. O'SHEA of Necedah, was in the village Monday. -Elmer TRICKEY went to Amboy?, Ill. To spend the holidays. -Dist. Atty. and Mrs. SWEET returned from Madison the first of the week. -Several from here attended the dance at White Creek on Christmas night. -Will ZENTER of Point Bluff, visited friends in this village a few days this week. -There were twenty-one divorce cases on the calendar of the November term of circuit court for Waupaca county. -Co. Supt and Mrs. J. P. LEWIS and Miss Tilda HOLM are in Milwaukee attending the teachers' convention in session there this week. -Mrs. P. G. COLLIPP entertained a number of young ladies from 2 to 5 this afternoon, in honor of her sister, Mess May FULTON of Portage. -Miss Viola CUMMINGS is visiting a few days with relatives at Point Bluff. Miss Ada HOLM is attending to her duties at the postoffice during her absence. -Miss Mamie SMITH, a student at the Wood County training school at Grand Rapids, is spending the holidays at the home of her parents in this village. -J. W. GUNNING left Tuesday for a visit at Chicago, Milwaukee and other points in the state, and to visit his daughter, Mrs. F. M. STAPLES, at Spencer, Iowa. Married LEWIS-EVANS Last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mr. Eugene EVANS, two miles west of Friendship, occurred the marriage of his eldest daughter, Maud, to Earl W. LEWIS, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. LEWIS of Friendship. Rev. A. H. SMITH pronounced the words that made the happy twain one. Miss Viola CUMMINGS, a cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and the groom was attended by Mr. Jno. L. HOPPER. The ceremony was performed in the presence of about forty relatives and friends of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis left Monday for Chicago, where they will make their home, and where Mr. Lewis is attending dental college. Both these young people are deservedly popular in their hometown, and carry with them to their new home the best wishes of hosts of Friends. DITTBURNER-CHAT At the Catholic Church in Friendship last Sunday evening, Mr. Louis DITTBURNER of Quincy, and Miss Anna CHAT of Adams, were united in the bonds of matrimony by the impressive ceremony of the Catholic Church. They will make their home in Quincy, where the groom is a popular and prosperous farmer. The Press extends congratulations and best wishes. -Mrs. Marilla A. BONNELL has been granted a pension of $12 per month. LEGAL NOTICES: First publication Dec. 5, 1903 Notice to Creditors State of Wisconsin. County Court for Adams County-In Probate. In the matter of the estate of Charles TOWSEND, deceased. Notice Notice is hereby given that the claims and demands of all persons against Charles TOWNSEND, deceased, late of the town of Dell Prairie in said county will be received, examined and adjusted, by the County Court of Adams County, at the regular term of said court, to be held at the Court House in the village of Friendship in and for said county, on the First Tuesday of June. A. D. 1904. Also that six months from and after the 25th day of November, A. D. 1903, is the time limited for Creditors of said Charles TOWNSEND, deceased, to present their claims to said Court for examination and allowance. Dated November 25th, 1903. By order of the Court John B. KEYES, County Judge First publication Dec. 19, 1903 Notice to Creditors State of Wisconsin, County Court for Adams County-In Probate. In the matter of the will of David C. VanWIE, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the claims and demands of all persons against David C. VanWIE, deceased, late of the town of Dell Prairie in said county, will be received, examined and adjusted by the County Court of Adams county at the regular term of said court to be held at the court house in the village of Friendship, in and for said county, on the first Tuesday of June, and on the first Tuesday of September, A. D. 1904, at 10 o'clock a. m. each day. Also that six months from and after the 15th day of December, A. D. 1903, is the time limited for creditors of said David C. VanWIE, deceased, to present their claims to said Court for examination and allowance. Dated December 15th, 1903 By order of the Court, John B. KEYES, County Judge Thomas B. COON, Kilbourn, Wis., Attorney. First publication Dec. 26, 1903 Notice of Final Settlement and Assignment State of Wisconsin, County Court for Adams County-in Probate. Notice is hereby given that at a special 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 third Tuesday (being the 19th day) of January A. D. 1904 at 10 o'clock a. m., the following matters will be heard and considered: The application of M. M. MIKKELSON, executor of the will of John SIMONSON, late of the town of Strongs Prairie in said county, deceased, for the examination and allowance of his final account of administration, and for the assignment of the residue of the estate of John SIMONSON, deceased, to such other persons as are by law entitled to the same. By order of the Court, dated Dec. 15th 1903, John B. KEYES, County Judge First publication Dec. 26th, 1903 Sheriff's Sale on Judgment of Foreclosure, State of Wisconsin. Circuit Court, Adams County. William G. L. MATTS, Plaintiff, Vs ?. C. PUCKETT. V. G. FARRAR, and J. L. HASTINGS, Jr., Defendents Sheriff's Sale on Judgment of Foreclosure By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of the said circuit court in the above entitled action, which was entered the 2nd day of August, A. D. 1898. I shall expose for sale at public auction at the west front door of the court house in the village of Friendship, in the said county of Adams, on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1904, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of that day, all of the following described mortgaged premises, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to raise the amount due the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with all the taxes and interest thereon disbursements of sale, and solicitor's fees, to wit: The Northeast Quarter of Section Fourteen, Township Sixteen, North of Range Six East. Dated at Friendship, Wisconsin, this 22nd of December, A. D. 1903. First publication Dec. 19, 1903 Notice for Publication Department of the Interior Land Office at Wausau, Wis. December 9, 1903 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of Circuit Court at Friendship, Wis. On January 25, 1904, viz: Henry HORAZOSKY who made H. E. No 9193, for the S1/2 SE1/4 Sec. 28, Tp 20N, Range 6 E He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Richard BLACKBURN, James SPIDEL, Jos CORBIN, Jos. M. HORAZDOVSKY, all of Beatrice, Wis. John W. MILLER Register First publication Dec. 19, 1903 Notice of Publication Department of the Interior. Land Office at Wausau, Wis., December 11, 1903 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before Clerk of Circuit Court at Friendship, Wis. On January 26, 1904, viz: Burdette B. SKINNER, of VanDriessen, Wis., who made homestead entry No. 9202, for the SE1/4, SE1/4 Sec. 13, Tp. 20 N. R. 6 E. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz: Isiah MULKINS, Robe T. REID, Walter W. WOOD, Julian H. MULLENIX, all of VanDriessen, Wis. John W. MILLER Register First Publication Dec. 19, 1903 Notice for Publication Department of the Interior Land Office at Wausau, Wis., Dec. 11, 1903 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Friendship, Wis., on January 6, 1904, viz: Isiah MULKINS of VanDriessen Wis., who made homestead entry No. 8737 for the N1/2 NE1/4 and NE1/4 NW1/4 Sec 15, Tp. 20 N., R. 6 E. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz: Robert REID, Burdette B. SKINNER, Walter W. WOOD, Julian H. MULLENIX, all of VanDriessen, Wis. John W. MILLER Register First publication Jan. 2, 1904 Notice for Publication Department of the Interior, Land Office at Wausau, Wis., December 23, 1903 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before Clerk of the Circuit Court at Friendship, Wis., on February 9th, 1904, viz: Sanford B. TOPPING of VanDriessen, Wis., who made homestead entry No. 9080 for the Lot 16, Sec. 1, Tp 20N R 6 E. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Charles SMITH, Bud SKINNER, Isiah MULKINS, Captain E. HEWITT, all of VanDriessen, Wisconsin. John W. MILLER Register
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