March 4, 1893 Local Brevities Jos. A. Holman is in Chicago this week. County Supt. Reynolds was in town today. Dr. Sneary, of Necedah, was in town this week. P.O. Arvold was a caller in Friendship last Saturday. F. Schieber, of Grand Marsh, was in Town Monday. Ned. Harrison came up from La Crosse on Tuesday last. George Lewis returned home from the pinery last week. Clarence Simons, of Necedah, spent Sunday in this place. S.S. Landt is transacting business in Big Spring this week. Chas. Whitney, of Easton, visited Friendship last Saturday. Miss Sadie Risk closes her school at Fordham on Friday of this week. W.H. Shipway, of Big Flats, was in Friendship on Friday of last week. J.H. Donahue, of Necedah, visited this village on Tuesday and Wednesday last. Misses Belle and Mary Risk, of Easton, visited at Mr. Tom Risk's on Saturday last. The streets have become so icy that almost every day Jim. Stowe slips downtown. Rumor says that Joe Hodan talks of trading his farm north of Town for Chicago property. J.W. Gunning and A.S. Hamilton returned from Chicago on Thursday evening of last week. A.F. Stowell and John P. Lewis, of White Creek, visited Friendship last Saturday evening. Mrs. O.B. Hoard has so far recovered from her recent sickness as to be up and about the house. Master Freddie Wilbur, of duluth, is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wilbur, in this village. Herbert Reid, son of Hugh Reid, of Jackson, is teaching school in the town of Mecan, Marquette County. E. Knight is having stone hauled for the cellar and basement to the new residence he will erect early in the spring at Oaklawn. Raymond and Vernon Niles left last Wednesday for Springfield in the southern part of this state, where their father is now situated. J.T. Dixon, of the firm of A.C. Dixon & Son, Kilbourn City, has been in New York and Philadelphia for the past two weeks, buying goods for spring trade. Theo. G. Burnham and Miss Burnham, his daughter, came up from Little Lake on Friday evening of last week, and visited until Sunday with friends in this place. Westfield Union: We understand Mrs. Jakeman has sold to S. Pond five acres near Joe Nelson's in Lincoln, for $150. It is said to be the expectant location of a Northwestern depot. Jolly Jim Miller, of Pleasant Prairie, he who used so to vex "Wamba's" perturbed spirit, was in Friendship last week, as happy as if he had wholly forgotten Wamba's existence. E.F. Babcock reports that last Friday in coming with a small load of lumber from Coon's saw mill in Big Flats to Friendship, the roads were so bad that his mules got down in the snow drifts four times. Ralph Zentner was one of the ancient and primal movers in organizing the movement for the Old Folks' party, and then he let the storm of the day of the party keep him away. And he "A songer boy, brave and bow'd!" J.C. Edmonds, Hamilton Tyler and H.L Higbee, all genial citizens of Plainville, wended their way from that pleasant burg, through the blizzard of last Tuesday forenoon, to Friendship. With pluck enough for an army they left in the afternoon of the same day to reutrn home. Sparks from Roche-a-Cris Miss Edith Long is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Austin. L.W. Holmes is still quite feeble, but is reported to be improving somewhat. Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Billings visited at Spring Creek last week Friday. Henry Smoke, an Indian boy, is quite sick at Miner Jim's camp. O. Gardner spent last Friday with his daughter, Mrs. O.C. Ely, at Spring Creek. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Jones left for Hancock on the 23rd. Easton Supt. Reynolds called on our school on Friday of last week. Elder Yocum delivered a sermon at the school house Sunday, February 19. He left no future appointment. T.J. Pishion has returned from a sojourn in the pinery. Dr. McGowan was called to attend Mr. Jno. Campbell last Friday. He pronounced his disease inflammation of the lungs. The patient is recovering. Miss Ada Holm closed a very successful term of school last week. Miss Clara Schoff will give an entertainment Saturday evening at the close of her school in the Jackson district. Miss Mary Risk is spending a few days with her uncle's family in Friendship. Miss Elsie Way, of Pleasant Prairie, visited with friends in Easton last week. Mrs. D. Stevenson, who has been confined to her bed all winter, is so far improved as to be able to sit up part of the time. Eugene Halstead will give an entertainment in the Hall Wednesday evening, March 8. Mrs. B. Stowell, of White Creek, spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. J.A. Henry. White Creek Mrs. Best, of Kilbourn, visited her son, George Thorn and other friends in this vicinity last week. Mrs. N. Carpenter is very sick. Dr. Stillman, of Kilbourn, is attending her. Miss Jessie Walroth's school, in Quincy, closes this week. Miss Moore went to Kilbourn a few days ago, where she will spend several weeks with friends. Miss Elleanor Schoff, of the Town Line, was a guest of Miss Nellie Stowell Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Samuel Thorn, of Kilbourn, visited his brother and family here last week. Rev. A.C. Marden, wife and daughter Kittie went to Endeavor the first of this week. From Pilot Knob Miss Mary Thurber is at work for Miss Mila Dimick, who is confined to her bed, but is getting better under the treatment of Dr. McGowan. Old Mrs. Plugh is afflicted with a very bad cold. Miss Ellen Peck has a lame back. Miss Laverne Richmond, of Coloma, is worse. Mr. C. Lyon has very poor health. MARRIED PACKARD - CURTIS In the town of New Chester, February 25, 1893, by Elder J.H. McChesney, Mr. Levi Parsons Packard, of Dekora, Columbia County, Wis., and Miss Agnes Curtis, of the same place. (Page 6 Column 5)
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