"The Milton Junction Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1927, p 1. Mrs. Mary Badger, who died at North Loup, Neb., October 2 and was buried in the Milton Junction cemetery October 6, was born in Friendship, N. Y., Jan 22, 1834. She was married to Hiram Smith of Janesville in April, 1850. In the spring of 1851 in attempting to bring a raft of logs down Rock river to Janesville where he had a cabinet factory, Mr. Smith was drowned, and Mary was left a widow at the age of seventeen. After twelve years as a student and teacher, Mary Smith was married to Seth Smith of Milford, Penn. Seth Smith had a harness shop in Milton Junction where Mabson's store now stands. Mr. Smith passed away on Jan. 17, 1874. Four years later she was married to A. B. Spaulding who was president of the American Sabbath Tract society for eighteen years, holding that position until his death in 1894 at Milton Junction. In 1898, she became the [second] wife of Dr. Charles Badger and had lived in North Loup most of the time since. [Dr. Badger died in 1906.] Mrs. Badger had been a Seventh Day Baptist since she was seventeen years old, having embraced that faith while at Albion, Wis. She had no children and he nearest living relatives are two nieces and two nephews, all old people and widely scattered.