This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLEN, BABCOCK, BATES, BOOSE, BROWN, DAVIS, FOSTER, HARDISON, HAKES, HAYDON, LANE, LARSON, MARTIN, MEYERS, SHANNON, WILCOX Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oEC.2ACE/593 Message Board Post: From the Wisconsin Leader [Merrillan, Jackson Co., WI], Friday October 26, 1888, Page 8, columns 1 and 2 **Merrillan News** G. M. HAYDON and wife visited relatives at Mondovi last week. A new girl was reported at Charles HAKES the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. BOOSE, from Waukesha Co., parents of Jacob BOOSE, are guests of their son's family. Mrs. DAVIS and children, of Iroquois Co., Illinois, are visiting her father, D. HARDISON and family. J. MEYERS has returned from Eau Claire, accompanied by one of his brothers. -------------- **Fairchild News** Lincoln MARTIN is the latest daddy. Fred HAYCOCK, of St. Paul, visited his parents over Sunday. Frank BROWN was down the first of the week to pack up and move his parents to Eau Claire. He has sold his house here to G. A. FOSTER. --------------------- **Hixton News** Paul BATES has been fixing up and refitting the SHANNON house, which is much needed. Mrs. Ira ALLEN is expected to move into the house owned and vacated by the family of J. T. BABCOCK. Mrs. WILCOX has sold her home in B. R. Falls and moved into this village. She is living in the J. N. LANE house. Chris LARSON, who had his hand amputated at the wrist joint on the 12th of this month is doing well. The wound is healing nicely at this writing. Submitter: Joan M Benner <jmbenner@tznet.com> Golden Rule Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records Member, Association of Professional Genealogists