Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-16
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
BAGLEY.


good run.
Miss Maggie Kerr paid this place
a flying visit one day last week.
Her home is Cassville.
A male teacher would stand
fine chance to get our upper room
school.
We regret to say that Henry SUIT
ton, a prominent farmer few
miles out, was taken dangerously
ill with appendicitis. His life is
trembling in the balance, and his
death may occur at any moment.
ARGUS CalkiLs and Master Earl
spent few days with the Wealth
erwax family in Cassville
Aaron Moore made Jackleys and
others ten days visit. He re-
turned to Potosi Saturday.
Chas. Mitchell's mother and sister
Edna of Soldiers Grove, Wis, spent
a week here among friends.
Miss Alta, daughter OF Sam. Mil
lin, is now with her grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Millin.
Our road overseer is repairing the
road to Clayton Landing. Campers
are waiting for the mud to dry up,
so they can go to the camp grounds.
Walt. Shrake, section foreman at
Wyalusing, has been promoted to
mole lucrative position.
Recent rains have encouraged
magnificent growth.
Sam Nelson and family of Gales
burg, ILL.,, spent week with his
wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. b.
Anderson. Nelson is engineer on
the c., B. e @.
A quiet and well-attended school
meeting took place on the fifth.
Del. Morrissey was elected treas
urer. A committee was instructed
to purchase lots on which to erect a
new and larger school building, the
district having outgrown the pres
ent one. We hope that persons
having land suitable will be fair
and public-spirited enough to meet
the committee half way, SO that the
necessary grounds may be secured.
Our best citizens are convinced that
a high school would be one OF the
best drawing cards for our rapidly
growing little city.
N. Pace, section foreman, left
Otto Plondke in charge and struck
out to see the great show at St.
Louis. He will be gone about ten
days.
Taylor Brodt was here last week,
shaking hands with our people.
His home is still in La Crosse.
People were agreeably surprised
when the first issue of the Bagley
Chronicle came from the press. It
was neatly printed in clear type,
and was just bubbllng over with
latest news.
Steve Trlne and family of Perry,
Iowa, spent week with relatives
at this place. Steve is one of the
many boys of old Grant who went
out to make his mark in the world.
He is engineer on the Milwaukee.
POTOSI.
At meeting of the citizens of
Potosi called for last Wednesday
evening it was unanimously voted
voted to hold soldiers reunion on
August 18th next, on which date
occurs the 42d anniversary of the
organization of Co. HI, of Potosi.
About the same date Co. G, of Lam
caster; Co. E, of Platteville and Co.
I, of Georgetown and Dickeyville,
all of the 25th regiment were or
ganized. On September 9Th those
brave boys of '62 left their homes,
their families, dear friends and
sweethearts to enlist their services
for noble cause and glorious pur-
pose, and were mustered into the
service September 18th, at Lacrosse.
1t is the purpose of the meeting to
bring together the few remaining
of that vast number whose lives
were spared by the kind hand of
providence to march trlumphantly
on to victory which our forefathers
had won before, and again re-estab-
lishe the rights for which they
fought: viz, that all men might be
born free and equal. This will be
Potosi's first attempt at entertain
ing these worthy veterans and if we
mistake not, she will do it right
royally. We want them to come
together and share each others
company for day at least, and re-
count their trials and experiences
during those cruel slavery days.
j. l.