Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-03
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BAGLEY.

icle took the afternoon train to
Prairie du Chen Monday and re-
turned Tuesday morning. Under
the new management the paper
seems to be greatly enlarged, and
being neutral in politics will give
general satisfaction and help to in
crease the circulation.
Mrs. Clara McCalmon and two
children, of Sioux City, Ia, spent
part of last week visiting relatives
and friends around Bagley.
Several new houses which were
started late are almost ready to oc-
cupy, owing to the unusual good
weather. Several other structures
besieds the high school will be COM
pleted next season.
One of the greatest needs of Bag
ley at the present time is more
houses for rent and more places OF
business. There is as yet no place
established for the home paper, and
the barber will be obliged to lay
aside his tools until suitable qllar-
tiers can be provided.
Del Morrisey and wife will return
from the big fair the last of the
week. In their absence VIM. Theis-
sa has been running the hardware
and grocery store, and Miss Amelia
Cortland managed the homework.
Our boarding-school children,
Ollie Keller and Earl Morrissey,
Bloomington, and John and Norma
Gassner, Cassville, were home for
Thanksgiving.
Prof. Brockert dressed off the
knife marks and revarnished the
school desks during the short vaca-
ton, and he is in hopes that the
boys will use the knife less and the
pencil more from now on.
Some of our citizens ate so much
Thanksgiving dinner that they have
to pay for it with pains in the re-
gion of the stomach. We hope
their hearts were as full of real
thanksgiving as their stomachs were
with good things.
The photo man made pictures Of
nearly every house in town and was
able to sell great many of them,
SO he made good money out of it.
Mrs. Anderson is recovlng from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
B. f. Keller and two children, of
La Crosse, spent Thanksgiving with
his late w1fe's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Beer, and his own relatives.
Geo. Glass and wife will soon oc-
cupy the Sluyter house vacated by
Mr.. Winter, who moves to his new
building.
Rumor says that VIM. ST.. Clair
has oeen granted license to run a
saloon.
Herman Stagman rejoices in the
advent of a nine pound bouncing
baby boy. Who comes next?
Mrs. Otto Plondke spent Sunday
with her husband at Cassville.
Gidney, the Bagley and Onalaska
pickle man, reported missing at the
st. Louis fair, like a bad penny
turned up alright. Explanations
are in order. u 81.
Last Wednesday occurred the golden
wedding or 5Oth anniversary Of the
marriage of VIM. Leindecker and wife
at Rockville. The event was the oc-
casion for an enjoyable family reun-
ion. Eight surviving children gath
cred at the old home to make glad the
hearts of their fond parents, and to-
gether with the thirty three grand
children and two grandchildren
indeed formed happy household.
The sons and daughters of this worthy
pair whose half century of marital
joys has not been severed are as fol
lows: Edward, VIM. Jr., Mrs. Henry
Cogan, Potosi; Mrs. Jas. Pafford, Bee
town; Mrs. Jas. Hedley, Dubuque
Mrs. Chas. Finney, Neville, Ia; Mrs
Will Dulard, Rockville; Mrs. Jas
Smith, North Andover. Mr.. and Mrs
Leindecker are comparatively young
to be able to point with pride to a
record of so years welded happiness,