Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-23
BAGLEY.

from the river fine 1O4 ID. chan
mel cat last week.
Look out for the potato bug. aHe's
out setting on the hill waiting for
the tubers to come up.
Jesse Winter and wife are here
from Lacrosse.
Mesdames Burgess and Hazel
bour were in town last week trad
ing.
The wife and daughter of j. M
Harvill, agent at Cassville, visited
her folks at Stoddard, and on her
way home stayed one night in Bag
ley, with Pa and Ma Harvill
Mrs. j. p Day, who has been i'll
so long, is now much better and
can walk about the house; owing to
ILLNESS her birthday was overlook
ed. She was II April 4th. Her
children came home, and at dinner
the boys carried mother to the
table They said it did not look
right to dine without her. A big
cake was baked to treat the school
children; that was In Brodtville;
nov Mrs. Day is III Bagley staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Cal
kins. And mother Day wishes to
thank the friends far and near for
many tokens of kindness,
Ed. Gulick, of Brodtville, was
down last week and took out gaso-
line engine, to run his we'll pump.
If it proves a success then good bye
wind mill Don't you think Mr..
Editor that before long wind mills
will be out of date?
Jno Harvill, Geo. Hodge and j
T. Clifton, living on the corners Of
the street will all have new coat
OF paint on their residences.
Mrs. Eli Millln, enjoyed her 5Sth
birthday at the home of her son
Sam Millin. Mrs. Sam Millin got up
the dinner and it was a good one;
plenty of nice chicken pie and other
good things. Mrs. Millin while on
her way home that day stopped to
see Mrs. j. Rockwell, who is ill, and
called at several other places.
Our small sized school boys played
a game of bali last Saturday. The
star league crossed bats with scrubs
and the score stood to 9 in favor
of the scrubs. We thought the boys
did we'll considering thei1 age.
The AIDES Aid met last Friday
with Mrs HI. L. Harvey; large
crowd met, and S. taken in and the
sewing all nicely done up.
The old vets and their wites met
in monthly meeting at the home of
Comrade Glenn, and of course had
dandy good time.
Rev. Hooking, pastor, will deliver
a Memorial sermon, Sunday before
Decoration, at theFM. E. church; in
the evening everybody invited, es
pecially the old. soldiers.
Our school will close May goth,
with nice program furnished by
the school.
Another show in town. Reports
says they will show Sunday night
which l think is not the right thing
to do, do you9
Our Epworth League, will give
an anniversary program Sunday
evening, May %. A good time ex-
pected; all are invited. Come young
people and join and throw your
talents and influence in good and
noble cause.
Mrs. Jacob Beer and son Lens
wife called on us while in town
last Sunday.
That storm last week struck hard
IN a number of places IN this town
ship; on the farm now owned by
DR.. Mecum, large barn was blown
from the foundation and smashed
to kindling wood, roofs en- smaller
buildings damaged. Trees were up
rooted and many fell across the
highway; shade ana IrulG trees
damaged in many places.
The business meeting last week
at the NJ. E. church was well at
tended; money was quickly pledged
to retain our pastor, Rev. Hooking,
for another year at least.
4 temperance lecture here last
week. The speaker billed could not
come so he sent Mr.. Willis as a sub
stltute.
1t is thought the high water has
reached the maximum for this sea-
son. If the river goes down quick
~ much overfowed land will be
planted and big crops anticipated.