Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
BAGLEY.

j. @. Fremont, ex. slave, lectured
here Saturday and Sunday evening
to crowded house, and was given
the best attention. ae will be at
Hazelton, March 14th, at Brodtville,
the 18th; come and hear the truth.
Mrs. j. P. Day is said to be some
better, any way her folks are more
hopeful.
Mrs. f. Hazelbower, whose life
trembled in the balance, during
child birth, is reported better, but
she lost her child.
Mrs. Tom Martin, a relative and
visitor of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Han
sler, returned to her home in Ana
conda, Montana.
The railroad company closed the
station called Dewey, and Ira Viii
lard had few days lay off, but
has since been called to Rusk this
side of Lacrosse.
Comrade Ned Glenn was in town
Monday.
Rev. Holder, Of Prairie du Chen,
filled the pulpit here at the M. E.
church, Sunday evening. He was
greeted with a large and attentive
congregation. He left on other APP
pointment and will be here in two
weeks, March %; all invited
V. Clark and family started for
Mulberry, N. Dakota, last Saturday.
John Winberger. operator at Bag
ley, was recently sent to Wyalus
ing,
Mary Huser and Pete Gasner had
business at Prairie du Chen, last
Tuesday.
The best joke of the season, Mine
Host, of hotel, Burlington had some
hogs in pen; one got out and Will
thought it must belong to Len Scott,
the stock buyer, so Will called to
Len and told him one of his hogs
were out of the stock yard. Later in
the day, the squealers were loaded
aud the iron horse started to Chi
ago with them. The inn keeper
hunted and hunted but couldn't
find his hog. Well said Len burst
ing with laughter, if the truth was
known, it was your hog and not
mine that l shipped to Chicago
No matter who the joke is on said
Will, am still looking for the man
that will pay me for that hog.
Moral, always count your hogs in
the morning when you feed them.
DR.. Curry, the Cassville dentist,
puts in two faithful days in each
month; so much in that line re-
minds us Of what the old woman
said: Dear me teeth nowadays last
no time; l really believe sooner or
later children will be b )rn without
teeth"
Joe Stockert and family have
gone to Cresco, S. D., to work the
VIM. Calkins farm this season,
Mrs. E. Albee and four children
started Saturday to join her bus
band in Dakota.
Spring may sneak in on us early;
so it will be a good plan to look the
seed box over and get the tools for
farming in good order
Will Calkins, proprietor of the
Burlington hotel is still looking for
a stray hog. The last report We )
his porkship had reached Chicago.
Thunder storm here on March 5.
Hail and ram fell in torrents, and
the ground covered white.
We hope each town in the county
has picked out the best men to be
found to represent them as town Of
ficers the coming year.
A son and daughter of Mr.. Dan
Pally, here on an extended visit,
spent the last few days with their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. T. e.
Brodt of Bagley.
r. Willard says his first work car
pentering this spring is to raise Mr..
Jake Beiderman's kitchen on level
with the upright.
Are your plans all laid for spring
work? You should look over your
catalogue of seeds, see that farm
and garden tools are sharpened,