Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
BAGLEY
Crowded out last week.

Weather INTENSITY hot ana dry
crops On sandy soil are ebout ruined
Jim Pilkinston who fell from a
ladder last week is up and around
again.
E. o. Patch went up and helped
Geo. Pllkinton finish haying.
Mr.. O'Conner optician from La
Crosse comes to Bagley every three
months. When he comes give him
YOUR work. He works on the square
and that is more than we can say Of
most of these men travelling around
selling spectacles.
Ira Willard, operator at Nc
Cartney took the train last Monday
to visit the Seattle Exposition and
will stop off few days at Yellow
Stone Park and will visit other places
OF interest.
A number of our people took in
the great circus at Dubuque last week.
We have just learned of the death
of Mrs. Emma, wife of j. T. Day
who died at her home in Lacrosse
Sunday. Aug. LIST. Mr.. Day and his
amiable wife formerly lived in
Bagley and the friends in this hour
of extreme sorrow have the sympathy
of this whole community. Mrs. Chas.
Calklns. Mrs. John P. Day, Jacob
Beer and wife and others perhaps at
tended tie funeral held at Lacrosse,
Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. Later the parti-
culars will be given.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Elva Calkins,
Mrs. Fl. L. Harvey, Misses Lulu
Glass and Ruby Harvey attended the
Waltz funeral at Glen Haven.
Mrs Julius Plondke has our thanks
for nice sample package of honey.
Abe Key ST.. has fine truck garden
over by the rail road.
Huldah Hodge is spending a por-
tion of the long vacation visiting in
the country.
Mrs. Chas. Fest, formerly of this
place is now on a mouths visit at the
parental home.
o. J. Oswald, an Industrious bust
ness man rocked up his own we'll,
stone mason not available at the time.
VIM. Winter, Otto Plondke, Lewis
Glass Jr. and Mrs. Delbert Morrissey
are on the sick list.
Last Thursday the heat was So
overpowering that the steel gang lay
ing new rails on the G. B. q q.
struck for the shade and work practi-
cally came to a stand still around
| town.
Our new bank building is about
finished and business opened in the
new structure.
Mrs. Frank Urine and little grand
daughter uf Wyalusing drove to Nate
Browns last Thursday on a weeks
visit.
w. L. Wilson cousin of Abe Key
of Bagley, after two weeks Visit
returned to Mt. Sterling, Ill.
Il. Greer of Bloomington was
out last week cleaning up his camp
ground at the Clayton landing. Greer
will spend a month or two at the
river side. Just the wisest thing any
business man ought to do if he wishes
to prolong his life.
Ira Willard operator at Mccartney.
started Monday to visit the great ex-
position at Seattle, Wash. Will stop
off few days to explore Yellowstone
Park and other places of interest.
L. Bagley and Miss Vina Brierley
took the train Friday for Wyalusing
Crops on sandy soil are already
greatly damaged and other crops are
suffering for The want of rain. No
rain 10 speak of has fallen since July
the 9Th.
A man by the name of Platsey G.
A. Jacobs and wife Of Iowa are few
days guests of Jacob Beer of Bagley.
By the way, we forgot to mention
the campers at the Forehand park,
Alex. Robertson and family, Fred
Edwards and wife spent a week
pleasantly at the park. Friday and
Saturday visitors at the camp were !:
Hiram Cliff and family, John Haryill
and wife and Lincoln Abraham and
Annie Clifton, Joseph Orr and wife,
Mrs. H. L. Harvey and son, Misses
Lulu Glass and Ruby Harvey. Irwin
and Georgia Engle, relatives of the
Robertson s are also with the campers
from South Dakota.
PLATTEVILLE.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.