Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-08
BAGLEY.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

dren and grand children and neigh
| bors gathered at the homestead and
all had just fine time. 30 sat down
to an elegant dinner. The ladies
busted themselves sewing rags. AS
token of regard and remem hrance.
Mrs. Millin was presented with a
nice graphophone stand, fancy dish
rack and lots of smaller presents.
Mrs Al Snider, of Letcher, South
Dakota, spent few days with her
sister Elva Calkins
Mrs Chas. Glass was in Blooming
ton Monday to see the dentist, DR..
Ellis.
Ted Harvey has been on the sick
list, but seems to be much better.
AS the ground hog saw and played
with his shadow Feb 9. Now what.
Will the wood and coal barrows shout
for joy
Alfred Horribly, of Hoquiam. WASH,
was here couple of days to see his
cousin Jim Horribly who has been
critically i'll, but improving.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry Day is very sick; they have a
nurse from Lacrosse.
Frank Fisher drove down with his
company, Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Knapp,
who took the train here for home in
! Platteville.
Mrs. w. F Lindeman joined her
husband at Epworth. Ia, where Mr..
Lindeman s parents are both extreme
~ i'll.
J. Fl. Oakley moved his family
from Bagley Thursday; they have
gone to the Geo. Horton place near
the village of Patch Grove.
Rev. Frank Bell, at one time on
the Patch Grove circuit. now Glen
wood, Wis. called here to take the
train for home, after attending church
dedication at Patch Grove Bell says
it was the grandest and best of the
kind it was ever his good fortune to
attend. Nearly $4,000 raised in
couple of hours; II men donated 500.
Now the beautiful ediice is paid for
and quite SUN clear besides.
R. G.. Elkins, operator on G. B. &
q. at Hoger, Wis, was here the other
day. Dame rumor says there is a
load stone here that draws him.
The Len Beer farm 100 acres is now
for sale; can be had on very easy
terms. Consult Jacob Beer, Bagley.
Frank Morrissey got hume this
week, after graduating at the Oshkosh
high school. He thinks of teaching
awhile and then enter college to
study some profession.
Len Stagman has the western fever
and offers his home, one acre lot, saw
mill and feed mill. Here's chance
for some one to get bargain.
Lou Markley is drilling a we'll for
Hugh Hazen. Markley is a very
handy man and we are proud to call
him citizens of Bagley.
Mrs. Alice Hodge is in Lacrosse
hospital awaiting the doctors decision
as to the necessity of an operation.
We all feel sorry for Mrs. Hodge; she
has had more than her share of this
kind of trouble. We hope she can
return home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Glass got back
safe from their trip to New Orleans,
last Tuesday.
If W. e. Forehand who owns a big
ranch of over 800 acres would make
two farms of it, it would pay better
in the lOng run. He could have no
better men than the CuIvers on his
place, but there is too much to do for
one family. Divided into two farms,
cultivation would be more thorough
and the profits much greater.
Mrs. Pitzer is very low. with
grave doubts as to her chances to re-
cover she lives with her daughter,
Mrs. Eli Millin, who just now is
quite poorly her self, but they are
lucky to have a good girl, Miss
Minnie Bolt.
Dick Hartford, of Great Falls.
Montana, is here and at Gays Mills
on two weeks visit.
Walt Shrake, of Savanna, Ill,
spent day or two with his parents
! and relatives in Bagley.
Ed Gulick and family came down
Saturday evening to help U 81 eat
oysters on his 72d birthday; Sunday,
Jan. 80 was the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Knapp of
Platteville, was here to visit Frank
Fisher and family.
Mrs. Lefa Griest. 70 years old died
at her home in Bagley. Her funeral
was froLl the M. E. church. of