Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-08
AROUND THE COUNTY
BAGLEY.
'p4cial Correspondence to the Herald

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Prairie du Chen one evening last
week to help Lew Beer change pair
of shoes. Of course they all had to
go in the store to help him change
them, so as to be sure he got them
right, but when he opened the box, 10
and behold all that was left in the
box was two Jumps of coal. The
only way they could account for the
change was that the witch at the
carnival had substituted the coal for
the shoes, but they finally found the
shoes. They came home on the mid
night train, but their families did
not know when they came. 1t was
very mysterious affair, anyhow.
Miss Cloe Millen went to Glen
Haven the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Remy, of Lacrosse, came
down to visit Mrs. Ira Willard last
week.
Mrs. Dave Beard and son Robbie,
Sadie Patch, Hulda Plondke, Dean
Brodt and Ralph Calkins were pas
sengers on the morning train We'd
nesday for Prairie du Chen.
Dan Murphy went to Ferryville
Wednesday.
Harley Hickok, of Bloomington,
received a car load of cows for feed
ers, Wednesday, and drove them
home to Bloomington.
About twenty from here went to
Prairie du Chen to the carnival,
Wednesday evening.
Jacob Beer went to Lacrosse to
visit his son-in-law, Ben Keller,
and to attend the home coming, We'd
nesday, and returned on the after
noon train Saturday to be here for
part of the celebration.
Mrs. Birdie Hammet and baby, of
Alden, Iowa, came on the morning
train to visit her father and mother,
Nate Brown and wife.
/ There was another slide out on the
new track, down near Glen Haven,
Wednesday, caused by the high
water.
Walt Yost, Harry Oswald, Earl
Calkins, Myron Pace, Geo. Edwards,
Oscar Ready and Roda Willard went
to Prairie du Chen on the four
o'clock train, Thursday, to attend the
carnival.
Jim Day went to his home in
Lacrosse, Friday, to spend the 18th
and be at the home coming.
Mrs. Reed, of Prairie du Chen,
and sister, Mrs. Page, of Charles
City, came Thursday to visit their
brother, F. NJ. wager. Mrs. Reed
returned nome Friday morning and
Mrs. Page returned to Prairie du
Chen, Saturday, to stop with her
sister, Mrs. Reed.
Mr.. Casper and wife, of Nc
Gregor, came down Friday to visit
Mrs. Gasper's sister Mrs. Monroe
Jacobs, and spent the fourth here.
The brick work on the Remey
building is completed; it makes a
grand improvement on Main street.
Mrs. Lewis Glass Jr., assisted at
the Burlington Hotel for the 18th.
This is her 9th year for helping at
the same place.
Mrs. Earl Morrissey, who has
been visiting here, left for his par
ents' home in Milwaukee, Friday
morning.
Lew Plondke and Frank Morrissey
went to Prairie du Chen Friday
Abe Key Sr. and wife, of Patch
Grove, went to Potosi Friday to
spend the Fourth and visit their son,
Jesse Key.
Lew Oswald came home from his
work with the pump crew, Friday, to
spend the 4th in Bagley.
Mrs. VIM. Way, of Glen Haven,
came up to spend the Fourth here.
Editor Foley, of Cassville Index,
came up on the morning train to
divide the Fourth here and at Cass-
vile; he returned on the afternoon
train.
Melvin Cook returned to his home
in Eastman Saturday morning.
A large crowd from here and
Bloomington went to Prairie du Chen
to celebrate, and number went
to Cassville on the afternoon train
and back on the four o'clock.
Blake's Prairie ball team played
Bagley on the ball grounds on the
Fourth. Both sides did some good
playing; the score was IL to Fl in
favor of Bagley.
Till Brodt lost a bunch of keys,
with about a foot and half of chain
attached, somewhere between the
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