Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
AROUND The COUNTY
BAGLEY.

Chas. Levins and Cap Ready Jr.
made a business trip to Cassville be-
tween trains Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Edwards and sister,
Miss Cloe Millen, were Glen Haven
callers between trains Thursday.
Myron Pace came up from Nc
Cartney, Thursday, to do some
shopping.
Dan Murphy, from Ferryville,
stopped off Thursday, on a trip to
visit his parents in Illinois.
Roy Patterson and John Keller
were passengers on the four O'Clock
train to Prairie du Chen Thursday.
Oscar Brady, of Bloomington, was
a caller in Bagley Thursday.
Till Brodt's lumber is still coming
he had another load come Wednesday.
Mrs. Mitch Pace was a passenger
from the north on the afternoon train
Friday.
Thursday, while putting in guard
rails on the R. R. bridge in Glen
Haven, Guy Culver had the bad luck
to have a rail drop on his toes; it
broke off the big toe just ahead of
the first joint and tore the nail off
and smashed it very badly; and the
other two toes were quite badly
smashed also 1t will cause him to
walk on crutches for some time. They
took him to DR.. Mclaughlin who
dressed it in fine shape and it is doing
as we'll as can be expected at this
writing. DR.. Mecum has dressed it
twice.
Floyd Chase and wife and little
daughter came up from Savanna Sat
urday to visit with Johnny and
Walter Yost's.
Charley Myers youngest son and
his wife came from Milwaukee, Sat-
urday, to visit his parents. Charley
has been confined to the house for
some time but is able to be out on
the streets again now.
There were three ball games played
at Bagley Saturday. The first was
Bagley High school against Prairie
du Chen high school, score 5 to 3 in
favor of Prairie du Chen; they say it
was a fine game. Next Prairie du
Chen against Bloomington. The
score was II to 1 in favor of Prairie
du Chen. The next was Bloomington
and Bagley the rain stopped the game
before 1T was out; they only played
5 innings the score being 4 to 2 in
favor of Bagley. There was some
fine playing done on both sides.
Preparations for the new buildings
are progressing finely. Will Remey
has the old buildings all torn down
and is digging out the cellar and
hauling sand and gravel for the
foundation to his new house. Jim
Horribly is cleaning out the burned
debris from his cellar and charging
it somewhat for his new house; the
most of the old wall stood the fire in
good shape. Riley Jacobs has most
hauling sand and rock for new cellar.
There are no idle men in town now
that want work, nor won't be for
some time.
Frank Childress came down from
Eastman Saturday where he has been
doing some plastering.
Will Day came up from Dubuque
Saturday.
Will Thiessa, Bart Anderson and
Leo Stumphey came down from
Ferryville Saturday, as the bridge
work is nearly completed. Will is
not going back. The crew will go
to Burlington from Ferryville.
1t is surprising what a number of
emigrants go north and west on the
c. B. & @. There are from two to
four coaches on the morning train
every morning besides what go on the
other trains; they are principally
foreigners. 1t looks as though the
west would soon be filled up.
Charley Plondke has his oats all
sown. Farming has been pro-
crossing finely in the valley for over
a week and some on the hills and
Prairie.
Gus Orr, wife and baby were
Bagley shoppers the latter part of
the week.