Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
RAGLEY

sunday with MI lay IdlH6f-lu-IdW,
Mr. j. NJ. Beers, and the c. D. Calkins
family.
Miss Jennie Beer of Lacrosse Nor
NAL, came home for the Easter voca-
ton.
Miss Audah Beardsley came home
from school at Mortified, Mimi. the
last of the week.
Mrs. Tony Ready and daughter, Syl-
via, of Written, Illinois, were visiting
relatives in Bagley last week.
March 10Th was Grandma Miller's
birthday and number of her lady
friends from town went up and helped
her celebrate it.
Charley Wood anc wife of Fayette,
Iowa, returned home Wednesday after
visit with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Millen.
Roda Willard took his wife to La
Crosse Sunday for another operation.
Roda arrived home Thursday and said
his wife had had the operation and
was getting along fine.
The report has been circulated that
the E. E. Culvers were going to quit
the Burlington hotel. The rumor is
false. They are still there and will
stay until fall and will do all they can
to satisfy the public.
Miss Marie Mergen of Glen Haven
lcame up Monday morning to work for
Mrs. John Adams.
Ralph Clifton was out walking
around town with cane last week.
He has discarded his clutches. He
is slowly gaining.
Charley Kimble and wife of Clear
Lake, Iowa, returned home Monday
after visit with the Phil Glass fam
| lily here.
Two of our oldest and best citizens
died within seven hours last Monday.
Mrs. Lewis Glass ST.. died about two
| o'clock Monday morning and Mr.. j.
| M. Beer died between eight and nine
O'Clock the same morning. Mrs. Glass
was the mother and stepmother OF
three families and all say the same
with all of them as though they were
all one She was loved by everyone
that knew her. The funeral services
was held in the Lutheran church We'd
nesday morning Prof Fritchel Of Du-
| buque, having charge. She was laid
to rest in the Bagley cemetery by the
side of her late husband, Lewis Glass,
who passed away about ten years ago.
J. M, Beer was a settler of the town
| ship of Wyalusing for about eighty
years and in Bagley for number of
| years. He was a soldier of the Civil
war in the 33rd regiment. He came
| from Switzerland to America. He run
| steamboat ON the Mississippi river
for while. He bought a wild farm
near Bagley and cleared it up and
made good farm home The funeral
services were held in the NJ. E. church
in Bagley Thursday at 1920 o'clock,
with interment in the Flint cemetery
He lies by the side Of his wife, who
PASSED away number of years ago.
Rev. Hill conducted the fun raj SER
| vices.
| Carrie Champion who was out to her
brothers south of Bloomington, was
taken seriously i'll with an attack of
appendicitis Monday and was taken to
Prairie du Chen in an auto and had
an operation the same day She is
getting along fine. Her mother and
sister, Mrs. Clarence Brown went up to
see her Tuesday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Clouse of Lacrosse
came down Tuesday to visit the Mrs.
George Hausler family.
Jess Key of Dubuque was in Bagley
| over night Wednesday.
Clarence Brown, Lester Quarterman,
Melvin Cook and Jay Champion drove
over to Lancaster Thursday evening
to attend the Woodman doings.
John Champion came home from P
D. G. Wednesday where he had been
with his daughter, Carrie, through an
operation
Waldo Urine who is attending bust
ness college in Freeport, ILL.,, is home
for the Easter vacation.
Mrs. Davis and baby of McGregor,
Iowa, wwas her to attend the funeral
Of her aunt, Mrs. Glass.
Alvin Cook gave a dinner to his old
comrades and neighbors at the Burl-
ington hotel Monday, March 81, to cell
citrate his 83rd birthday. The mem
bers present and their ages are as
follows Henry Strong, go; Enos Cliff
ton, 80; Alvin Cook, 83, Geo. Hodge,
so; Jacob Shrake, rs; Lyman Cook, a
brother, II; j. H. Palmer, 76. Their
combined ages averaged 565 years.
Mr.. Aaron Moore, Ned Glenn and John
Leard and Mr.. Dack were unable to
attend some by sickness, and some by
other causes. A very pleasant gath
ering and to the Culver family a great
honor to entertain these old boys. 1t
is very doubtful if they will ever be
able to meet again for another such
gathering. One of their old comrades
and neighbors, j. NJ. Beers, passed
away in the morning. This was
sad blow to them as he was always
with them at all such gatherings. We
are informed that the passing away Of
Mr.. Beer leaves only seven old G. A. r.
boys in the township of Wyalusing