The LaCygne Weekly Journal Linn County Friday December 23, 1898 Blue Mound Has Had 'Em. Every county has its usual number of bachelors. In Linn county there is one town that hasn't any. It is the queen of the prairie--Blue Mound. However, LaCygne can prorate her number and furnish Blue Mound with a supply at a moment's notice.--LaCygne Journal It was not many years ago, however, that Blue Mound took first place in the number of bachelors. It was about 1890 that J.Scott HARRISON, C.A. KOLB, Morris GLUCKLICH, R. FELSING, H. C. MANTEY, D.W. LEIGHTY, J.N. BARNES, C.W. FRIEDLEY, J.K. MORRISON and M.O. DICK formed the "Bachelors Club" and the first one married was to buy a new hat for all the rest. Morris GLUCKLICH broke his vow first and took unto himself a "rib."The others followed in quick succession and all have found life partners except D.W. LEIGHTY, J.Scott HARRISON and possibly J.K. MORRISON. None of these three unfortunate gentleman now live in the Queen of the Prairie.--Sun.