Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
PotOsi.


the fittest a few scrawny, worm-eaten
specimens are being peddled out at
S1.00 per bushel. The winter Siberians
arc more plentiful and will have to suf-
fee for sauce.
1.-The "Bread- Winners serial being
published in the Century Magazine, is
creating quite sensation in the read
ing world, and bids fair to rival Tour
gees Bricks without Straw" 1t is
the story OF capital and labor.
A green-horn Democrat of this town
bet a box of cigars that ''the home on
the hilltop would get away with 1.-THE
saloon in the valley by 10000 majority
in Iowa. What do you drinks of dotp
Saturday was a regular field day for
trade in town. The farmers have struck
up the old diggings and they are pay
ing better than ever. Potosi, in proper
ton to capital invested, is the liveliest
and best trading town in Grant county.
Her merchants are liberal, suave, indus
trious, enterprising. accommodating with
all these adjectives imply and several
more added, and they don't expect to
make their fortune off from fine-tooth
comb, or box of matches. Give us
railroad on the east side of the river,
and in ten years our valley will swarm
with business houses, and our beautiful
hills sparkle with palaces, minarets and
high towers like an oriental city. Selah.
The warehouse in the rear of the
Henderson block is being reconstructed
preparatory for the reception of a new
tenant.
Our summer visitors, after RECALLING
themselves with pure air and pleasant
scenery getting away with our surplus
of tsweet meats like the martins and
twittering swallows, have all departed.
This accounts for the meagerness of onr
society notes. They will come again
next season.
1t is a notable and encouraging fact
that of late years no litigants from this
town appear upon the court calendars.
The line of litigious contention is NOV
ing north, and where once was the seat
of wickedness and the lurking place of
bold, bad men, is now the abode of
peace and pleasantness. Murder and
divorce suits are played out in this lati-
tude. Hazel Green was struck with a
cyclone few years since and probably
that accounts for her moral regenera-
ton, while down in Eairplay once the
wickedest hole in the mines, Bob ALI
son reared hymenial altar and COM
menced missionary work in other states
like the Mormon elders, which had a
salutary iniiuenceeon that part of the
county; and Potosi that has been
mourned over and wept for like Jerusa-
lem of old, because she was a little fast
and hilarious in her younger days en-
joys now an unsullied character and an
enviable reputation for thrift, sobriety
and enterprise. In this respect she has
prominently become the peer of all the
realm-a bright and shining example of
iaw-abiding and peace-loving COM
munity.
Mr.. Celestin Kaltenbach, Jr., the eld-
est son of our worthy postmaster, after
an absence of fifteen years, made a
short visit last week to the paternal
roof. His home is in St. LOUIS, where
he holds the position of book-keeper in
a wholesale house. Before returning
he visited his sister, Mrs. Dyer, at
Boscobel.
John Bonn, of Belvue, Iowa, was the
gentleman l Noticed last week-not
Pottawotamic John Brown "whose soul
goes marching ON Can't you read
writing, or can't l write reading, OF
what's the matter?
There was pleasant dance at Men
dota Hall Friday night. No, we were
not there.
Hunt and Jackson have reconstruct
ed the second floor in the warehouse
which gave way last Spring under the
heavy pressure of oats.
John O'Stermier has painted the ex-
terror of No. 112 and is finishing up the
interior in artistic style.
Robert Jordan, of Waterloo, after Q
tedious sickness of nearly two months
is reported to be making some i'm
provement.
The sorghum crop suffered only 8
slight damage by the late frost. While
the leaves were scorched the cane was
left intact and is expressing a juice OF
very fine quality. The buckwheat wa;
fairly flayed, the frost completing what
the dry weather commenced. Potatoe.
in the neighborhood are pretty good
and will prove fair crop of excellent
flavor. '''
Applications are being made every
week for admission of students to oul
High School, which goes to prove it i;
gaining a favorable character abroad
Sunday being rainy day none of the
toney Lancasterians put in an appear
ance which makes deficit in Potos
items and causes this remark
The Equinoctial rains commenced
falling Saturday evening about S:3(
O'Clock. 1t was quite welcome, as Tho
ground had become hard and arid as :
brick bat, and the farmers were unable
to do fall blowing.
The doctor, the miller, prominen
merchant and the boys were amusing
themselves and the public by kicking {
large foot ball through the streets early
Monday morning. A healthy sign
Bad men and boys engaged in innocen
amusement
ALT. Thomas, of Beuna Vista, has tn,
largest and finest four months colt il
town. He will exhibit it at the count,
fair, but premiums don't pay.
1t you want to go long journey
drive slow; and if you want to live to bt
an old man, don't be too fast on tn,
start If there has been any news il
town the past week we have been un