Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-28
more literature than they have time t

more literature than they have time to
read. while others do not take any
medium of news and yet they have
more than they can read, and I don't
know whether they are deserving of
sympathy or not. as they could become
readers if they would try to read
while.
THURSDAY. May 21.-Potosi seems
like town of considerable business.
Hunt Il Jackson seem to do as big a
trade as any firm in the county. They
have very fine business house, and are
| live men.
A. Dilger is in readiness to do all
kinds of grist work on short notice He
appears to be live and an accommoda-
ting miller at all times.
Had the pleasure of meeting with
several old settlers who have been at
Potosi for 80 years and upwards. among
whom are Green, NJ. jackson, Morris
and others, who have been here since
the town was called Snake Hollow, and
the miners used to gather and have free
fighting, poker, seven-up. ten pins, and
all Of the amusements common in n
mining camp, prior to '45.
MIR. Geo. Lewis, well-known and
promising young merchant, has in his
store a living curiosity for Wisconsin,
boys, and may as well say girls. Ii is
living alligator from Florida. Go see
| it, boys.
| Met the pleasant faces of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Seaton, though time has
made its changes on their faces, yet we
find in them the same spirit of sociabil-
ity and friendliness they had when we
first had the pleasure of their acquaint-
ance, in 1868. They have very nice
residence built on the hill, and very
| close to the range of mineral on which
the dispute arose between j Crow and
| others, and was afterwards the cause of
the death of the former in one of the
saloons of Snake Hollow. 1t appears
that Grow was working the range and
some fellows came to run him out. He
ordered right about face. and they did;
but one of them afterwards met Crow
in saloon and asked him, Crow, to take
something to drink. Being draped with
an old style cloak, and having revol-
yer concealed beneath the same, when
Crow was taking his last drink the man
shot him down dead, and he was buried
east of the village, on the ridge.
j. Neaville has been quite sick, but
am glad TO report him getting better.
Nothing would in his case suit us better
than to hear of his being able TO jump
a five board fence comfortably, or with
ease.
The Central Hotel has just been
opened by ID. L. Green, very con-
genial and pleasant fellow, who is
ready to accommodate the travelling COM
munity. All who desire good square
meal and good lodging shouldn't fail to
call on dan"
FRIDAY, May 22.-Started for British
Hollow. Met the landlord of the Union
Hotel, Mr.. j. Stephens, who has been
very sick for eleven weeks past. job n
looks as II strong west wind would
rather get away with him; but we are
pleased to tell his friends that John is
much improved and is expecting to get
around all right in short time.
VIM. Mohrenberg is just as happy as
you generally find men, and don't see
why be shouldn't be happy, he is big
enough.
There is more mineral in British Hol-
low, they tell me, than has been raised
there for the last six or eight years.
The firm of Bason & Honeycomb have
an immense pile of mineral, and Cardy
u Sons, understand, have diggings,
from best accounts | can get, that are
good for 800, 900 lbs. besides 100, 900 lbs.
now out; and / judge from Mr. Vincent $
| story, that he has some lead, did not
learn how much. l think there will be an
aching void until The HERALD is at
their hearth stone and enjoyed by their
| families.
SATURDAY, May %. - Started for
Rockville, and here met the face of
Thomas Carthew, proprietor of the
store, postmaster and general commits
sion merchant of the city. Found him
very pleasant and congenial man. and
through him had the pleasure of being
made acquainted with number of
pleasant takers and some of them j0Nu
iokerS. Ed. Carthew has just returned
from the west, and has in stock some of
the latest COW boy exploits, of course,
which are rare in this part OF the coun-
try. Space will not permit me to write
all | wish to this time about my trip
through Rockville regions. Tommy
Aes" ~hO opPoibuhAoJ vi e1hiuR otOCh III
some kind of an advertising medium,
at very low figure; but Tommy says
mo, | guess not
Well, we pass on homeward and find
a great deal of interesting and pictur-
esque scenery. High hills, boulders,
deep rayines, old time settlements on
Big Platte, &C., go to make the road
pleasing to travel. The trees are
clothed in their beautiful coat of green,
and farmers generally arc through with
the main part of their corn planting
Fearing you will get tired of my tramp,
shall close my remarks.
CORRESPONDENT.
! BeetOwn.
In q recent visit to the HERALD Office,
was introduced by the gentlemanly
proprietor to nearly all of his employees,
from the busy foreman to the lively
little devil and enjoyed my call
greatly. There was, however. one chap