Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-26
POtOSi.

Mr.. T. ID. Lewis, of New York City,
is visiting his brother, George H. Lewis.
Mr.. Anton digger. Jr.. who is now en-
gagged with his father in running the
Potosi steam flour mill, will remove
early next month. with his family 20
Big. Patch, where he will work the
Wilkinson mill. His father, Anton Dill
ger, will continue the business here.
MIR. Chris. Zeller returned from Shell
don, Iowa, Tuesday. after months
visit with friends there. He reports
that bis son-in-law, George Y. Bonus,
has sold an undivided one-half interest
in bis mill for $4,000.
A young man named Eli Totman.
son of VIM. Totman, residing near the
Advent Church in the town of Waterloo.
met with an accident Tuesday. While
threshing on the farm of Sam Hoffman,
be had the misfortune to catch the index
finger of his right hand in the cog
wheels of the machine, MASKING it so
badly that amputation was necessary.
DIR. Artz attended to his injuries.
Prof. George b. Cabanis, principal of
the Potosi High School, left Tuesday
morning for Crawford County, where
he will hold a teachers institute.
Among the many other improve
ments and evidences of thrift and pros
perity on every hand in our place are
the new boxes and delivery recently
placed in our post-office. There are 238
boxes in all, and it is finished in ash
and brass and subdivided into boxes by
brass-wire bases. The whole arrange
ment is very complete and beautiful.
1t was manufactured to order for Mr..
Kaltenbach by the Yale & Towne Mfg.
Co, of Stamford, Conn, and cost $75.
Miss Browner, daughter of Mr..
Sylvester Browner, living about three
miles east of this village, in the town
of Harrison, is home on visit for the
first time in twenty years. Also, Miss
Lizzie Winners, q daughter of the late
Richard Winners, is on visit with rela-
tives and friends here, after an absence
of more than ten wears. Both are
Sisters of Charity. Miss Browner being
located at Oshkosh, and Miss Winners
at Minneapolis.
Miss Josephine Miller. daughter of
| Go ,rrai M;llor IF po;oo fyroaly after n ',
absence of more than fourteen v airs,
accompanied by the Mother Superior
from the Convent at Chicago, passed
two days under the paternal roof about
two weeks ago.
In May, 1885, Hon. James w. Seaton
| procured n pension of 50, 200 with an
allowance of 50 per. month after that
for William A. Hewitt from the govern
ment, for the first, second and third
fingers of the right hand, which he lost
in battle. Although the money was re-
ceived in May, 1885, Mr.. Hewitt was
be found until last week, when he put
in an appearance and received the
money. He started at once on pleas
ure trip to st. Paul
A large number of old settlers from
this vicinity will probably attend the
Old Settlers meeting at Lancaster, and
it is earnestly hored that the meeting
will be we'll attended. An attractive
program has been arranged and q
speech will be delivered by j. Allen
Coombs. Esq. and perhaps by others.
Eugene Lewis, lawyer from the
Empire City, is at home on his annual
| visit.
Christopher Jackson has been quite
i'll for the last week. He is now on the
mend. Also Mrs. S. f. Lewis. Her
son, DIR. John S. Lewis, of Dubuque, is
attending her.
The brigade of bad boys were out
the other night in full force. They
swung wheelbarrows to awnings and
undertook to paint the town brown.
Ihey commenced on one oil the store
doors and were caught in the act The
leading night artist is sentenced to pro-
vide himself with paint and brush and
publicly restore the door to its usual
color.
A drove of fat hogs arrived in town
Wednesday morning on their way to
the Chicago yards. They will go over
the river to the st. Paul road. as tho
c., b. & N. Road has as yet no shipping
facilities at Potosi Hunt & Roesch
were the shippers.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Du-
buque's live local, Joe S. Kemp, in town
Tuesday. He is now working in the in
terest of the Daily Times and is writ
ing up the towns along the new river
road for his paper.