Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-12

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Friday. DIR. Godfrey was summoned
and sewed up the wound.
A meeting to organize a young mems
Republican Glib will be held in Judge
Carter's Office, At the Court House.
Monday evening. beginning at $50
o'clock. All between the ages of II and
80 are especially requested to be
present.
Sundays inclement weather put a
damper on the fishing industry that is
usually prosecuted with such zeal ON
that day. A number, however, were out
Saturday enjoying the balmy Weather
and also caught good strings of bass
and trout
Memorial Day, 30th INST. will be OBJ
served by the q. A. r. Post. No. 162, of
Potosi. Clyde R Showalter, of Platte
vile. has been secured for orator of the
day and extensive preparations for
entertaining large number of vets is
being made.
William Landon an old citizen Of this
city passed away at his home last Sun
day. The funeral services were held at
the residence of the deceased Tuesday
at one O'Clock Rev. g. c. Swartz offica-
ting. The remains were buried in the
cemetarY in this city.
The Misses Stevens entertained a
number of their friends at tleir home
Saturday evening. Miss Sue Carter of
Platteyille was among the guests and
during the evening favored the assem-
blage with few of her choice whistling
solos. A very pleasant time was had
by all present.
Fred Koeding. an old and respected
citizen of Potosi, died at his home,
Sunday night, aged about sixty years.
Mr.. Koeding was a farmer by occu-
patton and ranked high in the com
munitY where he lived as an honest,
respectable man. The funeral services
were held at the house Wednesday.
New sidewalks have taken the place
of the old ones in front of the court
house the past week. The grounds sur
rounding the building have also been
raked off and thoroughly cleaned up.
These improvements together with the
removal of several of the unsightly
trees adds much TO the appearance of
the whole.
1t is SAID that the recent floods in
trout streams, have carried nearly all
of the fish out, and especially is this so
with Green river. Fish of all kind and
size are reported to have been picked
up in basket fulls along the banks of
this stream after the flood of last week
This is lamentable as all our sporting
fraternity looked upon Green as the
propished fishing land
Rev. P. H. Mason and Art Jones
went to Boscobel Saturday, where Mr..
Mason assisted by Art gave an astrono-
mical lecture in the evening. Mr. Mason
also used the stereoptican to illustrate
his Sunday evening sermon, and lee
tured again Monday evening. Bosco-
bellies should fell very grateful 10 Mr..
Mason for favoripg them with so much
instructive and pleasing entertainment.
The chimney on the north end of
Jno. Lanes tenament house was dis
covered to be on fire Monday evening
at about six p. NJ. and the ominous peal
of the fire bell Immediately resounded
The chimney had doubtless been burn
for some time before discovered, as was
evidenced by the charred condition of
the studding and the lathe built up
around it. No draft could reach the
burning lathe and studding, or else the
fire would have spread and probably
destroyed the building,
The work of leveling up the track at
the fair grounds was commenced last
week by order the commissioners. The
work has been somewhat retarded by the
recent rains, but it is intended to finish
it up as soon as dry enough. When the
eveling is finished nnd the track in
general put in shape, it will be COM
paratively level the whole half mile,
and this improvement with the new
buildings and stable room that was
added last year places our fair grounds
at the head in southern Wisconsin.
RI. Rev. |. l.. Nicholson, Bishop of
Milwaukee, administered the rite of
conformation t. class of ten, at the
Episcopal church last Thursday even
ing. The church was crowded to its
fullest capacity, and chairs were used
to seat the large number of people who
were assembled. Before beginning the
sermon of the evening which was