Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-17
Potosi.
From our Specials point Of , lew.


hub Of Grant County the first thing |
struck was trail of mud two feet deep,
leading by the poor farm and insane
asylum down into the winding ravine
OF Snake Hollow the great empor-
ium of Grant County. Having scraped
the sacred soil from my wearing gear.
and performed my customary ablu
tions. and replenishing the Tuner man
from the Seaton House buffet, find
myself like John L. squared for bus
mess.
Potosi as your readers know, is an
old town, long town and hustler for
business. The first house of Importance
at which dotted my chapeau and
saluted the proprietor. was the well
known dry goods establishment of H.
w. Hunt. Mr.. hunt saluted ana
smiled in return, but was to busily
engaged with customers to give me
further attention at the time, so Your
correspondent remarked. '1'il see you
later, and passed on to pay his re-
spects at the popular harness shop next
door OF Lincoln Haunsel. Down i'm
Potosi find Lincoln is as great favo.
rite among his customers as was his
noted namesake once down in the San
CANON Bottoms. "Link' carries a fine
line of goods and the strength. durability
ana Workmanship of his harness, added
to his upright and honest mode of doing
business, gives him large run of the
best customers of the country. We told
him there was two things he ought to
do to make his business complete
success, the first was to appoint we'd
ding day for his best ghI, and then
subscribe for the HERALD, and let me
give him send off under the head of
marriage notices From the artifcer
OF house apparel, wax ends and leather
straps, we move on to the compounder
OF bolus blue pills and fly blisters, to
visit DIR. /. b. Ennor. The doctor was
at home, very suave, little wearied
and his neat fitting garments showing
indications of having just returned from
nights visit through the mud. He
received us kindly and prescribed a
years subscription 10 the Grant County
HERALD as a sure cure for the grip
We find the young doctor very popular
in bis practice. Well at this stage of
proceeding, finding silver bullion be-
coming weightV. | walked down TO the
post office for the purpose of converting
it to one of Uncle Sans safe transit
checks-a postal note Here | found
Andy Kaltenbach, only 2nd to John
Wanamaker IN adeptness, experiences
and dexterity in the handling of postal
affairs. Since the death of his noted
father, Andy has been acting postmaster,
now he is postmaster pure and simple,
having the documents in his pocket TO
prove it,-a democrat official under n
republican administration; this is mis-
reward for efficient and good deport-
ment. In addition to the post office.
Andy has one of the neatest, cleanest
and best supplied staple and fancy
grocery stores in the city. From the
number of customers we saw about we
should Judge he was doirg a rafting
good business. The boys who smoke
1.-The Cuban King" buy their supplies
at Andy's. besides he sells II ounces of
cheese to the pound and throws in
crackers. Opposite the post office we
struck the store of I. II. Runkle and
Co. Mr.. Runkle has been doing bust
ness at his present location since the
fall OF SO, carrying a first-class stock
of dry goods, notions, groceries. clothing
and boots and shoes, which he sells at
the lowest living margin, he has estab-
lished good trade and a character
for honest dealing not excelled by any
firm in the country. He Las young
chip of his own pattern in the nursery,
in the meantime Gene" helps the firm
ont in the ladies department.
His next door neghbor, X. p Holmes,
runs the city baber shop, Dick is a
Prince of good fellows. he can latler
and shave you with the delicate touch
of woman, and cuts hair in all the
latest styles and fads. Dick has a pen
chant for going into the country SUNDAYS
and soiling his clothes this muddy
weather; be should bring this thing TO
successful termination. T. K. Seaton
conducts first class drug store. bis
stock consists of every article usually
found in first class apothecary estab-
lishment, together with foe line of
wall paper and other fancy goods. In
connection be runs the "Seaton House"
one Of the leading hotels OF the city.
During his present visit to the South.