Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-14
Potosi.

Messrs Runkle, Hymer and Hounsel
took in the sights at Dubuque Wed
nesday.
John McGuire, of the Soldiers Home
in Milwaukee, is back shaking hands
with old friends and comrades.
The ladies' aid society meets with
Mrs. Geo. L. Kinney this week.
Misses Dolan, Seaton and I.awler.
spent Saturday visiting in Cassville.
Father Joseph Hartman, classmate Of
Father Salick, visited with him last
week.
The Gerhardt boys are raising some
big chunks of mineral on their old
pump diggings near Dutch Hollow.
Martin Reynolds has bought the old
Hopkins farm on Boice Creek and in
tends to marry and settle down.
DIR. Ennor now telephones his mother
on the hill when he wants luncheon
served.
The high wind of last week was
great leveller to fences, trees and out
houses. 1t vented its spite particularly
on the fence at the parsonage.
The robins are whistling merriy these
bright spring mornings and evenings
and fixing up their old nests, what fool
frost says, "there are no birds in last
years nests"
Mrs. James Anderson, matron-elect
for the asylum, took the train here for
Dubuque Thursday.
Master James Neaville entert lined his
young friends very pleasantly last Fri
day evening. The occasion was his
birthday.
Mrs. Deputy Sheriff Lynch passed
through town Tuesday on her way to
Chicago. She made one or two pleas
ant calls on former friends.
Our respected preacher has furnished
himself with a fine horse and buggy. In
apostolic times ministers usually went
afoot, taking neither coat nor script for
their journey.
The new town regeme went into oper-
alton Tuesday without any friction.
Tobin, captain; Wilmotte, clerk. Tickets
for front seats, usual prices.
The Congregational church has re-
ceived lis new seats. They are beauties,
and were fabricated by the Mauitowoc
Manufacturing Go. They are red oak
NATURAL, and highly finished. 1t is de-
lightful to sit in them and listen to the
"droppings of the sanctuary" mingling
with the mellilulous voices Of the choir.
Selah
Geo Schumacher purchased the Green
homestead and has taken possession.
DL Green and family left Thursday
for Carroll, Iowa, where they expect to
make their future home. Dan and his
family were among our best citizens and
the town cae i'll afford to lose them. He
was always pleasant, public spirited and
enterprisiDg. His wife was an accom-
plished musician and most agreeable
lady
Mrs. August Utrecht, an old citizen
living near the German settlement died
Sunday evening. She has been con
fined paralystic for a number of years.
She was an excellent woman.
The indications are that we will have
a new dray line in Potosi, or a branch
Fof the one in Lancaster. 1t can't be
possible that Harry will 20 into the
hardware business.
An annimating and interesting social
was given Friday evening at Mrs. Geo.
II. Lewis by the Kings Daughters. 1t
was called spider web" party---that
is, the young ladies wore their silken
meshes and the old spiders were caught
in their own trap. In addition to the
web there was a delicious spread
The boys appetites we're satiated, and
the Golfers Of the Kings Daughters,
were increased to the liberal sum Of
so. SMALL PICA.