Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-10-04
NEWS OF
THE COUNTY.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting News Items from
Various Portions OF The BIC
COUNTY, OF Grant.
Potosi and Vicinity.

The excitement brought about
through the fire has passed away anc
Potos is in peace again. Everybod
is busy as can be, especially our mer'
chants -customers having to wait fol
hours to be waited upon. Operation:
here are lively in every line.
Hvmer & Mccullough are buying
and shipping live stock, and are pay
ing top notch prices for same.
Martin Heer, architect and con.
tractor from Dubuque, within few
DAYS will have completed the founda-
ton for JOS. Vogelsburg's grand hotel.
When finished it will be one OF the
finest buildings in the village. II
will have frontage of so feet aud ex-
tend back 40 feet with kitchen IN rear
Of hotel proper When finished and
furnished the hotel will be one of the
best in this section, possessing all the
latest Improvements.
Geo Schmitt, cabinet maker furni-
ture dealer and undertaken, is max
ing Preparations to build again.
VIM. Welsh has purchased the Sid
ley lot adjoining that of his own where
the postotfice was and is to erect a
large brick building covering the two
lots. Mr.. Heer it is likely will have
the contract for this along with the
others 1t will add greatly to the APP
pearance of our main street.
The memb ers of St. Thomas church
are making preparations for grand
fair the purpose of which is to raise
funds to liquidate the Indebtedness
made by the improvements added to
the church last summer-and by the
way it may be said that St. Thorn IS
church is now one of the most modern
in the county and handsomely equip
ped, credit to the young priest, Rev.
Fr. Pape. The fair will be held in
the town hall in this village Oct. to
II inclusive. Doors open each day
at ) p. m :. and supper served from 6
to s. A display of fancy work by the
ladies will prove an attractive feature,
music, mirth and song, lecture and
concert, all to conclude with q con-
test for gold headed cane, is a por-
tion of the interesting program. All
are invited to Join and have a good
time.
David Philips, lately OF Dubuque
and formerly of Rockville, has pur-
chased home here in Potosi of w.
II. Hunt-one recently remodeled in
to a pleasant, comfortable cottage.
Ambrose Seaton has purchased Mr.
Spaulding's interest in the drug
store.
James Scullian left Us over year
ago and removed to Lancaster.
During this time he has travelled over
a goodly portion of the west, but
foun nothing better than old Potosi
and so returned He has purchased
Mr.. Spaulding's neat dwelling and
will remain with US.
We must not forget to say some.
thing of British Hollow. Peter Bin
dert is doing a very good business in
his general store-the only one in
town so he has all the trade, besides
has an interest in three or four mines
and pair of race horses out on the
turf winning big money at various
fairs throughout the state.
Steve Thilman. our village black
smith and wagonmaker, is rushed
to his full capacity and is obliged to
hire help nearly all the time.
John White is to commence the
erection this week of a large hall
36X4O tt. and is making plans on hay-
ing it ready for Thanksgiving. You
can easily surmise as to what will
then happen.