Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-05
POTOSi.
Things Done and Thought of in the
Old Town.

MISS Helen bass Oh HlaJJeVilie
stopped and visited with her friend,
Miss Claudia BENEFITS last Thursday.
Harmon OFT visited with his father
in-law, G. M. jackson last week. Har
mon is travelling for j. NJ Farwell & Co.
of Chicago and has made a success of
the business.
Harry Orrick and wife served dinner
to baby's nd-parents Thursday
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Orrick and
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers of Dubuque
1t would be impossibleIto enumerate
all the good dinners served Thanks
giving day as there we're so many of
them the list would be too long; but
there was a large number of fat turkeys
disposed of.
Happiness is not hard to attain. If
you don't believe it all you have to do
is to listen to the club practice and
hear the smiles between songs.
Miss Florence Winners accompanied
by Mrs. r. BENEFITS, sang very pretty
and effective solo at the Sunday morn
ing services In the evening Mrs Ben
nett's Sunday school class furnished
the music
If you have heard anything like
general sigh that seemed to come from
no where in particular, it was doubtless
the general expiration of the breath we
have all been holding in our eagerness
TO hear what Hugh orion had to say
after his trip to Chicago and watched
the Wisconsin foot ball victory. "Poot" |
has been very reticent and there is
suspicion he is denying himself utter
ance He passed out program of |
Fan Toy but you can pick one of them /
up in the retunda of any hotel, but /
there's a suspicion. He has nothing to /
saysand that is why we are letting our
breath out softly.
John Schumacher, who is attending /
the Bailey's college at Dubuque. was
home for Thanksgiving and vacation
of three days.
Mrs, Rietz and children of East Du-
buque are visiting with her brother,
Fred Grimm.
Mrs Hank and son Philip of Water.
loo Ridge were trading in town last
week. They find the prices here for
both selling and buying the best for
the farmer.
The Primary and intermediate
departments of the High school had
Thanksgiving exercises last Wednesday
afternoon The little folks delivered
their recitations and sang their songs
in fine, clear voices and showed SPLEEN
did training in their different exercis-
es
The following note was clipped from
the Dubuque Times Mccullough aud
Hymer draw trade from near both Ian
caster and Platteville as they give
closer prices on stock than any buyer
in this part of the county: Potosi,
Wis., Nov. IS. Potosi il one of the bus
lest and most prosperous Of the towns
on the Burlington More stock is
shipped daily out of here than out of
any town in Grant county and it is the
recognized market of the country Me
Cullough 4 Hymer are the leading
stock buyers and it is safe TO say they
ship more stock than any five places
in the county.
Mrs. F Elwell, Jr.. Of Waterloo
Ridge. accompanied by her sster-In-
law, Mrs. Isaac Alcorn, of Boulder,
Colo, we're Potosi callers last week
Thursday evening the second mum.
Der of the lecture course was given by +
MIR. Alton Packard large audience
greeted him who were both delighted +
by his flashes of wit and humor as we'll .
as by his brilliant crayon work aud at
the end of his two hour lecture they
wanted more
Saturday, Nov 50, was st. Andrews
day, the patron saint Of the church, at 1
the German settlement aud forty hours +
Of devotion was given BY Father Pape .
assisted by Rev. Father Jones Of Cass-
vile and Rev. aFther Switzer Of Sin I
sinawa Mound.
Mrs. Fritz koerber has rented her +
farm to Mr.. Vannetta aud will rent
part Of Mrs WinkIers house until she i
builds in the spring on the lot where /
Mr. Koerber drilled we'll early in the +
fall
Miss Jessie Winners through tn
kindness Of a gentleman friend visited /
at home until the moon rose Sunday
evening.
The store keepers have all added adj /
ditienal help as the trade this winter
has been better and larger than usual /
The farmers have received better +
prices for their produce The saw
mill has employed more men getting
out timber for the high bridge at Eagle +
Point. The pump digsiugs on the old
lever range near the German settle
meut has employed good many men
80 that times are better than usual
this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. D. + Myer Of Hoop
stone. III, are visiting With Mrs. Geo.
Smith They were accompanied from
Chicago With Miss Helen, the bright lit
tie daughter Of joe smith, who gave
grandpa a great surprise with her line
IF talk