Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-20
NEWS OF POTOSI
AND VICINITY
Local Laconics of The Quaint
Old Town Noted.
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
Herald Correspondent Writes Interestingly
of Events Past and Attrac-
tons Due.

St. Patrick's Day on the 18th inst,
strictly observed in Potosi and
most likely throughout the country.
st. Patrick deserves all the alteration
he receives if tradition holds true. He
evangelical Ireland and elevated it
from a savage to a civilized state. His
mission was to comfort the loWly, heal
the sick, restrain the wicked and every
where to teach the gospel Of a better
and holier life.
Little Willie Cogan, the three-year-
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cogan,
passed away after a brief severe i'll
ness. He was a beautiful, sprightly
child-rosy cheeks, laughing eyes and
curly hair. We will not lament his
bright young spirit; it is in a fairer
world where smiles are ever radiant
and flowers forever bloom.
The Potosi High school literary so
ciety closed last Friday evening with a
short program, after which a dainty
lunch was served. The society has
done a great deal for the school child
rem. 1t gave all those who took an
active part a drill in parliamentary
practice and afforded an entertain
ment for anyone who CHANGED to be
literary inclined.
Ducks are on the wing and candi-
dates are circling around the store
corners picking up items, or like black
birds in the country, lighting on stub
BILE fields and on fences preparatory
for migration. Two weeks hence the
aquatics and landloupers will be gone
and silence will brood over the roost-
ing places-or the places where they
have frequented and wanted to roost
on for the past two weeks. "Birds Of
the feather flock together" but black
birds and ducks are not of a feather,
SO presumably they will not hibernate
in the same quarters or rooSt in the
same trees. Ducks will waddle around
the town and city halls picking up
droppings, while blackbirds and blue
jays will iayhawk and pilfer around
the country and corncribs to get a
precarious living. Each and everyone
predict their election on their own per-
sonal charms but many a battle, has
been lost by placing too much conf
dence on the "old guard" and popular
promises of support.
Sam Thomas, one of the "Knights of
the Grip" spent Sunday in Potosi.
There is something about our quaint
old town that brings the boys back.
s
Miss Jessie Winners, who teaches in
the Elwell district, is home on a two
weeks vacation.
A si~ngularly sweet sextette was out
Saturday evening. They sang that
beautiful song that Adam wrote and
sang to Eve at twilight, "There is only
one girl for me" with "In the gloam-
ing" for an encore. The bass a
somewhat buUchered, but then he was
in such a fine form; and the tenor,
while a little below cost, adds so
much tone with his new "togs." The
ladies we're at their best and sang and
looked as smooth as first-class jelly,
while the leader with a voice falsetto
returned the smiles of gallant Otto.
At a party upon North Main street
last Saturday evening Embarrassing
was the chief subject under discussion.
It was also placed into active practise
to illustrate the various arguments.
It seems TO be a universal opinion
among the farmers along the rural
mail route that they have the only de-
livery system and the only regrets are
that it was not not established years
ago in their district.
Another old landmark will soon be
gone-the old homestead of the Grigs-
by family, a log cabin built a half a
century ago will be removed and re-
by a fine new dwelling by Mrs.
James Jordan.
Philip Roesch has his lumber and
sand upon the site of his new residence
North Main street. He is waiting
for suitable weather to start the con-
One of our aldermen in whose reins
the blood of the good Samaritan does
not flow, advised the city marshal not
to feed the hobo; SO the sorrow of the
housewife and the general public they
have to answer the calls of Weary Will
lie and Dusty Raggles.
Ennor & Seaton are exhibiting the
finest line of wall papers ever shown
here. Styles and patterns Ire the
latest and you are invited to call and
inspect the stock.
Latest novelette, issued by the
weather bureau: The Ground Hogs
Revenge or Winter in the Lap Of
Some people arrive some people
"come" and again some people "blow
in" but blast our picture, some people
haven't done either this week, and we