Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-13
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.

Adam Schumacher and Henry Doser
had the pleasure of an interview of a
few minutes with the most popular
man of the day, Prince Henry, when he
was at Milwaukee.
Mrs. Shinoe of Mt. Zion has been
visiting friends and attending the In
stitute meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrow, old residents
Of this township, have moved to Man
chester, La.
Clint Thorp lost one of his horses
last week. It fell on the ice, broke it's
leg and then had to be shot.
us the ground around here very fer
tile?" asked one Of the institute visi-
tors. "Well,' answered Farmer Corr
tossel, Gus regular agriculturists can't
seem to do much with it but these real
estate fellows have managed to raise
several building lots of'n it this win
ter"
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Geo. Lewis this afternoon.
All are cordially invited.
The Literary society closes tomor-
row evening with a short programme,
after which there will be a banquet.
Each member has the privilege Of ask
ing a friend to partake of the good
things. So don't fail to look up a mem
Der and have a good time.
Col. E. P. Holp failed to put in his
%ppearance Thursday evening. After
waiting until $50 they concluded
there would be no lecture, SO the com
mittee decided to return the money to
those holding tickets and write the
lecture course for another entertain
ment which will be announced later to
those holding season tickets.
Suan Bastey, who drives the mail
buss'' from here to the depot, when
stepping from the buss slipped and
badly sprained his ankle.
The winners of the Farmers Insti-
tute premiums are as follows: For the
best peck of potatoes, Clyde Roesch;
best pound of butter, Mary Carver;
fruit cake, Mrs. Fred Grimm; layer
cake, Mrs. Ben Grocer; assortment OF
corn, Phillip Roesch; loaf of bread,
Mary Carver, sack of grain, Frank UT;
collection of grain, Andrew ZenZ; larg-
est ear of corn, Jacob Bonn.
The program of Friday evening OF
the Farmers Institute opened with a
solo by Sadie Reed, which was we'll
rendered. The following is the order
of the rest of program: ~Paper-Apple
Trees, Mary Bonn; recitation-Hay-
seed is Raisin, Lizzie Wilson; duet
Alice Cenfield and Eva Wilmott; Paper
Education and Agriculture, Clyde
Roesch; Recitation-Wet Weather
Talks, Lille Schumacher; Paper-A
Farmers Daughter: Syrena McLaugh-
lin: remarks by Messrs. Hill and Good
rich, institute conductors; duet, Flor
ence Winners and Mamie Green; Mrs.
Bennett and daughter joining in the
quack.
Richard Armstrong, formerly a citi-
zen of Potosi and a member of Co. FL.
25th Reg. in the civil war, died at his
home inKansas last week of pneumonia.
He was a brother-in-law of. Mrs. Ell. B.
N0ons. having married her sister, Miss
Hannah White Both are dead.
The house of Mrs. Sarah A. Green,
who is spending the winter with her
daughter in Arkansas, was entered
Sunday night through an open win
dow. The lamps were left burning but
it could not be ~ascertained that any
thing was taken. /.
Young Lowry, son of Henry Lowry,
whose home is near the Stoll school
house III Waterloo, is able to b. around
again on crutches after having his leg
broken. He was in town Saturday.
The wedding business is played out
till after Lent. Counting is now in or
der, so just kiss yourself goodbye.
Rain set in Monday noon and is MAX
ing dirty work of the roads.
An announcement of Bevans & Co.,
the progressive merchants at Tenny-
son, appears on page3. Read it.
Jack Bass would raise garden sass,
His wife would raise chickens;
Betwixt the two and the cooking school,
They simply raised the dickens.