Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-04

erecting a splendid residence on the
pleasant lot purchased of John
Chambers.
John Wilson Of Kearney, South
d., and his daughter, Mrs. frankie
Bradley, are visiting relatives and
friends in Patch Grove and Bloom
ington.
The new Dodge church is com
pleted and will be dedicated next
Sunday The building is a fine
structure.
Lee Greer is in Prairie du Chen
taking the celebrated mineral water
baths.
Elma Geiger returned to Prairie
du CHEN for another course in the
sanitarium. We hope to hear of
her speedy recovery.
Frank Newman is home from a
business trip in the northwest.
A party Of young folks enjoyed a
Halloween party at Lynn Harrow
ow's. Saturday evening.
DR.. Lewis and Chas. Enke saw the
big Wisconsin Chicago football game
at Madison Saturday.
The Star Concert company at City
, hall Friday evening gave fine en-
) tertainment too classical, in fact,
, for the majority Of the people pres
ent The musicians enjoyed the hi
falutin's tra-la-la's, while the other
, four-fft of the audience looked at
the walls or slept.
) Several people from this city at
} tended the funeral of Mrs. Geo. E.
Groom, who died of lockjaw at her
} home near Cassville last week.
Hugh Hazen, we are told, expects
to Quit us and return to Bagley to
, engage in blacksmithing
We hear that the ''spirits" at
Patch Grove Halloween must have
: been of the devilish variety, from
reports of the overturned condition
of that village Sunday morning.
Quincy Farrand and family visit
ed at Lancaster Sunday
POTOSI.
Arthur Bleser, a Wisconsin Uni
versity student and a young man of
pleasing address and manners, is
writing his thesis on the geology of
the region about Potosi, Dutch Hol-
low and British Hollow. He ar
rived Friday and intends to stay
about a week swapping the region
: and getting as much of the geology
as possible. Later in the fall he will
return again but the work will not
| be finished until late in the spring.
Sam Buchacker departed for Mar
: shaltown, Ia, Tuesday where he
will remain for short time the
guest of friends.
Miss Barbara Pluemer has rented
her residence property at Tennyson
to VIM. Brown and departed for
Cassville last Wednesday, where she
will reside for the present. Miss
Pluemer has host of friends who
are 10th to see her go. To our Glass;
vile neighbors we can commend her
as perfect lady and a woman of
many redeeming qualities.
B John Ringland was passenger
for Stockholm, Wis, Saturday
morning, where he goes to visit his
: daughter and son-in-law, Harry
: Brownler, who is station agent for
the G. B. & @. at the above named
place.
: The city meat market has again
changed hands, Messrs. Doser and
Hymer selling to Chas. Reinecke &
Son, who disposed of the business
less than a year ago, and (realizing
| they had made a mistake in selling
) out have been waiting for an oppor-
} tunity to buy it back, the deal be-
ing consumated Thursday.
| D. j Gardner of Platteville was
in the city Friday and sold at public
| sale piece of land situated two
miles east of here and two lots in
the village of Potosi belonging to
the Wallenhorst estate.
Sam Bowers is home for a short
: visit with his mother, Mrs. Sam
Hoffman. Sam is employed by the
| Illinois Central as bridge repairer
and builder and has spent the sum-
mer in the southern states. He can
| tell you all about the cotton fields
, and corn.
} Adam Schumacher was up town
, for the first time Monday since meet
} ing with the accident by which his
knee cap was dislocated.
There was something doing in Ma
sonic circles Saturday night, there
being work done in the second and
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