Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Herald Writers Contribute
Newsy Letters.
ITEMS HERE AND THERE
Special Service to This Paper from
POtOsi, Glen Haven, Fehnim ore
and Livingston.

Mrs. Nell Bell ana son O0OESO Ol
Beloit are. guests at the home OF
Geo. FL. Lewis and will remain for
the summer.
A large party of Platteville gen
tlemen came down Sunday morning
and drove to the river where two
steam launches were in waiting'to
convey them up the river ONE
where near Cassville, where Ter
Plattevilleites are in camp.
The staff of teachers engaged y
the ensuing year in the Potosi
schools as announced by the board
of education are: Principal, E. A.
Reynolds, Madison; assistant, Miss
Mary Edwards, Viroqua; Intermedi-
ate Dept, Miss Julia Keehner, Poto-
ST; Grammar Dept, Miss Mate Seat
on, Potosi; Primary Dept, Miss
Josie Elscamp, Potosi.
Several washouts on the G. B. q
@. as a result of the heavy rains last
Friday, the 18th, necessitated the
running of a number Of their trains
over the G. M. & ST. Paul tracks
from Dubuque to Prairie du Chen.
The Cardiff Coal Co., who are do
ing extensive prospecting on the
Lewis estate, have suspended opera.
tons temporarily and are putting in
new boiler and an air drill
Thos. Welsh is preparing to begin
operations in getting out rock for
the river Improvement work.
Leon Gratiot, who has been in
charge of the work belng done at
the Trego mines, has been trans
ferred to Meekers Grove, where he
will hold similar position. His
many friends here regret his depart
ure. Mr.. Gratiot informed us that
he expected to return here within
two or three months
Henry Longkamp left for South
Dakota Tuesday and will remain
there through the harvest and
threshing season.
newing old acquaintance in the
city Tuesday.
Andrew Kern of Ellenboro is ex-
cavating ground preparatory to
erecting feed mill on south main
street. Mr.. Kern is supplying a
long felt want both to the business
interests of our town and to the
farming community surrounding it.
T. III. Runkel laid aside business
cares and departed Thursday on a
trip to the Lake Superior country
and intervening points.
Otto Fure is assisting Z. T. Webb
in the store during Mr.. RunkeFs 40
sence.
Cora Ostermeier was passenger
for Stockholm, Wis, Monday morn
ing and will be the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Verne BrOwnlee.
Sam Wilmotte was passenger
for ST. Paul Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Vogelsberg took
advantage Of the low rate, viz. S.,
to st. Paul and return. They left
Monday morning and will spend a
few days visiting in the twin cities
and nearby points.
Mrs. Albert Vogelsberg Of Du-
buque is spending a few days in the
city, the guest of Mrs. Jos. Vogels-
berg.
GLEN HAVEN.
"The harvest time has come" and
some of the farmers are cutting grain,
others stacking and still few making
hay.
Fanny Kuenster of Cassville was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Lambin,
Saturday.
Will Schreiner and family visited at
the home of Will Morrissey Sunday.
Amelia cortland took the train for
Bagley first of the week to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. Delbert Nor
rissey, who is on the sick list.
Mrs. j. L, Orr was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Klinkhammer, near
Cassville, a few days last week.
Seippel Bros. are looking every day
for another fleet of thirty or more cribs
of lumber.
There is great activity in the clam
ming business here on the river now.
There are more than a dozen parties
each with his own fiat boat. One
young man found pearl worth $500
last week.
John Mason, Edward Meyers and
Chas. Wildman we're in after new Nc
Cormick binders this week.
Fred Bennett and wife visited in
Glen Haven one day this week.