Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-16
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
POTOSI.

POTOSI.
Mrs. Oscar Seaton of Chicago is
visiting at the home Of our oil d
townsman, J. W. Seaton, who
would be better recognized by old
Teller readers, as IS" having for
wears illuminated the columns OF
that journal and con5ri buted many
articles which have since become a
part in the pages of the
history of Southwestern Wisconsin
and the lead mine region Although
well advanced in years he is still
vigorous and hale and possessed OF
a very retentive memory, and in
the common parlance Of expressing
it, could yet show some of our able
writer's where to get Off at if he
choose to do SO.
+. L. Benedict, a practical and
very competent jeweler, has located
IN our village with headquarters at
the Commercial hotel. He comes }.
us well recommended, having for
number of years been inspector OF
time pieces for the Illinois Central
railway, which position he was
forced to resign on account of fail
ing health and left for Wyoming
where he spent several years; hay
ing sufficiently regained his health
he decided to return to Wisconsin.
He is @ young man of fine address
and we bespeak a very liberal share
Of work in his line by our people.
Foster home industries and home
institutions and give him trial.
Theo. Patsner, who has spent the
past four years at and in the vicin-
ity of Assinaboia, Canada, is at
home He does not fancy the eli
mate and is fully convinced that
this section of Wisconsin is a para
disc compared to the frozen north.
He also states that wages are higher
here and merchandise OF all kinds,
are sold much cheaper. Those
who contemplate emigrating to that
part of Canada or even Uncle Sans
domain near Canada's line should
investigate thoroughly the condi-
tions as they exist there before dis
posing of good homes and even
farms in Grant county to seek their
fortunes by procuring cheap lands
IN that country. The land sharks
are reaping a harvest in taking
thousands Of people from this and
adjoining states, who after spending
a year or part Of year, return to
the states if they can raise the price
to get back, poorer but wiser.
Our village schools will close for
the holiday vacation next Friday.
Mrs France of Boscobel is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Thorn
as.
Our business houses are display
ing unusually large and attractive
lines of holiday goods as we'll as
seasonable merchandise in great va
riety. Come to Potosi and do your
holiday shopping and you will not
be disappointed in finding just what
you are looking for.
w. C. Hymer is dividing his time
at Platteville and Potosi, making
regular shipments of live stock from
both points.
Old Boreas swooped down on us
very suddenly Saturday night and
we awoke Sunday morning from
peaceful slumbers only to find our
selves in the embrace Of real old
fashioned winter day, and if we mis-
take not the weather man will have
the painful duty of recording new
mark for low temperature on Dec.
10, 1903, perhaps not to be equalled
again in decade Of years '-26 de-
grees below-that was all.
Belknap Fuqua w. r. c., No.
107, elected their officers for the en-
suing year last Saturday, Pres,
Mary Seaton; Sr. Vice, Eliza Hend-
rick; Jr Vice, Helen Roesch; Treas,
Sallie Runkel; Sec, Clara Coons;
Conductor, Kate Fure; Asst. Con-
ductor, Laura Horner; Guard,
Christina Koerber; Asst. Guard,
Sarah Horner; Chaplain, Elizabeth
Homer; Color Bearers, Mary Fine,
Jane Wehle, Marietta Horner,
Elizabeth Udlehofen.
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CORNELIA.
Our Sunday school is preparing
to celebrate Christmas by appro
pirate exercises at the church: All
are cordially invited.
Mrs. Sarah Himan will spended
part of this week in Platteville
visiting relatives and friends.
Peter Johns, August Dieters,
Virgil Piddington, Earl Hornbeck,
and George Johns attended the