Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-30

tended trip. He goes first to Chi
cago, where he will be the guest of
John Kruegger over Sunday, from
whence he journeys to Nashua, N.
H., thence to Boston to attend the
national encampment OF the G. A.
r., after which he will proceed to
Canada and visit with friends at
Montreal, taking in the sights of
various other points of interest in
the dominion. He expects to be
absent for a period of two months
or more.
Bart E. Thomas, our Filipino boy,
was initiated into the mysteries of
the E. A. degree at Masonic hall
Thursday evening.
Howard France has been engaged
as electrician by the directors of the
Farmers Telephone company and
the announcement will be crafty
ing news to his many friends here
and at his native town of Boscobel.
Howard has resided in Chicago for
the past six or seven years, where
he has been employed by the Chi
cago Telephone company, being in
charge Of a division or line of in
struments abundant proof that he
is amply qualified to take charge OF
our county system. There certainly
can be no doubt of his possessing
greater ability than those hereto
fore employed in this capacity, and
under his supervision, with assist
ance rendered by the directors,
patrons will in time be given a
much-needed improvement in the
service.
THE COMING REUNION.
A meeting of the several COM
mittees previously named to perfect
plans for holding a soldiers reunion
here on Aug. 18th, met at the city
hall Tuesday evening and report
was submitted by each. It was ap-
parent that they had not been idle
as all reports were exceedingly fav-
orable. Particularly gratifying was
the work of the finance committee,
and the result of their solicitations
insures the undertaking will be
complete success. A. w. Kopp of
Platteville, the talented orator and
| one of Grant county's rising young
lawyers, will be speaker of the day.
The Cuba City band, the acknowl-
edged crack musical organization
within a radius of one hundred
miles, has been engaged for the oc-'
casion. Our citizens are patriotic
and enthusiastic at all times and
are united and determined to bring
together the greatest number of
people who have ever assembled
within the bounds Of these roman
tic hills. Watch for the big posters
and programs and you will see some
thing doing in Potosi on the 18th.
Accepting the invitation of Messrs.
Gaertne and Hoefer your reporter
walked down to ST. Thomas church
last Thursday to view the interior
of the edifce which has been trans
formed into veritable panorama
under the skilled hands of the above
named gentlemen, artistic decor
ators hailing from that famous city,
Milwaukee. But 10, and behold! as
we stood in amazement and beheld
the elaborate and artistic handiwork
of these men, we determined for
ourselves that the fruits of such
labor contribute largely to the
fame Of any city. We also encoun-
tered a bevy of women members OF
the parish, who were scrubbing and
cleaning the beautiful edifice pre-
paratory to the holding of the reg
ular services next Sabbath. 1t was
plainly visible from the .beaming
countenance that each bore that
they could not conceal the enviable
! pride they feel in their new church,