Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
POTOSI.

In the sample room annex OF the
Commercial hotel can be seen a
miniature steamboat, the dimensions
over all which are: length s feet,
width 2 feet, depth and height 4
feet. 1t is indeed stately craft
and is an exact reproduction of a
typical Mississippi river steamboat,
and is perfect in every detail. The
building of the little craft required
forty days and is the hand work OF
Nike Roser, and that he is a genius
of more than ordinary ability must
be admitted with a glance at the
very intricate work that manifests
itself even to casual observer. 1t
is modelled after the stern wheeler
and is equipped with set of boilers
and engine and all the appliances OF
the modern steamboat. The boat
was built several years ago at Sher-
rill, Iowa, where Mike resided tenn
porarily and was named after the
town where it was exhibited for a
time and attracted unusual inter
est and was taken to Dubuque and
placed in a glass tank which was
filled with water and a score or
more OF goldfish were also deposited
in the tank together making a very
attractive sight. 1t certainly is a
very clever piece of work and re-
quired much patience and ingenuity
to work it out, and we believe. if 1t
was offered for sale to some of the
large transportation companies it
would command a very good figure.
Mrs. S. H. Hedges and son David
departed last Friday for Chicago;
and after a brief visit with friends
they will depart for Seattle, Wash,
where they will in the future reside,
Mr.. Hedges having accepted very
lucrative position with bridge
company of that city. Their many
friends here join in wishing them
continued prosperity and happiness
in til cir new home.
The committee who had in charge
the collecting of the amounts sub
scribed toward the building of the
bridge crossing Platte river near
Peter Riders were calling on our
business men last Monday. In
stances of this kind are frequent
during the year to which the bust
ness men of our various towns and
cities contribute literally besides
paying their portion of the taxes.
The question is in order for some
one to answer. How much does
Montgomery Ward and Sears &
Roebuck contribute for like pur-
poses?
Miss Evelyn Vogelsberg returned
Monday from her visit with friends
in the Key City.
A. Schumacher and J. III. Coons
were at Sheriff., Iowa, last Mon
day. ~
Yves Hymer drove to Platteville
last Tuesday from which place he
was to ship several cars of hogs but
owing to the railroads being block
AIDED they were compelled to hold
them over. Yves says he won't
make the drive again until we get
settled weather. Moral: Bring your
stock to Potos1 and you can ship
every day in the week, Sunday in
Guided. No such thing as blockades
as the result of snow storm to in
terfere with traffic on the Burlin g.
ton.
The dance given by the Twilight
club on Tuesday evening was not
largely attended owing to the cold
weather and drifted roads. Those
present had delightful time but
the boys had to go down their peck
cts for few plunks to pay the fid-
dlers.
A telegram to the Glennon family
on Thursday announced the sad
news of the death of their son-in-
law, Joseph Huntimer, at Dell Rap
ids, South Dakota. Mr.. Huntimer
was a native of Potosi being born
and reared here; he was also we'll
known in Lancaster and his many
acquaintance will be grieved to
learn of his untimely death. Rob
ert Glennon departed for Dell Rap
ids on Thursday evening to be pres
ent at the funeral.
Mrs. Rhoda Cenfield Plummer. of
Clinton, Mimi, arrived last week
for visit with relatives and num-
erous friends in this vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid society met in the
Congregational church parlors on
Thursday afternoon.
Little Gertrude O'Donnell, niece