Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-05
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
POTOSI.

a pleasant call from our old time
friend.
Altho Mark is not out campaign
ing naturally our conversation
touched on politics and / find that
he has not deserted William
Jennings Bryan, but on the con-
trary is still an enthusiastic sup
porter of the Nebraskan and loyal
to the principals that he advocates,
and was agreed that he is the
logical candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the presi-
dency three years hence. Altho he
was pronounced dead politically
less than a year ago by those who
have differed from him most widely
in the past upon political principles
it will perhaps not be surprising
to them, even now we believe they
realize that he is a lively corpse
politically and it can scarcely be
questioned even at this time that he
has a greater popular following
than at any time in his career.
Sadder but wiser is the young
man who came to town on Mon
day afternoon and remained until
night fall. Having imbibed quite
freely of the amber fluid. So much
SO in fact that he became weary
and did not feel able to walk the
distance between town and the
home to which he was free to go
and come, finding a conveyance
handy he appropriated it or per-
haps he imagined it a newly
acquired turn out. 1t was vastly
different tho when the owner T.
L. Steines discovered that his faith
full steed together with buggy
harness and all was missing, after a
short consultation with friends he
summoned Marshal Jackson to his
aid, the sudden disappearance and
other evidence seemed to point
strongly to one party as being
most guilt, and the marshal with
his aids took up the track and
after two hours search and call
CD the panty who denied any know
lelge Of the whereabouts of the
horse and buggy or being in any,
way implicated in the matter, they
found the animal tied at a neigh
bors gate not far: distance from his
home.
The matter was amicably settled
and it IS to be hoped that it will
serve to be a most valuable lesson
in the future.
Cards are out announcing the
forthcoming marriage of Miss Flor
ence, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Hunt, of Dubuque, to Bart E.
Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Thomas, of British Hollow, at the
home of the bride on Tuesday, the
9Th inst.
The Misses Flora and Eva Will
mott are visiting with friends at
Elizabeth and Hanover ILL.,,
The six year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James McGirk who reside near
Spechts Ferry, died on Tuesday
morning. The remains were brought
here for increment on Thursday
morning and the funeral services
were held in st. Thomas chuch.
The Badger club will give a
steamboat excursion on Sunday,
August 18th on the Steamer Eagle
Point and barge. The boat is due
to leave the Potosi landing at $50
a. m. and will proceed.
To Cassville Patches orchestra.
OF Dubuque, will be aboard and
will enliven the throng of excur-
sionist during the trip. On the re-
turn trip the boat will leave Cass-
vile at o'clock p. M, the fare for
round trip will be so cents, afford
ing a most excellent opportunity
for a days outing to those so in
clined.
Harry Barnett and wife and Miss
Louisa Kaltenhach were down from
Lancaster Thursday to attend the
funeral of the McGirk boy. Mrs.
Barnett, Miss Kaltenbach and Mrs.
McGirk are sisters.
Harry Brownlee, of Stockholm,
is shaking hands with his many
friends in Potosl and vicinity.
Henry Vogelsberg, returned We'd
nesday from Earlvllle, Ill. His ex-
tended visit at the above named
place has caused some of his friends
to believe that he has some very in
innate friends there or one at least
that looks good to Henry.
The Rev. R. G. BENEFITS, returned
Wednesday from a ten days vaca-
ton spent at Milwaukee and Monona