Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-20
POTOSI.

Among the travelling men who
visited Potosi on Wednesday was G..
w Allen, the shoe man, who some
years ago very mysteriously done
away with Joe Donnell'sy pet cat ; t
Bloomington. Charley opened up
at Hotel Donnelly and scattered his
samples about the room in
promiscious manner, when Don
nelly's feline wendell his way into
the sample room and found very
comfortable louuging place in the
bottom of one of the large trunks
in which were carried wool socks
The time for departing came and
Charley packed up hurriedly, piling
tray after tray upon Mr.. Thomas cat
then slammed down the heavy lid
mighty weight and when 1t didn't
close easily enough he called Land
lord Donnelly to his aid and togeth-
er they crushed out an innocent
life in most shocking manner.
This happened on a Friday during
the heated season in the month of
August. The trunks were next
put off at Potosi and remained
there until the following Monday or
Tuesday when the trunks was
taken into the store of JIG. Carthew
q Bros. at Rockville, where the
perpetrator of this horrid crime
added insult to injury by telling
Tom Carthew that his place was
filled with bad odor, and that
there must be something dead on
the premises; the trunk was finally
opened when the mystery was
cleared up. Charley pleaded guilty,
was acquitted and Donnellys pet
cat was given decent burial.
Mr.. and Mrs Jno. Fure, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. E. Coons, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Relnecke, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fl. Run
KEEL, Messrs. G. J. Ragatz, Henry
Schumacher, William Doser and
the Misses Lillian and Esther
Schumacher, Ethel Mitchell and
Louise Schmidt, comprised a party
production, a four act drama en-
titled 1.-THE Virginian" at the Grand
opera house last Saturday evening.
The gentlemen comprising the
party tried in vain to have superin-
tendent Cunningham of the c. B. &
O., stop AZ north bound due here at
12:44 m. and failing in their efforts
took the matter up with the Mil
waukee & st Paul, through Station
Agent Hatfield at Specht's Ferry.
The officials of this road very oblig-
ingly accommodated the PARTY,
stopping trains south and north
bound respectively at 1853 p. m.
and 1920 am. The entire party were
highly pleased with the trip arriv-
ing home promptly at one o'clock
and all were agreed that the pro-
duction of the popular novel is most
excellent.
1t IS reported that a hotel man
who resides not many stations north
of POtOsi on the G. B e @. went to
Dubuque last Saturday evening to
see 1.-THE Virgin1an" He secured a
goo seat, but went to sleep during
the first act and was only awakened
at the close of the performance
when he should have remarked:
Come on boys let's go, the meeting
is all over.
Johnson Taylor, wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Leona, of Oring, Washing
ton, we're guests of Mrs. Lawlor and
other friends for several days dur
ing the past week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor are native Grant county
people. Mrs. Taylor was born in
Potosi and Mr.. Taylor at Mt. Hope,
where they are now making anoth-
er short visit before returning to
their home.
While driving over his route re-
Gently, Rural Mail Carrier Arch
Hurst, gathered from a mail box,
what he supposed to be a nickel
and one cent piece; the penny was
genuine and was placed on top of
the supposed nickel, which later
proved to be an ordinary washer,
worn bright. The ruse worked well
and the patron got his three letters
stamped at a reduced rate, not yet
approved by the postoffice depart
ment. Nevertheless, Arch has his
weather eye on certain mail box.
Miss Kate Beier returned to
Duluth the fore part of the week,
after pleasant visit at the parental
home and with numerous friends.
William Welsh, Nick Twohig and
Christ Kriser, Jr., were Plattevllle
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