Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-31
POTOSI.

fed voters throughout the several
counties comprising the district over
which Judge Clementson presides,
one would be led to believe that
there was imminent danger of his
being defeated for reelection at the
polls next Tuesday. True, the un-
expected sometimes happens and
there are those who are hoping that
such might be the case in this con-
test. If it can be called such, there
is however no danger of their fond
est hopes being realized. For there
is no doubt in the minds of honest,
thinking voters as to the final out
come when the votes shall have
been counted.
''Many old people are called"
Henry Martin, an Octogenarian of
the town of Waterloo, died at the
advanced age of SO years. The re-
mains were inferred here in the
Catholic cemetery on Thursday.
Mrs. Barker, mother of Mrs. r.
G. BENEFITS, answers final sum-
mons after a brief illness. Mrs.
Barker died at the home of the Rev.
r. g. BENEFITS and wife in this vii
Iage, on Wednesday morning, at
the age of SO years. She was one
of the kindliest of women and her
gentle ways endeared her to all who
had known her. The death of the
venerable old lady has caused pro-
found sorrow and the Rev. BENEFITS
and his estimable wife have the
most sincere sympathy of their
many friends in this community.
The funeral services took place on
Friday at 9 a. m. at the parsonage,
the ReY. Brown of Platteville off
ciating; after which the remains
were taken to Platteville for inter-
ment.
o. W. Seaton of Chicago, travel
ing EMIGRATION agent for the North
ern Pacific railway, was in town
between trains on Wednesday. Mr..
Seaton and wife will remove from
Chicago next week and will become
full pledged PotOs1ans. Thew will
occupy the old homestead and resi-
dence of his father, the late and
lamented Hon. j. w. SeatOn. Oscar
has unlimited confidence in Potosi's
futere as a mining center, and, be-
ing interested in several prospects
in this immediate vicinity, he is
anxious to be in closer touch with
the developments of this district
hencefOrth.
The machinery for the Krog-
Webster Concentrating plant at
their NINE at British Hollow is be-
ing unloaded and hauled to its desti-
nation to be placed as rapidly as
possible
Peter Vogelsberg of Dubuque
was PotOsi visitor last week.
Miss Mildred Kuester of Platte
vile was guest of relatives here
last Saturday and Sunday.
W. J. Welsh spent several days
at LeGrange, Mo-, and other down
river points during the past week.
A meeting of share holders IN
the Mud Range mine was held on
Monday. The company has re-
organized and increased it's capital
stock to $4,000 shares; recent de-
velOpments are very encouraging
to the stockholders and they will
now begin active operations.
The Cardiff mining people are
playing in hard luck and have again
been laid up owing to break down.
The necessary repairs have been
made and work will be resumed to-
day.
Drills have finally been secured
for the Emery Mining company To-
Gated north of Rockville; this will
undoubtedly prove to be among the
best propositions in the district. A
drill too has been put to work on
the Winkler lease four miles east of
here and developments will be
watched with much eagerness by
the promoters and interested parties.
Reports are to the effect that the
bridge crossing Platte river on the
Dubuque road has collapsed. Re-
Gently a bridge company offered to
put the bridge in first class order
for the sum of $4,000. The town
board of Paris rejected the bid,
since which reports are as above
stated, and it is said that now it
will 1ecessitate the building of an
entire new structure at a cost of
two to hree thousand dollars.
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