Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-17
COUNTY NEWS

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of Clayton County for time. He
married Miss Minerva Drake. Went
to California in 1888, entering the
newspaper business. Mr.. Thompson
was a relative of Mrs. H. F. Young
OF This city.
BRIEF MENTION.
Lincoln Abraham, secretary of
the Bloomington Farmers Fire In
surance Company, had violent at
tack of heart failure last Wednes-
day evening, and for an hour his
recovery was extremely doubtful;
but we are glad to state that he is
nearly his usual self. Overwork is
ascribed as the cause of the attack.
Harry Light bought some horses
Wednesday.
Chas. Hale of Little Grant has
bought Matt. Edwards 2 1-2 lots in
Brooklyn and will build nice new
house thereon in the near future.
Mr.. Hale is welcome to our town.
Mrs, D. F. Brown returned from
Madison last Wednesday.
J. B. Ludden attended the funeral
OF his friend, Dr. Vivian, at Mineral
Point last week.
We hear that John Kinsler in
tends moving to town soon, and
that his son Peter has rented tho
place, = and, Of course, Peter can't
run it without the right kind of
help.
John Schnorrenburg visited at
Cassville and other points last week.
Thos. Pendleton's team became
frightened at some boys coasting,
and ran through Main street Fri
day, breaking street lamp. Del.
Browns team ran Saturday morn
ing for several blocks. The marshal
has forbidden the boys coasting on
the principal streets.
Martin Selppel and wife we're up
from Glen Haven Saturday.
Nose Hicklin has sold his Bridge
port saloon to James McAdaragh.
Mrs. Curtis of South Dakota is
visiting her relatives, the James
Sprague family.
Robert Bohringer has leased and
will move into the 0. j. Day house.
At the meeting of the Peoples
Telephone company at Mt. Hope
Jan. "a, the question of dropping
the switch-fee system and levying
regular assessment to pay central
operators will be discussed.
The farmers have been hauling
lots OF wood lately. Dry wood
brings 81 and green So. so per cord.
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POTOSI.
The Badger club will hold an
other dance Jan. Goth.
Andrew Wikler of Minneapolis
visited his brother here portion of
last week.
A number of Potosi people went
to Dubuque Saturday eve to attend
the play 1.-The Virginian."
The stockholders of the Potosi
State bank met recently and elect
ed a board of directors for the en-
suing year. Adam Schumacher, P.
j. Seippel, S. E. Peaslee, Geo. H.
Lewis, T. FL. Runkel, HI. E. Coons,
w Il. Thomas, VIM. Vogelsberg
and John Ringland we're elected. p
j. Seipple of Dubuque attended the
meeting.
The lumber firm of Seippel Bros.
& Co., will soon be succeeded by the
Potosi Lumber company. This lit
tie city is coming to the front. It
has the Potosi state bank, Potosi
Brewing company, Potosi Steam
boat Co, Potosi Lumber company,
and the Potosi Lead and Zinc Mine
company.
Thomas Galway and wife of
Duluth, MIMI, after a weeks pleas
ant visit with relatives and friends
in Potosi, departed for their home
last Friday. Mr.. Galway formerly
resided in Potosi and Dubuque.
Sam Thomas and Chris Keehner.
of Thomas & Orricks clerical force.
have gone to Viola, Wis, at which
place they have entered into bust
ness, having purchased a large
stock of general merchandise at
that place.