Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
POTOSI.

pdly mas connected Will tGu0
farmers line at the latter's office IN
PotOsi. This line has been out of
use a greater part of past year, Ow
ing to the fact that it is a very diff
ficult matter to cross the Mississippi
river with a wire. Their first ex-
pertinent with a submerged cable
was found impracticable, owing to
the constant strain the cable was
subjected to by passing boats and
floating snags. However they re-
sorted to the overhead system and
spanned the mighty river by going
out on one of the government dams
extending out in the river a distance
of thirteen hundred feet, or nearly
a quarter of a mile and there erect
ed an enormously large and tall
pole, which was imbedded in body
of cement and the line was run
from this pole to the high bluff on
the Iowa side. But the ice going out
in the spring and also in the fall,
the floating ice would go over the
dam and take out the hugh pole
putting the service in a crippled
condition greater part of the time.
However the Interstate people
think they have overcome the diff
fculty and a pole seventy feet in
height has been put on tow head
some distance out in the river and
from this pole to the bluff on the
Iowa side, the distance is two thou
sand feet, and superintendent Thill
informed us that this was the long
est span he had ever put i'll during
the time he has been connected
with telephone work; other extern
slve improvements have been made
and the service to Dubuque and
more remote points will undoubCed
usual rate of fifteen cents will be
charged for distance not exceeding
fifty miles. Miss Vera DOser is the
POtosi operator. and will render the
best of service. Office hours are
6 a. m. to $50 p. M, Sundays ZOO to
500 a. m. and 100 to 200 p. m.
The operator Will answer calls at
any hour between 1000 p. m. to
500 a. m. for an extra fee of 25
cents. And the farmers company
ought now to have a direct line
from POtOs1 to Lancaster, with a
wire for through service only.
DR.. JnO. S. Lewis and son, DR..
Eugene of Dubuque, we're guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. FL. Lewis last
Sunday.
S. A. Thomas was down from
Viola the first of the week, where
he is now engaged in the mercantile
business. Sam and Mate as they
are Familiarity known, departed on
Wednesday for their future home
with the best wishes of a host Of
friends for a successful business
career.
Joe Wagner, foreman for the
Fitzpatrick Mining Company at
Buena Vista, Iowa, came down
Tuesday evening, the company
have in course of erection a con-
centrating plant, but have suspend
ed operations until spring. Joe
goes to Galena where the company
Lave some mining interests ana will
remain there for time.
Louis Reinecke spent a portion of
last week and the fore part of this
week in Chicago.
Miss May Doser is visiting with
the families of Geo. and John Stoll
and Herman Elscamp on Dutch
Ridge.
Otto Fure is home from Chicago
for few days, owing to a slight &C.
cident he met with in operating a
machine where he is employed,
whereby the end of the third finger
of the left hand was clipped off.
David Meyers and wife, nee
Mary Schmidt, are now sojourning
in Cuba.
Quite a number of our young peo-
pie contemplate going to Burton this
Sunday eve to see ''Those Dreadful
Twins"
Mrs. Jas. Fl. jackson is able to be
out and made her appearance on
our streets for the first time in
many months on Tuesday.
Miss Louisa Schmidt gave party
to a number of her ladies and gentle
men friends on Wednesday evening.
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FAYETTEVILLE.
The prospect of Platteville having
a free mail delivery is very good.
The business of the postoffice has
passed the mark required for de-
livery oyd If iC only a 7,,of+o,. :, g