Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-28
FAYETTEVILLE.


the first Of the week for Washing
ton, Ind, where they will make
their home The G. q n. W.
will run an excursion to Devils
Lake August 8 Drs. Buck and
Knapp left Tuesday for a trip to
Mackinac Island Dave Samter
is enjoying a visit from his brother
OF Chicago . Miss Emma Condry,
who has been in the west for her
health the past two years, has re-
turned home. A. W. Moore has
suffered another stroke of paralysis.
Miss Sue Hetherington, of Dubuque,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Goodrich.
. Miss Maud Guernsey and nep-
hew, Rueben Whipple, have gone
to Madison to visit friends. Mrs.
A. w. Kopp lett Tuesday for a
months visit wish her parents at
Waukesha, Wis. Prof. O. E.
Gray has gone to Hampton, Iowa.
Mrs. w. Fl. Worthlngton and chill
dren have gone to Manltowoc.
Mrs. Lester Mcbride and son of
Minneapolis are visiting at the
home of Nadab Eastman Mrs.
Fred Krog and children and Mrs.
Brinkman are visiting relatives in
Chicago. Miss Lenore Crowley,
of Milwaukee, is visiting Miss Leona
Steil /. Chas. Burg and wife have
been visiting relatives in Chicago
=. Mrs. G. w. Coke and children
returned Tuesday to their home in
Chicago. Mrs. Jesse Jones has
gone to Luverne FOR visi-- Mrs.
E. w. Moore is entertaining her
mother and sister from Chicago.
The premium list of the fair is now
complete and ready for distribution
:. Mrs. Chas. Loveland, ST., left
Tuesday for Chippewa Falls, to visit
her sister . Hope Ward is in Min
nesota on business Platteville
shipped 268, $50 pounds of zinc ore
the past week. The report that
the Galena Iron Works would move
their Platteville branch to Galena
is declared untrue by Mr.. Moore,
the superintendent. The casting
department will be moved but the
rest of the plant remain.
JAS. Piquette. Of MIssoula, Mont,
and Miss Zeta Fields, Of New Dig
gings, were married at Benton
Wednesday. They leave Saturday
for their home in Montana Both
young people are we'll and favor
ably known here and their many
friends wish them long and pros
porous life.
Alex. Stamm, an aged resident of
this city, suffered a severe stroke
Of paraly sis Monday from which he
never regained consciousness and
died Wednesday morning.
Twenty of Chicago's children are
now enjoying fresh air and country
life in Plattev1lle homes.
The new organ for the Catholi,
church is being installed this week.
The ice plant is running full
capacity and is turning out about
twelve tons of ice each day.
Clarence, Ben. and nellie Riege
have gone to New Jersey to visit
their sister, Mrs Deck.
Thos. Kennedy will move his
family from Madison to Platteville
at once.
There is great scarity of help in
all occupations around Platteville.
but especially of men to work in
the mines. 1925 per day wages
fail to secure the number required
and several mines are. greatly
Handicapped in their operations from
this cause.
Gus Longhenry and family, OF
Meckling, South Dakota, are here
for months visit.
POTOSI.
The Potosi Mining and Milling
company which has one Of the best
mining propositions in this district,
held meeting last week and
elected Adam Schumacher vice
president of the company and tran
sacted much other important bust
ness. The company has recently
purchased pumping machinery and
will soon have the same installed
and in working condition. It has
100 acres of rich mining land leased
within one-fourth of mile from the
business center Of the village. The
company has in sight IN the only
shaft sunk to any depth vein of
zinc ore of unusual richness.
In sinking this shaft ore to the
value of $500 to 81, 900 was taken
out of the space of shaft at a depth