Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-12

let IN regular S0SSIOu last A4OuCtdy
vening with all members present.
was the first regular meeting
blowing the annual election. The
uestion Of devising means for pro-
iding more adequate fire protec-
on was discussed at some length, a
)mmittee was named who have in
large the matter of bringing on
/ expert to submit plans specifca-
on and estimates of the probable
)st of putting in a water works
stem to meet the necessary re-
Uirements. The building Of con-
d0rable cement walk, too, is under
0nsIderation. II. }. Jackson was e
lected to serve as village marshal,
rect commissioner and lamp light
L.
Otto Fure arrived Tuesday even
ng from Chicago where he has been
nlployed in the capacity Of a ma
hinist for the past eight months.
lie will remain here for the present
md will take charge of his fathers
blacksmith shop, which has been
ably neglected since Mr.. Fure as
umed the management of the COM
nerciaI hotel, and, inasmuch as
otto does not want to continue the
business Mr.. Fure is now Offering
his valuable property for sale. Mr..
7ure has always enjoyed a very
lucrative business at this stand and
he party who succeeds him will
ave a well established trade from
he outset; it is undoubtedly the
est opening Of the kind for a good.
lechanic to be found in many days
travel thruout the country.
The new steamer Potosi is now in
omission and makes daily trips
Dubuque and return and vice
9rsa. The trip from Potosi Land
g to Eagle Point consumes one
)ur, while the return trip takes a
life longer.
Messrs. P. J. Selppel and John
tier drove overland from Dubu-
Le last Monday, and returned to
Key City the following morn
g, via the steamer Potosi.
The Welsh brothers, Thomas and
illiam, have contracted with the
M. & st. P. railway to get out a
rye quantity of rock. Their oper-
ions take them to Lake City, Mimi,
r which place they have already
'parted.
w. G. Hymer was at Platteville
st Monday from which place he
tipped a car of stock and one from
is market on Tuesday.
Otto Udelhofen was over from
uba City Tuesday remaining until
le following day for brief visit
it'll his mother.
Undertaken Geo. Schmidt was at
nding to business matters in Du-
1que on Tuesday.
A merry party of young people
lrprised Fred Elscamp at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rethwisch
st Monday evening; the event was
honor of his 10th birthday. Those
esent were the Misses Viola Keeh-
", Hannah FRANKIE, Vina Giesen,
pulse Pennykamp, Alice Upenna,
rena Mclaughlin. and Matt Els
mp, Chas. Vogelsberg, Neal Els
mp, Ray Osborn. Richard, Ray
ond and Leo Tobin. Games of
ausement and card playing was a
TT of the evenings program. Re-
eshments were served about eleven
clock after which all repaired to
their homes voting the affair an
'casion for a most enjoyable time.
The Horner Bros. and Uncle Billy
unn have sold their mine near
ockville to Platteville parties,
esumably bought for outside
,eculators. It is said that this mine
most excellent proposition. Con-
Iteration is said to have been
100000 cash, and 100000 in paid
stock when the mine shall be in
rporated.
Anthony Travis, of Platteville,
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.
lillips, several days during the
st week.
Mrs. E. A. Berge was a visitor to
Key City on Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
rs. W. H. Thomas on Thursday
sernoon. a goodly number of
smbers and visiting ladies were
ssent. Light refreshments We're
we'd.
The marriage of Dora Duve and
> Lesser, was consumated last
ssday at the st. Andrews church,
lnyson; the Rev. Father Pape