Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-29
POTOSI.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.


week.
Mr. and Mrs Lou Reinecke took a
trip to Dubuque last Monday. Their
sisters Mrs Fraetz. of Cedar Rapids
and Mrs. Zitz, of Chicago, returned
with them for a short visit.
Miss Florence Willmers visited at
the home of her friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Larence Vannetta at Dickeyville
last week.
Last Sunday while Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo Schumacher aud family were
visiting with relatives down on
Plaut, their son Eugene, aged three
years was playing; he jumped off the
porch on to the walk breaking his
right leg just above the ankle. He
was brought in to DR.. McGoverD who
set it.
Mr. and Mrs Dick Turner, of Du-
buque, visited a few days hree with
their brother Mute and family.
Miss r. Seaman took trip to Du-
buque last Tuesday
Mrs. Hansen returned to her home
in Dubuque last Thursday morning
after a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Hudson.
The concert given by the Ladies'
Faternal quartette last Tuesday even
ing was a grand success and was
deserving of much success; but am
sorry to say the audience was very
small do not know whether the people
over looked the date or what.
Mr.. and Mrs. John FRANKIE, of Min
neapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
FRANKIE, of Chicago, ILL.,, are visiting
at the home of their father, Mr..
FRANKIE, here.
Geo. Schumacher took a trip to
Dubuque last Thursday.
James Blewett and family of Lam
caster. visited with Mrs. Bell anu P.
Mclaughlin and family here last
Wednesday.
Mrs. William Webb and sister Mrs.
Grace Pedlar, of Lancaster were
callers in our village last Thurday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hudson and
Mr.. and Mrs K SockerO and daughter
Christina and Sylvia visited with
Mr.. Eudson's sister at Platteville
last Sunday.
Miss Mary Ennor is wishing with
her cousin Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Hymer
at Platteville.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Buss are the
proud parents of bouncing baby boy
born July 81.
Miss Polly Kimmick. of Cassville,
visited friends there Saturday after
noon.
g. Lewis is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs John Baumler and
daughter Mildred are Visiting with
mis- sister at Wauhalla, North Dakota
Mr. Baulnler has not seen his sister
since nineteen years ago.
Mrs. c. Doser brought in a sample
of home grown peaches to her father
in-law last Thursday. She stated the
tree would have been loaded, but the
storm we had recently blew them all
off.
Last Tuesday afternoon and even
ing there was quite bit of excite
ment in our village when word came
from the depot that there had been
a train wreck; the cause was the
spreading of the rails beneath
heavy laden freight. The freight
No. y north received orders to go in
south bound passenger, upon reach
ing the switch below the depot; the
switch was open and the freight
went upon side track as far as wagon
crossing, without warning, seven of
the heavy loaded cars, left the track
and plunged into the ditch in badly
wrecked condition, while two fat cars
and one box car were broken into
spIinters. One of the fiat cars
telescoped with the box car and the
other was crushed to kindling wood
and scattered in all directions. The
engine did not leave the rail, al
though it was discovered that three
wheels of the rear truck beneath the
tender were resting upon the ties, an
so, 600 capacity box car which was
very heavy loaded was driven about
45 feet off the embankment and its
wheels completely buried in the
ground. The wrecking crew appear
ed that evening and they worked all
night and until noon the next day.
There were eleven cars II all that
were wrecked. Many people flocked
to see the wreck.
Mrs Peter Plnanar and Miss