Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-06
w. Weaver and s. J. Tifford, of
Fennimore. were here Monday.


VIM. Brown and sister, Mrs. E.
A. Fengler, of Dubuque, drove over
to Lancaster Saturday, spending a
portion Sunday here with their
mother Mrs Elizabeth Brown. Mrs.
Feugler and Mrs. Brown drove to
Potosi Sunday afternoon and returned
to Dubuque from there by train, while
Mr.. Brown drove back TO Dubuque.
Mrs. Brown intends spending the
winter in Dubuque.
Walter Weber returned a few
days ago from Colorado, where he
recently went with his wife, for the
benefit of her health. Mrs. Weber
and her little son are now at Boulder,
a city not far from Denver, where she
is receiving treatment at sanitarium
and having the advantages of the
mountain climate. She is already
considerably improved by the change
and has gained several pounds in
weight.
Porter Smith, known profession
ally" as tie lone man band, /" dropped
dead several days ago at his home in
Green Bay. Smith, who was negro,
early developed talent for music and
being as versatile as he was talented,
invented an instrument, or rather
com bination of instruments, which
enabled him to give full play to his
musical abilities and, at the same
time make more money than he ever
could shining shoes. So he gave up
the 'shinin pahlors" and went on the
road with his outfit which included
mouth organ, drums and bells, all of
which he played at the same time
He made money wherever he went
and he went to nearly every celebra-
tion in the state. He has visited Lam
caster many times in the past coming
here usually while the fair was in
progress.
Donald Robertson kindly accepted
the invitation of Prin Trainer to ad-
dress the high school last Wednesday
and as result the students listened
to one Of the most interesting and
scholarly lectures ever delivered in
the schools here Mr.. Robertson s
topic was THE Players Art and he
treated it from the stand point of a
man who is engrossed in his life
work of attempting to raise the
standards of the PLAYERS profession. !,
He advised his hearers never to think
of going upon the stage unless they
feel by so doing that they are entering
upon their proper calling. The ad-
dress occupied nearly the entire first
period and the audience was so in
terested that none realized how fast
the time was flying. Mr.. Robert
sons reputation as a lecturer upon
theatrical and literary topics almost
rivals his renown as player and the
students and teachers felt fortunate
indeed to be able to hear this ad
dress.
Following their marriage !. last
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Blewett started via Potosi for Du-
buque, Ogden and Ottumwa, Iowa,
on a two weeks honeymoon trip
They were taken to Potosi in the
Basford auto, Harry Basford and Bert
Shipley accompanying. The boys
had put up little Job on the bridal
couple and had large placard
painted, bearing the words "Just
Married" This was concealed in
Shipley's barber shop. Instead of
going to Potosi over the road leading
directly south the plea was made by
the boys that the road on Pigeon hill
was in bad condition and that they
bad better go by the cemetery road /,
this gave an excuse for coming upl
town and they were then whizzed
around the count house square and |
halted in front of Shipley's where a
crowd of their friends assembled and !
extended ngratulations. while !
the pla?ard was affixed to the back Of
the auto, after which they depar ted /
for Potosl.