Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11
POTOSI.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Mrs. Hamilton Of Tennyson, visited
with friends in Dubuque, Monday and
Tuesday
John Hoffman was called here from
st. Louis to see his father, who is
very ILL.,
A large number of people from Po-
tosi attended the exposition in Du-
buque last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe OFT visited with
friends and took in the exposition in
Dubuque three or four days last week
Frank Lenstra of Rutledge and
Robert Liddle of Fairplay, shook hands
with friends in Potosi last Wednes-
day.
L. d. Reineke, after several months
illness died at his home in the village
Sunday evening. More particulars
next week
County Road Commissioner Mink
and a state road engineer were in Po-
tosi Wednesday inspecting some work
being done in the village.
Miss Eva Wilmott went to East Du-
buque last Wednesday for a visit with
friends, and incidentally took in three
days of the big exposition in Du-
buque.
Mrs. Josephine Spaulding of Hollis
ter, California, visited here last week
with her cousin, Andy Kaltenbach
and family and met with many old
friends who were delighted to see her.
Attorney S. E. Smalley and wife and
Matt Hendricks, cashier of the First
National Bank and wife and Miss Mar
garet Doyle assistant cashier of the
First National Bank, all of Cuba City,
were in Potosi for brief period last
Wednesday afternoon.
1t is definitely settled now that the
dedication of the new masonic temple
will take place Thursday evening,
Oct. 10. Grand Master G. S. Stockwell
and Grand Secretary w. w. Perry, and
Past Grand Master B. F. Keller will
grace the occasion with their pres
ence. Following the dedicatory serv-
ices a supper will be served by the
ladies of the Eastern Star, and the
festivities will close with a dance A
large number of Masons are expected
from neighboring places.
Great activity is shown at the Tiff
any zinc mine, where a large num-
Der OF men are employed working on
the construction of the large new
mill, which is under the supervision
of Mr.. A. HI. Grannis, a practical and
skillful mining engineer, who has had
much experienced in erecting mills.
His practical eye sees where every
timber must be laid, and where every
joint must be made seldom consulting
his blue print He is assisted in the
construction by Mr.. Patterson, super
Intendent of the mine The mill will
have the capacity of crushing 200
tons of rock in ten hours. The mill
room is 26x78 feet. Power house 38x-
so feet. Boiler room 28x38 feet. Stor-
age hopper 16x20 feet, and 40 feet
high. Coal house 16X50 feet Finished
ore bins 20x26 feet. Derrick 16x16
feet The construction of this mill re-
quires $4,000 feet of lumber, purchas-
ed from the Potosi Lumber company.
The buildings are covered with CORFU
gated galvanized roofing. The Galena
Iron Works will install the crushing
and other machinery for the mill.
High pressure steam power will be
used in the operation of the works.
The water supply for the mill will be
furnished through a concrete con-
structed pond. The mining shaft on
which the steam holster stands is
6x9 feet. To look around it can read
lily be seen that, with the Wilson mine
in full blast and employing a lot of
men that there will be something do
ing in the east Potosi mining district.