Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-15
POTOSI.
+ 4 X x =
q. NJ. Wilmott, Editor.

IL. M. WllmOtt, Editor.
The Corn Belt Packing Co. of Du-.
buque, opens for active business
about October 18th. The final arrange
ments for the beginning Of the work
are now completed. The capacity of
the plant will be $500 hogs, 200 cat
tie and 500 sheep, lambs and calves
per day. The company will employ
between 700 and 1000 men. The pack
ing industry being so near Grant coun-
ty will be a great saving to the far.
mers and shippers over the cost of
sending their livestock to Chicago and
elsewhere. The saving will be effect
ted in commissions, yardage, feeding
and other charges as we'll as lower
freight charges.
The Burton Farmers Equity club
received a car of fine northern grown
potatoes last week shipped to Mozart
ney station. They are nice smooth,
white potato of good quality, large
and uniform in size. Price $3.50 per
bushe1 at the station. We are inform
ed that the club has another car load
in transit.
Miss Marie Schmitz departed We'd
nesday afternoon to visit her sister
Bertha who is attending the normal
school at La Crosse. From there she
with her sister will go to Pittsville,
Wis, for brief visit with their
friend, Helen Schiffman, formerly Of
Potosi.
Adolph Schumacher attended to
business matters in Dubuque last
Thursday.
Swan Caskey of Rockford. III. Wis
lted, here last week with his niece,
Mrs. Herman Schroeder. Mr.. Caskey
was born in Potosi and this was his
hrst visit to his native village in IL
years.
Mrs. Clyde Galloway was in Mil
waukee last week attending the o. E..
S. convention as delegate from the
Potosi lodge. Before returning home
she visited with friends at Appleton
and Boscobel.
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Wells attended
che Congregational church conyen-
Eion at La Crosse last week.
The Quaker Medicine show pulled
out last Thursday morning for Louis
burg. Notwithstanding the bad wealth
Ger during their stay here the show
did a fairly good business.
Sammy Draper of Lancaster was
IN Potosi last Wednesday advertising
the Orpheum theatre.
The brick and thing for Can
Schmitz's new building is on the
ground and brick masons began the
construction of the building Monday.
Mrs. Sam Edge was caller among
friends in Dubuque Saturday.
Rev. FIR. Scheffer is enjoying a
pleasant visit from his mother of Eau
Claire. Wis.
Philip Roesch has sold his residence
on North st. in the village to Jacob
Wiedman. Mr.. Wiedman will occupy
thls house as soon as he can dispose
pt ms residence that he now occupies
Mr. Roesch will remove his house,
mold goods to Lancaster and on or
about November LIST he and his wife
I and brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Grouse Of LeMars, Ia.
will go to Eau Gallie, Fla, to spend
the winter
Mrs VIII Hanke Of Waterloo, Wis
tied her mother. Mrs. sam Buhser and
family several DAYS last week.
Sam Thomas and Ed Hoffman at.
Eended to business affairs in. Lancas-
ter one day last week
First frost for the season FRIDAY
morning, Oct II, and it was a good
ODe.
MIR and Mrs. Nick Koehler and
daughter Ethel have gone to Texas to
visit with the Archie Brown family.
Mr. and Mrs Ora Trish's baby has
been verv sick the past week
ID. g. Greene Of Wauwautosa wis,
grand lecturer Of the Masonic order
in Wisconsin, Will hold q school Of
instruction at the Masonic temple on
Thursday Oct. 18th.
Mother Generose, Of the Manitowoc
Convent visited with the franciscan
Sisters here a few days last week.