Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-11
POTOSI.
An Early Day POtOsi Incident.
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All nay a VbVSA
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meantime the Hog Merchants son
came from their home down in Him
ois and told Dad that Nam wanted
him to come home He didn't like the
idea of parting with his claim but if
the wife wanted him to come home
he thought it his duty to go and sold
his prospect for $400 in gold on a
Saturday morning. Potosi in those
days, like all mining camps, contain
ed a lot of gamblers ready to fleece
the miners out of their money. Sun
days were the chief gambling days.
The gamblers had formed plans to-
entice the Hog Merchant into playing
cards believing him to be an easy
Victim,1 but their well laid plans
We're frustrated. George Bandy "a
we'll known and honest man was do.
ing freighting by teams between Po-:
tosi and Galena. Mr. Kaltenbach told
the Hog Merchant that BaRdy was go
ing toaGalena Monday morning to get
freight for him and that ii would be
a good chance for him to get on his
way home Mr.. Kaltenbach advised
the son to go down and see Bandy
and offer him a sovereign to take the
father and son to Galena Sunday
morning instead of waiting until
Monday. Mr.. Bandy readily consent
ed to do so and early Sunday morning
he was on the way with his passen-
gers while the gang of gamblers were
waiting for the old man to fleece him
out of his money. Mr.. Bandy saw to
it that the man and son secured pas
sage with a Frink e Walker stage
coach and that was the last that was
heard of the Hog Merchant in Po-
tosi. No doubt he reached home safe
ly and with Nam enjoyed the fruits
of his mining venture
Miss Laura Schramm of Platteville
was a guest at the John Campbell
home last week.
F. K. ShuttlewOrth of Madison,
candidate for the nomination for con-
gresham in this district at the pri-
maries, was in Potosi last Tuesday.
Mr.. Shuttleworth was principal of the
PotOsi high school in 1S89-90-91 and
is we'll and favOrably known here
He was at that time resident of Fen
nimOre and is a Grant county product.
Miss Mildred OFT has returned home
from a pleasant visit of a week with
friends in Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gillian are
the proud parents of baby girl born
Aug. 6. The first girl in the family.
Mf. and Mrs. j. A. Seaton and
daughter Kathryn attended the funer-
al OF their aunt, Miss Anna Kalten-
bach, in Dubuque last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Simon mourn.
the death of their six weeks old baby
girl, who died Thursday morning,
Aug. 6.
Mrs. J. P. Pluemer was confined
with sickness to her home in Tenny-
son last week.
The Misses Kate Lawler and Aggie
Mulvihill and Mrs. R. w. Glennon
and Alfred Kelly visited friends and
did shopping in Dubuque Saturday
Mesdames Fred Grimm, John Baum
Ter, i. Fl. Runkel and Miss Lizzie
Grosser entertained the Ladies' Aid
Society at the Woodman hall last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs e. c. Thomas spent
few days with friends in Bloomington
last week
Andrew Bode is excayating for the
foundation of large and modern
dwelling house that will soon be in
course of construction at the peak
OF East street hill in the township of
Potosi Just over the border line of
the village
Mrs. Ruth Galloway and little
daughter Jean departed Friday for
Laurel, Mont. to join Mr.. Galloway
who is located there in the jewelry
business.
Miss Mary Preston of Platteville
visited at the Potosi home of her sis
ter, Mrs T. B. Ennor, last week.