Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-27

Crow was murdered In 1S41 Lang
worthy, Massey and Woods under the
firm name Of S. M. Langworthy &
Co. erected a two story frame build
ing and for about fifteen years con-
Quoted wholesale and retail store
Woods and Massey speculated ex-
tensively in mining lots and other
lands adjoining the mining region
Mr.. Woods married Ann E. Hough,
eldest daughter of Asa IIough, by
Rev. Father James Cause May 2Sth,
l843. He built a frame dwelling
house on a knoll a little west OF
North street which he occupied with
his family. This building is still
standing and occupied Mr.. WOODS
was chairman of the town board of
supervisors of POtosi in 1851 His
wife died in 1852 from an epidemic of
dysentery then prevailing She was
buried in a lot known as the Hough
lot adjoining the old st. Thomas
Catholic cemetery. In this lot were
buried Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hough, John
Hough son, Mrs. Woods and an in
fant child Mr.. Woods was left a
Widower with two small daughters,
and few years after the death of
his wife, like other POtosi capitalists
he removed to Dubuque and died there
in 1871. In 1864 Mr.. Woods and his
brother-inlaW, James Mcbride a
surveyor and civil engineer took a
contract to sub-divide the Flambeau
Indian Reservation in Northern Wis
consin, which they accomplished
With this surveying party were three
young men from Potosi, Dick Swales,
Than McKinnon and Sam Mallett,
and young man from Dubuque
named Hopkins. Dick SWales still
lives in Potosi. In after years James
Mcbride having a political pull with
Senator Allison and Congressman
Henderson of Dubuque secured a
government position at Washington
that he held to the time of his death
some years ago. Miss Frank Woods,
eldest daughter Of B. F. Woods has
been clerk in the treasury depart
ment in Washington for many years
and is still residing there, the young
est daughter Julia, died in Dubuque
Many years ago Mr.. Woods had the
bodies or remains of his wife, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hough, John Hough
and an infant child disinterred from
the family lot in Potosi and removed
to a cemetery in Dubuque The
collins were badly decayed and when
1t is said, and / have it from a per-
son who was present when the collins
were opened, that John Hough's
beard had grown after death, James
Mcbride a brOther-in-laW was posi-
lively certain that Johns face was
smoothly shaven by John O'Hara be-
fore his body was buried. On the
face of the skeleton was a mass of
hair resembling a beard covering the
face, it grew upward and sideWard,
not downward as it would naturely
have done on the face of living man
When the mass of hair came in con-
tact with the air it slowly vanished
MY informant has been a resident of
Potosi for seventy-six years, he help
ed to disinter the bodies, saw the
collins opened and can verify to the
truth of this remarkable phenomena.
Another early business man of Po-
tosi was Isaac P. Large. He came in
about 1850 and entered the employ
of Robert Templeton as a clerk i'll
his store, then for Templeton and
Visscher In year or so he pur-
chased Visscher's interest in the
business and the firm of Templeton
and Large was established and con-
tinued so until the death of Temple
Ike Large, as he was called, was
fine looking man, and a man Of bust
ness ability and he enjoyed a good
trade. His store was located in the
south end of the Wisconsin House
and his family occupied apartments
in the second story. In 1859 drum
corps was organized in Potosi with
an old man by the name of Oaks
playing the fife, Ike Large the snare
drum, and Warren Daley the circus
clown beat the bass drum. They
made good martial music, and often
entertained the people. Mrs. Large
had in her employ as domestic
beautiful Potosi French girl named
Lizzie Bellan, and Ike became infat-
uated with her He began reducing
his stock of merchandise, and one
bright summer day in 1860, Ike and
the girl disappeared, gone no one
knew where. Mrs. Large disposed OF
the remainder of the stock, and with
her two children departed for her
old home from where she came
broken hearted woman. She was
handsome looking woman and made
many warm friends in Potosl VINO
babe her a sorrowful tarewen.
Nothing was ever heard here what
became of Ike and the girl.
William w. Wright came to Potosi
from the state of New York at an
early date and began the pursuit OF
farming. He opened up farm three
miles north of the village of Potosi
dwelling in a small house. He after
ward built a large two story frame
dwelling, a barn and other out-houses
and was quite successful in his chos-
ell profession. About the year of 1862
or '63 he sold his farm in Potosi to
Jabez Hurd and removed to Cali
fornia where he died. A son Irvine
Wright was here a few years ago
looking over familiar spots in the
surroundings of his old home. This
farm is now owned by Emanuel
Crapp and is occupied by his son-ln-
law, H. C. Case.
Henry w Wright came here short
ly after his brother William did, he
worked in the mines, and seeing