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AROUND THE COUNTY POTOSI. Special Correspondence to the Herald. Owing to the absence of the Her ald’s Potosis cribe, little news items from Potosi will be found in this week’s issue. The Wilson Mining company shipped another car of zinc ore last week. Miss Mary Doser, Miss Hilda Schu macher and Mrs. Rosa Mellen were in Dubuque, Thursday evening and Friday. Mrs. Rosa Angus is here from Ot tawa, 111., to care for her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Longkamp, who is seriously ill. Mr. Joseph Droesler of Kieler, and Miss Maggie Schmitz of Tennyson, will be married at St. Andrew’s church Wednesday morning, May 10. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Turner are re joicing over the arrival of a baby son, born Sunday evening, April 23. Ralph was around Monday doing the right thing with the boys. Miss Viola Pluemer has gone to St. Phillip’s parish in Crawford county for a visit with their uncle, Rev. Ed ward Mechler and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mechler. William H. Miller is hauling lumber preparatory to building a residence on the lots he recently purchased from R. R. Swale on East street op posite the resideiue of Theodore Run kel. After performing the ceremony unit ing in marriage Mr. Joseph Abing and Miss Clara Droesler, Tuesday morn ing, Rev. Father Scheffer will leave for a vacation and will be absent from his parish for a week. Other priests will fill his duties at St. Andrew’s Church. E. M. Wilmott and wife visited with relatives and friends a few days at Woodman last week. The Judge came back Saturday, but will join his wife again in Platteville, Monday, for a few days' visit with their daughter, Mrs. Flo Hinson. This Mississippi river is still on the rampage,the stage being now 18 feet, with a possibility of reaching 19 feet Jjefore the middle of the week. The Burlington railroad is experiencing much trouble in running trains above La Crosse. The southbound trains at Potosi are from 2 to 5 hours late every day. The northbound trains are run ning on schedule time. No difficulty is being experienced south of La Crosse. \ Mrs. Agnes Scollard, a former res ident of Potosi, died at her home in Dubuque, Wednesday evening, April 26th. She was born in the town of Potosi 52 years ago and was a daugh ter of Robert and Margaret Beelman, pioneer settlers of Potosi, long ago deceased. She is mourned by four sons and three daughters, and by four sisters, Mrs. Frank Winters of Du buque; Mrs. Catherine Holahan of Chicago, and the Misses Theresa and Francis Beelman of Omaha, and one brother, Henry Beelman, of Span?way, Washington. Her husband died nine years ago. Mrs. Scollard and sisters and brother are well remembered by old residents of the south part of the town of Potosi, who extend their sympathies to the sisters and brother. The funeral was held from the fam ily residence to St. Raphael’s Catho lic church in Dubuque, Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Robert Beel man, the father, settled in the town of Potosi way back in the 30s, and the Never fail to look over this extra-ordinary stock before buy ing a piano. We have the largest retail piano store in the state outside of Milwaukee. mother came to Potosi with her pa rents, James Frawley and wife, in the 40s. Rev. Father Pape rector of St. Joseph’s Cathedral of LaCrosse, and Rev. Father Jones of Cassville, were the guests of Fathers Scheffer and Prucha, last Wednesday and Thurs day. A dance will be given at the garage hall Wednesday evening, May 3. The music for this occasion will be fur nished by the celebrated Kiolahan or chestra of Cuba City. Lovers of good dance music should not fail to attend this dance. (Editor’s Note —Mr. Wilmott need make no apologies for his items this week or any other week. They are al ways bright and newsy and thorough ly appreciated by the Herald and its Potosi friends). BLOOMINGTON. Special Correspondence to the Herald Dr. Lewis is home again after sev eral days’ visit in Minneapolis. Fred Hickok of Beach, S. D., re turned here last Sunday for a short visit. Miss Abbie Sturmer of Beetown is an apprentice in the millinery business with Mrs. Hayden of Bloomington. Mayor Samuel Kitto, and Assessor Albert Schreiner attended the coun ty assessors’ meeting at Lancaster last Tuesday. The Old Fossil club came off their perch from over the Woodhouse bank last week and are now located in the rear rooms of the Kolb building. Burt Johnson, electrician at our light plant came back Tuesday from his home at Villard, Minn., where he has been visiting for a few days. Mrs. Pat Bartley, son Frank and daughter, Mrs. Orlo Martin made a business trip to Dubuque last Thurs day. Henry Rech of Lancaster, drove to Bloomington last Thursday with a commercial traveler and shook hands with a number of old friends here. Mr. Fred Welsh has bought the Joe Greer barn on the flat and has con verted it into a garage for his Ford auto, and Ort Cooley last Wednesday put into it a new cement floor in less than one day. The city and high school bands, consisting of over 50 pieces, com bined, Friday evening and played us a few selections on the streets pre ceding the district declamatory con j test. ' 1 Eugene and Will McDonald of Ma son City, lowa, while home in Bee town to visit their father, A. N. Mc- Donald, who is very ill with pneu monia, made Bloomington friends a ! visit last Saturday. Mr. Will Morkin, after failing to get relief from rheumatism at the sanitar ium at Prairie du Chien, is now ex ium at Prairie du Chien, is now tak ing treatment from Prof. Schade, of j Lancaster. Everett Kavanaugh will give but one picture show a week in the fu ture —on Saturday evening. The prices for admission will be 10 cents for children and 15 cents for adults, but the shows will be twice as long as heretofore. John Zenz, John Gates, Andrew Roberts and other neighbors met at the home of William Hope last Tues day and with gang plows, plowed him 20 acres of land. Mr. Hope is rather indisposed this spring and his son, Monroe, in bed with pneumonia. The 97th anniversary of Odd Fellow ship will be observed by public serv ices at the Congregational church on GRANT COUNTY HERALD, LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,1916. Sunday, May 7th, at 11 o’clock, con ducted by the Rev. Archeleger. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are re quested to meet at the I. O. O. F. hall at 10 o’clock. Everybody is cordial ly invited to attend. The league declamatory contest held in the city hall last Friday even ing between the Patch Grove, Mount Hope, Potosi and Bloomington high schools, resulted in Miss Marie Hill of Patch Grove carrying off the first honors, and Miss Beth Lewis, of Mt. Hope second honors. The entertain ment was attended by a very large and enthusiastic crowd, while of course the Blopmington band furnish ed the music. A whole bunche of railroad mag nates autoed from Lancaster through here Friday, to Patch Grove and Mt. Hope, inspecting the survey of the sure-to-come railroad. They were ac companied by Promoter McDonald, ye editor of the Herald, Sherman, and while here they became acquainted with a number of our leading citi zens, and assured us that construc tion work on the road would begin as soon as all preliminaries were finish ed. While we are living in peace at present, we are by no means living in peace of mind. A little study of geography will show that we are sur rounded by war clouds on all sides. By Germany on the East, Mexico on the South, Japan on the West, and when President Wilson twists the tail of the British lion, we may hear something roar from Canada, and our only avenue of escape will be to cut our suspenders and go straight up. But we may drop on that land of promise, which Dr. Cook provided for us among the Eskimos, near the southern boundary of the North Pole. STITZER. Special Correspondence to the Herald Herman Fiest bought a manure spreader of W. H. Finnegan last week. Richard Allen from Livingston, was here last week trading. Ed Lind shipped three carloads of stock the past week. Miss Jennie Kelley spent Sunday at her home in Montfort. Miss Mable Holzinger suent Sunday at her home in Lancaster. G. H. Goldman from Annaton was here last Saturday. Fred Tanner from Rockville, was here last Thursday. Mrs. Fred Wagner was here to see her mother, Mrs. John Plattner last week. Jen Blackburn stands his fine new 2000 pound stallion at his home in North Stitzer. Frank Eisele will not handle the laundry basket after this week. Roy Pien will take his place. Miss Zada Day, teacher in school district No. 1 went to her home in Bagley last Saturday to spend Sun day. Miss Grace Holzinger and Miss Jes sie Bailey from Lancaster, were here visiting Miss Mable Holzinger’s school last week. Mrs. Harry Hoyland nee Edith Lind, from Chicago, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Fred Tanner and relatives. Mt. Ida knows we are on the map, for one of their farmers located us and came over here last week and bought a new manure spreader of W. H. Finnegan. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith had their home remodelled and added an addi tion to it making more room space. Now they have the nicest farm house around Stitzer. Mrs. Emma Eck is here visiting rel atives. She has been in Dubuque, caring for her sister, Mrs. Bert An gen, who has been sick, but is im proving. Roy Grindel the monument man from Platteville was here last Sat urday. He said he did not come in a Ford this time. But he came in an auto. Mr. and Mrs. Ben McKinzie re turned to their home in Davenport, lowa after visiting here with Mrs. Mc- Kinzie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Fache. Believe me or not, but two more wolves were seen the past week. Henry Fiest has a fine new stallion which he traded Bill Williams for the one he now owns. Ted Whaler, Mrs. George Eustice, Miss Lucile Eustice, Miss Hilda Kirschner, Miss Hazel Woolstenholme, Mrs. Simon Rekenthaler, Mrs. Louis Kirchener, Louis Zenz were Fenni more callers last Saturday. Last Wednesday two loads of Fen nimore high school girls, all seniors, visited our school. They were here at high noon. They brought baskets well filled with refreshments which they all enjoyed and had a nice visit. They called on four schools the same day. Last Saturday evening Jacob Kas per said he felt ten years younger, and all of Jacob’s old comrades asked him why. Jack said “jiminy-bees wax, I am a grandpa again.” A big son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blackburne. Mrs. Blackburne is a daughter of Uncle Jacob’s, and Ever ett is a son of Jim Blackburne, of our village. -But Jacob says Jim is only grandpa once. The cigars are on Jim. But they are both busy smoking cig ars with their old comrades. Congrat ulation to them and the 2 grandmas. NORTH ANDOVER. Special Correspondence to the Herald. Mr. John J. Ryan was in Blooming ton, Saturday. John Zeigler shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago, Saturday. Miss Leila Hampton is clerking at the Wood store. Levi Ryan has bought a new Ford car of Knapp, at Lancaster. Miss Eliza Atkinson called at Lewis Taylor’s, Saturday. Mayo Ramey went to Bloomington, Saturday. 010 Taylor attended the dance at Cassville, Friday night. Muskalonge school well represent ed at Beetown, Friday. RoPa Parkins won first place in arithmetic. Mr. Albert Humes is out again, much improved in health after several weeks’ illness. Mr. Wm. Forck, John Ryan and Ot to Atkinson went to Lancaster went to Lancaster, Tuesday on business. Mrs. Levi Ryan attended the con test at Bloomington, Friday evening and Mildred returned home for Sat urday and Sunday. The dance at North Andover Thurs day night was well attended. Sup per was served at the Williams ho tel. ELLENBORO. (Special Correspondence to Herald.) Mrs. Geo. Breihan has 12 cute lit tle goslings. Mrs. Glenn Vesperman was a Lan caster, Saturday. Will Brinkman is improving from having an injury to his leg nearly all spring. Mrs. Charles Orton of Cassville, was here a few days last week visiting her brothers and mother, Mrs. H. Hall. Clarence Shanley is adding an addi tion to his home. Ervie Baker was down to the Miss issippi, fishing, Saturday. Our school closed Friday with a picnic, and about 10 o’clock the Platte river was the scene of activity. They GREAT FUHO HIM SALE Is Now Going On at The Gross Music House This Sale is already a great success. Seven Pianos were sold the first three days. Here is an opportunity to get a brand new piano of high-grade quality at LESS than what you would ordinarily pay for SHOP-WORN INSTRUMENTS. All our pianos have been on the floor less than 10 days and are direct from the factories. For the first time since we have been in business have the man ufacturers co-operated with us to the extent of sending us one of their best men to demonstrate and also by giving us a special re duction on the wholesale prices so that We Save You from $150.00 to $200.00 on Every High Grade Piano OUR GUARANTEE—Satisfaction, a new piano or your money back. Terms to suit your convenience. ACT NOW. This is a good opportunity, a really remarkable one, but the time TO ACT is NOW. Gross Music House Opera House Bldg. : Lancaster, Wis. DAVID CRICHTON CLARENCE SOUSLEY« 0 LOCAL MANAGER CHICAGO RLPMSEHTAM Underwear and Stockings that stand for the best in quality at the price. Because of our advantage in buying direct from the mills we put more value into our goods. f Women’s Union Suits, 25c r 29c, 39c, 50c —Summer suits of fine long strand cotton, and neatly trimmed. Women’s Vests, 10c, 12%c 15c, sleeves, round necks and V necks, tape and lace trimmed. Women’s Stockings, 10c, 15c, 25c —All of these stockings are made of the finest yarns that can be put into hosiery at the price. Women’s Silk Stockings, 50c to sl. Children’s Stockings, 10c, 12/sc 15c, 25c —better stockings are not made to sell at these prices. We have never seen values to equal them anywhere. Extra Strength Stockings for Boys, 10c, 12/4c, 15c —You will find more downright hard wear in these stockings than any ever brought out heretofore. HATCH’S OPERA HOUSE Saturday Night, May 6 The two distinguished stars, Jane Grey and Lionel Barrymore, in The Flaming Sword” In 5 reels A splendid sea story. 210 beautiful scenes, A Metro feature picture. If you like a real picture with a plot, see this one! First show 7:15 - Prices 10c-15c caught enough fish for dinner, and be sides all the other good things to eat. In the afternoon some fished; others picked flowers and visited. Four scholars attended every day... Their names are: Roy Vesperman, Melvin Brinkman, Lloyd Shanley and Roymond Dalen. Pretty good, boys- Try it again. They surely earned the golden rod. This school is composed of all boys.