Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-19
POTOSI.
Things Done and Thought of in the
Old Town.

ans who are members of Belknap Flu
qua Post No. 116, Dept. of Wis, G.. A.
T., and there was large attendance.
Officers we're elected as follows: Com,
Simon Langstaff; Vice Com, Norman
Clark; Jr. Vice Com, Philip Roesch;
q. M, John Cenfield; Adj, JOS Nc
Phail; Sargent, Henry Myers; Chap
lain, Geo. Schaal; Officer of the Day,
Jas. Jackson; Officer of the Guard, Jos.
Horner; Q. NJ. S., r. H. Kindrich. r.
b. Showalter of Lancaster, who is Gen.
eral Director, was present instructing
them in Post work, and war reminis-
cences were in vogue. The following
was told by one of the modest mem
bers as true" war story: During
the battle of the Rappahannock, we
we're driven toward the river and sur
rounded on three Sides | swan out
into the river and got upon log and
was floating down stream when the
rebels got onto me and began shoot
ing. And do you believe it-that log
was shot so full of holes that it sank
under me and / swan ashore and hid
in the woods"
at Great Falls, Mont. for the past year,
returned home Saturday to spend the
holidays
Ray Winners, who has been farming
near Sheriff. Mounds, Ia, for the past
eight months, returned home last week
to stay through the winter months
Ray when around home doing chores
sings the lines of that old song, ''Treat
my daughter kindly and say you'll do
no harm and when | die I'll leave to
you my little cot and farm" He goes
back in the spring.
Last Friday was Miss Lillian Thomas
birthday. 1t was too cold for a party
so Lillian treated all her little com
panions at school to dainty little in
dividual cakes and each one claimed
to have "bestest one of all"
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sour, nee Minnie
Koeller, of Malard, Ia, are here visit
ing friends and relatives and will spend
Christmas with her father, F. Koeller.
Mrs. John Freedman and son, Sam,
who is one of the bright boys on his
street, were visiting on the Iowa side
of the Mississippi last week.
The following committees were APP
pointed Sunday morning at church to
prepare the Christmas tree: John Mar
cue and Joe Gibson to get tree; Ricca
Kneehners class, assisted by several
young ladies, to set and trim the tree;
Mrs. Benefits class TO pop the corn
and Ricca Kneehner's class to distri-
butte presents. The program for the
evening will be one of the best the Sun
day school has had for years. Instru-
mental music will be given by Mrs
BENEFITS and Mamie Green. The diff
ferent classes have exercises and there
will be recitations, dialogues and solos.
A general invitation is extended to all
John Herbert's COW kicked him down
and out on the first round and he has
been confined to the house for the past
week.
The first real reminder we have had
that Christmas was so near, came Sat
urday morning when the general run
of thermometers registered 16 below
zero. John Names, who has resided
in the community long enough to be
good authority on weather, says this is
doing the country world of good. He
has of late regarded himself in the
light of an agriculturist, in fact, he'd
leave you with the impression he was
retired farmer. He strongly advocates
the use of tin cans as substitutes for
pots in which to grow plants in the
window. The most remarkable feature
is that he advocates painting the cans
TO prevent the plants freezing, using
warm colors in the winter, red hot
ones, and then as warm weather APP
proaches, use color tints but be care
full not to get the colors so cold as to
freeze the plants, as | have noticed
several window plants froze these last
few days.
Mrs. Pape of Madison is visiting her
son, the Rev. Father Pape, who is one
of the most social and popular priests
this parish has had for a long time, and
the many improvements show how his
flock try to carry out his ideas for
their special benefit as well as orna-
mental.
Mrs John Bieder, nee Anna Friesen,
of Fairbault, Mimi, is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Peter Friesen.
Ansett Liebfreit was in Dubuque a
few days last week.
Sunday afternoon the c. X. of w.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Pres, j. P. Stelphug;
Vice Pres ,J.J Duve; Treas, A. Frank
lie; Sec, J. j Tobin; delegate to the via
annual convention, J J. Tobin. They
have large membership and the life
insurance is one of the attractive feat
ures as all policies have been promptly
paid.
Some of the school boys were dam
ming Schumackers' ice pond last week
the ice was so thin they broke in.
Miss Bessie Darrow, who teaches the
Righsby school, had a basket social
Eridav evening with sneaking and