Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-05
POTOSI.
ondence 60 the Herald.

Special Correspondence 60 the Herald
Harry Wilmott has taken posi- ion
as conductor with the union electric
street railway company in Dubuque.
Fritz Kern was looking after bust
ness affairs in Freeport and Rockford
several days last week.
Rev. Father Pape Will assist Father
Bruderman at Bloomington in forty
hour devotions from Monday to We'd
nesday.
Mrs Sam Wilmott and Miss Esther
Schumacher drove to Lancaster last
Friday.
Mr.. Griscom. steam boiler in
spector for the Fidelity and Casualty
Company of New York, inspected the
boilers of the Potosl Brewing Com
pany last Friday.
Tony Schmitz, of Dubuque, was up
to see his brother William H.
Schmitz last Thursday.
Mrs. Adam Schumacher entertained
the Ladies' Aid Society at her hospi
table home last Thursday.
Gust Roth represen ting the Vincent
Marble Works of Galena, was in
Potosi several days last week.
G.. F. Dickinson, of Lancaster. de-
livered the judicial and county super
intendent ballots for the town and
village last Thursday.
The Mid Land jubilee singers, a
first class colored troupe, will give
one of their popular concerts in Potosi
Tuesday evening". April 18th. They
come under the auspices of the High
School Alumni Association and will
get eighty dollars for their services.
Joseph Fine, E. A. Berge, F. H.
Grimm and Aug. Mike are the dele
gates from Concord Camp No. 1926, to
the Woodman county convention to be
held in Lancaster Wednesday, April
5th
James Fl. Kitto, of Helena.
Montana. was greeting old friends in
POtOs1 last thursday.
With this month of April Rev.
Father Pape will have rounded uT
his sixteenth year as pastor of the st.
Andrews and ST. Thomas congrega
tions in Potosi, the longest in con
tinu0us service or any priest who has
ever been stationed here. 1t is the
fervent wish and hope. Of both con-
gregations and the people in general
that he may stay with us for another
sixteen years. @
1t was a lively town caucus that
was held in Potosi last Saturday after
noon in which 178 voters took part
The old town hoard Of supervisor:
were complely showed under. Henry
BlindeTt defeated G. q. Hampton fol-
chairman, James McGarry and Henry
Abing were nominated for supervisors
in place Of Chris Keehner and Henry
Kreiser, Leo Lesser the present in.
cumbent defeated j. w. Schiffman fol-
town clerk by a votU of 4 to 1 E.
NJ. Wilmott was the unanimous choice
of the caucus for town treasurer, Jack
Powell was defeated for assessor by
Joseph Kerken bush. Mr.. Powell had
been assessor for the past three years,
E. M Wllmott and H. S. Uppens
were nominated for justices of the
peace to succeed themselves, Chris
Kreiser, Dan Horner and Ed Wied
mau were nominated for constables.
Another ticket will be in the ielC
with Henry Liebfried for supervisor
James w. Schiffman for town clerk
and Jack Powell for assessor; the
remainder of the ticket is the same az
the caucus ticket. The outcome will
be watched with interest as it is ex
pected that Liebfried and Powell will
put up hot fight.
E. NJ. Wilmott, Henry Schwab
Frank Schwap and Ben Beier attended
probate court at Lancaster last Tues
day.
Henry 6chwab believing himself
incompetent from infrmit tiles of lG
age to manage his affairs petitioned
the court to appoint Mr.. Wilmott hi
guardian. The appointment was made
and bond fixed at two thousand dol
lars