Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
POTOSI.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mrs. John R. Campbell and daugh-
ter Mrs. Ruth Galloway were shopping
in Dubuque Wednesday.
E. M. Wilmott. Ben Beier, Henry
Schwab and Frank Schwab attended
to legal affairs in Lancaster last Tues
day.
Rev. Father Bernard Siepker, of
Waupakee, Wis was a guest of
Father Pape couple of days last
week. Father Seipker has been the
pastor of the Catholic congregation at
Waunakee for twenty three years.
He celebrated his first mass in st.
Andrew s church in Potosi, twenty
four years ago.
W. H. Thomas, after three weeks
of enjoyment among old friends in
Potosi, left for his home at Stevens
Point, Wis, Friday morning He
ordered the Herald to be sent to him
as he likes to read the news from
Potosi.
Mrs. E. A. Berge is confined to her
bed with a severe attack Of the
grippe.
Pete Rethwitsch, the lumberman,
made business trip to Dickeyville
Thursday.
An alarm of fire was turned in
Thursday forenoon from the frame
building occupied by Howard France
in the north part. Tie fire Iaddies
responded promptly and fastening the
chemical engine to a farmers team
and bob SID FASTENED to the scene of
the fire, but the blaze in the roof had
been extinguished before their ar
rival; but small damage was done.
George Meier was in Fulton, ILL.,,
Thursday in the interest of the Potosi
Brewing Go.
Many "a Potosi ladies are. taking
advantage of the good sleighing on
the ice and are doing much trading in
Dubuque among them are some bust
ness men 8 wives who should patronize
home trade.
A baby girl was born to Mr. au6
Mrs. Louis Marcue last Thursday and
Jack Powell is grandpa again.
Miss Julia Keehner has gone to
Dubuque for couple OF weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
A number of married people en-
joyed themselves last Thursday even
ing in what they call a Katzenjamer
dance and a good old fashioned time
was INDUCED in
One of the most pleasing and enter
tanning functions of the season took
place at the hume of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Schumacher last Thursday
evening, the occasion being the
twenty eighth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Schumacher
and thg fifth anniversary of the mar
riage of their daughter Lillian and
Mr. Chas. J, Ragatz The evening
was delightfully."- spent in music and
social conversation and at a late hour
refreshments of very tempting nature
was INDUCED in after which the
guests departed wishing Mr.. and Mrs
Schumacher and Mr.. and Mrs. Ragatz
many happy returns of the event
Those who participated in the even
ing's pleasure we're, Mr. and Mrs c.
J. Ragatz, Mr. and Mrs. JosephStoll
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Keehner,
Mesdames Ames, barrow, Phillips,
Campbell, Runkel, Schroeder, Ida
Walter, Henry Schumacher, Sam
Wilmott, Killian stockert and Miss
Ollie Willmers.
The many friends of John Marcue,
an old resident Of Potosi, will be
sorry to hear that he was stricken
with paralysis IF the left side this
Monday morning
The following are the uames Of
persons who pay one hundred dollars
and more Of taxes in the town Of
Potosi: Joseph A. Bailie, SAG. 90
Emanuel Crapp, $429. 90; Geo. A.
Baltic, 1891. OU Chris Wieland,
$251. 90; Horace Hymer, $216O 90; Jas.
r. Cox, 1912 90; Henry Abing, $187;
Philip Roesch, $179 co. John
Myer, $173. CO., Mrs. Fanny Massey,
$172 90; Jacob Bonn, $3.50 90; Edward
Myer, $3.50 90 Mrs. Agnes Ellis,
$144 90; Mrs. Jno. Kuster, $135. 90
Wn. Westing. $133 90; Mrs a.
Droeslers $131.OO Joseph Nickson,
$127 90; john Lonergan, 1924 90; Mrs.
Mary KoIber, 1921. 90; james Crow
Their. $t19 90; zoos Est $119. 90; Leo
Lesser, $118 90; Jake Wiedman.