Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-02
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

The Indian doctors and group of
people who for over four weeks were
eucamped between the village of
Potosi and Tennyson pulled stakes last
Monday and went northward. They
did a large mount of business while
here, selling medicine of their own
preparation. made chiefly of native
roots and herbs. Everyone who has
used the medicines speak very highly
of them. They are a nice and order.
ly class of people and no one need fear
to trust them.
Fred FL. Grimm after a week of
business and pleasure in Quincy, ILL.,,
returned home Tuesday morning.
John R. Campbell, for the past two
years the landlord of the Commercial
hotel, has retired from the business
and has moved into what is known as
the Brawner residence on North street.
]. Eddie Wilmott went to Chicago
Friday afternoon to take a course of
studies at the Barnes school of ana
tony, sanitary science and embalm-
ing it will require three or four
months to complete the course.
The travelling public and all other
friends of Joe Vogelsberg. owner and
once popular landlord of the Com
mercial hotel will be pleased to hear
that he has again assumed charge of
the hotel. Joe has many friends
his past experience as a hotel man the
house will retain its present popular
ity.
Martin Seippel Of Dubuque, mem
looking after business matters in
Potosi Tuesday.
Wunderlin and Phillips have pur-
chased the livery barn now occupied
by them from T. R. Seaton now that
the property has changed hands the
people are in hopes that the new
owners will improve the looks of that
side of the street by putting in a new
front TO the entrance.
Miss Ella Swale and Miss Ollie
Willmers we're shopping in Dubuque
Thursday.
Will Lesser is improving from his
severe attack Of typhoid fever he is
now able to sit up in bed and converse
with his numerous friends who call
to see him.
Deputy Sheriff Horace Hymer, of
Lancaster was attending to official
duties in Potosi last Monday.
Mrs. John J. Stelpfug of Tennyson.
was a shopper in Dubuque last Thurs
day.
The approaching nuptials of Mr..
Joseph Reynolds and Miss Lillian
Kelly have been announced from the
altar of St. Thomas church.
Frank Welter. proprietor. of the
Central hotel and saloon in Dickey-
Vile was in Potosi last Tuesday and
made application for membership in
the order of Orioles.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j.. Ragatz were
callers on relatives and friends in Du-
buque last Wednesday.
Ben Burket came up from Dubuque
last week for a short visit with rela-
tives.
Fred Wenzel of Lancaster was shak-
ing hands with friends mere Friday.
Joe Vogelsberg was in Dubuque
Friday in the interest of the Potosi
Brewing Co.
Henry Doser after spending about
six weeks on his farm near Edgely,
North Dakota, returned home Satur-
day morning.
Day Bros. of Lancaster, have COM
pleted a new residence for John
Reynolds and are now building one
for John Kelly and will soon start Oh
Cap Schmitz, new building.
Miss Eva Wilmott and Miss Tilda
Duve drove over from DickeYviIle
Saturday and returned Sunday after.
noon.
T. II. Runkei and ]. e. Ccons
have returned from their pleasure
trip to Cornell and other points in
Northern Wisconsin.
BLOOMINGTON