Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
POTOSI.

POTOSI.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
j. E. Wilmott came from Ellen
boro last Tuesday to visit at the
parental home. He left Wednesday
afternoon to spend July 4th with
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. George Schmidt after an ex-
tended visit with her son Joseph and
daughter Mary in Chicago. returned
to her home Tuesday afternoon.
Lee Campbell and sister Genevieve
were with friends in Davenport and
Rock Island, July 4th.
All Of the civil engineers and help
ers on the Burlington construction
work here, left Wednesday afternoon
to spend the Fourth at their respective
homes.
Mrs. Frank Sewers. who was Katie
Koeller, of Aberdeen, South Dakota. is
visiting in Pctosi with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, Fritz Koeller and other
relatives. Her host Of friends are
pleased to see her.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Argus, of
Ottawa, Ill. are guests at the home
of her mother, Mrs. ELIZABETH Long.
kamp in Tennyson.
Miss Laura Skate. central tel9-
phone operator spent July 18th in Cass-
Vile.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Vogeslberg,
of Dubuque, were in Potosi last
Thursday.
Jose4,h Longkamp, Of Troy Grove,
ILL.,, spent July 4th with his mother
in Tennyson.
Frank Vogelsberg, of South Lancas-
ter, went on a business trip to Rock
Island last Thursday afternoon, re-
turning TO Potosi Saturday morning.
E. A. Berge and family and A. B.
Hurst and family helped to swell the
crowd at the Cassville celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs John Campbell board
ed the north bound train Thursday
afternoon and spent the evening of the
Fourth in Csssville.
Mrs. E. G. Thomas and daughter
Ethel were shopping in Dubuque Fri
day.
Miss Rene Mclaughlin enjoyed
herself among friends in Bagley July
4th.
L. q Edwards and wife were the
guests of friends in Dubuque two or
three days the past week.
Walter Schumacher celebrated the
Fourth in Plattevil!e, Walter says re
went alone, but he didn't come back
alone.
Charles Bazinet an old veteran and
former resident Of Potosi, who now
makes his home at Cuba City and
points in Iowa, is here greeting his
old time friends Of which he has
many and who are pleased to see him.
He visited with the Potosi Badgers,
Company H. 25th Regiment Wiscon-
SIN Volunteer Infantry. August 18th,
1862, and served until discharged ia
June 1865. Though we'll advanced
in years he carries his age remarkably
we'll
Louis Gearheart, who purchased a
farm from Archie Hurst on Grant
and who moved here with his family
from Fayette county. Iowa, about six
months ago. is building large frame
dwelling on the premises. Mr..
Gearheart Is al upright man and
desirable citizen who has made many
friends since locating here.
Mrs. Flora Hinson, of Ellenboro,
Sundayed with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. WiImott in Tennyson.
She didn' return home however be-
fore driving down to the village Of
Potosi to see her little nephew recent
ly born to her brother Sam and wife.
j. H. Coons, Charley VogeIsberg,
Fred Taft, Clyde Galloway and
Eugene Webb, have gone for an out
ing and have pitched their tents some
where in the vicinity of Mccartney.
They expect to be in camp about
two wee ks; visitors are welcome.
John Cenfeld, who spent the past
four weeks here with his son John re-
turned to his home at Minneapolis |
Sunday morning.