Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

rs visiting in Lancaster with her
sister, Mrs. Mark CarmOdy.
Gus Baumgardner, brick mason
and two other men from Dubuque,
made some repairs on the William
Welsh building last week.
DR.. C. S. Moore, dentist of Lam
caster, has opened a branch office in
Potosi with rooms in the second story
of the Welsh building over Calloway's
jewelry shop.
Jacob Udelhofen, an old resident
of the town of Potosi, died at his
home south of Rockville, Monday
morning, at o'clock.
Joe Vogelsberg, Nick Schumacher,
J. H. Coons, Charley Vogelsberg and
others from Potosi, took in one of
the Fennimore Big Days, last Thurs
day.
Cap Schmitz and Will Lesser took
their families for an outing to the
Mississippi river last Friday and
passed very pleasant day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. c. Cox, or
Lancaster, and their son William and
wife, of Rochelle, H., were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Twohig, last
Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Stohlmeyer, a farmer
residing two miles east of the viii
lage. while alighting from, a load of
hay, last Monday, sustained COM
pound fracture of one of his ankles.
Postmaster K altenbach took a day
off last Tuesda and went fishing. He
was very succe ssful in his efforts and
brought home fine catch of bass and
sun fish.
Rev. Fathers Edward Mechler, of
St. Philips parish, Gustave Kaiser,
of Gays Mills, Rumpelhart, of
Dickeyville and Peter Pape, of Potosi
attended the basket social in Tenny-
son, last Tuesday evening. i
j. NJ. Klauer, wife and family of
Cassville, are in Potosi for two or
three weeks visiting with relatives
They are now guests at Frank Kaed-
ing home, and will visit at the
Vondrum and Joe Elhen homes before
returning to Cassvil1e.
Chris Samuelson, Of Platteville,
republican candidat the nomina-
tion for sheriff was Ii A3otosi Tuesday
and made very favorable impression
with the people, moro so than any
other candidate who has yet appeared
here.
The ladies of st. Andrews Con-
gregation entertained a large crowd
of people at basket social in the
parochial hall last Tuesday evening.
The bidding on the baskets and boxes
was very spirited and brought good
prices, coffee and lemonade was also
for sale and in good demand. The
net proceeds amount to Silt. 65
will be for tie benefit of the church.
The following clipping relative to
a former resident of Potosi, taken
from the Humboldt Star published at
Winnemucca, Nevada, will be of
much interest to Mr.. Bells old
friends, who are still living here and
elsewhere Mr.. Bell was born and
grew to young manhood in Potosi and
was known among his boyhood friends
as Curley Bell.
HON. w. J. BELL FOR STATE
SENATOR.
In this issue appears the announce
ment of Hon. w. J. Bell, who is can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for State Senator from this county,
Senator Bell is one of the best-known
residents of the county and State, in
which he has lived continuously since
his boyhood. In official life he has had
large experience, having served as
County Commissioner and represented
this county in the Legislature as State
Senator for two terms. In that body
he has been recognized from the first as
a leader and one of its ablest members.
He has taken a leading part in the con-
structive Legislation during the eight
years he has been a member of the
State Senate and has fathered many
of the most important laws enacted
during that period. In the past two SEES
siOns he was chairman of the ways and
means committee, the most important
of the Senate committees.
The Statewide prominence. attained
by Senator Bell during his public ca
reer caused him to be prominently
mentioned as the Democratic candidate
for Governor this year. He was strong
" urged to make the race by leading
Democrats in all parts of the State,
but, after giving the matter due con
sideratiOn, he declined to become a
candidate, owing to the business sacri-
flee that would be required if he became
a candidate. The State was a great
loser by this declination, as he would
have been elected without doubt and
Nevada would hav, had real Cover
nor, aggressive but broad minded, one
who knows the needs of the State and
with the ability To formulate and tho