Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-11-03
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
(By E. NJ. Wilmott)
Miss Ella Swale was shopping in
Dubuque, Wednesday.
James Jordan of Lancaster greeted
old friends in Potosi last Wednesday,
]. ". Millen of Glen Haven was a
Potosi caller, Thursday.
Mrs. E. A. Berge was shopping in
Dubuque Saturday.
Will Lesser and family spent last
Sunday with John Richter and family
at Patch Grove.
T. G. Edwards and c. ]. Ragatz at
tended to probate court matters at
Lancaster last Tuesday
Miss Susie Steele of Cherokee, Ia.
is visiting in POtOsi with her friend
Mrs. E. z. Foster.
Attorney ID. J. Gardner and David
Gardner and wife of Platteyille. were
brief visitors in POtosi, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Key went to Patch
Grove. Thursday to attend the funeral
Of relative.
Joe Voglesberg and son Charlie, and
Percy Runkel of POtosi, Andrew Bode
Of Dickeyville, autOed to Madison last
Sunday and returned Monday
Cap. Schmitz, James McGarry, Frank
Edmond, John Mulvehill went over
to Dubuque last Monday to see their
friend Mike Preston.
Mrs. Mark CarmOdy and Miss Mag
gle Kreiser of North Lancaster, visit
ed with relatives in Tennyson last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. JOS. Stohlmeyer of Tennyson
went to Keller Thursday for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Brandt.
There was a huge roast of eleven
wild ducks at the Commercial hotel
last Friday evening to which many in
vited guests INDUCED in.
Mrs. Nick Schumacher and little
daughter, Mabel, were in Dubuque
Saturday. Mable is undergoing treat
ment for an affection of the eyes.
Hick Schumacher, Joe Vogelsberg
and Jake UdelhOfen went to Cuba City
Friday. They returned home time for
the duck feast at the Commercial
hotel.
Mike Preston who a few weeks ago,
underwent an operation for gall stones
at Mercy hospital in Dubuque, return
ed home Friday and is looking very
well.
E. M. Wilmott, the Herald's POtosi
CORRESPONDENT went to Chicago Mon
day afternoon for a visit of four five
days. In consequence there will be
no news in the Herald next week.
T. H. Runkel, R. w. Glennon, Fritz
Kern. Bob Travis, Andrew BOde and
others attended the c., M. & st. Paul
railroad sale of unclaimed freight at
Prairie du Chen last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher
leave Tuesday for California where
they expect to spend the winter. They
will be accompanied on the journey
by Miss Mary Ennor, who will also
spend the winter there with relatives
and friends.
The old war veteran, Theo. Mikesch
of Dubuque, formerly of Potosi, was
here several days last week shaking
hands with old friends. He enlisted
IN the Civil War in 1861, when only
II years of age, with Co. G, 18th Iowa
Infantry, and served three years.
Attorney George B. Clementson and
family of Lancaster, were here Tues
day and drove to the Mississippi river.
IL is the first time that some of the
family had ever seen the great father
Of waters, and it was some sight to
them.
Another good strike at the Wilson
mine was made in the past week, and
the prospect looks fine. They are now
working about twenty-five feet wide
and twenty feet high, and the face
sparkles with ore. A. L. UT, G. A.
Loveland and w. L. ThOrne of Platte
vile, stockholders, were down in the
mine Friday and after securing some