Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-04
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
By E. NJ. Wilmott.

By E. NJ Wilmott.
A new way Of hauling hogs to
market was seen in Potosi last Mon
day morning, when Henry Helker, of
Harrison brought three hogs weigh
ing 1015 pounds in an auto tru k and
delivered to Bob Travis.
The old King Solomon mine down
on Platte that was abandoned by the
former owners a few years ago, has
been recently taken over by a new
company who have a force of men
developing the mine. We under
stand thai several good strikes have
been made within the last couple of
weeks. The mine is known as the
Baldwin mine. The stockholders at
a recent meeting elected their officers
as follows: Thos. Baldwin, presi-
dent; Joseph Vogelsberg, secretary,
treasurer, directors, C. E. Percivale,
F. r. Kuehl, Joe Vogelsberg, JAKE
Udelhoven and Thomas Baldwin.
Doctor Wheeler, of Platteville,
was in Potosi last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Longmier after
three weeks pleasant visit here with
relatives and friends have returned
to their home at DeSmet, South
Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Berge and
daughter Marjorie will leave next
Sunday afternoon for a three or four
weeks visit at different points in
Michigan. They go from here to
Chicago where Mr.. Berge will meet
the Wisconsin delegates to the ma
tional convention of rural mail car
Fiers to be held at Detroit, Aug.
10th.
A social dance was held at the P.
j. Stelpfug farm last Friday evening.
A large crowd was in attendance and
a jolly good time was INDUCED in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leibfried, of
Dubuque, visited with their daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Doser and family.
Mrs. Rosa Argus, of Ottawa, ILL.,,
is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Joseph Langkamp and other relatives
Ia and around Tennyson.
Earl Kuenster of the live stock
commission firm of Irwin and
kuenster, Chicago, was in Potosi
Friday looking after business affairs.
Mrs. Franklin the very competent
nurse who has been in attendance on
Mrs. A. Kaltenbach, returned to her
home in Dubuque, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. C.. Thomas in
tend leaving Thursday for a visit
with their SONS and families at Tuson,
Montana. They will be gone about
four weeks.
E. M. Wilmott and wife are re-
joieing over the arrival of another
grand son, born to Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Wilmott in Chicago, Friday, July
3Oth.
John Marcus for so years a resi-
dent off the town of Potosi, died
81 SnC uOAIC VI niS nlCCCg M1Ss JULIUS
Fritz Sunday evening, Aug. 1st.
He was about SO years of age.
At the Catholic church in Keller
Thursday, July 22d pretty wedding
was solemnized by Rev. Father
Grieseldinger who celebrated the
nuptial mass and spoke the words
that united in holy matrimony Mr..
Jeeph Stohlmeyer, of Potosi and Miss
Laura Brandt, Of Keller. After the
services at the church the bridal
party were driven to the home of the
BRIDES parents where a bountiful
wedding breakfast awaited them,
none but immediate relatives were
present. The bride was beautifully at
tired in a gown of white silk mes
saline trimmed in shadow lace and
carried bouquet of white carnations
and ferns and presented a very
lovely appearance. She was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Leona Brandt,
who was handsomely attired in dress