Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
POTOSI.
(By E. M. Wilmott.)

| IL is a girl, Dorm IdSC MONDAY. FIRST
child in the family, and the parents
are naturally very happy over its ar
rival.
| c. ]. Ragatz was in Dubuque at
tending to business matters several
days last week.
Burglars entered the saloon of w.
A. Lesser last Tuesday night and got
away with SIPS, and few bottles of
whiskey. Entrance was made through
! the front door with skeleton or du-
plicate key.
Mrs. Peter ChriStiansOn, of Sheldon,
Iowa, was here visiting her sister,
Mrs. F. L. Morris, and mother, Mrs. w.
10. Sprague. Mrs. Christensen,
whose maiden name was Bird Sprague
passed a number of years of her life
in Potosi Her many old friends were
pleased to greet her. She graduated
from the Potosi high school with the
class of 1898.
Oscar w. Seaton, immigrant agent
for the Great Northern Ry., was in
Pctosi Sunday and Monday shaking
hands with old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Galloway were
in Cassville Tuesday and Wednesday
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Galloway.
John Schmitz with wife and three
children, arrived here Tuesday from
Merricourt, N. D., for a visit with rel
iatives and friends. They came
through with Mr.. Schmitz's auto, en-
joying a ride of about 500 miles.
Henry Schmitzs brother from Potosi,
who had been visiting with them a few
days, returned with them.
Mrs. Albert Macke, of South Lam
caster, and Mrs. Ed Meyer, of Potosi,
were shopping in Dubuque last Tues
: day. Going and returning on the
Steamer Potosi.
Mrs. John j. Stelpflug, of Tenny
son, went to Crescoe, Iowa Thursday
morning in answer to a call that
brother is in serious condition from
blood poisoning.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry burst and lit
/ tie son, Henry, of Rice Lake, Wis,
and Miss Ernestine Scheffer, of Eau
Claire, Wis, are guests of Rev. Father
Scheffer, in Tennyson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank OFT, of Plain
view, Texas, are here for a visit with
their daughter Mrs. Lawrence Burk-
ett.. Mr.. and Mrs. OFT and family re-
moved from Potosi and went to Texas
five years ago March, and have pros
pered in the lone star state. They are
meeting with pleasant smiles and cor
dial hand shakes from their hosts of
old friends in and around Potosi.
Mrs Adams Schumacher entertain
ed the Ladies Aid society at her hos
pitable home in the south part of
town last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Thomas, of Bushnell,
| ILL.,, is visiting with her uncle, S. A.
Thomas and family and other friends
| in Potosi
Louis Pluemer attended the spiritu
al retreat for young men at Prairie
Chen several days last week. Others
whose names we are unable to obtain,
also attended.
Clarence Calvert and wife and sis
ter, of Lancaster, were in PotOsi, for
a brief period Friday. They were en-
route to Minneapolis.
Joe Vogelsberg, T. H. Runkel and L.
G. Edwards autoed to Madison Friday
returning Saturday.
James McKelvey and wife and son,
of Lancaster, were in Potosi Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Hurst arrived here
Saturday for a visit with her son, Ar
chic and family.
Stevens & Wright's horse sale at the
stock yards Saturday drew quite a
bunch of men. They disposed of all
the horses they brought here, at. fair
prices. One horse was given away, and
Albert Duve drew the lucky ticket.
Fifty-three years ago August 18th
the Potosi Badgers company H, 10Th
Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers In
fantry were sworn into the state SER
vice in Potosi Sept. 9th, 1862, they
with other Grant county companies,
boarded the steamer War Eagle for
Lacrosse, where they were enrolled in
the u. S. service by Major r. S. Smith,
Sept 18th. Through the courtesy of
Mr. Philip Roesch, we are enabled to
give the names of the members of the
company. Those marked with a
died in the service, and those marked
with an X died since the war ended.
Ziba S. Swan, captain X.
Chas. Olmstead, LIST lieut.
Henry c. Wise, End lieut.. 3
LIST Sergeant, Eugene B. Wise X.
End sergeant, Frederick Curtius
3rd sergeant, John Atkinson
4th sergeant, James P. Cox
5th sergeant, James M. Frawley X.
First corporal, John A. Burton
End corporal, RObt. H. Kendrick.
3rd corporal, Thomas Wellock.
4th corporal, G. G. Osborn x.
9Th corporal, Jesse ShiptOn =.
9Th corporal, VIM. A. Hewett X.
7th corporal, Edwin McFall.
Sth corporal, jeremiah Brown =.
Musicians, Samuel w. LOwrey, =;
VIM. Wilson X.
Wagner, Michael Hurst*.
Privates John Aldrich :, VIM.
Bolts =, Charlie Bazinet X, Theodore
Bellan <, F. B. Bilderback =, Charles
Bilderback*, John Bradbury, Henry
C. Brooks, George Brown, Daniel
Buchacker, Henry r. Campbell Geo.
P. B. Campbell X, Jesse P. Cardy x,
Norris Cavanaugh, James H. Chester*,
John d. Garfield Thomas Y. Clark*,
James L. Clark, Samuel Croker, Jesse
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