Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-16
A FREE TRIP TO
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
POTOSI.

r. Burge has been chosen as one of
the 10 delegates who will represent
Wisconsin at the National Convention
of rural mail carriers to be held at De-
troit, Mich, in August.
Mrs. Henry Brake, while hanging
clothes on line last Tuesday, morning
made misstep and sustained broken
leg.
Henry Liebfried is suffering from a
compound fracture of his left arm.
Miss Esther Schumacher, teacher at
Brillion, Wis, is at home to enjoy a
we'll earned vacation.
Mrs. Anna Eberle left Tuesday for an
extended visit with friends at Olrich, S.
D.
John Michels, of Waunakee, was a
guest of his friend, S. A. Thomas, a
couple of days last week.
Mrs. Walter Galloway, of Cassville,
visitedIlast week with her son, Clyde and
family, and also with her sister, Mrs.
F.. L. Morris and family.
I Mrs. Walter Sprague. of Sheldon,
Iowa, swho number of years ago was
a resident of Potosi, is here visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Morris
G.. w. Schmitz and w. C. Heyseer
attended to business matters in Lam
j caster last week.
The King Solomon mine, down near
Platte river, that was abandoned few
years ago by the original owners, is
about to be re-opened by new COM
pany.
/ The Wilson Mining company's mine,
after being closed down for couple of
weeks for repairs to machinery has
resumed operations. The company has
struck a fine prospect of lead and zinc
ore on land recently leased from Mrs.
Joseph Longkamp. The ground yields
IL per cent of the finest kind Of zinc ore
at depth of only so feet. A tram way
will be built to convey the ground to
the mill.
( j. Pluemer took treatment at a sani-
tarium in Prairie du Chen last Friday
and Saturday.
! Miss Marjorie >Berge was taken quite
i'll, last Wednesday, with what was
found to be appendicitis. Her father,
who was in Milwaukee attending the
! Masonic grand lodge was telegraphed
for We are pleased to note that she
is rapidly recovering.
A class of 26 children received
their first solemn holy communion at
St. Andrews Catholic church, Sun
day. Notwithstanding the heavy rain
the evening before, the church was
crowded with relatives and friends of
the young communicates, who pre-
sented most impressive appearance;
the little girls attired in snowy white,
with wells enveloping their forms
while the boys wore neat suits of
black. -Four small girls acted as
escorts to the girls, while four small
boys acted in the same role for the
boys. Rev. Father Scheffer read the
mass and administered the sacrament
to the Is girls ID II boys that
formed the class. At the conclusion
Of the service the priest addressed
the young communicates and exhorted
ITEM to remain true TO the holy re-
solutions made on that morning
After mass the young folks repaired
Al 1ol I11I 49,,
Gus dinner was served to them. In
the afternoon the class attended vesp-
ers and were enrolled in the scapuar
Following are the names of the young
people who make up the communion
class: Clara Abing, Laura Bierman,
Mary Craugh, Christine Haser,
ANGELA Mioski, Leona Mueller,
Loretta Pluemer Mabel Pluemer,
Emogene Pluemer, Pricila Reuter-,
Mabel Schiffman, Gertrude Stoecker,
Sophia Udelhofen, Josephine Winkler,
Zita thinner, Frank Burg, Alphonse
Gerhardt, Alfred Klein, Joseph
MEME, Leonard Patzner, Alphonse
Pluemer,. Leo Rupp, Henry SEEKER,
Lucian Weber.
! Miss Eva Wilmott leaves Tuesday
afternoon for California. She will
be met at Galena Junction by her
sister, Mrs. Flora Hinson, of Platte
vile, who will accompany her to
Chicago. After weeks visit
with her brother, Ed and wife, !
she will proceed on her journey to
San Francisco, stopping for brief
visit with friends at San Diego,