Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-25
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
(By E. NJ. Wilmott.)
Miss Ada Scheffer is visiting with
relatives and friends at Eau Claire,
and other points in Wisconsin.
Henry L. Dalton, Of Milwaukee,
state agent Or the Royal Insurance
company OF Liverpool, called on E.
NJ. Wilmott, POtosi agent for the COM
pany, last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Brownlee and
family, of Maiden Rock, Wis, and
Mrs. Robert Kane, and son, of Brook
ems, South Dakota, are guests OF the
ladies' mother, Mrs. Elizabeth OSter-
mier, and other relatives in PotoS1.
They made the trip from Maiden Rock
in Mr.. Brownies auto. They will
return Tuesday.
Mrs. Pearl Droesler met with a
painful accident last Tuesday after
nnoon which will confine here for
some time. She was assisting her
aunt, Mrs. John Dure, in household
work, preparing for thresherI1en. The
meat not coming as was ordered from
the market, Mrs. DrOesler and Mrs.
Theodore VOglesberg started for the
village with a horse and buggy, and
while descending the hill near the
Catholic cemetery, a hold back strap
broke, letting the buggy run against
the horse. The horse began to kick,
and in doing so struck Mrs. Droesler
on one Of her knees, fracturing
the knee-cap in a severe man
ner. She was taken to a hospital In
Piatteville where she is now receiv-
ing treatment for the injury. Mrs.
Yogelsberg escaped without being in
jured.
Cap. Schmitz is the possessor of a
1915 model Ford car.
Earle Campbell, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Campbell, departed last
Tuesday night for Richmond, Virgin
ia, where he has taken a position.
Fred Grimm was confined to his
home for more than week with an
infection of the right knee.
Mrs. j. P. Pluemer and Mrs. Frank
Seipker attended the spiritual retreat
at Prairie Du Chen several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Spensely, of
Chicago, arrived here Thursday to
see old friends of which they have
many. Both are native born Potos-
ians. Mrs. Spensely's maiden name,
was Mary Schneider. Mr.. Spensely
returned to Chicago Saturday; his
wife will remain here for some days
longer to complete her visit.
Miss Lottie Pluemer spent a few
DAYS last week with her friend, Miss
Minnie Longkamp, over in the town OF
Harrison.
Mrs. ]. j. StelpfIing has returned
from Cresco, Iowa, where she had been
called to the bedside of sick brother.
John Schaefer and family, and AL
bert Schaefer, of Cotton, South Da-
kota are here to see their mother, who
is seriously ill. All other members
of the family are summoned to her
bedside. as her passing away is but
a matter of few days.
Mss Minnie Longkamp, of Harrison,
is the guest of her friend, Miss Lot
tie Pluemer, in Tennyson.
Mrs. Geo. H. Lewis has returned
home from a visit with her aunt, Mrs.
j. p. Lewis, in Lancaster.
Miss Florence Schauer, of East Du-
buque, and Mrs. Maggie FoOly, of Du-
buque, visited here with relatives last
week.
The Dominican sisters of the st.
Andrews congregation, have returned
from their vacation.
Mrs August Palmer, of Gutenberg,
is visiting with relatives in Potosi and
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell and
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Galloway, and
little daughter, autoed to Boscobel
Saturday afternoon, to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Mr.. Richard Morris, of Pittsburg,
Kansas, arrived here Saturday for a
brief visit with his brother, Frank
and family.
The body of a Mexican section hand
was found on the Burlington track
near Blake, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yves LOngmier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Marker, Will Lesser, and
others, spent Sunday at the home of
Ben MarkuS, near Dubuque.
Mrs. Mary Huntimer, of Dell Rap
DIS, South Dakota, and daughters, Miss
es Serena and Ethel, nurses of st.
Mary's hospital, Rochester, Mimi, left
Monday for Dakota, after very pleas
ant two weeks visit at the GlennOn
home, and with other relatives in Po-
tosi and Lancaster.