Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

OCCuTF6u IdSI MONDAY morning. Inc
adjusting company represented all the
fire insurance companies that were
interested in the losses, excepting the
Bloomington Mutual of Bloomington,
Wisconsin, where losses were adjust
ed by Mr.. Abrams. The losses were
adjusted in satisfactory manner to
all of the losers. AS near as we can
ascertain the losses were as follows:
Village, on hall building, $4,000, in
sured $4,000.
Fl. e. Coons, stock hardware, 49,
500, insured, $4,000.
: s. Coons, on building, $1,000, in
SUI od $4,000
\ Ii. Maah's, on buildings, $4,000,
in ca $1,000.
A. Ii. Runkel, general merchandise,
$500, insured, $4,000.
Nj s. G. H. Lewis, building, $4,000,
insured, $4,000.
These are the losses in the fire row,
the buildings, except Maahs' livery
barn were all of frame construction.
Much damage was done to the brick
block across the street, all of the large
plate glass fronts and window glass
in the second stories Of the buildings
were destroyed by the heat, and much
damage done to galvanized iron corn
ices, window frames, doors and frames,
by being scorched and paint blistered.
The losses on this side of the street
were as follows:
Glennon & Co., on store building.
$500, insurance, 5000.
State bank building, 5000, insurance,
$4,000
JOS. Vogelsberg, building, $500, in
surance $4,000
L. G. Edwards, building and stock,
$500, insurance $500.
w. ]. Welch, building, $500, insur-
ance $4,000
Some minor damage was done to
the drug store and postoffice build
ing and to the rear of R. H. DurIey's
building. Mr.. Durley sustained a
loss of $500 on his large new ice house
with small insurance.
The origin of the fire has been Civ
en- in detail by the newspapers, and
we do not feel like adding more than
what has been published
The central telephone operator kept
the wires hot in calling for aid and
in an amazingly short time the village
was filled with people from the coun-
try who rendered all aid possible to
fight the fire and to save such goods
as could be saved Great praise is
due to the ladies' bucket brigade for
valiant service carrying water buckets
in each hand, climbing stairs to save
the business center of the village from
total destruction. The owners of
buildings in the fire section that are
not destroyed can feel thankful to the
ladies and all others for their tireless
efforts to save their property.
w. A. Lesser has purchased the Carl
Fritz residence on North street Con-
sideration, $500.
Hundreds of people came to Potosi
last week to view the results of the
destructive fire.
Mr.. Reiner Alderman of Cassville,
visited with his daughters, Mesdames
Chris Schaefer and Joe Brake.
Mr. and Mrs John Gogel of Glen
Haven, visited at the Joe Ston home,
Saturday and Sunday.
Little Adolph, the two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Longmeir is very
seriously i'll with typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. William Maahs, the liveryman,
is building a temporary shed on East
street opposite the Ostermier hotel to
house his horses for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher
will leave next Sunday afternoon to
spend the winter at Los Angeles and
other points of interest in California.
Mrs. Frank Morris left Friday after
noon for Pittsburgh, Kansas, called
there by the serious illness of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Richard Morris.
H. E. COons, who lost his entire
stock of heavy and shelf hardware,
will shortly re-engage in the business,
having secured a room in the G. A. r.
building.
U1loS 0CISN1GNG GuUJI1GE OIL POCOSl,
and Mr.. Gerhard Kaiser of the town
of Jamestown, will be married at st.
Thomas Catholic church Thanksgiv-
ing day, Thursday, Nov Both.
B. ]. Lowrey, of Michigan, former
editor Of the Herald and A. L. Sher-
man, present editor, shook hands with
friends in POtOsi, Friday and Incl
dentally viewed the fire ruins.
Mrs. Mary Gogel of Salem, South
Dakota, is visiting with her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Stoll and other relatives
in this city Her husband, Mr.. Fred
GOgel, joined her here Saturday and
will visit for about a week
A rag carpet sewing social will be
held at the British Hollow school
house, Thursday evening, Nov. 23rd.
Everybody are cordially invited Re-
freshments will be served. Come on,
bring your rags and have a good time.