Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-05
AROUND THE COUNTY
.POTOsI.

an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Joseph Brake spent New Years
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reiner Alderman in Cassville.
Henry ScholI of Rockville, Iowa,
was a guest of relatives in Tennyson
and vicinity last week.
Albert Schaefer of Cotton, South
Dakota, is visiting here with his broth
er Frank and other relatives.
The firm of Haley & Edwards of
Lancaster, spent a few hours in Poto-
ST, Saturday.
Howard Schroeder, clerk at the Nc
Farland drug store in Dubuque, spent
New Years with his mother in Po-
tosi.
Miss Salma Scheffer of Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, is visiting with her broth
er. Rev. Father Scheffer and sister,
Miss Ada.
William Hoffman and daughter, Mrs.
Kane of Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
Canada, are in Potosi visiting among
numerous relatives.
Nick Klein came up from Texas last
week for a brief visit with his moth
er. Mrs. Emma Klein and sisters and
brothers. !.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vogelsberg, landlady
OF the Commercial hotel visited last
week with her mother and other rel
atiYes in Cassville.
Mrs. P. H. Roser and little son,
spent a pleasant Christmas week with
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anderson in Dubuque.
Mrs. Ruby Meier and baby of Belle
vue. Iowa, are guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Beier and other rel
atiyes.
Mrs. Joseph Hazel and daughter of
WaIlhalla. North Dakota, arrived here
Saturday morning for an extended
visit with her brothers, John and
George Baumler.
Kern and Hymer will have another
car of shelled corn on track here in
a few days. Parties wanting corn will
do well by placing their orders with
them at an early date.
Mrs. Joseph Scholl and son Leo, are
guests of her sisters, Mrs. Frank
Longmier and other relatives and
friends in Tennyson and vicinity. Their
home is IL Rockville, Iowa.
Frank Ostermier returned home
Friday from a very pleasant visit with
his sisters, Mrs. RObt Kane at Brook
field, South Dakota, and Mrs.Verne
Brownie at Maiden Rock, Wisconsin.
Our genial old friend, Frank Philips
is among the many victims of the la
grippe now prevailing to an alarming
extent in this vicinity. He was con-
fined to his home, but is now some bet
ter.
The many friends of Mike Roser,
who is at Mercy hospital in Dubuque
suffering from a badly fractured arm
will be pleased to hear that he is
getting along nicely and will soon be
able to return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Edwards enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hymer and
family at Christmas dinner, and in
turn Mr. and Mrs. Hymer entertained
Dir. and Mrs Edwards at a New Years
supper. There is nothing like be-
ing neighbOrly.
Town Treasurer z. NJ Wilmott gives
notice that the tax roll for the town of
Potosi for the year 1915 is in his hands
for collection and that the taxes
charged therein are subject to payment
at his Office at any time prior TO or
upon the 31st day of January, 1916.
The order of Eastern Star at a
meeting recently held, elected the fol-
lowing officers: W. NJ, Mrs. Mabel
SeatOn; w. p, S. A. Thomas; A. NJ,
Julia Keehner; secretary, Mary Sea-
ton; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Keen
ner; conductor, Ruth Galloway; assist
ant conductor, Carrie Buss.
Warren lodge No. 4, F and A. NJ.
held their installation last Monday
evening and partOOk of a banquet fol-
lowing the work. The officers install
ed were: r. III. Durley, w. NJ; p. E.
Rethwitsch, S. W.; Walter Schumach-
er, J. w; treasurer, P. T. Runkel; sec
rotary, S. A. Thomas, S. d., Charles
Koglesberg, ]. D., AdOlph Schumach-
err; S s., Albert Richter, ]. s., ]. R.
Campbell; Tyler, E. A. Berge.
Mrs. Margaret O'Brien, an old and
highly respected pioneer resident of
Potosi died at the home of her son-in-
law, Frank Doser, Saturday morning
at 8 o'clock, her death being caused
By pneumonia, with which she was
stricken only a few days before death.
She was born in Ireland, SO years
ago. She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Frank Doser, and several grand
children. The funeral was held Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
residence to st. Thomas church and
burial was made in the old Catholic
cemetery.