Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-27
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Mrs. Sam Buacher has been very i'll
the past week with a serious attack
of pleurisy.
Walter Schumacher, village treas
urer, will begin collecting the village
taxes on or about Jan. 4.
Mr. p ]. Blindert of British Hollow.
lost valuable horse from lockjaw
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Hinson of Platte
vile ate Christmas dinner with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Wilmott
in Tennyson.
Miss Stella Pluemer was shopping
in Dubuque last Wednesday, and like
wise returned on the belated mid
night train.
Tony, the Convict" a drama, will
be presented by home talent at the
St. Andrews parochial school hall on
Thursday evening, Dec. %.
Mrs. Horace Marvin >of Jackson,
Mich, is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
d. G. Seaton and other relatives in
the village.
Rev. Father Prucha was celebrant of
the high mass at the celebration of
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Be-
hemian church Of Prairie du Chen.
E. M. Wilmott and son, Sam, went to
Dubuque last Wednesday afternoon re-
turning, on the midnight train, which,
by the way, arrived at Potosi at a..
m
Miss Ethel Thomas, student at the
Lawrence university, at Appleton,
Wisconsin,, came home Friday to spend
her holiday vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Thomas.
Mr.. William Hoffman and family,
OF Swift River, Saskatchewan, arrived
a few days ago for an indefinite visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Hoffman.
Charles Ward, for the past four
months employed by the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co., at Detroit, Mich,
came home Saturday morning to spend
the holidays with his family.
Four freight cars jumped the track
just below the Potosi depot Satur-
day afternoon, and in consequence
traffic on the road was delayed for a
few hours.
Mrs John Kading was very agree
ably surprised last Monday evening
when a number of friends and neigh
bOrs invaded her home and congratu-
lated her on her birthday.
The local Nest of Orioles have elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, William Stark: vice
president, John Schumacher; past
president, M. B. Elskamp; warden, E.
Flesch; chaplain, Jake Udelhofen;
secretary Paul Schumacher; financial
secretary, Paul Schumacher; treasur-
err, George Meier; marshal, Nick Tow
hig; first sentinel, Anton Schaefer;
second sentinel, Killian Stockert;
trustees, Frank Doser, Robert Travis,
Alphonse Schreier.
The st. Thomas congregation OBJ
served their Patron Saints day with
the usual imposing ceremonies. Rev.
Father Prucha was assisted in the SER
vices by Fathers Scheffer, of st. An
drew's congregation; Rumpelhart, of
Dickeyville, and Condor, of La Crosse
Father Prucha officiated at the six
o'clock mass. Father Scheffer at the
o'clock mass, Father Rumpelhart at
the o'clock mass and Father Condan
at the 10 o'clock mass, at the conclus-
ion OF the last mass Father Condor
in eloquent language delivered a very
beautiful sermon. He dwelt chiefly up
on the life and career of st. Thomas
and kept his hearers in rapt attention
The st. Andrews branch of Catho-
lie knights of Wisconsin at a recent
meeting made several changes in their
selection Of officers for the ensuing
year. Mr.. H. B. Uppena, who for many
years served with efficiency as presi-
dent Of the branch, is succeeded by
Mr.. P. j. Stelpfug. Mr.. Anizet Lieb-
fried succeeds Mr.. j. J. Duve as treas
urer, and Mrs. Lizzie Weber succeeds
Mr.. Henry Simon as financial secre-
tary The officers of the branch now
as follows: P. j. Stelpfug, president;
Frank Haser, vice president; Ben
Reuter- cor. sec; Mrs. Lizzie Weber,
financial secretary; Anizet Liebfried,
treasurer; VIM Zenz, marshal; Leo.
thinner, assistant marshal; Joseph J.
Gerhard, banner carrier Trustee for
three years, Peter Simon.