Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-06-27
AROUND THE COUNTY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
CULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONTRIBUTED.
POTOSI

The saloons have applied to and
have been granted licenses by the vii
lage board of trustees and a like mum
Der have been granted licenses by the
town board Of supervisors. In the vii
lage the saIoonkeepers must each pay
$500 for license which is $500 in ex-
cess Of the amount heretofore paid.
In the township the license remains
the same, 500 as was decreed by a
majority of the voters at a special
election held last September.
Matthias Lorang Jr., Of Platteville,
and Miss Josephine Seipker of the
town Of Harrison, were married by
Rev. Father Scheffer at st. Andrews
church, Tuesday morning, June 10.
Mrs. Maggie Friesen, after a brief
visit with relatives and friends in
Tennyson, returned to her home at
Faribault, Mimi, Tuesday morning.
Mrs. T. F. Orion of Lancaster, Wis
tied a few days in the village with
her brother, S. A. Thomas, and fam
lily.
Miss Julia Thomas of Duluth, Mimi,
is the guest of relatives and friends
in the village.
c. M. Calvert, Frank Tenant, H.
Henkel, John Decker, Phil Goldstein
and Henry Henkel of Lancaster, were
in POtosi last Tuesday.
Miss Helen Schiffman has gone for
a three weeks visit with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Flesch,
in the town of Liberty.
Jake Udelhofen, Joe Vogelsberg
and son, Grover, autoed to Dubuque
last Tuesday.
t. H. Runkel, S. A. Thomas and H.
E. Coons were in Prairie du Chen a
few days last week attending the an
nual sale of unclaimed freight of the
c. M. & st. P. Railway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Stoll were in Du-
buQue, Thursday.
Rev y. w. Phillips and family have
arrived here from Sabula, Ia, and are
occupying the Congregational parson-
age. Rev. Phillips will in the future
fill the pulpit of the Congregational
church.
Mrs. Augusta Cowley of st. Paul,
is visiting with her sisters, Mesdames
II. i. Webb, JOS. OFT and +. D, Dur
ley. She is accompanied by her son.
Leonard, and niece Hazel FRANKIE.
Ell. Mclean of Dubuque, who has
the contract to build the large store
building for the T. H. RunkeI Com
pany, has force Of men at work put
ing IN the concrete walls for the base
ment.
Editor Kessler of the Lancaster
Teller, was in Potosi, THURSDAY.
Atty. Geo. B. Clementson of Ian
caster, passed through Potosi Friday
afternoon enroute to Prairie du Chen
on legal business.
Mrs. Henry Vogelsberg and daugh-
ter OF Sioux City, Ia, are visiting rel
atlves and friends in the village.
L. G. Edwards was in Chicago a.
few days last week to consult spe-
clalist for rheumatism which disease
ne is sorely afflicted with.
Fritz Kern has laid the foundation
Tor new cottage he intends building
ON a lot opposite the st. Thomas par
sonage
Leo Wiedman, a young farmer. had
the misfortune to lose a valuable
horse last week.
Harry Grosser returned from Sas-
katchewan, Can, Thursday and has
taken position as fireman on the
Burlington.
See Sam Zaharos ad in another
column. He wants 100000 pounds of
old iron.
The Potosi and Louisburg ball mines
crossed bats on the Potosi diamond
Sunday afternoon resulting in a score
OF to in favor of Potosi.
Miss Ethel Thomas has returned
home from the University at Appleton
having completed her studies at that
institution.
Remember that the dates for the
Soldiers Reunion at Potosi are June
9th and 28th.