Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
AROUND THE COUNTY
ITEMS OF GENERAL AND LOCAL
INTEREST WRITTEN ESPECI-
ALLY FOR THE HERALD
POTOSI


to 5.
Miss Maggie Stohlmeyer who under
went an operation for appendicitis
at Mercy hospital in Dubuque couple
OF weeks ago, returned nome much
improved in health
Stock shipments from Potosi last
week were. Fox and Cenield, 5 cars
hogs; Bob Travis, cars hogs; Thos.
Vannatta, one car; Clay Knapp, one
car; John Lowry, one car; Droesler &
Burgraff one car.
A shooting match Of some proper
ton will take place in Tennyson.
Saturday, Dec 22 Turkeys. geese.
ducks, chickens and clay pigeons, will
be plentiful for the amusement of all
who come
The stores in Potosi, Tennyson and
British Hollow have fine displays of
holiday goods and are enjoying a re-
markedly good trade. In Potosi Satur-
, day, the stores were so crowded with
! people that it was almost impossible
to get waited on.
GLEN HAVEN
Miss Myrtle Barr spent Sunday in
Prairie du Chen
Fred Schwerin was up from Cass-
vile, Sunday. He leaves this week for
Chicago thence to Camp Johnson,
Jacksonville, Fla, at which camp he
will enter training school for enlist
ed men OF the quartermaster's enlist
ed reserve corps He enlisted last
! April
Mrs. G. NJ Orr spent Sunday in Cass-
vile at the home of her sister, Mrs
VIM. Klinkhammer.
The following attended the Stock
IchT II o.
Mutt and Clarence, VIM. Forck, Chas.
Hampton, T. S. Metcalf, Bert Chandler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schriener, TheO.
! Sieman and others.
Teams from Gutenberg have been
crossing on the ice for over a week
In some places the ice is reported to
! be eight inches thic.-
Jake Noble went to ST. Paul, Tues
day, to enlist but failed to pass. Willis
Knox went to Lancaster and Madison
last week for the same purpose but
met with the same result.
NORTH LANCASTER
Mrs. Fred Schloesser and little Doro-
thy, were weekend guests at the Aug
ust Brandt home at Fennimore.
Irwin Vesperman and family were
Sunday guests at John Diesel's home
christmas program is being pre-
pared to be given at the Mt Zion
church, Saturday night,
Doris Huff and Barbara Schloesser-
visited over night with heir friend,
Elizabeth Weist, Sunday.
Wesley Walker has purchased the
H. Fitzgerald property just north of
town
! a most pleasant evening the guests
wished the Knoke's much prosperity
in their new home.
HILLAND HOLLOW
1 Julius Christensen and Peter Bern
dt went to Camp Grant, Thursday, to
see Walter Hirsch. They found all the
boys in the best of spirits, planning on
coming home some time during the
holidays. On their way home Mr.
Berndt and Mr.. Christianson stopped
in Madison and went through the CAPT
tai and visited the farm. They return.
ed home Saturday evening.
The Busy Bees will meet with Misses
Alma and Leila Berndt, Thursday at
/ ternoon.
Sunday visitors: Peter Berndt and
thaler and Harold at Henry Hartline's;
Richard Bennett and family at Fl.
Eastmans; Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Christ
Jansen and Raymond at Anton Chist-
iansen's Mr. and Mrs Mike Funk and
Charley Funk and family at Henry
Krepfle's
FIVE POINTS
Mrs. Oliver Jones spent Sunday with
her parents at Beetown.
Geo. Harasha sawed wood last week.
| Joe Kern and wife have moved back
/ to the farm from Lancaster.
Mrs. Geo. Leibfried spent Sunday
afternoon at Will Keehner's.
Chris Nelson's moved to Lancaster,
Saturday. We are sorry to lose such
good neighbors, but we wish them sue
cess in their new home
Lester Pierce an dwife returned Fri
/ day from up north where they were
looking for land
BEETOWN
A large crowd attended the old
folks dance last Friday night and all
had fine time. A load Of thirteen
people from Cassyille faced the cold
weather and attended
All neighbors of Evelyn camp, No.
1882 are requested to be present at
the meeting to be held Saturday night,
Dec %, as it is for election of officers
Oracle, Stella Auel.
There was a farewell party at the
Harley Freye home last Thursday
I night in honor of Chas. Rogers and
wife, who left this week for Mt Hope,
where Charles has charge of the
creamery there
A reception was held Tuesday of
this week, in honor Of Lloyd Duncan
and wife, at the home of Jas. Frank
land.
Adam Jamison wrote his people that
he had enlisted in the navy and ex-
pected to be home for Christmas.
Lulu Gates spent the last week with
Mrs. John Taylor
The. Baptist Ladies aid will hold a
bake sale also apron and some rum