Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21
POTOSI.

Last week in our items sent to the
Herald we made mention that Mrs.
Frank Kaltenbach of San Francisco,
visited briefly with her sist~er-in-law,
Mrs. Katherine Thompson and her
niece, Mrs. j. A. Seaton. 1t was
printed Mr.. Frank Kaltenbach in
stead of Mrs. Mrs. Thompson is a
sister of Mr.. Kaltenbacn, not a sister
in-law.
The drive to raise none to help
the Salvation Army carry on war work
was on in the village last week. 1t is
a worthy cause and the people in
general willingly contributed to the
We haven't heard if similar
action is taken in the township or not
at least the writer has not been ap-
preached to contribute his little mite.
A very severe electrical storm with
high winds and heavy rain passed ov-
er; this region last Tuesday evening
and night doing considerable dam
age to grain in stacks and shocks.
Lightning struck a stack of oats at
the farm of Nm. Stoker consuming it
and but for the prompt arrival of
neighbors he would have lost his en-
tire crop of grain. The burning stack
was pulled away from the other
stacks thereby saving them. Light
ming struck in other parts of the
town doing but little damage.
During the severe hot weather P.
J. Stelpflug had valuable horse drop
dead in the harness. Joe has GER
tainly his share ofaill luck.
John Richter and wife of Patch
Grove, visited with relatives ,and
friends in Potosi a couple of days hast
week.
The Misses Viola Stoll and Tilda
Mike, graduates from a business col
lege at La Crosse, are employed as
stenographers by a large automobile
and garage firm at Hartford, Wis.
Mrs. Frank OFT is visiting with rel
atives and friends in and near Glass;
vile.
The V%ogelsberg garage has recent
ly sold two Elkhart cars, one to Frank
Kaeding and one to David Welsh.
Rudolph Schumacher, Earl Camp
bell and VIM Kerkenbush and Clar-
ence Powell went to Lancaster last
Wednesday morning and from there
the first three named were sent to
the auto mechanic school at Kansas
City and the latter named to the trade
school for auto work, ETC., at Peoria,
Ill.
Mrs. Oscar Seipp Of Dubuque, who
has been seriously i'll and at one time
her life despaired of at the home of
her mother in British Hollow, is re-
covering slowly and is in a fair way
Of being restored to her former good
health.
Word has been received here that
Eden Turner has been transferred
from FIT. Stevens, Ore, to. Camp Mills,
Long Island, N. Y.
No trace as yet has been found of
Dave Welsh's car that was stolen in
Dubuque two weeks ago.
The oil sprinkler is here and the
streets of the village of Potosi except
East street are being oiled.
The island road from Grant river
bridge to the Mississippi river is be-
ing repaired, partly by subscription !
and partly by the town.
John Zenz and son Harry, Doc Ken
nedy and Thomas Woodhouse of
Bloomington, were in Potosi Thurs
day and while here bought a consid-
cradle number of pounds of Channel
catfish from Tony Udelhofen. Doc
Kennedy was here on professional
business. ~t " =
Mrs. VIM. Spensely of Chicago, is
visiting at the Nick Schumacher
home and will visit with other friends
in Potosi before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. H. Runkel and son
Percy and daughter Clara left by au-
to Wednesday morning for German
town, Wis, to visit Mr.. RunkeTs birth
place. They will also visit at Maus-
ton, Camp Robinson, Sparta and other
points before returning home. They
expect to be gone a week or more.
Joseph Wagner with wife and two
children of North Buena Vista, Ia,
visited with his brother Nick and wife
in Tennyson a couple of days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s.. ]. Hinson and Mrs.
Mann of Platteville, were guests at
the Wilmott home in Tennyson, Sun
day.
Announcement of the approaching
marriage of Mr.. Ray Fine and Miss
Leola Abiding was made in st. An
drews Catholic church Sunday.
Walter Schumacher wants to sell
his residence in south part of town.