Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-12
POTOsI.

We unintentionally omitted from
our notes last week that Clarence
Wright Of Portland, Ore, native Po-
tosian and son of the late Henry W.
and Mrs. Wright, spent few days in
Potosi shaking hands with old ac-
Quaintances and viewing old land
marks of interest to him and noting
the many improvements in and about
the place of his birth. It had been
thirty years since Mr. Wright was in
POtOsi. He had been in Baltimore on
business for an indefinite period and
on his return to his home at Port
land he could not resist stopping off
at Potosi to renew old acquaintance
and once more see his old native
place and everyone who knew Clar-
ence in the years gone by were more
than pleased to see him and he in
turn was delighted to see them The
Wright family when residents of Po-
tOsl were among our best people.
Don't forget the Red Cross supper
ct the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Cox
on Thursday evening, June 18th.
Preparations are being made to en-
terrain large crowd and a cordial
invitation is extended to everyone to
join in the festivity. Plenty of good
things to eat and social time is
guaranteed
Miss Viola Stoll and Miss Tilda
Mike have completed a term at the
La Crosse commercial school and are
at their homes for the summer va
cation.
VIM. Duve arrived home few days
ago from Cape May, New Jersey. He
has been discharged from the service
for physical disability.
John Harps went to Wheaton, MINI.
last Tuesday to look after his farm
ing interests there.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bauer and chill
dren of Galena, visited several days
last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Stohlmeyer in Tennyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Runkel attend
ed the Platteville Normal graduating
exercises last Thursday. Miss Clara
Runkel, their daughter, was one Of
the graduates. She has accepted a
position as teacher in the grammar e.
partment of the Potosi high school
for the ensuing term.
Walter and Oliver Schumacher and
sister Esther went down to Camp
Grant last Thursday afternoon for a
brief visit with their brother, Paul.
Miss Velma Scheffer of Eau Claire,
is visiting with her brother, Rev. FIR.
Scheffer and sister Ada.
Charlie Baumler is slowly improv
ing from his illness contracted in the
service at Camp Grant.
John D. Cenfield Jr., went to Min
neapolis, Saturday afternoon, to see
his father who is seriously i'll from
causes incident to old age.
The Misses Marie and Bertha
Schmitz, Clarence Zenz, Celestine
Kaltenbach and Alloys Brawner au-
toed over to Dubuque Friday.
Earl Campbell is here from Chica-
go visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Campbell.
Leo Buhser arrived home from
Camp Grant on Friday afternoon be-
ing honorably discharged from the
service for hernia Of some years.
standing.
Fox e Cenfield shipped two cars of
stock this week, one of hogs and one
of mixed COWS and calves.
The Red Cross dance given by the
prOprietOrs of the Potosi garage on
Friday evening was not so we'll at
tended as it should have Been al
though the evening was an ideal one.
However, the local auxiliary is $3.50
to the better. Mack's orchestra of
Bagley, were engaged to make the
music for the occasion but they fail
ed to put in an appearance. 1t is
certainly a fine orchestra to depend
on. Local music was called in and
the people proceeded to enjoy the
dance just as much as if the Bagley
orchestra had been present.
Through the courtesy of the Platte
vile Journal the people of Potosi are
now able to get the very latest war
news by phone which is a great con-