Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-15
POTOSI.

E. NJ. Wilmott has returned from
Chicago where he had a pleasant Wis
it with his son, Edward, and family
and with daughter-in-law Mrs. H. F.
WilmOtt, and daughter Henrietta.
The people of ST. Andrews congre-
cation with the cooperation of the
people from all parts of town, will
entertain with a most sumptous ban
quet in Tennyson Thursday evening,
May 23rd. Preparations are being
made to make this the greatest event
OF the season, surprising anything
heretofore attempted. Supper begin
ming at 5 o'clock and continuing
throughout the night will be served
in the new and commodiOus dining
hall recently completed at a cost of
upwards Of $1,000, affording ample
room for many tables At 8 o'clock
in the evening a comedy will. be pre-
sented by home talent in the paroch-
ial hall which will be one Of the feat
ures Of the entertainment. A move
will be made to have prominent speak
ers to deliver addresses. The Potosi
band will be present to enliven the
occasion with music. Many other
features Of entertainment will not be
lacking. the proceeds of
this grand occasion will be devoted
to the Red Cross cause and everyone
is cordially asked to do their bit to
boom this undertaking
E. M. WilmOtt, chairman for the
town and village of Potosi, has been
notified by the chairman Of the Am
e1ican Red Cross, Grant county chap
ter, that the executive committee for
the second war fund campaign has
figurd outthe'q quota for Potosi village
and township as $1,700. This is a
large sum to be raised in the short
space of time, May 20 to 81. Mr.. Will
mott has appointed solicitors for the
campaign in ach school district as
follows: for dist. No. 1, village of Po-
tosi, s. A. Thomas, r. w. Glennon, G..
J. RagatZ, Mrs. J. B. Key, Mrs. H. E.
Coons, Miss Ethel Schumacher; dist
No. 2, Mrs. JOS. Pink, Miss Matte
Ehlen, John McKelvey, Chris Koeller;
dist. No. 3, J. F. Walsh, Mrs Eliza
beth Weber, Mrs. VIM. Pluemer; dist
No. 4, p. j. Blindert, Leo Lesser, Mrs.
JOS. Fine, Mrs. John Cenfield; dist.
No. 5, Mrs. Jacob Bonn, Miss Lille
Cox, Harry J. Case, Ora Irish; dist.
No. 6, H. B. Uppena, Thos. H. Car
thew, Mrs. Walter Kuster, Mrs Louis
Wolf; dist No. Z, Mrs. John Peterson,
Leopold Seng, Henry J. Schmitz;
dist. No. 8, w. F. Westing, G. G.. Hamp-
ton, Mrs. Louis Roesch, Mrs. Max Pa
gel; dist. No. 10, Mrs. Albert Richter,
Miss Elma Kaeding; it. dist No. /,
for that part lying in the town of Po-
tosi, John MEME, Henry Hoffmeister,
Mrs. Henry Abiding; it. dist. No. 8,
for that part lying in the town of Po-
tosi, G. A. Bryhan, Chas. Bailey 1t
is duty incumbent upon all persons
here named to thoroughly canvas
their districts and make the second
Red Cross war fund a success
Pledge cards and printed matter will
be furnished each district in a few
days!
Miss Leila Turner, daughter Of Mrs
Frank Turner, residing in the west
part of Potosi, came to the village
with her brother to attend church
last Sunday week and took suddenly
i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs. AL
fred Andetat. DR.. Sewers was called
in and later Drs. Hancock and Lee of
Dubuque, without beneficial results.
Wednesday morning DR.. Cunningham
of Platteville, was called and said that
she was afflicted with appendicitis
and that an immediate operation was
necessary to save her life DR. Cum
ningham and Hancock performed the
operation, discovering ruptul ed APP
pendiX with other complications. The
young lady was a trif1e better Satur-
day but is in a serious condition.
The many friends of R. H. Durley of
PotOSi are pleased to hear that he
has announced himself a candidate
for til office of sheriff on the Repub-