Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
POTOSI,

POTOST,
Branch No 252, Catholic Knights of
Wisconsin, Of the st. Thomas con-
gregation of Potosi, recently elected
their officers tor 1918 as follows:
Pres, Jas. II. Glennon; Vice Pres,
Cornelius Doser; Rec Sec, Robert
w. Glennon; Financial Sec, Joseph
Pink; Treas, Rudolph Schumacher;
Sentinel, j. A. Wunderlin; color
bearer, VIM. j. Welsh; Asst. color
bearer, Thos Ehlen; trustees, Matt
Flesch, JOS. Reynolds and Henry Rey-
nolds; Rep. to state council. r. W.
Glennon; Alternate, Patrick McLaugh-
lin.
Warren Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M, at
their meeting Saturday evening elect
ed the following officers for the en-
suing year: w. NJ, r. H. Durley; S.
W., P. e. Rethwitsch; ]. w, w. A.
Schumacher; Treas, P. B. Runkel;
S. D.. Arthur Ringland; J. D., Gus
tav Schaal; Tyler, Chris Keehner;
Secretary, e. A. Berge.
Miss Pearl Beier goes to Savanna,
Ill, for a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Ruby Meier and family.
Mr. J. w. Bradley, an aged man
living below British Hollow, fell a
few days ago and severely injured his
left leg.
Mrs. Flora HinsOn and husband of
Platteville, and Sam Wilmott of the
village, spent Christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Wilmott,
and sister, Eva.
Charley Baumler and Leo Schwind
spent Christmas in Potosi and return
ed to Camp Grant Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Lille Stohlmeyer, employed at
the Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque,
spent Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stohlmeyer.
Miss Ethel Thomas, a teacher in
the Lancaster high school, is spend
ing her holiday vacation at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Thorn
as.
Charley Vogelsberg made a trip
to Camp Grant last Wednesday.
Geo. A. Schumacher, employed in
the G. M. & st. P Ry shops at Sa-
wanna Ill, was up to spend Christmas
with his parents. Work is so rushing
at the shops that a lay off of two
days was all he could get.
Gus Lau, a practical barber, has
taken charge Of the Baumler barber
shop.
Mrs Frank Morris received a let
ter from her son, Harold Osborn,
saying that he is in France with the
U. S. Engineer Corps. Harold had
not been heard from for several
months. He was then in New York.
Mrs August Mike has gone for
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Grosser, at Blooming Prairie, Mimi.
Oscar Schumacher, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Schumacher, has enlist
ed in the navy and is now in train
ing at the Great Lakes Training Sta
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Gerhard came
over from Benton and enjoyed Christ
mas dinner with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph StoH.
Miss Margaret Doser came from
Lancaster and spent Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
DoseT
Albert Schaefer arrived from Colt
on, S. D., last Thursday for a visit
with his brother, Frank, and sister,
Minnie.
Mr. Otto Runkel of Cornell Wis,
is a guest Of his brother, T. H. Runk-
ell, and family.
Mrs. Joseph Stoll got away from
her household duties last Friday and
went to Glen Haven for a few days
visit with her sister, Mrs. Kate Gogel.
Mr.. G. H. Edwards and family of
La Crosse, were guests of J. H. Coons
and family for week. Mr. Edwards
and Mrs Coons are brother and sis
ter.
1t was George Meier and not Geo.
Miller who was elected treasurer of
the POtOsi Nest of Orioles.
The second announcement of the
approaching marriage of Mr.. Anthony
Averkamp and Miss Katherine Reuter-
both Of the town of Paris, was made
from the altar of ST. Andrews church,
Sunday. The bride-to-be is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Joseph Reuter-,
we'll known in Potosi.
BLOOMINGTON.
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