Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-10
P0TOS| MAN GOES
To zERLAND
EUGENE KELLER DEPARTED LAST
WEEK FOR LAND or BIRTH.
NHERITS ESTATE.
REQUEST TO ST. ANDREWS.
E. NJ. Wilmo1t. Editor.

| E. M. Wilmott, Editor.
Eugene Keller departed Friday for
visit with his mother in his native
country OF Switzerland. 1t is thir-
| teen years since Mr.. Keller came to
! the United States. His father died a
lew years ago leaving a large and
valuable estate. The mother having
enough for her future needs is desir-
Gus that her children, all of whom
are OF age, be allotted their portion OF
the estate. In compliance to her
wishes Mr.. Keller makes the trip. He
! expects to be gone two months.
Two large statues of the Angel
Gabrielle with trumpets mounted on
two massive cement columns each 10
, feet high adorns the gateway entrance
OF the new st. Andrews cemetery
which adds much to the appearance
of the cemetery. This beautiful i'm
proyement cost approximately 500 and
provement cost approximately $500
and was donated by Mr. and Mrs P j.
Stelpfiug.
Twin boys were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Duve Monday morning,
Dec. s. One died shortly after birth.
1t is not too late yet to do your
Christmas shopping. The stores are
full of pretty and useful articles suit
able for presents. Shop early and
get the first pick.
A list of names of all individuals in
this community who filed income tax
returns in the Office of Internal Rev
enue Collector Williams at Madison,
covering the preceding year is now
posted in the postoffice. See if your
name is there
E. NJ Wilmott, justice of the peace
and notary public in Potosi filed 6S
! applications for hunting licenses and
% applications for trapping licenses
with the county clerk this fall. This
is the largest number OF applications
! he has ever taken in any one season
! heretofore
! The Misses Bertha Schmitz and Mil
! dred OFT after spending Thanksgiving
week with their respective parents re-
| turned to the La Crosse normal last
Sunday afternoon.
| Robert Glennon and Fred Kern at
| tended to business matters in Du-
/ huque Thursday.
| Mrs. John Marshall and two chill
! dren of Chicago are guests at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Pape.
| Mrs Frank Haas had the misfor-
tune to accidentally fall one dav last
week and suffered fractured rib
Miss Matilda Mike anu little me-
phew, Kenneth Grosser, after a pleas
/ ant visit at the Aug Mike home re-
turned to Cresco, Ia, last Monday.
Albert Duve, proprietor of the Po-
I tosi garage, has secured the contract
for the sale of Ford cars in this vi
entity for the coming season
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Galloway have
ceased hotel business and have taken
/ apartment rooms in the Mrs. Geo. H.
Lewis residence, Mrs. Lewis having
gone to California This move leaves
the Commercial hotel without a ten
ant at least for the present. There is
a good opportunity here for a live
and competent hotel man and woman
to lease the hotel and it is hoped
that some such will take hold of it.
Mrs. Henry Blindert after visiting
her daughter and other relatives at
Salem, S. D., returned home last
Wednesday.
The walls of the Seaton and OFT
buildings are about completed and
ready for the roofs The brick mas
ons were handicapped with the cold
weather but kept at the work even
to working on Sundays.
I When opening a crate containing
two large plate glass windows for
the OFT building one was found brok-
en- entailing considerable loss to
the contractors. Whether it was brok-
en- intransit or after delivered here
is vet unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Bell and aunt,
Mrs. Geo. H. Lewis, departed last
| Wednesday for Berkeley, Calf.
The old time Potosi friends of Ed
ward Pollock of Lancaster were very
sorry to hear of his death. Mr.. Pol
lock when in his prime was one of
the most brilliant and fearless news
! paper writer's in the state, His edi-
torials were eagerly looked for and
/ read with deep interest.
Harry Pluemer and sister Mabel
were shoppers in Dubuque last Tues
day.
Henry Korber has sold his farm
east of the village to John Mulve-
HILL Mr.. Korber will remove to Lam
caster in the early spring.
Mrs. E. ]. Webb and daughter Helen
and Mrs. j. r. Campbell were shop
pers in Dubuque the latter part OF
last week
Mrs. P. E. Rethwisch entertained a
number of friends at a social party at
her home in the south part day last
week.
The Misses Nellie Clark and Ethel
! Schumacher did shopping in. Du-
| buque Saturday.
| Ben Webster and Jim Dolan of
| Platteville were in Potosi Friday in
the interest of the five million dollar
county bond issue.
Fr. Scheffer who was named as
committeeman for the town of Po-
| tosi on the proposed bond issue for
reasons best known to himself has
declined service
Esther, the 8-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kisting of Ten
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