Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-02
POTOsI.


Another historical old building in
Potosi has been removed and nothing
remains but the stone foundation to
mark the place where much business
was done in the pioneer days of Po-
tosi. The two story brick building
down in the Van Buren, annex has
been torn down and the brick is be-
ing carted to the farm of Andrew
Ames two miles east of the depot to
whom the same were sold by the pres
ent owner. Mrs. Willmers. This
building was erected by Richard Will
mers in 1912 and for many years was
occupied by him as a grocery store
and saloon and was much frequented
by the many hunters Of the early days
passing to and fro from the river.
Prior to Mr.. Willmer's marriage the
second story of the building was in
one large room and was used as a
public hall for dances, shows and
other amusements OF similar kind.
Among the many small shows COM
ing to Potosi in those early days was
one given by Dan Rice who in later
years became the famous clown and
circus manager Dan came here in
ucated pig and gave slight of hand ex
hibitions. He raked in many quar-
ters and dimes but after the show he
got into a poker game and lost all
of his earnings. Being stranded he
skipped out pig and all and left the
late Celestine Kaltenbach who was
then a hotel keeper, in the lurch for
his hotel bill This bill was later paid
MI orn M
Wilmer the second story room OF
the building was converted into liv-
ing rooms and occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Willmers to the time OF their
deaths many years ago. In later
wears the lower rooms were made IN
to living rooms and the entire build
ing was occupied by Richard VIII
mer Jr. and family and by his widow
and children until the walls of the
old building began to crumble and
had to be vacated.
Clarence Powell arrived home We'd
nesday from Camp Dix, n ]. having
been discharged.
Mrs. P. Joseph Stelpfug went to
the MAYO hospital at Rochester last
Tuesday for further treatment. This
makes the seventh trip the lady has
made to this hospital.
Mrs. D. P. Brown left her home
here for a brief period and went to
Chicago Tuesday afternoon leaving
her little son Bruce with his grand
parents. Mrs. and Mrs. ]. P. Pluemer.
The basket social given by the
teacher and pupils of school dist. No.
5 last Monday evening was decided
success financially and otherwise.
Celestine Elskamp has advised his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Els
kamp, that he has landed safely from
overseas and expects to soon be home.
The Stoll & Hurst garage sold new
Ford cars last week to Louis Uppena,
DR.. Mecum and Ed Reuter-.
John ]. Pluemer and family were
guests at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Weber last Sunday week.
Mrs. John Jentges is visiting at the
Geo. Battle home in Lancaster.
A large crowd attended the Farm
ers' Square Deal Coop. Creamery Co.
meeting in Tennyson last Tuesday
evening and admitted two new mem
bers
George Stoll has sold his Ford car
to Will Zenz.
Mrs, Mark Carmody and daughter
Charlotte OF Lance ster, spent few
days last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. p Pluemer.
Dr. Harris who has been located
here since DR.. Bowers removed has
looked up another location at some
point in Iowa and expects to soon
leave Potosi. He thinks the field too
small for two doctors but DR.. Mecum
doesn't think so.
Little Marvin Tobin, who during
the serious illness of his mother has
been living with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Pluemer, has been
taken to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alloys Patzner are re-
joicing over the arrival of a baby bow.
Mrs. L. G. Edwards is confined to
her home with an attack of pneumon-
ia. Dr. Mecum is attending to her
and a trained nurse from Dubuque is
in attendance.
Mrs. Will Lesser and son Claude
were callers in Lancaster last Fri
day.
August Mike has purchased the
chris keehner farm of 60 acres ak
acres are in the town of Potosi and
10 acres in the village. We under
stand that Mr.. Mike will reside on
this farm and that his son Fred will
operate the home farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Kerkenhusb 10
Gently received a letter from thar
son Joseph Written at Rordo1Uw
france In which says he exnacts