Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-17
EARLIEST FREEZE
IN FORTY YEARS
BIG RIVER CLOSED FROM BANK
TO BANK ON DEC. H. ICE
HARVEST SOON.
POTOSI SCRIBE NOTES.
E. M. Wilmott, Editor.

E. NJ Wilmott, Editor.
The Mississippi river completely
froze over Dec II with ice from
three to five inches thick This is the
first time the river has been COM
pleteIy frozen over so early in the
winter for over 40 years. With the
continuous cold weather the ice must
now be nine or ten inches thick and
of exceptional quality. Preparations
will soon be made for the harvest
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner of this place
has received the sad news of the death
of her mother, Mrs. Rachel Elwell,
which occurred in England Oct 9th,
1919, aged SO years. She was born
in Ohio in 1880 and came to Wiscon-
sin in early days and with her husband
the late James Elwell, lived in the
town of Waterloo in Grant county for
many years. Some years ago she went
to Belgium with her daughter, Lola
who was for a number of years a
nurse at Battle Creek, Mich, san
itarium. During the troublesome
war times in Belgium they were COM
Elwen died and was buried Besides
her daughter, Mrs. Turner, she leaves
many other relatives in this coun-
try to mourn her departure from
earth.
Train No. 40 due here at 1855 a. M.
and train No. So due at $3.50 p. m.
are for the present on the retired list.
The friends of Geo. Ames will be
pleased to hear that he has received
the appointment of census enumerat-
or for the town and village of Po-
tosi George is a soldier boy and is
deserving of the appointment. He en-
listed in the service of his country
almost a year before the United
States declared war on Germany and
saw over year of service on the bat
tlefields of France.
Miss Bertha Meme after three weeks
of enjoyable visit with relatives and
friends i'll Minnesota and Iowa, has
returned home. While on this visit
she attended the wedding of a cousin
who with her husband, Edward Cap
per, came with Miss Meme to make a
brief visit with Mrs. Capper's uncle,
John Meme, and family.
The Potosi school will adjourn for
the holiday vacation Friday, Dec. 10.
The teachers from abroad will spend
the vacation at their respective homes.
Prof. and Mrs. Pope will go to Chi
cago. Miss Clark to Sank City, Miss
Butler to Platteville and Miss Mo
gan TO Bloomington. The resident
teachers, Misses Runkel and Keehner,
will enjoy the vacation at their homes
in Potosi.
Ringland Richter. employed in De-
troit, Mich. has arrived home to spend
the holiday vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Albert Richter.
Mrs John Marshall and children at
ter atwo weeks visit at the home of
Prof. and Mrs. Jos. Pope have return
ed to their home in Chicago.
The Potosi H. S. basket ball team
played the Lancaster team in Lancas-
ter last Friday evening and lost out
by a score of IL to 3S.
Miss Nora Rettmeyer after spend
ing four weeks with friends at Wav
erly, Ia. has returned to her home in
Potosi
Warren Chapter No. so O. E. S. re-
Gently elected their officers for the en-
suing year as follows: Worthy Matron,
Mrs Mary L. Thomas; Worthy Pat
ron. S. A Thomas; Asst Matron, Mrs.
Mary Coons: Treas, Mrs e. A. Berge;
Sec, Mrs. ELSIE Travis; Cond., Miss
Pearl Kehner; Asst Cond., Miss Ethel
Schumacher
Warren Lodge No. Al. & A. NJ
have elected officers as follows: W. NJ,
Alfred Andetat; S. W., Ben Basing;
j. w, Gustave Schaal; Treas, John
Schumacher; Sec, e. A. Berge. A
Joint installation of the Chapter and
lodge will be held on the evening of
Jan 9th 1920 to mark the advent of
the 18th anniversary of Warren
Lodge No. a. The members of the
lodge should make the three quarter
century celebration memorable one.
Jos. Vogelsberg, owner of the Com
mercial hotel, has taken temporary
charge of the business with Miss Ber-
nice Gerhard and Miss Anna Rett-
myer in the culinary department.
Martin Duve is sick with pneumonia
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ed.
Flesch.
Mrs. Walter Galloway has returned
to her home in Cassville after a two
weeks visit in Potosi with her son
Clyde.
The only thing in life these days
that seems easy to contract is cold.
A cold has not gone up in price, un-
less you consult a doctor
The approaching matrimonial alli-
ance of Philip j. Muller and Miss Eliz-
abeth HOlZer was announced from the
altar of st. Andrews church Sunday
morning.
In looking over some old records
few days ago K. M. Wilmott discover
ed an old poll book that was made in
the presidential campaign of 1880. 1t
contains the names of 53S voters in
the town of Potosi at that time. In
looking over the names we find that
$40 of those voters have gone to the
shores beyond.
The parent-teacher association, at