Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
POTOSI.
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y. N. Wilmott, Editor.

Joe and Mrs. Weber autoed from
Scales Mound, ILL.,, one day last week
and spent the day at the Sam Thomas
home.
Mrs. Clyde Roesch entertained the
Misses Ethel and Esther Schumacher,
Mrs. Sam Pierce and Mrs. VIVA, Hes
selling and daughter Adele last We'd
nesday.
Mesdames John Campbell, j. H.
Coons, "A. B. Hurst and 1T. Schroeder
entertained the Ladies' Aid at the
Woodman hall last Thur sday
Miss Leta Pluemer and Miss Hilda
Pluemer OF Tennyson, are attending
summer school at Platteville.
Henry Lebben, the popular and
wide awake Dickeyville merchant,
spent a few hours in Potosi last Mon
day. Mr. Lebben has purchased from
Liebfried & Schumacher the large
building in Dickeyville heretofore US
ed as a dance hail. He will remove
it to where his present store is and
will convert it into an additional
store room.
Robert Patey of Chiffon, Wis, spent
the weekend in Potosi. From here
he went to Dubuque to visit with his
mother, Mrs A. Patey. Mrs. Patey is
Is years of age and she has been
awarded a certificate by the Red
Cross society of Dubuque for knit
ting 125 pairs of socks, II pairs OF
long wristlets and many other use
ful articles for the Red Cross.
The Mutual Chautauqua Co. will
hold forth in Potosi again this year.
The program for the opening day,
July 4th, will be concert by the cell
ebrated Meister vocalists and lee
ture by Ralph e. Alexander. The 9TH
er days will be followed by entertain
ments of the most classical kind by
the best entertainers known in chau-
tauqua circles Season tickets will
be on sale at the principal business
places in the village.
A bunch of Lancaster gentlemen
were in Potosi last Thursday adver-
Using and boosting the big celebra-
ton to be held in that city July 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zenz of Mas
on City, Ia, are visiting relatives and
friends in Potosi and vicinity.
Martin Palmer, a Potosi soldier
boy, arrived home from overseas last
Wednesday. He served in France
with Co. q 9Th division Ammunition
Train. He looks we'll and is glad to
be back to old Potosi again
Mr. and Mrs. John Kitchen OF
Charles City, Ia, visited with rela-
tives and friends in Potosi last week.
Robert Glennon and son Joseph at
tended to business matters in Du-
buque Friday.
Miss Margaret Doser of Lancaster,
visited Friday and Saturday with her
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Doser,
and bru hers and sisters.
Mrs. Z. A. Ferge and daughter Mar
jorie were in Lancaster calling on
friends Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. August Miller received
a telegram Saturday morning stating
that their son Philip had safely land
ed at Philadelphia from overseas, on
Friday They have another son yet
across.
Mrs. Viola Phillips and Mrs. Grace
Bausch visited at the Jess Day home
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Anstey of Beetown,
were callers in Potosi Saturday.
Mrs. G. H. Fuelberg of Platteville.
was the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Droesler, Saturday and
Sunday.
The large warehouse addition to
Key & Calloway's store is completed
and is filed with goods of all descrip-
tor
Elskamp & Wiedmann and Cap
Schmitz whose buildings were de-
stroyed by the recent fire are clear
ing up the lots preparing to build
first class buildings.
Mrs. Jos. Fink while doing trading
at her brother Robt. Glennon's store
last Saturday left her purse on some
goods piled on the counter and while
trading at another counter the purse
disappeared There were several
parties in the store at the time but
who got the purse and money in it
is yet unknown.
The barber shops in Potosi will be
closed July 4th.
Rev. FIR. Scheffer and sister, Miss
Ada of ST. Andrews congregation, left
Monday morning for Eau Claire, Wis,
to spend a couple of weeks with their
mother and other relatives They
will also visit at Ellsworth, Rice
Lake and other points. The entire
trip will be made by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Ulbrick and
family went to La Crosse to attend
the marriage of Dora Augusta, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. August Semsch,
and Reinhold H. Ulbrick, which took
place at ST. Joseph's' Cathedral. The
bride was attended by her sister, JOS
ephine Semsch. The groom had as his
best man his brother, Silvinus Ul-
brick. A wedding breakfast followed
at the home of the brides parents,
227, So 18th st. Mr.. and Mrs. VI
brick left at 1890 for an extended
trip to New York and other eastern
cities.
On August 18th, 1852 a company of
young men from Potosi bid their par
ents, wives and sweethearts good bye
and went to fight for their country.
The company was recruited in Po-
tosi and was called the Potosi Badg-
ers and later became known as Co.
HI, 25th Regt. Wis. VOL Inf. Follow
ing are the names of members of
the company who died of disease
while in the service: Andrew Jack
son, Theodore Bellon, John Aldrich,
Samuel Lowery, Fred P. Bilderback,
Charles Bilderback, VIM. Bolts, H.
c. Brock, Lieut.. Chas. Olmstead,
Lieut.. Henry G. Wise, Fred Curtins,