Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-07-28
IN GRANTS BORDERS
Interesting Letters From Our
Outside Reporters.
Local LacOnics, NeighbOrhOOd Notes,
Personal Pickups and Mis-
cellaneous Items.
POTOSI.

A few dirty gypsies, men, women
and children, made their appearance
at the Benevolent Society. jubilee on
Sunday a week ago, going among the
people begging a penny and telling
your fortune. They did not stop long
after two orders were given to them
to go away and stay away. They
quickly went.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Wilmott were
agreeably surprised last Monday
when Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wagner and
daughter Lois of Viola, Wis, called
TO see them for a brief hello and
goodbye. Mrs Wagner is a niece OF
Nj. and Mrs. WilmOtt. They were en-
route to Waterloo, Ia, by auto for a
visit with Mrs. Wagner's sister, Mrs.
Jake Alderman and family. After a
luncheon they proceeded on their
journey via Dubuque.
BIrs. J. B. Ortscheid of Cassville
visited with relatives and friends in
Tennyson the fore part of last week.
L. Spencer, a livestock commission
man of Chicago, addressed a large
crowd of members of the Equity so
ciety at Rockville last Tuesday night.
He gave much valuable information
OF stock and dWelt on other matters
OF interest to the farming community.
The Potosi Community Chantauqua
conducted by the Acme Chautauqua
System of Des Moines, Ia, July 26,
81 % and 20 opened Monday after
noon with the Tyrolean singers and
yoddlers Evening, TyrOlean singers
and lecture by Senator j. e. Hickey.
oiy1o
lecture, Social Sanity" by DR.. Rob-
inson. The program for Wednesday
afternoon, big song program by Mari
Smith singers. Lecture, Hands and
Handcuffs," by Rev Hans j. Wolner.
Thursday afternoon, Shaw's High
land Lassies. Entertainment by Ralph
Henry Evening, concert and big
grand finale, Shaw's Highland Las
sizes, orchestra.
Mrs. Henry Cornell of Dubuque Wis
tied at the Joe OFT home last week.
Medard Schmitz had an operation
performed at Doolittle hospital in
Lancaster for a painful ingrowing toe
nail.
Nomination papers were circulated
in Potosi for Norman Atkinson of
Platteville, candidate for assembly
man in the first district on the Re
publican ticket.
The Misses Marie Schmitz and Col
letta Lesser visited with relatives at
Manchester Ia, from Thursday to
Saturday of last week.
The Misses Mildred OFT, Kthryn
Durley, Helen Hurst, Kathryn Ort-
scheid and John Keehner made an
auto trip to Lancaster last Wednes-
day and while in the city made call
at the Herald office
Mesdames Robt Travis, E. A. Berge,
Jacob Bonn and G. H. Lewis enter
tanned a large number of members of
the Ladies' Aid Society at the home
ST Mrs Travis last Thursday after
aC0n.
Ars. ]. r. Campbell and son Lee
anf daughter, Mrs. Ruth.@ Galloway,
spent day with friends I'M LDubuque
last week. fsst s;e,., Z. r.
A man from Platteyille who is a
candidate before theT Republican pri-
mary for the office of sheriff was in
POtosi one day last week looking aft
ter votes. He approached a very
prominent business man and cOnfided
TO aim that he was making a canvas
on the dry issuey little knowing that
the man to whom he placed his con-
fi6ence is a stockholder in the Potosi
brewery A case Of misplaced con-
ti6ence
Mrs Maggie Willmers and daughter
Ollie spent last week visiting daugh-
ter and sister. Mrs. Geo. Schneider
and family near Cassville.
Percy Runkel and Archie Hurst
are taking a very decided interest in
Chautauqua affairs. Ask Percy and
Archie for anything pertaining to the
Chsutauqua and you will get all
needful information desired
The solicitors who were out on the
Cbautauqua booster trip selling seas
on tickets met with flattering sue
cess.
Oscar Schumacher of Chicago is
spending a few days among relatives
in Potosi.