Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-04-07
POTOSI.
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George and Walter and other relatives
in Potosi
Miss Mildred Williams after a few
days pleasant visit at the J. p Plue-
mer home in Tennyson, returned to
her home in Chicago last Monday
The Misses Laura and Minnie
Skate, employed in Dubuque, were
guests over Saturday and Sunday Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Skate.
Henry Vogelsberg has gone to Lou
isiana to join his wife and daughter
who preceded him there few weeks
ago
The Misses Anna and Jean Kalten-
bach, teachers in Dubuque schools,
spent their Easter vacation at the j.
A. Seaton home in Potosi.
Excavation for the basement of Jno
Harps' new building is under way and
with favorable weather the concrete
walls will soon be finished 1t is the
intention Of Jacob Udelhofen the con-
tractor to have the building complet-
ed al as early a date as possible.
The > A. Thomas Co. will soon take
over the Key e Galloway stock Of
general merchandise and will remove
from their present location to the Kew
store building before the first Of MAY.
This is a good move on the part Of
MI Thomas as the large store rooms
with warehouse will give him more
adequate space for the display OF his
goods. Though enjoying a fair trade
IN his present location his friends
hope he may be more successful in
his new quarters.
Mrs Elmer Berger of Dubuque Wis
tied in Potosi last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wiedman
and other relatives.
Mrs d. p Brown. after a four weeks
pleasant visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. Pluemer in Tennyson.
and with her sister, Mrs Mark Car
mody in Lancaster, returned to Chi
cago last Wednesday, Mrs. Brown is
graduate nurse from the Mercy hos
pital in Chicago.
Laverne Day of Lancaster visited
at the Jess Day home in Potosi over
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Frank Sykes and wife who came to
attend the funeral Of Bert Schiffman
and who since have visited among rel
atives and friends in Potosi and vi
entity returned to Mason City, Iowa
last Wednesday.
Oliver Schumacher who is attend
ing school of engineering in Milwau-
kee, came to spend his Easter vaca-
ton at the home of his birth with his
brothers, John and Paul, and aunt,
Miss Lena Walter and with brother
Walter and wife. Oliver is the young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schu-
macher who are at present in Los
Angeles, Calf
F. J. Stelpflug prosperous Potosi
farmer, has purchased a Ford truck
from the w. c. Hymer agency.
Miss Irene Millen came down from
Bagley and visited with her mother
over Saturday and Sunday
Tony Hurst has purchased the NOV
ing picture outfit in Potosi and will
show Paramount and Aircraft pic
lures on Saturday and Sunday nights
OF each week beginning Sunday night,
April T.
The Misses Mildred Oft and Bertha
Schmitz students ait the La Crosse
normal, came down Friday afternoon
to spend a week of Easter vacation at
their homes.
Miss Josie Gunther, teacher at Glen
Haven, spent her Easter vacation in
POJosi with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Gunther
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spring Of
Great Falls, Mont, are guests at the
home OF MIS- Springs parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Hurst.
Miss Laura Elshamp called on
friends ia Dubuque last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Da'ToW Of Bag
ley were visitors at the Mrs Ella Oar
row nome over Saturday and Sunday.
The water of the Mississippi river
has risen rapidly the past week and
has attained q stage of rs feet and is
still rising. All Of the loWlands are
covered with water The water has
reached TO the Burlington tracks as
POtosi. No north bound trains on the
Burlington run further than La
Crosse and from there go over the
Milwaukee road ian Iowa. II is ex-
pected the river will rise 10 feet more
before it begins to recede. lit will
equal if it does not surpass the Hood
of 1916.
Charles Orion who was ruck by
a Burlington freight train while on
the tracks few miles below Potosi
on March 18th died at Finley hospi-
tai in Dubuque Monday evening. Mar
29th from the injuries. Charles was
for many years a well known charac-
ter in Potosi and wass liked by ev-
eryone for his honesty and peculiar
manner of talking. He had only one
enemy and that was himself He was
50 years of age and is survived by his
widow, two daughters, Mrs. Gree De-
chow OF Cassville and Miss Leta, and
one son, who are home with their
mother Also by two brothers, HUI
bert Of Livingston and Richard of St.
Paul, and one sister, Mrs Nellie Lar
kins Of Boscobel. The remains were
shipped from Volker's chapel to Po-
tosi Tuesday afternoon and were con
veyed from the depot to Ellenboro in
charge Of Undertaken Edwards. The
funeral services were held at Ellen
boro Thursday morning.
After weeks vacation the schools
reopened Monday morning.
The date of the birth of Cap
Schmitz's new baby girl was March
2Sth. not the 25th as we reported last
week
Il. H. Durley will soon open up a
grocery, flour and feed store in his
store room soon to be vacated by the
S. A. Thomas Co.