Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-16
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent.


OF 1921 has been organized in Potosi,
the members of which are all athletic
young men, and with constant prac-
tice and proper management, will, no
doubt make a club second to none in
the county. To aid and encourage the
hoys, the citizens have donated more
than one hundred dollars, to assist
them in purchasing an entire new out
fit Of balls, bats, gloves and such
other articles that are essential to the
making of thoroughly equipped club.
The members of the club are Leo
Tobin, Hugo Keehner, Pat Irish, John
keehner, Medard SchmitZ, Joe Or
Glands, Isadore Mclaughlin, Herbert
Wiedman and Virgil Millen. The
boys have not as yet been assigned to
the positions best adapted to each
member George Ames, a soldier boy
who has been across, and has had
experience in baseball, has been chOs
en- as manager of the club. The
Heralds Potosi correspondent ex-
tends Fluctuations and bespeaks for
The boys a successful season.
Postmaster Kaltenbach showed us
a letter a few days ago, that was
-ritten to his father, the late Celes-
Tin Kaltenbach by Rev Father James
M. Cause, the first resident priest in
F0tosi. 1t was written in France and
is dated November 20, 1855. Mr..
KaItenbach discovered the letter in an
old pocketbook that was among some
old papers of his father. 1t is quite
a relic, and one that Andy prizes very
highly.
Rev. Father Schelfer of st. Andrews
congregation was in the eastern part
OF the state three or four days last
week He visited in Milwaukee, Mad
7s0n and other points of interest.
While in Madison he visited the legis-
Iation halls while the law makers
were in session.
Erwin Edwards, who spent the past
year in Canada, arrived in Potosi last
Wednesday, and made brief visit
with his brother, L. G. Edwards, and
wife. He departed again Friday after
noon for Montana, where he has
large holdings of land. He says: NO
more Canada for him"
Latest adVices from Miss Kate
Lawler, says that she is rapidly re
covering from her recent operation
AT Denver, and expects to return to
her old native town in the near
future, probably in April Miss Law
ler's hosts of friends who have known
her her entire life, are rejoiced to
hear that she will soon return to her
home in Potosi.
Bode Bros. have bought and shipped
four carloads of clover seed i'll the
past few weeks, and have about an
other car on hand for future ship
nlent
Miss Leona Ulbrick, student nurse
at a hospital in Buffalo, n. Y. has
advised her parents here that she ex-
poets to spend her Easter vacation
with them.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
RregationaI church met at the Wood
man Hall last Thursday afternoon
and comparatively large crowd was
present. After the usual routine Of
business, and social conversation, a
lap lunch was served, and adjourn
Hnent was made
After a visit of nearly three months
with relatives in Potosi and Lancas-
ter, Tony Liebfried returned to his
home of Kirkcalder, Alberta, Canada,
last Thursday.
The moving picture show put on by
Elskamp and Wiedman, hardware
dealers, with a free admission, was
very well attended last Friday even
ing. The show with the title of Go
Getter,' was a very good one, illus
tratings many advices for farmers to
follow. 1t was unique way Of ad-
Vertising.
Mr.. Al Wiedman of Dubuque was
a visitor in Potosi Thursday and
Friday.
There is a move on foot to organize
an American Legion in Potosi. There
was meeting held Friday evening
to perfect an organization, the pro-
ceedings of which we have not at
this date learned. There are World
War soldiers enough in Potosi and
vicinity to make a good, respectable
Legion and they should all take hold
and push it along. 1t is to their in
= crest to do So
!. ess Day, building contractor. has
engul, 'yed Arno Keehner to assist him
with D. S work the coming season.
Hnpa A\eehner and the Misses Mae
Koehner aid Hazel Pringle ware in
Dubuque shop. Wing last Wednesday.
Herbert Wiedn4> IN visited the past
week at the county, home of Fred
Broihahn.
Mrs. Kate Costello, was a last week
guest OF her niece, Mrs, Georese Lleo-
Tried, and family in Lancaster.
Cornelius f3lskamp has shook n.H1e
carpenter Trade and will devote his
,SaaS' % farming the coming season,
He has moved with his family to the
Henry Kline farm in the western part
Of the town of Potosi.
Jess b Key of Dubuque, was in
Potosi and vicinity a couple OF days
in the interest of his flour and feed
trade.
Miss Louise Doser, an employee in
the store Of Thomas, Vannatta and
McKelvey, was a shopper in Dubuque
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Leopold with
children of Rockville were weekend
guests at the Gable home in Potosi.
Mrs. Adolph Schumacher aud
Ngoha1 Cab,1raa