Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-22
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Mrs. Elizabeth Scnener, at Eau clare
and with relatives at other points.
Miss Cecilia Sweeney, instructor Of
music in st. Andrews parochial
school, entertained her pupils to
picnic supper on the school grounds
last Tuesday evening. There was
quite a bunch Of them and they sure
ly enjoyed the event.
Mr. and Mrs William Mechler, for
several years residing with their son,
at ST. Phillips parish in Crawford
county, have returned to their home in
Tennyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Nolan of La
Crosse, are visiting with Mrs. Nolan's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ostermeier,
and other relatives in Potosi.
The streets of the village have re-
ceived their annual dressing of oil.
Mrs. Henry Simmering was caller
on fiends in Dubuque Thursday.
The Royal Neighbors of the local
camp enjoyed themselves in a quilting
party at the Woodman hall Thursday.
Claude Pattee and Milton Holmes
of Lancaster were Potosi callers on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Carl Kress was the guest of
relatives and friends in Lancaster for
several days last week.
Ed Flesch and wife attended the
Flesch-Turner wedding in LANCASTER,
Tuesday, June 14th.
The jovial George Ragatz of Du-
buque, father of C. J. Ragatz of the
Potosi State Bank, shook hands with
many Potosi friends last week. Mr..
Ragatz is on his annual camping and
fishing outing down on the island.
This is sport the old gentleman en-
joys and he knows how to make the
best of it.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Pope, after a
pleasant visit with friends in Potosi,
have returned to their home in Wau-
sau, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Gable are the
proud parents of baby boy, born on
Thursday, June 18th.
Notwithstanding the extreme hot
weather the dance given by the base
ball club Friday evening was fairly
well attended.
James H. Jackson of Dubuque, the
old veteran of the Civil war, shook
hands with old friends in Potosi, the
latter part Of the week.
Philip Roesch and Henry .Korber of
Lancaster were callers in PotOsi last
Saturday.
Mrs. William H. Schmitz of Tenny-
son went to La Crosse last Wednes-
day to take treatment at st. Francis
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vogelsberg
have taken charge of the Commercial
hotel
Lee Campbell and sister, Mrs. C. L.
Galloway, and daughter, Jean, were
callers in Dubuque last Wednesday.
A number OF lovers Of the movie
from Potosi went to Lancaster last
Monday to see Charley Chaplin in the
kid"
Cap. Schmitz is now dispensing ice
cream in his pool hall and enjoying
good trade.
Mac Hymer is in Madison this week
to enjoy a visit with his grandmother,
Mrs. Anna Eberle, and other relatives.
Oscar w. Seaton of Detroit is in Pc
tosi for an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends and to view the
scenes of boyhood days. Oscar thinks
there is no place in the world like his
native village of Potosi.
Mrs. Killian Stockert and daughters
Miss Sylvia and Mrs. Claude Lesser,
visited friends in Dubuque Wednesday
Mrs. c. l.. Galloway departed Satur-
day for Petersburg, Va, to make an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
S. M. Pierce.
Joseph Fronk and Irene Casper of
Lancaster were callers in Potosi Sat-
urday
Miss Gertrude Doser is visiting with
friends in Lancaster.
The building for many years used
by the local G. A. r. post was sold
at public sale last Saturday to w. c..
Hymer at the low price of 1915. Mr..
Hymer purchased the building for
the American Legion, who after
making necessary repairs, will oc-
Cupy the same as their place of meet
ing, The membership of Belknap Flu
qua post, G. A. R., once quite large,
dwindled down by death and removal
to three members who no longer had
use for the building. Hence the sale.
A clean cut game of baseball was
played on the Potosi diamond Sunday
between the Potosi club and Bruins
wick of Dubuque clubs. The score was
3 to one in favor of Potosi.
Mrs Eva Miller of Gutenberg is a
visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs.
e. NJ Wilmott
J. Ed. Wilmott and family of Chi
cago are enjoying a country vacation
at Eds parental home in TennysOn.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wagner and their
daughter, Lois, were welcome guests
at the Wilmott home in Tennyson on
Sunday
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Wilmott in Tennyson was the scene
of a family reunion Sunday, June 10.
This event was to have been held on
June II in commemoration of Mrs.
Wilmott's list birthday but owing to
the illness of a grandchild in Chicago
it was postponed. Sunday, however,
the entire family gathered at the old
homestead together and enjoyed re-
union, the first in several years. Be
sides mama and papa Wilmott there
were present j. Ed. Wilmott and
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