Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Wurster's < o,her, Louis Marcue ana
wife and Julius Fritz visited the
Capitol and CniversitF buildings ana
grounds and other places Of interest
enjoying also the beautiful scenic
Jews of the surrounding lakes.
smile there Mrs. Warster enjoyed
tic thrills If a us airplan3 light
CT the Madison air lilt, piloted by
T. p. Oleson The fisho was made
over the. lakes and the city and
reached an altitude of 1900 feet. The
plane started and landed on the wa
tiers of Lake Mendoza.
Franklin school in Potosi, will
open for the 1921 term Tuesday
morning, Sept. 9Th and will 5e in
charge of Prof. Urban G. Bussin of
Cuba City, principal with Miss Nellie
Martin of Lancaster first assistnt
principal and Miss Irene Millin of
Potosi End assistant principal. Mrs.
Margaret Hill of Platteville will have
charge of grammar department, Miss
Clara Runkel of Potosi, intermediate,
and Miss Pearl Keehner Of Potosi,
primary department.
Peter Winkler who was committed
to the county home Friday, August
10Th died at the home Thursday
morning the Goth. Poor old Peter
caused the attendants very little
trouble. He came here from Dubu-
que number of years ago and prior
to few years past, worked at the
brewery. He was quaint and in
offensive man and everyone like him.
He was married many years ago, but
his maritable life was anything but
a happy one and he saw his share OF
troubles. His remains were brought
to PotOsi and buried in the Van Buren,
cemetery.
Through The courtesy of Rev. Fir
Scheffer Judge W'ilmott made two
trips to Lancaster, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Luer of NAL
lard, Iowa are visiting in Potosi with
Mrs. Luer's mother, Mrs Fritz Keel
Ter and with other relatives
MIR. and Mrs William A. Walter
and son and Mrs. Elmer Berger and
children of Fennimore are guests at
the Jacob Wiedman home in Potosi.
The Franciscan Sisters of st. An
drew's Congregation have returned
from their vacation and will resume
teaching in the parochial school. The
school will open for the coming term
Tuesday morning, Sept. 9th.
Mrs. T. II. Runkel and daughter
Clara and Mrs. H. e. Coons and
daughter Kathryn were in Lancaster
Wednesday afternoon and attended
the community musical festival.
Edward Anderson after pleasant
visit of month with his cousin,
Clarence Roser has returned to his
home in Dubuque.
Leo Cogan, Mrs. Anna Rettmeyer
and the Misses Helen and Lucille
Webb were callers in Lancaster
Thursday.
p. j. Blindert and wife of British
Hollow were i'll Sioux Falls, South
Dakota several days last week visit
ing with their daughter Mrs. Charlie
Meier and family.
Miss Mildred OFT was the guest of
friends in Bagley last Friday.
Mrs. Tom Lewis of Chicago is visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. George Rem
nison, near British Hollow.
An airplane made a landing in the
Blindert field up back of Judge Will
motifs residence in Tennyson Sun
day week Something went wrong
with the mechanism of the machine
that necessitated the landing After
repairs were made the plane arose
and went away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gr0sser and
Miss Lizzie Grosser left Saturday via
auto for Cresco, Iowa where, they
will briefly visit with Joseph Grosser
and family.
Rev. S. b. Welles and family have
returned to their home in Potosi from
a three weeks auto trip to various
points in the state.
The remains of Mrs. Harriet Hurst
the aged mother of A. B. Hurst Of
Potosi were brought here from Chip
pewa Falls last Thursday and inter
ment in the Burton cemetery.
Father Scheffer and E. M. WIlmott
attended the community musical fes-
tival in Lancaster last Wednesday
afternoon and enjoyed the beautiful
and interesting program presented.
William j. Welsh and sister, Mrs.
Margaret Deneen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Keller made a business trip
by auto to Peoria. III. last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kerkenbush
Jr. are rejoicing over the arrival OF
their first baby. 1t is boy and was
born Tuesday, August %.
Leo Stoll, Lou Edwards, Charlie
Vogelsberg and Mike Preston made a
trip to Dubuque by launch last Tues
day.
Postmaster A. Kaltenbach is taking
a we'll earned vacation and is visiting
with his brother, Louis, and sisters.
Fanny and Anna at Kenosha, Wis.
William Wunderlin took his depar-
ture Thursday for Lewiston, Mont. to
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