Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-04


census Of the inhabitants residing
within the corporate limits of the
proposed village. The census was
duly taken and every man, woman
and children and babies visible and
invisible were enumerated, but 472
all told were found within the limits,
i then we We're UP against it. But Ed.
nothing daunted, was determined to
get the necessary $780, and he did.
/ There was a camp of railroad men
and some women cooks just over the
line in the township, and he invaded
this camp, had a fine dinner and
enumerated enough non-residents to
make up the 500 and then some. Had
| the opponents of the incorporation
been wised UP of the scheme taken
| the village would then not been in
corporated 1t was however, in due
course of time incorporated and the
! first village officers were w. H. Hunt,
! President Trustees, d. l.. Greene,
| George H. Lewis, Thomas Hymer,
Andrew Kaltenbach, H. B. Coons and
! T. r. Seaton; Clerk, Richard Will
mers; Treasurer, r. H. Kendrick;
| Marshal, G. w. Jewett; Police Just
ice, Richard Willmers; H. B. Coons,
/ CIV1SOI. vi llA6 dUOF6 HdH1Su
men, Greene, Lewis, Hymer, Coons,
Seaton, Willmers and Kendrick have
passed to the great beyond. w. H.
Hunt resides at Spokane, Wash, and
Andy Kaltenbach is the only one
now living in Potosi. The popula
ton of the village III 1885 was 472,
in 1920 it was SOL, gain of 20 in
81 years. A small gain, but better
than g loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Muller Of
| Tennyson were called to Clinton, Ia.
last week Monday on account of the
| illness of Mrs. Muller's sister
Miss jeanette Schaal, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schaal, met with
another painful accident last Thurs
! leg in the same place that it had been
! fractured Feb oath last The writer
can sympathise with the unfortunate
young lady for he had an ankle brok-
en- twice in the same place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher
and son Oliver and daughter Esther
are expected to arrive to their home
in Potosi from Los Angeles, Califor-
mia about May 18th.
Rev. Father Schaffer- of ST An
dreW's church was in Prairie du
Chen Thursday
Mr.. Arthur Grosser and Miss
Louisa wager were married in Dubu-
que Tuesday, April 26th They will
make their home on the groom's
farm in the town of Waterloo. This
is Arthur's second matrimonial vent
ure, his first wife died of pneumonia
about three years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Cook of Au-
rora, Ill.,, are visiting at the Joe StoIl
home in POtosi
Miss Anna Stoll visited in Lancas-
ter the latter part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hauk and
children of near Cassville were visit
ors in Potosi Saturday.
The dance at the garage hall Fri
day evening was both a social and
financial success.
Miss Loretta Pluemer of Tennyson
has closed a successful term of
school in the Likens district in the
town of Harrison.
Miss Matilda Mike teacher of
school between Lancaster and Slit
ger, enjoyed a pleasant visit with her
POI ClACos wi. anu 1ulS Aug. MIkc, OH
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. F. H. Grimm, Mrs. John Baum
Ter and Mrs. Charlie Baumler visited
with friends and shopped in Dubuque
Saturday
The Misses Alice Smith, Esther Sor-
erson, Mabel Schumacher and Mrs
Charlie Vogelsberg were shoppers in
Dubuque Saturday.
Miss Marie Schmitz was a guest of
relatives and friends in Platteville all
of last week
Mrs. John Schroeder and young sons
Cyrilla and Alfred, were guests of rel
atiyes and friends in Dubuque the
latter part OF the week.
Miss Irene Hutch of Dubuque was a
visitor at the Killian Stockert home in
Potosi Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Wiedman enter
tanned a number of young people to a
birthday supper Friday evening in
honor of their son, Hubert's, 10Th an
niversary.
After three weeks enjoyable visit
with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Hubbard, in Rockville, Harold
and John Hillman returned to their
home in st. Paul Monday
Mrs. Sam Wilmott and son, Chap
pie, called on relatives and did shop
ping in Dubuque Saturday.
j. p Pluemer was confined. to his
home in TennysOn last week with her
MIA, a trouble that he has been affect
ed with for several years.
The matrimonial bans of Bernard P.
Siepker Of Harrison and Miss Priscil-
Ia Of VII
from the altar of st. Andrews church
Sunday morning
Mrs. Earl kreiser of Dubuque is
visiting few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ Wilmott in Tenny
son.
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