Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-09

find that James w. SeatOn, Henry B.
Coons and E. M. Wilmott have held
many offices within the gift of the
voters of the town of Potosi. James
| w. Seaton was town clerk ten years,
| Justice of the Peace twelve years,
Supt of schools three years, town
| treasurer twelve years, chairman OF
! the board of supervisors four years
! H. B. Coons was town clerk fourteen
/ years and Justice of Peace II years
! E. NJ Wilmott was town Clerk eigh-
teen years, Assessor three years, town
treasurer eleven years, Justice of the
Peace thirty-four years and still on the
job.
Major General Alexander Mckenzie
! u. S. Army, who recently died at
/ Washington, D. c., was born in Potosi
| in 1843, and not i'll Pra. du Chen as
some papers stated. His father
Donald A. Mckenzie, was in the mer-
camille business in Potosi from 1910
to 1856, when the family removed to
Dunleith, now East Dubuque
A bill abolishing the offices of town
| treasurer and town assessor is now
before the Wisconsin Legislature. The
! bill calls for County Assessor, and
taxes to be paid semi-annually to the
j! County Treasurer. Should the bill
pass and become effective, how will
the tax payers like it, to be compelled
to drive to the County Seat to pay
their taxes, entailing inconvenience
and loss of time?
st. Andrews Congregation will soon
| have two church choirs. In addition
to the present female choir, male
choir has been organized and is being
instructed by Miss Mary Holl
Andrew Bode and family have NOV
ed into their handsome and COM
modious new dwelling on East street
Hill, just over the village boundary
and are comfortably settled The
new home is equipped with all modern
| improvements such as steam heat,
electric light, bathroom and toilet with
all other conYeniences.
| Herman KOeller from the province
Of Saskatchewan, Canada, is in Potosi
visiting with his mother and brothers,
| Chris, August and William. This is
] Herman's first visit to his native place
F! in eleven years.
Frank Neid a farmer west of the
village lost valuable horse due to
sickness last week.
Bode Bros. have force Of carpen-
| ters at work building a large two
story ware house east of the new resi-
dence on the hill. The first story
room will be used for storing ma
/ chinery and the second story will be
/ for dry kiln oak lumber.
+! Frank Turner of Platteville was
| business caller in Potosi Thursday
and Friday.
Mrs. Leo Markus and Mrs. Joseph
W. Udelhofen were shoppers in Du
j buquo Friday.
Cletus, the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Potter is sick with the
| flu at the home near Burton
| Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Schaefer are
the proud parents of baby boy
born Tuesday, March 1st.
| Mrs. Joseph Roser visited last week
with her parents, Joseph Leidfried
and wife, in Lancaster.
Mrs. Anna Rettmyer has moved
from the village to her farm home
! to spend the spring and summer
months.
Lee Cogan was a caller in Lam
caster a couple of days last week
Miss Leona Schiffman of Long
/ Branch spent the week end at the
home of her cousin, Edward Wiedman.
Mr.. Joseph Doser, employed in Du-
/ buque, visited the weekend at the
home of his parents here.
Mrs. Jess B. Key, with daughter.
Margaretta, and son. Harley, and
mother, Mrs. Patrick Mclaughlin,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Robert w. GlennOn home
Miss Clara Runkel attended the
teachers convention at Madison Sat
urday
A state hotel examiner inspected the
Commercial hotel in POtosi last We'd
nesday. He found everything alright
about the place with the exception of
the bed sheets that are about an inch
too short
Frank Doser, mail carrier on RI,
and Mrs. Doser entertained post
master and Mrs. Kaltenback and as
sistant Mrs. Rose Millen and carriers
Berge, Campbell, Hurst and Thomas
and their respective wives and Lee
Campbell to luncheon Saturday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Schmitz and daughter,
Marie, with Herbert Marl1us as chauf-
feur autoed to Platteville Friday and
on the return trip Miss Bertha
Schmitz, student at the normal, came
with them for an over Sunday visit
Miss Anna Stoll has returned home
from the hospital in Lancaster where
she had been taking treatment, and
is feeling very well without the neces-
sity of an operation as was first
supposed she would have to undergo.
Mrs. H. E. Coons entertained at a
quilting party at her home Thursday
afternoon.
Medard Schmitz was a caller on
friends in Platteville last Friday.
Mrs. Henry Klein, who has been i'll
for quite a period, has become pat
/ lent at the DR.. Palmer hospital at
/ Cassyille.
Perry Reed of Waterloo has NOV
ed to the village and is occupying
the house recently vacated by Chas.
Thompson and family.
Mrs. Merritt D. Hoff of Farmers
burg, Mimi, is visiting in Potosi at
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