Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-01
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

auspices of the Royal Neighbors last
Friday eve at Woodman Hall proved
to be a very successful event. In fact
far beyond expectations. The eXer-
cises opened with an entertainment
that was pleasing to all. Following
this came a most elaborate supper pre-
pared by the ladies of the order was
given for which a nominal charge
was made. Following the supper a
dance was INDUCED in and all lovers
of the amusement participated to their
hearts content. The music for the
evening was furnished by the Potosi
orchestra. Prizes were given the
poorest dressed people in the audience
and were awarded to Gene COons as
the poorest dressed man and Mrs. S.
B. Welles, as the poorest dressed Wo-
man. Walter Durley was the poorest
dressed boy and Dorothy Rethowitsch,
the poorest dressed girl. Of all the
functions heretofore pulled off by the
Royal Neighbors Of Potosi this one
was the most pleasing.
The high school camp fire girls en-
joyed a ceremonial meeting and picnic
in the Bode or Jackson pasture near
the school house last Thursday after
noon. Those present were: Florence
Lesser, Cornelia Doser Marie Doser,
Kathryn Coons, Marie Pluemer, Char
lotte Stoll, Hazel Buss, Marie Draw
ner, Luciva Schaefer, Mabel Schu-
macher, Esther Sorenson, Collette
Lesser, Kathryn Durley and Miss
Alice Smith, Guardian. This, no
doubt, will be the last meeting of the
present group of camp fire girls.
Five will graduate in June. Then
will come the days of parting
During the severe electrical storm
a corner of the Bob Glennon resi-
dence in the village, burning out the
telephone and tearing out the plas
tering from the wall. Mrs. McLaugh-
lin, the aged mother of Mrs Glennon,
was sitting in the room and near the
telephone when the flash came and
strange to relate, she escaped without
the least injury.
A road in the town of PotOsi that
heretofore has received but little at
tentiOn from the town authorities,
was put in good condition last week
being first graded and then graveled.
The improvement began at the inter
section of the PotOsi-Dickeyville road
at what is known as Rupp's Corner,
thence down the hill through Tenny-
son to the church corner The i'm
prOvement then continued southwark,
past the creamery and up the hill to
where the road again intersects with
the POtOsi and Dickeyville road. This
Improvement was a much needed one
and the town board is to be commend
ed for the good work Chris. Glass
macher, the newly appointed road
supt for this district, had supervision
of the work and it is manifest that he
is competent for the position.
Joe Ostermeier met with a painful
accident while working in the culvert
near the Hudson blacksmith shop last
Tuesday A section Of the wall caved
in and his left thumb was caught be-
tween two large rocks and two of his
fingers were smashed almost to a pulp
Dr. and Mrs. Belts and three lady
friends of Boscobel, while touring to
Dubuque broke a wheel on their car
near Henry Uppena's residence at
about one o'clock last Thursday morn
ing. He wired to Boscobel for a new
wheel and when it came it was found
to be a misfit. Then Dubuque was
wired with atter result and the party
pIOCG6uSQ III lIlClI journey.
Mrs. Geo. Stoll, Miss Kathryn Dur
ley, Miss Charlotte Stoll and George
Schumacher were visitors in Lancas-
ter Saturday.
Attorney Dave Gardner of Platte
vile was in POtosi Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Welles and Miss
Helen Hurst were callers in Lancas-
ter Wednesday,
Miss Leta Pluemer has terminated a
successful term of school in Louisburg
and is at her home in Tennyson.
H. E. Coons of the firm of Runkel-
Coons Co. attended to business mat
in Minneapolis few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Meier and
children of Savanna, ILL.,, are visiting
with Mrs. Meier's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Beier.
Miss Stella Pluemer visited several
Gays in Dubuque last week with her
friend, Mrs. Eva Wilmott Kreiser.
County Supt E, j. Young and wife
were visitors in Potosi Wednesday
afternoon. The many Potosi friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Young are sorry that
they will soon move to another part
of the state where Mr.. Young has ac-
cepted more lucrative position than
being school supt.
Oscar Schumacher and young lady
friend of Chicago are visitors at the
home of his sister, Mrs. John Gibson.
James French of Lancaster shook
hands with old Potosi friends last
The feast of Corpus Christi was OBJ
served by st. Andrews congregation
Sunday with beautifu1 and imnreSSiva
A very large crowd of
people attended the services and
joined in the march around the new
cemetery. Many beautiful banners
were carried in the procession with
the stars and stripes in advance. a
beautiful canopy, under which the
priest marched, was carried by four
men. Three affairs were erected along
the line Of march and each one was
beautifully decorated with flowers,
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