Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
POTOSI events
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Glass of 1898, held a reunion at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Thomas
in Potosi last Friday evening. Eight
OF the class of eleven were present
they were, Jessie Williams ''Mrs.
Geo. Schneider" of Cassvilleb Tana
Pluemer Mrs. Alloys Palmer" Of P0-
tosi, Josie Elskamp Mrs. P. e. Reth-
wisch" of Potosi, Jennie Fure Mrs
Jake Udelhofen" Of Potosi, Flora
Wilmott "Mrs. S. J. Hinson" of Platte
vile, Florence Hunt Mrs. Bart
Thomas" Of Butte, Montana, Clyde
Roesch of Potosi and Bart Thomas OF
Butte, Montana Letters were read
from Bird Sprague Mrs. Peter
Christiany" Of Sheldon, Iowa and
Frank Cenfield of Chicago, regretting
their inability to be with their class
mates on this occasion. Mate Seaton
Mrs. S. A. Thomas" was absent being
visiting with a sister at Jackson
Mich, which was very much regret
ted. The evening was delightfully."-
spent III recalling incidents that hap
pened in their school days. A lunch
con consisting of ice cream, cake and
coffee was served by the resident
members of the class. A flashlight
picture was taken, showing the re-
latiye positions of the attending mem
bers of the class at the time Of gradu-
alton. The class flower, marguerite,
were worn on this evening. Before
bidding adieu to each other it was
planned to hold a silver jubilee in
1928. A small, but beautiful book
entitled "Daily Notes" was presented
to the attending members by Mrs.
p. e RethWisch, and each for the
other wrote their names and address
in this little book.
An airplane lowered over Potosf
Thursday afternoon and effected a
landing in Bode Bros. field near
Tennyson. The plane though small
one, capable of carrying but one
passenger created considerable OF
excitement among the people, some or
whom had never before seen plane
on the ground. Ten minute flights
were offered by the prOprietors OF the
machine for ten dollars, one dollar
per minute. Four persons MADE
flights Thursday afternoon and nine
or ten Friday forenoon. TWO young
ladies, Miss Ada Scheffer and MISS
Clara Runkel made trips and were up
in the air for a mile or more and en-
loved themselves gazing at country
and places for miles around. me
ascending and descending of the plane
was made without trouble. After
ralIing in 1870 or 140 dollars the plane
flew to Cassville Friday afternoon.
Tillie Ruthie, the ten months old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Reu-
ter has been seriously i'll the past two
weeks with bowel trouble and pneu-
monia. The child however at this
writing is improving and hopes are
entertained for it's recovery.
John Wurster of State Center, la.
ACCOMPANIED by his friend Ralph
Anselm. of MarshalltOwn, Iowa, au-
toed to Potosi and spent the past week
visiting his brother, Fred Wurster,
and wife
Sam Thomas. Bob Travis, Sam Will
mott. e. A. Berge, Sam Turner, John
Schumacher, Peter Rethowitsch, John
Baumler, Harry GrOsser, John GIBSON,
Gilbert Turner, Alfred Audetat, Doc
Schaal. and Clarence Turner of Potosl
and members Of Warren lodge, NO. 4,
u &, A. M. attended the OXus Grotto
excursion from Dubuque to ElkadeF
last Tunesday and report the time OF
their lives. $50 cases of Potosi near
beer. $50 cases of soda water, two
roasted oxen, innumerable loaves of
bread and all kinds of other good
things to eat were used UP by the big
crowd who attended. Four bands, the
Oxus Grotto band of Dubuque, the Cal
mar band. the Elkador band, the Wau-
kon juvenile band made the music. All
that was missing was some good, old
time beer.
The Misses Harriet Brownlee OF
Wilton. N. D., and Lorraine Farley OF
DUBUQUE, are visiting their uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Hurst.
william Kelly spent the past week
at the home of his brother, Ed, at the
Hur ricane in So Lancaster.
Mrs. Joseph Brake and children Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Alderman, in
Cassyille a few days the past week
Joseph Kerkenbush, an elderly man.
while driving home with horse and
buggy and when near the Tobin home
on the Potosi-D ickeyville road, met
with q serious accident last Monday
evening. He met his son, Joseph,
driving a car when both stopped and
the elderly man got out of his buggy
to talk to the son leaving his horse on
the side of the road and clear of the
travelled track. While they were talk
ing a man came along driving at
furious pace with a large Jeffry car.
He ran into the buggy and completely
demolished it but did not injure the
horse. in the smashup fender on
the big car hit Mr.. Kerkenbush, drag
cling him some distance and breaking
one of his legs and causing him other
injuries. The big car was from Du-
buque and was somewhat damaged.
The man is known to be we'll off fin
ancially and he will be made to pay
all damages. He was no doubt under
the influence of liquor at the time Mr..
Kerkenbush is getting along as we'll as
can be expected.
A neat and substantial guard rail
at each side and at the approaches has
been placed at the Stoney bridge in
Tennyson.
Frank Ward has recently purchased
a baby Overland car.
]. H. Coons is making decided i'm
provement at his residence by erect
ing railing around the large front