Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-01-12
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent.

principally by women, boys and girls,
mostly from the village There were
some farmers present but not as many
as there should have been. These in
/ stitutes are beneficial to the farmers
and it seems strange that so little in
|terest was<taken in this one.
Branch No. AZ, C. K. OF w. at meet
ling recently held in ST. Andrews par
ochial hail. elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: H. B. Uppena,
Pres. Frank Haser, Vie Pres; Ben
Reuter-, Sec; Celestin Winkler, Fin.
Sec; JOS. Stohlmeyer, Treas; Will
| Zenz, Marshall: Leo Winkler, Asst.
Marshall; Peter Simon, Banner Car
/ rier
MIR. Bishop of CassviIle was guest
iof Geo. Stohlmeyer i'll Potosi from
! Wednesday to Friday of last week.
Mrs. Horace G. Marvin, i'll Potosi
since the sickness and death of her
mother, Mrs. D. G. Seaton, returned to
| her home in Jackson, Mich, Monday.
/ Chares Vogelsberg. until recently
employed by the Ford Motor Works
/ in Detroit, Mich, is here visiting his
4 father and brother.
| John Harps has returned from Lam
caster where he had been for the past
1 two weeks with his sister, Mrs. G.. M.
! Schmitz, who is in attendance at the
bedside of her little son, Floyd. re-
Gently operated on for hernia.
| David Welsh went to Mayo Bros, at
Rochester, Mimi, last week for treat
ment.
! Bob Maahs is the possessor OF a
new Ford car to be used for passenger
service between the postoffice and the
depot
Miss Anna Stohl, educated and prac-
| teal nurse, is in attendance at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kerr in
Lancaster.
Mrs. VIM. Faherty of Cuba City,
mother of DR.. Faherty, was in Potosi
visiting friends from Monday to Fri
day of last week.
Mr. X Hobbs, teacher in the Portage
high school was Sunday visitor at
the home of Mrs. T. FL. Runke1l in
PotoSi.
Jess B. Key of Dubuque was bus
ines caller in Potosi last Wednesday,.
Mrs. Mae Kreiser of Dubuque was
visitor for the weekend at the home
of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Beier.
Walter Glennon, student at Campion
college, after spending the holidays at
the parental home has returned to his
studies.
Miss Matilda Mike, after visit of a
few days at Cresco, Iowa, returned to
her home here Friday morning.
Andrew Kern, whose death occurred
at his home in Ellenboro last Wednes-
day, was a former resident of Potosi,
and we'll known here His wife,
who was Lena Grosser, was born in
Potosi and is the eldest daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Ostermeier
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.. Edwards and
Mrs. W. A. Lesser, called on Mrs. G.
NJ. Schmitz at the hospital i'll Lam
caster, Sunday.
Jos. Grosser after a brief visit here.
returned to his home i'll Cresco, Ia,
last Wednesday. His wife remained
here for a more extended visit with
her parents.
The Misses Collette Lesser and
Kathryn Durley were. visitors in Ian
caster Thursday.
Co. Supt. Young was a brief caller
in Potosi Thursday
Mrs. F. Grimm and Mrs. J. Baumler
sisters OF Mrs. A. Kern, and Harry
Grosser, nephew, attended the fun
eral Of Andrew Kern at Lancaster,
last Friday
Mrs. Edward Berger and children
after three weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Wiedman,
returned to their home in Fennimore,
Sunday
The Misses Mary and Belle Culver,
Leila Corpian and Joe Gribble. have
returned to Fennimore after a weeks
visit at the Ed Wiedman home in
Potosi.
Mary Keehner of Dubuque visited
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Keehner. few days last
week
Architect Fritz Heer of Dubuque
was here on professional business
with Father Scheffer. Saturday
Mrs. Robert Maahs presented her
husband with a fine baby girl Saturday
morning, Jan. s.. 1t is no longer
plain Bob it is now Papa Bob"
John Baumler Jr. was visitor in
Cassville, Saturday and Sunday.
Nick Schumacher departed Monday
afternoon for Los Angeles, California
where he will spend two or three
weeks with his brother. Adam.
Mr.. Simon Langstaff was surprised
last Wednesday on his SIND birthday.
A merry party rushed in on him with
la decorated birthday cake and bount-
eeus good things to eat The evening
was spent very pleasantly Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. August
Mike, Jos. Grossers, Frank Zeller,
Vim. Gillian, VIM. SEEKER. Frank
Luher, Addie Pluemer, P. J. Blindert,
Jack Horner. VIM. Miller, Jos. Berg.
Frank Buhser and families After
all wishing him many more birthdays
the guests departed leaving Mr..
Langstaff cigars, tobacco and a pipe
as a remembrance of the occasion *ss
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