Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
POTOSI Events
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

A well written article, the SuDJ5ct
being "Patronize Home Town Busi-
ness Mem appeared in the Potosi
News last week 1t contains many
truthful facts on why one should
trade at home mad not elsewhere. 20
tosi business men pay their taxes
here. make street and other improve
ments beneficial to tee public ana
should be encouraged to a better eX-
tent than they are. But what IS true
of the people of POtosi is true else
where-too many go away to do their
trading.
Why this is done is simply because
Potosi has no market for farm pro
duce with the possible exception OF
eggs. To gain trade better lnduce-
ments must be given to attract people
TO come here and what Pot0sI needs
is a good market. Eight-tenths OF the
farmers have autos or motor trucks
some have both. 1t is an easy matter
for farmer to load his machines
with produce in the morning ana 70
drive to Dubuque or other good mar
ket points, dispose OF his produce 40
his trading, return home for Qlnner
and then do half days work.
Potosi could and would get a big
DOGJlOQ OI IulS u Cl4C IL - A@AS'A 49, -
farm products was established here
and Inducements offered to attract
neople this way. Then and not until
then will Potosi experience a boom
Newspaper articles advising people to
trade If home are as old as the hills
and have never as yet proven effective
as some other means must be taken.
Mr. Murphy of TIE News deserves
credit for his article and we sincere
lv hope it will have some effect and
induce the people to do more trading
at home and less elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter RetWisch ana
son Bernard Of Lansing, Ia, are VISIT
ing with relatives in Potosl.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe FRASER and emil
dren of Cresco, Ia, are visiting at the
August Mike home.
Dr. ]. Mecum Of Bagley, Wis, VS.
tied with friends in Potosi few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Runkel motored
10 Madison Sunday and returned on
Monday, bringing with them Mr.. Kun
kels mother and sister.
The announcement of the marriage
If Miss Anna Morris to James Bagley
at Miami, Fla, on Saturday, August
18th was received by several OF her
Potosi friends the past week.
Miss COlle.te Lesser has been Wis
ing the past week with relatives III
Bloomington.
Miss Phyllis Glennon is visiting
with relatives in Dubuque.
Mrs. Anna Duve celebrated her Goth
birthday anniversary at her home
sunday, August 18th. The guests
comprised the children and grand
children Of Mrs. Duve. Dinner and
sumner were served to the guests and
also refreshments in the afternoon,
consisting Of ice cream, candy and
angel food cake. Little Virgil Brandt
presented his grandmother birth
day cake with 65 candles IN honor OF
her Goth birthday. Those present: Mr'
ana Mrs Andrew Vondrum and enid
rem, Cassville; Mr.. and Mrs. Sylyes-
ter Brandt and sons Of Keller; MI:
and Mrs. Leo Lesser and children Oh
British Hollow; Mr. and Mrs. An
drew BoGe and daughter, Marie, OF
Potosi; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert DuVe
and children Of Potosi: Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Brandt and son OF kleler'
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Flesch and child
rem of Soldiers Grove; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Klein and children, Potosl;
Engelbert Duye, a nephew. Mrs.
Theresa Stoll and Mary Costello as
sisted with the cooking The child
rem departed wishing their mother
many more happy birthdays and left
her with q beautiful and useful pres
ent in honor of the event.
A pleasant meeting that was in the
nature Of a family gathering in honor
of Mr. and Mrs Henry Stelpfug Of
Milwaukee was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Glassmacher on
Sunday August 6. A most enjoyable
time was INDUCED in by the brothers
and sisters and their spOuses. Those
present were: Joseph, Henry and
John Stelplug and wives; Mrs. Peter
Rupp, Mrs. Chris. Glassmacher, Mrs.
John Jenzen, Mrs Joe Simon, and
their respective husbands, and Miss
Carrie Stelpfug. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ny Stelpflug, Mrs. Glassmacher and
Miss Carrie Stelpfug spent a couple
Of days among relatives in Cassville.
The former two returned to their
home in Milwaukee Saturday.
Mrs. Ben Mechler, residing in the
Town Of Paris, three miles east Of PO-
tOsi, while hanging her washing last
Monday, stepped into mole run and
fell resulting in compound fracture
of her right leg above the ankle.
The Royal Neighbors held their
semi-monthly meeting at the Wood
man hall Thursday evening and were
entertained by the Mesdames Fritz
Koeller, Roy McKelvey, Helmutt |
Fritz and Miss Hannah Koeller, who |
served luncheon of cake, ice cream
and coffee.
Mrs. r. w. Glennon and mother, |
Mrs Katherine Mclaughlin, visited in
Lancaster with Mrs. Clarence Calvert |
Friday.
Miss Retha Mcdowell, Cassville,
was a guest at the Arch Hurst home
in Potosi a few days the past week
Miss Esther RethCwitsch of Ian
sing, Iowa, is visiting at the home of
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Els
kamp, and enjoying herself among
the younger generation in Potosi.
Mrs. Archie B. Hurst and daughter,
Helen, are visiting relatives in Du-
buque.
Margretta and Harley Key Of Du-
buque were guests the past week at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. r. W.