Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
POTOSI Events
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Oar Special
Correspondent.

one LGdn retains the Olu park uOWu
near the depot, and ground for a new
park is being graded on Cap Schmitz
land on East street hill This is a
tine location and near the village, af-
fOrding lovers Of the amusement to
witness a ball game without going
two miles to see it.
1t is now papa Alfred, and mama
Stella. A bright baby boy came to
bless the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
Muller, in Tennyson, Monday, May 26
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wurster and
Mrs. Jane Marcus and julius Fritz of
Dubuque, were visitors last Tuesday
and Wednesday at the home Of Louis
Marcus, son of Mrs. Jane Marcus and
brother of Mrs Wurster. The Heralds
Potosi scribe had the pleasure of
meeting them, and is pleased to note
the improved condition Of Mrs. Mar
Gus health after passing through a
serious attack OF illness.
The Misses Leta and Loretta Plue-
mer were shoppers in Dubuque on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week
Miss Kathryn Coons and counsin,
David Reinecke, motored over to
Fairplay last Tuesday and enjoyed a
pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Udelhofen Mr. Udelhofen is engaged
in road construction over in that To-
caIity Mrs. Udelhofen is David
Reinecke's mother, and aunt to Miss
CoOns.
Mrs John Ehlen, who three
months ago underwent an operation
for gall stone at q Platteville hospital
and who has since been there under
treatment, returned to her home in
POtosi Sunday.
The brick work of the new extern
sion of the st. Andrews parochial
school house is finished, and carpen-
tiers are now engaged in putting on
the roof When this addition is COM
pleted the St. Andrews school house
will be as large and cOmmOdious as
any in this part of the country.
Grades and 10 will be hereafter
taught in this school by competent
teachers, and it is the intention in the
very near future to make it a high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kaltenbach of
San Francisco, Calf, arrived here
Thursday for visit with Mr.. Kalten-
bachs sister Mrs Katherine ThOmp-
son and niece, Mrs. j. A. SeatOn. Mrs.
KaltenbaCh has just recently return
ed from a touring trip through Euro
pean countries. They departed for
their home Saturday.
Miss Lucille BroWnlee, after seven
weeks pleasant visit in Potosi with
her grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth
Ostermier and with other relatives re
turned TO her home at Maiden Rock,
Wis, last Wednesday,
Following high mass Sunday morn
Col,
ferred diplomas to nine graduates of
the St Andrews parochial school.
The usual custom OF holding gradua-
ton exercises was dispensed with.
The class who received diplomas and
who are prepared to enter the high
schools are Adolph Weber, Maynard
Pluemer, Harry Schiffman, Bernadine
Pluemer, Lucille Roser, Marie Kruse,
Cameilla Liebfried, Mercile Lesser
and Adeline Pluemer.
Mrs. c. L. Galloway departed on
Thursday for Petersburg Va, to visit
with her sister, Mrs. S. NJ. Pearce. Her
daughter, Jean, remains with her
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. R.
Campbell and will be cared for during
her mothers absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Day and children
spent a few days in Platteville last
week, visiting with Mrs. Days mother
Mrs. Ed. Cornwall.
The business Of the Square Deal Co
Operative Creamery company located
in Tennyson is rapidly increasing.
The output for the month Of May was
405 pounds of butter, which is 3,703
pounds in excess Of May, 1921. There
are SO patrons to the creamery, with
fair prospects of this number being
increased.
Miss Bertha Schmitz spent the
weekend with friends at Soldiers
Grove, Wis.
Sister Marie WoelfIe has closed
very successful term of teaching in
the Tennyson public school Sister
Marie is most competent teacher
and taught this school under state
permit. There were 80 pupils en-
rolled under her charge and all made
good advancement in their studies.
She Will shortly go to the convent at
Manjtowoc, Wis, where she will teach
Spanish until she is returned to
TennysOn.
Lester Pierce, living on the Mores-
head farm, east of Rockville, killed
q rattle snake last week that sported
fifteen rattIes. 1t was an old timer
~ uuuUSE OIL GOIOSl Ddll IdUS were
in Lancaster last Friday to see the
ball game played by the Union Giants
OF Chicago and the Lancaster team
Sam Thomas wired and later wrote
tc his wife and brother viii Thomas,
from Rochester, Mimi, giving the
cheerful news that after a thorough
examination by doctors at the hospital
there they reported no trace of a can
Ger about him. While taking treat
ment for PROSTATE trouble at a hos
pital in La Crosse doctor there told
him that he had an inward cancer and
that there was little that could be
done for him. Sam came home dis
heartened and after lingering around
for some time he went to the Doolittle
hospital in Lancaster and stayed for
several weeks. DR.. Doolittle after a
careful examination gave as his
opinion that there was no cancer, but
advised Sam to go to Rochester.
which he did, and Dr.. Doolittle's
statement was confirmed by noted
doctor at the Rochester hospital 1t
is not known as vet how soon Sam
will return home.