Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-01
POTOSI events
General Items OF Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

John Harps left tuesday morning
to look after business interests at
Wheaton, Mimi.
Albert Duve and family have moved
from the village to the farm that he
bought from Leo Keehner.
John Bride Of Garner, Iowa, was
called here to attend the funeral OF
his step-father, Samuel Hoffman.
Mrs. John Ehlen was confined to
her home the past week by illness
due to gallstones.
John Hoffman of ot Charles, Mo,
was called to the faneral OF his
fOther, Samuel Hoffman.
William Kerkenbush and Miss Ada
line Meoska were married by Rev, FIR.
Scheffer at St. Andrews church on
Monday at $50 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Day and
family recently of Boston, Mass,
are occupying the residence OF the
late Mrs David Seaton.
The II. s. Campfire Girls held a
ceremonial meeting last Monday
evening at the home of the Misses
Katie and Winnie Glennon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frieseu arrived here
from Faribault, MAI, Saturday, to
attend the funeral CT ner brother,
Henry Muller.
The Hard Times, or Poverty Ball,
given by John Eeehner at the Garage
hall Friday, was attended by about so
couples.
Mrs. Frank S,epker visited Thurs
day and Friday with her daughter,
Kathryn, pupil at St. Mary's Academy
in Prairie du Chen
Mrs. John Kerkenbush was serious
Iy Ill last week with pIeurisy at her
home in Tennyson, but her condition
has greatly improved.
Mrs. Agnes Mulyihill was very III
last week However at this writing,
her condition has improved and she
is on the road to recovory
Virgil Irish has sold his farm on
Boice Creek to Roy NcNelvy. Virgil.
being somewhat of a baseball player,
It is thought perhaps will devote MS
time to that profession the coming
season.
Nick Schumacher's birthday, Ike
the immortal George Washington's
comes on Feb. %, and Nicholas quiet
" observed his sixtieth birthday last
Wednesday.
Sidney Gillian and family have
moved from WateriO township to the
village Of Potosi and are occupying
the William Schaal dwelling west OF
Tire Potosi garage
Miss Helen Hurst, student at Law
renee College, Appleton, returned to
ler home in Potosi monday. She will
leave the latter part Of the week for
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, for a visit
With her sister Mrs. Thomas Spring.
Albert Richter, who the recent mis-
fortune to lose his wife, has moved
his effects from Dubuque to Po5osi.
and with his daughter, Eleanor, will
occupy the new cottage erected by
3ir. Richter on East St. Hill.
A miscallaeous gift shower was ten
dered Miss Adelue McOska, soon to be
bride, at her home last Friday eve.
About seventy guests were present
and the young lady was the recipient
q many beautiful and useful presents.
The evening Of informal diversions,
Closed with we'll prepared luncheon
While coming ove- the Dickeyville
road last Tuesday forenoon, Henry
Nicholson's car slid from the dump
near the bridge but did not turn over
until it had touched the bottom.
Luckily, Henry escaped without get
ting hurt. The car was slightly dam
az d. This happened before the big
rush Of water came down the valley
A beautiful and interesting Wash
inElon day program was rendered by
the pupils of St Andrews parochiaI
ana Tennyson public schools The
exercises We're appropriate to the oc-
casion and the pupils spoke their
parts in an expressive, distinct man
neT, thus rejecting credit upon their
teachers. They drew the praise of a
large audience that had gathered in
tic hall
Mrs. j. r. Campbell entertained the
Ladies Aid society at her home last
Thursday afternoon, but owing to the
Indictment weather the attendance
was not as large as it would have
Been. At four O'Clock a delicious and
tasty luncheon of sandwiches. potato
salad, pickles, cake and coffee was
served
The high school students enacted
the drama, Dust Of ne Earth" az
the parochial hall in Tennyson Sun
ht"S evening, anu pIdyeI TO large
and appreciative audience. 1t s re-
marked that the acting was better
than that in the Garage hall a few
evenings previous. This is probably
due to the parochial hall being larger
and the stage better equipped and
more convenient for plays.
The Herald went astray last week
and instead of getting to the Potosi
ONCE Wednesday noon did not arrive
untl Thursday evening, and there
was lot Of kicking among the many
Potosi readers, though we found con
ISOLATION in reading the Potosi News.
The Teller had not made its appear
ance Saturday noon. Something rad
ically wrong somewhere and there
can be no blame attached to the Po-
5osi postotf1ce for the delays. (Fail-
ure of electric power due to storm
and later floods and icy roads delay
ing mail service 70 all points is the
answer, These things can't be helped
and we should all be charitable and
patient.)
The heavy GGwnpo1r of Pain Tuas