Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-09
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Tied by Rev FIR. Scheffer at st. An
dreW's Wednesday morning, Aug. g.
at $3.50 o'clock Following the nup-
.tiaI service the bridal party were driv-
en- to the home Of the brides parents
where a bountiful wedding breakfast
awaited them and congratulations ex-
tended by a large number of friends
and relatives
Roy McKelvey and Esther Koeller
were married at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Wednesday,, Aug. 2,
the Rev S. B. Welles of the Congrega-
tional church performing the cere-
mOny. An elaborate wedding dinner
was served to a number of guests.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Koeller young woman of
fine appearance with many accomp-
Iishments. She has all the qualifica-
tions necessary to make a helpful
farmers wife. The groom is the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James McKelvey.
He is young man of good character,
Industrious and honest in all dealings.
The young couple will reside on the
farm of the groom's parents in the
town of POtOsi and the best wishes of
a large circle of friends.
The matrimonial bans of Matt Gar
ner Of Waterloo and Bernice Hudson
OF Potosi have been announced from
the altar of st. Thomas Catholic
church in Potosi.
The forthcoming nuptials of Oscar
Meoska and Hildegarde Hufnagel,
both of POtosi, were announced from
the altar Of st. Andrews church Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Roesch of Lam
caster greeted old friends in PotOsi
last Tuesday Mrs Roesch has so far
recovered from her long illness that
she and Mr. Roesch contemplate MAX
ing their alnual trip to Florida.
Mrs. NJ L. Spaulding of Hollywood,
California, is a guest Of A. Kalten-
bach and wife.
Lawrence Muller and wife left here
Monday morning a week ago for an
auto trip to Detroit, Mich, to visit his
sister, Mrs. Joseph Blonan and fam
lily. The first day out they stopped at
Hammond, Ind, and spenT the nigh;
a: the home of August Boaratt, al old
friend.
The ladies aid society was enter
tanned at the Masonic hall Thursday
afternoon by MesdameS E A. Beige.
VI. -
l'inCheOn OF ice cream altL cake was
served to abouT seventy guests.
JOS. Walsh was in Chicago last week
buying goods for the Tenayson store.
Florence Day, after spending the
past week at the Jess ps,y homo IL
I0tOsi. - turLed to Lancaster Thu;s
day.
Miss Fannie Foster arrived here
Do ftN
spend the 'vmainder OF The summer
with her mother and oFEer relatives
in the ,'ic "
Heury hDrbe1 Of Lanca str" shock
hands with friends in POto3i Tuesday.
Mrs Margaret Deneen has gone to
Burlington, Iowa, for an extended
visit to her brother, w j. Welsh. Mrs.
Deneen recently returned from Den
yer, Colo, where she had been to see
her brother, David Welsh, who is con-
fined in a hospital in that city with
tuberculosis. She told the writer that
she has little hopes of the brother re-
covering.
Mrs. Frank Meier and children after
a pleasant visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beier, N
PotOsi, returned home at Savanna, Ill
nois, Monday.
Gus Roselip, the popular cigar
manufacturer Of Platteville, formerly
Of Darlington, interviewed his custO-
mers in Potosi Thursday He was
accompanied by his wife, who remain
ed here a couple Of days in the inter
est of the fraternal order of Yeomen
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Coons and
daughter, Kathryn, and Mrs. E. c..
RI
last Thursday for a visit with J.
Henry Coons and family, and Mrs.
Sallie Runkell and daughter, Clara,
Mrs. Thomas visited with her son.
Roscoe Thomas, who resides in that
city.
Leo Buhsser of British Hollow, has
the distinction of having killed five
rattlesnakes this summer. This may
seem a snake story to some, but Leo
has the rattles to show, and they
range from eight to thirteen rattles.
These snakes were killed on the
Buhsser farm in town of Harrison,
about a mile northeast of Rockville
1t is said that rattlesnakes are numer-
Gus this summer in all parts of the
country.
Mr.. Frank Rennison and family
nave vacated the GeOFSe 6LOlI I6u6-
mant house on south Main street. and
have moved to farm house five miles
north OF Lancaster.
There were a number of people
from Potosi, who took in the sights
Of the two Fenimore big days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Campbell and
sons, Lee and Earl, motored to Du-
buque and transacted business last
Friday afternoon.
Congressman John NJ Nelson of
Madison, delivered a political address
from an automobile TO a good crowd
of people in Potosi Saturday after
noon Mr.. Nelson is a very good
speaker and handles his subjects in a
forceful manner, and created a good
impression among his hearers He is
an ardent La Toilette and Blaine sup
porter. At the mention of La Fol-
lette's name there was hand clapping
up and down the street.
Henry Stelpfiug and wife of Mil
waukee, are visiting at the home of P.
J. Stelpfug and Incidentally are call
ing upon other relatives.
Mrs. Flora Hinson of PlattevilIe,
enjoyed a pleasant visit with her par