Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-15
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

DIGulCLGd DGLOIG GlCCl1Ou MID. IlOAI1ACo
was far behind her ticket, receiving
% votes to 244 cast for her opponent,
JOS. H. Edge, 222 majority in the town
precinct and 81 in the village precinct
giving Mr. Edge 319 majority from P0-
tosi. The Vo.e in general was. much
smaller than the Vote cast at the prI-
mary election. out Of 282 ballots cast
in the town precinct, 16 voters failed
to vote for either candidate for sher-
if. No doubt they were democrats
who wouldn't vote for republican on
a bet.
1t was six years ago today Monday,
Nov 18th, that the village Of POtosi,
met with it's second big fire, causing
the destruction Of five business build
ings with much Of their contents to-
tally destroyed. The buildings were
the city hall, H. e. Coons hardware
store Vim. Maahs' livery barn and 2
story office building, T. H. Runkelrs
general store. All the buildings thus
destroyed with the exception of the
livery barn and office have been re-
placed with handsome new structures
This fire originated in the village lock
up in the rear Of the city hall. Jack
Cranage, notorious good fellow was
and it is presumed that he set fire to
the bedclothcs and persisted in the
flames The full details Of the fire
were given in the Herald at the time.
Miss Maggie Holl Of Tennyson, who
one evening last June, fell and broke
her hip, and who for the past seven
teen weeks has been a patient in
Lancaster hospital, has returned to
her home and is able to be about on
crutches Being pretty we'll advanced
in years and having a bad fracture,
it required lOng time to knit
Poles for the electric light system
have been placed in position and Wir-
ing viii soon be in order.
Mrs Anna Rettmeyer has purchased
"a Victrola from a Plattevilla music
store. 1t is in the order OF grip style
and convenient to carry with her, and
make music wherever she goes. Mrs.
Rettmyer will soon leave her to spend
the winter months in a warmer eli
mate.
The members Of the Congregational
church will install a piano in their
church, and have purchased Mrs. c. J.
Ragatazs piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Siepker are the
owners of new Ford touring car, re-
placing the one they have used for the
past several years.
The roof is being finished in the new
TennysCn creamery building, and ere
long the building will be encased with
windows and DOORS The company
does not intend to use the new build
ing for creamery purposes until next
spring the old building being ade-
quate for the present state Of business
and then again there are some butter
making machinery parts that can and
W.T. re removed from the old to the
new building during the winter shut
00"L.
Miss Martha Dagman teaching in
the grammar department Of the high
school departed Friday afternoon for
her home in Wauzeka, to attend the
wedding OF her sister. an event that
Will occur Tuesday morning, Nov. IA
Oar NJ ner absence, which will be I'M
tl Wednesday morning, her position
viii lie filled by Miss Sylvia StOckert,
OF the senior class.
John Baumler Jr., eldest son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Baumler of Potosi, and
Miss Rosa Hauk of Cassville, were
married at the Congregational church
in Lancaster by Rev. l.. Arhelger on
Saturday morning.
Miss Margaret Crawford of Hanover,
Ill, was the guest of Kathryn Durley
over Saturday and Sunday.
The married peoples dance at the
garage hall Friday eve was we'll at
tended and a jolly good time was in
dulged in. A bunch OF merry married
people, such as this club consists of,
are sure of having a good time as few
others can. There will be but one
more Of these dances before the be-
ginning of Advent. Dec. LIST, when
Catholics Will be deprived OF all pleas
ures.
Mrs. Maggie Willmers and daugh-
ter, Ollie, after seven weeks visit
with their daughter and sister, res
pectively, Mrs. Jessie Schneider, near
CassVi}le, returned home last week.
They Will leave again this week to
spend the winter with a son and a
daughter in Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hurst are re-
jo{cing over the arrival of baby
girl, horn Thursday, Nov. 8. First
babe in the family
Leo Stoll manager of the Service
garage has installed a new tank of
600 gallons capacity to handle high
test gasoline
The Ladies Aid Of Potosi will hold
a bazaar at the Woodman hall Satur-
day Nov. 25th All kinds of fancy
needle work and refreshments will be
prepared for the occasion
Mrs. Sallie Runkell of Madison has
been visiting in Potosi the past week
with her son, Percy, and wife.
We are informed that Mrs. Patter-
son, wife of the principal of the Po-
tosi high school, is in quarantine at
Freeport. Ill She had gone there to
visit with relatives and while there
diphtheria broke out at the relatives
home and the house was quarantined.
If this be true the law in Illinois in
such cases is the same as the Wiscon-
sin law Mrs. Patterson will be de-
tanned there for at least IA days. or
until two negative cultures taken 8
days apart by a representative of the
health department show the absence
OF diphtheria bacilla, or she may be
released from quarantine after disin-
lection of clothing and complete anti
septic bath.