Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-29
POTOSI COUPLE
SURPRISED ON
ANNIVERSARY

CAME III 100 late Tor last weeks Her
| aid
Friday evening, Nov. 10, while Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Baumler were sitting in
their coy home on the bluff west of
The village talking of the happy event
! that occurred 20 years ago that day,
tnelr peaceful conversation was sud-
denly disturbed to almost a frenzied
point when guns were fired in front
OF their house, followed by the rattle
OF c0WDells, slelghbellS, tin pans and
other noise contrivanceS, that Mr.. and
MRS. Baumler began to think that the
night riders or Ku KluX had come to
| invade their home. They were soon
relieved when the invaders proved 10
be lot OF friends and neighbors with
we'll filled baskets of dainty things to
eat, who came to congratulate the
worthy couple on the 25th anniver-
Sary OF their marriage. After con-
gratulations and social conversation,
covers were placed for forty people.
Two angel food cakes adorned the
center of the toble to represent the
happy couple. After the elaborate
supper was INDUCED in, Mr.. and Mrs.
Baumler sincerely thanked the old
friends present for their appreciated
remembrance. The evening was
spent in cards, vocal and instrumental
music and social conversation. At an
early hour the people who enjoyed
this pleasant gathering departed for
their respective homes wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Baumler many more years of
happy welded life. ***
Found-Tuesday, Nov. 81, on the Po-
tosi-Dickeyville road, a purse CON
tanning sum of money The owner
will please call and prove property
and pay charges for this ad John
MEME, finder, Rt. g, Potosi, Wis. 41c1
Mesdames Chris. Glassmacher and
Peter Rupp returned home last We'd
nesday from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner of Rev.
ey, Wis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank AL
| len of Platteville, were guests at the
Nick Wagner home in Tennyson last
Tuesday
Miss Cecilia Sweeney attended to
musical matters in Dubuque Tuesday
I and Wednesday of last week.
William j. Welsh, government river
contractor, came up from Burlington
last Thursday. Mr. Welsh had a very
/ successful seasons work
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Neufang were
visitors among friends in Dubuque on
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Margaret Pluemer arrived in
Potosi Wednesday from Faribault,
Mimi, to spend Thanksgiving vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. PlCemer, of Tennyson.
/ John Kelly attended to business in
/ Dubuque Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Kerkenbush are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
girl born Thursday, Nov %. The in
FAINT is the first babe in the family.
Richard, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Markus, was taken to Mercy
hospital, Dubuque, last week to under
go treatment for mastoid following an
attack of measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Schumacher
will go south Monday to spend a
month or more in Florida.
A baby girl, the first baby in the
family, came to bless the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Patzner, Thursday,
/ Nov %.
Miss Retha Mcdowell Of Cassville,
was weekend guest of her friend,
Miss Helen Hurst of Potosi.
! j. r. Campbell and c. j. Ragatz at
tended to business matters in Lancas-
| ter Thursday.
G.. J. Ragatz and family and Mrs
! Geo. H. Lewis will leave Potosi the
! latter part of this week for California,
| the former to make their future home
there, and the latter to spend the win
ter with her nephew, Golden Bell.
The pupils Of the high school gram
mar room entertained at a luncheon
Thursday after school hours in honor
of Richard and Edward Ragatz, who
babe farewell to their schoolmates
before going to California with their
parents this week
The high school will close for the
! Thanksgiving vacation on Wednesday
! afternoon, and the teachers from other
points will spend the vacation days at
their respective homes.
The Campfire Girls had their first
ceremonial meeting at the John Kaed-
ing home in the village Saturday eve,
under the guardianship of Miss Verna
Foster.
The dance given under the auspices
of the P. H. S. Basket Ball team drew
a large crowd of lovers of the amuse-
ment and jolly good time was in
| dulged in
A shooting match under the aus
pices of the Potosi Gun Club will be
held at the Ball Park, Wednesday,
Nov 49,
The Potosi high school basket ball
team defeated the Bagley high school
on the Potosi court Friday, by score
of % to 5.
|. Lucian Weber has arrived from Du-
buqrie to visit his stepmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Weber, and sisters, and
brother. He will remain to attend
the wedding of his sister, Theresa, an
event that will take place at st. An
drew's church, Saturday morning,
| December 2.
| DR.. w. r. Faherty of Cuba City and
Miss Mary Kelly, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kelly of Potosi, were mar
ried at st. Thomas church in Potosi,
by Rev. FIR Biersner, this Wednesday