Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-09-20
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Infere ST
Gathered BY Oar Special
Correspondent.

A company of first class amateurs
young ladies and gentlemen, under
the management OF Joseph A. Helm,
featured comedy drama in three acts
at St. Andrews parochial hall Sunday
The play was entitled Potash and
Ducks" The laughable farce was
rendered in a most grotesque manner
and the large audience was kept IN an
Gproar 1t was the most entertaining
show that has ever been pulled oil ii
this locality, it was nothing but laugh
from b. ginning 10 end. The perform
ance reflects great credit upon the fun
making young people, and be It said,
they were greeted by an audience that
taxed the capacity OF the large hall
The Herald's POtosi scribe is being
chided upon his remarkable memory,
for instance, couple Of weeks ago,
when Gov. Blaine spoke in Pot0si, l
made mention that he was the second
chief executive of the state that had
delivered political speech in Potosi.
That Gov. Randall spoke here in Oct.
1860, nearly 81 years ago The Herald
machine manipulation made it read
1862 years ago" The judge surely
has a wonderful memory. (Aye, verify,
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neutrality-suspicious.
Mrs Eugene Keller has gone to
Golden Bluff, III, to join her husband
who has a government contract at
that point.
The Ladies Aid was entertained at
the Masonic hall Thursday afternoon,
by the Mesdames VIM Buss, John
Kaeding, Leo StOll and Ed. Hoffman
A luncheon consisting of sandwiches,
pickles, pumpkin pie, cake and coffee
was served to about 70 guests. All
enjoyed the menu and voted thanks to
the entertainers
The Royal NeighbOrs held their semi
monthly meeting at the WoOdman hall
Thursday evening. There was a large
attendance of ladies of the order and
ihey were royalty entertained by Mes
DANES Louise Kuster, Tony Hurst and
Miss Pearl Keehner, who served lun-
cheon of ice cream, cake, waters and
coffee, which everyone enjoyed.
Miss Cecilia Sweeney, for two terms
Just past instructor Of music in the ST.
Andrews parochiaI school, has again
taken charge of that department Of
ahe school, and as she did last year, is
making her home with Judge and MS.
q M Wilmott, in TennysOn. Miss
Sweeney has a class in the village OF
POtOsi, for instruction on piano and
violin, and viii be there every Satur-
day. Any one desiring lessons in the
named branches CT music will do well
10 call and see her, as she is a very
competent instructor in the art.
Mrs Margaret Deneen, after few
days al her home in Potosi, returned
TO Burlington, Iowa, to join her
brother, William Welsh, who has a
large government contract near that
city MIR Welsh is one of the best
known contractors on the upper river,
Now comes VIM. ]. Morgan an
nOuncing his candidacy as independ-
ent for governor. The man must have
gall, to expect to override Governor
Blaine's 100000 majority, he pro-
ceeded to snow Mr.. Morgan under at
the primary election.
Miss Martha Degman, teacher in the
grammar department OF the high
school, visited over Saturday and Sun
day with her sister, at Pra. du CHEN.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Starkweather
and son Of Platteyille, were guests at
Poto8i Sunday
Mrs II. E. Coons and Mrs. P. B.
Runkell motored to Dubuque Friday.
Laverne Day of Lancaster visited
the Jess Day family last week.
Sister NJ. Godfrey, formerly Miss
Josephine Reuter-, and another sister,