Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-04
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Burlington Depot Robbed Again.


Of the "yeggs" and the joke was on
them. Had they simply turned the
safe over and looked into it through
a hole in the bottom made by burg
lars last fall, they would have saved
themselves much labor. There was
nothing OF value in the safe. 1t was
only used for few record books. 1t
is thought that the work was done by
amateurs, as the amount of explosive
used on the safe showed lack OF eX-
perience.
Senior Glass to Stage Comic Drama.
The senior class of the Potosi high
school, will at near date, stage
comis drama entitled, when A Eel
Ter Needs A Friend" The young
ladies and gentlemen taking part are
busy rehearsing their parts. The play
promises to be interesting and laugh
able and to miss it will be to miss an
evening of fun. There will be special
ties between acts and the exact date
will be given later on. The cast of
characters will appear as follows:
Tom Denker, an artist, Leonard
Schmitz.
Bob Mills, magazine writer, &C.
lestin Day
Mrs. Reese, their landlady, Alice
Stark.
Liz, Mrs. Reese's step-daughter,
Helen Webb.
Jerry Smith, just returned from
cover there" Leonard Schumacher.
Bing Dickson, Liz's steady, Glen
Pink
William Denker, Toms uncle, Mae
Hymer.
Alice King, Toms aunt Martha
Cenfield.
Elaine lynne, Alice Kings ward,
Sylvia Stockert.
ANGELA Scott, Bob's iancee, Helen
Kelly.
Large Audience at Easter Program.
The pupils Of the ST. Andrews pa
rOchial and TennysOn public schools,
who appeared in a beautiful and in
teresting Easter program at the
Parochial hall Sunday evening were
greeted by a large and appreciative
audience The young people are so
trained in their respective parts that
their renditiOns were perfect in every
extreme. Their manner of speaking
and acting reflects great credit to the
Sister teachers, who by the way are
very competent in all lines Of studies,
The program as presented was as
follows:
Dialog THE Changed Cross" 7th
and 8th grades
Chorus Chants the Robbin," 9Th,
9th, 7th and 8th grades.
Playet The Awakening Of the
Flowers" first and second grades.
Reading THE Tenny1On Herald
By boy Of eighth grade.
Play i'll two acts "DOttie's Dream"
by girls of third and fourth grades
Dialog- The Disconnected Sisters"
by girls Of the eighth grade.
Chorus-"T Those Evening Bells"
high school pupils.
Dialog An Old Fashioned School"
by the fifth and sixth grades.
March and Drill-"The Manner
Glass" boys Of seventh and eighth
grades.
Chorus Merry Springtime," fifth.
sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
The Musical Pals Orchestra furn-
ished the instrumental music for the
occasion.
Students Spend Vacation at Home.
The following students attending
the Platteyille Normal arrived to
their respective homes to spend Eas-
ter vacation: Leonard DoseY, AL
phOuse Uppena, Marie and Cornelia
Doser, Charlotte StOll, Hazel BusS,
Lucinda Schaefer, Hildegrade Schaef-
err and MagdaIine Palmer. Helen
Hurst from Bayless Business College
lin Dubuque and Kathryn COons and
Marie Kruse from the Visitation
Academy in Dubuque
Local News JOttingS.
Alloys Brawner, teacher at Lead
mine Wis, Bertha Schmitz at Mon
ticello, Wis, Josephine Gunther, near
Cassville. spent their Easter vaca-
lions at their respective homes in Pc
tOsi
There was an exciting time for
little while at Cap Schmitz' home
Monday night week, the cause being
a chimney fire that made a big blaze,
but no damage done. The fire de-
pan tment was not called out, and
were left to rest in peace.
In a recent chapter Of my history
Of old buildings in Potosi | made men
ton that the bell on the old City
Hotel is now used at the Ostermier
House. In this | am in error, the old
bell is in use as village fire bell
Miss Cecilia Sweeney, musical in
structor in the St. Andrews school
visited among friends in Dubuque
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Louise Kubly, second assis-
tant principal Of the high school,
spent the Easter vacation at her home
at Monroe, Wis.
Mrs. Margaret Deneen went to Du-
buCue Tuesday for a visit of indefinite
period with relatives and friends.
Miss Martha Degnan, teacher in the
grammar department of the high
school spent Easter vacation at her
home at Mauzekee, Wis.
Harry Grosser and Jake Ames went
to the U. S. Engineers office in Du-
buque last Tuesday and landed a con-
tract for river improvement work to
be done the coming season at a point
between Dubuque and Clinton, Iowa.
Miss Mary Gunther, being for some
time in failing health. has gone to the
Mayo hospital at Rochester, Mimi, to
consult with doctors as to the condi-
ton of her health, and if necessary
will take treatment.
Mrs. Anna White and grand-daugh-
ter, of Hartford, S. D.. arrived here
last Tuesday to visit at the home of
her brother John Powell, and with
other relatives, besides looking after