Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-10
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Miss Sylvia Stockert is attending
night school at Bayles Business Col
lege in Dubuque.
e. G. Thomas has returned from
pleasant visit with his son, Roscoe,
and family in Madison
Quite a number of young lovers OF
the sport attended the dance at Cass-
vile, Friday evening.
Frank Kaeding has returned from
a pleasant visit among relatives at
New Hampton and Waterloo, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Brown of Chica
go, visited several days the past week
with Mrs. Browns parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. p Pluemer.
Miss Ada Scheffer is visiting with
her mother at Eau Claire, Wis, and
will visit with other relatives at
points in the northern part.
All. Schreier, Harry Grosser, Char
lie Vogelsberg and Leo Stoll are up in
the northern part of the state hunting
for ducks and other wild game.
A week ago Sunday Frank Wunder
lin and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Wunderlin were guests at the home OF
Tony Fure and George Langkamp.
Medard Schmitz and family have
moved into the residence Of Mrs. Jane
Webb on North street. recently vacat-
ed by Harry Pluemer, who it is said
has located at Staceyville, Iowa.
At a meeting Of the Grant County
Union of the American Society Of
Equity, held at PI8tteville last week
Henry b. Uppena of the town of Po
tOsi, was reelected president Of the
association
Mrs Flora HinsOn and Mrs. Laura
Hazelton of Platteville, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mrs. HinsOn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Wilmott
Judge Wilmott attended to some
business matters in Lancaster Mon
day.
Rev. D. w. Phillips and two chill
dren, of Bloomington, after few
days visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. B. Hurst in Potosi, have returned
home. Rev. Phillips was a former
pastor of the Congregational church
in POtosi
On Wednesday evening, Oct 18th at
at the Fair and Bazaar at TennysOA.
local talent will put on "A Country
Kid" Thursday evening, the 18th,
the c. d. of A of Lancaster, will put
on their play, Uncle jack, composed
of local talent
Ed. Wiedman, Gilbert and Clarence
Turner autoed to Woodman, Wis, on
a hunting trip last Friday. Their re-
speCtive wives accompanied them as
far as Lancaster, where they visited
with friends until the return of the
men in the evening.
John MorehOuse, a sturdy BOiCe
Prairie farmer, shook hands with old
friends in PotOsi Friday. He cour-
teOusly gave the writer an auto ride
from the city to my home. John was
born but a short distance north of the
Judges home about 70 years ago
A. G. Kiefer of Dubuque, until re-
Gently cashier of the POtosi State
Bank, with wife and little daughter,
called on friends in PotOsi, the fore
part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Kief-
en- have countless numbers Of friends
here who we're pleased to- greet them.
Anton Rupp OF Cherokee, Iowa, is
visiting with his brothers, Ben and
Peter Rupp, and with other relatives
in the vicinity Mr.. Anton Rupp was
born in that part OF the town OF PO-
tos 73 years ago, and went West
when a young man and settled on land
near Cherokee and became prosper
Gus.
Mr.. and Mrs Matt. Loring and fam
ily Mr.. and Mrs. George Siepker, Mr..
and Mrs Andrew Richter, Mr.. AMI
Mrs. George Reiter and family, Mr..
and Mrs Ben Siepker, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Reiter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pete Reiter and family, and Frank
Fure, were guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Tony Fure and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Langkamp, Sunday.
The many friends of Mrs Josephine
w. Lewis, who met with a fractured
hip about three months ago are
pleased to know that she has so far
got along to the point of walking
about the house on crutches. If she !
continues to improve as she is doing, |
she expects to go to her nephews, |
Golden and George Bell in San Fran
cisco, Calf, probably about Novem- |
Der T.
Joseph Stohlmeyer for the past nine |
years buttermaker at the Tennyson |
creamery has resigned the position to
take effect November |. What Mr.. |
Stohlmeyer's future intentions are.
we are unable to say. But this much |
we can say, that he is a competent |
buttermaker, and does neat and clean |
work, and will be missed by many |
patrons of the creamery, but as the |
saying goes, it is hard to keep a good |
man.
The semi-monthly meeting of ST.
Thomas Altar Society was held at the |
Woodman hall in Potosi Wednesday |
afternoon, with a very large atten-
dance of ladies of the Society. The |
afternoon was devoted to quilting and |
several quilts were completed. A de- |
licious luncheon was prepared and |
served by Mesdames Ora Irish and |
George Baumler, Henry Reynolds and |
Arthur Burgraff, to which all did am
pie justice.
The students of the st. Andrews |
Parochial high school enjoyed an out |
ing near Mccartney last Wednesday, |
where they camped and returned Oh |
Thursday. They were chaperoned by |
Mesdames Elizabeth Weber and Frank |
Siepker, and the time was devoted to |
fishing and other sports. Rev. FIR. |