Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

III. y. +. DIOWu anu daughter, MIS-.
Hudson Stokes of Riverside, Calf
visited in POtosi few days last week
with sister-in-law and aunt, Mrs. Mag
gle Willmers and daughter, Ollie. DR.
Browns wife. who was Lizzie Will
mers, a native born Potosian, owing
to poor health was unable to make
the journey from the far west Her
Old-time friends yet living in Potosi,
would have been pleased to see her.
She is descendant Of Richard Will
mers, deceased who came and settled
in Van Buren, back in the thirties.
She was q sister of the late Richard
Winners jr., who was the husband OF
Mrs. Maggie Willmers. DR.. Brown
and daughter also visited briefly with
nieces and nephew and cousins, Ray
Willmers and Mrs. Florence Steffen
in Dubuque, and Mrs. Jessie Schnei-
der near Cassville. After visiting rel
atives at points in Iowa, they will re
turn to their homes in California.
Joe Schrnitz is busy making sor
ahum at his new camp. He is well
equipped with all the necessary ap-
paratus for pressing the cane and
cooking the molasses. The writer
took occasion Saturday afternoon to
visit the camp and found Joe and his
helpful wife busy cooking the can
juice into an exceptionally fine quail
ity Of sorghum mOlasses Both are
experts at the business. People who
have cane TO press and want an eX-
ceIlent quality of mOlasses should
take it to JOe's camp.
John Buachker of Forest Park, ILL.,.
visited his brother, Sam Buachker,
and family, in Potosi, few days last
week
Donald, 7-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs Albert Duve, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Fowler hos
pital in Lancaster last Wednesday
The little fellow has a weak heart
and latest reports are that he is no.
getting along very well.
Mrs. Geo H. Lewis, after more than
two months confinement in her bee
resulting from fractured hip, finds
relief now by sitting up and with the
aid of crutches is able to move about
the room.
Percy B. Runkell spent the past
week in Madison, visiting his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crouch of LIE
Mars, Iowa, are guests of their ne
phew and niece, Clyde Roesch and
wife, in PotOsi.
A quilting party under the auspices
OF the Royal Neighbors was held at
the home of Mrs. Ella barrow and
much fine work in the line of quilting
was done. An elegant dinner and
supper were served to the partici-
pants.
The Municipal Pals orchestra fur
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Holy Cross, Iowa, Friday night The
dance was to have taken place Thurs
day but owing to the inClemency of the
weather was postponed until Friday,
Mrs Josephine W. Lewis has receiv-
ed word from her nephew, Golden
Bell, that his residence in Berkeley,
Calf, was completely destroyed by
the big fire that recently swept over
that city.
J. w Schuelter Of St Paul is a well
come aitOr at the home of his sister,
Mrs Henry Schaal, and family in the
town OF Harrison.
Lee Hills, formerly of Potosi but
now at work on river Improvement al
Bellevue, Iowa, spent several days in
Potosi the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leuer, after a
pleasant visit with Mrs. Leuer's
mother, Mrs Fritz Koeller, and other
relatives in and near Potosi, returned
to their home at Mallard, Iowa, last
Monday. Mrs. Koeller went with them
to spend the winter.
Ray Wildman Of Whitefsh, Mont,
is visiting relatives in Potosi.
Miss Helen Webb was a weekend
guest at the home of her friend, Miss
Helen Kelly, at the Hurricane. The
young ladies were classmates and CO.
graduates from the POtOsi high school
with the class of 1928.
Donald Schaal departed Saturday
afternoon for Lansing, Mich, to re-
sumo his studies in the mechanical en-
gineering school, Michigan state ~
Harry Pluemer has given up the
MOntfort business proposition and it
is now rumored that he intends to To-
cate in Usage, Iowa.
Melvin Birch of Dubuque, represent
ing the A. ]. Umbriet flour and feed
store, interviewed POtosi merchants
Thursday.
Charles Keller came up from Pc
rique, Mo, and spent a few days in
Potosi the past week. We understand
he has gone to Pra. du CHEN to re
sumo his studies at Campion college.
Miss Kathryn Durley, teacher at the
KIein school near Cassville, spent the
weekend at the parental home in Pc
tOsi.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Langkamp and
daughter, Marie, and Bertha Fure,
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Udeihcfen, MI. and
MIS-. AH2ed Muller and son, NorUert,
Mr.. and Mrs John Pluemer and fam
lily and Arthur Langkamp weTo IN
tertained as guests at The home Of Mr.
and Mrs Henry LangHar2p Sunday
Miss Sophia Reiter an! friend, Lyle
Hamer, OF Monroe, Mr.. ana Mrs ftny
Fure aud VIM. Reiter Of Potosi, mo-
tored to Carroll, Sheldon and other
places to see relatives an friends last
week
Sunday evening, Sept %. lnrec
crowd of neighbors and friends ga
thered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Julius Toulen and gave them fare