Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Obituaries of Mrs. B. Elskamp and
Mrs. w. A. Lesser to be found under
Potosi head in another column.
The oratorical contest for the Poto-
81 high school tok place last Wednes-
day and drew quite crowd. The pro-
gram opened with music by the Mus
ical Pals orchestra followed by the
platform work Of the evening, namely:
Grafton Idols and Ideals" Ed
ward Doser.
Defamation, "A Voice From a Far
Country" Clara Roser.
Defamation, Patsy" Mollie Stark.
Music by the orchestra.
Grafton, THE Hope Of a Democra-
cy," John Helbing.
Defamation, "Old Mother Goose, "
Defamation eel. Cherokee Roses"
Kathryn Seaton.
Grafton The Toll Of Industry"
Celestin Bay
Music by orchestra.
The judges Of the contest were Mrs,
H. +. Coons, Mrs. RObt. Travis and
Adolph Schumacher. Regina Pink
and Celestin Day were proclaimed the
winners in oratOrical ability and will
represent the Potosi high school in
the league contest at Lancaster, Fri
day, April q.
The aigh School Senior class play
entitled when Teller Needs a
Friend" will be presented at the gar
age hall Wednesday evening, April
%. This comes to us rather late to be
of much help outside of the village as
: H. Il,
date the Herald is issued.
G. j. Ragat2 arrived here last week
from California to attend to some un
finished business that he had on hand
prior to his removal to the coast His
many POtoSi friends are pleased to
grasp his hand and gaze upon his
familiar countenance. He Will return
home to Los Angeles in about week.
w. j. Welsh met with thousand
dollar loss by fire at arlington, Iowa,
last week. No insurance.
Jacob Schuster has purchased a
new Star auto from the Service gar
age.
Mrs. G. NJ. Schmitz was in BagIey
few days last week getting acquaint-
cd with her recently arrived grandson
Sam Wilmott, Henry Grasser, Jacob
Ames, George Ames, Joe Ostermeier,
Harvey Ames, John Ehlen, Chris
Kreiser, Walter Meier, Vernon Gros-
ser and Otto Schau are working at
Savanna. Harry GrOsser and Jake
Ames are contractors. Sam WilmOtt
has charge Of the blasting in the stone
quarry and with his wife will conduct
a boarding house
Mrs. John Roschitsch Of Dubuque
visited a few days last week with her
daughter, Mrs Arthur Bunker and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Seaton arrived
home Friday from Rochester, Mimi.
Mr.. Seaton had Been confined at the
Mayo hospital for the past six weeks
He is slowly recovering and his many
friends hope to see him around again
soon.
Everett Faust after spending the
winter at Cross Plains, has returned
to POtosi.
The well known John Wagner OF
Observation-Disclosures in motor trucks,
was in Potosi Friday and made sale
Of two trucks to VIM. J. Welsh. He
Will use them on his government rock
contract near Burlington, Iowa
Frank SCwab, a farmer in the south
part of the town, lost valuable horse
Friday. A veterinary pronounced the
trouble to be III the intestines.
Mr. and Mrs p e. Rethwisch and
son, Phillip, Of Lansing, Iowa, were
here to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Rethwischs mother, Mrs. Ben Els
kamp
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Berger and
family of Fennimore have been visit
ing in Potosi the past week with
Mrs. Berger's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Wiedman.
Mr. Mike Duggan of Tivola Iowa
was attending to business matters i'll
POtosi Saturday.
The Mesdames P. B. Runkell, H. e.
CoOns, Katherine Fure and Jake Udel-
hofen called on friends in DubuQse on
Tuesday.
John Harps, called here by the de-
mise of his sister, Mrs. w. A. Lesser,
returned home Monday.
The approaching marriage of Mr..
Arnold Pluemer and Miss Leona Null
Ter was announced from the altar of st.
Adrew's church Sunday.
Jake Udelhofen purchased an Inter
national motor truck from Bode and