Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

The BOlce Creek Dramatic club
staged a comic drama, "A Poor Mar
ried Man." at the garage hall, Potosi,
Friday evening They were greeted
by a large audience. The performers
acted their parts in a creditable man
ner and drew many enconiums Of
praise. Dramatis persOnae:
Prof John B. Wise, "A Poor Mar
ried Man." Martin Wieland.
Dr. Mathew Graham, "a Country
Physician" VIM. Wieland.
Billy Blake, "A Popular Colleg-an,
Arthur Bryhan.
Jupiter Jackson, "a Black Trump"
Harry Schiffman.
Mrs. Iona Ford, Some Mother-ln-
Law" Mrs. Mary Pagel.
June Graham, "a Little Freshman,
Rosalind Wilson, "A College Report
err" Erna Bryhan.
Following the play social dance
with the Musical Pals orchestra
furnishing music, was INDUCED III 70
one o'clock a. m.
An unusually small class OF child
ren received their solemn first COM
munion at st. Andrews Catholic
church Sunday morning. Though the
day vas gloomy large crowd at
tended mass The girls were attlred
in spotless white and wore wells and
wreathes Of flowers. The boys wore
dark suits with buttonhOle bouquets.
The names of the young cOmmunl-
cants are: Coletta Floegel, JOsetta
Liebfried, Luella Lesser, Isabel Roser,
Dolores Liebfried, Paul Schaefer, Gil
bert Schmitz, Alfred Patzner, Robert
Lesser and Virgil Klar. Two small
tots, Bernedetta Winkler and Lizzie
Argus, and two little boys, Walter
Markus and Walter Walsh, acted as
flower bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher ar
rived in their Potosi home, from Los
Angeles, Calf, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Robt. Maahs are re-
ioicing over the arrival Of a pound
boy. Born Monday, June 4.
David Welsh who has been con-
fined to his bed with pulmonary COM
plant was removed from the home Of
his sister Mrs. Margaret Deneen, ana
brother, W. J. Welsh, in POtOsi, and
taken to the Sunny Crest sanltarIum
in Dubuque last Tuesday morning.
The cause of his removal was due
chiefly to the oppressive heat OF last
week.
The ladies of the St. Thmoas Altar
society have organized and held their
first social meeting at the home OF
Mrs M. B. Elskamp Wednesday after
noon, June 6. Mrs Eiskamp was as
sisted in entertaining the ladies by
Mrs. Leo Markus, Mrs. Vincent Nc
Laughlin and Miss Louise Doser.
The time was principally devoted TO
quilting The hostess and her as
sistants served a most appetizing
luncheon of sandwiches, light and
dark cake, pickles and coffee 1t is
the intention of the members to here
after hold social meetings the first
Wednesday Of each month.
Joseph Hall Of Spokane, Wash,
better known to he old-timers as
Josie Hail. is shaking hands with
old friends and viewing the scenes OF
childhood days He was born in Po-
tosi in 1857, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Hall. early pioneers of Potosi
The subject Of our sketch went to
Lancaster in 1877 and worked as a
blacksmith apprentice under Jake
Hough Learning the trade, he drift
ed westward and finally located IN
Spokane He has been down in Hi
nois visiting a sister and on his re
turn could not resist stopping at his
native village, though he was here ~
wears ago when on a similar trip.
Old friends yet living in Potosi are
pleased to see him and recall incidents
that happened in Potosi many years
ago.
Mrs. Thos. Spring and daughter,
Gwendolyn, of Holcomb, Kansas, are
guests at the home of Mrs. Spring 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hurst
MIR. and Mrs. L. G. Edwards, Mrs
Chas. Vogelsberg and the Misses Ma
bel Schumacher and Helen Webb mo-
tored to Dubuque on a pleasure trip
Friday afternoon and incidentally at
tended the Robin Hood movie at the
Strand
Mrs John Heating, Fargo, N. D.,
was guest at the NJ B. Elskamp
home in Potosi the past week.
Mrs. T. B. Ennor and daughter, Miss
Thirza, Miss Mary Ennor, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Foster Of Ell Paso, Texas,
arrived here Wednesday last to enjoy
the summer breezes at the old home
on the hill.
Miss Kate Lawlor, after a success
full term teaching at Crete, n D., has
returned to her home in Potosi.
The Ladies Aid society was enter
tanned Friday at the farm home of
mis-. 1<OI I'll CAipp dAu l1oCACA' WI p
Mary J. Korber
Frank Schwab, residing down OH
Long Branch, lost valuable horse
by lightning during the electrical
storm last Wednesday. The horse
was insured and the loss does not
fall so heavily on Mr.. Schwab as it
might have otherwise.
Mrs. r. H. Durley and daughter,
Charlotte, are visiting at the Ernest
Hellmer home in Platteville.
Harry Grosser, contractor, came up
from Savanna and spent couple of
days in Potosi, returning Thursday.
Lee and Clarence Powell, Dubuque
were brief visitors in Potosi Friday
and Lee ordered the Herald sent 10
him.
w. C. Hymer tore himself away
from Potosi and in company with AL
fred Audetat spent a couple of hours
in Lancaster Friday.
Mrs. c. M. Schmitz and daughter,
Marie, and the latter's husband Clar-
ence Zenz, spent few hours in Du-
buque Friday.
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