Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items Of Interest
Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent.

Two weeks of grippe, and still
gripping is the fate of the Herald 5
Potosi schibe.
We have been fortunate in this part
of the country in securing Farmers
Institute that will be held in the large
parochial hall in Tennyson Thursday
and Friday, Jan. is and 10. We must
remember that the demand for these
institutes is very great throughout the
state and with only careful considera
ton do they schedule one in any COM
munity. We must therefore be thank
full to County Agent Graf for securing
this one for us Two prominent ag
ricultural speakers, A. r. Umbright Of
Oshkosh and Mr.. PenneWell of Brook
Iyn, Wis, will take part in the insti-
tute. The first day beginning at ten
O'Clock, the subject Of Grading tie
Herd Up and Not Down." and Sue
cessful Btttles with Farm Seeds" Will
be discussed After lunch the dis
cussions will be continued in the az
ternoon on Cow Testing Associations
Pay" Clean Up tuberculosis. In
the evening at O'Clock Of the first
day, an interesting program is prepar-
ed for the pupils Of the Tennyson
schools that will be rendered at inter
walls throughout the evening Mr..
Umbright will address the people on
the SUBJECT of Setting A Community 10
Work"
The program for Friday morning.
will be pat Pointers for Profit On
Poultry" and "GroWino the Dairy
Calf and Yearling Heifel. In the at
ternoOn the subject Of Time and
Legumes," Better Corn, Better Sill
age" and New Discoveries in Feeding
Farm Stock" viii be taken up. An
orchestra will be in attendance al all
sessions Arrange your business 10
be there both days, and make this in
Stitute a rOusing one Crowd the hail
in the morning and stay all day. Then
take in the evening program Tie
meetings are open to the whole fam
lily. A lot Of beneficial things can be
learned by asking questions. PLENTY
of time viii he given to this part Of
the program. r member the days and
dates, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10
and 10.
The Farmers Cooperative Shipping
Association Of Potosi, held their an
nual meeting at the Garage hall Ii
the village Saturday afternoon The
meeting was largely attended and dis
cussiOns on different subjects were II
order
Postmaster Kaltenbach is a victim
of the epidemic of colds prevailing in
Potosi and was confined to his home
for several days. The business OF the
office was conducted in a very eff
cient manner by his son, Celestin.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Berger and
children Of FennimOre, were guests
the past week at the home Of Mrs.
Berger's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Wiedman.
Mrs Anna Rettmeyer, babe fare
we'll to POtosi for an indifinite period
of time, and boarded the train We'd
nesday afternoon for Aurora, H., to
visit there with friends.
Mr.. August Roesch and Andrew
Yoos, two of PotOsis substantial
farmers from the north part, were in
POtosi Saturday and ATTENDED tie
meeting of the Shippers association
Miss Olivia Doser, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Doser, while coastins
a few days ago had the misfortune 10
break the middle finger of her letr
hand
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, son James,
and grandson, Virgil were visitors
the past week with their son, Ralph
Turner and family in Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Nolan, after sew
eraI weeks pleasant visit among rel2-
tives and friends in Potosi, returnc3
to their home at La Crosse Sunday.
The pupils of the Potosi high school
will write their examinations for the
first semester Thursday and Friday.
viii Schilling, a former resident Of
Potosi and later Of Cuba City who is
now employed in the rug and drapery
department Of the James Levi Co. III
Dubuque, shook hands with sis old
friends in Potosi last week. His old
frients of years ago were pleased to
see him looking so we'll
Owing to a change of schedule il