Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
LaFoIlette- wheeler Meeting

FOlI6LJ6 anu Wu60l0I udSS uCOLAS,
scheduled for Friday evening, Sept.
10, was not so largely attended as it
would have been had the weather been
fine. However, there was fairly good
crowd in attendance. Judge Cunning
ham, who was deliver the principal
address, was unable to be present ow-
ing to pressure of unexpected bust
ness. His place was filed by DR.. H.
Langworthy of Dubuque, lifelong
republican The meeting was held in
Mueller Bros. large new hall on the
ridge between Tennyson and Potos1.
Judge Wilmott was called from his
home and upon his arrival at the hall
was made chairman of the meeting.
After delivering a few brief and
pleasant remarks he introduced DR..
Langworthy of speaker of the even
ing, and must be truthfully said that
the doctor delivered a splendid ad-
dress. He gave his reasons for leav-
ing the republican party and casting
his lot with the LaFollette and Wheel
err Progressive movement. He classed
the republican and democrat parties
as being alike as two peas in a pod,
full of promises but never fulfilling
them At the conclusion of DR.. Lang
the Legion, named PETER of Dubuque,
gave masterful talk defending La
Follette's war record. Jos. F. Walsh
of Tennyson, another republican, paid
a glowing tribute to the Progressive
candidates for president and vice
president. It was in all respects a
LaFollette meeting with democrat as
chairman and former republicans as
hn 1yin q
young people as we'll as some of the
older ones enjoyed themselves dane
ing for a couple of hours to the music
of the Musical Pals orchestra.
An Illustrated Lecture
An illustrated and very interesting
lecture was given in Potosi by FIR
Schmeetz of Benton Tuesday evening,
Sept. 16. His subject was: Ten Years
from Personal Experience Among the
Cannibals of the South Sea Islands.
The lecture was surely interesting,
giving the startling news about the
most primitive and savage people on
earth, their wild life and strange and
peculiar customs. Warfare, marriage,
superstition, slavery, cannibalism, etc.
were illustrated by more than one
hundred slides. FIR. Schmeetz was
greeted by a large and appreciative
audience. He is a good speaker and
his Illustrations of the customs of the
savages was startling to all persons
present. Ten years among man eating
cannibals is something to relate.
TennysOn Building Boom
Tennyson, suburb of Potosi, is ex-
periencing a building boom. The
Meuser Lumber Co. of Potosi is build
ing frame dwelling upon what was
formerly known as Bunker Hill ST..
and a short distance south of the
creamery. The erection of this build
ing is presumed to be for speculative
purposes. Rev. FIR. Scheffer has built
handsome new garage bordering on
the street and east of his residence
Charles Liebfried has had built fine
cement block garage on the lot re-
Gently purchased from st. Andrew s
congregation, and it said he will soon
begin the erection of a dwelling house
on the same lot. Joe Schmitz is now
breaking ground for large barn on
his farm a little north of the church
and not far from Judge Wilmott's res
idence. Other improvements are in
contemplation to be heard of in the
near future.
w I1uGpp0I anu Vile, dlI0I
spendinga couple of weeks visiting
cality, returned home to Milwaukee
Thursday.
A Hot Race for Sheriff.
The race for sheriff at the November
election promises to be a holly con-
tested one, with three candidates in
the field, one a republican, one a dem
ocrat and one an independent. An
drew Lewis of Lancaster has an
nounced his candidacy as independent
Andrew Lewis is good fellow, well
known throughout the county and he
will poll large vote Predictions are
made here that he will be the next
sheriff of Grant county.
Durley Back in Business
r. H. Durley has purchased the C,
Zenz stock of general merchandise
and is back in business again in Po-
tosi. Mr.. Durley formerly conducted
this store, selling the stock to Mr..
Zenz a couple of years ago. Mr..
Zenz's plans for the future have not
been stated to us.
POt0Si PickupS
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p Bennett and
daughter of Plattesville, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Wentz of Dubuque, and Gus RE
menapp and Albert Fruend of E. Du-
buque were guests of Mrs. Anna Rett-
meyer in Potosi Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Garner have re-
moved the south part of the village to
the Vincent Mclaughlin farm home
one-half mile north of the village.
Frank Kreiser Jr. and wife, who oc-
cupied this home in the past, have re-
moved to Cassville.
A number of members of the White
Shrine and their families of Dubuque
with some members of the Potosi
Eastern Stars. picnicked at the Schu-
macher park Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Roesch and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Korber of Lam
caster, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Roesch in Potosi Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. Roesch plan to go to Florida
soon to their winter home.
The Municipal Pals orchestra fur
nished music for dance at Holy
Cross, Iowa, Monday night. They
have an engagement for dance at