Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-03
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Ano+bor OId.Timer Called

Frank LangmeleT, loI AoI0 '1A''"
wears a resident, died at the nome Oh
his daughter, Mrs. Nick wagner IN
Tennyson. Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock. More details next week
Basket Ball Contests
masouerade dance, basket ball
Games. carnival dance, Royal Neigh
bors supper and several parties were
the items Of interest in the soclal
features of Potosi Thanksgiving week.
There were no special thanksgiving
features at the churches.
The masquerade dance at the garage
hall Monday eve, Nov. "a, was Wen
attended nv lovers of the fun. Prlzes
we're given for the best costume ana
the most comical participants. Inc
names of the prize winners not DeluS
1ivan rs. we must in consequence for
On the pleasure of naming them. Inc
original pals orchestra ndue INC III
sic for this occasion.
The basket ball game contested III
nv the PlatteVille All stars ana the
Potosi City Taem Thursday evening"
preceding the carnival dance at Mul-
Ier's Ridgeway hall drew an immense
crowd of people old and young 10 VIII
ness the game. On the Friday nlght
Drevious a game was played by these
teams that resulted in a victory for
tbp Potosi BOYS by the score OF 80 10
~ Thursday evening the PlatteVllle
hovs carried off the hOnors defeating
potosi by rs to Is score.
Many at Thanksgiving Dance
The carnival dance at the Ridge
wav hall Thursday evening was at
tended by very large crowd of mer-
~ makers who enjoyed themselves 10
their hearts content. 40 dance TIC
kets were sold at the box office and
not a word of discomfort was heard
from any source Lovers of the light
fantastic came for a good time ana
they had. it, Jerry and her Vlona or
chestra of Dubuque furnished the mu-'
sic for this dance. 1t now being Ad-
vent. the season Of four weeks before
Christmas, no dances will be held IN
this hall before the new year.
More than 80 people INDUCED IN the
chicken pie supper given under the
auspices of the Royal Neighbors at
Woodman hall Thanksgiving evening.
All enjoyed the feast.
Petty Thief RODS Slot Machine
Some person or persons entered
John Stelpfug's place of business in
Tennyson in the early hours of Fri
day morning and took slot machine
from the place and broke it open in
front of the building, getting three or
four dollars for their trouble. How an
entrance was made is mystery, as
all the doors were securely locked and
people living on the premises heard
no noise.
Old Couple Married As Years
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Wilmott enter
tanned their nearby children at
THANKSGIVING dinner at their home in
Tennyson Thursday Nov. 27th The
date was also the 48th marriage ami
versary of the venerable old couple.
the feast with rheir parents were Mrs,
Flora HinsOn and husband of Platte
vile, Mrs. Eva Kreiser and husband
of Dubuque, Sam Wilmott and wife
and son. Harry, Of Potosi. Ed. and
family of Chicago, through pressure
of his business, were unable to be
present Another absentee was a
niece, Miss Henrietta WilmOtt, and
mother, in Chicago. All are looking
forward to Nov 9th, 1926, for at that
time if God spares their lives the aged
and worthy old couple will celebrate
their 50th marriage anniversary.
Personals of Past Week
Mrs. John Campbell was pleasantly
and agreeably surprised on her 58th
birthday anniversary Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 25th. The local camp of the
Royal Neighbors, of which Mrs Camp
Ill
a delicious luncheon unbeknown to
her, and made her the hOnored one at
the table The table was conferred
with a large birthday cake adorned
with So candles. This was great sur
prise and pleasure to Mrs. Campbell. |
The evening in all ways was delight |
sully spent and Mrs. Campbell at the
close thanked her sisters for their
kind and loving consideration
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Abing, Mr.. and |
Mrs w IT. Schmitz and daughters,
Amelia and Germaine and son, Gilbert, |
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Simon and son, I
Clarence, and Mr. and Mrs. William |
Reuter- and sons were guests at the I
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simon home on T
Sunday evening.
The Misses Martha Cenffeld, Bertha /
Koeller, Mildred Schroeder. CiaIa /
Roser, Regina Pink and Lucille Webb, I
students at the Platteville normal, af- /
ter spending Thanksgiving at their +
respective homes in Potosi returned /
Sunday to resume their studies.
DIR. c. S. Moore of Lancaster was |
Potosi caller Thursday evening.
Martin, son Of Mrs. Jacob Duve in +
Potosi, has been confined to his home
the past week with a painful attack of 7
lumbago.
Mrs DR. Kenney and children spent
Thanksgiving with relatives at Ben
ton. The doctor could not leave his
patients to accompany them.
The st. Thomas altar society will
meet at the home of Mrs L. G. Ed
wards Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Cassidy and son, Ire
lane kreiser, of Dubuque. were Sun
day guests at the home of their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Beier in
Potosi.
w. c. Hymer and son, Mac. were in
Platteville Tuesday Mr.. Hymer was
one of the members of the county
board Of supervisors that were enter
tanned at a luncheon under auspices
of the kiwanis club.
The Ladies Aid society will hold a
quilting party at Masonic hall the
coming Wednesday.
Rev. FIR Ley of St Thomas church
after few days spent in Milwaukee,
returned to his parish here Friday.
Clarence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Roser. after spending THANKSGIVING at
the parental home here, returned to
Dubuque to pursue his studies at the
there.
Miss Theresa Draxler, housekeeper
for Rev. FIR. Ley, visited several DAYS
the past week at New Vienna Tou-o