Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-05
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

The Potosi high school basket ball
team has conducted a successful seas
on with a series of ten games, winning
six victories with four defeats. The
team scored 1873 points to their OppOn-
ents 189 This has been a most sue
ceSsful season for the team due to the
hard work of the boys and their great
spirit in the games. The lineup for
thte better part of the season was as
follows:
Guards, Gel Day, Alvin Schmitz
and Melvin Edge, centers, James Sea-
ton and Mac Hymer, forwards, Leon
ard Schmitz, Edward and Arnold Dos
er. OF those named all will return
for the coming year except Leonard
Schmitz, Arnold DOser and Mac Hymer
who retire. The retirement of Leon
ard Schmitz will be a loss to the team
he being a good point getter who has
played with the team for the past
three years.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stohlmeyer in Tennyson was the
scene of pleasure Sunday, Feb. a.
when their children assembled at the
home to do honor to their mothers
10th birthday anniversary. Those who
enjoyed the festiyity we're: Joseph
Harry StOhlmeyer and family OF PO-
tosi, Mr.. and Mrs Gus Brandt and
children Of Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
SPAIN of e. Dubuque, Miss Evelyn
Stohlmeyer, Dubuque, and the young
er members of the family at home.
Besides being the elder Mrs. StohI-
meyers birthday the event was much
in the nature of a family reunion.
The united family enjoyed an elegant
dinner and all wished their mother
many happy returns of the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Webster, Mr..
and Mrs William HOskins of Scales
Md, Ill, George Altoona and daugh-
ter, Nellie, of Galena, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Fine and Mrs. Lizzie orion of
Lancaster and Miss Elizabeth Fine of
Bagley attended the funeral of Sam
Thomas Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hurd of Cuba
were guests at the B. j. Patterson
home here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaWrnce Mcbride of
DeSmet, S. D., called here by the ill
ness of the latter's mother, returned
home Wednesday night.
Phillip Miller, until recently of the
Miller Bros. garage in TennysOn, has
bought the Ed. McLain farm over in
Harrison and will devote himself to
farming.
Mrs. Vincent Mclaughlin enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Carl
Schroeder Thursday. Next meeting
Thursday, March 6, with Mrs. August
Mike.
Mrs Oscar Turner of Marcus, H.,
spent Monday in Potosi with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schiffman.
Miss Grace orion, nurse at the Doc
little hospital in Lancaster, visited the
past week in POtOsi the guest Of Miss
Mae Keehner.
Mrs Thereas Gunther was pleasant
ly surprised Saturday afternoon by a
number of lady friends who called at
her home to congratulate her on her
birthday anniversary. The hours were
spent in social conversation followed
by the serving of refreshments. Those
present were MeSdames Jane Webb
John Campbell, A. KaItenbach, Kate
Palmer, Henry Doser, George Stoll
Mary Schumacher, John StOll and
Miss Emma Martin.
The minstrel show staged by Potosi
amateurs at the Garage hall Friday
evening drew a large and appreciative
audience. The show was a good one
ner that was creditable to them and
caused a lot of merriment to the au-
dience. A dance followed the show
that was we'll attended and the boys
met with financial success.
The remains of Mrs. Andrew Rich
ter, who died at her home in Platte
vile last Wednesday, were brought to
st. Andrews church here Friday fore
noon. Solemn Requiem Mass was
read by Rev. FIR. Scheffer. At the con-
clusion of the mass Rev. FIR. Lillis of
st. Mary's church, Platteville, deliver
ed a beautiful sermon. The interment
was made in the new st. Andrews
cemetery
Henry Stohlmeyer is taking treat
ment for rheumatism at a hospital in
Dubuque
Mr. and Mrs c. NJ Schmitz visited
among friends at the Hurricane
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Friesen of Faribault,
Mimi, arrived here Saturday for a
visit with relatives in Tennyson and
vicinity. She will proceed to Lancas-
ter to see her sister, Mrs Will Turner,
who is reported to be in very poor
health
Frank Vincent, the Galena monu-
ment man and his assistant, e. J. Men
zemer, were in Potosi few days last
week and did some business in their
line.
A pioneer chapter, relative to the
once busy little city of Paris on the
Platte, has been sent to the Herald to
appear when most convenient for the
Herald to publish it.
A wedding item was handed us too
late to put in form for publication this
week 1t will appear in our next.
Death of Sam Thomas.
The passing of Sam Thomas, whose
death occurred Monday, Feb. "a, re-
moves another longtime and highly
respected native citizen of Potosi. His
death was not unexpected, as it was
generally known that his time on
earth was but matter of days, suf-
fering as he did from an incurable
malady
He had been an active and sprightly
man in business and other affairs