Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Dies in California.

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at Riverside, Calf. DR.. Brown prac-
ticed as a physician "a years. ne was
fine husband of Lizzie Willmers, ma
tive born Potosi lady, who seven years
ago was stricken with paralysis ana
has since been great care 10 the
family DR.. Brown and daughter, Mrs.
Amy Stokes, visited Mrs. Maggie VIII
mers and children in Potosl anu VI
cinity in September, 1928, gong from
here to Jackson, Mich, hos former
home. DR.. Brown was hlgh!y es-
teemed citizen and was liked by eV-
eryone who knew him both IN river
side. Calf, and Jackson, Mich.
Have Fine Barn Raising.
The farm home of Joe Schmltz, the
writer's nearest neighbor, was the
scene of great activity last Wednes-
day Tt was when 20 men came 10
raise Joe's large new barn that, was
done in a mechanical manner. Eleven
ladies' were present mad assisted Mrs
Scbnitz with the homework in pre-
naring dinner for the large crowd. At
noon All outside work ceased and the
mon nroceeded to the house to have
dinner. one that is beyond my power
of EXPRESSION for it's elabOrateness.
Everything conceivable was on the
tables. There were two or three dlt-
ferent kinds of meat, vegetables of all
kinds fruit. cakes and pies of all de-
scrintiOn. besides many other tempt
ing yiands. The men who enjoyed the
fnast were Joe Walsh, Peter Rupp ST..
Toe Hesseling, Henry Hesseling, John
Schaefer. VIM. Schmitz, Elyal Horn
or Melvin SedbrOok, Fred Mike, AL
len Schmitz, Henry Sedbrook, Jake
Schmitz, Will Horner, Ora Irish, Jas.
Cox. Ray Fine, Yves Longmeier, Cap
Schmitz. Raymond Lesser, Herman
Lesser, Lea Lesser, Joe Uppena, AL
bert Rupp, Raymond Patzner, George
Reuter-. Cornelius Ulbrich, Leo Rupp,
Edward LOngmeier and Judge VIII
mott. The ladies who assisted Mrs
Schmitz in the preparation of the din
ner and later for a supper were Mes
DANES E. M. Wilmott, Barbara Wal
Ienhorst. J. F. Walsh, Herman Lesser,
Henry Sedbrook, Martin Sedbrook,
Ora Irish, Yves Longmeier, James Cox
and the Misses Ada Scheffer and Pearl
Cox. After dinner while the men were
taking their smokes of cigars passed
around. A littel political talk sprung
ND but the sentiments were so strong
for La Toilette for president and
Blaine for governor that no argu-
ment on this score existed. For sher-
iff the crowd was divided between
Book and Lewis, Livingston not con-
sidered.
Suffers Paralytic Stroke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bruckner and
children and brother, Otto Bruckner
nj I II. Do r,.1.ixy TTJIncHnU
for a visit with the Henry Schumacher
family and with their mother who has
been here for the summer months
Wednesday Mrs. Bruckner suffered
stroke of paralysis and hemorrhage
and is in a precariOus condition. She
is under the skillful care of DR.. Ken
ney who is giving her every possible
attention.
Organize Basketball Club.
The city basket ball team have re-
Gently reorganized for the season and
will do their practicing and playing
at the Mueller Bros. large Ridgeway
hall. The hall being 36x80 feet is
adapted for basket ball playing. The
young men composing the club are
Earl Campbell, Leonard DOser, Leon
ard Schmitz, Isadore Mclaughlin,
James Lockwood, Midard Schmitz,
Mac Hymer, Clarence Zenz and AL
phonse Uppena Medard Schmitz is the
manager and Leonard Doser Sec. and
Treas of the club There is no ques-
tion of doubt but what these fellows
will make a strong team.
POtOSi PickupS.
The local camp of Royal Neighbors
held their semi-mOnthly meeting at
the Woodman hall Thursday evening
and were entertained by Mesdames
Robt Travis, Helmutt Fritz, Adolph
Schumacher and Ida Walter.
Tommy Garner of Lancaster is an
apprentice at the Joe OFT barber shop
in Potosi.
Mrs. Josephine Spaulding, after sew
erals weeks pleasant visit with her
cousin, Postmaster Kaltenbach, and
family, and with friends in Potosi has
returned to her home in Boscobe1.
A few men of Potosi wrote civil
service examination for qualification
as rural mail carrier at Lancaster on
Saturday morning.
Frank Kaltenbach of Boscobel was
caller on relatives in Potosi Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Mclaughlin
and children returned home Tuesday
from Lansing, Iowa, where they had
visited several days with the Peter E.
Rethwisch family. Mrs. Mclaughlin
and Mrs. Rethwisch are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Travis attend
ed the funeral of Mr. Travis uncle,
Moses Amos Petty, at Platteville on
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Petty was a
farmer and little past 70 years of
age.
Mrs. Anna Rethmeyer was a visitor
the past week among friends in East
Dubuque.
James Ashby and family moved
from Potosi last week and have gone
to Tigerton, Wis, to make their fu-
ture home.
Mrs. William Friesen of Fairibault,
Mimi, was here the past week and
visited with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mechler, and sister. Mrs. An
ma Pluemer.
Mrs. Oscar Leffelholz of Dubuque
spent a few days last week with her
mother, Mrs. J. P. Pluemer, in Tenny-
son. ~',afyxaE
Mrs. Chris Glassmacher and son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Reuter-, returned Friday from an auto
trip to Milwaukee where they had been
for visit among relatives and friends.
Walter Kuester of Rockville fell
from a load of clover one day last
week and sustained a dislocation of his
left shoulder.
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