Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-04
POTOS| EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
C. d. A. Court Initiated

Sunday, May IL, and Will be known DIS
Court of Norbert No. $50. Twenty
nine candidates were enrolled and re-
ceived the degrees that were ably eX-
emplified by the Court st. Rita team
of Lancaster, under the direction or
State Organizer and State Grand Re
gent Mrs. A. M. Baxter and State Dep
uty Miss Mary McGeever, both OF
Cuba City Following are the names OF
the ladies who received the degrees:
Mesdames M. A. Coons, Anna Berens,
Jennie Mclaughlin, Maggie TWohlg,
Minnie Roth, Nora KOeller, Leslie
Irish, Laura Elskamp, Josephine LelD-
fried, Esther Elskamp, Marie Zenz,
Margaret Doser, Mary Faherty, Anna
Ryan, Anna Schwab, Jennie Pink, Zlta
Patterson, Lille Reynolds, Louise Ed
wards, Rosa Millen, Bertha Tobln,
Kate Keller, and the, Misses GeneVleVe
Kimmick, Louise Doser, Gertrude
Stoker, Marie Pluemer, Marie kruse,
Kate Glennon, Florence Uppena. At
six o'clock an elegant luncheon was
served to more than one hundred
guests that was followed by pro-
gram consisting of readings with Vo-
cal and instrumental music. Interest
ing addresses were delivered by Rev.
FIR. ~ Lea of POtOSi and FIR. }. j.
Mcclure, state chaplain of Cuba CITY.
Both addresses were instructive and
especially enjoyed. The elected Off
GERS of the court are Mrs. M. A. Coons,
Grand Regent; Mrs. Anna Berens,
Vice Regent; Mrs. Jennie McLaugh-
lin, Prophecies; Miss GenevleVe Kim
mick, Monitor; Miss Louise Doser,
Historian; Mrs. Maggie Twohig, FL
nancial Secretary; Mrs. Minnie Roth,
Treasurer; Mrs. Nora Koeller, Sentl-
mel; Miss Gertrude Stoker, Pianist;
Board of Trustees, Mrs. Leslie irish,
Mrs. Laura Elskamp, Mrs. Josephine
Leibfried, Mrs. Esther Elskamp and
Mrs. Marie Zenz The appointive Of
fees of lecturer and press correspon-
dent are filled by Mrs. Margaret Do
ser and Mrs. Mary Faherty respective
Iy. The installation of officers will
take place at some future date in June.
Many More Old-TimerS
Writing up the names of Old-tlmerS
born in the town of Potosi, and who
are vet in the land of the living and
not heretofore mentioned, will say
that ]. Peter Pluemer, who for many
years conducted a blacksmith shop
was born in Dutch Hollow in 1849,
and still lives in the little hamlet of
his nativity. John Peters, now living
in San Francisco, Calf, was born in
British Hollow in 1850. Nathan Coyle
another British Hollow product, was
born in 1850 He has been here sew
eral times visiting the scenes of his
boyhood days. His last visit here was
last fall His home is at Los Angel
es, Calf, now. William e. Webb, for
many years conducting store at
Lancaster, was born in that historic
part of the town of PotOsi known as
British Hollow, in March, l848. His
brother, John Wesley Webb, was born
at the same place in 1859 and is now
a resident of Lancaster. Miss Mary
Costello, a native of the village, was
born in 1850, and Notwithstanding
her advanced years is still very &C
tive. John Henry Hunt, now resi-
dent of Colorado Springs, Colo, was
born in British Hollow in 1850. Mrs.
Elizabeth Adams Orion, now residing
in Lancaster, was born in the village
of Potosi, I believe, in 1851. Her
father, John Adams, was killed in the
Potosi mines in 1851. Her mother
subsequently became the wife of Jos.
Thomas.
William Gillian, retired farmer,
living over in the town of Harrison,
was born in historic Dutch Hollow in
1851. John H. Powell, better known
as Jack" is another British Hollow
product and was born there in 1851.
He recently met with the misfortune
of losing his eyesight which confines
him to his home on the farm.
John w. Grogan, still living in the
village of of his birthplace, was born
in the village of Potosi in 1851.
1 will now proceed with a bunch of
old-timers that came into the world
in 1852. Edward Clement Thomas
was born in Buena Vista, a mining
camp adjoining British Hollow. He
now resides in the village of Potosi.
Joseph Vogelsberg, who is it that
don't know Joe? was born in British
Hollow For many years he was the
popular landlord of the Commercial
hotel in Potosi, where he still resides
Henry B. Uppena was born on a farm
near Rockville and still lives on the
old homestead farm. William Eustlce
commonly known among the old-tim-
ers as Billie" was born in British
Hollow. He now resides at Los An
geles, Calf Mrs Elizabeth Ennor
Foster was born in British Hollow
and for many years made her home
in the village of Potosi. She now re-
sides at Ell Paso, Texas. Mrs. Bar
bara Liebfried Wallenhorst was born
in Dutch Hollow and yet lives in the
hamlet of her nativity. Mrs. Eva
Lingscheid Miller was born in Brit
ish Hollow and now lives in Gutten-
berg, Iowa. Mrs. Emily Lyack Hickey
was born in British Hollow. She now
lives in Los Angeles.
Bernard Beier, another old-timer,
now living in the village of Potosi,
was born south of Dutch Hollow in
1851
Renewing Family Ties
Albert Burggraf, Ivan Burgraff and
wife of Milwaukee, formerly of NAH
nomen, Mimi, pleasantly surprised
their aunt and uncle, Geo. Siepker and
wife of Platteville, Friday afternoon.
Friday evening accompanied by Geo.
Siepker and wife and Frank Fure
down to Leo Langkamp's home in
Harrison where they met another
uncle and aunt. Tony Fure and wife,