Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-30
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
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Potosi will at last have a doctor. DR..
J. F. Kenny, for some years practic-
ing at Benton, Wis, has decided to To-
cate in Potosi and will begin the prac-
tice of his profession here Aug. LIST.
He has leased the rooms in the second
story of the Cap Schmitz building that
weer occupied by DR.. Manuel. Cap and
family will remove to the residence
on the hill now occupied by Peter
Kimmick and family. Where Mr.. Kim
mick will move to is Aot definitely
known but it is presumed that they
will move to the T. r. Seaton dwell
ling on North ST.. DR.. Kenny comes
highly recommended. He has had u
years experience as practicing phys
ician and the people of Potosi and vi
cinity can be thankful that he locates
here.
Local lettings
Charlie Baumler, while in Freeport,
Ill, last Monday purchased a silver
bronzed hearse for use in his under
taking business.
Miss Marie Pluemer, who has been
attending the Platteville normal has
been awarded a diploma for the COM
pletion of the two year course in gram
mar grade teaching. Miss Marie is
now at her home in Tennyson and is
proud of her achievement.
William Kelly is patient at Mercy
hospital in Dubuque resting easy after
undergoing an operation for chronic
appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. B. Elskamp who &C
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lacke
of Lancaster for visit to Rev. FIR. A.
Kaiser at Stanley, Wis, have returned
to their home in Potosi.
Mrs. P. H. Roser and son, Clarence,
motored to Dubuque Friday to attend
the funeral of friend, Mrs. Eleanor
Deykin.
A ten pound baby boy was welcomed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wiedman Wednesday, July 23d, and
has been named Carl Dale Wiedman.
Mike Preston has gone on his annu-
al trip to the Pacific coast, departing
Monday for Seattle, Wash. He will
visit at other points in the far west
and expects to be gone several months.
Mrs. John johnson of Cleveland, o.,
called on old time friends in Potosi
during the past week. Mrs. johnson
is remembered here as Miss Mary Alb
ing. She was born in the town of Po-
tosi and is sister of Henry Abing
of Tennyson, with whom she is now
visiting.
Mrs. Charles Cogan, who for the past
seven weeks has been taking treatment
at Rochester, Mimi, clinic, returned
to her home in Potosi Sunday with not
much if any improvement in health
The Misses Mildred and Alice
Schneider of Cassville visited several
days the past week with their grand
mother, Mrs Maggie Willmers, in Po-
tosi. Mrs. Willmers accompanied the
girls to their home Sunday and will
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse
Schneider.
Mrs. Ed Burns has returned home
from Rockford, Ill, where she had
visited several days with her brother,
Joseph Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Travis and
Percy Runkel after spending a few
days among friends in Madison re-
turned to their home in Potosi Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clase and son,
Dale, of Jessup, Ia, arrived here Fri
day to visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Wiedman, and form the ac-
quaintance of their new grandson.
The Ladies' Aid Society was enter
tanned at the Masonic hall Thursday
afternoon by Mesdam IS Leo Stoll, Ed
Hoffman, John Kaeding and William
Buss. A very large number of mem
berS of the society fere in attendance
and the time was devoted to piecing
quilt blocks.
Mrs. August Ulbrich contemplates
a near future trip to La Crosse to Wis
with Hxrifn
Thence to Manitowoc to see her
daughter, Olivia, Sister NJ. Sylvanus,
at the Holy Family convent. Then to
Milwaukee for visit to her sister,
thence to Detroit, Mich, for a brief
visit with her son, Clarence, employed
in that city.
John Longkamp and sister, Mrs.
Mary Argus and children of Ottawa,
ILL.,, motored here Friday for a visit
with their sister, Mrs. George Argus
and family of Tennyson.
Miss Cecilia Sweeney of Holy Cross,
Ia, was greeted by hosts of friends in
Potosi Saturday and Sunday. Judge
and Mrs. Wilmott, with whom she liv-
ed three years while teaching music
in st. Andrews parochial school, ack-
nowledge a welcome call
Herbert Wiedman made a business
trip to Fennimore Saturday.
The Bennett Comedy company have
pitched their tent in Tennyson for a
weeks stand.
H. c. Bussack, state agent for the
Royal Insurance Co., and w. A. Tay-
lor of Milwaukee, special agent for
the Glens Falls Insurance Co., were
callers on local Agent E. NJ Wilmott
Wednesday.
Mrs. Earl Kreiser with the little doll
baby spent Sunday with her parents
Judge and Mrs. e. NJ Wilmott, in Ten
nyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Burkett and son
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Norris and son spent Sunday with rel
atives in and near Tennyson.
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