Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25
POTOS| EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

where they had been for a period re-
ceiving treatment at the Mayo hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halle Buss are re-
joicing over the arrival of a baby boy
born Sunday, March Is. Mother and
babe are doing well.
Mrs. Kate Fure, after several
months visit with her daughter, Mrs.
III. E. Coons, in Dubuque, returned to
POtOsi a few days ago to make her
home for the summer with her other
daughter, Mrs. Jake Udelhofen.
Floyd Scott, who for the past year
worked the Eugen Keller fanny east
of the station, has removed to the
Bailie farm on the Lancaster road.
David Pringle, who was a partner
of Floyd Scott in tilling the Mrs. Kel-
Ter farm, left for Detroit, Mich, where
he has found employment with the
Ford Motor Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F'reund have
gone to their E. Dubuque residence
for an indefinite stay.
Henry Doser has purchased the VIM.
Wunderlin dwelling house located OPP
poSite the Woodman hall on No. St,
now occupied by Nick Twohig and
wife. Mr.. Doser, by this purchase, is
now the possessor of three dwellings
in row on this street
Miss Mae Keehner, R. N, is admin
istering to the care of Mr.. Henry Alb
ing, who is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia at his home in Tennyson. Late
reports have it that Mr.. Abing is i'm
proving, and is in a fair way toward
recovery, thanks to the excellent care.
Miss Mary Stoll, r. N, is in Lancas-
ter, caring for the 2-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Duve, who
has been very i'll with pneumonia.
The high school sewing club met at
the school house Tuesday evening and
while doing the usual amount of sew
ing, the club was entertained by the
Misses Kathryn Seaton, Bernice
Schwab and Dolores Kaeding.
Miss Helen Maahs has returned to
Potosi from a weeks pleasant visit at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Hahns in Platteville.
Friends in Potosi have received the
word from Chicago of the arrival of
baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Wesley, Sunday, March 15 Mrs.
Wesley will be remembered here as
Miss Bernice Winn, who was assist
ant principal of the Potosi high school
for the term of 1923-1924. Her old
friends here tender congratulations
This makes a second baby boy born
to former assistant principal of the
Potosi high school, the first being
Mrs. Joseph Roberts, nee Bessie Nc
Dermott, March 6.
DR.. and Mrs. Kenney entertained
few friends at a St. Patrick's party at
their home, Tuesday evening, March
IL. Those who graced the occasion
with their presence were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Bernes, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pink
and sons, and the Misses Winnie and
Katie GlennOn, and Theresa Peck
A card party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Wiedman was an event of the
week last Thursday evening. The
guests present were the Messrs. and
Mesdames Leo Roth, William Wiedman
and Herbert Wiedman, and Messrs.
Henry Koeller. John and Arno Keen
ner, John Schroeder, all of Potosi
Martin Streif of Dubuque, Clyde Bit
ner of Waterloo, Iowa, John Vogt of
Waverly, Iowa, and the Misses Agnes
Schadle, Helen Webb and Lucretia
Durley of Potosi At the close of the
card games luncheon was served.
Celestin Elskamp, employed at the
Service garage, had the misfortune to
get a piece of steel lodged in one of
his eyes and was taken to a hospital
in Dubuque Friday to be operated on
for OTIS removed.
Little Dorothy, infant twin daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grosser, is ill
with pneumonia at the Finley hospital
in Dubuque.
Miss Mae Ames has returned from
a several months visit with her old
friend, Miss Anna Morris, at Eau Gal
lie, Fla
The condition of Mrs. Anna Plue-
mer, who recently underwent an OPP
Grafton for gallstones and appended
It's in Dubuque, is greatly improved
1t will be some time before she is
able to return home
Notwithstanding the poor condition
of the roads Tuesday evening, March
II, the St. Patrick's party at Muller
hall was we'll attended and everyone
present enjoyed a merry time Dane
ing was INDUCED in up to II o'clock,
when all present dispersed to their
homes.
G. ]. RagatZ is in receipt of letter
from Adam Schumacher at Los An
geles, stating that Mrs. Emma Van
Cones had recently died in Chicago
Mrs. Van Goens, who was before mar
riage Miss Emma Hail, was born in
Potosi and is well remembered by
large number living here. Her death
has cast a gloom of sorrow among her
old-time Potosi friends She was the
eldest daughter and in fact the eldest
child of Mr.. and Mrs Gabriel Hail.
pioneer residents of Potosi long de-
ceased.
]. H. Coons, travelling salesman for
the wholesale dry goods firm of Ry-
der, Wallis & Co., Dubuque, who has
for the past two or three years been
a resident of Madison, will return to
Potosi with his family about April /,
and will again become a resident of
! his native burg The hand of welcome
is extended to Henry and family.
Lawrence Muller was in Dubuque
last Thursday and left his order with
a hardware firm for large number of
fibre wheel roller skates that will be
installed in the large Muller Bros.
hall. The skates will be here in about
two weeks, then the lovers of roller
skating can secure skates for a nom
oh apd on iou q crOnd time