Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-04
POTOS| EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Young Lad is Very I'll.

ly hoped by the many fr1endS OF the
family that the boy will recover.
POtOsi BreVities.
Mrs Ed. Wiedman and daughter,
Bertha, visited with Mrs. Wiedman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Git Corpian, at
Wauzeka, last Wednesday.
The Potosi City Basket Ball team
met the Columbia college high school
team at Pra du Chen Wednesday and
went down to defeat by score of 38
to IL. aav
Rev. Frs Bruderman of Sinsinawa,
and Schmeetz of Sparta, were guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Kenney in Potosi last
Thursday
The old time dance given under the
auspices of the business men at the
garage hall Thursday evening was
well attended, and joyful time was
had by all present. 1t has come to
pass in recent years that an old folks
dance, so-called, is attended by as
many or more young people than old.
The writer can remember that IN the
times gone by when an old folks
dance in Potosi was an event OF mlrth
among the elderly people themselves
No young people were allowed to take
part, and were not even permitted to
enter the hall. But in this, like IN
every thing else, times have changed.
Former Resident Passes On.
A telegram was received here by
relatives Thursday announcing the
death of John Ketcher at Charles City
Iowa that morning. Mr.. Ketcher was
many years ago a resident of the
town of Potosi, and is well remember
ed by old timers yet living here. HIS
L, h q
years ago, was also an old-t1me resi-
dent of the town of Potosi. She was
a sister of the late Casper Linden and
Mrs. Jacob Schmitz. Mr.. Ketcher at
the time of his death was around 86
years of age.
Letter From Old Timer.
Postmaster Kaltenbach was recently
the recipient of beautiful letter from
his eldest sister, Mrs. Mary Block, a
resident of ST. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Block
was born in Van Buren,, now part OF
the village of Potosi, in 1885, and is
approaching the age Of 80 years. She
was the first white female child born
in what was known as the Snake Hol-
low Mines. She grew to young woman
hood in Potosi, and about the year or
1856. was married to Hyman E. Block
an early TOIOSl I1GICIclALs OAAO 40 AN"
his widow. There are but few old
timers yet living in Potosi who can
remember Mary Kaltenbach in her
girlhood days, and they are pleased to
hear that she is yet in the In the land
of the living.
POtOsf Wins Two Games.
The Potosi high school basket ball
team is elated over the results of two
ot ho M1I11nr hall Er1-
day evening. In the first game they
defeated the New Diggings team by a
score of % to 5. The second game was
played with E. Dubuque, but was not
so easily won. The E. Dubuque boys
put up a good game but were outdone
by the Potosi lads to the tune of ~ to
-.
Cap. Schmitz went to Charles City
Iowa Saturday to attend the funeral
of his uncle, John Ketcher. He re-
turned Monday.
The City basket ball team met the
De Molays in Dubuque Thursday and
returned home yictors by score OF
SO to their opponents %.
A Busy Saw Mill.
Andrew Bode, one of the most enter
prising business men in Potosi, is pre-
pairing for a long siege of lumber saw
ing at his steam sawmill near the
village limits on the Potosi-Dickey-
Vile road. He has thousands OF feet
of logs of various lengths on the mill
grounds ready to be sawed into lum-
Der of different dimensions. Besides
the great amount of large logs there
are long ranks of smaller ones cut
into four foot lengths that will be
sawed in three-inch widths to be used
in making chicken shipping crates and
other purposes.
C. d. A. Card Party.
The card party given by the Catho-
lie Daughters of America at the gar
age hall Wednesday evening drew q
fairly good crowd who enjoyed the
evening in playing macs of cards
The first prize was won in game Of
euchre and Mrs. Joseph Stoll was
awarded box of stationery. Mrs
Stoll won a book as consolation
prize. Mrs. Rudolph Schumacher was
the winner in a game of cinch ano
was awarded a box of candy. Master
Walter Reinke carried the honorS OF
being the champion of the game of SOC
and was given a bottle of toilet water
There were some BOBBY prizes, but
the names of the winners were with
held. Prof Patterson delivered an adj
dress that was we'll received. Those
who didn't participate in the games
passed the evening in social converse
After the games were ended dainty
luncheon was served by the ladies OF
the order.
Miss Ada Scheffer has returned from
a pleasant two weeks visit with her
mother, Mrs Elizabeth Scheffer. and
other relatives at Eau Claire.
A marriage that was not unexpected
in Potosi was consummated at st
Mary's church in Dubuque Tuesday
Jan. %, when Mrs. Annie Rettmyer OF
Potosi became the wife of Albert
Freund of E. Dubuque. Rev. FIR. Krull
asst pastor performed the ceremony.
This is the second matrimonial ven
ture for both parties. The bride on
this 0rPa sion WaS nftro afivp1U 9ftireQ