Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-21
POTOS| EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Home From River Work

eminent river Improvements have re-
turned to their homes here for the
winter. Eugene Keller came from
Louisiana, Mo, Charley Keller from
Perioue, Mo, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam VIII
mott and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred MANS,
cooks on the government fleets. Others
who have returned were heretofore
mentioned.
Harry. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Wilmott, enjoyed a fine time last
week taking in the sights of ROCK
island. Ill, and Davenport, Iowa.
The pupils of st. Andrews paroch1al
and Tennyson public schools jointly
had a wiener roast last Tuesday. 1t
is needless to say the children en-
ioyed the feast.
Medard Schmitz and family depart
cd from Potosi last Tuesday and have
gone to Wheaton, Mimi, to make their
future home. Medard will be employed
of farm work by his uncle, John
Harps.
Danuty Grand Lecturer George II.
Keenan, of Madison, will hold school
of instruction to the fraternity at the
Masonic hall in Potosi, Saturday eV-
ening. Oct. 81 All members should
avail themselves of the opportunity OF
hearing this lecture, especially the
younger ones.
Congregational Bazaar
Owing to the fact that Masonic
lecture will be given Saturday even
ing. Oct. 81, the annual bazaar sched-
uIed for that date by the ladies OF the
CONGREGATIONAL church has been post
poned to Saturday evening, Nov. z, at
the Woodman hall. A supper of elab-
crate nature will be served, and
many beautiful and useful articles OF
needIework will be on sale. The pro-
ceeds will go toward the expense OF
the church improvement.
Locals of the Week
Everett Faust, we'll known in Poto-
ST. is shaking hands with his many
friends here. Mr.. Faust has just com
pleted a summers work as cook on
the government fleet No. Az, operat-
ing on the lower river
The Ridgeway Mining Co., expect
ing to encounter water in their mine
at a depth of 100 feet, have erected a
large electric hosting apparatus to
meet the wants. The company is ex-
pending a lot of money to develop the
mine and it is hoped that they will
be amply rewarded in the venture.
Mrs. C. L. Galloway, after spending
the summer months with her sister
Mrs. S. M. Pearce, in Richmond, va.
arrived in Potosi the latter part OF
the week and after a few days visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Campbell, departed for her home at
Laurel, Montana, last Wednesday at
ternoon.
Mrs. Leo Stoll, who was a delegate
to the Eastern Star convention in Mil
waukee last week, returned home Sat
urday.
Guerdon Burris and Ralph Durley
wired the Congregational church for
electric lights last week.
Clarence Roser and Eugene Ragat2
after spending a week with their re-
spective parents in Potosi, returned
to the State University last Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. William W1edman ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian Vannatta re-
turned home Tuesday from a week
visit with relatives in Chicago and
Detroit.
Miss Veva Ostermeier returned to
her home in Potosi Monday from a
two weeks visit among relatives IN
La Crosse and Pra. du CHEN.
The Ladies' Aid Society will be en-
tertained at the Masonic hall next
Thursday afternoon by Mesdames
Nick Schumacher, Charles Vogelsberg,
Albert Richter and Walter Schumach-
er.
A baby girl, the first in the family,
born Thursday, Oct. Is, is welcomed
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Schaal. The arrival of this first girl
causes great joy to the parents who
now have a family of one girl and
tire boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns of Lam
caster made brief visit at the Frank
Doser home Friday. They were &C
companied by their niece, Miss Ger
aldine Doser, who will spend the week
end with them.
Tt is reported that Leo Roth and
family will soon leave Potosi and
move to other parts, new location not
definitely known. Mr. Roth has been
a driver for the Potosi Oil Co. since
its existence and is well and favor
ably known throughout this territory
and it is regretted that Mr.. and Mrs.
Roth intend leaving here, but as the
old saying goes, teh best friends must
part
Bernard Franklin and young friend
from La Crosse visited several days
the past week with his grandmother,
Mrs Jennie Wasley, in Potosi.
The sewing circle will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Calude Lesser and
Miss Sylvia Stockert at the latter's
home next Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grimm are TAX
ing a vacation and are visiting a few
days with relatives in Clinton, Ia.
Miss Marie Kruse, student at the
Visitation Academy in Dubuque, spent
last week at her home in Potosi.
Mrs. Jennie Seaton Greene of Ell
Paso, Texas, renewed old acquain-
tances in Potosi couple of days last
week She came for the sole purpose
of getting her cousin, Oscar W. Seaton,
who had come here from Dertoit
Mich, a few months ago sorely af-
fiicted with inflammatory rheumatism
of several years standing. They left
Sunday afternoon for Texas and Os-
cars many friends in Potosi sincerely
hope that the climate of that coun-
try will be beneficial to him and that
he will again become the man he was
E. c. Thomas returned home Sat
urday from ten days visit with his
son, Roscoe, and family in Madison
No marriages nor deaths and the
prevailing bad weather makes our
budget of news somewhat slack this
week.
John H. Johnson of Montfort is in
the Cunningham hospital following an