Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-12
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

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Edward Dover, Celestin Day, Edward
Schroeder and Melvin Edge, are among
the three thousand students who are
taking military training at Camp Gus
ter at Battle Creek, Michigan.
In my narrative last week stating
that Oscar w. Seaton, a native born
Potosian had arrived here to see old
friends of boyhood days, and view the
scenes of his beloved native village of
Potosi, not Boscobel as the Herald
made it read. AS there are no simil-
arity in the names of the two places,
The Herald must have had wheel in
his head or had Boscobel on the brain.
The condition of Postmaster Kalten-
bach who was taken suddenly and SER
iously i'll Saturday evening the week
past with an attack of prostate glands,
is improving. He is yet at this writ
ing still at Mercy hospital in Dubu-
que, but from reports received he
will soon be in a safe condition to re-
turn home.
A letter to the writer from Glenn
Thomas written at Missoula, Mon
tana imparts that he is having
wonderful good time at angling for
trout and salmon A picture of his
proudly holding a six-pound trout and
salmon of equal size, and looks as
happy as an old time boy with his first
books. Mr.. Thomas will leave Mis-
soula, where he has been visiting for
several weeks with his son Bart and
family about August Is and will go to
Spokane, Wash, to visit with his old
friend and school mate, w. H. Hunt
M1111or and Wifn and Mrc
John j. Pluemer and one other lady
who is forgotten by us, motored to
Prairie du Chen last Sunday and
spent the day with friends in that city.
Charlie Liebfried, has added a great
improvement to the appearance to his
newly constructed and handsome
dwelling in Tennyson, by making a
cement block wall in front of the
premises, bordering on the street.
Mrs. William Pluemer, recently en-
joyed a delightful visit with her
daughter, Mrs. E. A. Smith in Chicago.
Frank Cenfield, a former Potosi res
ident and wife of Chicago, were guests
of his brother, John D. Cenfield and
family in Potosi few days last week,
returning to Chicago Saturday. Frank
is now, and has been connected for
several years with the engineering de-
partment of the city of Chicago and
holds lucrative position He gradu-
ated from the PotoSi high school with
the class of 1878.
We regret to announce that DR.. Ken
ny after year of practice in PotOSl,
intends to leave here, and locate else
where, but where we are unable to
say. His move comes as surprise to
the people of PotoSi as it was general
ly supposed that he was enjoying a
good practice here, but as a matter of
course, he knows his business best.
Mrs D. A. Brown, and little son
Bruce of Chicago arrived here We'd
nesday to visit two or three weeks
with her mother, Mrs. J. P. Pluemer
in Tennyson.
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Smitt of Chica-
go spent the week end at the home
of Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Pluemer in Tennyson. They
returned to Chicago Sunday accom-
panied by the Misses Marie and Fran
ces Pluemer and brother Roman who
will enjoy weeks visit with their sis
ter.
Lawrence Muller and wife, August
Muller and family, Charles Muller ane
family, Philip Muller and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schiffman and lady
and gentleman from Milwaukee, en-
joyed an outing last Wednesday and
INDUCED in a picnic dinner on the
Wisconsin river At MuScoda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver, after visit
of two weeks with relatives in Potosi,
returned to their home in Freeport,
ILL.,, Monday. They were accompan-
,n.1 hxy NIrc
Weaver's brother, Isadore McLaugh-
lin and wife, who spent few days
in Freeport, returning to Potosi on
Thursday.
Peter Roser, Burlington agent at
Potosi is taking a two weeks vacation
from his railroad duties and with his
wife and son have gone on motor
trip to points in Iowa and Illinois.
Raymond Howard of Maiden Rock is
acting in the capacity of station agent
here during Mr.. Roser's absence.
Mrs. Eugene, Livens, Mrs. Guerdon
Burris and Mrs. Art Keene of Potosi
in company with Mrs. Harvey Mckee
of Fennimore, enjoyed a picnic dinner
at Klondike Springs near Lancaster
Tuesday.
Mrs. Eugene Keller and sister. Mrs.
marguerite Deneen and Miss Marie
Krouse have returned from Louisiana
Mo-. where they had been for several
weeks at Mr.. Keller's river improve
ment camp. Mrs. Deneen, who had
been taking treatment for impaired
health at a sanitorium in Milwaukee,
returns home with her health fully
restored.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph barrow and
children, after weeks visit with rel
atives in Potosi and Dubuque have
returned to their home in New Lisbon
Wisconsin.
Michael Hilgers, way back Potosi
boy now residing at Sprague, Wash
ington. and who operates ranch
there recently wrote TO his boyhood
friend, Charles Neufang in Potosi that
he expects to thresh out 5000
bushels of wheat which at the pres
ent price of wheat will amount to a
good pile of money.
Thomas Mcmahon unloaded car
load of steel here Saturday, being one
of the many loads he will use in con-
structing the bridge across Grant Riv-
er at Masseyville in town of Potosi
He has started driving piling for the
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