Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-23

saries. We predict however and have
reason to believe that the people of
this congregation would celebrate
their 80th anniversary in August,
| 1886, in a manner that will be a credit
| to them.
Children Enjoy School Advantages
Accepts Government Post
| Sam Wilmott and wife have taken
| the positions as cooks on a steamboat
of the government fleet towing barges
of rock and willows for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river. The
boat will make it's quarters at or near
Potosi landing for the remainder of
the season, or until about Dec. 18th.
New Doctor at POtOsi
DR.. Brady is now permanently To-
Gated in Potosi and occupies Casper
Schmitzs large residence on East st.
He will make this building his office
and residence. He is equipped with
all the modern appliances for a doc
tors office including an apparatus for
electric examinations to patients in
need thereof We find the doctor and
his estimab1e wife to be very pleasant
people and there is no question of a
doubt but what they will make friends
by the scores.
Gone Away to School
The following named young people
have gone abroad to attend higher
schools: Misses Katherine Glennon,
and Marie Kruse to the Visitation
Academy in Dubuque, Melvin Edge
to the Normal at Platteville, David
Reinecke to the School of Mines at
Platteville, Eugene Ragatz, Clarence
Roser and Emmanuel Schmitz to the
State University at Madison, Samuel
Hoffman to the University of Dubuque,
Miss Katherine Seaton to Bayless
Business College in Dubuque, and
Franklin Keruges to a college in Mil
waukee.
Give Pleasant Surprise
A number of relatives invaded the
home of Mrs. Albert Richter last Fri
day afternoon and surprised her in
rembrance of her birthday anniver-
sary. The hours were spent in social
conversation and were enjoyed by
everyone present. Mrs. Richter being
equal to the occasion, treated her
guests to a fine luncheon, and before
their departure all wished the kind
lady many happy returns of the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thole welcome
the arrival of an 8-pound baby girl
born at their home. Tuesday, Sept is.
James II. Jackson, old veteran of
the Civil war, formerly of Potosi but
now a resident of Dubuque, was in
the city and shaking hands with old
friends here Monday.
nesota and So. Dakota.
Locals of the Past Week
Mrs. Ella barrow visited the past
week with her brother, DR.. James
Gibson, and family, in Lancaster.
Mrs. Clara Wibben of Galena, visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. George P.
Liebfried, and family. During the
school days of the week for the con-
venience of grandchildren attending
parochia1 school, she occupies Char
| lie Liebfried's beautiful residence in
Tennyson.
| Mrs. Joseph Bonn with son, Wesley,
and daughter, Ruth, of Portland, Ore,
are visiting the Lesser families in
this locality. Mrs. Bonn was born in
the town of Potosi and previous to
! her marriage was Miss Lizzie Lesser.
| This is her first visit back to her ma
tive town in twenty years.
Mrs. Doctor Faherty is visiting with
relatives and friends at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebr.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Nolan of La
Crosse are visiting the latter's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ostermeir, and other
relatives in Potosi.
Mike Preston returned Friday from
visit of more than two months with
relatives and friends in the states of
Montana and Washington.
An Old-fashiOned Sorghum Camp
Joe Schmitz is busy these days at
cooking sorghum molasses at his
camp across the road from Judge Will
motifs residence. Joe makes fine
quality of sorghum molasses, none
! better made, at least the Judge thinks
so.
Owing to the oppressive heat last
Thursday evening the dance at Null
! Ter Bros pavilion was not as largely
attended as heretofore, although 124
tickets were sold.
Andrew Bode was absent from home
the larger part of last week attending
to business matters in La Crosse and
other points.
Adam, Nick and Adolph Schumach-
er and Joe Vogelsberg motored to the
capital city and return Friday.
Mrs. Flora Hinson, after more than
two weeks assisting in the care of
her mother, Mrs. E. M. Wilmott, who
had been very i'll for a week or more,
returned home to Platteville Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Wilmott is improved
in health following distressing spell
of illness.
Editor Sherman of the Herald late
ly returned from trip to Europe,
was in Tennyson Sunday afternoon to
shake hands and visit with his old
friends, Judge Wilmott and wife. The