Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-29
POT0SI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.


to resume their vocatiOns as cooks on
government transfer boat.
Frank Ostermeier, Ed Hoffman and
Harry Hood attended the annual road
convention held at Lancaster Tuesday
last.
Dr. J. F. Kenney was called to Mil
waukee Thursday to see his brother
who is ill in that city with serious
attack of double pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Freund have
returned to their East Dubuque home
to reside for an indefinite period Mr.
and Mrs. F'reund are the fortunate
possessors of two homes, one in Po-
tosi, the other in East Dubuque, and
devote their time alternately to each.
The Misses Jane Burgett and Max
inc Ginter of Dubuque were weekend
guests of Mrs. J. F. Kenney in Potosi
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Roesch arrived
at their home in Potosi Friday even
ing from Eau Gallie, Fla, where they
spent the winter months.
Mrs. Josephine Lewis, having passed
the past year and a half at the home
of her nephew, Golden Bell, at Berk
ley, Calf, is expected to return to her
PotOsi home the coming week. I'm
provement is being made at the resi-
dence by the construction of a new
porch and cement steps. Mrs. Lewis'S
old friends are looking forward with
pleasure to again seeing her in their
midst.
Mrs Ben Rech, after a pleasant Wis
it with her brother, Archie B. Hurst,
and wife in Potosi and with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Bartels and family
in the town of Waterloo, returned to
her home in Sioux City, Iowa, Satur-
day.
The League Oratorical and Declam-
atory contest held at the Grantland
theater in Lancaster Friday, April "a,
was a very satisfactory one for Po-
tosi high school pupils who won the
honors. In the oratOrical contest Gel
estine Day was awarded first place and
Robert Travis was given second. In
the declamatory contest Lucille Day
was awarded first place and Kathryne
Seaton was given third place. The
schools represented in these contests
were from Fennimore, Lancaster, Mt.
Hope, Bloomington and Potosi. In all
Potosi totaled Sc points, Lancaster Z
and Bloomington 8. The winners, Gel
estine and Lucille Day, brother and
sister, will represent Potosi at Platte
vile Friday, May 1. The high school
will hold the banner for year.
Mrs. Amelia Simon, widow of the
late Peter Simon, mourns the death of
her youngest son, Peter, who died of
pneumonia Thursday, age years and
z days. Funeral took place Saturday
morning to ST.. Andrews church and
burial made in the cemetery across
the way, beside the father who died
about year ago.
William Stoker is eXcavating for a
basement. of a residence building on
the south hillside of East street and
near where the historical Willis st.
John log house once stood. The old
ST. John cabin as it was known in
early days, is well remembered by old
timers yet living in PotOSi. The old
frontier cabin was demolished and
became thing of the past many years
ago.
The play entitled 'The Lumber
jack" was presented by pupils of the
ST. Andrews parochial school Sunday
evening a week ago and the young
people were greeted by a large and
appreciative audience. 1t is useless to
say that the sister teachers of the
school have the ability of teaching and
drilling their pupils in all manner OF
ways that reflects great credit to them
Mrs. William Pluemer, after under
going several operations for append
citis and gall stones at Mercy hospi-
tai in Dubuque several weeks ago, has
so far recovered from the effects to be
able to return to her home in Tenny-
son.
Mrs. Maggie Willmers and daugh-
ter. Ollie, after spending the winter
in Dubuque, have returned to tehir
home in Potosi to pass the summer.
z. c. Thomas is in Madison, the
guest of his son, Roscoe, and family.
Henry Kuenster and Nick Alderman
of Cassville were brief visitors in Po-
tosi Friday.
Copious rains intermiXed with some
hail was a blessing to the people in
this locality several times last week.
Hail not Manageable to any extent fell
Monday evening.
Danny, the year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Doser, fell from the
limb of an apple tree Saturday and
sustained the compound fracture of an
arm. Dr. Kenney being in Milwaukee
DR.. Godfrey of Lancaster was called
/ who reduced the fracture.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Langkamp
mourn the death of their three year
old son due to spinal meningitis. Death
occurred early Sunday morning. Flu
neral took place Monday morning
from the home to st. Andrews church
and interment was made in the new
cemetery
The village board has made a needed
Improvement to the street opposite the
school house. This particular part of
East street is swampy due to the creek
being approximate to it and is at times
especially in the spring of the year, in
bad condition. A liberal quantity of
coarse gravel topped with mine tall
ings has now put the spot in fairly
good shape, but for how long remains
to be seen.
Miss Delenna Lesser was initiated
into the Potosi Royal Neighbor camp
Thursday evening Following initia-
tion fine luncheon was served and
an enjoyable time was INDUCED in.
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