Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-02
ing at the Abe Livens home in Ian

ing at the Abe Livens home in Lam
caster.
Court St. Norbert, C. D. A, enter
tanned the Cuba City and Lancaster
courts at a card party in the Masonic
hall in Potosi Tuesday evening, NOV.
"a.
Miss Martha Riley of the State
Board of Health will visit the Potosl
schools, Monday, Dec. 9TH.
Miss Josephine Gunter, teaching
school near Fennimore, spent ThanKs-
giving with her mother, Mrs. Ther-
esa Gunther, and sister, Miss Marina.
The ladies Aid society will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. cara
| Edge next Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Flora Hinson of Plattevllle is
| visitor at the home of her parents,
Judge and Mrs e. NJ Wilmott, in Ten
nyson.
A furnace has been installed in the
Congregational church.
The parishioners of st. Andrews
church observed their patron saints
day with the usual services Monday,
Nov. Goth. 1t is unusual to see so
much snow on the ground on that day.
Samuel Hoffman accompanied by
Leslie Apgar, John Buckholz, Joe
Poncil, Harry Creveling and John
Bevan, students at the University of
Dubuque, spent Thanksgiving vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed ward Hoffman of Potosi.
The party and shadow social given
by ne Christian Endeavor of the Con-
gregational church Saturday evening
was a success. Following the program
the hours were spent in playing
games. The sum of $42 was realized.
Art Grosser had the misfortune to
break the back wheel of his car Sun
day when his car skidded onto the
sidewalk in front of Mrs. John Stoll's.
The Ladies' Altar Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Henry Schumach-
er Wednesday afternoon.
The concrete culvert in front of the
Catholic church and parsonage has
been completed with the exception of
the curbing which will not be fin
ished until next spring on account of
the cold weather.
Mrs. Jake Ames returned home on
Monday from Benton where she spent
several days with her daughter, Mrs.
Ed Powers and family.
The Potosi high school girls have
organized a Good Time Club" with
Dolores Edge, Pres; Mercile Lesser,
V. Pres; Bernice Schwab, Sec.; Edith
Gillian, Treas. The club will meet ev-
cry two weeks at the school house.
The first meeting will take place next
| Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Thanksgiving of Ye Olden Days
Thanksgiving day, unlike the day in
years gone by, has passed without
much observance in Potosi Well do
we remember the olden times and in
even later years when this little burg
would be full of people, some attend
ing Thanksgiving services and others
taking in the sports of shooting
matches, ETC., and let me say, that
there were shooting matches in those
days that could be truthfully so
named at the matches. There were tur-
keys, geese, ducks, chickens and pig
cons, not "clay Ones" in abundance
and sometimes a pig would be added
to the sport. Scores upon scores of
rifle and shotgun experts were on
| hand to show their ability as crack
shots and many went home laden with
the finest kinds of game. There were
raffles and playing for game in the
| saloons and it can truthfully be said
that liquor was plentiful but there
were not as many intoxicated men as
now be seen in these glorious days of
prohibition.
Evils of Home Manufacture
1t is no uncommon thing in these
days Of prohibition to see men, old
and young, and sometimes boys in
their teens, come to Potosi in a state
of intoXication from drinking moon
shine Of their own making and carry
ing it in their pockets. Then some
people who drink the stuff themselves
! behind the door, have the audacity to
say that those parties from outside
! get their liquor in Potosi, which is an
untruth and these good people know
their assertions are untruthful but
won't acknowledge it. The writer can
say, and knows it to be a fact, that
there is less drunkenness in Potosi than
can be seen in other places 1 can
mention.