Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-29

week.
Rev. Father Scheffer and mother,
nephew, Henry Dorst, accompanied by
Miss Katherine Siepker motored to
Eau Claire, Wis, the home of Mrs.
Scheffer last Monday. Miss Ada Schef-
fer who had been visiting for several
weeks at Eau Claire and other points,
returned with her brother and Miss
Seipker Thursday.
Adolph, son of Mr.. and Mrs Yves
Longmier, age II years, while making
backward steps at the home few days
ago, met with the misfortune of step
ping on an upturned scythe and sus-
tanned a severe cut across the ball of
his foot that required number of
stitches to close the gap.
Thomas Mcmahon of Lancaster, SUI
perintending the construction of the
Grant river bridge at Masseyville, had
a force of men eXcavating a deep pit
preparatory to driving piling below the
surface to build the concrete abut-
ment This work is being done on the
east side of the river.
The construction of three small
bridges in the south part of the town
has been let to Burns Bros, of Ian
caster at an estimated cost of $1,000
for the three. One bridge will be
across the Long Branch near the resi-
dence of Mrs. Hoffmeister, one up
what was known in early days as
the Knight Hollow, opposite the brew
cry plant, and the third one to be
built at, or near, Mike Huffmans
place. The contract for the erection
of these bridges was let, as we under
stand, by the county road committee
Adam Schumacher is making alter
ations to his stone residence at the
brewery in the south part of the viii
lage by converting it into a two fami-
ly apartment. Mr.. Schumacher has
made many alterations and improve
ments to this building during his
ownership. First by building addi-
lions to and raising One-StOry stone
building to a two-story one, thereby
making a cOmmodious and handsome
residence of it. Mr.. and Mrs. Schu-
macher for several years past have
temporarily resided at Los Angeles,
California, where they have a beauti-
full residence, and enjoy the winter
months in the sunny climes of the
golden state. In the spring of the
year they return to their long estab-
lished home in Potosi to pass the
summer months among relatives and
scores of friends.
Mrs. Flora Hinson of Platteville and
Mrs. Eva Kreiser of Dubuque, are Wis
iting with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs E. NJ Wilmott in Tennyson.
A. w. Schumacher, Joe Vogelsberg.
{. j. Ragatz and son Eugene motOred
to Madison and returned Thursday.
Eugene who had been attending school
at Los Angeles, Calf, for the past
two or three years, will enter the
Wisconsin State University at Madi-
son.
Miss Mildred Baumler has terminal
ed three weeks visit with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Verne Brown
lee and family at Maiden Rock, Wis.
She is now at the parental home in
Potosi.
Edward Doser, Celestine Day, Ed
ward Schroeder AMI Melvin Edge, four
young men of Potosi left Wednesday
for Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
for four weeks military training.
Sam Petit and family have remov-
ed from PCtosi and have gone on a
farm near BLOOMINGTON.
Mrs. Eugene Livens, nee Mildred
OFT, and baby visited a few days last
week at the home of Abe Livens in
Lancaster.
George and Joe Martin and Ben
Belr are off on a camping and fishing
outing near Burton, and intend to en-
joy the pleasure for about three weeks.
While visiting with her parents.
Judge and Mrs. E. NJ Wilmott in Po-
tosi, Mrs. Eva Kreiser received the
news Friday that the house she oc-
cupied in Dubuque was partially de-
stroyed by fire Thursday evening. The
fire started in the attic and supposed
to have been caused from defective
wiring. Occupying apartments in the
second story of the frame building
their household effects were at the
mercy of the flames and very little
was saved. When Mr. Kreiser came
from work at the Brunswick plant
IN the evening he found what little
there was left of their goods out in
the yard of the premises. Their loss
is estimated at $1,000, fully insured.
Clarence Zenz and wife have gone
to Wheaton, Mimi, with the view of
locating there. Mr.. Zenz will in the
meantime work in the harvest fields
until a suitable location is found.
Mrs. Zenz will abide with her uncies.
Joe and John Harps.
Alfred Muller. the Tennyson garage
man with his wife and brother Robert
Muller, drove to GAINESVILLE, Wiscon-
sin Friday and brought back new
Chevrolet sedan. This is the fourth
car of this class Mr. Muller has had
from the factory thus far this summer
One hundred and forty-six couples
danced to the music of Jerry and her
N1ona orchestra at the Muller payiI-
ION last Thursday evening.
Mrs Patrick Glennon, nee Frances
Herbert of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
is welcome guest among relatives
and friends in Potosi
Miss Mary Ennor of Madison. Wis
has been visiting the past week at
the home of her cousin, w. c. Hymer
in Potosi.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnett and
daughter, of Lancaster, and grandson.
John Barnett of Boscobel. and Miss
Louise Kaltenback of Lancaster. were
brief callers at the Andy Kaltenbaek
nome IN Potosi Thursday.
Miss Florence Palmer of Potosi
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allows Patz-