Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
POTOSI NEWS.
Commencement Exercises, School
Matters and June Weddings.

attendance for the year was 20; the
total number of days absent, 3333; the
whole number of times tardy, IA.
Miss Belle McKelvey's record OF at
tendance was perfect, she being Meth
er absent nor tardy for the entire
year: Miss Cora barrow was absent
only half day; Miss Susie Duve was
absent two days and tardy once; Miss
Genevieve Campbell was absent one
and one-half days and tardy three
times; Miss Myrtle OFT was absent
three days; Ralph barrow, five days
and Walter Busch, five and onehalf
days. The total number of tardy
marks for only four pupils was rs; the
total days absent for only seven pupils
was 1881 days. In the grammar de-
partment, where there was no record
of hardness kept, Percy Runkel was
present every day; in the intermediate
depar 5ment, Charley Baumler was
present every day but tardy five times.
(. The commencement exercises were
held in the city hall Friday evening,
June 10th. The hall was packed, and
large number of people we're unable
to get in at all. An hour before the
time for commencing the exercises,
people began to gather, and the hall
was filled long before eight o'clock,
when the exercises we're opened by a
prayer from Rev. Bennett. The music
was furnished by local talent, and the
singers did themselves much credit.
Mrs. Bennett acted as organist and
musical director and high praise is
due her for efficient work.
There we're five graduates and they
all did very we'll. They showed much
training and effort, both in the style
manner in which they presented them.
Miss Susie Duve was the historian
of the class, and she had very unique
and we'll prepared account of the past
happenings of the class. Miss Eva
Wilmott was class prophet, and she,
with her wonderful imagination and
prophetic vision, looked into the fut-
ure and protrayed the members of the
class and their doings twenty years
hence. Miss Cora Darrow had for her
subject, "The Louisiana Purchase"
Its far-reaching significance and his
torical ramifications were admirably
worked out. Miss Wayne Greene
payed glowing tribute to the three
martyred presidents: Lincoln, Gar
field and Mckinley. The key note to
her account was the tsolessness of the
acts Of the assassins and the blame
lessness of the victims, who were all
high minded, noble and lofty men.
Miss Myrtle OFT, the valedictorian of
the class, compared Russia and Japan.
The progress of these two nations,
their positions and extent of territory,
their civil institutions and commercial
advantages, their military strength
and relations to the question of the
far east-all these were ably discussed
and admirably presented. In every
respect the commencement was a
marked success, and it constituted a
fitting close for the school year, which
has been very successful one.
Mr.. Bert Cushman and Miss Mayme
Greene were united in marriage at the
home of 7. R. Seaton, grandfather to
the bride, at high noon Wednesday, in
the presence of relatives and few
near friends. At the conclusion OF the
ceremony a lunch was served, after
which the bridal party were driven to
the station and took the train for
Denver. Those present from out of
town were Messrs. and Mesdames G..
Cushman, Ezra Cushman, Rewey: Geo..
Cushman, Platteville; Will Bryan,
Lee Baker, Ellenboro; S. r. Greene,
Pert Greene, Lancaster and Mr.. Thos.
Smith, Rewey.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Fure to
Louis Reinecke is announced to take
place Tuesday morning, 21st inst, at
st. Thomas church.
Herman OFT was shaking hands with
friends here last Wednesday.
The children of st. Andrews school
will give another of their splendid en-
tertainments in the school hall at
Tennyson, Wis, June 20, 1904. The
sisters in charge of the school have
been training the children for several
months past and the Rev. Father Pape
too, has been taking an active part in
arranging the program, which is of
itself guarantee that rare treat is
in store for all who will lend their
presence. The prices of admission
will be Is and 25 cents. Reserved seats
40 cents.
Walter Galloway of Cassville was in
our village Thursday advertising the
big 4th of July celebration, to be held
there. 1t looks as though our neigh
boring city was going to do the thing
right this trip.
Dave Spaith is not as large as Gro
yer Cleveland or Teddy Roosevelt, but
he feels just as big. He invites his
Lancaster friends to call and bring a
present for the baby-it's boy.
The large force of men who have
been employed by the G. B. & @. R'y
for the DaSt eight months rahu;ld;no.