Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-28
POTOSI.
Special Correspondence 20 the Herald.


Henry Macke Sr. was most agree
ably surprised Sunday, June 18th,
when large number of relatives
and friends with well laden baskets
Of choice edibles invaded his home
in the north part and congratulated
him on the Goth anniversary of his
birth; upwards of seventy persons
did ample justice to the contents of
the baskets and enjoyed the delici-
Gus taste of Mrs. Macke's coffee.
The day was passed in social con-
versatiOn and light amusements.
Those who were present were Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Macke and family,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Macke Jr. and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Macke,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Myer and
family, Theordore Longmeir and
wife, Mrs. Louisa Kuster and
daughter, John Kuster and Miss
Belle McKelvey, Walter Kuster and
wife, Louis Vesperman and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Ragatz and family, Chris Bryhan
and wife, Mrs. Margaret Bryhan
and son Louis, Joseph Vogelsberg
and son Grover, Chris Keehner and
wife, Henry Korber Jr. and wife,
Mrs. Mary Korber and daughter
Bessie and Miss Nellie Osborne. Mr..
Macke has been a resident of the
town of Potosi sinse 1856 and is held
in high esteem by all who know him
and all wish him many more happy
birthdays.
Rev. Father Pape administered
final Holy First Communion TO a
class of twenty three IN st. And
rew's church Sunday. The church
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion and the children we're nice
~ attired, the girls in spotless white
and the boys in black suits; at the
conclusion of the services the chill
dren were escorted by the Catholic
Knights and Benevolent Society to
the parochial hall where bountiful
dinner awaited them. The COM
municants were Martha Schiffman,
Katie Reuter-, Theresa Klein, Mary
Schumacher, Leona Ulbrlc. Jose
phine Longkamp, Leta Pluemer,
Valaria Mechler, Hilda Pluemer,
Theresa Schalk, Maggie Kreiser,
Alfred Muller, Martin Duve, Ernest
Floegel, Bonnie Siepker, Arthur
Blindert, Joseph Doser, Charlie
Ablng Frank Udelhofen. Herman
Bierman, Diedrich MEME, Albert
Stohlmeyer and Peter Reuter-. The
flower girls we're the little Misses
Marie Pluemer, Evelyn Stohlmeyer,
Christina Haser and Angeline
Mioski The flower boys we're Leon
ard Pluemer, Lucian Weber, Tony
Stuer and frankie Siepker.
Morrie Cavanaugh and daughter
Mrs. Jane Kavanaugh and children
Of Dubuque visited with Ned
Cavanaugh and family several days
last week.
Several Woodmen from Potosi at
tended tho funeral of Sam Pauley
at Burton last Thursday.
A car load of Deering Irvine
binders was hauled by teams from
the POtOS1 depot Tor BOd0 and
Wagner, of Dickeyville last Thurs
day; we are informed that all the
machines are sold.
J. M. Klauer former editor of the
Cassville Record was in Potosi last
week in the interest of a life ineur-
ance company; he was accompanied
by Frank FL. Grimm district agent
for the company.
c. M. Schmitz and Matt Elskamp
we're in Wanakee, Wis.,, last week
to hear Rev. Father James Nellen
celebrate his first mass.
Frank Wagner, tudent at the
St. Francis Theological Seminary IN
Milwaukee is at home to spend his
summer vacation with his mother
Mrs. j. P Better in Tennyson.
H. G. Brown night operator for
the Burlington departed last Satur-
day with his wife to spend a couple
of weeks vacation at points in Iowa.
His place is being filled by Harry
Slaght.