Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-19
POTOSI.

Special Correspondence TO tn Herald.
Walter Galloway, of Cassville
spent several days with friends in
Potosi last week.
Elgie Maiben and wife and Ike
Zimmerman of the town Of Bloom
ington. visited friends in Potosi last
Wednesday.
Oscar Belscamper, Of Lancaster,
was looking after business affairs
here Thursday.
Charles Reineke came from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, a few days ago to
spend the summer with his son Louie.
Theodore g. Lewis, an attorney of
Rutland, Vermont, a native born
Potosian and who received his first
rudiments of education in the Potosi
schools, has had picture of former
Governor Nelson Dewey enlarged and
will present the same to the Potosi
high school.
The Ladies Aid Society were enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. E. A.
Berge last Thursday.
Attorneys Brown and Carthew of
Lancaster were looking after legal
matters in Potosi Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto johnson, of
New Hampton, Iowa, are visiting
relatives in this locality. Mrs. John
son who was Miss Sophie Kaeting
was born and reared in Potos1 and is
a graduate of the Potosi high school,
Her many friends and former school
mates are pleased to see her.
Hamlin Hounsel, of Cuba City, is
spending a few days here with his
sister, Mrs Mary Korber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Roesch return
ed Friday from their winter s sojourn
in Florida.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Brake in the south part is quarantin-
ed, their daughter Lille having con-
tracted diphtheria; the case is of
light nature and there is little fear OF
the disease spreading
Mrs. F. Hinson, of Ellenboro, spent
Easter Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Wilmott IN Tenny-
son.
The remains of Mrs. Dagenhart who
died at her home in the town of Mt.
Hope Monday morning. April 10Th,
were brought to the home of her child
hood Tuesday afternoon. The funeral
took place from the residence Of her
parents to st. Andrews Catholic
church Wednesday morning at ten
O'Clock. Requium high mass was cele-
brated by Rev. Father Pape, at the
conclusion Of which he delivered a
beautiful sermon paying q fitting
tribute to the departed young woman.
The burial was made in the new
Catholic cemetery. She had been
sick for four weeks and was nearly &c
years of age. She was born in the
town of Potosi. May 31st, 1885, and
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Simon old residents of Potosi.
She was united in marriage to Mr..
Louis Dagenha1t, of Mt. Hope, by
Father Pape in April 1909 Besides
her husband and two small children
she leaves to mourn he1 loss her
father and mother, five siters, Regina
at home, Mrs Elizabeth Weber Of
Potosi Mrs. Mary Dagenhart, of Mt.
Hope; Mrs. Margaret Gerhard, of the
town of Potosi Mrs. Theresa Steines
of Traer, Iowa and three brothers,
Peter. Joseph and Henry all of Potosi
Annie M. Dagenhart's death was the
first to occur in the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon.
The steamer Potosi is in commits
sion conveying passengers and teams
to Dubuque and return much need
ed want as people can now go to Du
buque and return the same day.
The management of the Potosi
opera house will present the play
Panama on Friday evening" April
Dist.
Mrs. j. r. Campbell and daughter
Miss Ruth were in Dubuque Monday.
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