Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
POTOSI.
gpeoIal cerrespondence 60 the He1ald.

the village OF P0tOsi Monday night,
at II o'clock, aged sc years, one
month and twelve days. He had
been in failing health for more than
a year, and suffered to much extent
from chronic rheumatism contract
ed while in the service OF his coun-
try. He was hard working man,
and Notwithstanding the pains he
suffered from his ailments he con-
tinued to perform manual labor
prior to little more than a year
ago when he was compelled to give
up. He was dutiful husband apd
kind indulgent father; his every
care was for the welfare of his
family. He was well liked by every
one and we don't think that Newt
Turner had an enemy in the world.
He was born at Chester in Randolph
county, Illinois, on the 22d day of
April 1915, and came to Potosi with
his parents In 1847; when but a little
more than seventeen years of age
he WAS enrolled as a soldier on the
18th day of August 1862, with
Capt. Swans Company H, 25th
Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer III
fantry and we'd his country until
his regiment was discharged in
1865; two brothers enlisted in the
same company with him, one died
in the service; his Oldest brother
Richard Turner had previously en-
tered the service with the 22d H.
linOis Infantry. He was married on
the 18th day of August 1880, to
Miss Elizabeth Elwell of the town
Of Waterloo, who with five chill
dren, Mrs. Jessie Flesch, of Sonth
Lancaster; Ralph, Oscar, James and
Eden, of Potosi, mourn the loss of
devoted and loving husband and
father. The funeral took place
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence to the Congregational church,
thence to the Van Buren, cemetery
and was under the auspices of the
local post @. A. r. The services
were conducted by the Rev. R. G.
Heddon, of Elkader, Iowa. Tue
pail bearers were: O. Kal5enback,
Z. FL, Runkel, E. A. Berge, E. IT.
Webb, Will Lesser and Henry
Swade; the old veterans owing to
their advanced ages were honorary
pail bearers. Besides the wife and
children Of the deceased one brother
Richard Turner, of Dubuque. and
three sisters, Mrs Elizabeth Fairall
OF East Dubuque; Mrs G. Richards.
eof Chicago and Mrs. Maggie Foley
of Dubuque, mourn his departure.
The widow and children desire to
express their deep gratitude to the
old veterans and neighbors for their
kind attentions shown them in their
hours of sorrow.
Charles Gunther son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Gunther, OF Potosi,
died at his home on Michigan Ave,
Davenport, Iowa near Rockingham
road Monday morning, May 29th,
1911, after lingering illness of over
a years duration resulting fr IN
complications of diseases. He was
born in the village OF Potosi, Aug.
18th, 1882; prior to his illness he
had held the position of train dis
patcher for the G. M e st. Paul
railroad and was held in high es
TEEN by the company. Services
were held at St. Alphonsus Catholic
church in Davenport, Tuesday
morning, after which the remains
were shipped to Potos1, arriving
here over the Burlington at $50
Tuesday afternoon and were taken
to the home of his parents, the
Borrowing wife accompanying the
remains. The funeral took place
Thursday morning to st Andrews
church where requiem highmass
was celebrated by Rev. Father
Pape, at the conclusion of which the
body was borne to the new GENE
terry and interment made. He
leaves to mourn his departure, his
wife and four children, Wendolin,
Herbert, Herman and Charles, his
aged parents, seven sisters and
three brothers.
Miss Ruby Beier and sister Mrs.
Annie Schwab were entertained bv
friends IN Dubuque last Tuesday.
Rev. Father Pape administered
first holy communion to A children
OF st. IAomas Congregation last
Friday forenoon.
o. J. Rethwitsch, the lumberman
is confined to his home with an at
tack Of inhamatory rheumatism.
LATE Kinney, a former Potosi boy,
jumped from a side door palace car
last Friday and came up to the vii
Iage to see his old friends and asso-
ciates. It has been twenty years
since he has been here, and his
many old friends were pleased to
see him
Miss Ethel Thomas has gone to
Three Forks, Montana, for a visit
with her brother Bart and family.
The Potosi nest OF Orioles picnic
ed down on the island Sunday and
entertained large number of mem
bers Of the order from DUBUQUE.
Mrs. Graham, wife of the Raw
LEIGH medicine aoaDf bad OI1i+o on