Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-23
POTOSI.
special Correspondence to the Herald

9pec1al correspondence 10 the deEaNO
This community was greatly shock
ed Sunday morning when the news
was heralded around that John Herbert
| had died suddenly from heart failure,
at 40, O'Clock. He had not been
feeling we'll for several days. bat was
able to be- about, and was around
among his friends Saturday as was
his usual daily custom; little did they
think then that John would so soon
pass from earth. On the death of
John G. Herbert Potosi loses another
honored pioneer citizen he was born
IN the village of Van Buren, in the
town Of Potosi, in Sept. 1912 and
with the exception of a few years
residence in Lancaster he had con
tinuously made his home in his native
town. He was a man who was high
ly esteemed by the people for his
gentlemanly manner and honorable
and square dealings towards every
one he was a true Christian, a fond
and devoted husband and loving
father. He vas a strong adherent to
Catholic faith and died with all the
rights of the church. The funeral
will take place Wednesday afternoon
from the residence to ST. Thomas
Catholic church and will be under
the auspices of the Catholic knights
of Wisconsin of which order the de-
ceased has long been a member. He
was married in Potosi to Miss Justina
McGraf, Sept. Sd, 1867, who with
two daughters Mrs. Francis Glennon,
of Dell Rapids, South Dakota, and
Mrs Emma Pluemer, of Cotton. South
DAKOTA, and several grand children
mourn the loss of the loving and de-
voted husband and father; he is also
mourned by one half brother Mr..
Charles Neufang, Of Potosi. The only
son of the deceased Celestin J. Her
bert was a~ccidently killed at Leads,
than one year preceding his fathers
sudden death.
Will Sprauge and daughters of
Portland, Oregon, visited briefly with
his sister Mrs. Frank Morris and
family last week.
Mr. and Mrs David 7. Meyer, of
Chicago are visiting her parents Mr..
George Schmidt and wife. Mrs.
Schmidt who is quite advanced in
years is i'll thought not of a serious
nature.
Ben Burket and wife left last Mon
day for a two weeks visit with her
parents at LaMotte, Iowa they will
then begin housekeeping in Dubuque
and make that city their future home.
The many friends of John Droesler
who has suffered a most severe attack
of tonsolitis and other complications
of the throat will be pleased to hear
that he is improving.
James W. Millin. of Glen Haven,
democrat candidate for Register of
Deeds and William B. Dyer republi-
can candidate for sheriff. were look.
ing over the political fences in Potosi
last week.
Mrs. Geo H. Lewis and Mrs.
Elizabeth Foster were shopping in
Dubuque Thursday.
John Fl. Skate and sister Miss
Jennie left Friday afternoon for a
visit with relatives at Sioux City,
Iowa after a brief visit there, they
will 60 to Poncha, Nebraska, for an
indefinite visit with their uncle John
Skate and family.
Miss Vera Kuster, of Potosi and
Miss Nell Martin, of Viola, Wis,
will enter into the business of dress
making in rooms with the Keehner
and Schumacher millinery emporium.
They will be ready to receive orders
Wednesday, Oct. 23d. AS both Of the
young ladies are we'll qualified to con-
duct an establishment OF the kind,
we bespeak for them a renumerative
trade.
Miss Eva Wilmott and Miss Jose.
phine Gunther who are teaching in
D~ickeyville, came Friday evening and
Sundayed over at their respective
parental homes.
Henry Sedbrook, one of the prosper
u Potosi farmers took a car load of
cattle to Chicago Tuesday.