Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

Simon Langstatf and Frank Zeller
accompanied by Will Holmes.
PIatteville. land agent, went to the
state Of Minnesota last Monday with
a view of purchasing land.
G. M. Schmitz and wife were doing
shopping in Dubuque Monday.
W. j. Welsh came down from
Desoto, Wis, for brief visit the
forepart of last week.
John Fl. Retallick returning from
Lancaster to Clinton, Iowa, stopped in
Putosi for few days to visit with
relatives.
Joseph Stohlmeyer eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Stohlmeyer, is attend
ing the state dairy school at Madi-
son.
George Schaal, of Chippewa Falls.
Wis, visited with Arch Hurst Thurs
day.
Miss Mae Reading is visiting with
friends in Dubuque.
Tom Berg of British Hollow came
near meeting with serious accident
last Friday afternoon. He WAS driv.
ing from the depot with a load of
bridge iron and when near the Catholic
church. the load began sliding back
ward he stopped his team and got off
the load to push the iron forward
when the horses started to move at a
rapid pace; he jumped on the load
from the rear and crawled on hands
and knees to get hold of the lines and
in doing so a piece Of iron tilted up
striking him on the side of his head
and knocked him off the wag on. He
fell partly under the wagon and one
of the hind wheels passed over his
body. He was hurriedly taken to
DR.. McGovern's Office and upon
examination it was found that no
bones were broken, though he was
severely bruised.
The old friends and acquaintance
of Joel H. Penberthy in British Hot
low, Potosi and vicinity are very
sorry to hear of his death which &C.
Cured at his boma in Minneapolis
Mimi, Oct Both The cause Of his
death was Brights disease. He was
born in British Hollow, Sept. 25th,
1866. and was the eldest son of Henry
and Emelin PenbeIthy pioneer resi-
dents of this locality. He attended
the British Hollow public school and
grew to young manhood in that little
village. He was young man of
good business qualifications. and was
greatly loved and respected by all who
knew him. He joined the Masonic
order and became a member of Warren
Lodge number four in Potosi in 1915
He attended Bayless Commercial
College in Dubuque from which he
graduated and there took position
with wholesale furnishing house in
that city and remained with the firm
five years as bookkeeper and then he
was buyer Of underwear for the same
house, The family moved from here
to Michigan in 1887; they remained
here only one year and removed to
New Hampton, Iowa, in 1888, and
were in the mercantile business there
for nine years. Mr.. Penberthy was
twice elected clerk of the courts of
Chickasaw County, Iowa and served
four years with fidelity and accepta-
bility. He was married in New
Hampton to Miss May Haislet, Nov
Both, 1899, who with one son Henry
age 10 and one daughter Margaret
aged 16 mourn a loving husband and
kind father. He is also mourned by
one brother John W. Penberthy, of
Minneapolis and one sister Mrs.
Minnie IRE. of New Hampton, Iowa.
The remains were taken from Min
neapolis to New Hampton and in
tered in Graceland cemetery Friday,
Nov. 1st The funeral was under the
auspices of the Masonic order.