Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-19
AROUND The COUNTY
POTOSI.
ec,ai Correspondence to the Herald


Feb. 18th, Of causes incident to old
age. He was born at Coblenin the
Kingdom of Prussia. Sept Goth, 1885,
and came to this country with his
parents in 1914 and landed in New
Orleans where the family lived for
about one year; they thence moved to
st. Louis and stayed there for three
years, and came In 1848 to Potosi
where the subject of our sketch has
since resided In early days he fol-
lowed the pursuits of mining. after
wards conducted a saloon and meat
market in Dutch Hollow and in
later years turned his attention to
farming. He was married to Miss
Josephine Hopper. May 10th, 1859 to
this union we're born twelve children,
six boys and six girls, all living but
two. His wife preceded him to the
great beyond, Oct. Sd, 1903 He was
a member of the town board of
supervisors for several years and was
a man generally liked by the people.
In later years his constant companion
was his invalid daughter Maggie. He
leaves to mourn his departure four soGs
and six daughters. They are, Anton
and John of Guthrie. Oklahoma !;
Joseph of Paris and Edward at home !;
Mrs. Mary Kerkenbueh of Sherrils,
Iowa; Mrs Elizabeth Brake, Mrs.
Anna Kerkenbush and Mrs Josephine
Schafer. of Potosi; Mrs. Carrie Moses,
of Livingston AMI Maggie at home /;
all attended the funeral but John.
The funeral took place Monday morn
ing from the residence to st. An
drew's church aud was under the
auspices of the Catholic knights of
Wisconsin of which order ne had long
been a member. Req Item Ligh mass
was read by Father Pape who also
conducted the funeral services. Inter
ment was made IN the old cemetery
by the side of lis wife.
There is not the least doubt in the
minds of many people in the village,
but what, one of the greatest social
functions of the season took place st.
Valentines day. Feb. 14th, the oc-
casion being the gathering of the ".
R. c., who joSously passed the day
quilting valentines. Tbs Misses
Julia Keehuer and Ethel Schumacher
rendered their millinery parlors to the
ladies, and had the rooms so beauti-
fully decorated in honor of the saint
that it would make an arch enemy
turn in his sleep to behold it, nor was
the beauty Of the decorations diminish
ed when a beautiful bouquet Of pink
and white carnations was displayed,
present received that morning by
mail to Miss Julia Keehner from her
friend Miss Bertha Bonn, of Chicago,
and the smiles that wreathed the faces
became broader when later a bcx Of
candies from the same source was
received to be passed among the quilt
ers, and in this box was package of
stick pins, silk flags as souveniers of
the occasion. The menu was a very
elaborate one. the tables were laden
with everything immaginable that
was good to eat and was one of the
finest spreads ever seen in Potosi.
Miss Julia Keehner laid the covers for
the fourteen members and took upon
herself the task of concocting the
tempting salads and relishes which she
did with marked success; az the
second course the Herald's Potosi
scribe had the honor of eating with
lot of ladies and he was somewhat
scared as he was the only man at the
table; however he was equal to the
occasion, the ladies we're so generous,
that if you did not want to eat
three or four times in the afternoon
you had to take the other side of
the street. A beautiful feature of the
occasion was when Miss Ethel Schu-
macher stood on the sidewalk with d
mum Der of baskets filled with packages
of candied pop corn and handed one to
each school child as they came
from school. To Mrs. Chris Keehner
and Mrs, Jacob Bonn belong the credit
of fostering this not soon to be for
gotten event,
Mr.. ]. M. Allen. of Lansing, Mich,
was in Potosi Monday and Tuesday.
baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Clyde McKelvey, Tuesday, Feb.
18th, the first child to greet chem.
1t is now grandpa John.
Andrew and Arthur Longmeier, after
six weeks pleasant visit with their
parents and other relatives here. re-
turned to Cotton, South Dakota. last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Stohlmeyer spent last
week with Mrs. Al Krog, in Platte
ville.
Joe Vogelsberg. Nick Schumacher,
Jake Udelhofen and Pete Rethwitsch