Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-08-20
POTOSI.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
All roads lead to Potosi Thursday,
the day of the Big Harvest Home
Picnic.
Mrs Georgia Coons and daughter
Mrs Fl. G. sherwood. of Carroll juno
ton. Mo-, are visiting in Potosi with
friends and relatives. Mrs. Coons is
the widow Of Samuel B. Coons who
came to Potosi with his parents in
the early thirties. Mrs. Coons came
here with der parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Rackerby we believe in the early
fifTies. Mr. and Mrs. Coons and
family removed from Potosi nearly
forty years ago. Mrs. Coons is we'll
rendered by the older residents here
as is Mrs. sherwood though she was
very young when her parents removed
from here. Their old time friends
and acquaintance are pleased to see
them, though the writer has not yet
had the pleasure of meeting them.
Remember that Hon. j. ". Murphy
will deliver the grafton at the Harvest
Home Picnic Thursday forenoon.
Mrs. John Schwab was the guest of
friends in Dubuque Tuesday.
Joe Stoll and wife and daughters
were Lancaster shoppers Tuesday.
The ladies aid society was enter
tanned at the hospitable home of Mrs.
Adam Schumacher last Thursday
afternoon.
If you want lot of fun. If you
want good laugh. Don't fail to
see and hear the Lancaster Country
Club Minstrels Thursday evening.
Nathan UT, attorney at law of
Chicago and brother Delbert UT, of
Platteville, were in Potosi Friday.
Jacob Schmitz, for more than so
years resident Of the town of Potosi,
observed his ninetieth birthday at his
home in the village Friday, August
10. Mr.. Schmitz is a cabinet maker
by trade, but long ago ceased working
at the trade and went to farming; he
retired several years ago. The writer
has an arm chair made by Mr..
Schmitz fifty years ago
Mr.. Philip @. Runkel and wife, of
Cornell, Wisconsin, are guests at the
home of his brother T. H. Runkel.
Mr.. Runkel is successfully engaged
in the mercantile business at Cornell
but i'll health has compelled him to
relinquish business and seek a much
needed rest. He has many friends
here who hope to soon see him fully
restored to his former good health.
Alois UIbrich a former resident of
Potosi, after an illness of one year 8
duration died at his home in Du-
buque Thursday evening, Aug. 1st,
aged SO years. He was born in Potosi
Jan. 18th, 1860. For twenty three
years he followed the pursuits of
farming near Specht's Ferry, Iowa.
Owing to i'll health he had to retire
from farming and he removed to Du-
buque about year ago. He is
survived by his wife, five daughters
and two sons. also by two brothers
August Of Potosi and Charles of Clay
ton, Iowa and one sister Mrs. Henry
Winkler of Potosi. The funeral was
held from the residence in Dubuque
to the Catholic church at Sherrils
Mound, Sunday morning, at $50,
Rev, Father Haggerman officiated.
The body was inferred in the Sheriff.
Mound cemetery. He was well known
IN Potosi and has many old friends
are sorry to hear of his death, and
extend deep consolation to the be-
reaved widow and children, as we'll
to the brothers and sister.
Thursday, August 21st is the day Of
the big Harvest Home Festival and
picnic, and if the day proves to be a
fine one, which we hope will be, the
citizens of Potosi will be called upon
to entertain the largest crowd Of
people ever seen within the borders
of the village.