Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-13
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOsI.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
(By E. NJ. Wilmott)

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
(By E. NJ. Wilmott.)
John Schumacher is taking treat
ment for rheumatism at sanitarium
in Prairie du Chen.
Joe Vogelsberg and Walter and
AdoIph Schumacher, autoed to Du-
buque last Wednesday.
E. A. Thomas observed his sixty
third birthday last Thursday. He was
Miss Eva Wilmott spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Bertha Gund-
erman and other friends in Dickey-
vile.
Mrs. Killian Stockert went to Cass-
Vile and Bloomington last Friday for
a brief visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Alma May Taylor, reader and
impersonator, entertained fair-sized
audience at the city hall in PotOsi, Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Stelpfling enter
tanned a number of people at their
home, Sunday. The particulars OF the
event will be given in our next issue.
Mrs. Henry Stelpfling after a two
weeks visit with relatives in the vi
einity of Tennyson, will return TO her
home in Milwaukee next Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Annie Eberle after an absence
OF about three months, returned to
the home of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c Hymer, last
Friday evening.
Cap Schmitz and wife and mother,
and Mrs. L. G. Edwards, left last
Wednesday morning for an auto trip
to Charles City, Iowa, returning home
Saturday evening.
We are informed that Gov. Hodges,
of Kansas, is a British Hollow product,
and that he is a son of William Hodges,
who in the way-back days of the SOS
taught school in British Hollow, and
is well remembered by the older resi-
dents now living in this locality.
Joe Rupp, more Familiarity known
as Cousin" and companions, Edward
Brake and Charles Vogelsberg, who
for a month had been enjoying the
breezes of the Mississippi river, broke
camp few days ago. They entertain
ed a number of friends at Camp Rupp
with all kinds of refreshments. Among
those who visited the camp were Tom
Haley, Lee Wright and Buck Mccoy, of
Lancaster.
The funeral of Mr.. Matthias Stoll,
mention of whose death was made in
last weeks issue, took place last Mon
day forenoon from the home of his
son-in-Iaw, Mr.. P. ]. Blindert, in Brit
ish Hollow, to st. Andrews Catholic
church in TennysOn and was attended
by a very large number of people.
A requiem mass was celebrated by
Rev. Father Scheffer, who, at the con-
clusion thereof delivered very beau
tifuI sermon, dwelling upon the true
religious life and good moral charac-
ter OF the deceased. He was buried
in the cemetery near the church where
lies the bodies of his wife and three
children.
bIathias Stoll was born in Germany,
February Is, 1925, and died in Brit
ish Hollow, October 1, 1915, aged so
D.
three brothers, left their native cOun-
try for the United States when young
men and landed in Potosi in 1852. All
have now passed to shores beyond.
Matthias, George and Bart dying with
in the past year; the other brother,
Ignatz. died a number of years ago.
They all made their home in Grant
County and were strictly honest, fair
and square in all of their dealings
with mankind, and were the souls of
honor. For sixty three years Matthias
Stoll made his home in the towns of
PotOsi and Waterloo. He had followed
the pursuits of farming prior to about
twenty years ago, when he retired.
He was married to Miss Theresa Keil-
ey, at St. Andrews Catholic church in
what was known as Dutch Hollow in
1856. To this union were born six
children, three Of whom with the moth
er, have preceded the father 10 the
grave. Mrs. Stoll died Jan. 20, 1907,
and a daughter, Mrs. Lenora Blindert
died March II, 1908. Mr.. Stoll leaves
to mourn his departure, two daughters,
Mrs John Zenz, of Bloomington, Wis;
and Mrs. P. j. Blindert, of British Hol-
low and one son, Joseph Stoll, of Po-
tosi He is also survived by eleven
grandchildren and thirteen great
grandchildren.