Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-11
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald
Mrs A. B. Hurst and daughter, Hell
en-, left Tuesday afternoon for a four
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Brownlee at Wilton, North Dakota.
Mrs. Hurst and Mrs. Brownlee are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. C. Thomas depart
ed Tuesday afternoon for TuoOn and
Three Forks, Montana for an extend
ed visit with their sons, Fred, Roscoe
and Bart and families.
Miss Lillian Thomas OF Bushnell.
Ill, is visiting at the home of her
uncle, S. a. Thomas on East street.
2. T. Webb and l. d. Remeke took
treatment for rheumatism in Prairie
Du Chen sanatarium couple of days
last week.
William and Leo Lesser returned
home Tuesday from Portland, Oregon,
where they had been TO see their
brother, Otto, who has paralysis OF
the lower limbs.
Mrs. August Ulbrick and son, Rheim-
hold and little twin son, Edward and
Raymond, will leave Wednesday af-
ternoon for visit with friends at Sa-
wanna and Chicago. From the latter
place they will go to Morristown, Wis.
to see their daughter and sister Olivia
at the convent, from there they will
visit in Lacrosse and other places, re-
turning home in about three weeks.
We are informed that Mr.. Joseph
PiQuett, since early spring manager
Of the Wilson mine here has resigned
the position and will devote his time
to other pursuits in his home city OF
Platteville. !.
Miss Emmaline Scheffer, Eau Claire,
Wis, is visiting with her brother,
Rev. Father Scheffer, and sister, Miss
Ada in Tennyson. Miss Emmaline is
a teacher in the public schools of Co
Iumbus, Wis.
Miss Sybena Stockert, of Blooming
ton, visited several days last week
with her brother, Killian and family
in the south part.
Miss Cloe Uppena went to Cass-
Vile Friday for few days visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. E. A Berge. Miss Annie Oster-
mier, Miss Mary Ennor, Mrs. c. Nj.
Schmitz and daughters, Marie and
Bertha were among the many peo-
pie from PotoSi, who were shopping
in Dubuque last Friday.
George Meier, Jack Powell, Mike
Preston and Hoppy Kern, combining
business with pleasure went to Du-
buque on the Friday afternoon train
and returned Or the midnight train.
Their business was quickly attended
to and the remainder of their time
in the city and East Dubuque was
devoted to pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Berge and daugh-
ter, Marjorie, left on the Sunday
night train for a three weeks visit
with friends at Detroit, Kalamazoo
and other points in Michigan. Mr..
Berge as a delegate from Wisconsin
will attend the national convention
Of rural mail carriers in Detroit Tues
day, August 10.
The county rural mail carriers con-
Eention this year will be held in Po-
tosi Monday, Sept. 6.
The following named teachers are
engaged to teach the village school
for the ensuing year: E. ]. Young,
principal; Miss Nellie Clark, assistant
principal; Miss Genevieve Kimmich,
grammar department; Miss Clara
Schneider, intermediate; Miss Laville
Kuster, primary.
The funeral of John Marcue. whose
death occurred Sunday evening, Aug.
!, took place Wednesday forenoon
from his late home to the British Hol-
low cemetery, and, Notwithstanding
the rain and miserable conditions OF
the roads, was very largely attended,
manifesting the high esteem which he
was held in the community in which
he had lived for 80 years. The serv-
ices were held at the house, and were
conducted by Rev. Burdick. The
funeral was under the auspices of the
Masonic order, of which he had been
an honorable and upright member for
more than 80 years. He was good
citizen and highly respected by all
who knew him for his quiet manners