Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-03-22
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

IIlenuS III DuDuQu6s 1ueSudy anu
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mae Kreiser, after a weeks
visit here with relatives, has return
ed to her home in Dubuque.
Sam Thomas Of the S. "A. Thomas
company store, went to Chicago
Thursday to purchase a line Of goods.
Jake Dawson, after brief visit
in this vicinity, returned to his farm
in North Dakota, Thursday.
John Davis, Of Lancaster, has taken
a position with the Joe OFT barber
shop.
Joe Stohlmeyer andw life went to
Keller Saturday, for brief visit with
her parents.
Mrs. Sam Wilmott and Miss Ethel
Schumacher were shopping in Du
buque, Saturday.
W. c. Hymer announces himself in
this weeks Herald as a candidate for
sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hymer and Mr.
and Mrs L. G. Edwards went to Du-
buque, Thursday afternoon, return
ing on the midnight train.
Miss Leona Brandt, after couple
of weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Stohlmeyer in Tennyson, re-
turned to her home in Keller, Satur-
day.
A town caucus will be held in the
village Saturday, March 25th at 2
o'clock in the afternoon for the pur-
poes of nominating township officers
for the town of POtOsi for the ensuing
year.
Joe Rupp, who has been suffering
from an attack of sickness for the
past week, was taken to Mercy hos
pital in Dubuque, Thursday. He was
accompanied by his father, Mr.. Ben
Rupp and sister, Miss TilIie.
The members of Warren lodge No.
4, F. A. NJ, held their last meeting
in the old Masonic building, Satur-
day evening. The old building that
has stood for over seventy years will
soon be RACED to make room for a
more pretentiOus and modern build
ing.
The Tiffany Mining Syndicate that
recently leased a lot of land from
John Pluemer has started a force of
men to work sinking a shaft. Prep
erations are being made for the cree
ton of buildings and installing ma
chinery that is now on the way. This
company has unlimited capital and
their headquarters are at 925 Postal
Telegraph building in Chicago. The
work is now under the supervision
Of Mr.. w. M. Tiffany of Platteville.
The funeral of Mr.. Francis Wunder-
lin, brief mention of whose death was
made in our last issue, took place
Saturday forenoon, March IL, from
his late home, to st. Thomas Catho-
lie church, where he had wOrshiped
for IL years. A very large number
of people were in attendance, mani
Testing the high esteem in which he
was held in the community where he
had lived for Il years. He was born
in Pennsylvania, April 3, 1881, and
died in the village of POtosi March s,
1916, aged 81 years, IL months and
20 days. He came to Grant county
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Igna-
tias Wunderlin October 81, 1916. They
settled in the town of Harrison and
opened up farm and followed the
pursuits of farming. He was mar
ried on October q, 1860 to Miss Mary
Ellen Kaump. To this union were
born twelve children, two dying in
infancy, and daughters, Mrs. Joseph
HOlZer and Miss Louisa, preceded the
parents to the great beyond some
years ago. After the death of Mr..
Wunderlin's parents, he and his wife
and family continued to farm in the
town of Harrison prior to about six
years ago, when they retired and
moved to the village of Potosi to en-
joy well earned life of ease, but for
only few years, the dear old wife and
mother passed from earth January 10,
1914, and the dear old father more
than two years thereafter Mr.. Wun-
derlin was firm believer in the Cath
Ollie faith and died fortified with all
the rights of the church, a requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father
Prucha, and at the conclusion thereof
the remains were taken to the Catho-
lie cemetery on the hill, and the last
that was mortal of this good man
was consigned to the grave by the side
of his wife
The pail bearers were six nephews,
viz: Thomas and Ignatius Wunderlin,
" lAlldHn uI0, GEORGE ana ROBERT
KaUmp and Francis WunderIin. The
deceased is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. z. j. Basinet and Mrs.
Theresa Schmitz of POtOsi, and four
sons, William of POtOsi, Joseph, Geo.
and Charles of Harrison, John of
South Lancaster, and Louis of Mon
tana, all of whom were at his bedside
in his last hours.
Besides the above named, he is
mOurned by two sisters, Mrs. Louisa
Fure of Platteville and Mrs. Mary
Beebe of Iowa Falls, and two brothers
Joseph and John Wunderlin of Mon
tana, and thirteen grandchildren,
and great grandchildren.
The bereaved family desires to ex-
press their sincere thanks to the
friends and neighbOrs for the many
kind acts shown them during the sick
ness and death of their dear father.
The following items came to us too
late for last weeks issue: