Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-26
POTOsI.

caster visited last week with their
daughters, Mrs Croft, near Dickeyville,
and Mrs. Joseph Roser in Potosi.
Potosi was almost depopulated on
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. Is. Every
body was in Lancaster attending the
county soldiers farewell demonStra-
ton. All business was suspended,
nothing could be bought unless it was
a postage stamp Of the ninety-three
young men from Grant county who
departed Wednesday morning for Camp
Grant at Rockford, ILL.,, six are from
Potosi, namely: Earl Kreiser, Joseph
Kitto, Walter Meier, Herbert ]. Mar
kus, Raymond S. Osborn and George
Baumler Other young men from Po-
tosi available for service and cited to
appear at Lancaster October are
Leo M. Keehner, Charles " Baumler,
Frank A. Fritz, Arnold Pittet, Leo
Schwind, Edward J. Longkamp and
Albert Remanapp.
There is no change for the better in
the condition of Frank Giesen, who
was stricken with paralysis couple
of weeks ago. We are informed that
he is gradually growing weaker, and
that his death is only a question Of
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Webb returned
home Wednesday from a two weeks
visit with relatives in st. Paul.
Mrs. Mary Block, after about four
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Potosi, Boscobel, Fennimore and
Lancaster, returned to her home in
st. Louis last Tuesday afternoon.
John Campbell, landlord Of the Com
mercial hotel, is confined to his bed
with strong indications of pneumonia.
Miss Anna Kaltenbach, after spend
ing a couple of weeks pleasantly with
her brother, Postmaster Kaltenbach,
and family, returned to Kenosha last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schmitz and fam
lily have returned by auto to Valley
City, N. D. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lee
ser accompanied them. We under
stand that Mr.. Schmitz intends dispos-
ing of his property in Dakota and will
return to Grant county with the view
of entering into business in Lancas-
ter.
Mrs. Henry Swale is lying danger
ously i'll at her home in the village
with an attack of malaria and pneu-
mOnia.
Will Ames, one of the three brothers
who volunteered their services to their
country last June, was here from
Camp Douglas last Wednesday for
brief visit with his mother. He was
accompanied by his comrade, Will
Brown, of Platteville.
John Ehlen has returned home af-
ter an enjoyable visit with relatives
and friends at Racine and Milwaukee.
William Pennekamp of Milwaukee
l. q
court matters.
Leo Lesser and Thomas Vannatta
finished twenty-seven days Of success
full threshing last Monday, and pre-
pared to start hulling clover Wednes-
day.
Edw. Specht of Rockwell, Ia, spent
a few DAYS here last week with his
brother Henry.
Miss Irene Schumacher of Potosi
and Joseph H. Kregel of Elkader, Ia,
and Miss Mary Schumacher and John
Gibson of Potosi were married by Rev.
Father Prucha of st. .Thomas's church
Tuesday morning. The brides are the
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Schumacher of the village Of POtosi,
and are young women OF good moral
character and highly esteemed by all
0OONA
and helpful wives.
William Pluemer, the Tennyson
blacksmith, was kicked on the right
thigh by a horse last Tuesday eve
ming. Though the kick was not OF
serious nature it was a very painful
one.
George Shaw, a Well-knOWn citizen
and farmer of the town of Potosi, died
l, in
night following an illness of ten days
of pneumonia. He was highly respect
ed by all who knew him for his hon
orable and manly character, and his
death has cast a gloom over the en-
tire community. He was born in the
town Of Potosi about forty-eight years
ago. He leaves to mourn his depar-
ture wife and five children, the
youngest being but two weeks old. He
is also survived by his aged mother,
one sister (Mrs. Thomas DUNN one
haIf-brother John Wilkison), and 9TH
er relatives. The funeral services
were held at the home Sunday after
noon, Rev Harberts of Lancaster Of
ficiating. The burial was made in the
British Hollow cemetery, and the flu
neral was the largest seen for many
years., udI1lG0C1AS CAS. su1Sh
he was held in in the community in
which herpassed his entire life. The
bereaved widow and family have the
heartfelt sympathy of everyone in
their hours Of sorrow.
1t was dicovered Saturday that bur-
glars at some time had entered the
Mrs. Massey home in the village. En-
trance was made by prying open a
ind oI
Every room in the house was ransack-
ed, but it is not known what articles
were taken, as the occupants of the
hn11Cn arc AWAY