Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-29
POTOSI

1t again becomes our painful duty
TO chronicle the death of another time
honOred resident of Potosi John
Doser, for sixty years a citizen, died
at the home of his son Frank in the
village, Sunday, August 10, 1917, aged
"a years. Infirmities of old age and
the fracture of a hip sustained from a
fall the day before were the causes of
his death. The funeral took place on
Tuesday morning from the home of
his son Frank, to ST. Thomas church,
where he had worshiped for sixty
years. Requiem mass was celebrated
by Rev. Father Prucha, and at the
conclusion thereof the remains. fol-
lowed by very large number of peo-
pie, were taken to the Catholic Gene
terry OH the hill, and the last that was
mortal Of the dear old father was con-
signed to the grave by the side of his
wife, who preceded him Jan. 49, 1916.
Mr.. DoSer was strong adherent to
the Catholic church, and died with all
the rights of the church. He was
born at StraShOUrg. iii the kingdom of
Bavaria, Jan q, 1888. When "a wears
OF age he bade adieu to his native land
and sailed for America, landing March
l, 1857. He came direct to Potosi, and
for more than sixty years continually
made this his home He was married
to Miss Theresa Barnd in PotOsi in
1860. To this union were born ten
children, nine of whom survive. the
eldest daughter, Mrs. Matilda Schu-
macher dying July 20, 1897. Mr.. Do
ser was an honest and upright citizen.
devoted husband and fond loving IA
Their, and very industrious man. In
his early married life he purchased q
small tract of land Oh the bluff north
east of Grant river where he built a
small house and with his wife settled
down to make a home. In those early
days Kinney e Co.'s steam sawmilI
was in full blast, working night and
day to supply lumber for the larger
part Of the county. Mr. Doser was
employed in this mill and it is said
that he would work all night and after
a short rest would take his grub hoe
and axe and clear the timber from
his land. BY dint Of hard labor he
succeeded in doing this; he then pur-
chased a forty-acre tract adjoining
and it was upon this farm that Mr..
and Mrs. DOser raised their large
family of ten children. Some years
ago Mr.. Doser's health began to fail
and he and his wife retired from the
farm and removed to the village,
where they lived together prior to the
wife's DEATH Mr.. Doser had been an
invalid for several years. He leaves
to mourn his departure six sons and
three daughters John, of Seattle,
Wash. Theodore, of st. Anthony, Ia. );
William, of Prairie du Chen; Frank,
Cornelius and Henry, Of Potosi; Mrs.
Rosa Millin, Mrs. Veva Kirgues and
Miss May Doser, of Potosi. With the
exception of John all were present at
the fathers funeral.
August Palmer of Gutenberg, Ia,
attended the funeral Of his uncle,
John Doser, last Tuesday.
Mrs Mayme Winkler, widow of the
late Davis Winkler, died at the Gun
ningham hospital in Platteville last
Monday evening following an opera
tn FIR cancer Of the breast Her re
mains were brought to her home in
the town of Harrison Tuesday morn
ing, and the funeral took place Thurs
day morning from the home to ST. An
drew's Catholic church. Rev. Father
Scheffer celebrated requiem mass
and interment was made in the old
cemetery She was thirty-fve years
of age, and leaves one son and one
daughter to mourn her death.
Misses Genevieve Kelly, Dorothea
Brandemuehl, Marjorie Berge and
Helen Webb have returned from their
visits at different points and are pre-
pairing for the fall school term.
William Lindley, employed at the
Mudd Range mine, was overcome by
gas one day last week and was un-
conscious for several hours Oscar
Turner, another employee, was over
come in the same manner but not so
seriously.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ketcher of
Charles City, Ia, are visiting with
Mrs. Ketcher's sister, Mrs. Jacob
Schmitz, and other relatives in Potosi
and vicinity.
Harry StOhlmeyer went to the Mer-
cy hospital in Dubuque last Thursday,
where he will undergo an operation
for hernia.
George Cooley and son of Lancaster
have finished plastering the T. H.
Runkel company's large store build
ing.
Mrs. ]. P. Jackley and daughter
Mrs. r. Arthur and Laura and Jean
cite OF Platteville visited at the G. M.
Schmltz home last Tuesday. Miss
Laura took the afternoon train for
Minneapolis.
John Schiffman and wife and son