Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-09

| dUlly CleV6f manner, 0dCh one haV-
ing part in the play did justice to
his or her role and received many
encOres. A farce was also presented.
But the GROWING feature of the even
ing's entertainment was the singing of
! the Star Spangled Banner by the
young ladies and gentlemen, twenty
in number, comprising the troupe.
| Their patriotism is commendable
Miss Anna MathiesOn of Clinton, Ia.
visited a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Bryant in Tennyson.
Subscriptions to the knights of
Columbus War fund in the St. Thomas
and st. Andrews congregations
amounts to more than $500 The St.
Thomas parish has q credit of $212.25
and the ST. Andrews parish with about
an equal amount. The village and
town Of POtosi have thus far subscrib-
ed between eight and nine hundred
dollars to the Y. M. C. A. and K. G.
funds.
The Misses Clara Runkel, Emily
Phillips, Irene Millin and Gertrude
Schiffman returned to their studies at
the Platteville normal last Wednes-
day evening"
Nick Schumacher made a business
trip to Chicago and Milwaukee last
week.
Misses Viola Stou and Tilda Mike
returned to Lacrosse Sunday after
noon to resume their studies at the
| Wisconsin Business college.
Dave Spaith and family Of North
Lancaster visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Nick Twohig Saturday.
News was received here Friday that
Frank B. Giesen an old and we'll
| known citizen of Potosi had died at
! the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nora
! Quade, near Dubuque, Friday morn
ing. The end coming after an illness
extending for a period of six months
or more. He was visiting with his
daughter at time of death. He was
born in the town of Potosi about 81
years ago and had made his home
here almost his entire life. Besides
! his wife he is survived by five daught-
ers, Mrs. Nora Quade, Mrs. Vina Hes
sling and Mrs May Buehler all of Du-
buque and Mrs. Josephine barrow and
Miss Hilda of Potosi. The remains
were brought to his home on Satur-
day afternoon. The funel al took place
Monday morning from the house to
| St. Thomas church: Solemn requiem
mass was celebrated by Father Prucha
who also officiated at the burial SER
vices. Interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery on the hill.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Schmitz, Sunday morn
ing and left them another baby boy.
BLOOMINGTON
Mr.. and Mrs o. Sathers and little
daughter who have been visiting at
Fred Ruse's home during vacation re-
teurned Thursday to Patch Grove
Mrs. L. G. BARLEY returned Thurs
day from Lancaster where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. L.
A. Clark.
Miss Harriet Hicklin, who lived un-
til few years ago on a farm near
Patch Grove, died last week at the
home of her sister, Mrs Mike Bart
vices were held at Patch Grove Thurs
day
Mrs. Bessie Lord had an operation
performed on her throat Thursday.
Earl Fields who has been home for
short vacation returned to Chicago
Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Layne left last week
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visit relatives.
Lee Peacock who was home on a
furlough returned Thursday to Camp
Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Laverne
Millin of Oelwein, Ia, and Miss Fir
ence Specht Of Prairie du Chen were
home, they also have returned to their
respective homes.
Rev Adam Arentz of Tilden, Wis,
is the new pastor of ST. Marys CathO-
lie church.
Robert Jones has bought Sam Kou-
rie's shoe shop.
ellison Tyler, Friday while working
on a machine shed which he is build
ing, fell fourteen feet on to the froz-
en- ground. No bones were broken but
he was badly bruised.
Mike BARLEY of Sedgwick, Kan, is
visiting relatives here.
DR.. J. c. Doolittle and wife, Ed
Morse and wife, attended dance here
and wife, attended q dance here on
on Wednesday evening.
School opened Monday. Teachers
and students home for the holidays
returned to their duties the last of the
week
Grant Ballantine and family visited
relatives in Dubuque last week.
LITTLE GRANT
Mrs. Ed. Govier has been with her
mother the past two weeks during the
latter's last illness.
John Drinkwater is plastering the
new school house.
Stanley Hayden has been visiting