Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-05-26
POTOSI.
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ptheir first holy communion at st. An
drews church Sunday, May Both. This
will be the largest class of children
stbat ever. received the sacrament at
any one time in the history of the
church and the event promises to be
a very imposing one.
3. A. Berge, secretary of Warren
Lodge No. 4, F. & A. M, recently re-
@eived a telegram from Pontax, Sask.,
stating that William Hoffman was
sick at that place with, "a serious at
tack of erysipelas. Mr.. Hoffman was
a, former. resident of Potosi and his
many friends here wish him a speedy
recovery. His aged parents reside in
the village.
Mrs. Barney Honerbaum of. British
Hollow sustained a severe stroke of
paralysis of the left side last Tues
day night and is in critical condi-
tion though at this writing she has
slightly improved.
Miss Josephine Howell of Platte
vile was a visitor at the Joseph PATTI
ner home in the village last week.
Mrs. Karl Kress was a caller on
friends in Lancaster last week.
Mrs. A. Kaltenbach and little daugh-
ter Nellie are in Madison visiting with
MIS-. L. ID. EullOI anu Idull1y'
Mrs Mary Bonn of Bloomington
visited among friends in PotOsi last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grimm and Miss
Veya Ostermeier were shoppers in
Dubuque Friday
Mrs. Robert Mcknight was called
to Bagley last week to the bedside OF
her father, Geo Miller who is ser
iously ILL., We have since been in
formed and deeply regret to chronicle
that Mr. Miller is dead. He was well
known in Potosi and had a host of
friends here who are sorry to hear
of his death He was a widower and
for the past number of years divided
his time living with his two daugh-
tiers, Mrs Mcknight in PotOsi and
daughter in Bagley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hurst and
daughter Helen, and Mike Preston
were in Dubuque Friday.
Virgil Millen Of Bagley visited in
Potosi last week with his mother, Mrs.
Rose Millen.
Mrs. Joseph Leibfried of Lancaster
visited several days last week with
her brother and sister, Mr. and Miss
Schuster, and daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Roser and family.
Miss Mary Costello has gone to Lam
caster to resume her former position
Of cook at the asylum. Miss Costello
acted in the same capacity at the
asylum for a number of years but
resigned some time ago for much
needed rest.
Mrs. John Duve is very i'll at her
home on the farm with compllca-
ton of ailments.
Little Miss Isabel Leibfried enjoy
ed pleasant visit last week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Croft, over
near Dickeyville.
Miss Irene Millen has completed
very successful term of teaching at
Bagley and is now enjoying rest at
her home in POtosi.
Mrs. Edward Powers and family af-
ter a pleasant visit in POtosi with her
mother. Mrs Jacob Ames and family
returned to her home at New Dig
gings last Wednesday, Her sister,
Miss Mae Ames, accompanied her for
a visit among friends
Mrs Robert Niveral underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Gun
nipgham hospital in Platteville last
Friday. At this writing she is get
ting along as we'll as can be expected
Mrs Mark Carmody of Lancaster
and father, j. p Pluemer, and sister
in-law Mrs Rosa Pluemer OF Tenny-
son were shoppers in Dubuque day
last week
Philip Miller. a returned soldier of
the A. E F., underwent an operation
for the removal of tonsils at the Cum
ningham hospital III Platteville last
week.
Mrs. Alice Schaal and Mrs. Mary
Faehler and daughter did shopping
in Dubuque Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. l.. Sherman OF Lam
caster were callers i'll Potosi last
Thursday
The graduating class from the Po-
tosi high school will consist OF four
young ladies and one young man.
They are Helen Hurst, Loretta Pluem-
er. Josepha Schaefer, Mabel Pluemer
and Claude Lesser
Don't forget the high school Junior
nrom Friday. May 2S Johnson's Jazz
orchestra of Boscobel will make the
music for tho occasion.
81. Andrews ParOchial School Holds
Graduation Exercises.
The annual commencement OF the
ST. Andrews parochial school in the
town of Potosi took place at the
church Sunday morning with six girl
graduates from the eighth grade who
are now prepared to enter high school.
The young graduates are Clara Roser,
Clara Leibfried, Amelia Schmitz, Marie
Vogelsberg, Delema Lesser and Eliz-.
abeth Haser. Miss Stella Pluemer
graduated in w. S. B. Matthews
Standard Graded course of musical
studies. Following the church ser
vices Rev. FIR Schaffer presented the
graduates with diplomas. A musicale
in the school hall in the afternoon was
a most interesting and pleasing affair
rejecting great praise to the sister
teachers for the following well Sc
leet& program Opening, grand
ch-Wollenhaupt; Fri King-F.
List: If l were Bird-Miss Stella
P1uemer: Wooden ShOes-Adolph
Weber; Flower Fairies-Lucille Webb;
Harvest March-Mary Kruse; Minnet
in G. by Beethoven-Miss S. Ames
Birthday March. trio-L Bierman, E.
Stohlmeyer, H. Schaefer; Little Black
Boy, song; America First and Last
T1Sahord Mapna. Pofl.rp of Cnpiup-