Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-04-21
POTOSI.

POTOSI. .
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The following item announcing the
marriage of a former Potosi girl was
clipped from a Duluth paper and no
doubt will be read with pleasure by
her young as well as old friends in
POtosi: Miss Julia NJ Thomas daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs w. H. Thomas,
became the bride of Charles ]. Hakes
last night at the home of her parents.
The ceremony was read by DR.. George
Brewer in the presence of thirty-two
guests. The bride was gowned in
white organdy over taffeta with
wedding veil of tulle caught with smi-
lax and carried shower bouquet of
sweet peas and mignonette She was
attended by her grandmother, Mrs. j.
V. France of Boscobel Wis, who wore
white organdy embroidered in old
rose and lavender and carried a bou-
Quet of Easter lilies. A wedding sup
per was served to the immediate fam
lily at o'clock and following the ser
vices a buffet luncheon was served
The house was beautifully decorated
with .evergreens and pussy willows
After April Is Mr.. and Mrs EIake will
be at home at 127 west 18th street."
Julia Thomas, now Mrs. Hake, is the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
w. II. Thomas former well known res
idents Of POtOsi and was born here.
She was a remarkably beautiful young
girl and was a great favorite among
her school companions and no doubt
she has retained her handsome looks
as She grew to WomanhOOd She left
here when quite young some years
ago Her many friends extend con
gratulations on her matrimonial voy-
age and wish her a long and happy
welded life.
Mr. and Mrs r. H. Durley mourn
the death Of their little daughter,
Mary Josephine, which occurred We'd
nesday evening, April H. She was
taken with diphtheria about a week
before death and all that medical
skill could do for her was done but
Of no avail. The bright and beauti-
full child passed away to join the an
gels Of heaven. The immediate cause
OF death was paralysis of the heart.
She will be greatly missed in the
home circle for her happy and little
Winsome ways will be seen no more
She was born Sept IA, 1917 and died
April IA, 1920, aged two years and Z
months. The burial was made in the
st. Thomas cemetery Thursday after
noon and was of private nature none
but the immediate relatives attending.
Besides the parents she is mourned
by three sisters, Kathryne, Lucretia
and Charlotte, and two brothers,
Ralph and Walter and many other rel
atives.
Elskamp & Wiedman's De Laval
days last Monday and Tuesday were
busy ones. An expert was here and
he repaired II cream separators with
out any charge to the owners.
Rev. FIR. Scheffer Of St. Andrews
congregation was away from his par
ish the greater portion of last week.
With the exception of the cement
floor the basement of the John Harps
proposed new postOffice building is
completed and walls ready for the
brick masons. The Construction of
the building will begin in the very
near future and will be pushed along
as rapidly as possible.
Muller Bros, Philip and Alfred,
have men at work erecting their new
frame garage in Tennyson.
Mrs. Henry Kisting and little daugh-
ter Esther of Tennyson visited sever
al DAYS last week among relatives and
friends in Dubuque
David Haser employed at the Bruins
wick plant in Dubuque, is visiting at
the parental home in Potosi.
Geo. Argus has received word that
his brother Charles is i'll and in very
poor condition at his home in Ottawa,
H.
w. A. Lesser and son Claude did
shopping in Dubuque last Friday.
Theodore Blindert, bordering on 90
years of age and for more than 20
years resident of Potosi suffered
stroke Of paralysis last Friday even
ing and is in a critical condition. Ow-
ing to his advanced age there are no
hopes for his recovery.
Grover VOgelsberg is blowing the
Cap Schmitz farm with a Moline dem
onsrating tractor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fine, widow of the
late w. j. Fine, now living with her
daughter Mrs, Matte Kelsey near
Bagley is visiting with relatives and
friends in Potosi and vicinity.
Mrs Clyde Galloway and little
daughter departed Wednesday for
Petersburg, Va Mr.. Galloway accom-
panied them as far as Chicago.
August Mike saw smoke coming
through the roof of VIM. d. Gillilan's
residence last Saturday morning and
at once notified Mr. Gillian who soon
discovered the roof to be ablaze or