Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-04-28

Monday afternoon April 10, after
lingering illness with cancer. Mr.. Sal
nave was born in the town of Potosi
81 years ago and had continuously
made this town his home. He was
son of the late Peter Salnave and
wife, early settlers of Potosi. His wife
preceded him to the shores beyond
about 80 years ago leaving him with
young daughter, Florence, who has
been her fathers sole companion and
comfort during his long years of a
widower's life She was truly a low
and and devoted daughter. her every
care being for the welfare Of her faith
er and he in turn fairly M0rshipped
his blessed daughter Mr.. Salnaye was
a highly respected citizen universally
liked by everyone who knew him for
his honorable and manly character.
He was a man who attended strictly
to his own affairs and never interior
ed with other peoples business. He
was a member of Concord Camp No.
! 2726 NJ w. A. The funeral under the
auspices of the Woodmen took place
Wednesday forenoon from the home
to the Congregational churchr-in Po-
test and was conducted by Rev. S. B.
Wells. Interment was made in the
British Hollow cemetery.
The Equity club received a car of
| Independent Harvester farm machin-
cry last Monday. This is the second
car of machinery consigned to them
| this spring.
| Leo Winkler has received from DaV-
export, Ia, and consigned to the Po-
| tosi Lumber Co., a carload of brick
of the variegated kind to be used to
veneer his new frame dwelling.
Frank Vincent, the Galena monu-
ment man. looked after business in
Potosi Monday and Tuesday of last
! week
| Seven cars of livestock were shipp-
ed from this point last Wednesday
The shippers struck a downward mar
ket.
The S. A. Thomas Co. have moved
their stock of goods from the Durley
building to the Key & Galloway store
which the Thomas Co. recently took
over.
/ During the severe electrical storm
that passed over these parts last We'd
nesday evening. Alois Palmer, a far
| mer of the village lost two valuable
COWS killed by lightning The cattle
we're found dead at the base of q
straw stack
E. A. Berge and daughter, Mrs
/ Carl Kress, were visitors in Lancas-
1 ter Saturday.
Mrs. Earl Kreiser of Dubuque was
in Tennyson the greater part of las
week visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. M Wilmott.
Tho Dofnci orohac+pa 1a,,a
at the garage hall Friday evening.
Will Wunderlin visited with hi.
brother George near Lancaster sew
eral days last week.
August Palmer of Gutenberg. Ia.
is visiting with his brothers JOSEPH
and AlOis in POtosi
Miss Minnie Skate after a pleas
ant visit with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Skate, has returned Il
her work in Dubuque
Miss Irene Millin of Bagley was al
over Saturday and Sunday visitor will
her mother, Mrs. Rosa Millin
Miss Clara Kisting, daughter of MI
Henry Kisting of Tennyson, under
went an operation for appendicitis a
Mercy hospital in Dubuque last Wed
/ nesday. At this writing she is gettin;
along as well as can beexpected
Mrs Thos. Spring after pleasan
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. B. Hurst, and sister, Helen return
ed to her home at Great Falls, Mont
Saturday. She was accompanied t
Dubuque by her mother and sister.
j. e. Wilmott, son of Mr.. and Mrs
E. M. Wilmott, was chief funera
conductor at the funeral of Roger c
Sullivan in Chicago. He also had tn,
honor of walking arm in arm will
Secretary Tumulty and assigned hin
a place in the funeral cortege.
Mrs. Geo. H. Lewis after spending
the winter in California, returned tt
her home in Potosi last week.
0. w. Scaton after a few days visi
among friends in Potosi returned tt
Detroit Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kress and infan
daughter Anita visited relatives neaI
Lancaster last Thursday
1t is reported that Robert Nivera
and Mrs. August Kress were married
in Galena Saturday.
4 Miss Nellie Clark left Saturday fo
Barneveld being called there by tn,
serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Anna Rettmeyer was in th,
country several days last week a Wis
itor at the Charles Cogan home.
Beginning Tuesday evening, May 4
the R. P. ]. club. "Repp, Pepp AM
Jazz" will entertain at a series of so
cial dances in Potosi with music b,
the Hartman orchestra of PlatteviIle