Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-28
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

miles north of the village Friday
morning, Sept. %, aged So years and
little more than five months. She was
born in Scotland in 1853. Mrs. Bonn
was a woman Of strong vitality and
her sudden death came as a shock to
her many friends and acquaintances.
She had never been sick prior to
Wednesday Of last week, when she be-
came unWell and death following SO
soon thereafter was due to heart
failure She was woman who loved
work and could go into the harvest
field and do the labor Of man,
though it wasn't necessary for her to
do so, but could not fOregO the pleas
ure of aiding others. She always
took a wonderful interest in all mat
ters pertaining to the public welfare
and during the late was was very
active in Red Cross and other drives
that was beneficial to the cause of her
adopted country. Mrs. Bonn was of a
very generous nature, no one ever
applied to her for aid, but what it
was cheerfully granted, and her pas
sing is sOrroWfully regretted. She
will be greatly missed by the COM
munity for her kind deeds. When
she was asked to donate to any func-
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quired, she always responded by
bringing not only one, but some times
two or three we'll laden baskets of
dainties. She was true and devoted
wife, a fond and loving mother and
a sincere friend. She was well edu-
Gated and could discuss subjects free
ly with any one. She leaves to mourn
her departure her husband and one
daughter It was always her request
that when she died her funeral should
be Of a private nature and Sunday
afternoon her request was complied
with and burial made in the Boise
Prairie cemetery.
Another death that has caused
great sorrow here was that of Mrs.
Laura Audetat wife Of Alfred Audet-
at that occurred Saturday morning
following an operation for appendi-
citis, performed Sunday a week ago.
Taken away in young WOmanhOod
and leaving her young husband and
little boy two years old makes her
death dOubly sOrrowful. She was
born in the town of POtosi twenty
six years ago and was a daughter of
Mrs. Louisa Turner, a life long resi-
dent of the town of PotOsi She was
married to Mr.. Alfred Audetat May
Is, 1917, who with the little boy
mourn the death of the loving and
devoted wife and mother. She was
possessed of a kind and cheerful dis
position and was universally loved by
everyone who had the pleasure Of her
acquaintance and all extend mournful
sympathy to the bereayed husband
and motherless little boy. To make
Mr.. Audetats loss a pathetic one, is
the fact that he hasn't a single reIa-
tive in this country He came alone
from his native country Of SWitZer-
land when young boy. Besides the
husband and little boy the deceased
is mourned by her mother, four bro
theirs, one sister and countless num-
beers of friends. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon from the
home to the Congregational church
and was very largely attended. In
terment was made in the British Hol-
low cemetery. The funeral and bur
ial services were conducted by Rev.
d. b. Welles.
Mrs. William A. Lesser is very i'll
with leakage of the heart and is in
a dangerous condition. Miss Butler
d registered nurse from Dubuque ar
rived Saturday to care for her.
Mrs. Will Reuter- was sick and UNI
der the care of DR. Mauel last week,
but at this writing has so far recOv-
cred to be able to set up.
Midard eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cap Schmitz went to La Crosse last
Tuesday morning to enter the Nor
NAL school.
John Brede and family of Garner,
Iowa are visiting among relatives
and friends in PotOsi.
Mr.. and Mrs William Maahs of
Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, spent few
days last week with their sons in
Potosi
Mrs. Josephine WOolman after three
weeks visit with relatives in Potosi
and Platteville returned to her home
at Kansas City, Mo-, last Wednesday.
w. J. Welsh and sister, Mrs Mar
garet Deneen and Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Keller after four weeks visit
with their brother, David Welsh in
Denver Colo, returned to their homes
here last Tuesday night
Lucian Weber, g graduate of the
Potosi high school with the class of
1921, left last Monday for Madison to
make arrangements to enter the state
university
Mrs. c. L. Galloway visited the
weekend with relatives and friends
in Cassville.
Miss Mary Ennor arrived from Ell
Paso, Texas a few days ago for a
visit among old Potosi friends, all of
whom are pleased to greet her.
Miss Colleta Lesser a student nurse
at Mercy hospital in Dubuque was
called home on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her mother.
Herman Vogelsberg of Denver, Col,
brother of Joe, Theodore and Pete
Vogelsberg arrived here last Thurs
day to visit relatives and friends.
This is his first trip back to his old
native town in twenty-five years.
Miss Kate Lawler left Potosi last
Thursday afternoon for Baton Rouge,
La, to take the position of substitute
teacher
Joe Vogelsberg, Nick Schumacher
and Charlie Winkler took in the In
terstate fair at La Crosse last We'd
nesday.
Rev. Father Scheffer made quick
business trip to La Crosse last We'd
nesday He went up on the after
noon train and hack on the midnight