Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-21
POTOSI EVENTS.
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Another Potosi young man has join
ed the ranks OF Benedicts, John A.
Schumacher was married to Miss
Rose e. StrnaI at st. Johns Chapel
in Prairie du CHEN by Rev. Smetna.
Monday morning, Sept. 9Th at six
O'Clock. Following the ceremonies a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides mother, after
which the happy couple departed on
a honeymoon trip to points in north
ern Wisconsin and were gone about
ten days. Johns marriage came as
a surprise to his countless number Of
friends, all of whom join in wishing
him and his bride many happy and
prosperous years of welded life He
is the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schumacher, and is a young man of
unimpeachable character and is high
ly esteemed by everyone who has
the pleasure of his acquaintance. He
holds the responsible position Of
bookkeeper for the Potosi Brewing
company. The bride is a daughter Of
Mrs Elizabeth StrnaI and comes from
a highly respected Prairie du Chen
family Though coming to POtOsi I'M
acquainted she has ingratiated herself
to the best elements of POtOsi people.
The young couple arrived here from
their wedding tour last Tuesday after
noon and III the evening they were &C
corded with an old time noisy demon
stratiOn Of welcome, first by four
small boy friends and he rewarded
them with a generous gift, then came
a bunch of ladies with tin pans,
buckets, bells and other noise MAX
ing cOntraptiOns to whom he also gave
a reward for their kind, though noisy
remembrance. After congratulating
Mr.. and Mrs Schumacher the ladies
departed Next the employees of the
brewery made their appearance with
guns, revolyers, etc, and shot out
royal welcome to their fellow emplOye
and his fair young bride. This crowd
was most generously rewarded and
with the money John gave them they
banqueted down on the island Sun
day afternoon. John and his bride are
occupying the home of his parents
and are at home there TO their many
friends
Homer Walter and bride have re-
turned from their honeymoon tour to
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids and are
at home to their friends at the home
of Mrs. Walters parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schaal on Pea Ridge. Last
Monday evening week a large number
of admiring neighbOrs gave them a
demonstration of welcome for which
the young couple were very grateful.
Homer, being possessed of a generous
nature, gave the friends a good sum
of money and with held a banquet at
the home of Ed. Schaal Saturday
evening and enjoyed pleasant time.
A White Rose oil truck, belonging
to the Iowa Oil Co., went down the
bottom at the east side OF the Platte
river bridge in the PotOGi-Dickeyville
road Saturday forenoon and is buried
in the mud. A man and boy were in
the cab of the truck when it went
down, and strange to relate, escaped
without serious injury. The boy sus-
tanned a fractured rib. Who was to
blame for the accident remains to be
told. The bridge was condemned q
short time ago and closed to traffic
but later was repaired and re-opened.
A danger sign was put up warning
the public not to cross the bridge
with heavily laden vehicles, to do so
was at their risk The travellers to
reach Dubuque must again detour to
Indian Creek and encounter a miser-
able road.
Misses Kathryn Coons, Clara Run
kell, Phyliss Glennon, Evelyn Schu
macher, Bertha Schmitz, Elinor and
Dorothy Rethowitsch, Kathryn Seat
on, and Leonard Schumacher, Chester
Schmitz, Phillip Rethowitsch, Robbie
Travis and Edward DOser Of the vii
lage of POtOsi are taking music les
sons from Miss Sweeney, instructor
at st. Andrews Conservatory Of Mu
sic in Tennyson.
Mrs. J. P. Pluemer of Tennyson
suffered another hemorrhage Of the
lungs last week and for time was
in a precarious condition. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs Mark Carmody of Lancaster,
was called to her bedside. AT this
writing Mrs. Pluemer's condition has
so far improved that she is able to
sit up.
Rev. Father Prucha, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Snyder and Miss Lizzie Geek of
Muscoda visited with Father Scheffer
and Biersner last Tuesday, Wednes
day morning they autoed to Dubuque
and return and Thursday departed
for their homes.
Mr.. Loile Hamer and Miss Sophia
Reuter- of Monroe, Wis, visited with
Miss Reuters parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Reuter- and other relatives four
or five days last week
Sister NJ Godfrey of Dubuque spent
a few days last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Peter Reuter- and
other relatives in this vicinity.
Joe Stoll and wife and little grand
daughter loft Thursday afternoon for
a visit with relatives at Salem and
other points in South Dakota.
Joseph Burgraff and sister, Miss
Kate, of Lyons, Colo, are visiting
their brother, Arthur, and family on
the old home farm.
Joe Ostermeir, after two weeks Wis
it with mis- aunt, Mrs. Verne Brownlee,
at Maiden Rock, has returned to Po-
toSi.
Mrs. Oscar Turner and son Giles
of Marcus, ILL.,, were guests OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schiffman
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Lavina Schroeder, after visit
of two weeks with her son, Howard,
and wife, in St. Paul, has returned to
her home in Potosi.
Jos. Glennon and Isadore McLaugh-