Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-08
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Edwards are in
Chicago visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Grimm were
shoppers in Dubuque Friday.
The Misses Kathryn Durley and
ColIette Lesser were business callers
in Lancaster Thursday morning.
Mrs. Tony Hurst, Miss Emma Mar
tin, Mrs. George Stoll and daughter,
Charlotte were callers in Lancaster
Thursday afternoon.
Dist. Attorney Clementson and Sher-
iff Holmes were on official duty in
Potosi Friday
The Misses Lizzie Rupp and Jose
phine Kerkenbush were callers in Du-
buque Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Rethwisch and
daughters Ellenor and Dorothy spent
Memorial day in Bagley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Darrow and
children of Bagley visited in Potosi
over Saturday and Sunday
Mrs Lucian Antoine of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is making a visit with
friends in Potosi. She is a native
Potosian and her maiden name was
Mary Kendrick. She has hosts of old
friends here who are glad to see her.
She came for the purpose of witness
ing the graduation of her nephew
Lucian Weber, of the High School
Glass of 1921. The young mans mo-
Their was a sister of Mrs. Antoine.
Mrs ID. P. Brown after months
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p Pluemer in Tennyson, returned
to Chicago last Tuesday.
Mrs. Theresa Elscamp, widow of
the late Frank Elscamp, former we'll
known and dearly beloved resident of
POtOsi died at the home of her niece,
Mrs Dora Riemer in Cassville Sun
day, May 10Th at an advanced age.
Her remains were brought to Potosi
Wednesday morning and taken to st.
Andrews church where she had WOr-
SHIPPED for many years. Requiem
High Mass was read by Rev. Father
Scheffer and burial was made in the
cemetery adjoining the church where
lies her husband who preceded her
to the grave some years ago. Aunt
Theresa as she was Familiarity known,
was a woman of kind and lovable dis
position, loved by everyone for her
many. kind acts to the sick and for
her christian virtues. She was a true
disciple of the Catholic faith, and died
fortified with all the rights of the
church. Her funeral was very large
Iy attended by friends in Potosi and
from Cassville. ~
Sam Wilmott purchased new Ford
touring car from Hymer and Vogels-
berg. 5
Judge WiImott missed his daily
trips to the post office last week, A
sudden attack of blood pressure last
Monday confined him to home and bed
the greater portion of the week.
Another year as time is measured
by the Potosi high school closed Fri
day, June Bird, that being the thirty
sixth annual commencement. There
were seven graduates, five girls and
two boys, they are Kathyrn Durley,
Collette Lesser, Mabel Schumacher,
Marie Pluemer,a,Hazel Buss, Lucian
Weber and Isadore Mclaughlin. The
hour set for the exercises was eight
o'clock p. M, Friday, long before the
appointed hour people began flocking
in and the seats we're filled and stand
ing room was scarce. The Garage
hall was neatly decorated for the oc-
casion with flowers and evergreens
The Motto Tonight We Launch;
When Shall We Anchor" beautifully
worked in evergreen hung gracefully
over the stage. She'll pink and Apple
green were the class colors, with pink
rose as their class flower The pro-
gram for the evening was as follows:
March-Miss Alice Smith; Vocal Solo
--Alphonse Uppena; Address to Grad
uared-Prof. F. R. Ulrieh; Violin Solo
Leonard Schumacher; Presenta-
ton of Diplomas--Prof. Bussan.
Rev. Father Scheffer administered
first Holy Communion to a class of
thirty-six children, twenty-five boys
and fourteen girls in !. St. Andrews
church Sunday morning, June 5th
The day was beautiful one for the
occasion. and the large edifice was
crowded from doors to ehancel rail
with relatives and friends of the
friends of the young communicates,
who presented very lovely and inn
pressive appearance, the little girls
attired in snowy white with wells en-
Veloping their forms, while the boys