Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
POTOSI EVENTS
General items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Another old Potosi Resident Dead.

keehner was woman or many gOod
traits OF character and had countless
friends She was lifelong member
of the congregational church and in
her long illness bore her sufferings
with Christian f0rtitude. She was
daughter of the late John and Eliza
beth Walter, aud was born in the town
of Potosi on the 18th day of November
1857. At the time of her death she
was GO years, eight months and 20
days old. She was a resident of POtOsi
during her entire life. She was mar
ried to Christian Keehner in 1878.
He in his now declining years mOurns
the death of a loving and devoted
wife. She is also survived by three
sons, Chris. of Denver, Colo, Henry
and Virgil at home, and six daughters
Mrs l'redericka Keegan of South Da-
kota, Mrs. Julia ROesch of POtOsi,
Mrs. Viola Adams of Lancaster, Mrs.
Clara Edge of Potosi, Mrs. Florence
Kieffer of POcahantas, Iowa, and Miss
Pearl at home All but Mrs. Keegan,
who was unable to come, were present
at the burial to pay their last mourn
full tribute to their beloved ole
mother She is also survived by four
sisters, Mrs. Mary Meier, Mrs. Adam
Schumacher, Mrs. Nick Schumacher
and Miss Pauline Walter all of Potosi.
Besides she is mOurned by number
of grand children. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon and was I'M
der the auspices of the order Of East
ern Star and Royal Neighbors. 1t
was very largely attended, manifest
ing the high esteem the good woman
was held in, in the community where
she passed her entire life. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. r.
G. Bennett of Rio Wis, a former
pastor of the Potosi Congregational
church, and Rev. w. D. Phillips of
Bloomington, and burial was made in
the British Hollow cemetery.
The high school graduating class
of 1898 contemplate reunion and
picnic in PotOsi at some date in the
very near future. Pcof. B. l.. Bonn
was principal, and Miss Jeanette Cen
field assistant principal of the school
when this class graduated. The class
of eleven consisted of eight girls
and three boys, they were the Misses
Jessie Willme"3. JesSmine Fure, Tina
Pluemer, Florence Hunt, Josie Els
kamp, Bird Sprague, Flora Wilmott
and Mate Seaton, and Clyde Roesch,
Bart Thomas ana Frank Cenfeld.
Should this reunion take place, which
it certainly will 1t is expected that all
with the possible exception of two of
the class will attend. Ali are living
and married.
Mrs. A. Kaltenbach and llttle
daughter, Nellie and Mrs. S. A.
Thomas and son. Joseph, ar5 in jack
son, Mich, for visit of two or three
weeks with tleir sister, Mrs. Horace
Marvin.
Rev. S. B Wells and family are
loaking en- au.0 t0Ir to Lake Geneva
and Chicago auG will visit points IN
Ohio before returning home.
Mr.. Ivan Lee alter & brief visit i'll
Potosi has ret Il to st raul
Ringland Richter of Detroit, Mich,
is IN Potosi visiting his sister, Mrs.
Leo Stoil and family.
Rev. Father Scheffer and sister,
Miss Ada returned Thursday evening
from a pleasant trip to Milwaukee.
Miss Henrietta Wilmott after seven
weeks visit with relatives in Potosi,
Platteville and Dubuque has returned
to Woodman.
Miss Jean Kaltenbach has gone to
Joliet, Ill. to visit with a brother.
Miss Anna Kaiser of Lancaster
was a guest at the Matt Elskamp
home Friday.
Miss Gladys Mogan has returned to
her home in Bloomington after
pleasant visit with friends in Potosi
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Wiedman and
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Wiedman and child
rem were guests of their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Elmer Berger and
family in Fennimore Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Elskamp, Lee
Campbell and Miss Gladys Mogan
took in the sights of the big days at
Fennimore on Friday.
Chris Keehner, Jr. of Denver, Colo.
arrived here few days ago on call
to the bedside of his sick mother who
has since died.
Mrs. Flora Hinson of Platteville is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs e. NJ Wilmott in Tennyson.
Mrs. Rose Millin was a caller in
Cassville last Tuesday.
The Elskamp families enjoyed pic
mic down at the river last Wednesday.
The F. Il. Rethwisch, M. B. Elskamp,
CoTnelias ElSkamp, Ben Elskamp,
Vincent Mclaughlin families and Mrs.
w. A. Nauert of Boscobel formed the
party. They enjoyed the outing in
fishing. boat riding and other anus
ing diversions and in all had good
time
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kieffer of
PocabOntas, Iowa arrived here Satur-
day on q hurry call to the bedside of
Mrs Kieffer's dying mother, Mrs.
Chris Keehner They arrived a few
hours after the mother had passed
away.
Mrs. John Carroll and children of
Dubuque and sister, Miss Albina PATTI
ner of Fort Dodge, Iowa are visiting
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Palmer in Potosi.
Mrs. Matt Elskamp and Miss Gladys
Mogan were shoppers in Dubuque
Thursday.
e. A. Berge is toneing up his resi-
dence with new coat of paint. Miller
and Ward are doing the artistic work
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Rethwisch and
Miss Susie Nauert autoed to Madison
and returned last Tuesday.