Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-05
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered By Our Special
Correspondent.

of a pretty wedding. 1t was when Rev.
Father Biersner pronounced the words
that Joined in holy matrimOny Miss
Gertrude Bernice Doser of Potosi and
Mr.. Henry ]. Caspers of Lancaster.
The bride was attired in a gown of
Pink Georgette with bridal hat to
match and carried a bouquet of brides
roses and presented most lovely APP
pearance when she pledged her VOWS
to the young man of her choice. She
was attended by Miss Irene Caspers
of Lancaster a sister of the groom
and was attired in a dress of dark
blue GeOrgette with hat to match.
The groom wore a suit of dark blue
serge and was supported by Leonard
DOser a cousin of the bride. Follow
ing the marriage ceremony the bridal
party and friends were driven to the
home of the brides parents where a
bountiful wedding breakfast awaited
them. None but immediate relatives
of the couple being present. The bride
is the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
COrnelias DOser and is a young WO-
man of quiet demeanOr and has all
the essentials and qualifications that
go to make a helpful and dutiful
wife. She graduated from the PotOsi
high school with the class of 1920.
She taught school for one term and
not fancying teaching others she has
now taken upon herself the task Of
instructing one. We are unacquainted
with the groom and therefore cannot
dwell on his merits. The happy young
couple will make their future home
at Los Angeles, California and carry
with them the best wishes of hosts of
G,,s L. fo re INI hop
piness.
The writer is in receipt of letter
from Mr. George Mechler of Maramec,
Okla, stating that Henry Schwab a
former old time resident of the town
of PotOsi had died at Tulsa Okla,
Sept. "a, 1921, aged 81 years, 6 months
and Is days. Henry Schwab was born
in Bavaria. Germany, March 6, 1886,
and came to this country with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Schwab
in 1888, being but two years of age.
The parents settled in that part of the
town Of Potosi afterward known as
Dutch Hollow NOW nicknamed Tenny-
son" and here he grew to manhood.
He was married at an early age to
Miss RebeCcah Toulouse, daughter of
an early pioneer French resident of
the POtOsi mining district He follow
ed the pursuits Of farming and in the
course of events was the owner of a
good farm situated in the towns of
POtosi and Paris, and upon which he
built a nice two story frame residence.
The farm is now owned and occupied
by Frank MEME. Mr.. Schwab was
man highly RESPECTED in this c0mmuni-
ty. He was a member of the town
board of supervisors for the town of
Potosi in 1864 and S.. Some years
thereafter he sold his farm here and
removed to near Sheffield, Iowa and in
that part resided for many years,
subsequently removing to Guthrie,
Okla, and in that state continued to
live to time of death. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schwab were childless but adopted
and raised a couple of children. Be
sides his aged wife, he leaves to mourn
two nieces in Potosi, Mrs. Katherine
Mechler and Mrs. Gertrude Holl, be-
sides other relatives in this locality.
d. B. Greene of Wauwatosa, Wis,
Grand State Lecturer, A. F. e NJ will
hold school of instructions at the
Masonic hall in Potosi Thursday. Oct.
13. All members of Warren lodge No.
are requested to be present.
Bode Bros. of Potosi have repaired
IDdI part Vi JILG ldIIG IlNGI UIIQSS
that went down with an oil truck two
weeks ago and traffic is again open
over this bridge on the PotOsi. Dickey-
vile and Dubuque road much to the
satisfaction Of the travelling public.
It is needless to say that once in the
hands of Andrew and Frank Bode the
repairs to the bridge were soon COM
pleted and in safe condition for travel.
They are men who never leave any
work undone that they undertake to
do.
The funeral of Mrs. Alfred Audetat
last Monday afternoon week ago was
the largest seen here for many years,
manifesting the high esteem in which
the young woman was held in, in the
community where she had lived her
entire life 1t was estimated that
so automobiles were in the funeral
cortege.
The many friends of Mrs. W. A.
Lesser will be pleased to hear that
she is slowly, but surely recovering
from her serious attack of illness.
Mr. and Mrs Joe OFT and Mrs. r. III.
Durley and daughter, Kathryn, spent
last Sunday week at the Henry Stohl-
meyer home.
Mrs. Lawrence Grimm and daughter,
Phyllis of Cassville spent the week
end at the John Campbell home in Po-
tosi
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Reuter- and
daughter, Mrs. Henry Doser with son,
Daniel were callers in Lancaster Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Irish OF Boice
Greek are rejoicing over the arrival
of a baby girl, born Wednesday, Sept.
2Sth.
Miss Kathryn Durley has reEn-
pushed her studies at the Mercy hos
pital in Dubuque and left Thursday
morning for an indifnite visit with her
aunts, Mrs. FRANKIE and Mrs. Coroley
in ST. Paul.
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Welles accom-
panied by the Misses Mabel Schu-
macher and Jonelda Kaeding attended
the County Sunday School Conven-
ton at Bloomington last Tuesday.
Walter Schumacher who accompan-
led his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schumacher to Los Angeles, Calf,
four or five weeks ago returned home
SATURDAY. Tnnrninu Ia had