Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-14
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent.

In our hurry to get POtOsi notes to
the Herald in Tuesday mornings mail
last week we had to fOrego making
mention and giving Rev. Father j. V.
Scheffer due credit for the wonder
full address he made 10 the people at
the Labor Day celebration in Dickey-
vile Monday, Sept. 5. He spoke upon
the subject Of farming and labor and
handled them in masterful manntr
that was pleasing to the large crowd
of people who had the pleasure of
hearing his eloquent and well placed
remarks Father Scheffer was born
and raised on farm in Wisconsin,
and since becoming a priest he has
given farming and labor very close
studies and when addressing the peo-
pie on these subjects he knew where
of he was talking. He is a forceful
and clear speaker using language that
was understood by all and he kept his
audience in rapt attention.
1t was the writer's pleasure while
at the Labor Day celebration in
Dickeyville to meet with Editor Gold
thorpe of the Cuba City News and I
found him a very pleasant gentle
man to converse with. Mr.. Goldthorpe
is the leader of the famous Cuba City
band.
The tradgic death Of Gussie Craw-
ford nee Reed" caused much sor-
row in Potosi where she was we'll
known. She met with death Sunday,
Sept. 4th when an automobile i'm
which she was riding with four others
was struck by a Chicago and Alton
train at Ocoya, Ill Four of the Oc-
cupants of the automobile were killed.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner of
Sept. 9TH says that in the wreck of
the automobile were securities ag-
gregating 100000, $4,000 in bonds
and more than fifty diamond pins,
rings and watches. From papers and
letters found in the pockets of the
victims it appears that two couples
who had been married Aug. 9Th in
South Dakota were on a honeymoon
tour" accompanied by the sister of
one of the brides. The women were
wearing Overalls. They had left So.
Dakota and gone south through Min
nesOta, Wisconsin and Illinois. They
started in a Hudson car and changed
to a Buick. The license 1902 Wis.
had been issued to l. G. Ridder, Flor
ence, Wisconsin. The five have been
identified as Carl Johnson, Wauconda,
S. D.. known as It. B. Mcknight, dead,
Mrs. Carl Johnson or Mcknight, the
wedding certificate is made out in the
latter name-formerly Miss Theda
KeitZman of Albion, Iowa, she may
die. She refuses to talk Charles
Leroy Crawford, Wouconda, S. D.,
dead, Mrs. Charles Leroy Crawford,
formerly Miss Augusta Reed, Sioux
City Iowa, dead, Miss Ruth Keitzman
of Albion, Iowa. sister of Mrs. John
son or Mcknight, dead Officials have
been unable to learn the nature of
CraWford's and Johnson's business
and are studying kilograms asking
them to hold the victims effects.
Wallace Reed of Albion, Iowa, identi-
fled the bodies of his sister, her hus-
band and Johnson. He and other re-
latives refused to accept the body of
her husband. Augusta, better known
as Gussie Reed was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Reed who formerly
lived in the town of Potosi. She was
a very bright and intelligent young
lady and had held a responsible posi-
ton in Sioux City, but it seems she
fell into bad company. Mr. and Mrs
Reed have the sympathy of old time
Potosi friends in their hour of sorrow.
Mrs. Reed is sister of Archie Hurst
in Potosi.
Mrs. G. L. Galloway has returned
to Potosi after three months visit
with her sister, Mrs. S. M. Pearce, ant
brother, Earl at Petersburg, Va.