Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
Big BUDGET OF
SNAPPY items
FROM POTOSI
Weddings, Deaths and
Other Events of Past
Seven Days

A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied by Rev. Father Scheffer at st.
Andrews church Saturday morning,
Dec 2rd, at $50 O'Clock. It, was
when Miss Theresa Weber OF Potosi
pledged her vows TO Mr.. Emil Weber
Of Eikton, S. d. The bride was attn
ed in a wedding gown OF White can
ton crepe and lace and wore veil
fashioned in Lucille style. She car
ried a corsage boquet of white roses,
and presented very lovely appear
ance as she pledged her heart and
hand to the man of her choice. She
was attended by her half sister, Miss
Mary Craugh. who was attired in a
dress of pink georgette, with cor
sage boquet OF pink roses.
The groom was attended by Mr.. Lu-
clan Weber, brother of the bride. Both
wore suits of dark blue. Following
the church services the bridal party
were driven to the home Of the brides
mother, where a Sunlptious wedding
breakfast awaited them, to which
about forty guests joined in the menu
In the evening a shower was ex-
tended to bride and a dance was in
dulged in to which a large crowd OF
young as we'll as old people attended.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Charles Weber, and is young lady Of
fine attainment, pleasant and fasclnat-
ing in appearance and has all the es-
sential qualifications Of making a de-
voted and helpful wife. Though she
still retains the name of Weber, the
relationship between them is far dis
tant removed.
oh OF ton in o.
the wedding were: Mr.. Matthias Web
er, father of the groom, and Mrs.
Hugo Weber, sister of the bride OF
EIkton, S. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Stobell, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Stobell,
Charles Stobell and Miss Marcelia
Stobell Of Cresco, Iowa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Oyen of Hazel Green
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Maahs and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. George
Maahs, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maahs and
Mir. and Mrs. Robert Maahs, attended
the funeral of their sister, Mrs.
Kathryn Kuehnle, that took place in
Dubuque last Thursday. Mr.. William
Maahs of Minneapolis, father of the
deceased was also present at the
funeral
The Gooseberry Club sprung a sur
prise on Mrs Kate Fure at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. II. e. COOnS, on
last Tuesday evening, that was in the
nature of a farewell party Mrs. Fure
departed Wednesday for a point in
Idaho TO spend the winter with sis
ter.
w. S. Hymer, while up ladder cut
ting limbs from tree one day last
week. the ladder broke and Yves fell
to the hard ground. sustaining bodily
injuries that has since confined him
to home.
Mrs. Sarah Schiffman OF Tennyson,
took her young son, Harry, to hos
pitaI in La Crosse last Wednesday,
for treatment of sore in the nature
of a cancer on one of the cheeks of
the boy. The examining physician
gives Mrs Schiffman much en-
enlargement for a permanent cure.
Mrs. Charles Baumler and little
son, Hubert of Milwaukee, are visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kelly in Potosi.
Rev. Father Scheffer went to La
Crosse last Tuesday afternoon, re-
turning Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Schumacher of
Chicago, recently married, are visit
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs.
John Gibson, on the farm in Potosi.
Miss Mildred OFT, was the guest of
her friend. Miss Helen Cornell in Du-
buque, a few days last week.
Mrs. Ella barrow is visiting with
her son, Ralph and family, in Bagley.
The Misses Cecilia Sweeney, Mar
tina Degnan and Ada Scheffer were
shoppers in Dubuque Saturday
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner and grand
son, Virgil after spending the past
six months at Markus, H., returned
to their home in Potosi, last week.
Mrs. Mabel Swale and daughter,
Virginia, accompanied by Miss Row
ena Mcdonald returned to Rock
Island, Ill, Monday.
Mrs. William Kitto ST.. has pur-
chased a house and lot from John
Baumler Jr, located down near the
depot.
Medard Schmitz has secured a
school near Bagley, and he and wife
moved to the locality Monday to be-
gin housekeeping.
Henry Schwab, for upwards OF 80
wears a resident of the town of Potosi,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Maggies Fecht, Saturday morning,
aged 80 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stoll and little
granddaughter returned last Tues
day from Hartford, Wis, where they
had been attending the wedding OF
their daughter, Viola, an event oc-
Cured Tuesday, Nov. IS.
Albert, the 1S-year-old son of Mr..
Peter Rapp of Tennyson, underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Buck hospital in Platteville, Satur-
dav. Late advices says the young man
is getting along nicely.
Potosi Branch, No. 252. G. X. W., at
a recent meeting elected officers for