Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-25
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items OF Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
A Long Time Resident Passes Away

Another time-houored old resident
of the town of Potosl gave up lifes
battles and has gene to his eternal
rest. August Uibrick, after but a few
days illness died at his home in
Tennyson Thursday afternoon, jan
uary 10, aged 65 years, nine months
and thirteen days He first began
feeling unwell at about Christmas
time but continued to move about
and do chores at the home as it would
have been something unusual for him
to lie around However, Monday Jan.
IS, he was compelled to take to his
bed, and three days thereafter gave
up his life and peacefully passed to
his Maker The best of medical at
tendance was given him by Drs,
Mauel Of POtosi and Doolittle Of
Lancaster The immediate cause of
death was carcinoma of the PROSTATE.
The funeral was held Saturday from
his late home to st. Andrews Cath
Ollie church, where he HAD worshipped
his entire life. 1t was the largest
funeral seen for many years. The
large edifce could not seat the great
number Of people who came to pay
the last tribute to their old friend
This manifested the high esteem Mr.,
Ulbrick was held in by the commun-
ity where he had lived his entire life
Solemn requiem nigh mass was Gel
ebrated by Rev. FIR Scheffer who also
delivered a beautiful and appropriate
sermon. Following the church ser
vices the remains were borne to the
cemetery across the way, where all
that was mortal OF a devoted husband
and father, fast friend and honor
able man was consigned to the tomb.
The funeral was held under the aus
pieces of the Catholic Knights of Wis
consin, of which order he had been a
member of P0tosi branch No. ~ for
almost q years He was also mem
Der of St Andrews Benevolent AS
sCc;&tion. More than one hundred
members of these societies attended
the funeral in a body and paid their
last tribute of respect to their be-
loved brother.
August Ulbrick was born in the
town of Potosi, April g. 1856, and
continuously made this town his
home. He was a son of the late Aug,
ust and johanna Ulbrick, who came to
POtOsi in 1855. The father was car
pet weaver by trade and young Aug
ust adopted the trade that he pur-
sued for many years. He was mar
ried to Miss Johanna Patzner in the
Catholic church at Fennimore by the
Rev. FIR. Niehaus, Jan. u. 1891 To
this union were born ten children.
Mr.. Ulbrick purchased a farm in the
east end Of the town and with the
help OF his Industrious and devoted
wife they saw their way to an iu-
dependent life. They gradually pur-
chased more land, built new home
on the farm and with their accumdla-
ting family were happy with this life.
He was devoted husband and father
and a kind neighbor. 1t can truth
fully be said that he was an indus
trious and hard working man. Be.
sides filling the farm in the day he
wove carpets at night, often working
30 hours of the day He was strictly /
honest in all dealings between man
and man and III habits very temper
ate He was a devout Catholic and
died surrounded with all the rites of
the church
Two or lnree years ago Mr. Ulbrick
retired from farming and built fine
and commodious new home in Ten
nyson TO live a life of much nodded
rest, but. alas, for only short time
in this world. Besides his sorrowing
widow he is mourned by seven sons
and two daughters They are: Rein
hold H. OF La Crosse, Cornelius A.,
Silyanus W., Clarence F., Raymond
and Edmund Of POtosi, Emilia student
at Campion college, Olivia, Sister NJ
Silvana of Manitowoc convent and
LeOna Francis at home. One son,
CelesCne, was killed III railroad ac-
He is also mourned by one sister,
Mrs Mary WinkIer of Potosi, and a
brother. Charles, of Clayton, Iowa,
and numerous other relatives.
The Farmers square UeaI Cream
cry Coop. have re-employed Joseph
Stohlmeyer TO be their butter maker
for TIE coming season. This is a goot.
move on the part OF the company
as it has been conceded that Joe is
one OF the best buttermakers in
southwest Wisconsin. He takes pride
in making clean and wholesome but
ter and has good shipping and local
demand tor it His operating rooms
and utensils are always as bright as
q dollar and his tests are satisfactory
to the patrons of the factory.
That PotOsi will have an oil station
III the very near future has become a
fact. A one acre tract OF land down
near the depot has been purchased
ana materlaI is being hauled for the
foundations. The A S OF E., as we
understand it, is fostering this enter
PRISE ana no doubt viii make sue
cess of it,
VIII Ames, the tonsorial artist,
after being confined u his home with
an attack of quincy, is back to his
shop ready tor business.
Concord Camp No. 1926 will enter
tain the people Of Potosi and vicin-
ity to one of their old-time Woodmen
dances at the hall Friday eve, Jan.
~, This will be the first dance given
by the local camp in seven years.
The 0. e. S. held an installation of
officers Monday eve, followed by
a covered dish supper.
The brewing company, w. A. Lees
er, John Schroeders meat market
and the creameries harvested their
ice last week. 1t is the best quality
seen for years.
John Campbell, John and Charlie