Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-07-05
POTOSI Events
General Items of Interesl
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

were married at St. Andrews church
10y Rev. J. V. Scheffer Tuesday morn
ing.
Percy B. Runkell, junior member of
the firm Of Runkell-CoOns Co., and
only son Of Mrs. Theodore Runkell of
Potosi, was married to Miss Vera
Schepple at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Schepple.
929 Lincoln Ave, Dubuque, at high
noon, Thursday, June 49, Rev. David
Berger, pastor Of the Third Presbyter-
ian church, OBLIGATED. Mr. and Mrs.
RunkeIl departed during the after
noon on a motor trip to Madison and
Minneapolis, concluding their honey
moon at a lake resort near Mime
apOlis. About July 10, they will take
up residence in Potosi in the home of
the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Theo
Runkell, who recently removed to
Madison Guests at the wedding in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Coons and
sons, Kenneth and Bradbury, Mrs. T.
H. Runkell and daughter, Clara, Of
Madison, Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Coons
and daughter, Catherine, Potosi, all
relatives of Mr.. Runkell. Percy is
young man of business ability and
host of friends join in wishing him
Mrs. Mary Meier highly respected
old lady, died after a lingering illness
at the home of Mrs Henry Walter on
Friday, June 30 She was the eldest
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walter, early pioneers of PotOsi.
Ii l mistake not she was born in Po-
tosi, u years ago. For some years
past she was afflicted iWth blindness,
but was blessed in her declining days
with the best Of care. The funeral
took place Sunday at 1870 p. m, with
burial in a Platteville cemetery by
the side Of her husband who preceded
her in death some years ago. She is
mOurned by her four sons, George,
and Walter, Potosi, Charles of Des
Moines, and August, State Center, Ia.
Also by three sisters: Mesdames
Adam and Nicholas Schumacher, Miss
Pauline Walter and sister-in-laW,
Mrs Ida Walter
Young Raymond Ullbrick, the boy
who was so seriously injured by
frightened horse two weeks ago and
who lowered between life and death,
passed away Saturday, July /, at
a. m, aged ten years, six months and
% days. He was one of twin boys
born to Mr.. and Mrs. August Ulbric,,
Dec. 5, 1911 He was bright AID
StudiOus boy and his death, although
not unexpected, has cast cloud of
sorrow over the community. The fu
neral was held from the home Monday
to ST. Andrews church and was the
largest seen here imany years. The
large church was filled to capacity
with sympathizing friends. Solemn
requiem high mass was said by Rev.
Ooh off ~ of bo n
cred beautiful hermon. Burial was
made in the family lot in the new
cemetery where lies his father, who
passed from earth about a year ago,
and brother, who lost his life in a
rail accident few years ago. The
honorary pallbearers were: Francis
PIuemer, Joseph ROser, Eugene Has
er, Edward SchmitZ, Joseph Lesser,
Clarence StOhlmeyer, schOOlmateS of
the dead lad. Each carried a bouquet
Of flowers. The active pallbearerS
were: Clarence Stelpfug, Albert
Rupp, Edward Rupp, Leonard PATTI
ner, Frank Siepker and Oscar Mioska.
Six little girls acted as flower bear
ers, each carrying a tray bouquet of
beautiful flowers. They were Isabel
Roser, Germaine Schmitz, Jeanette
Pluemer, Esther Longkamp, Agnes
Stohlmeyer and F'loritana Patzner.
Besides the grief-stricken mother he
is mourned by two sisters, Sister NJ,
Syltana OF Holy Cross convent, Man
itowoc, Leona at home. Also by six
brothers: Reinhold, La Crosse; Cor
nelius. Silvanus. Clarence, Emil and
twin brother, Edmond, all at or near
home. Many relatives from abroad
attended the funeral.
The writer went over to the Preston
Point gravel pits and watched the
men making concrete blocks. The
blocks then being made were large,
being two feet long, one foot wide and
eight inches thick. They are intended
for Alphonse Schreirer's new house on
the island to replace the frame struc-
ture that was nearly demolished by
the high water of this spring. Mr..
Schreirer has contracted for 500 of the
large blocks and intends to put up
building that future high water will
not affect.
Mrs G. NJ Schmitz has so far re-
covered from her recent operation
that she has returned to her home in
Potosi and is now getting along fine
Mrs L. G. Edwards received the sad
news Thursday that her brother, Jos.
Schmidt, had died at his home in Chi
cago Wednesday night. Mrs. Edwards
went to Chicago Friday to attend the
funeral that tok place Saturday De-
Ceaset was a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs George Schmidt and was born in
Potosi about fifty years ago. He is
survived by a wife and children and
two sisters, Mrs. D. 7. Myer, Los An
geleS, Calf, and Mrs. L. G. Edwards,
Potosi. one brother, William, of Cher
Okee, Iowa.
DR.. Louis Kaltenbach, with his wife
and two daughters, Marjorie ana
Mary Lou, of Kenosha, arrived Satur-
day to spend few days with his
brother Andrew Kaltenbaeh, and
family. Toms old friends, of which
he has many in Potosi, are pleased to
greet him.
Mrs. Sam Wilmott attended the flu
neral last Friday in Dubuque of her
cousin VILLAIN Frommelt, the un-
fortunate young man who lost his
life in an automobile accident near
Platteyille, Sunday, une 25.
Miss Helen Hurst, after a. couple Of