Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-29
POTOSI EVENTS
General items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

With this issue of the Herald e. M.
Wilmott closes his 14th year as the
Herald's Potosi correspondent. In
these years he has written up many
weddings and chronicled many deaths
that occurred in POtosi in that period.
Among the latter were some dear old
lifelong comrades who knew the
writer from childhood un. Among
those in particular were: James w.
SeatOn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. COOns,
Thos r. Seat0n, Mrs Eliza Caskey,
JOhn J. Tobin, George H. Lewis, ROD
ert II Kendrick, Or. John S. Lewis,
Newton Turner, David G.. Seaton, Mrs.
Susan Voolfolk Bell, and so many
others whose obituaries / have written
hat time and space will not permit
he enumeration of all the names In
conclusion / desire to express my sin
cere thanks to all friends who so kind
ly furnished me with news items for
the Herald. With the next issue of the
old reliable and popular Grant County
Herald | will enter upon my 18th year
as it's PotOsi Scribe, and shall strive
TO do in the future as in the the past,
TO keep the truth on my side. My piO-
neer notes will continue to appear
from time to time-E. M. w. (Best
wishes. Judge, for the health and
happiness of yourself and wife from
the Herald and it's readers.-A Ii. 81
The members Of the village board of
trustees met at the home of l.. G. Ed
wards Sunday evening and rendered
"a farewell to their valuable member,
C. J. Ragatz, who leaves PGtosi this
week for Los Angeles, to make his flu
ture home.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stoll and little
granddaughter boarded the train on
Sunday morning for Hartford, Wis. to
he in attendance at the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Viola Stoll and
Mr. George HOWes, that will be SOL
emnized at the Catholic church in the
city Of Hartford, Tuesday morning,
Nov IS.
Chris Craugh and Miss Bertha Men
ne were married at St. Andrews by
the Rev. FIR. Scheffer Tuesday morning
Miss GenevjeYe Kelly, the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Kelly
of POtosi, and Mr. Larson of Wauwa-
tosa, Wis, will be married at ST.. An
drew's church Friday morning, Dec. 1.
The annual bazaar given by the
Ladies Aid society Saturday, Nov 25,
proved to be decided success, both
melted about $235. Several articles
were ratified and the lucky winners
were Miss Minnie Horner who receiv-
ed worsted comforter, Miss Eleanor
Richter, a sewing cabinet Mabel Schu-
macher an angel food cake, Mrs. A.
Kaltenbach, an organ, and Harry
GrCsser a rug.
Mrs. Margaret Griffith who has been
confined with dropsy to Platteville
hospital, has been removed to the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Travis.
The Royal Neighbors will meet at
the Woodman hall Monday to tie COM
forters and partake of a covered dish
luncheon
Another Old Resident Called hy Death
1t again becomes our painful duty
to chronicle the death Of another old
citizen OF Potosi John Mckelyay died
at his farm home in the tCWr of PO-
tOsi Tuesday, November, q. 1922, at
The age OF 69 years, months and II
days Though he had not been in good
heath for the past two years and was
III Tie village Saturday. New 49, his
sudden CeaLh cast gloom o. sorrow
in the community where he had lived
for 50 many years. He was bora at
Ne" Digg.ngs Wis, June TO- 1853,
the Youngest son OF john and Isabel
McNeiTey. Ne was deprived OF a
mothers loving care when very young,
His father was 1T a widowey with
four small children whom he placed
among relatives and friends and then
went to California. Young John. the
subject Of our narrative, was placed
in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Miller on Boice Creek, with whom he
lived and did hard work until the re-
turn of his father from California
The father, on his return. purchased
a farm on Boice creek and gathering
his children, three sons and a daugh-
ter together. settled down to farming
and on this farm young John aided his
father in every way possible. On the
18Th day of June, 1881, he was married
to Miss Elizabeth PaIliser q young
woman Of high attainments He pur-
chased a large farm, known as the
Uncle Billie Bell Farm" from his
uncle, William McKeIvia Though
having but little money at the time, he
and his amiable wife, By hard work