Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

The Misses Margaret and Louise
Do8er spent Monday in Dubuque.
Mrs. Florence Gilmore and son,
Raymond, Of Platteyille, were guests
Of the Robt. Travis family in Potosi
last Wednesday.
The barn dance given by Celestine
Winkler at his place east of the vii
lage Wednesday, drew large crowd
of lovers of the amusement.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Edwards motored
to Cassville Sunday and visited his
mother and other relatives.
Mrs. Eliza Turner and Mrs. Oscar
Turner of Marcus, ILL.,, spent the lat
ter part of the week in Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Coons and their
daughter, Kathryn, autoed to Madison
Friday visiting relatives there.
Geo. Keehner jr. and daughter, and
Mrs Geo. Duck and daughter Of Sark,
S. D., are visiting in Potosi with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Keehner
senior.
Little Kathryn Doser, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Doser, while at
play a few days ago, had the mis-
fortune to fall on a sharp rock and
cut one Of her knees so badly that it
required several stitches to close the
wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Stoll left Satur-
day morning for Hartford, Wis, to-
visit eight weeks with their daughter,
Mrs. Viola House, and Mrs. Bernice
Cook, residing in that city.
Mrs Reinhold UIlbrick of Lacrosse
is visiting with Mrs. August Ullbrick
in Tennyson, and with other relatives
nearby.
Fire of unknown origin was discOv-
cred in the interior of the Henry Flo
gel residence near Tennyson Sunday
morning Had it not been that people
were assembling at St. Andrews the
fire would have proven disastrous.
WOrshippers answered the call for aid
and fastened to the house in motor
cars The blaze was soon put out.
Some goods were burned and some
damaged. The building was not dam
aged to any great extent.
The remains of Johnnie Ehlen, who
met death in an accident at Savanna,
Sunday a week ago, arrived here Mon
day following, and were met at the de-
pot by a large number Of friends and
taken to the home of deceaSed's par
ents The funeral took place Wednes-
day morning to St. Andrews church
and was the largest seen here in a
number of years. Eighty automobiles
by actual count were in the corte5e,
manifesting the high esteem the un-
fortunate young man was held in by
the community where he spent his en-
tire life
Solemn requiem mass was Celebra-
ted by Rev. ]. " Scheffer who at the
conclusion thereof delivered beaut-
iful sermon The remains were then
bourne to the cemetery across the
way, and the last that was mortal Of
kind-hearted and noble young man
was consigned to the grave.
John Thomas Ehlen was born in the
town of Potosi, Nov %, 1892, and died
at Savanna, Ill, at 12:45 a. m, Mon
day, June Is, at the age of 30 years,
six months and ten days. He was the
son and only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ehlen, who are bowed in grief
over their irreparable loss. His every
thought was for the welfare of mis-
father and mother and a truer son
never breathed Johnnie as he was
Familiarity known, was loved and res
pected by everyone who knew him for
his manly character, gentlemanly
bearing, kind disposition and loving
devotion to his parents. His sad and
untimely end cast a gloom of sorrow
over the entire community. He was
industrious and never refused work
when any was to be had. There was
no work for a young man in Potosi,
and about two months ago he and
few others went to Savanna to work
for GrOsser and Ames in a stone quar-
ry, a mile north of the city. While
there he made his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Wilmott, also Of Potosi, who
with sadness keenly feel the sad end
OF the quiet young man whom they
knew from childhood After his days
work was done and unlike others Of
the work crew, he remained at home
and rarely spent an evening in the
city. The particulars Of his sad death
follow
On Sunday, June II, there was an
excursion on the steamer Washington
from Savanna to Dubuque and a game
of baseball in East Dubuque, between
e. Dubuque and POtOsi. Johnnie and
two or three companions planned on
riding to E. Dubuque on the 10: As
freight and returning on the boat that
evening AS the train came past the
depot at a good rate Of speed Johnnie
was the only one who attempted to