Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-20
POTOSIAN TRIES
TO FLIP TRAIN,
DIESOF INJURIES
John EhLen Jr. Fu-
neraLHeLd Today.

only C1llQ OF MT. ana MIS-. JO0D Ell
len of Potosi, met death Sunday at
Savanna, Ill, where he was employed
on government work.
The young man, planning to attend
a ball game at E. Dubuque, essayCd
to Flip" freight moving out of the
Savanna yards at high speed. He
failed to secure a firm hold and was
thrown to the ground, sustaining
fatal injuries to his head and spine.
Death came in a Savanna hospital at
II 80 the following morning. The
body was brought to Potosi Monday
afternoon. Funeral services will be
held today from st. Andrews church,
Tennyson.
The Potosi News published in Pc
tosi for the past two years has sus-
pended publication, presumably for
want of patronage. j. A. Murphy,
for about year publisher Of the
paper, is a good writer, and ran a
good paper, but was up against it.
and had to seek other fields. Mr.
Murphy has accepted call to taKe
position as travelling solicitor on
I the staff of the Star-Journal, an
evening daily, published at Sandus-
| ky, Ohio. The writer had a pleasant
conversation with Mr. Murphy on the
| Monday a week ago He was then on
| his way to Ohio, to answer the call
as per letter he showed me from the
Star-Journal. The salary offered is
good one. Mrs. Murphy and two
small boys are yet here, but will join
| Mr.. Murphy some time in the near
| future, or as as soon as he is per-
manently located.
L. G. Edwards and Frank Bode,
members Of the village board of trus-
tees, M. B. Elskamp, village clerk,
and G. R. Kaul, president of the
Electric Development and Construc-
ton Co., Of Oelwein, Iowa, were in
Madison, Wis, last Monday and
| Tuesday in connection with the pro-
posed extension of the village of Pc
| tosi electrical line to Tennyson and
| farming community in that part.
What progress is being made for the
extension is unknown to the writer,
though meetings for the cOnsidera-
ton of the extension have been held
| in Tennyson and at the Long Branch
| school house.
E. M Wilmott went down to Sa-
wanna, ILL.,, Monday of last week for
brief visit with his son, Sam Will
mott and family, and on his return
I
briefly with his daughter Mrs. Eva
! Kreiser.
w. j. Welsh and sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Deneen, were at the SunHy
Crest Sanitarium in Dubuque the
first of last week to see their broth
er, David Welsh, confined there, and
found his condition as a helpless one.
Dawes days on earth are numbered
to a few.
Mrs. Oscar Turner came up from
Marcus, ILL.,, last Tuesday morning,
for a short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Schiffman,
Miss Mabel Pluemer OF British
Hollow, departed for Edgely, N, D.,
| Thursday, for few weeks visit with
her uncle, Tony Rupp and family.
John H. Schroeder has disposed of
his meat market in Potosi to Harry
Macke and Joseph Boyle of Dubuque,
who it is supposed will take charge
4 of the business Tuesday, June 18th.
Mr.. Macke is a son of the late Fritz
! Macke, who for years conducted meat
markets in Platteville and Lancaster.
If the young man is as proficient with
| the business as his father was he will
be a welcome addition to the village,
and does not come here entirely un-
known. Mr.. Boyle comes here as d
| stranger and as to character and
business abilities, we are not pre-
pared to comment on, only to say that
! he must be q good man or Harry
would not have entered into partner
| ship with him. What Mr. Schroeders
| future plans are, We are unable to
| say, but presume he has something in
view that is best known to himself.
I A very enjoyable time was had at
the Frank Siepker farm home down
on Platte river Monday evening, June
| II. About so people, old and young,
married and single Whiled away the
! hours in dancing, eating and in good
times. The writer's better half was
prevailed upon to join with the
merry makers, and she went, and she
danced and had good time, and the
Judge 90 miles away. The Musical
| Pals Orchestra made the music.
The Misses Cecilia Sweeney, Jennie
Udelhoven and Kathryn Siepker at
tended the annual commencement ex-
ercises of the st. Mary's Academy at
Pra. du Chen last Wednesday.
| Mrs. G. L. Galloway, who recently
came here from Laurel, Montana, to
see her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Campbell, left for Richmond, Va,
/ Wednesday, to spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. S. M. Pearce.
John Anderson of Dubuque, visited
the past week with his daughter, Mrs.
P. H. Roser and family.
Charles Wilhelm took in the sights
at the big carnival in Dubuque, the
fore part of last week.
The two choirs of st. Andrews
Catholic church joined merry picnic
crowd down at Brooks slough last
Thursday and had an amusing time in
fishing and other diversions.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Rethwisch and
family, formerly of Potosi, but now
of Lansing, Iowa, visited few days
the past week with relatives and
friends in PotOSi