Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Lohn Peak Passes AWAY.

AnOtner time nOnOFed OIu feSlQ1IL
and Civil war veteran has answered
his last roll call John Peak, .Or
Peck, as he was called" died at his
home near British Hollow, Friday
night, May 25th, at 1l:30 o'clock.
Jack Peck as he was Familiarity known
was born in the town of Potosi 30
years ago and was a continuous resi-
dent of the vicinity since He answer
ed to the call OF his country and en-
listed for services in the Civil war in
1854 The cause of death was heart
failure, and complications incident to
old age. A more detailed account OF
this good mans life will be given in
a later issue.
POtOsi High School Closes.
Another year as time is measured
by the Potosi high school, closed
Thursday evening, May "a, that be
ing the 41st annual commencement.
There were eight graduates, six young
ladies and two young men They be-
ing the Misses Martha Cenfield, Helen
Kelly, Alice Stark, Veva Ostermier,
Helen Webb, Sylvia Stockert, and
Messrs. Clarence DOser and Glen
Pink With the exception of three or
four previous instances it was the
largest class III the history of the
school, The graduates all rendered
their parts in the exercises in a most
extraordinary and pleasing manner
The essays, orations, etc, showed
good thought, culture and ability.
The hour set for the class day eX-
ercises was o'clock p. m, but be-
fore that hour people began fiOcking
in and the seats were filled and stand
ing room limited. The hall was neat
ly decorated for the occasion with
flowers and Evergreens. The motto:
'fMore Beyond" beautifully worked in
Evergreen, hung gracefully over the
stage.
The program for the evening was
as follows:
Instrumental music, class day
march, Pals Orchestra.
SalUtatory, Alice Stark.
Glass History, Sylvia Stockert.
Glass Prophecy, Helen Kelly.
Address, Prof. j. G.. Brockert.
Music, selected, Orchestra.
ValedictOry, Martha Centield.
Glass song, Graduates.
Presentation of diplomas was made
by Principal B. J. Patterson.
Music, selected, Orchestra.
The class Will, composed by Helen
Webb, was deferred, due to the sud
den illness of the reader, Veva Oster-
mier We are requested TO publish
the Will as written and with all due
consideration and respect to the COM
poser and the class, we will endeavoT
to publish it in this weeks issue, If
not, it will appear in the issue of the
week following.
Former POtOsi Resident Dies.
Sad news has ben received here an
nouncing the sudden death of Mrs.
Craig, wife of William Craig, that oc-
CURED at Brockings, Mimi. No date
of death given Mr.. and Mrs. Craig
were for several years residents OF
Potosi. Mr.. Craig being then engaged
in the livery business with William
Wunderlin. Mrs. Craig was a highly
cultured lady, and during her resi-
dence in Potosi made many friends,
all of whom are grieved to hear OF
her death. Mr.. and Mrs. Craig few
wears ago removed from POtosi to Du-
budue. and later to Brockin9s, Mimi.
Par0chial School Exercises.
The students of the eighth grade IN
the ST. Andrews Parochial school
graduated from that department Sun
day and are now prepared to enter
the parochial high school, or for that
matter any othSr high school. Their
class motto was "Out of School Life,
Into Life's School"
Glass colors, "Old Rose and Tur-
quois Blue"
Glass flowers, Lilly Of the Valley.
Rev. Father Scheffer presented the
diplomas to graduated students as
follows: Isadore Muller. Clarence
Stohlmeyer, Bernard Schiffman, Leo
Siepker, Adeline Liebfried, Dolores
Schaefer, Lucella Pluemer, Lillian
Hufnagel and Mary Bonnet
: Local News Notes.
Mrs. Maggie Willmers and daugh-
ter, Ollie, have returned to their
home in Potosi to spend the summer
months. They spent the winter
months in Dubuque with daughter
and sister and son and brother, re
spectively. Their many old friends
are pleased to greet them.
Harry Grosser and Charlie Vogels-
berg spent few days last week with
Verne Brownlee and family at Maiden
Rock, Wis.
Swan Caskey of Rockford, ILL.,, a
native born Potcsian, spent several
DAYS last week among relatives and
Matt Elskamp has been appointed
Village Clerk to succeed H. E. Pluem-
err, resigned.
Mrs. Lyman Corpian and children
of Wauzeka, Wis, are visiting at the
Ed Wiedman home in Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Patterson attend
ed high school commencement exer-
cises at Benton, Wis. Friday evening,
It is rumored that the little hamlet
of Tennyson is figuring on an electric
line to connect with the line recently
constructed in Potosi. This would
cost a considerable amount of money
and where is it to come from. Tenny-
son is not incorporated as the village
of Potosi is and the tax can be I'M
posed on the taxpayers of the town
to build the line. A proposition OF
the kind would be voted down by al
least ten to one.
The 1923 chautauqua in Potosi viii
legin June Is and will continue four
days.
The schools closed Friday, and the
primary department Miss Florence
ITppena teacher, and intermediate de-
.~r-+,,,o,,+ Mics ATildrnd Off teacher