Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-01-16
POTOSI EVENTS.
General items Of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Former Potosian Dies in Oklahoma.

4. SATURDAY. forenoon relatives here res
ceived the sad tidings that j. Anton
GSerhardt had died at Guthrie, Okla
homa, Friday evening OF heart fall
IRE AID bronchitis.
Joseph j. Gerhardt, brother, and
Doe Kirkenbush, left Saturday to att.
tend the funeral. =
The deceased was the eldest son Of
the late Joseph and Josephine Ger
hard. and was born in that part OF
The town known as Dutch Hollow,
about 62 years ago. He and BROTH
.ey. John, went to Oklahoma % years
ago and engaged in the pursuits of
farming He was never married and
faade his home with his brothe, John
aid family He leaves to mourn his
death two brothers, John of Oklaho-
1xa, and Joseph of Potosi; five sisters!
Mrs Mary Kerkenbush, Mrs. Eliza
seth Brake, Mrs Josephine Schaferi
and Miss Maggie, all of Potosi, and
Mrs. Caroline Moses of Platteville.'
Enjoy Sleigh Ride and Eats.
Thursday night last, a number Of
ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a sleigh
ride and with well laden baskets Of
good things to eat, invaded the hos
p1tarble farm home of James McGarryI
and enjoyed an evening of mirthl
During the social hours the refresh-.I
Inents were served and dancing to the.
music of violin and piano executed by.
Clarence Ehlen and sister Lila, the
evening was joyfully spent to late.
honr. The hospitality of Jim Me-
Garry is 50 well known to need no.
comment. lie thanked the visiting
friends for the pleasure they gave him,
and told them to come again.
Celebrates 7th Marriage Anniversary.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, was the seventh
anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Wiedman. To make the'I
occasion more memorable a number
Of relatives and friends were called I'M
O spend the evening with them.
Those who responded to the invitation i
we're:
Mr. and Mrs Leo Roth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Keehner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. WED /.
Moan, Mr. ana Mrs Herbert Wiedman,
MT and Mrs. Matt Garner, Mr. and
Mrs. Matt Elskamp, Misses Eleanor
Richter and Mae Keehner and Messrs.
JOAN and ArnO Keehner.'
The hours were delightfully."- spent
IN cards and music, and at late hour
a luncheon of sandwiches, two kinds
~ cake, pickles and cogee was serv-
cd,
MIR and Mrs Wiedman were the re-
cipients of beautiful and useful gifts
The guests before departing for their
homes wished Mr.. and Mrs. Wedman
many more pleasant wedding ami
Versaries -
Strikes Match; Car Catches Fire.
Last Tuesday evening a man from
Dubuque, driving q Ford sedan stop
ped a the Lawrence Muller oil station
on the ridge road to get oil in the ma
chine tank. While it was being filled
ne lit a match and there was some
4hing doing The inside of the car
z. Ight fire and but for the f0rethOught
of the owner, who threw a blanket
over the blaze, thereby smothering it
the car would no doubt have been de-
s4rOyed AS it was, but small damage
was done.
Noted Engineer Taught In POtOsi.
John w. Cole, the noted civil engi-
neer, whose death was mentioned in
the Herald hast week as having occur
red at ke0kuk, Iowa, Jan. 3, taught
school in PotO5i in 1868, and is well |
remembered by some of us living in |
F0tosi who were then boys. Some 20 /
odd years age he was on a Burlington |
train when a wreck occurred near the |
Fotosi depot and his train was delay |
ed for several hours. He walked up |
TO the village to see the old burg, but /
did not see the school house he had |
taught in, as that had been removed. |
POtOSi State Bank Elects Officers
The stockholders of the Potosi State |
Bank held their annual meeting at the |
bank office Monday, Jan. a. After |
the report of the officers had been |
J Il!
the officers and directors on the won
derful record of the past year. The |
officers and directors elected are as |
follows:
President. Adam Schumacher; Vice
President, Andrew Bode; Cashier !
Chas j. Ragatz; Assistant Cashier,
w A. Schumacher. Directors: Adam
Schumacher, c. j. Ragatz, John Men
ne, H. E Coons, William Zenz Arthur: |
Rlngland, Andrew Bode.
Local News briefletS.
Eugene Ivey, who is more familiar
lY known as Deacon Ivey" of Long |
Beach, Calf, is visiting with E. c. |
Thomas and other old-time friends i'll |
Potosi. all of whom are pleased to see |
MIN looking so well. He is a veteran |
Of the Spanish-American war.
MRS. Killian Stockert received the |
sad news last Thursday that her |
brother, Casper Adrian, was accident |
ally killed near Cassville. He was
engaged in saving wood when his |
clothes caught in the pulley of the saw
and he was whirled around and crush |
ed before the machine could be stop
ped. His age was As years, and he'll
leaves wife and three children.
The annual meeting of the Altar So |
oiety of st. Thomas church was held |
at the church Sunday.
The young people of the village are
having great evening sport skating i
down on the brewery ice pond. |
Cap Schmitz has moved from his |
beautiful residence on East street hill |
and is now occupying the apartment |
over his place of business. He offers |
the house on the hill for sale or rent. |
See his ad elsewhere.
Mrs. Maggie Willmers of Potosi. Is
the recipient of box of oranges that
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