Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-13
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

DlCn. he was porn III Lh0 IO"A -
Harrison and about three years ago
was united in marriage with MISS
Priscilla Reuter-, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. H j. Reuter-, at st. Andrews
Catholic church. in town of Potosl.
The young widow has the heartfelt
sympathy OF many friends in her IT.
reparable loss The funeral took
place Friday morning from his late
home to St. Andrews church ana was
largely attended, considering the pad
roads. Solemn requiem Wass was
celebrated by Rev. FIR. Schetfer and
at the conclusion thereof Rev. Father
f3llis of st. Marys church in Platte
vile, delivered a most beautiful and
sympathetic sermon The remains
were then taken to the cemetery OPP
DOsite the church and the last that
was mortal of the loving and devoted
Young husband, kind son and lbrOther,
was consigned to the grave and eter-
nal rest. The funeral was under the
auspices of the Catholic knights OF
Wisconsin with many members at
tending. FIR. Scheffer conducted the
burial services.
1t Is rumored that couple of wild
overs and a couple Of spinsters, all
cf Potosi, intend embarking on "a mat
rImonial voyage. All are highly res
spected young people. Should the
event occur a multitude of friends
wish the parties all happiness imag-
Unable.
MT. Fred Roepert, until recently a
ersident of LynXville, has opened a
Nluch needed shoehrer air shop in the
village of Potosi, and is located in
the American Legion building. MIR.
Roepert lost his entire outfit by fire
at G1ynrville Jan. 7th. He is badly
crippled having but one leg and
badly deformed left foot. He de
serves a good patronage and the
people should see that he gets it.
Notwithstanding the bad weather
and poor roads last Wednesday even
Jag, the Royal Neighbors entertained
good crowd at their conundrum SOC
5al. The affair was a financial sue
cess.
At the special referendum election
held in the village Tuesday, Feb 5,
Scr the purpose OF approving or dis
approving a sale of the electric
transmission line now owned by the
village of Potosi to the Interstate
Power Co, in accordance with a pre-
llminary agreement heretofore enter
ed into between the village of Pot0si
and the Interstate Power Co., which
agreement was approved by the rail
rate commission of the state Dec. Il,
1923. The conditions of the agree
nent are too lengthy to permit OF
publication. Be it said, however.
that 81 votes were cast at the cleo
ton, 81 being for the approval OF
the sale, and against.
Michael Hufnagel has sold his new
residence built last summer in Ten
nyson to Henry Aiding. Mr.. Hut
Dagel, we understand, will move to
his farm in the south part of town.
Mr.. Abing will retire from farming
and settle down to a we'll earned life
Of ease.
A bright baby girl came to bless
the home of Mr. and Mrs Charles
BANNER. Tuesday morning, Feb. s..
Mn. and Mrs. Baumler now have a
JM.ir, a boy and a girl Grandpa
John Baumler says that would that
baby been born one day later their
Birthdays would fall on the same
date" DR.. Fowler was retained on.
the case but the fierce roads anu
weather made it impossible for him
20 get there. trained nurse was
om hand and a Dubuque doctor came
up by train.
Fred KOelIer, farmer, had the mis-
fortune one day last week to cut his
hand quite seriously while butcher
ing hogs. There being no doctor in
P0tOsi to give the wound attention.
he appealed to J. A. Seaton WHO very
sRillfully dressed the injury.
Jos. StOhlmeyer, employed as but
termaker in the Platteville creamery,
has moved his family and effects to
that city Needless to say the Her
AID will follow His parents, Mr..
and Mrs Henry Stohlmeyer, will re-
move from their farm and occupy
.]oe's nice home in Tennyson.
J. f. Walsh, proprietor of the Ten
2yson Store, was in Chicago the en-
tire past week purchasing goods for
his rapidly increasing trade. Mr..
Walsh is a consistent user of Grant
County Herald advertising space.
He finds the Herald to he valuable
adjunct to his sales, bringing him
wonderful results.
Kenneth COons, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Henry Coons of Madison, for
rnerly of Potosi, spent the past week
n Potosi visiting relatives and old
friends.
Miss Rowena Mcdonald, after a
brief visit with her mother in Potosi,
returned to her employment in Rock
Island, ILL.,, Thursday.
The third, or February number, of
TIE Potosi Bank News, containing
rauch interesting reading was perus-
cd with pleasure by the writher last
week
The St Thomas Altar society was
entertained at the home of Mrs. Mary
Schumacher Wednesday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Kreiser jr. are
rejoicing over the arrival of baby
girl, born Wednesday, Feb. g.
Henry Koeller, after spending the
early part of the winter among rela-
lives at Mallard. Iowa, has returned
10 his home in POtosi.
Percy B. Runkel1 has been appoint
ed receiver and is now invoicing the
stock of goods Of the late firm OF
Glennon & Webb, general merchan-
disc.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Willmers and