Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-26

ct Patterson and Raymond Patterson
of Bloomington, spent Sunday after
noon and evening at the B. ]. Pat
terson home in Potosi.
August Palmer of Gutenberg at
tended the funeral of his cousin, Mrs
Mary Winkler, in Potosi Friday.
A baby boy arrived Friday night to
bless the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Haser.
News was received here Sunday that
Matthias Lorang, a former resident of
Potosi, died at the home of his son.
Matt, near Platteville, Saturday.
The Potosi City basket ball club
will meet the Belmont Tigers in
game at the Muller hall in Potosi on
Saturday night.
Little Janice, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. M. Schmitz, has been removed
from Mercy hospital in Dubuque to
her home in Potosi. 1t will be remem-
bered that the little girl was seriously
injured by being hit by an automo-
bile Sunday, Nov. 2. She is improving
finely from the effects of the accident.
The r. H. Durley family have moved
from the residence on lower Main St.,
and have taken up quarters for the
winter in the living rooms over the
Durley store.
The following notice was clipped
from a Savanna, ILL.,, newspaper. 1t
may interest Potosi friends of the
groom: Mrs. George Greene and
Mrs. Chas. Lederman entertained a
number of girl friends at the formers
home in North Main street last even
ing in honor of Miss Pearl LaShelle,
who is to become the bride of Virgil
Keehner of Potosi, Wis, on Tuesday,
Nov. IS. The hours were delightfully."-
spent in music and dancing and
social time. The bride-to-be received
many beautiful and useful gifts. The
delicious luncheon was served with
dessert of pink and white ice cream.
The girl friends departed at late
hour, all wishing Pearl many years of
happy welded life"
Native Called to Reward.
1t is with sorrow that I am again
called upon to chronicle the death of
resident of Potosi Mrs. Henry Wink
Ter died at her home in the town of
Potosi, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at o'clock
Ii.
stroke of paralysis from which she
never rallied. She had had several
previous minor strokes and her health
gradually failed until death came to
relieve her of her sufferings. She
was very corpulent woman though
active. Although having suffered at
intervals for the past few years,
death came as shock to her many
friends. No apparent sign of the end
was noticed as she went about the
home on Tuesday and ate her usual
meals. At 4 o'clock she was stricken
and death had come to claim her,
and she peacefully passed away.
Mary Ulbrick was born in the town
of Potois, January 8, 1861, and died
Nov. IS, 1924, aged SO years, ten
months and Is days. She was the only
daughter of August and Johanna U1-
brick, early settlers in the town of
Potosi, who have passed the great
divide many years ago. She was
married to Henry Winkler at ST..
Andrews church by Rev. FIR. Salick,
Nov. IS, 1890, and died Nov. 10, 1924,
the 34th anniversary of her marriage.
To this union were born three chill
dren, two sons and one daughter,
who with the aged father, mourn the
passing of the dearly beloved wife
and mother. She was a woman of
noble Christian character, an ardent
believer in the Catholic faith and she
died with all the rights of her relig-
ion. She was a kind-hearted woman
and her charitable disposition won
many friends who will recall deeds
of kindness rendered by her. She
never tired of doing for others and
was ever ready to assist where help
was needed. Her entire life was
passed in the town of her birth and
she was highly respected by everyone