Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-19
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.

Mr. and Mrs Albert Duve mourn
the death of their eldest son Donald,
aged nearly eight years, death occur
ring Sunday evening, March 8, due to
complications. He was operated upon
for appendicitis at the Fowler hospi-
tai in Lancaster, Sept. 10, 1923, and
had been ailing since and the immedi-
ate cause of death was lung trouble.
He was born April 81, 1916 and was a
bright and studious boy. His passing
at so early an age has cast gloom
of sorrow at the home an damong
many other relatives and the family
has the heartfelt sympathy of the en-
tire community in their sad bereaVe-
edent Besides the parents he is
mourned by three sisters and one
brother grandma, Mrs. Anna Duve,
grandfather, Frank Kreiser, great
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Kline, and
numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
The funeral took place Wednesday
morning from the home to st. Thomas
Catholic church where solemn requi-
EN- mass was read by Rev. Father
Lea. Following the church service the
funeral cortege wended it's way to the
st. Andrews cemetery and the last of
the dear boy was consigned to the
grave Rev Father Scheffer conducted
the burial service. The casket bear
ers> were Philip and Frank Kreiser,
Engelbert Duve and Bernard Won
tram Out of town people who attend
ed the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Linden and Miss Lizzie Kreiser of
Platteville, Mrs. S. Brandt and son
and Mrs. Adolph Brandt of Keller,
Mrs. A. VOndram and son and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph W. Udelhofen Of
Cassville, Mrs Charles F1esch of Sol
diers Grove, Wis.
Miss Watson, county supervising
teacher, was caller at the Tenny-
son public school Monday.
Mrs. John Ziegler of Cassyille was
a welcome guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Edwards, in
Potosi last week.
Kenneth, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Coons of Madison, visited with
relatives and friends in Potosi a few
days last week.
Charlie Keller had the misfortune
last Tuesday to have his jaw quite
severely hurt while hauling gravel
with motor truck. The injury neces-
STATED the extraction of two teeth.
He went to Dubuque for treatment but
is back home apparently none the
worse from the effects of his injury
but the loss of two teeth. We are I'M
able to say how the accident happen
ed
Mark the little son of w. A Lees
err, who for a week or more was so
seriously i'll that his life was despair
ed Of is now in fair way to recoy-
cry and is able to be sitting up.
Lee Duncan of Minneapolis, having
business in this part of the county
could not resist coming to Potos1 and
calling at the home of his long time
old friend John Campbell. They spent
several hours together Thursday
chatting about the good old times of
the years gone by.
Clarence Zenz, Percy Runkel and
Bob Travis were in Chicago from
Monday to Thursday the past week.
Mrs. Jake Udelhofen sand son David
Reinecke, came up from Stockton, H.,
and spent the past week in Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schroeder visit
ed among friends in Platteville We'd
nesday
l.. G. Edwards made a business trip
to Lancaster last Monday.
Mrs. Philip Hauk of Cassville, was
a guest the past week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Sam Buacker, in
PotOsi.
The declamatory contest for the
girls and the oratorical contest for
the boys of the high school will be
held at the Garage hall one the even
ings of Wednesday, April 2 and Fri
day, April 4.
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the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
John Leuer and family at Mallard, Ia,
has returned to her home in PotoS1.
A coffe klaatch was held at the
home of Mrs. Fred Grimm on We'd
nesday afternoon last The hours were
spent in quilting and social converse
ton and a $50 dinner was served.
The ladies present at this function
were Mesdames Arch Hurst, VIM.
Buss, John Baumler Sr., John Kaed-
ing and daughters, Ed Hoffman, Chas.
Baumler, E. A. Berge, John Baumler
Jr. and the Misses Lizzie Grosser, Mil
dred Baumler and Veva Ostermeier.
Eugene Keller left Saturday for Pc
riuue, Mo-, where he will soon re-
sumo work on the river improve
ments. Mr.. Keller has been at this
point for the past two years
Jake Ames looked after some bust
ness affairs in Lancaster Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Maahs visited friends in
Dubuque Wednesday.
This community was thrown into
gloom OF sorrow Saturday afternoon
when the sad news was flashed over
the wire that Mrs. John Kroepfe, af-
ter very brief illness following the
birth of child that lived but few
minutes, had died at her home on
the far few miles from Lancaster at
about noon that day. She was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Abb
ing of Potosi and was 81 years OF age.
The remains were brought to the st.
Andrews Catholic church in Potosi on
Monday forenoon. Solemn requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father
Scheffer and at the conclusion there
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