Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-24
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items OF Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
ROYAL Neighbors Elect OFFICERS

Royal NeighbOrs Elect Officers
AT the annual meeting of the Royal
Neighbor Camp of Potosi for the pur-
pose of e1ecting their officers for
1925, held at the Woodman hall Thurs-
day evening, the following active mem
beers of the camp were chosen to guloe
the affairs of the, camp: Oracle, Mrs.
Pauline Wilmott; Past Oracle, Mrs
Anna Campbell; Vice Oracle, Mrs. Ida
Walter; Recorder, Mrs. Alvina Schroe-
der: Receiver, Mrs. Emma Grimm;
Chancellor, Mrs. Lavilla Schumacher;
Inner Sentinel, Mrs Anna Ward; Out
er Sentinel, Mrs Mary Maahs; Man
ayers. Mrs. Lou Baumler, Mrs. Lou
lisa Kuster; Organist, Miss Veva Os-
termeier: Physician, DR.. j. f. Ken
ney. 80,
Purchase Feed Mill
John and Arno Keehner have pur-
chased the feed mill in the village
that had been operated for many years
nv the late Fred Kern. This is good
move on the part of the young men
as a feed mill in Potosi is very es-
sential to farmers and others who de-
sire feed grinding and will no doubt
prove to be a laying propos1tlon.
Miss Mae Ames has gone to Miami,
Fla. to visit Indefinitely with her
friend. Miss Anna Norris, formerly OF
Potosi
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. J. R. Campbell Thurs
day afternoon last and elected their
officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Pres, Mrs Ida Walter; vice
Pres. Mrs. Louisa Kuster; Sec, Miss
Pearl Keehner: Treas, Mrs. Walter
Schumacher; Work Com, Mrs. VIII
Russ. Mrs. John Kaeding, Mrs. John
Campbell. Mrs. Sam Edge, Mrs. John
Baumler Jr.
William Fraw1ey, whose recent
death was chrOnicled in the Herald
last week, was well known IN Fotosl
by old residents yet living here. His
parents, Mr.. AMI Mrs. James Frawley,
came to Potosi from Ireland in the
late forties when William was boy
and here he grew to young manhood.
He with other young men in Potosl,
enlisted at the breaking out of the
war of the rebellion with Captain Dav-
id McKee's Company c, End Regt.,
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
The body of John Penglaze, who
died at Los Angeles, Calf, Dec. 9Th,
arrived here Wednesday Afternoon
and was taken to the home of Ray
Fine near British Hollow from where
the funeral took place Thursday af-
ternoOn and interment was made in
the British Hollow cemetery where
lies his father mother and brother.
He was a son of Samuel and Martha
Penglaze, early arrivals from Eng
land to the lead region of Potosi. They
settled in the mining camp of British
Hollow and it was here that John
PenglaZe was born April Of. 1855. and
died at Los Angeles. Calf, Dec. 8,
1924, aged 50 years. Z months and Is
DAYS He was always q kind and af
fectiOnate son and brother He spent
his hCvhoOd DAYS in and around Brit
ish Hollow After receiving an early
education in the local public schools
he entered the employ of Mr.. Deller
at Mineral Point. Wis. as clerk in a
store, a position that he held for sew
eral years. He next became a travel
ing salesman for a wholesale house
in Chicago, and eventually became
junior partner in the business. He
disposed of his interest in the bust
ness and went to a mining camp in
Nevada where he became manager for
a mining company. a position that he
held for a number of years. He next
removed to Los Angeles, Calf, and
entered the mercantile business that
he continued to time of death. He
leaves to mourn his passing one sis
ter, Mrs. William John Fine of Bag
ley, Wis, a nephew, Charles Fine of
Cheyenne. N. d., niece, Mrs. Mar
tina Kelsey of Bagley and several
cousins. A younger and only brother,
Samuel, Penglaze. died in st. Louis,
Mo, some years ago. Mrs. w. j. Fine,
Lizzie Penglaze-is the sole surviv-
or of the Penglaze family
We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the many acts of kindness
and sympathy chown us in our be-
eavement.-Mrs. w. ]. Fine and Fam
sly.
Mrs. Ella barrow and daughter,
Miss Bessie, left here Tuesday for
New Lisbon, Wis, where they will
spend Christmas with the Ralph BAR
row family.
Mrs. Peter HI. Roser attended the
funeral of her friend, Mrs. Eleanor
Daykln Goodman, in Dubuque last
Tuesday afternoon.
Leo 5toll, the Service Garage man,
went to GAINESVILLE last Tuesday and
drove back new Chevrolet car.
The local camp of Royal Neighbors
VIII hold a Christmas party and COW
Sered dish luncheon at the Woodman
hall Saturday, Dec 81.
The schools closed Friday for two
weeks vacation and the members of,
the faculty living abroad have gone
to their respective homes to spend the
holidays.
The members of the Sewing Circle
OF the high school entertained at a
Christmas party at the Woodman hall
Friday evening. The hours were de-