Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
John Schroeder Passes

Dubuque last Thursday at midnight
| following a lingering illness. His
mother, who was Mary Schaefer, died
many years ago. He was born in the
town of Potosi May 8, 1892, and some
years thereafter went to Dubuque
with his father and Stepmother. he
| is survived by his father, four sis
| tiers, Mrs. Frank Engler, Mrs. Fred
Williams, Miss Alvina and Miss Mary,
all of Dubuque; one brother, Will
! liam of Dubuque. One sister, Miss An
ma, died of tuberculosis some years
ago. He was member of st. Mary's
Catholic church. His grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Schroeder and
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas Schaefer, p1-
oneer residents Of this section, all lie
buried in the st. Andrews cemetery in
Potosi.
| Information has been received here
that DR.. and Mrs Nicholas Manuel,
formerly of Potosi but now of Cash
| ton, Wis, are the proud parents OF
| twin boys. Their friends here extend
! congratulations.
Mrs. Katherine Fure departed for
Los Angeles, Calf, the past week to
spend the winter months with her
son, Otto Fure, and family
Among the students from Potosi at
tending different educational instltu-
lions who have come home to spend
the holiday vacation are Miss Martha
Cenfield, Miss Marie Brawner and
Melvin Edge of the Platteville Normal;
| David Reinecke and Celestine Day OF
the Mining School at Platteville; Sam
uel Holman of the University of Du-
buque; Franklin Kirgues of the Uni
versity of Milwaukee,; Clarence Roser
! and Eugene RagatZ Of the State Unl-
versity at Madison, and Miss Kathryn
Seaton of Bayless Business College OF
Dubuque
At the annual meeting of the local
court of the Catholic Daughters OF
America held at the Garage hall in
Potosi Tuesday evening, the follow
| ing officers for the ensuing year were
chosen: Grand Regent, Mrs. Vincent
Mclaughlin; Vice Regent, Miss Flor
ence Uppena; Prophecies, Mrs. Matt
Elskamp; Monitor, Mrs. Chris koei-
Ter; Historian, Miss Genevleve KIM
mick; Fin. Sec, Mrs. b. j. Patterson
Treas, Mrs. Nick Twohig; Pianist,
Miss Gertrude Stoker; Trustee, Mrs
Anna Schwab; Chaplain, Rev FIR. Ley
Branch No. AZ Catholic knights OF
Wisconsin, at recent meeting neld
| for the purpose, elected officers Tor
the ensuing year as follows: Pres
Henry B. Uppena; V. Pres, Frank
Haser: Sec, Ben Reuter-; Treas, JOS.
T. Gerhard; Marshal, VIM. Zenz; Ban
ner Bearer, Annizet Lelbtrled; 1rus-
/ tee, Joseph F. Walsh.
! The Catholic churches in Potosl
were crowded with people at the MID
night Christmas masses. 1t is said that
the vocal music for the mass at St
Thomas church was simply grand. The
Schmitz family, talented vocallsts,
were all at home and sang at the
mass. To them belongs the praise for
the fine music rendered.
Miss Bertha Schmitz, teacher in
school at Sheffield, ILL.,, came up We'd
nesday night to spend the holiday va
cation at her home in Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Zenz arrived
here Thursday by motor from Wheat-
on. Mimi. and will spend the holidays
with relatives.
Can and Mrs. Schmitz enjoyed a
Christmas dinner that was not the
pleasure of many other parents 10 en-
low. At the we'll laden table they
were surrounded by their family OF
nine children and two9 grandchlldren,
a son-in-law and daughter-in-law, and
all in all it was most joyous event
to the parents and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Turner and son
Giles. of Savanna, H., spent several
DAYS the past week with Mrs. Turn
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Schiffman. and with Mr.. Turner's
mother. Mrs Elizabeth Turner.
Miss Albina Palmer, bookkeper at
the Mercy hospital in Dubuque, was
a Christmas guest at the parental
home in Potosi with her mother, MRS:
Kate Palmer, and brothers, Leonard
and Alphonse,
} Charles Ward, holding employment
in a factory in Detroit, Mich, came
home the past week to enjoy Christ
: mas with his family.
Mrs. Ella barrow went to Du-
buoue last Wednesday to spend the
! holidays with her daughters Miss
Bessie barrow and Mrs. Josie barrow
and children.
Miss Mary F1esch, employed near
Cassville, and brother Martin, resid
ing with his uncle, Louis F1esch, near
Lancaster, spent Christmas with their
, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Flesch,
in Potosi.
T. 1ODdIQ 6Clddls d COIiGSt SbuhSnL CT
Lansing, Mich, and cousin, Miss Ethel
Koehler of Chicago, have come home
to spend the holidays with parents and
other relatives.
William Davis, who came from Ger
: many a few months ago and who since
; then found employment in Dubuque,
J spent Christmas with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schumach-
err, in Potosi.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Guerdon Burris were
guests of his father, M. v. Burris, in
Lancaster several days the past week.
Miss Laura Duve spent the week
among friends in Bloomington
, Francis Collins was guest at the
Killian Stockert home in Potosi over
Sunday.
Charlie vogelsberg and Ralph Dur
ley sold and delivered seven radio
, outfits last week and are unable to
fill the demand for others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hinson of Platte
vile were Christmas guests at the
home of Mrs Hinson's parents, Judge
and Mrs. E. NJ Wilmott, in Tennyson.
Their son, Sam Wilmott, came over
from the city and had dinner with
them. Thus the old couple had the
pleasure. of a Christmas dinner with
their two daughters and son.
Mrs. John Campbell, after several
weeks treatment for impaired health
at the Finley hospital in Dubuque,
has returned to her home in an i'm
proved condition.
The pupils of st. Andrews parochial
and Tennyson public schools jointly
entertained large crowd of peCEle
at a Christmas tree program at the
roronhio1 hnIl "Wednesday ovnuinR