Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-08
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
An Incorrect Historical Note

All NUtC
An article in the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald of date Apr. I'd, giving brief
paragraph on the history of st. Thorn
as Catholic church in Potosi, that is
quoted from history of this church
published in Grant County Herald
three or four years ago. The Tele-
graph Herald's informant in writing
says that the Golden Jubilee of this
church celebrated in 1886, was pre-
sided over by J. w. Seaton. Now in
this respect I must correct the lnfor-
mant. Celestin Kaltenbach, one of
the founders of st. Thomas church,
and the only one then living, was the
honored president of this historical
event. Mr.. Kaltenbach was the father
of Postmaster A. Kaltenbach, who
succeeded his father at death, to the
misunderstanding. Mr.. Seaton delivered
the address of welcome and read let
tiers of regret from different people
who were unable to be present. GOV.
Nelson Dewey, first governor of Wis
consin, occupied an honored seat on
the stage. This article is not intend
ed to cast any reflections on the Tel
egraph Herald's informant, but mere
ly to correct the name of the president
of the day of the 1886 jubilee, and to
give honor to whom honor is due.
Have Fine Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Fritz enter
tanned numerous invited friends at
their farm home Monday evening,
March 80, in honor of their daughter,
PEARLS, birthday anniversary. The
evening was joyfully spent in games
and dancing with a delicious luncheon
served on the side. The young friends
of the young lady from the city who
enjoyed the merrymaking were: Ka-
thryn, James and David Seaton, Mel
vim and Dolores Edge, Celestin and
Lucille Day and Lucretia Durley At
the conclusion of the festivities the
guests departed for their respective
homes wishing the young hostess
many happy returns of the day.
Obtains Good Government Position
Reinhold Ulbrick, native born Po-
tosian but recently residing at La
Crosse and for some years an engineer
on the Burlington, has been appointed
a government supervising Inspector
of locomotives at large salary with
headquarters at Cincinnati and Co
lumbus, Ohio, and possibly later on at
Washington, D. G. This speaks we'll
for the young mans locomotive en-
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doubt prove worthy of the appoint
ment. His many friends wish him
every success in his new field of en-
deavor.
Routing For New Riverside Drive
Malcolm McKinnon of Dubuque was
in Potosi day last week in the in
terest of the routing of the Riverside,
or Marquette highway on its way
from Dubuque to St. Paul. The route
of the Riverside Drive in Grant county
is by way of Potosi. Cassville, Glen
Haven, Bagley, Wyalusing to Dewey
Park at the mouth of the Wisconsin
river, thence on up the other. river
side counties to st. Paul.
Flight O. the StOrk
The home of Leo Keehner was
blessed with the arrival of ten
pound girl born Monday, March Both
Mr. and and Mrs. Keehner now have
a family of five girls who have nc
brother to love and cherish.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Flesch are the
parents of baby boy born Monday
March 80.
Loses Sight of One Eye
Celestin Elskamp, employed at the
Leo Stoll Service garage, who had the
bad luck to have piece of steel lodge
in one of his eyes a couple of weeks
ago, and went to hospital in Du-
buque to have the offending metal ex-
tracted, has the misfortune of losing
the sight of one eye.
Gravely iii With Pneumonia
Mrs. Sam Buacher has been very i'll
with pneumonia for the past week OF
more. Late advices from the home
indicate slight improvement, though
from ahcO1uto rpn0Uorx-
Returns to Old POtOSi
Mrs Sallie Runkel, for the past two
years or so a resident of Madison, has
returned to her native village of Po-
tosi, and will again make her home
among old friends who extend the
hand of welcome for future content
ed life in old Potosi
Young Man is SOrely Afflicted
Alvin Schmitz. son of Cap and Mrs
Schmitz, confined to his home for two
months with inflammatory rheumatism
is not recuperating to any great de-
gree and at most times is belfast
which is sad state for the young
man to be in.
Locals of Week
The Boy Scouts, under the leader
ship of Scout Master James Lockwood
and asst Melvin Edge, had an outing
on Boice Creek Saturday
Sylvanus Ulbrick is in receipt of a
diploma from the International Cor
respondence School of Scranton, Pa
and is now in the field as a building
contractor and will return to Detroit
in a few weeks.
Eugene Keller, river contractor
left Friday to resume river improve
ment work at Louisiana and Peruque
Mo.
The Misses Hildegarde and -
Schaefer, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
John H. Schaefer, who are studying
for the sisterhood at the Holy Family
convent at Manitowoc, arrived home
Saturday to spend Easter with their
parents.
Atty. James Dolan and Nephew
John Hammel, of Platteville, were
business callers in Potosi Wednesday
of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Keehner of Saw
anna visited with relatives in Potosi
the past week