Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
POTOSI

Elizabeth Mary, wife of Barney
Honerbaum, after several years of i'll
ness died at her home in British Hol-
low Monday, Dec. T. The immediate
cause of death was cerebral hem
orrhage. She was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Nicholas Steil and was born
near Cascvade, Iowa, Nov: 1, 1861,
and at death was 81 years, / month
and days of age. She was a devoted
wife and loving and indulgent mother.
During her long illness she bore her
sufferings with Christian fortitude.
She was a strong adheernt of the
Catholic faith and died with all the
rights Of her religion. Besides her
husband she leaves to mourn her de-
parture from earth several daughters
and sons grown to womanhood and
manhood. The funeral took place on
Wednesday morning from the home
to St. Andrews church. Requiem mass
was read by Rev. FIR. Scheffer who
thereafter delivered an appropriate
sermon. Following the sermon the re-
mains were borne to the cemetery
across the way and the last that was
mortal of the beloved wife and mother
was consigned to the grave.
C. X. w. Elect Officers
At a meeting held Sunday, Dec. 6,
branch number 252 of the Catholic
Knights of Wisconsin elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Jas.
Glennon, Pres; Cornelius Doser, v.
Pres; Walter Glennon, Rec. Sec;
Joseph Brake, Fin. Sec; Claude Lees
er, Treas; Cornelius Elskamp, SEN
tinel; Neil Mclaughlin, Color Bearer;
JOS. Reynolds, Trustee for 2 years.
Returns to Montana
Herman Schaefer, native born Po-
tosian who spent a number of years
in Montana and came back Is months
ago to spend the time with his aged
mother and brothers and sisters,
considering that he had spent time
enough here he boarded the Burling-
ton north bound early through train
last Tuesday morning and returned to
Montana Before going he ordered the
Herald to be sent to him at Cameron,
Mont, saying that he wants to know
in future what his old friends are do
ing and what is going on back in old
Potosi.
Recovering from Injury
John Kerkenbush, who had the mis-
right hand badly mangled by a rap
idly revolving wood saw and who had
since been at the Doolittle hospital in
Lancaster, has returned to his home
in Tennyson. When the accident oc-
Cured it was then thought that am
putation of the hand would be neces-
sary but with the surgical treatment
he received at the hospital it was
Id ie, 1<Nrx
that the hand will be stiff and of little
use to him.
r. N. A. EeIct Officers
Concord Camp No. $50 R. N. A, at
the ir annual meeting held for the
purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year at the Woodman hall last
Thursday evening, the following
named officers were chosen: Oracle,
Mrs Ida Walter; V. Oracle, Mrs.
Elsie Travis, Chancellor, Mrs. Eliza
beth Turner; Recorder, Mrs. Ella
barrow; Receiver, Mrs. Lavilla Schu-
macher; Marshal, Miss Louisa Doser;
Inner Sent, Mrs. Mary Ward; Outer
Sent, Mrs Ricka Ames; Mgr, Mrs.
Carrie Ward
A free coffee and cookie lunch was
an all day feature at the Tennyson
Store last Tuesday and drew large
crowd of people who did an immense
amount of trading.
Mrs John Campbells health has be-
come impaired and she is now at the
Finley hospital in Dubuque for treat
ment. She is an old member of the
Potosi Camp of R. N. A. and the mem
bers held a postal card shower last
Thursday in honor of their afflicted
member.
The East Dubuque basket ball team
was defeated by the Potosi Indepen-