Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-22
POTOSI.



Silver Joe's Hippodrome and Wild
West show is billed at Potosi for
Saturday, July 18th.
Dan Zimmerman an old veteran of
the Civil war and now an inmate of
the National Soldiers Home, at Mil
waukee, visited here with his nephew
L. G. Edwards several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fure, who re-
moved from here and went TO Cali
fornla about two years ago, are ex-
pected to return to Potosi this week
Mr.. Fure we understand is in very
poor health and returns I . his native
town to pass the remainder of his
days on earth.
A few weeks ago we published an
item in the Herald that the two
BARRIERS in Potosi had combined and
would operate but one shop on and
after July LIST. The merger did not
materialize and the BARRIERS are con-
Quoting their business as formerly at
their respective old stands.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Cardy,
of Lancaster, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Roesch last Thursday.
Miss Bertha Bonn came from Chi
cago last Tuesday to spend the re-
mainder of the summer with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bonn.
C.M. Schmitz and wife and mother,
after four or five days pleasant visit
with relatives at Charles City, Iowa,
returned home Saturday.
Mrs. E. M. Wilmott went to
Platteville Sunday for a weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. F. Hinson.
John Mankel and Burley Doll, of
Lancaster were in Potosi Saturday !.
A. w. Dickinson, of Ryan, Iowa,
was brief visitor in Potosi Satur-
day.
Henry Swale, who was for almost
year a patient at the state hospital
at Mendoza, came home Saturday
David Haser employed at the
Bagley creamery, visited several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Haser.
Miss Lottie Pluemer after three
weeks joyful visit with her parents,
returned to Chicago last Tuesday to
resume her duties at the Mercy
hospital.
Otto Udelhofen and wife, of Cuba
City and Frank Burbach and wife and
daughter Theresa, of Happy Corners,
were in Potosi Monday.
Mrs. Theresa Fecht w idow of tn
late Peter Fecht Jr., and for fifty six
years a resident of the town of
Potosi, died at the family home three
miles east of the village Tuesday
afternoon, July 18th following an
illness of two years duration with
diabetes and other complications.
She was born in the town of Potosi,
June 18th, 1853 and was a daughter
of the late Nicholas Schumacher, who
came to Potosi in 1848. She was
married to Peter Fecht Jr., at ST.
Andrews Catholic church by Rev.
Father T. A. Bruhin, Feb. 18th,
1879. Her husband died July 7th,
1903. She is mourned by the follow
ing children: John, Josephine and
Lizzie, of Potosi and Mrs. Theresa
Longmeir, of Cotton, South Oak.
Mrs. Fecht was an ardent believer
of the Catholic faith and died and
was buried with all the rights of the
church. She was member of the
Frauen Verein of St. Andrews con-
gregation and the members wearing
the insignia of the society attended
the funeral in a body, six of whom
acted as honorary, pallbearers. In the
death of Mrs. Fecht the community
has lost a good and true Christian
woman and the children a fond loving
mother. Her demise is mourned by
large circle of friends. The funeral
took place from the residence to st.
Andrews church Thursday morning
and was largely attended. Requiem
High mass was celebrated by Father
Scheffer, who at the conclusion
thereof delivered a beautiful sermon.
The interment was made in the ceme-
terry adjoining the church, and the
last that was mortal of this good
Christian woman was consigned to
the grave by the side of the departed
husband. Besides the children the
deceased leaves to mourn her loss
several sisters and brothers and