Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
POTOSI.

Undertaken L. G. Edwards is the
possessor of a fine new and up to date
hearse.
The Potosi Brewing company are
installing another large steam boiler
at their brewery plant.
A baby boy came to bless the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Louis Keehner, Fri
day, Dec. 1.
Mrs. G. M. Schmitz is confined to her
bed by an attack of illness at this writ
ing. She is slowly recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ketcher, after a
couple Of weeks visit among relatives
and friends returned to their home at
Charles City, Iowa.
Oscar w. Seaton, of Detroit, a neph-
ew, and d. L. Greene, a son-in-law, at
tended the funeral of Thomas r. Sea-
ton.
Miss Maggie Stohlmeyer was in Du-
buque a couple of days taking treat
ment from a physician for an affect
ion Of the eyes.
Mrs. Gotlieb Mousse, mother of
Frank and John Mousse, died at the
home of her son, Frank, Sunday night,
Dec. TO-
The Northwestern National Insur-
ance. company Of Milwaukee, and the
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance COM
pany Of the E. M. Wilmott agency
were the first companies to pay their
fire losses resulting from the Potosi
fire.
Mrs. Sadie Green Smith, of James
vile, was here to attend the funeral
of her grandfather, Mr.. T. r. Seaton.
morning, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Greene.
Requeium Mass for the repose of
the soul Of the late Father Bernard
Seipker was read at st. Andrews
church Monday morning, Dec. IL. FIR.
Prucha was the celebrant of the mass,
with Father Rumpalhart as deacon.
and Father Scheffer as sub-deacon.
T. H. Runkel, after being out of
business since the fire of Nov Is, is
again in line with good stock of
general merchandise, and is ready to
wait upon his old customers, as we'll
as new ones, in his new quarters in
the Welsh building adjoining the Ed
wards furniture store.
The brick block across the street
from the burned district is beginning
to look it's former appearance
glass fronts adorn the bank building.
Vogelsberg's hotel, and Edwards fur
niture store, and the Welsh building
will soon have the glass fronts in,
the same as the others.
The community was greatly shock
ed when it became known that Rev.
Father Bernard Seipker was dead. He
died at st. Mary's hospital in Madi-
son, Dec. 4, 1916, after an illness of
five weeks from blood poison, follow
ing a dental operation. Father Seip-
ker was born in the town of Potosi,
Dec. II, 1862, and was nearly "a years
OF age when he died. He was ordained
a priest June "a, 1888, and celebrat-
ed his first mass in st. Andrews
church in Potosi, July 3, 1888. For
more than twenty-seven years he was
the beloved pastor Of Catholic con-
gregation at Wanuakee, Wis. He was
buried at Waunakee, Dec. Z. Sixty
priests attended the funeral
On Sunday morning, Dec. 8, Thos.
r. Seaton, respected old pioneer res
ident OF Potosi, passed away follow
ing stroke of paralysis, Saturday
afternoon. Although he had been in
failing health for some time the end
was rather sudden. Mr.. Seaton had
been a resident of Potosi and other
parts Of Grant county for sixty-one
years. He was born at Sauuuoit. N Y
Nov. 26th, 1882, and died at Potosi,
Wisconsin, Dec. 3, 1916, aged "a years
and seven days. He came to Potosi
in 1855, and entered into the general
store business with his brother. the
late Hon. James w. Seaton, who had
succeeded the mercantile firm of Nc
henz1e, Augustine and Garmick. At
ter ten years in business with his
brother he withdrew from the firm
and entered into the drug business in
Potosi. He was deputy United States
revenue collector in this division of
the now second district in the late COS.
In 1871 he disposed of his drug store
to his brother-in-law, E. S. Rockwell.
and removed to BOscobel, where he
entered the grocery business with Geo.
Garrett, brother-in-law from New
York, and later was in the hardware
business in Bloomington and North
Andover, and some years ago returned
to Potosi and again entered into the
drug business, and for several years
was proprietor Of the Commercial ho
tel. Mr.. SeatOn was united in mar
r1age to Miss Mary A. Garrett at Caz-
enovia, N. Y, March 20, 1857. To this
union were born three children. The
wife and three children preceded him
to the great beyond many years ago.
he was twice married. The second
marriage took place in Boscobel, be-
ing united to Mrs. Mary Taft, who