Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-04
IN GRANTS BORDERS
Interesting Letters From Our
Outside Reporters.
Local LacOnics, NeighbOrhOOd Notes,
Personal Pickups and Mis-
celIaneOus Items.
POTOSI.

Fritz and six year old son, Walter,
we're held Thursday afternoon from
the once happy but now desolate
home. 1t was. the saddest funeral
seen here for many years and was at
tended by hundreds of sympathizing
trends. 1t was sad to see the heart
broken husband witness the burial Of
MS dearly loved wife and only child,
Ta6en from him by the temporary in
sane act of the. wife and mother on
Tuesday morning, July q. The buri-
al was made in the British Hollow
cemetery, Rev. S. b. Wells officiating
AT the funeral and funeral services
Mrs. Fritz had been in a melancholy
mood with the idea that she was af-
Elected with heart trouble and it so
DIeyed on her mind that she became
10 sntally unbalanced and in that
frame Of mind committed the rash
2cl OF killing her little boy and then
killed herself. Mr.. Fritz had left the
home at about 8 o'clock that morning
70 take cream to the Potosi creamery.
F1E was gone a little more than an
near and on his return home he call
"a MS wife and getting no reply he
entered the house, and to his horror
g2Zed on the sad sight of seeing his
VIE lying on the floor with the front
D2rt of her head almost blown away
and the little boy lying on the bed
shot in the back of the head at the
base of the brain The horrible deed
Tas done with a shotgun. That she
1red three shots is evident from the
1act that one charge had gone through
Jnt ceiling OF the bedroom. Mrs.
ritz was a woman beloved by everv-
one who knew her for her kind and
10yable disposition and all are shock
ed at her untimely death. She had
beautiful home and the love of de-
voted husband and the little boy was
the idol of the father and mother
elizabeth Marcue was the second
laughter of Mrs. Hannah Marcue. She
W2s born in the town of POtosi Oct
53I, 1876 and died aged "A years 8
months and q days. She graduated
from the PotOsi high school with the
class OF 1893 and successfully taught
scnool for several years. Her class
mates were Katie Fitzpatrick, Lizzie
H0il, May Hunt, Mary Lyons. Anna
Neaville, Anna Ostermeier, Gertrude
/, SeRton, Glen McPhail and Roy Roesch
Lizzie is the second known death out
OF me class Roy Roesch was drown
cN iiF the Mississippi river shortly af-
Ter graduation. She was married to
+ Julius Fritz Sept. 80. 1903. TO this
anon was born one child the idolized
little Walter whom the mother could
nor part from and took him to heaven
with her Besides her sorrow strick-
en- husband she leaves to mourn her
sac death her aged mother. two sis
f7TS. Mrs Josephine Ellis Of South
Dakota. and Mrs Effie Wurster of Po
Tosi and one brother. Louis Marcue of
Po+osi. Mr.. Fritz desires for him
sell and members of the stricken fam
gay 70 tender sincere thanks to the
yHn friends for their assistance
SHOWN them in the hour of their be-
Te2Tement and for the beautiful for
+ributes. the singing and other kind
~ ettices shown them in their sorrow.
A Motor Mix-up.
While driving at a rapid rate of
speed with a car a few evenings ago
three men employed by Andrew Bode
mel with an accident that might have
been more serious than it was While
descending the hill near Cap Schmitz's
residence the driver. named Kowal-
sal. lost control of the machine and
Jumped against large stone
breaking two wheels and then turned
0Fe' two or three times making
~ eek Of it, Virgil Keehner, one Of
t2e occupants. was picked up uncon-
Sc.0us and remained so for several
hours. He received some painful in
llyles but luckily no broken bones.
Ine other two men escaped with min
0r ruises.
4 Pretty Wedding.
a three O'Clock Wednesday after
nocn, July %. at the home of Mrs.
Loulsa Turner. occurred the marriage
81 her daughter Leila to Mr.. Hal Russ
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Buss. The
mony was performed by Rev. S.
3. Wells of the congregational church
and was witnessed by about % per-
sons of the respective families. The
bride was gowned in white silk crepe
and wore veil and carried shower
bo0Iuet. Little Esther Buss, sister
OF he groom. was ring bearer An
elaborate wedding dinner was served
on the lawn. After honeymoon trip
go Dubuque, Chicago and Milwaukee
The happy young couple will be at
home in Potosi but plan to spend the
winter in Dubuque. They have the
sesl wishes from legions of friends
Tor a happy and prosperous welded,
life
Woman Injured in Car.
While August Koeller was convey
ing Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marcue. John
Powell and daughter Rosa to the flu
neral Of Mrs Fritz and little son last
Thursday a sudden jump-off in the
road caused the car to jolt and the
occupants were thrown upwards from
their seats and struck against the top
of The car. Mrs. Marcue received an
ngly cut on the bridge of her nose
that required immediate surgical at
tention. The other occupants though
badly shaken up escaped without ser
i0us injury
John Brandt of Keller, Charles
Bauer of Galena and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lou Wiegman of Hazel Green were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Stohlmev-
er N Tennyson last Sunday.
The Misses Florence Butler OF
Platteville and Gladys Mogan OF
Bloomington were the guests of Pc
tosi friends last week.
Frank Barnd, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Harms and Mrs T0hD Rarod Of Mo-