Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18
POTOS| HAPPENINGS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.


1t again becomes our painful duty
to chronicle the death Of another old
time and highly respected resident Of
Pot0si. Mrs Catherine Spaith, after q
short illness of three days, died at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. Catherine
Sage, 592 Julian Ave. Dubuque, Mon
day, Jan. 9, at 4 20 .. m The re-
mains were brought to POt0si Tuesday
afternoon and taken to the home OF
her son, Nicholas Twohig. The flu
neral was held Wednesday morning
from the sons residence to Saint
Thomas Catholic church. and was
largely attended by old and sympa
theric friends OF the deceased. Sol
emn requiem high mass was cele
brated by Rev Biersner and at the
conclusion the remains of the dear
old mother and kind friend were
taken to the old Catholic cemetery,
as was always her wish, and con-
signed to the grave by the side Oh
her first husband, Daniel TWohig.
Mrs. Spaith was born in Ireland in
1885 and was verging on Sc years
at the time of death. She was mar
ried in her native country to Daniel
TwOhig, and together with two small
children, they came to Ameriia, an
irving in New York After a brief
stay there they came westward and
settled in PotOsi in 1860 They fol-
lowed farming in that part of the
town OF Potosi, known as Long
Branch" On day in 1874, Mr. Two
hig was trying to hold wild and un-
Tuly COW with rope, and was dashed
aiainst large stone and killed. Mrs.
Twohig was left a widow with five
sons and two daughters. Some years
later she moved to a farm near Lam
caster. In 1886 she was married to
Daniel Spaith at Lancaster. To this
union were born son and daughter,
Mr.. Spaith died in 1899. Mrs. Spaith
was a strong believer in the Catholic
faith and died fortified in all the rites
OF the church. For the past fifteen
years she had made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Sage, in
Dubuque. She was member of the
st. Raphaels congregation and the
league Of Sacred Heart. She was a
loving and a devoted mother and a
kind and true friend. She leaves to
mourn her departure five sons and
three daughters. They are John Two
hig, Chicago, William, Wymore Neb j,
James, Dubuque, Nick, Potosi and
David Spaith, Lancaster; Mrs. Cath
crime Sage, Dubuque, Mrs Mary
hnOtwell Norwood, Mich. Mrs Mar.
garet Mikesch, Manley, Iowa. All at
tended the funeral excepting Mrs.
KnotWelI who was prevented from
coming by illness in the family One
JOonic1 FTuyn1,io Tpnaa51d ho
mother to the grave a few years ago.
A large number Of young friends Of
Miss Gertrude Schiffman, soon to be
a bride, rendered her shower at her
home Friday night The time was
pleasantly spent iii cards, dancing
and other social diversions She was
the recipient of many useful and
beautiful presents. The following
guests were present: Misses Mary
Craugh, Rosena Stollmeyer, Martha
and Helen Schmitz. Bernice Schwab,
Hilda Hoffman, Angela and Adeline
Meoska, LeOna Ullbrick, Clara Abing,
Emma and aMrgaret Gerhart, Cecilia
Sweeney. Ada Scheffer, Bertha Men
ne, Helen and Rose Kroepfle, Clara
and Angela Liebfried, Lorraine and
Mabel Schiffman, Mary Holl and Ger
trude Schiffman, hostess: Messrs.
Will and Chris Craugh, Albert and
Oscar Meoski, Alphonse Pluemer,
Adolph Gerhard, Joseph Uppena, Will,
Charles and Henry Abing, Geo Lieb-
fried, Clarence and Sylvanus Ull~
hrich. Joe and Leo Hufnagel, Martin
Patzner. Tony Steuer, Henry Long
u.ire, Theodore, Richard, Arnold
DIETRICH, Ed, John, Joe and Henry
Meme, Leo Tobin, Clarence Lieb-
fried, Ed. Costello. Chas. Hoffmeister,
VIM. and Lee Kerkenbush, Ernest
Floegel. Chas. Liebfried, Phillip.
Henry and MILFORD Ames. Albert
StohImeyer Allie Schmitz. Mr. mo
Mrs. Frank Schwab and Mr. and Mrs
Joe Kerkenbush Jr
The Margaret McPhail residence in
between British Hollow and Rock
vile, consisting of 2115 acres, was
sold by administrator sale III Potosi
last week. The place was sold to
Anton Udelhofen for $1S1 an acre
total of $3,S91.50. There is sub
stantial brick residence on the prem
Uses but no other buildings.
The POtOSi Farmers Shipping as