Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-25
POTOS| EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
Dies i'm California.


Mrs. Maggie Willmers of this place
recently received news that her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Willmers
Brown, had passed away at Riverside,
Calf, Thursday, Feb. 5, 1925. Lizzie
Willmers, as she was known here, was
born in that part of Potosi known
Van Buren,, in October, 1858, and died
at the age of 66 years and five months
She was a daughter of Richard Will
mers, who came to the Snake Hollow
mines (there was no Potosi them in
1886, and conducted a store in Van
Buren, for many years, dying at an adj
vanced age. Lizzie attended school in
POtOsi and in later years entered
convent and subsequently became a
sister. After some years in the sister
hood, she gave up the work of the or
der and resumed her former manner
of life. She eventually married DR..
j. F. Brown, a prominent physician.
He preceded her in death last NOvem-
Der. Mrs. Brown had been an invalid
for seven years prior to her death.
She was laid at rest by the side of her
husband in the Riverside cemetery
She leaves to mourn her passing a
son, Frank w. Brown, and daughter,
Amy Mrs. Stokes. DR.. Brown and the
daughter, Mrs. Stokes, visited brief
ly with Mrs. Maggie Willmers in Po-
tosi, few years ago. The writer and
other old-time residents well remem-
Der Lizzie Willmers in her girlhood
as being handsome, smart and we'll
appearing young lady, and all are
sorry to hear of her death. They ex-
tend sincere sympathy to the son and
daughter and to Mrs. Willmers and
family.
st. Thomas Congregation Anniversary
In this year of 1925, the ST. Thomas
Catholic church in Potosi will have at
tanned the 89th anniversary of it's or
ganization. 1t was in the year 1886,
that small band of followers of the
faith founded the first Catholic church
in Grant county. In those early days
they had no personal place of worship
but celebrated masses at the houses
of the few parishioners, notably that
of Celestin Kaltenbach down in Van
Buren,. In 1888, place of worship
was erected in what is now the village
of Potosi proper. 1t consisted of a
log building that was located a little
distance below the present brick edi-
flee that was erected in 1847. From
the year 1886 to 1910 the church had
no resident priest and was dependent
upon the services of missionaries who
came or were sent here from time to
time to celebrate mass and commune
with the people. A history of the
church from the pen of the writer was
published in the Herald a couple of
years ago. A semi-centennial cele-
brat1on of the founding of the church
was held in Potosi, June IT, 1886, and
drew one If not the largest crowd of
people ever seen in Potosi, Catholics
and PrOtestants of all denominations
took active interest in making the cell
ebration the most eventful in the his
tory of Potosi. Why not take action
and celebrate the 89th anniversary in
the coming month of June? The Ca
tholic Daughters of America. the Ca
tholic Knights and other societies and
the people of the congregation in I'M
tied efforts and the aid of others who
would cheerfully give their support
for an occasion of the kind can make
another celebration a success. If not
as elaborate as the one of 1886. it can
be made good one. The Herald will
extend all possible aid.
The Spring Elections.
Spring elections will soon be in or
der with three candidates in the field
for county judge, one of whom is to
be elected for six-year term. The
three candidates, W. J. Brennan, Geo.
B. Clementson and S. H. Taylor. are
all competent men and we'll able to
grace this important position. So pick
your choice. Township, city and vii
lage elections come every year, but
once every two years would answer
the same purpose and perhaps be con-
siderable better in the long run. How
ever, we must conform to the law and