Ozaukee County Newspapers

The Cedarburg Weekly News
November 5, 1884
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin

LOCAL MATTERS

Miss KELLEY of Milwaukee was in town visiting.

MARRIED--At Cedarburg on Saturday the 1st inst. Alvin VOGEL to Mary DETHLOFF, bothof this village. Success.

The republicans of this town had a mass meeting and torch-light procession last Saturday,and the democrats on Monday.

On Sunday next, C. MEYER will have his prize bowling match that should have beenheld some two weeks ago, but on account of the disagreeable weather was postponeduntil next Sunday. Mr. MEYER will also serve a free lunch.

NOTICE--All those indebted to me will please call and settle up, as I am leavingCedarburg in a week.--E.A. GELTCH

Mr. Paul HAMMER the well known stock buyer of Milwaukee, purchased two of the fattestcattle that passed through this town. They weigh 3200 lbs., and cost $160. He boughtthem from Mr. Chas. JOHNSON, and drove them through this village last Sunday morningon their way to the city.

We learn that Dr. FUCHS of Fredonia is now putting up a handsome brick building foroffice purposes and that on Tuesdays and Fridays in the afternoon he will be foundin his branch office in Boltonville at the house of Mr. MORGENROTH. The practiceof the Doctor is quite extensive, and he is fast acquiring a reputation as one ofthe bet physicians in this and Washington Co.
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A sad and serious accident happened Mr. Thomas GRADY, an old and respected farmerwho lives about three miles . . .(unreadable line). . .riding home with a neighboringfarmer. Mr. G. put his burning pipe in his pocket and soon his clothes were ablaze.His neighbor tried in vain to extinguish the flames, but did not succeed until allhis clothes were burnt and his body badly burnt. He is reported to be recoveringslowly.
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We are sorry to announce the removal from Cedarburg within a short time, of Mr. E.A.GELTCH, apothecary and druggist who left a flourishing business at St. Paul someeight months ago, upon the urgent solicitations of his brother-in-law, Dr. MAGERof this place. Dr. MAGER, as stated in last week's NEWS, having sold out again toDr. HARTWIG, and the business of Mr. GELTCH being largely dependent upon the fillingof physicians' prescriptions, he has concluded to go to a larger place than Cedarburgthat he may not be dependent upon the favors of a single physician, as Dr. HARTWIGwill fill his own prescriptions.

Mr. GELTCH has selected the city of Sheboygan as his future residence, and howeversorry we may feel in being thus deprived of so good and amiable a citizen as Mr.GELTCH, who in a short time has become quite a favorite with our people here, wemust congratulate Sheboygan upon the acquisition of Mr. GELTCH who is in additionto his personal worth, also one of the best and learned apothecaries and analyticalchemists. We bespeak for our friend a hearty welcome to Sheboygan, and request ourmany friends there to assist the new owner as one of the most worthy men we everhad the pleasure of getting acquainted with.
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DEATH OF CASPER MEYER AN OLD FORMER CEDARBURG CITIZEN -- The following dispatch appearedin the Milwaukee papers.

Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 3--Two men named Frederick HOFFMAN and Casper MEYER; were drownedat the mouth of Fox River yesterday by the capsizing of their boat. The body of HOFFMANhas been recovered. The other has not yet been found. Both men were married.

At the same time letters from Mrs. MEYER were received here by friends and relationsof the family announcing the untimely end of her husband as mentioned in the abovedispatch. It was but two days before his death we received a letter from him. CasperMEYER was one of the best hearted men we ever knew; nothing in the world could everspoil his good humor and when we met him here last on a visit to this place lastspring, he was the same Casper MEYER that he was in 1848, when he first settled asa young man with his beautiful young wife in this village. He emigrated from Germanyand arrived in New York in the year 1847 where he remained one year, removing fromthence to Cedarburg in 1848; he sold out his little homestead here in 1852 and removedto Milwaukee where he kept a boarding house on East Water Street and made quite ahandsome sum of money so that he was able to put up a fine brick house on MarketStreet, and thinking that he could do better, gave up his well paying business andrented the then so called Best Beer Hall at $3,000 a year, losing heavily in theenterprise, so that he with the remnant of his money left for Oshkosh in 1873 wherehe has resided ever since.

The deceased was married three times, having lost his first two wives in Milwaukee;the present widow is a sister to his second wife with whom he had one child, whodied in Milwaukee when about six years old, the only child he ever had.

Mr. Claus MEYER of this town is a half brother of the deceased; a brother-in-lawMr. Charles FERGE, lives in the town of Mequon.

A large number of friends here and in Milwaukee will mourn his loss. We have notheard as yet whether the body has been recovered.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
November 12, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

John WEBER, the brewer, is building a large patent ice house near his brewery.

Mr. Conrad HORNEFFER and Miss Phoebe FUHRMAN were in town Wednesday last on a shortvisit.

Henry HAAS of Thiensville will have a grand ball in his new hall on the 2nd, ChristmasDay, Dec. 25th.

The Granger Club of the town of Mequon had a ball at Henry HAAS' hall last Saturdayevening. Many of our Cedarburg grangers were invited and report having had a splendidtime.

Three bids were brought before the board of Supervisors last Monday in regard tothe re-building of the so-called Moldenhauer bridge in this town, but all were rejected,as none was suitable to the board.

Mr. SCHROETER of the Milwaukee News Comp. will visit Cedarburg next Saturday, andproceed from here on Tuesday to Grafton, Saukville and Port Washington. All thosewho have not yet taken any German or English periodicals, newspapers, etc. will havean excellent chance of subscribing for what they may wish.

The prize bowling for poultry, at Apollo Hall last Sunday was a success. About 30ducks were carried off by the lucky winners.

Dr. H. MAGER will sell his horses, vehicles and household articles at public auctionon the 24th inst. H. SCHELLENBERG, auctioneer.

Herman HERZIGER of Mequon will have a ball on Sunday the 30th inst. The CedarburgBand furnishes the music.

NOTICE--All those indebted to me please call and settle within the next two weeks,after that time, costs will be made for collection.--Dr. H. MAGER, Cedarburg, Nov.8, 1884
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THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION IN THIS COUNTY
The following county ticket is elected: For Sheriff, John P. WEYKER, for Registerof Deeds, Walter ZASTROW, independents; for Clerk of the Circuit Court, John FITZGERALD,for County Treasurer, William AHLHAUSER, for County Clerk, John C. SCHROELING, forCounty Superintendent of Schools, William F. SCOTT, for District Attorney, D.M. JACKSON,for Surveyor, L. TOWSLEY, for Coroner, Charles L. WILKE, for Member of Assembly,John J. RACE, no opposition, Democratic vote on President and member of Congress- 2,171; Republican - 719; Democratic majority - 1,452.
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The impromptu celebration of the election of Cleveland and Hendricks in Cedarburgwas a very good one in every respect. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the officersof the club concluded to take down the Cleveland streamer with appropriate ceremonies.By two o'clock this office had furnished the club large handbills which were distributedin the village in the afternoon. The cannon began to roar about 7 o'clock in theevening, a large bonfire was built in front of the Washington House and the fullCedarburg Music Band turned out to enliven the air with sweet music. A large numberof people gathered together on this very short notice, the remaining torches fromthe last procession, of which about one half had been borrowed and returned, werelit and then the Cleveland and Hendricks streamer was taken down and placed upona long platform wagon (unreadable).

While this operation was going on, the President of the Club, Hon. W. H. FITZGERALDcalled the gathering to order and explained in a neat speech the propriety of nowtaking down the streamer after the victory had been won; he then called upon F. W.HORN who stood in the crowd witnessing this proceedings, in spite of a severe coldcaught Saturday previous in getting wet during the procession, to say a few wordsin German, which he did, taking the President's stand on a big dry goods box in thecenter of the street. After occupying the attention of the crowd for about 15 or20 minutes and until the rigging of the streamer on the big wagon was completed,a procession was formed, headed by the music and the banner on the wagon, followedby the torch bearers and escorted and kept in line by the mounted officers of theclub. Meantime the "Hurrah for Cleveland" together with the booming ofthe cannon was kept up continually until about half past 9 o'clock when the processionreturned to the starting point where it came to a halt. Mr. FITZGERALD then againmounted the dry goods box and made a few more appropriate remarks ending with a callfor three cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks, which were given with a good will andthe crowd then dispersed. The finest weather favored the celebration very much, thestreets were in good condition, the sky clear and not a bit of wind stirring.

Cedarburg was the head center of the republican party in this county; the large WoolenMills, the big Hilgen Mfg. Comp. and the flouring mills are situated here, and theowners of each did their very best to get a majority in this town for Blaine; theywere however disappointed and although this town did cast the largest republicanvote in the county, it gave at the same time the largest democratic vote of any town,thus showing what was done by the bone and sinew of the town against all the capitaland the threatened reduction of laborers' wages to 25 cents per day, if Clevelandshould be elected (unreadable) Sunday morning witnessed a number of democrats callingat the druggist for medicine to cure the hoarseness from shouting for Cleveland andHendricks.

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. Wm. HILGEN of Milwaukee, was in town last Sunday visiting friends.

Leander HERZIGER who has been visiting at Neenah, returned home last Tuesday.

Don't forget the concert at Claus MEYER, Apollo Hall, on Sunday the 30th inst. Theconcert and prize bowling will take place in the afternoon and close with a grandball.

Last week we announced that Mr. Thomas GRADY of this town was badly burnt on hisway home by his clothes taking fire from his pipe. To-day we are sorry to have torecord his death which occurred last Monday night. He leaves a widow but no children.

Carl KOEPKE, a well-to-do farmer in the town of Jackson, living about five mileswet of here, has been in the habit of drinking too much whiskey for some years back,although but 36 years old and of a very strong constitution. On Friday of last weekhe bought five gallons of “forty rod” and laid down to it, pouring into him quartafter quart until he was found dead in a fence corner. In a close fight, whiskeywill always win.
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A Tank was built in this village in the cooper shop of Mr. H. BENDER twelve feetdeep by over fourteen feet in diameter that will contain five hundred barrels, ortwo-thousand gallons of water when filled. It will be used as a reservoir by ourFire Company, the town aiding the enterprise by an appropriate of one hundred dollars.It was placed on yesterday near the south end in the main street of the village onthe hill in front of the Catholic Church, at the forks of the Milwaukee and Hamiltonroads. The filling of this monster tank with water, will be done this (Wednesday)evening by the Fire Company from the little creek crossing the street in the villageabout fifteen hundred feet distant. All able-bodied citizens are invited to takea hand in, as it will be a heavy job, too heavy almost for the boys of the Fire Company.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
November 26, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Dr. Theo. HARTWIG can now be found at his office in his residence removing thereyesterday.

Mr. James GAFFNEY a former resident of Cedarburg, was in town last Wednesday visitinghis numerous friends.

E.S. TURNER, Esq. was in town last Friday on business.

Mrs. KOPP, wife of Leonard KOPP a well-to-do farmer in the town of Mequon died lastThursday. The funeral took place last Saturday afternoon.

The large tank near the Catholic church was filled last Wednesday forenoon. A lineof hose was stretched from the tank to the Planing Mills pump, and in less than anhour and one-half it was filled.

Last Saturday evening the democrats of Grafton celebrated the election of Clevelandand Hendricks by a grand ball held in John B. SIMON's hall. The Cedarburg Band furnishedthe music.

The newly started Brass Band at Grafton is progressing rapidly under the instructionsof Mr. Albert WEBER of this place.

We had a pleasant call from Doctor Y.S. TROYER, who has lately become a citizen ofGrafton, where he intends to practice his profession. The Doctor, although in theprime of life, has been a practitioner for some years in Indiana and in LaCrossecounty in this State. He was born in Ohio and is of German descent, speaking thelanguage of his forefathers quite fluently.
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ANOTHER OLD SETTLER GONE TO JOIN THE SILENT MAJORITY
One of the oldest settlers of our neighboring village of Grafton, Mr. William COULSON,died yesterday at his residence in the 78th year of his age after a short illnessof disease of the heart.

The deceased settled in Grafton as a carpenter and joiner in the year 1843 and wasmarried one year later to Mrs. HARVEY, a widow and niece of the late John WILLETTof Mequon with whom she resided and whom the few old remaining settlers there willremember; she died some six years ago. Of the three children from this marriage,but one remains, Mr. William COULSON, who was born at Grafton and lives there now.The deceased was a good citizen and well liked by all his neighbors. The funeralwill take place to-morrow at 1 o'clock P.M. from his late residence. Thus one afteranother of the old settlers that have seen and went through all the hardships incidentto an early settlement of a wilderness, passes away from us. May he rest in peace.
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We have noticed heretofore that Mr. GELTCH was about leaving us and establishinghimself as druggist and apothecary at the city of Sheboygan. He called upon us yesterday,being about to leave for his new home, and wishes us to say to those of his friendsand patrons in and about Cedarburg whom he could not see for the want of time, thathe will always remember their kindness shown to him during his short stay with us,and that he bids them for the present good bye. We again recommend him as a goodcitizen and as an expert in his business to the favor of the good citizens of Sheboygan.Last night our full Cedarburg band serenaded Mr. GELTCH, and were handsomely entertainedby him.

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