Ozaukee County Newspapers

Port Washington Newspaper
March, 1880

Weekly Star
Port Washington, Wis.
March 13, 1880

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

COUNTY OFFICERS
County Judge - L. EGHART
Sheriff - Frank DELLES
Register of Deeds - Walter ZASTROW
County Treasurer - Charles G. MEYER
County Clerk - J. C. SCHROELLING
Clerk Circuit Court - Michael RUPPERT
District Attorney - James HEDDING
Coroner - John NEUENS
Superintendent of Schools - Wm. F. SCOTT
Surveyor - L. TOWSLEY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mequon - Wm F. JAHN, Mequon
Cedarburg - H. SCHELLENBURG, Horn's Corners
Saukville - A. AHLHAUSER, Saukville
Grafton - Chas. SCHLEGEL, Grafton
Pt. Washington - M. AUDIER, Pt. Washington
Fredonia - J. J. RACE, Ch., Fredonia
Belgium - Louis PIERRON, Dacada

COURT COMMISSIONERS
L. TOWSLEY, Wm. A. PORS

TOWN OFFICERS
CLERKS
TREASURERS
ASSESSORS
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Mequon
Franz A. WILDE, John W. MILBRATH, William F. JAHN, Charles F. FREYE

Cedarburg
Herman SCHELLENBERG, William H. FITZGERALD, Theodor KLIEFOTH, William VOGENITZ

Grafton
Theodore EISEFELDT, Rudolph SCHMIDT, Frank J. WEBER

Saukville
Joseph ALBRECHT, A. M. ALLING, John W. LUTFRINK, Anthony AHLHAUSER

Fredonia
William J. MERCKLEIN, Christian ROSSARI, Nicholas E. BECKER, John B. KUNDALL

Belgium
Sebastian KRIER, Michael BINK

Port Washington
C. E. CHAMBERLIN, Henry B. SCHWIN, Lars C. LARSON, Joseph MALBERBE
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LOCAL NEWS

Soldier's meeting next Saturday.

Only three snow squalls this week.

Fishermen have already begun their angling.

Lake Superior fever has broken out in this place.

The harbor has been full of mush ice most of the week.

The Tenie & Laura is nearly ready for navigation.

Sheriff DELLES has a new deputy. It's a lively baby girl.

Business at the SCHUMACHER foundry is still booming.

We are waiting to chronicle the first "arrival" at this port.

Next Wednesday is "St. Patrick's day in the morning."

The Teacher's Association will meet at Saukville March 27.

The "Concordia" of this village was organized February 15th, 1859.

A strong Northeaster yesterday. The lake roared like a demon all day.

Clerk RUPPERT will probably move into his Swiss cottage during the summer.

Mr. Martin ZIMMERMAN began giving dancing lessons last week to a class of fourteen.

Since its organization, the Concordia of this village has lost eleven members by death.

The Milwaukee and Port Washington State Road bill was killed in the Assembly Tuesday.

Farm implements line the sidewalks, Reapers and Seeders being the principle attractions.

Go to the M. E. Church next Wednesday afternoon or evening, or both, if you can afford it.

The Malt House can't keep up with its orders. Business booms at that institution all the time.

The foot bridge over Sauk creek near STELLING's Mills has been repaired and is again ready for use.

The pork business was active on Washington street last Monday. Many took a lively interest in the transactions.

Census Supervisor LOPER, of this district, has appointed 54 enumerators for the city and county of Milwaukee. They get $4 a day.

N. G. POULL of La Mars, Iowa, is at home visiting. He looks well having a strong inclination to pull down 200.

The Cemetery Association will hold an important meeting Monday next at Mr. TOWSLEY's office in the Court House.

The Band boys will give a concert soon after lent. The proceeds are to be used to purchase uniforms. Be liberal to the boys.

The Democratic state convention to elect delegates to the Cincinnati convention and to select electors for president will be held at Madison, May 19th.

The officers of the Cemetery Association contemplate a series of improvements in the grounds consisting chiefly in removing rotted and broken fences, etc.
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The proceeds of the County Board of Supervisors, in pamphlet form, will be distributed next week. They will be in the hands of the County Clerk by Monday or Tuesday.
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Four weeks till spring election. Candidates should remember when they want tickets printed that the STAR office is the best and cheapest place in the county. Orders promptly filled and correctness guaranteed.
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The Hook and Ladder boys are fixing up things generally. The truck, ladders, etc. have been newly painted, and everything being put in good shape. They intend to hold a ball about the tenth of May.
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At the Annual Meeting of the Concordia society held last week, the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President - A. HEIDKAMP; Vice-President - Nich. MARTIN; Treasurer - M. FUERST; Secretary - Jos. MALHERBE.
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Rev. H. COLEMAN, D. D. will conduct the services of the Second Quarterly Meeting in the M. E. Church, Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st inst. Services, Saturday, 7:30 P.M., Sunday 10:30 A.M.

Conference Saturday evening. Love feast and communion Sunday morning.

Dr. COLEMAN is an able speaker and deserves a good audience.
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DONATION - PASTORIAL
The friends of Rev. J. H. BROOKS have decided to give a donation party at the basement of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Port Washington, on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, the 17th day of March, inst. at which time they intend to subscribe for his support for the present conference year. Also to make him and his family as liberal donations as their means will permit, the same to be credited upon the amounts subscribed. At the same time and place, a free lunch and coffee will be served, as a spice to friendly intercourse, and intellectual entertainments. All without distinction of sect or breed are invited to be present, and make the occasion a success. No cards of invitation will be issued. -- By order of the Committee of Arrangements.
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The WITTMANN license matter has been settled by the taking on of the required license. It is due the WITTMANN boys to say they did not intend to violate the law, supposing as they did, that they need not take out license. They know better now.
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The following numbers drew the prizes at the BONNER lottery drawn Wednesday evening at Jos. MALHERBE's: No 37, the altar; No. 55, Swiss cottage; No. 91, the large church; No. 118, the smaller church. Persons holding the lucky tickets can get their prizes by calling at MAHLERBE's.
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Who intends to utilize some of the unsightly bluffs here by making brick of the clay they hide. This is an industry which should not be allowed to slumber any longer. If someone here does not go into it, we hope an outsider will do so. There's millions of brick in it, and money too, no doubt.
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Two or three weeks ago, a Mr. JACOBS, of the town of Fredonia, was fined $5 and costs for assaulting a woman, and in default of payment, was sent to jail for sixty days. Mr. J. is a poor man, whose family depend upon his daily labor for a living and his friends looked upon his long imprisonment as too big a load, especially as he is unable to pay the penalty. They, therefore, invoked the aid of the Governor, who shortened the time to 30 days so that the man will be out in time to begin spring work in good season. E. S. TURNER, Esq. engineered the job.

Weekly Star
Port Washington, Wis.
March 20, 1880

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

COUNTY OFFICERS
County Judge - L. EGHART
Sheriff - Frank DELLES
Register of Deeds - Walter ZASTROW
County Treasurer - Charles G. MEYER
County Clerk - J. C. SCHROELLING
Clerk Circuit Court - Michael RUPPERT
District Attorney - James HEDDING
Coroner - John NEUENS
Superintendent of Schools - Wm. F. SCOTT
Surveyor - L. TOWSLEY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mequon - Wm F. JAHN, Mequon
Cedarburg - H. SCHELLENBURG, Horn's Corners
Saukville - A. AHLHAUSER, Saukville
Grafton - Chas. SCHLEGEL, Grafton
Pt. Washington - M. AUDIER, Pt. Washington
Fredonia - J. J. RACE, Ch., Fredonia
Belgium - Louis PIERRON, Dacada

COURT COMMISSIONERS
L. TOWSLEY, Wm. A. PORS

TOWN OFFICERS
CLERKS
TREASURERS
ASSESSORS
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Mequon
Franz A. WILDE, John W. MILBRATH, William F. JAHN, Charles F. FREYE

Cedarburg
Herman SCHELLENBERG, William H. FITZGERALD, Theodor KLIEFOTH, William VOGENITZ

Grafton
Theodore EISEFELDT, Rudolph SCHMIDT, Frank J. WEBER

Saukville
Joseph ALBRECHT, A. M. ALLING, John W. LUTFRINK, Anthony AHLHAUSER

Fredonia
William J. MERCKLEIN, Christian ROSSARI, Nicholas E. BECKER, John B. KUNDALL

Belgium
Sebastian KRIER, Michael BINK

Port Washington
C. E. CHAMBERLIN, Henry B. SCHWIN, Lars C. LARSON, Joseph MALBERBE
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LOCAL NEWS

To-morrow is Palm Sunday.

St. Patrick's was not celebrated here.

Adam EVEN is a candidate for town treasurer.

The lime kilns of ORMSBY & Co., at Grafton, are in full blast.

Thursday and Friday gave us the last snow storms it is hoped.

L. C. LARSEN, Esq., is the census enumerator for this town.

A grand ball will be held in ALBRECHT's hall, Saukville, March 29.

Last Wednesday, the sheriff's new deputy was baptised and named Lizzie.

Senator MORGAN has placed us under obligations for the Blue Book of 1880.

Mr. MOLITOR, of Brighton, Kenosha Co., is a visitor here, the guest of August MEYER.

The Cecilia Society of this village, is improving. Prof. FUERST makes things lively.

Ozaukee County has been divided into seven census districts - each town being a district.

The light house and contents on Sheboygan harbor pier were burned Wednesday night.

Lumber has been sold here for two weeks page in large quantities. The yards look "skinned".

The proceedings of the County Board in German will be delivered and distributed next week.

Aug. KOENIG of the Saukville mill, was in town last Wednesday with samples of his excellent flour.

Editor HEIDKAMP of the Zeitung, has been confined to the house the past two weeks by illness.

N. G. POULL, son-in-law of our enterprising Malt boss, left for his home, Le Mars, Iowa, last Wednesday.

The live editor of the "1/4 century" across the street has departed and that shebang will know him no more forever.

Last Monday, a ship passed this port, well in to shore, with every sail set. She was making good speed, northward bound.

There is a rumor about town to the effect that Dr. GEORGE is going to leave. What in the world are we to do for a fancy barber?

Jac. SCHUMACHER is at work in his new marble shop on south Franklin street and never fails to satisfy his many customers.

Louis PIERRON, of Belgium, was in town last Saturday, and left this office with a load of County Board proceedings.

The donation at the M. E. Church Wednesday was a success. The elder's cash box is the better for $140.00 put in and about $50.00 more in sight.

The time for the Democratic State Convention has been changed from the 19th to the 12th of May. We publish the call elsewhere.

By a written notice pasted on the P. O. wall, we learn that the "Tax Club" caucus will be held at GLASNER's Hall, Monday, March 29th 1880, at one o'clock in the afternoon.
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The SCHUMACHER foundry was compelled to refuse two large orders last Monday, because the amount of work now on hand is already beyond the capacity of the foundry. If business continues as pressing as at present, an enlargement will have to be made. We hope the latter will be the case.
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Mr. John ELLENBECKER talks of establishing a depot for repairs of Reapers, Mowers, Seeders, and other farm implements. It is a good idea which we hope to see carried. If entered upon, he will erect a building on the vacant ground between EVEN's block and TIBOR's Marble Shop on Franklin street.
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Otto DIX is suffering from a multitude of mishaps. First, he received a wrench of one leg while playing ball; second, BLAKE's dog bit him, a leg being the wounded member; and third, he undertook to impede the speed of one of the Malt House wagons, by which he got a badly squeezed abdomen. In spite of all these mishaps, he is able to be about.
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PROGRAMME
Of the meeting of the Ozaukee County Teachers' Association, to be held at Saukville, March 27th, 1880.

1. Miscellaneous Business.
2. Declamation - Theo. KRUELLMAN
3. Recitation - Miss L. HEIDKAMP
4. Class Exercise in Physiology - Chas. LAU
5. Select Reading - E. G. HAYLETT
6. Class Exercise in Grammar - S. A. HOOPER
7. Declamation - Miss C. EGRY
8. Class Exercise in Physical Geography - Supt. SCOTT
9. Oration - I. I. SLOENER
10. Essay - Mr. VOGEL

Dan. E. McGINLEY, Ch'n Ex. Com.
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At the annual meeting, last Monday, of the Port Washington Cemetery Association, the following Board of Trustees and Officers were elected: Trustees -- John C. SCHROELING, James W. VAIL, L. EGHART, U. LANDOLT, and L. TOWSLEY.

Officers -- John C. SCHROELING, President; L. TOWSLEY, Secretary; U. LANDOLT, Treasurer.

Weekly Star
Port Washington, Wis.
March 27, 1880

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

COUNTY OFFICERS
County Judge - L. EGHART
Sheriff - Frank DELLES
Register of Deeds - Walter ZASTROW
County Treasurer - Charles G. MEYER
County Clerk - J. C. SCHROELLING
Clerk Circuit Court - Michael RUPPERT
District Attorney - James HEDDING
Coroner - John NEUENS
Superintendent of Schools - Wm. F. SCOTT
Surveyor - L. TOWSLEY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mequon - Wm F. JAHN, Mequon
Cedarburg - H. SCHELLENBURG, Horn's Corners
Saukville - A. AHLHAUSER, Saukville
Grafton - Chas. SCHLEGEL, Grafton
Pt. Washington - M. AUDIER, Pt. Washington
Fredonia - J. J. RACE, Ch., Fredonia
Belgium - Louis PIERRON, Dacada

COURT COMMISSIONERS
L. TOWSLEY, Wm. A. PORS

TOWN OFFICERS
CLERKS
TREASURERS
ASSESSORS
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Mequon
Franz A. WILDE, John W. MILBRATH, William F. JAHN, Charles F. FREYE

Cedarburg
Herman SCHELLENBERG, William H. FITZGERALD, Theodor KLIEFOTH, William VOGENITZ

Grafton
Theodore EISEFELDT, Rudolph SCHMIDT, Frank J. WEBER

Saukville
Joseph ALBRECHT, A. M. ALLING, John W. LUTFRINK, Anthony AHLHAUSER

Fredonia
William J. MERCKLEIN, Christian ROSSARI, Nicholas E. BECKER, John B. KUNDALL

Belgium
Sebastian KRIER, Michael BINK

Port Washington
C. E. CHAMBERLIN, Henry B. SCHWIN, Lars C. LARSON, Joseph MALBERBE
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LOCAL NEWS

To-morrow is Easter.

Town election April 6.

Yesterday was Good Friday.

There are only ten P. O.'s in this county.

A dance will be held at GLASNER's hall Monday night.

Peter RIES started for Parker, Dakota, last Tuesday.

Waves mountain high prevailed on the lake Wednesday.

The winter term of the Hill school closes next Tuesday.

It's not lent any longer - so return what you have borrowed.

Only two inches of snow, the beautiful snow, Thursday morning.

KUHN's Meat Market is being re-painted and otherwise "fixed" up.

The school marms are throwing sly glances at the pedagogues at Saukville to-day.

The Union House is being thoroughly fixed up for the summer trade.

The Belgium cheese factory is to be operated this year by J. A. SMITH of Sheboygan.

Mr. J. M. ECKEL will open his cheese factory in this village for business about the 15th of April.

Clerk of the Court RUPPERT is again quite sick. He has been confined to the house for ten days past.

The County Treasurer is already preparing the delinquent tax list. It will be published in about two weeks.

Next Monday, the Tax Club caucus will be held. The Democratic caucus will be held on Thursday or Friday.

The Secretary of the soldiers reunion at Milwaukee reports that 39,000 have already signified their intention to participate, and estimates that the number in attendance will be about 50,000.

Esquire Chamberlin returned to his home last Saturday. He has been in Michigan the past six or eight weeks.

The proceedings of the County Board, in the German language, have been distributed by the County Clerk.

Hill School Lyceum will meet next Tuesday evening instead of Thursday, the change being only for the one week.

A dramatic entertainment will be given at Huebschen's Hall, Grafton, April 4th, for the benefit of St. Joseph's school.

C. E. WEIPKING, of Grafton, is gaining quite a reputation as an artist. He has several very good oil paintings in his studio now.

Henry Chamberlin, of this place, will be the clerk of the steamer Depere, on the Milwaukee and Grand Haven route, during the season.
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The first departure from this port this spring was made by the "Tenie & Laura" on Saturday last. She has gone to Grand Haven for a load of Land Plaster.
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"Sidewalks or no sidewalks" is the issue at the coming election in Cedarburg. Whether it is a solid village against a solid town, or a divided one, we are not informed.
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The Patzer Woolen Mills, at Mayfield, it is reported is to be moved to Grafton. New machinery is being purchased for it. The establishment is now owned by the Cedarburg Company.
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TIBOR's Marble Shop now needs only a coat of paint to finish it, when it will be one of the best looking and convenient establishments of the kind in Ozaukee county.
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The tax paid this year by the town of Port Washington is in round numbers, $7,100, of which that part of the village lying in section 28 and part of 29 pays $4,100 or more than one-half.
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We did not last week make mention of the German Student's lamp which was among the donations to Rev. BROOKS, though the superior light from two such lamps as were on the table that evening could not but be noticed by all present. This was a present form Mr. and Mrs. E. S. TURNER and will for years remain as a beautiful and useful token of the donation occasion.

Besides this, we learn the same party presented a full piece of Dwight Mills bleached muslin and a supply of handkerchiefs for the Parson and his wife.

Probably the minister would not be less thankful for the cash; but we trust that he has a heart to prize such substantial favors as cannot like the cash so quickly pass away.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry DIX celebrated their silver wedding at their residence on Canal street Saturday evening last. A jolly time was had, enlivened by the music furnished by the G. W. Band.
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One of the finest monuments in the Cemetery at this place was erected last Saturday over the remains of Mrs. Wm. H. LANDOLT. The work was done at the shop of Mr. M. TIBOR. It is a credit to all concerned.
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Mr. BLAKE is busy repairing his pier. For two weeks past, he has been fixing the piling, and now new stringers and other heavy timbers are being prepared. The pier will be in readiness for business upon the opening of navigation.
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The northern extension of the M. L. S. & W. road is completed to Norrie, Marathon County, Wis., 15 miles from Tigerton and 190 miles from Milwaukee, and after Monday, March 29th, regular trains will be run to that place.
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Almanac makers tell us spring beings March 21. This may be true, but it's hard to make people think so when they are wading around in snow knee deep on the 25th. We are losing all faith in the Almanac. Thursday morning demonstrated that Winter and Spring had a fight and the former got the best of it.
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Last Wednesday, Father WILLMES was required to officiate at funeral of Mr. GOETHER, who was born March 22, 1780, and was consequently just one hundred years old when he died. Monday morning, a memorial mass was celebrated at his request for his benefit, and a few hours after he expired.

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