Ozaukee County Newspapers

The Cedarburg Weekly News
December 3, 1884
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. James TROTTMANN, who has been in New York for about three months, returned home last week.

Dr. H. MAGER will leave this village in a few days and bids his friends and patrons good-by.

Mr. Theo. BOERNER and D. WITTENBERG Jr. were home on a visit last Sunday.

On the 26th inst., Henry HAAS of Thienville will have a ball in his hall. The Germantown Band furnishes the music.

Next Sunday a ball will be held at Horn's Corners by H. SCHELLENBERG. He invites all his friends to attend.

The board of supervisors have decided to build a stone bridge across the Cedar Creek where the so-called Moldenhauer bridge now stands.
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OBITUARY
We are pained to announce the death of another old settler in the village of Grafton in this County, since recording the demise of Wm. COULSON in last week's NEWS. John SIMON one of the most kind hearted and highly respected citizens of our neighboring village is no more. He died at his home on the morning of the 27th of last month after a short illness of dropsey although his health had not been very good for the last few months. We have known him for more than a life time and before he settled at Grafton in 1849.

The deceased was born in the year 1819 and would have completed his sixty-seventh year had he lived until the 17th of March next. On his arrival here he went into business at once, keeping a tavern until about 1865 when he removed to Part Washington where he engaged in the tannery business some two or three years. Returning to his old place of residence he again engaged in the hotel line and started the Grafton House and kept it until a few years ago, when upon retiring from active business he rented the same to the present proprietor, his son John B. SIMON.

When the deceased was in his prime, he was quite an active politician in the democratic party holding several offices of trust and honor in this County, and sick as he was, he went to the polls on the 4th of November last to cast his last vote for Cleveland & Hendricks. He had been married some five years before coming to Grafton, leaving three more children besides John B. to mourn his loss. His funeral took place on Sunday last from the Catholic Church of which he was an honored member, accompanied to his last resting place by the relatives and a very large number of friends and acquaintances.

We shall miss his pleasant face sadly among our friends when calling at the Grafton House as we usually do when passing through or visiting the place that knows him no more.
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Mrs. Mathilda Francisca ANNEKE, the widow of our deceased first cousin, Fritz ANNEKE, died at her residence in Milwaukee on the morning of November 25th. In noticing her decease the Milwaukee papers contain several errors concerning the early history of our relatives and of their coming to this country. Col. ANNEKE was never imprisoned, but escaped in time from Rastadt to Switzerland with his wife. He was afterwards tried and condemned to death in contumaciam as a leader in the rebellion. Carl SCHURZ acted at one time as his adjutant. Arriving in New York in the fall of 1849, the couple stayed there but a few days and came at once by way of Milwaukee to Cedarburg, where they found a home with us and stayed here some eight or nine months. They removed from here to Milwaukee and through the recommendations of Dr. HUEBSCHMAN and our own, Governor DEWEY appointed Col. ANNEKE as Librarian with a salary of $600, a very nice sum in those days. At the change of administration, he was removed by Governor FARWELL and the family soon after went east and settled in Newark, N.J. from whence they returned to Wisconsin and Gov. SALOMON appointed ANNEKE Colonel of the 34th Wisconsin Regiment, after he had served in the Illinois Artillery under Gen. McCLERNAND.

The oldest son, born here in 1850 died of small-pox in Newark together with two other fine children, and when we asked the father afterwards, why he did not get his children inoculated, replied sternly, “out of principle” that were right and proper perhaps, but ended in his ruin as an impracticably man who might have done very well in this country but for his sticking to principles when there was no need of, but that were in his way of getting along in life far better than he did. He was one of the noblest and most honest of men, and so was his widow, no deceased, one of the best educated, gifted and noblest of women, although the world will always, we hope, take exceptions to her impracticable principles regarding the position of women to be placed on an equally with men, politically. She has played in former years an important part as a leader among the so-called "strong-minded women." The wife of S.M. BOOTH was a great friend of the deceased, so that when Mrs. ANNECKE left Milwaukee and visited Germany, Mrs. BOOTH went in her company where the latter fairly captivated our relatives and their friends to judge from letters received from them at the time.

The history of the deceased is an eventful one, from her infancy almost and in her prime she was one of the most beautiful of women. Her sufferings are now ended and she has gone "where the weary are at rest."

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
December 10, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. J.W. JOHANN of Depere was in town this week, visiting his friends here.

Mr. Harry BOLENS of the Port Washington Star was in town Wednesday last.

We learn Mr. Ernst HILGEN who is about to retire from the firm of Zaun & Hilgen, proprietors of the Columbia Mills, will soon open a grocery store in the neighborhood of the Apollo Hall.

Mr. Tony ERTL, formerly in the employ of Chas. LUTZ, will start a barber shop in the store belonging to H. KUETHER near the Cedarburg House. He will open his business next Saturday.

Farmers in the neighborhood of Grafton and the village people are glad that the new flouring mills of Messrs. SCHMIDT & Co. will soon be in full blast and turn out a superior article of flour; they are a great improvement and add to the business of that now lively village.

Peter Johann HETGES of this Town was brought to Port Washington last week and there examined by physicians as to his sanity. We learn that he was adjudged to be insane and will be transferred from the County jail where he was taken care of to the Oshkosh (unreadable).

DIED--At Cedarburg on Wednesday last the 3d inst. of consumption, Mina, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad DIETRICH. A large number of the friends of the deceased attended the funeral which took place last Friday afternoon. May she rest in peace.
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The Port Washington Advertiser has this to say of one of our former citizens and neighbors:

"Mr. John C. CORRIGAN, recently of the town of Mequon in this county, is one of the most fortunate politicians we know of. Only about two years ago he moved to Milwaukee and went into the coal and wood business in that city, and at the late election he was elected county treasurer of Milwaukee county, by about 1,000 majority, an office which brings $4,500 per year. He was nominated and elected by the republicans and has for his bondsmen such men as ex-governor LUDINGTON, Ed. SANDERSON, and other wealthy men of that city. Personally we are on the best of terms with Mr. CORRIGAN and as it becomes inevitable that a republican was to enjoy the emoluments of the office we know of no man more deserving of it than he is. He is an indefatigable worker in anything he undertakes, whether in business or politics and true to his friends in every particular. The republicans showed their wisdom in nominating him, and if they had shown the same prudence in selecting their nominee for president matters might have turned out different with them. Although we differ in politics we don't blame him to feel proud of his endorsement."

As we predicted at the time of his nomination, he proved to be the most indefatigable worker on the whole republican county ticket.
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NOTICE -- Bids for the building of a Stone Bridge in the Town of Cedarburg
The Town Board has finally decided that a stone bridge on the north section line at MOLDENHAUER's old place shall be built, and proposals for doing the job will be received at the Town Clerk's office until the 13th day of this month at 2 o'clock P.M., when the board will meet again to award the contract to the best and lowest bidder. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Town Clerk's office.
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Dr. H. MAGER who sold out again to Dr. HARTWIG has finally left this place last week. He has done remarkably well during the nearly two years of his residence in this place. It is conceded by all that he was a good physician and one of the most skillful surgeons in the state. We learn that after a short visit to his wife's relations in Colorado, he intends going to Germany, to visit the hospitals, in order to add to his already extensive knowledge in his profession, after that he intends to return to this country to practice again, but has not decided upon the location as yet.
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Family affairs and increasing age will compel Ernst HILGEN to retire from Columbia Mill partnership with Jacob ZAUN.

We therefore request our customers and all those indebted to us to call and settle their accounts with us on or before December 22nd, 1884. -- Dated, December 2nd, 1884, Respectfully, ZAUN & HILGEN

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
December 17, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Another Old Settler Gone -- Elijah GOVE, one of the oldest residents of Waukesha, died last Saturday, aged 83 years. He leaves five children, among whom are Richard L. GOVE, Mrs. Edward DANIELS of Washington, and Mrs. Eugene S. TURNER of Ozaukee.
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WHERE IS OUR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, MR. SCOTT?
Soon after Mr. SCOTT was again elected as Supt. of Schools, he suddenly disappeared after having sold his property and nobody had any idea what did become of him. Today an ugly rumor reaches us, which we hope is not well-founded. It is said that Mr. SCOTT instead of attending to his business here, visiting schools, etc., has gone to Chicago to study for three months or so medicine at Rush College, and then come back as a full fledged physician and surgeon. The supervisors should see to this and the per diem arrangement with the Superintendent is perhaps the hole for him to creep out of, if that rumor is true. In such case, Mr. SCOTT should resign or be removed by the State Superintendent at once. It is in winter months chiefly that our public schools must be seen to.
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The Port Washington Advertiser in noticing the purchase of the old ELLENBECKER planing mill makes some very timely and sensible remarks as to what will constitute the growth of a place. Men that add nothing to the building up of a village or city, but hoard everything they make, and then move away with a fortune made, or who expend it elsewhere instead of investing it where they have made it, are not the men to help a place along. But we think that the Advertiser is a little wrong when it says concerning the city, that "were it not for the harbor, the lumber yards and the foundry, which are the fruits of the harbor, she would be a deserted village."

Mr. BLAKE with his store and other business connected therewith, has always been true to her interests; so has Mr. MORGAN with his factor, Mr. MILLER with the tannery, Mr. KEMP with his large malt house, Mr. STELLING with the mill and several others who have been more or less benefiting the place. If Messrs. H. GOESE & Bro's, the purchasers of the ELLENBECKER property, are the right kind of men, they will soon come up to the business done by the Hilgen Manufacturing Company here without at all (unreadable). We wish them all possible success. The estimate of the value of having the county seat made by the Advertiser, is just the way we would look at it if we had it here. We are glad to notice also that the people of Port Washington are satisfied with the appropriations for the improvement of the harbor procured through the efforts of our congressman, Mr. RANKIN.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
December 24, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Scarlet fever, Measles and diphtheria are raging at present in this village.

Mrs. J. HUNT of Milwaukee is visiting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. John ROTH.

The oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HUMMEL died last Monday of diphtheria.

A little boy made his appearance at the house of Charles WILKE on Saturday last.

On the 27th inst., Fritz ZIMMERMANN of the town of Mequon will have a ball in his hall.

All trains were delayed last Monday on account of the snow storm north of Plymouth, the snow fell to the depth of two feet Sunday night.

August GERLACH and family of Mequon were in town last Sunday, the guests of H. HENTSCHEL.

A little child of Mr. and Mrs. F. CLEMENTS died of diphtheria last Wednesday, and was buried in the Cedarburg cemetery last Sunday afternoon.

On the 2nd Christmas day, Friday the 26th inst., Henry HAAS of Thiensville will have a ball in his hall. Everybody is invited.

Mr. Herman SCHELLENBERG of Horn's Corner will have a grand New Years ball on Thursday eve. He has engaged Weber's Band and cordially invites his numerous friends to attend.

Theo BOERNER and Fred WEBER of Madison, Robert BOHRTZ, George ZAUN and Frank FAGAN of Oshkosh are home spending the holidays with their parents.

The Grafton Band, which is directed by Albert WEBER of this place, played their first march last Sunday afternoon on the streets of Grafton. They are progressing rapidly and will soon be able to give their first concert.

All employees of the M. & N. Railroad with their families have the privilege of riding free over the road on December 25th and 26th to wherever they wish to go, only convincing the conductors that they are in the employ of the company. No freight trains will run on the 25th.
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By an oversight last week we failed to notice that quite a disastrous fire in our neighboring village of Saukville occurred on the night of the 12th by which the dwelling and butcher shop of the HOFFMAN Bros. together with quite a stock of meat and lard, was consumed. The loss was about $2100 of which $1400 was covered by insurance, and that amount agreed to be paid by the Company. The wife of the elder brother, with a babe of six days old was tenderly but very hastily removed to a neighbors with no lasting bad result. The father was badly wounded in the foot by stepping on an upturned spike. The brothers are an enterprising firm, and so well liked that they receive the warm sympathy of all Saukville; they will soon recuperate from their losses. The fire was supposed to be caused by a defective bottom in the arch containing the rendering kettle.
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THE MISSING COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

To The Editor of the NEWS:
In the last issue of the NEWS, the article, "Where is our School Superintendent, Mr. Scott?" aroused great excitement and ill-feelings amongst the people of this town. There was a rumor prevailing in this vicinity before this that Mr. SCOTT left Cedarburg and went to Chicago to study medicine there, but not much credit was given to it, as it was considered only as a rumor until said article appeared in the NEWS.

As Mr. SCOTT has been County Supt. of Schools in this County for a number of years, and has fulfilled his duty to the best of his ability, and has always given general satisfaction in this respect, I am therefore inclined not to believe that Mr. SCOTT could act in such a manner as alluded to in said article. If this rumor should nevertheless prove to be true, then Mr. SCOTT made himself guilty of willful neglect of day, and legal steps should be taken at once to have him removed from office if he should not prefer to resign - as provided for in Sect. 975 Chapt. 42, R.S. I think it is an easy matter for the inhabitants or School Board in the village of Cedarburg to find out whether this rumor is true, and if so, it becomes their duty to take it in their hands or to apply to some other authority to that effect.

As a member of the County Board I deem it my duty to give this matter the utmost attention, and I am therefore anxious to hear more about it. -- Mequon, Dec. 22nd, 1884, Wm. F. JAHN

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