Ozaukee County Newspapers

March, 1884

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

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. Louis KUHEFUSS and family from Milwaukee are in town visiting.

S.S. LEONARD of this place will soon receive another large and heavy draft stallion, imported stock. Mr. L. has sold a half interest in Bayard 2nd, to Mr. J. CASSIDY of Newburg, who will keep him in the northern part of the county.

Herman PATTENGE, who hung himself last Tuesday, was buried last Thursday afternoon on the Cedarburg Cemetery.

C.W. LEHMAN & Bro. sold their house, now occupied by W.F. SCOTT, to Thos. BROGAN, for $1600. Mr. B. will soon move to this village.

Quite a number of strangers attended the theatre at the Turner Hall last Sunday evening, among them being Messrs. FLEISCHMAN, J. CRAMER, and F. HARMS of Grafton; Mr. HARKHAUSEN of Thiensville, Messrs. M. ROSENTHAL, G. BARELMANN, A. LINDEMAN, F. JANSSEN and Misses Sophia and Helen BARELMANN of Milwaukee.

Hans HEIDEL, an enterprising farmer from the town of Mequon, sold his farm to Peter REIMERS for $7000. The auction will be held some time in April. He will remove to Sacramento or Los Angeles, California. We wish him success.

Mrs. L. EGHART of Port Washington is in town visiting. The guest of her sister, Mrs. W. LEHMAN.

Miss Bertha HAHN, formerly of this place, but not of Sioux Falls, will be married to-morrow to Carelton McCORMICK of the same place. Success.

The son-in-law of Jacob ZAUN, Mrs. A.W. KRAATSCH, who has been attending the medical college in Chicago returned last week. Last Monday, he left for Plymouth, Wis. where he will open his office. We wish him success.
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DIED. At Cedarburg Sunday the 2nd inst. Michael MOLDENHAUER of the town of Cedarburg, aged 76 years. Deceased was an old settler of this town and leaves many friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
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Last Monday, a team of horses belonging to T. MURPHY of the town of Cedarburg, ran away from the Columbia Mills, keeping the straight road to the village, and reaching the corner at the harness shop, were in such speed that they could not make the turn fast enough and so dashed into a window of John ROTH's saloon breaking five panes; they were soon caught and otherwise no damage done.
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On Friday evening while three small children of the Section Foreman on the M. & N. R.R. Mr. NORDWIG were playing near the cooking stove which contained at the time a large kettle with boiling water, the stove tipped over and the water was poured thereby over the children; one of them a little boy about 2 years old, lingered until Saturday afternoon when death came to his relief. The other two were not so badly scalded and may escape with their lives.
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Andrew FINUCANE, of Rantoul, Calumet county, died on the 15th, alt., aged 84 years. He was father to Frank FINUCANE of Milwaukee and Mrs. C.F. MOULTON and Mrs. Thomas LYNCH of Antigo, Wis.
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On Friday evening last a man by the name of John MURPHY, whose father resides near Random Lake, had one of his feet crushed under the wheels of the tender of the Locomotive attached to the freight train going South, at Saukville. He was taken on board and brought to this place where Dr. McGOVERN found it necessary to have the foot amputated above the ankle.

In the absence of Dr. MAGER who had been called beyond West Bend, Dr. ALBERS of Mequon was quickly summoned for assistance and the crushed foot taken off. MURPHY was under the influence of liquor at the time and discharged by the Mil. & N. R.R. some weeks ago as Section foreman. Nobody is to blame for the accident except for being where he had no business.
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OLD PIONEER CLUB OF MILWAUKEE
Suffering from a severe cold, we were unable to enjoy the festivities of the day (22nd of Feb.) as much as we should have done otherwise. A full description of the celebration has been given by the Milwaukee Sentinel and we will add that to our right hand at the table sat our friend Solon JOHNSON, as one of the invited guests, of whom some one remarked, that he came to Port Washington in prehistoric times. This we can vouch for ourselves, for when we first saw the place in 1840, we found no Solon JOHNSON there nor anybody else for that matter, but learned from some old settlers living in the South part of the County, that it was rumored when they first settled, that at a time “whereof the memory of men runneth not to the contrary,” there had been a man of that name living at the mouth of Sauk Creek where it empties into Lake Michigan, who together with two other men, named respectively, Col. W. TEALL and Gen. Wooster HARRISON had eked out an existence by living on suckers that were entering the Creek from the Lake, but that they were driven away when the supply failed by reason of the mouth of the creek being filled up with sand from a heavy eastern storm. They had left and nobody knew what had become of them. But when the village lots were more in demand and about the year 1842, these gentlemen as “original proprietors of the soil” turned up suddenly again and all doubts as to their having really first settled at the mouth of Sauk Creek vanished when they made their appearance and redeemed their lots and lands from the sale for unpaid taxes.

Solon's face has hardly changed in appearance but his stature shows somewhat his age of 74 years. He was accounted physically one of the strongest men in the State and we may say that he is no fool either, mentally. For the last 25 or thirty years he has been roaming over the Western Territories and the Pacific States hailing at present from Montana. We hope that it is not the last time we meet him.
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FREDONIA CORRESPONDENCE
The old bridge is no more, it is a thing of the past. Nothing remains thereof excepting the long timbers resting immediately on the stone supports. So far not an accident has occurred during the removal, which is quite a compliment to carpenter RUDOLPH.

HUBBARD formerly of Cedarburg or Grafton has sold his place near the station to farmer OEHME.

Wm. FEDERMEYER, the old man who tried to stop a train the week before last and got his ribs broken for the effort is doing well and will be up in a few days.

One of miller SCHAUBLE's mill hands, Pete KOCH, had his left hand badly injured in some cog wheels last Friday. Pete is afraid he will lose a finger which Dr. FUCHS is at present trying to save for him.

One of Belgium's wealthy farmers, Nic PIERRON, also met with a painful accident on Friday. He was thrown from his sleigh at Holy Cross, and his head came in contact with the railing of the small bridge at that place. Nic had the grit to drive to Waubeka and had his lower lip restored to its pristine beauty, inasmuch as the two halves had parted company and were hanging over his chin, which was rather awkward for Nic.

Another accident which happened Sunday will finish the list. Miss Maggie LAUBENSTEIN was thrown from a cutter and received a peculiar injury. A twig was forced into her mouth, and punched a hole into the hind wall of that cavity. Her companion, Mr. HOYT, informs us that the doctor says that the wound might have been immediately fatal had it been inflicted in a certain spot only a quarter of an inch from where it actually was made.

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

LOCAL MATTERS

S.S. LEONARD left for Washington, Ill. yesterday to bring home his new stallion.

Mr. LIESENBERG has the contract to build the new addition to the Grafton Worsted Mills.

The two children of Mr. NORDWIG who were scalded last week are slowly recovering.

The wife of August HAHMANN who lives 7 miles northwest of this village died last Tuesday and was buried last Thursday. She leaves a husband and small children besides a large circle of friends and relations to mourn her loss.

Wm. BERMINGHAM will sell all his farm and household articles at public auction on Saturday, March 29th, 1884.

Mrs. F. BARRELMANN of Milwaukee who has been the guest of Mrs. H. KUEFHER for a week returned home yesterday.

Mr. Louis VOLLMER returned from Dakota yesterday, after an absence of five years.

A new addition to the residence of Mr. H. WITTENBERG will be built this summer. Carpenter Albert KNUPPEL has the contract.

A young daughter arrived at the home of Gus WIRTH, also at Frank TOLL's of Hamilton.
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Many of our people in this and Washington counties will remember Lion SILVERMANN, a former business man of Port Washington. He first settled in Mequon where he kept a store and tavern, afterwards he moved up to Newburg and from thence to Port Washington. He was sheriff of Washington County at the time the county was divided. Mr. S. now resides in Illinois, his wife is and has been for years an invalid, residing with one of her daughters in Arkansaw. On Saturday last Mr. S. paid us a pleasant visit and proceeded from here in the afternoon to Port Washington. He looks about the same as he did twenty years ago, but his hair and beard that used to be of a glossy black is completely mixed with white. He is now 66 years of age and looks as if another twenty years were yet in store for him.
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Our Cedarburg people will remember a man by the name of F.A. BECKEL, who taught our district school some time ago, for two or three years and did occasionally some preaching under a license he held from the late Bishop KEMPTER. The fellow proved to be a fraud throughout and we have no doubt that he can claim that appellation yet from what we have heard of him occasionally since. He used to run a sawmill in Dodge County, got into politics there and was elected once Clerk of the County board. From thence he made West Bend happy by his presence as teacher and preacher and left for this place before he was fully found out to be a fraud of the first magnitude. He is now a Doctor and has turned up at Antigo in the Northern part of this state.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
March 19, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. W. F. JAHN of Mequon was in town last Tuesday, and a welcome caller at this office.

A young son of Mr. J. VOLLMER, an employee of the Cedarburg Woolen Mills, had his arm badly smashed in a cog wheel one day last week. If well attended to, his physician claims his arm will be saved.

The new stallion of Mr. S.S. LEONARD has arrived. It is a very heavy, well built English draft horse of a brown color, and when in flesh will weigh as much as Bayard 2nd did.

Our present town treasurer, Mr. Conrad WIESLER, is a candidate for the same office at the coming spring election.

Our townsman, Mr. R. MOONEY, has bought a farm on the county line, between Milwaukee and Ozaukee Co. Mr. M. will soon move to his new home.

Mr. A.R. BOERNER returned from the south last Thursday. Mr. B. reports having enjoyed his trip very much, and is greatly improved in health.
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CANDIDATE FOR TOWN TREASURER. I take this method of announcing myself a candidate for the office of town treasurer at the coming spring election and if elected will discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability. H. TOLL
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We learn the little daughter of Mr. JAUCKE of the Washington House who has been sick for the last two or three weeks is yet in a precarious condition. Dr. MAGER is treating her, and had lately a consultation with Dr. SMITH. We hope soon to hear of her recovery.
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Old Mr. PFLEGER of this village had quite a serious fall some day last week and as Dr. McGOVERN informs us, came very near breaking his hip bone. He is over 80 years old and if he should recover, it will be owing to his good constitution and careful nursing as the Doctor says.
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A friend from Thienville informs us that E.G. MEMMLER, a son of our old friend, MEMMLER, of Thienville Mills, is doing a land office business in selling real estate. He has made it a specialty to have good price-worthy farms in the Town of Mequon and adjoining on his list, and any one wishing to invest money in a well paying arm, had better apply to Mr. MEMMLER.
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John MURPHY, whose foot was amputated below the knee by Dr. McGOVERN is doing well and if that loss will cure him from his habit of drinking to excess, we should say he has not paid too dear for the reformation. Better a sober man with one leg than a beast with two. The family of the unfortunate man is much esteemed in Sheboygan County where the father resides, as we were told by Mr. Isaac BRAZELTON, a near neighbor, whom we met yesterday on the cars.
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We have been requested by Mr. Ernst GELTCH of St. Paul, Minn. to say that he will be here to open his new drug store, of which mention was made, heretofore about the first of next month. The delay has been occasioned by sickness in the family; the store of Mrs. DOERR has been rented since February 1st; it is centrally located and we have no doubt that Mr. G. will do well.
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A most interesting and difficult operation was performed by Dr. MAGER of this place with the assistance of Dr. SMITH of Port Washington, on a little girl about four years old, daughter of Peter FELLEN of St. John, Calumet Co. by taking from the bladder a stone two inches long and over two inches in circumference, weighing 1 1/8 ounces. We saw the stone and it looks and feels exactly like a limestone. The child is doing well and will recover; the mother is of course in attendance here with her child. The parents have been consulting physicians for last 16 months without the latter's discovering the true cause of the ailment. Last week the same gentlemen removed from the arm of Mr. LORENZ near Sheboygan Falls, a large portion of diseased bone with such success as to save the amputation of the arm.
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Early settlers in old Washington County must remember the name of Baltus MANTZ, who lived on a farm in the Town of Richfield on the Fond du Lac road and died there of cholera in the year 1854. Mr. MANTZ was one of the best of men and always ready to help a friend if it was in his power; he was once elected Register of deeds of the County and held various other town offices. We noticed a few days ago in the Watertown Weltburger, that two of his sons are doing very well in Kentucky; owning large plantations and occupying good positions on some railroads as superintendents.

When the father died, the boys were about 13 to 14 years old and went to Milwaukee where they learned telegraphing and got afterwards situations as station agents. They came here on a visit to one of their sisters living near Beaver Dam in Dodge County. The Weltburger write the name of the father Balthasar MENTZ, but this is an error, his name was as above stated and can yet be found in the records of Washington County. There are a few men left in this and Washington Counties for whom the above will be of interest for Baltus was a general favorite in the county up to the time of his death and we were very glad to record the fact that his sons are chips of the old block.

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

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. and Mrs. STEIN of Brown Deer were in town last Monday.

Mr. J.R. TROTTMANN, student of the State University, is home on a week's visit.

Chas. DIEDRICH, a former Cedarburg boy, but now of Burlington, returned home last week. Mr. D. is affected with rheumatism but is improving rapidly under the treatment of Dr. McGOVERN.

A baby girl arrived at the house of Mr. Chas. MILKE. All well.

Mr. D. WITTENBERG sold about five acres of meadow land on the road to the depot for $1000.

Mr. Theo. BOERNER who is at present attending the State University at Madison is home on a visit.

S.S. LEONARD sold his young stallion, Paddy, to John ARENTS, of New Fane, Fond du Lac County for $1000. Mr. L. left yesterday for Illinois to purchase another imported stallion.

New buildings are going up everywhere in this village and property is pretty high. A common frame dwelling house with a small lot sells from fifteen to eighteen hundred dollars cash.

We had the pleasure of receiving a letter from our former old fellow townsman Michael GORMAN, Esq. living near New London where he moved to when he left this place. He has been doing very well since, and is considered one of the substantial men of the county where he resides. He wishes to be remembered through the NEWS to his old friends. In 1872, we had the pleasure of serving with Mr. GORMAN in the Assembly.
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FREDONIA CORRESPONDENCE
March 23d, 1884
The bridge is rapidly nearing completion and will probably be fit for use Sunday. The north span is resting secure upon the foundations and only requires planking and general touching up. The south span is under way; the girders are resting on a strong staging and everything is in readiness for rapid work tomorrow. By tomorrow probably the cords will be in place; and day after tomorrow or Wednesday the end pieces will secure the span. So far the work has progressed smoothly and without an accident. Just at present, things look a little squeamish to say the least. The ice above the dam is beginning to come down, which is a serious matter to the builders. Should the ice come in large cakes, it might easily demolish the scaffolding, and then the greater part of the south span would drop into the river. When the bridge is completed, Fredonia will have the boss bridge of the county, if not of the entire river.
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Last Monday, Mrs. MONTGOMERY broke her arm; the lady is doing well.
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March 24, 1884
The greater part of the ice above the dam came down last night, and the river has fallen 10 inches below the dam. The ice caused no damage and the bridge builders are in good humor.

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