Ozaukee County Newspapers
May, 1884
The Cedarburg Weekly News
May 7, 1884
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
LOCAL NEWS
A young livery man arrived at the house of Charles GOTTSCHALK.
Messrs. F. CLYE and BRENDEMUEHL of Milwaukee were in town last Sunday.
S.S. LEONARD left for Chicago yesterday to be gone three or four days.
Dr. Theo. HARTWIG of Eau Claire, was in Cedarburg last Saturday paying a visit to
his numerous friends.
Mr. J.W. JOHANN, who was a delegate to the republican State convention at Madison,
returned home last Thursday.
Jas. H. HILGEN left for Aniwa last Monday on business connected with the Hilgen Mfg.
Co.
Mr. Ernst FROEHLICH, clerk in the Golden Eagle Clothing Store in Milwaukee, paid
his numerous friends here a visit last Monday.
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DIED--In the town of Mequon on Friday afternoon, May 2nd, Mrs. HEIDEL, wife of Hans
HEIDEL, at the age of 32. Her husband and six little children survive her. She was
buried last Sunday afternoon in the Mequon cemetery. May she rest in peace.
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Chas. GOTTSCHALK has his bus painted and otherwise repaired and will start running
it between Milwaukee and Cedarburg on Monday, May 12th. It will run every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday.
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Among the number of new buildings going up in this village and its outskirts, we
notice that three or four are in the process of erection between here and Columbia
Mills on the road to Grafton. If the proprietors of the land fronting that main thoroughfare
from here to Grafton would only lay out their land in smaller lots, they might easily
realize from three to five hundred Dollars per acre; this would be paying a far better
percentage than raising corn, potatoes or grass on such valuable lands that is wanted
for building purposes. We notice pieces on the road, whose owners cannot and never
did make one fourth the money from the land that they would get for the interest
on the money it would sell for even at only five per cent. Our advice to these owners
is to build small but comfortable residences for laboring men and sell them with
the lots. There is money in it!
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The yearly meeting of the Cedarburg Fire Co. was held at their usual place of meeting
last Friday May 2nd, after disposing of the regular routine of business, the following
members were elected for the ensuing year:
Foreman -- Chas. GOTTSCHALK
1st Asst. -- Ed. LANGHEINRICH
2nd Asst.--G. BRUSS
Sec. -- John BRUSS
Treas. -- John WEBER
Hose Captain--Wm. WEBER
Asst. -- Wm. H. HORN
Capt. Hook & Ladder--H. TIMMERMAN
Asst.--F.G. SCHUETTE
Trustee for 3 years--G.A. BOERNER
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
May 14, 1884
LOCAL NEWS
John ROTH, proprietor of the Central billiard hall had his saloon papered and otherwise
renovated last week.
The opening of the bowling alley at Columbia Mills will take place next Sunday afternoon
May 18th. Two prizes will be awarded to the best players. Everybody is allowed to
enter in the games, and no entrance money will be taken.
Mr. John ARMBRUSTER will soon open his jewelry store opposite BRUSS Bros. machinery
depot, and if you are in need of anything in that line, call on him before purchasing
elsewhere.
Mr. Conrad HORNEFFER of Milwaukee was in town a few hours last Thursday visiting
his numerous friends.
A ball will be held at H. HERZIGER's in the town of Mequon on Monday, 2d day of June.
Mr. H. has engaged the Cedarburg Band and invites his friends to attend.
A monument was erected on the lot of C. HORNEFFER in the Cedarburg cemetery last
week, which was purchased of Mr. Joseph MOFFAT, proprietor of a large marble yard
on Grand Av. in the city of Milwaukee.
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Hilgen Bros. have large full sheet posters out announcing the grand opening of their
park on Sunday, June 1st. A grand concert in the afternoon to which there will be
free admission, and in the evening, there will be a ball in their hall. A free bus
will run all day and evening to and from the Park.
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A picnic and ball will be held by Mr. Claus MEYER, proprietor of the Apollo Hall
sometime in June. Posters will be out in a short time.
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The flouring mills of WEBER and JONAS situated on the Milwaukee River in the town
of Saukville and about four miles north of the village were destroyed by fire on
the 3d inst. Insurance $6,000.00 which covers but a small portion of the building.
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ITEMS FROM THE Star
The work of transforming the old Singing Hall into an Episcopal church was finished
this week. Painting is now all that is necessary to prepare the structure for use.
The man named CROOKEY, of town of Grafton, sustained a fractured skull last Tuesday,
caused by a team of horses running away, when in the neighborhood of the KUHN farm
in the town of Port Washington. His injuries are quite severe. Dr. SMITH is the attending
physician.
The friend of Capt. G.J. WILMOT, formerly of this city, now of St. Joseph, will be
pleased to learn that he has been appointed by the North Western Mutual Life Insurance
Co., as loan agent for the states of Missouri and Kansas. The appointment was made
under competition with several applicants for the same position. Port Washington
boys always turn out well.
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
May 21, 1884
LOCAL NEWS
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
Proceedings of the Democratic county convention held at Cedarburg on the 19th day of May 1884, pursuant to notice at the hour of 12 o'clock M.
The convention was called to order by the chairman of the committee, Hon. Adolph ZIMMERMANN of Mequon; when upon motion that gentleman was chosen President and James McCARTHY of Port Washington, Secretary of the convention.
The President, after returning thanks to the convention for the honor conferred, stated briefly the object of the convention which was, to select two delegates to represent this county in the State Convention and to recommend one senatorial delegate from the senatorial district composed of this and Washington Counties.
On motion a committee of three on credentials was appointed by the chair to wit:
Chas. FERGE of (unreadable), Anthony AHLHAUSER of Saukville, and J.J. RACE of Fredonia.
A recess was then taken until half past 1 o'clock.
At the hour of half past one P.M. the committee reported the following named delegates to be present:
Mequon -- Chas. FERGE, 2 votes, A ZIMMERMANN and C. KLUMB
Cedarburg-- H. HEUTSCHEL, C. WILKE, Wm. F. FITZGERALD and Frd BECKMANN
Grafton--Henry SCHMIDT 2 votes and John FITZGERALD
Saukville--A. AHLHAUSER, W. BROMBACH and John ZULSDORF
City of Port Washington--James McCARTHY, J.P. WEYKER, J.N. BACH
Town of Port Washington--Peter WATRY 2 votes
Fredonia--J.J. RACE, Herman BEGER and John FINTZEN
Belgium--Nic WATRY 3 votes, which report was excepted and the committee discharged.
On motion to convention proceeded to vote (unreadable) for one of the delegates to the State Convention with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 26, of which F.W. HORN received 26, who was thereupon declared duly elected.
The vote for the second delegate was as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 26, of which J.J. RACE received 23 and Anthony AHLHAUSER 3, whereupon J.J. RACE was declared duly elected as such delegate.
The convention then proceeded to vote for a Senatorial delegate to be recommended to the Assembly delegate from this and Washington counties as the choice of the convention from this county, with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 26, of which James McCARTHY received 17 votes, E.R. BLAKE 5 votes, A. AHLHAUSER 2 votes, Wm. H. FITZGERALD 2 votes, whereupon James McCARTHY was duly declared to be the choice of the convention for Senatorial delegate.
J.J. RACE offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That we are in favor of (unreadable), condemn the action of RANDALL and his followers in Congress, and approve highly the stand taken by our democratic Representatives from this State.
On motion the convention adjourned--A. ZIMMERMANN, Pres, James McCARTHY, Sec.
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Mr. John DURNIN of Milwaukee is in town visiting. The guest of Rev. P.M. DURNIN.
Mr. J.W. JOHANN returned from Depere last Saturday. We hear that he will soon engage in business at the above named place.
On Whit Sunday, June 1st, Mr. Adam JOCHEM will have a ball at his place in the town of Mequon.
At the prize bowling match last Sunday at the Apollo Hall, Mr. L. JOCHEM took the first prize, being a large and beautiful clock; and Mr. L. BECK took second prize, which consisted of a beautiful cigar stand.
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DIED--At West Union, Iowa, on Thursday, May 15th, Frederick VOSTEEN aged 73 years. Deceased was an old and respected citizen of this village until about seven or eight years ago when he removed with his son-in-law to West Union. He leaves four children to mourn his loss. His remains arrived here last Saturday morning and were buried in the Cedarburg Cemetery the same afternoon.
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Messrs. WINNER, BACH and MEYER of Milwaukee were in town last Monday on business.
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NOTICE--I wish to inform the citizens of Cedarburg and vicinity that I have opened a new bakery, fruit and confectionery store, adjoining Mr. E. GETCH's drug store, and should be pleased to secure your patronage.--Math PELT
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The Cedarburg Woolen and Worsted Mills have received this week for the latter branch of its business, a new spinning machine from England, for which they had to pay nearly two hundred dollars duty. This machine is capable of turning out about fifty pounds of the finest thread in 12 hours and proportionally more of coarser thread. As these and the Grafton Mills are, as far as we know, the only worsted mills west of Philadelphia, it is well for gentlemen who take an interest in manufactures, to call and examine the workings of these splendid machines, which seem to be possessed of life while at work.
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PORT WASHINGTON NEWS from the Star
Mrs. Harvey G. TURNER of Manitowoc is in the city visiting E.S. TURNER and family. Mrs. T. is a daughter of the late Col. Wm. TEAL, the pioneer proprietor of this city, and came to this county over 49 years ago, living here about 30 years.
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The town of Cedarburg again comes to the fore with a divorce case between an aged couple. Mrs. ROCHTESCHEL, residing in the north-west part of the town, recently commenced an action for divorce against her husband, Emil, upon the grounds of cruel and brutal behavior. She is 50 years of age and her husband has passed 65 winters and presumably as many summers upon this distracted globe. We happened to find the antediluvian Emil in consultation with his lawyer, Mr. E.S. TURNER, and from his innocent appearance, and guileless narration of his connubial affairs we were led to the reflection that there must be a screw loose somewhere, for we certainly could not believe that such an innocent appearing man could possibly be guilty of the charges preferred against him.
(There are plenty of old and young fools in this town, who when told at home what ails them, will not believe it, but rush to Port Washington to be relieved--of their cash! Serves them right!)
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John P. KNAFF, of Belgium, will erect a hotel and saloon on the vacant lot just west of the depot. Work will be commenced next Monday, and it is the intention to have the building finished by August 1st. We could not obtain the dimensions of the new structure.
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
May 28, 1884
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. W. KALIKBE and family and Miss Mary DEDLAUF of Milwaukee were in town last Sunday
on a visit.
If you wish to insure your property against damage by hail, tornadoes, windstorms,
insure in the old reliable German American Ins. Co. of St. Paul, Minn. for which
J.W. RAEDER of this village is agent.
The monthly cattle fair at this place was one of the largest we have had this year;
considerable stock was bought and sold.
We understand that the former tenant of Mr. KLOETY on the LEISER farm in this town,
has left the premises in consequence of the decision of the district court of the
United States, and that thereupon the owner Henry LEISER, through his Agents here
has taken possession and has rented the same again to a responsible party.
Hiram SMITH of Sheboygan Falls, brother of our Dairy Editor, and his daughter, Mrs.
H.K. LOOMIS visited Cedarburg last Friday and Saturday.
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Thos. FLYNN had his annual grand delivery of machinery at Thiensville last Saturday.
Five car-loads of machinery were disposed of, comprising 2 cars of champion reapers,
mowers and self-binders, 1 car of hay tedders and rakes, 2 threshing machines, plows,
cultivators, etc. At noon a very fine dinner was served by Fred ENGELHART to over
a hundred guests which was pronounced by all a splendid one. Chas. FERGE was the
head waiter, which position he filled in first class style, being praised on all
sides. A. ZIMMERMANN & Co.'s excellent bock beer was on tap of which about a
dozen quarters were drank. There will be another delivery next Saturday as a good
many farmers had not the time to attend this. Mr. FLYNN disposes of a good many machines
of all kinds, during the year and is well liked by all his acquaintances, as he has
the reputation of being an honest and upright man in all his dealings.
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A Leap year party will be held at the Turner Hall to-morrow given by some of our
young ladies of Cedarburg and vicinity, the Granville band furnishes the music.
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Next Sunday, the opening of the Hilgen Spring Park will take place. In the afternoon,
there will be a grand concert and a ball in the evening. A free bus will run all
afternoon and evening to accommodate the public.
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THE “BOOM” IN REAL ESTATE--The rise and ready sale of real estate in Cedarburg is
truly astonishing. The village is spreading already over a good deal of ground, yet
almost every lot contains a building and on the country roads out of the village,
the houses are for some distance as close together as on the village plat proper.
As an evidence of the above we have been informed by Mr. D. WITTENBERG, that on Saturday
last, the County Surveyor Mr. TOWSLY, laid out a small piece of ground belonging
to him near the old HILGEN homestead on the Hamilton road, containing eleven lots
of 60 feet front, of which 9 were taken immediately by settlers, the prices ranging
from $125-$250 each. We have called the attention of the owners of real estate on
the finest road leading out of the village to Columbia Mills to lay out portions
of their property into lots, but these men seem to be asleep. Among the pieces of
land on that road is a three acre tract running to the Columbia Mill pond, which
hardly sustains two cows in pasture and brings its owner, after deducting taxes,
about $15 per year, that could be laid out in 20 lots and would in a short time sell
for $2500 or more, but then the owner would lose the pasture for his two cows! It
is rather an expensive pasture, but people are so well off here that they can afford
the luxury. The piece laid out by Mr. WITTENBERG and not more favorably situated
than those three acres contains about 2 acres of ground and will bring together the
handsome sum of over $2000.
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ANOTHER OLD SETTLER HAS PASSED AWAY--On the 23d inst. John G. PEUSCHEL, a substantial
farmer in the Town of Mequon died at his home after a brief illness, although he
had been suffering for years of a complication of diseases that must have sometimes
made life a burden to him. The deceased came to this neighborhood as business manager
of the Columbia Mills in this town, some 35 years ago and settled afterwards on the
farm about 3 miles southwest of Cedarburg. After the Cedarburg Mutual Fire Insurance
Company was started, he became one of the most active agents, who notwithstanding
his often painful attacks of sickness, was looking after the interests of the Company,
and we were told that only a few days before his death, he was near the lake shore
in Mequon effecting some insurance, so that it might be said of him that he died
in the “harness”. Mr. PEUSCHEL was a man of good education and kept himself well
informed of all that was passing in the country; he leaves a widow and five grown
up children and was in the 69th year of his age.
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