Ozaukee County Newspapers

The Cedarburg Weekly News
October 1, 1884
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin

LOCAL MATTERS

Mr. Fred HILGEN of Racine, was in town last Monday visiting his numerous friends.

Next Sunday, the 5th inst., Mr. John RINN at Horn's Corners, and Herman HERZIGER of the town of Mequon will have a ball at their perspective places. The Cedarburg Band furnishes the music for both.

Last Tuesday the upper floor in Mr. KUHEFUSS livery stable, on which were stored some eight hundred bushels of oats broke down and demolished four or five buggies. Mr. K. who was upstairs at the time had his hand injured.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
A Democratic County Convention for the county of Ozaukee will be held at the house of A. AHLHAUSER, in the village of Saukville, on Saturday the 18th day of October 1884 at 11 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of nominating a member of assembly and county officers for said county. The basis of representation will be the same as usual. By order of the Dem. Co. Committee-- A. ZIMMERMANN, Chairman
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Notice is hereby given to the electors of the town of Cedarburg, County of Ozaukee, that a special town meeting will be held in said town at the Turner Hall in the village of Cedarburg on Thursday, being the 16th day of Oct. 1884, for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum of money, said amount to not exceed the sum of two thousand and five hundred dollars ($2500) for the building of a new bridge across Cedar Creek, where the so-called Moldenhauer bridge now stands. A request for such meeting having been duly made to me in writing, by twelve qualified voters of said town specifying as aforesaid, the objects for which such meeting is to be held.

The polls of the election will be opened between the hours of nine (9) and ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon, and closed at five (5) o'clock in the afternoon.

Cedarburg, this 29th day of September, 1884. -- F.G. SCHUETTE, Town Clerk
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THE COUNTY FAIR
The 26th exhibition of the Ozaukee County Agricultural Society was held at Saukville on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, and presented a large and attractive display, surpassing in many respects all previous fairs, both in variety of exhibitions and attractions. All departments were fully up to the average, several being far in advance of anything ever before seen in the county. And this was not the only gratifying feature, for, taken from a financial point of view the fair was also a success, enough money having been received to pay the premiums in full. The attendance was very large.
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THE EXHIBITION
Class 1 and 2 - horses and cattle - was about the average. Some fine stock was on exhibition. Class 3 - sheep, swine and poultry - the exhibition was larger than ever before; while class 4 - grain and seeds - was the largest display ever seen in the county, the abundant crops rendering this department exceedingly fine.

The display of vegetables and fruit - class 5 and 6 - was also slightly in excess of the previous exhibitions. In class 7 - mechanical and manufactures - the display was excellent, but owning to the management being unable to secure steam power, a number of machines could not be operated.

In class 8 - household articles - and class 9 - ladies department - the exhibit was about the same as at previous fairs.
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The first race to come off was the running race for which a cash premium of $8 to first, $5 to second and $2 to 3d was offered by the society. The race resulted as follows: Texas Pete, owned by Burre JOHNSON of Saukville; 2nd Jennie, owned by Jerry FOLEY; 3d tie not yet decided.

Four entries were made for the trotting race, for a purse of $20; $10 to first, $7 to 2nd; $3 to 3d. The horses came in in the following order: Limeric Boy, owned by C.F. KENNEY, of Cedarburg; 2nd - Horse of G. PODOLL of Cedarburg; 3d - Horse of M. MILLER, of Fredonia. (unreadable section)

The foot race for a purse of $6 - $4 to lst; $2 to 2nd; occurred at 4 o'clock. Four entries were made. Result: Harry BOLENS 1st; Jamie D. VALL 2nd; James WHALEN 3d; John DEMPSEY 4th.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
October 8, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

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

Sheriff Jos. SPEHN and Frank DELLES of Port Washington visited our village last Sunday.

A large Cleveland and Hendricks streamer spans across the street at Hamilton.

Next Sunday, Oct. 12th, the proprietors of the Grafton flouring mills will have a grand benefit ball in their new mill. All should attend.

Messrs. Louis HORNEFFER and Henry GANNON, two former Cedarburg boys but now of Milwaukee, were in town last Sunday.

Mr. Jos. MOFFAT of Milwaukee attended the democratic rally last Saturday evening at the Turner Hall.

Next Sunday afternoon the 12th inst., Hilgen Bros. will have another prize shooting match for turkeys, geese, ducks, etc. at their park. In the evening a grand ball will be held to which they invite one and all to attend.
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MEQUON TOWN CAUCUS
A democratic caucus for the town of Mequon will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16th 1884 at 4 o'clock P.M. at the house of Christopher KLUMB in said town, for the purpose to elect 5 delegates to represent said town at a county convention which will convene at Saukville on Saturday the 18th inst. Democrats are invited to attend. -- Mequon, Oct. 6th 1884, Ad. ZIMMERMANN, Chairman
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The Washington County Fair was held at West Bend last week, Oct. 1, 2, 3d. On account of the unfavorable weather on the first day, the fair was continued one day longer. There was a large display in the various departments, some far in advance of any previous year. The race came off on Friday in which the horses of Washington and Ozaukee Counties were only allowed to enter. Two of Hartford and two of Cedarburg entered: Limmerick Boy owned by C.F. KENNEY and Cedarburg Girl owned by Chas. DENEEN, S.S. LEONARD driving the latter horse. Cedarburg Girl took the first two heats and although everybody claimed she also won the third heat, the judge decided in favor of the Hartford horse. About one hundred persons from this town attended the fair.
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WHAT A FORMER EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OF THE PORT WASHINGTON ADVERTISER HAS TO SAY OF THE "NEWS"

Everybody in the State knows Richard L. GOVE of Waukesha, and familiarly called by his friends, "Dick" GOVE. Mr. GOVE published and edited the Advertiser at Port Washington about thirty years ago. He is a democrat of the old school, fearless, able and honest, and one who might have filled some of the most important offices in the State, if he could have been persuaded by his friends to become a candidate for any one of them. We take the liberty of extracting a few sentences from a private letter received from him a few days ago as showing what an old editor thinks of the NEWS and what was his experience with the Advertiser in those days.

Mr. GOVE says, "Your NEWS is a clean spicy paper; I once thought my paper, but that was many years since was the most important publication of that day - and it was - to me. You are giving the people of Ozaukee County a paper worthy of their support, and yet I doubt if it gets a tithe of what it merits in that way. I don't think that I ever got for the Advertiser the cost of the white paper it was printed on out of my subscription list. Your enterprise deserves success and I hope there will be liberality enough in your people to see that they keep alive and in good health an organ that must do them all good and in which they should feel a just pride."
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We cannot complain about our patronage at home; still our subscription list ought to be double what it is, and we intend taking a trip through the county and adjoining towns to increase the number of our patrons, which we never could find time to do before. But as a general thing, the old saying about "a prophet not being without honor, save in his own country" applies a good deal to the NEWS as well as to many other good country papers; but then while our expenses are not large and no rent or interest to pay, we have some occupation to fill leisure hours in writing for the NEWS and saying what we have to say without fear or favor.
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DIED--at Mequon in this County on Friday last, Mrs. STAUSS in the 95th year of her age. Deceased came to the United States with her husband Christian STAUSS and children in the fall of 1840 and settled at once in the Town where she died, preceded in death by her husband in the year 1849. Of her eight children three survive her together with 41 grandchildren and 75 great grand children and one great great grand child.

It seems to us but yesterday that in the absence of the regular clerk of the little C.C. Trowbridge, Mr. SACHS, we as one of the clerks of Jacob L. Bean & Co. often took his place to out on the bay to take passengers and freight from the large Buffalo steamers. It was on one of these occasions that we landed the family of STAUSS from the Trowbridge on the wharf of our store in the so-called Rogers block on the river in Spring street and corner of West Water. We assisted them afterward in the selection and buying of government land, half a mile west of the present Louis WAGNER store in Mequon, which is held by the family to this day. Among that large contingent of descendants we are somewhat interested also, claiming one of the grand children as a son-in-law and three of the great great grand children as our own grand children.

May the old lady rest in peace. Her husband was an old soldier who had served under the great Napoleon during the wars in Germany, when Germans were beaten by Germans; he also went with the army to Russia and was one of the few survivors of his regiment on the retreat from Moscow in 1812. If the old veteran's family had been raised on hot saleratus biscuits and cold water the record of their dyspeptic descendants would show but very few in number, if any.
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FIRE--On Monday night last at about 11 o'clock the barn of Peter KLECKINGER, a farmer residing about three miles north of there, was discovered to be on fire, the barn contained at the time 8 horses, 2 mules, a threshing machine and some farming implements. The barn and contents were entirely consumed by the fire, 7 of the horses and the two mules perishing in the flames. The threshing machine and two horses, one a valuable stallion, belonged to Mr. Wm. HUGHS of Saukville, who estimates his loss at $2000, the remainder belonged to KLECKINGER, whose loss is fully equal to that of Mr. HUGHS. One of the KLECKINGER's horses was rescued. The origin of the fire is unknown. There was some insurance in the Saukville Fire Ins. Co., but it is claimed by some that the Co. is not liable where a steam thresher is employed.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
October 15, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

The engagement of Mr. Henry STARK of this place to Miss Emily HAHN of Milwaukee is announced.

F.W. HORN Jr. of Pewaukee, H. SCHATS of Brookfield and Louis ROTH of Chicago, were in town last Friday.

Mrs. J.W. JOHANN of Depere is in town visiting her numerous friends and relatives.

John DREYER of Milwaukee, a former resident of this town, paid his friends here a short visit last Sunday.

On Sunday the 26th inst. Henry HAAS of Thienville will have a grand ball in his new hall to which he invites everybody.

Mr. Hugh HANNIN, teamster of the Concordia Mills owned by Mr. A. BODENDOERFER, accidentally fell from his wagon last Saturday while hauling a load of rye at the railroad station. The wagon passed over his body causing severe internal injuries. He is now slowly recovering.
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CAUCUS--A democratic town caucus for the town of Cedarburg will be held at the house of F. JAUCKE on Friday evening 8 o'clock for the purpose of electing four (4) delegates to attend the County convention to be held at the house of Anthony AHLHAUSER in Saukville on Saturday Oct. 18th at 11 o'clock A.M. for the purpose of nominating a member of Assembly and County officers.--Cedarburg, Oct. 13th 1884, By order of the Committee
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At Hilgen's Spring Park, the prize shooting last Sunday afternoon was pretty well attended, but for the want of shooting irons, not one-half of those eager to show their skill could get a chance. Marksmen should bring their own rifles along the next time. There is not better pleasure than shooting at a mark and no better or safer place for that sport than at the Spring. We wonder very much why our young people and the older sportsmen do not form a regular club, to meet once or twice a week at the Spring for target shooting. Let some one take the matter in hand and Cedarburg together with the surrounding country, will and can furnish sportsmen enough to secure at each meeting a good attendance. Old as we are, we will be the first to join, if the matter should be taken in hand by the right kind of men.
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DIED--On the morning of the 8th inst., at the residence of F.W. HORN in this village, Carl SCHAPER, father-in-law of the editor of the NEWS in the 88th year of his age. The deceased came from Germany with his family in the year 1848 and soon after settled on a farm near this place. He was a hard working industrious man all his life time, and after selling his farm lived with his wife, who died three years ago, in this village. The funeral took place on Friday last from the first Immanuel church, of which the deceased was a member. Peace to his ashes.
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DIED--In the town of Cedarburg, at the residence of his parents on Thursday the 9th inst., of consumption, Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. POGGENBURG. Age 35 years. The deceased leaves a wife and one child. The funeral took place last Saturday afternoon.
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DIED--In the town of Jackson of consumption on Tuesday the 8th inst., Delia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. MORAN. Age 20 years. Her remains were buried in the Catholic cemetery at Cedarburg on Friday, Oct. 10th. May she rest in peace.
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DIED--At Cedarburg on Thursday the 9th inst., the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. HUMMEL, of summer complaint.
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Our old neighbor John C. CORRIGAN Esq. paid our village a visit last Sunday. Mr. C. is now a citizen of Milwaukee engaged in the coal and wood trade. The Republicans have nominated him for County Treasurer of Milwaukee County and as far as hard work for the ticket is concerned, no better or more active man could have been selected. He will help the ticket more than any other man on it, if work can do it by a man who knows all the ropes to be pulled. The opposing candidate on the Democratic ticket is Mr. E. CARY of the 3d ward, who will be elected with the others on it by from three to five thousand majority. We are sorry for Mr. CORRIGAN, but then it cannot be helped; his friends put him up at the wrong time.
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The celebration in Grafton at the new mills, rebuilt by Messrs. SCHMIDT & Co., passed off splendidly. An immense crowd was present in the afternoon, listening to the music of Prof. ZIMMERMANN's band and enjoying themselves in social talk during the pauses. The ball in the evening was also well attended, and this was altogether the greatest gathering of the kind that ever took place in Grafton, showing in what estimation the gentlemen proprietors of the mills are held by the people of this county. In a short time the machinery will be placed, and the mills in running order. Success to the enterprising owners.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
October 22, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Dr. Theo. HARTWIG of Eau Claire was in town Monday.

Mr. James McCARTHY of Port Washington was in town last Wednesday.

ENGAGED--Conrad HORNEFFER formerly of this place but now of Milwaukee to Miss Phoebe FUHRMAN of the same place.

Messrs. BACH, WINNER and MEYER of Milwaukee were in town Tuesday on business.

Mr. Henry HORNEFFER and wife of Milwaukee were in Cedarburg last Sunday.

Walter ZASTROW of Port Washington was in town last Sunday on business.

Mr. Fred KLUEBER will be married to Miss Cathrine MUELLER on Sunday, Oct. 26th. Both residents of this village.

D.M. JACKSON of Port Washington and Joe ALBRECHT Jr. of Saukville were in town last Sunday.

Mr. JOHNSON, news agent and mail carrier of the South Side branch of Milwaukee was visiting in Cedarburg last Wednesday, the guests of Mr. G. BANSE.

On going to press we learn that the present deputy Sheriff Mr. Frank DELLES is an independent candidate for sheriff and Walter ZASTROW for Register of Deeds.

Grand bowling match at Claus MEYER's Apollo Hall next Sunday, Oct. 26th for turkeys and ducks. Everybody is invited to attend.

At the special town meeting held here last Thursday for the purpose of raising $2500 for building a bridge across Cedar Creek near Moldenhouer, 28 were in favor or it and 6 against.

LUECK-STEFEN--Married at Cedarburg on Sunday the 19th day of October, Fred LUECK to Anna STEFFEN both of this town. A large number of guests were invited. They have the best wishes of their friends.
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DIED--In the city of Milwaukee on Thursday the 16th inst., Nellie, wife of Dennis O'CONNELL, at the age of 23 years. Her remains were brought to her home in the town of Jackson and buried in the St. Francis Cemetery at this place. May she rest in peace.
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At the town caucus held at the Washington House on Friday evening, H. SCHELLENBERG, Chas. GOTTSCHALK, Chas. WILKE and S.S. LEONARD were elected delegates to attend the County convention at Saukville.
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The so-called democratic county convention for the nomination of county officers took place last Saturday at Saukville. The gathering has been for years nothing else but a more or less clubbing together of a set of gentlemen to nominate each other, and after accomplishing this, those who came out second best or most of them at least, took the stump against what is called the “regular” nominees, there being no danger that a republican could be elected in the county. The organization of the party must and will be kept up to select delegates for the Congressional and State convention. Would it not be far better for candidates to announce themselves, or to have their names proposed by friends a few weeks before election in the four democratic papers published in this little county and allow the people to select those without the farce of a nominating convention. Thus we notice on the nominated ticket many old "stumpers" who are now "regulars" and there will be without doubt many stumpers this year, who have figured theretofore among the regulars. We notice for instance the name of Mr. RACE for member of Assembly who took the stump against us two years ago after we had received a unanimous and fair nomination. Friend SCHROELING and others have been stumping it heretofore and would have done so again if they had not got the nomination.

This year we want the voters to come out and vote. Nothing will bring them out better than half a dozen or more stumpers; so let us have a decent opposition ticket by all means. If the few republicans do not put up a county ticket, they may perhaps pick out from among the different democratic candidates, such as they think will serve the people best, and that is about all they will be able to do. We were not present at the convention . . . (unreadable section) . . . in detail in this number, but will give the result as follows:

Capt. SPEHN was nominated for Register; Mr. RACE for Assembly; Mr. WEYKER for Sheriff; Mr. AHLHAUSER for Treasurer; Major SCHROELING for County Clerk; Mr. FITZGERALD for Clerk of Court; Mr. JACKSON for District Attorney; Mr. WILKE for Coroner; Mr. SCOTT for Superintendent and Mr. TOWSLEY for Surveyor. The County Committee consists of A. ZIMMERMANN, Chr., H. SCHELLENBERG, Louis SPEHN, Oscar KOENIG, H.B. SCHWIN, P. WATRY, L. PIERROU and M.B. MUELLER.

In the next number of the NEWS we shall give the names of the regulars, the stumpers and the republican nominees, if the republicans should make a nomination.

Meantime let all the candidates step around lively and call for "schnits" for themselves with "Prost all around." It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, as the saloon keepers say about election time, and we trust that they will make a good thing out of the different candidates so as to pay the coming high license of at least $300 per year if not more; every little helps to make up that sum.
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The Port Washington Star

Thursday evening was the occasion of a republican demonstration at Grafton, and, being the only one of the kind ever attempted in this neighborhood outside of Cedarburg since the STAR's appearance in this county, we cannot say whether it was as complete a success as it should have been or not. Be that as it may, the meeting on Thursday evening at Simon's hall was moderately attended, and the audience listened with evident attention to the hour and a half speech of Hon. E.S. TURNER, of this city. A torchlight procession of some 50(?) torches went half way to Cedarburg to meet a like number when a line was formed, which headed by the Grafton band, paraded the streets of that village. Delegations were present from Saukville and Thienville.
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The committee having in charge the clock in the new Catholic church tower yesterday ordered the timekeeper from the Ansonia Clock Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y. The cost is $600.

The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
October 29, 1884

LOCAL MATTERS

Mrs. G. THELEN of Racine was in town last week visiting friends.

Mr. Fred HILGEN of Racine was in Cedarburg last Sunday.

Mrs. Fred ENGELHARDT of Thiensville has sold his property to some parties in Chicago for the sum of $4,000.

Last Saturday the horse of A. SAUER, the baker, ran away, slightly injuring the old gentleman and one of his sons.

MARRIED--Mr. Fred KLUEBER to Miss Catherine MUELLER on Tuesday the 28th inst. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E.G. STRASSBURGER of the Immanuel Church in Cedarburg at 6 1/2 o'clock in the evening.

Mr. Alvin VOGEL will be married to Miss Mary DETHLOFF on Saturday, November 1st at 6 1/2 o'clock in the evening in the Ev. Luth. Church at this place.

DIED--At Chicago, on Wednesday morning last, Freddie, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ALTEN, aged seven years. The remains were brought to Thiensville on Thursday and interred in the family burying ground on Friday afternoon.
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Well, well, well! Our old time fellow townsman and friend, Dr. Theodore HARTWIG is coming back again the second time after moving from here twice before; the last time to Eau Claire. Dr. H. was here last week and the necessary papers were executed between him and Dr. MAGER, who bought of him nearly two years ago. In the course of this week we may look for the old runaway.

We, together with a large number of friends, welcome the Doctor and his wife back again, hoping that this time they are going to remain for good and until the Lord calls them hence in his own good time.

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