Ozaukee County Newspapers
January, 1885
The Cedarburg Weekly News
January 7, 1885
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
LOCAL MATTERS
The Cedarburg Woolen Mills has shut down for about two months on account of too much
stock on hand.
Yesterday the Cedarburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company held their annual election
of directors at the Turner Hall.
The Ozaukee County Agricultural Society holds its annual meeting on its fair grounds
at Saukville, Monday, Jan. 12th, 1885 at 10 o'clock A.M., for the election of officers
for the ensuing year, and other business of importance -- L.C. LARSEN, Secy.
A young child of Mr. Wm. H. FITZGERALD is sick with diphtheria, but is slowly recovering.
A week ago last Monday, Mr. Hugh McELROY of this village accidentally slipped and
fell on the sidewalk, dislocating his arm near the shoulder. Dr. HARTWIG was called
who set the arm in its place.
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MARRIED -- We take great pleasure in announcing the marriage of Dr. Albert FUCHS
to Miss Emma DETMERING, which took place at the residence of the parents of the bride
in the Town of Farmington on the 30th of last month. We wish the newly married couple
all the happiness that this earth can afford, especially as we count the parents
of the bride among our earliest friends in Cedarburg as also the father of the groom
whose acquaintance we first made in Madison, but who is no longer in the land of
living to witness the happiness of the young couple.
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West Bend had two conflagrations during the last year, the loss however was nearly
covered by insurance. This puts us in mind of the great fire of Goetters Hotel which
occurred about the same time or at New Years day in 1864, on the coldest day we ever
had before or since that time. It is a very bad thing for people to be turned out
of doors with the thermometer ranging over 20 degrees below zero and in the dead
of night. Overheating in cold weather is mostly the cause of such fires.
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ITEMS FROM THE PORT WASHINGTON STAR
Fire At Holy Cross--New Year's night, Jan. 1, the residence of Mrs. Mary KOLBACH,
adjoining the old college grounds at Holy Cross was totally destroyed by fire. The
lady with her sister and little girl, had barely time to escape from the burning
building with their lives. Absolutely nothing was saved, the fire being under such
headway when discovered that no attempt could be made toward saving the contents.
The loss exceeds $1,000, with no insurance.
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The Christmas tree jubilee which was to have been held in the Lutheran church Christmas
eve, and which was postponed on account of the illness of the pastor, Rev. E.C.F.
ERNST, came on Wednesday, New Year's eve. A fine time is reported.
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WISCONSIN CENTRAL R.R.
This is one of the best roads in Wisconsin and has lately extended its line into
Minnesota. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has this to say about the new enterprise: “The
extension of the Wis. Central to St. Paul was probably the most important railroad
construction work done in the Northwest during the past year. Though it originally
was the intention of the Wisconsin Central company to build to St. Paul its western
terminus has heretofore been Chippewa Falls, Wis. The road is not built beyond that
point, owing to satisfactory contract being made with the Omaha company for the transportation
of its cars from Chippewa Falls to St. Paul. For years this contract remained in
force, but for some little time past the relations between the two companies have
not been just what each wished. This disagreement resulted in the Central people
carrying out their original intention. The extension was not built by the Wisconsin
Central proper, but by the Minnesota, St. Croix & Wisconsin, incorporated for
the purpose. The line is seventy-eight miles in length, nineteen and a half miles
of which are in Minnesota. It runs from Chippewa Falls a little north of westerly,
keeping from ten to twelve miles from the Omaha road. It crosses the St. Croix River
about fur miles above Stillwater, and connects with the St. Paul & Duluth at
Lake Phalen, four and a half miles from St. Paul. Entrance to St. Paul is made over
the St. Paul & Duluth tracks, and to Minneapolis over the Manitoba tracks. The
company has erected a freight depot, costing $5,000, on the north side of Third street,
some distance east of Broadway, and made other improvements in the city costing upward
of $5,000. No branches were built, but along the line of road depots, side tracks,
water tanks, engine houses, etc., were built for the complete operation of the road.
The approximated cost of the total construction was $2,250,000. It is the intention
of (unreadable) terminal facilities in St. Paul, and also to erect in Minneapolis
the buildings required for the proper conduction of its business. In addition tot
he moneys expended for building improvements in St. Paul proper, the company has
made real estate purchases costing in the neighborhood of $350,000.
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DIPHTHERIA
Diphtheria and especially measles are at present prevailing among the children here,
so that the school board has concluded to close our public school for the present
until the 19th inst.
The former sickness when it assumes a malignant character is almost sure to end the
life of the patient because it cannot be reached in the throat except by a surgical
operation of very doubtful result. Among some of the remedies recommended we find
the following in an exchange and as the cure seems to be well authenticated we publish
the remedy in full. To say the least, its application is not painful, it can do no
harm especially when physicians give up or are about giving up the stricken child.
Will not some one of our physicians test this remedy, at least after exhausting in
vain all others that he may have tried from his own experience?
"Ruth Lockwood, the nine-year-old child of Thos. Lockwood, a compositor in the
New York Times offices, because violently ill with diphtheria a little while ago.
She was so weak that it was deemed dangerous to try tracheotomy or cutting open the
windpipe. A day or two before, Dr. Nichols, who was attending her, received a copy
of the Paris Figaro, which contained a report made to the French Academy of Medicine
by Dr. Dethil that the vapors of liquid turpentine would dissolve the fibrinous exudations
which choke up the throat in diphtheria. Dr. Dethil's process was prescribed. He
pours equal parts of turpentine and a liquid tar into a tin pan or cup, and sets
fire to the mixture. A dense resinous smoke arises, which obscures the air of the
room. “The patient,” Dr. Dethil says, “immediately seems to experience relief; the
choking and rattle stop; the patient falls into a slumber and seems to inhale the
smoke with pleasure. The fibrinous membrane soon becomes detached and the patient
coughs up microbichids. These, when caught in a glass, may be seen to dissolve in
the smoke. In the course of three days afterward the patient entirely recovers."
Dr. Nichols tried this experiment successfully with little Ruth Lockwood. She was
lying gasping for breath when he visited her. First pouring about two tablespoonsful
of liquefied tar on an iron pan, he poured as much turpentine over and set it on
fire. The rich resinous smoke which rose to the ceiling was by no means unpleasant.
As it filled the room, the child's breathing became natural, and as the smoke grew
dense she fell asleep.
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
January 14, 1885
LOCAL MATTERS
Mr. G.A. BOERNER and wife returned home last Saturday from their wedding tour.
Mr. James CORRIGAN of this town, sold his farm to Mr. Michael HICKEY last Wednesday.
Mr. C. will leave for Sioux City, Iowa, in a short time where he intends to go into
business.
The oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Theo. FINK of Cascade, Wis., died last week.
The remains arrived here yesterday for interment in the Cedarburg cemetery. The funeral
took place at 4 o'clock P.M. from the house of Mrs. FINK's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John BUCH of this village.
The many friends of Mr. WIRTH, formerly of Cedarburg, but now of Fergus Fall, Minnesota
and one of the firm of Topp Bro's & Wirth, will learn with pleasure that he is
well and prospering. He writes us in sending the amount of his subscription that
“he is greatly pleased with the NEWS and it has become a welcome visitor each week.”
Our thanks!
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Last week we had the pleasure of meeting Professor ROSENSTENGEL of the State University
in Milwaukee and taking dinner with him at the St. Charles Hotel. Of course we did
not fail asking him about our two young friends from here now pursuing their studies
at the University, the sons of Mr. Burchard WEBER and of the late Fred BOERNER, respectively,
and were glad to hear that the Professor thought very highly of both, not only as
to the conduct of each, but also as to the progress they have made in their studies.
We hope and do not doubt that both these young men will continue to earn the praise
of their teachers so as to become useful and prominent citizens after their studies
are complete.
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We must beg the pardon of our readers living outside of this county, for occupying
so much space in a matter wherein they can have no special interest beyond wondering
that there is a law and a contract under it enabling a smart and greedy fellow to
take advantage of by absenting himself from the county during the busiest school
months of the year, for the purpose of studying medicine in Chicago, at the expense
of the county, so to speak; a small county of about half a dozen townships that pays
him $800 per year, while the Superintendent of Dodge county for instance, gets only
$1,200, who should have $2,400 if paid in proportion to our own for the business
he has to attend to and according to the number of inhabitants.
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THE WOOLEN MILLS
In our last issue we stated as a local Item, that the Cedarburg Woolen Mills were
stopping work for two months for having too much stock on hand. This was told to
our local reporter by one of the young men in the office of the mills which we ourself
would have considered good authority for publication without further questioning,
especially as more than half the mills in the country have been doing so, while most
of the rest run on shorter time, the natural consequence of a high protective tariff.
When reading proof of that local item ourself, we never doubted its correctness because
the president of the mills himself had said but a few weeks before in public that
the company would like to shut down for a few months, were it not for the difficulty
of obtaining operatives again as they would scatter and look for work in other places,
while factories in cities could always get the necessary supply.
We hear that the mills only stopped for repairs.
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
January 21, 1885
LOCAL MATTERS
Mr. H. SCHUETTE, of Iowa is home visiting his parents.
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. CLEMENT died last Sunday.
Our town treasurer, Mr. Conrad WIESLER, is busy collecting taxes.
All persons indebted to the late firm of ZAUN & HILGEN are requested to settle
at once with Jacob ZAUN.
Mr. Henry BENTZ of Herrington, Dakota, is home visiting his parents.
For want of room on our local page last week we forgot to notice the death of the
youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert WEBER which occurred last week Tuesday.
The Cedarburg public school opened again last Monday after a vacation of about three
weeks.
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We had the pleasure of a friendly call from Mr. John H. WINNER of Milwaukee, the
President of the Hilgen M'fg Co. of this place, on his return from a trip to the
northern pineries last week where he in company with Mr. D. WITTENBERG of this place,
had purchased large quantities of timber, logs and lumber. The Company has done a
greater business the past year than at any time previous.
These large purchases of many millions feet of lumber with direct and cheap transportation,
enables them to manufacture their articles as cheap as any other establishment in
the state with perhaps a larger profit, while all those needing lumber of any description
for building will find that the real good Wisconsin pin lumber can be bought here
cheaper than at Milwaukee or elsewhere.
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We hear with much regret that Mrs. HILGEN, the widow of the late Fred HILGEN Esq.,
is yet ailing and confined to her room, but hope that she may soon recover. Her late
husband has done more the growth and prosperity of this village than any other man
dead or alive. At a time when most men are glad to retire from active life on a competency
which he possessed, he went into the manufacturing business and started the Woolen
Mills and the Hilgen Manuf'g Comp., two institutions that will always be identified
with his name and by which he will be remembered with gratitude. Cedarburg would
have remained a small and insignificant place but for these improvements.
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Mr. Ernst HILGEN, who for some years back had charge of these Mills as a silent partner
in the business, has now gone out and will soon open his new Cash grocery store near
the Mills. Mr. Jacob ZAUN together with Mr. HILGEN have (unreadable line). . . the
very liberal support they have received from farmers and other customers. Mr. ZAUN
has engaged experienced millers who will give the same satisfaction to customers
as has been done heretofore, and trusts that all of his friends and customers will
continue to favor him with their orders. Mr. Z. is a stirring and enterprising man
and we wish him all success possible.
The Cedarburg Weekly News
Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
January 28, 1885
LOCAL MATTERS
DIED - At her home in the town of Cedarburg on Saturday night the 24th inst., Mrs.
J. GALLIGAN, widow of the late J. GALLIGAN. The funeral took place last Monday forenoon.
On Saturday the 14th day of Feb., the Grafton Cornet Band under the instruction and
direction of Mr. Alb. WEBER, will give their first concert in J.B. SIMON's Hall.
In connection with the concert they will also have a grand masquerade ball to which
everybody is welcome.
On Sunday the 1st day of February, Henry HAAS of Thiensville will have a grand masquerade
ball. The Cedarburg band furnishes the music.
DIED -- Reinhard STALLMANN aged thirty-one years and nine months, born in Cedarburg
and son of the late Elert STALLMANN, learned the blacksmith trade in this place.
He removed later to Milwaukee where he did a prosperous business at his trade on
Oregon St., where he died on Saturday last from a tumor in the stomach. His body
was brought up here for interment and the funeral took place yesterday from the residence
of his mother, a large number of relatives and friends following the body to his
last resting place. The deceased leaves a widow and two children the former is a
daughter of the Grafton Hotel-keeper, Mr. JUNG. The family have our sincere sympathy
in which all of our people join who have known the deceased from infancy.
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CEDARBURG FIRE INS. CO.
The following Directors were elected at the annual meeting held January 6th, 1885:
Mr. Franz WILDE, J.W. MILBRATH and Wm. HEIDEMANN of Mequon; William VOGENITZ and
John BRUSS of Cedarburg; Burch. WOLFF and John F. BRUINS of Grafton; John JAEGER
and Carl ZARLING of Jackson. Out of which the following officers were chosen: John
BRUSS, Pres., J.W. MILBRATH, Vice Pres., William VOGENITZ, Sec. and acting Treas.;
Wm. HEIDEMANN, Treas.
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