Ozaukee County Newspapers
May, 1885
The Cedarburg Weekly News
May 13, 1885
Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
LOCAL MATTERS
Henry HAAS of Thiensville will have a grand ball on Whit Sunday.
Mr. John VOGENITZ of Milwaukee is at home for a few week's vacation.
The Saukville Mills has been rented of Mr. A. KOENIG to Mr. SCHULZ of Silver Spring.
Dan DENEEN of the town of Jackson informs us that he owns a cow that gave birth to
three calves last week.
Mr. Andreas ARMBRUSTER and Miss Augusta BOHRTZ, both of this city, were married on
Saturday 9th day of May.
Mr. Fred BECKMANN wishes to inform those parties that borrowed his electric battery
some time ago, to return it at once.
Wirth Bros., new store will soon be completed and opened for business. They will
use the south side of the store for the dry goods and grocery department and the
north side for the boot and shoe establishment.
We learn that F.G. MEMMLER of Thiensville is doing a good business in his new hotel.
The traveling public will find good accommodation and at reasonable rates at his
hotel.
The opening of Hilgen's Spring Part will take place next Sunday. A grand concert
will be given in the afternoon and a ball in the evening. Hilgen Bros. invite all
their friends to attend.
The first concert given by the Thiensville-Mequon Jugend Orchester last Sunday in
the Mequon Turn Hall was well attended. The boys done very well for the first time
and were loudly applauded by the audience. Quite a number of our citizens were present.
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OBITUARY -- Again the hand of death has removed one of the first settlers of this
city, in whom we also mourn the loss of an old and devoted friend. Ernst HILGEN is
no more; he died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at his residence near the Columbia
Mills in the 55th year of his age having been born on November 5th 1831 in Oldenburg,
Germany. After the late Frederick HILGEN, one of the founders of this city, settled
here permanently, he caused his brother, the father of our deceased friend, to come
here with his family from Germany. The deceased, then a smart active boy of 16 years
was given a place in the flouring mills of his uncle where he learned the miller's
profession; he afterwards was one of the owners of the Columbia Mills, having first
been engaged by the then owner of there mills, Mr. PFEIL as head miller. He was married
to his first wife when but 21 years of age, who died some five years after her marriage;
of the two boys born Ernst is the only survivor, residing in Milwaukee in charge
of the city business of the Hilgen Manufacturing Comp. and being one of the its stockholders.
With his second wife, who died two years ago last fall, he has several children surviving
him; Fred, a prosperous merchant at Racine, William formerly with his half-brother
Ernst but now here since the opening of the store by the deceased, and a younger
daughter Johanna yet at home.
Besides these children, the deceased leaves two sisters and one brother residing
here, and his old mother now 84 years of age.
The many friends of the deceased will by sorry to learn the news of his death, which
was caused by air affection of the lungs and throat. The many friends of the deceased
will be sorry to learn the news of his death, which was caused by an affection of
the lungs and throat. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 2 o'clock P.M. from
his late residence. Peace to his ashes!
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