Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-30
Death of an Old Settler.

DOrathea, wife of Ernst Hellman,
died at her home in the town of Ixonia,
Wednesday morning, April %, 1890, of
paralysis, with which she was attacked
in the early part of the winter and con-
fined to her bed during the most of her
illness. Deceased was born in Ger
many, March, 1919, and was therefore
in her I'D year at the time of her death.
She came to the United States in 1889,
and was married to her husband, who
survives her, in Milwaukee in 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heilman resided in Mil
waukee one year, removing to Ixonia
in 1915, being among the earliest set
tiers of that town. Mrs. Heilman was
possessed Of fine womanly qualities,
strong in Der affections both as wife
and mother, and faithful in the dis
charge of every duty in life. She leaves
seven children to mourn her, as fol-
lows: E. G. Heilman, of Norfolk, Neb.;
Mrs. Mary Luebcke, Battle Greek,
Neb.; Mrs Sarah Pankow, Norfolk,
Neb. Miss Elizabeth, residing at home;
HI. J. Heilman, with Schiller q Quent-
meyer, in this city; Mrs. j !. F. Dornfeld,
of this city, and VIM. Heilman, resid
ing on the old homestead Mrs. He'll
mans funeral was held Saturday after
noon from PaukOw's Lutheran church,
in Lebanon, and was largely attended.
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present. Her body rests in the ceme-
terry connected with the church she
had attended SO many years.
Destruction by Fire of Geo. w. Evans
Livery Barn.
Another disastrous fire visited our
city Monday evening, making an al
most total wreck of the livery barn of
George w. Evans, located on North
First street Fortunately sufficient help
arrived in time to save the entire stock
of horses, carriages, buggies and har-
nesses. The barn was stored with 5,OOO
bushels of oats and about forty tons of
hay, all of which.were completely des-
troyed. The front wall, part Of the side
walls and the office addition were saved
and it may be that they are sufficiently
preserved to be used in rebuilding.
But on the whole the building is a bad
wreck and it was one of the worst fires
Watertown has experienced.
The loss is variously estimated at
from $4,000 to Sc, 900. On the building
there was an insurance of SIS 600 in the
Liverpool, London and Globe, but on
the hay and grain there was not one
cent of insurance, making heavy net
loss to Mr.. Evans.
Two goats, which formerly belonged
to F. Tercinski, persisted in the flames.
The fire department performed good
service, for although unable to save the
barn, because of it's large storage of oats
and hay, the flames were kept in check
and prevented from spreading to the
City hall building situated only few
feet south of the burned building. Had
the City hall burned nothing could
have prevented the fire from making
clean sweep Of the buildings on the
north side of Main street from the
corner of North First street to the river.
The Ahrens engine, as luck would have
it. was delivered by the Kunert Mann
featuring company to the fire depart
ment during the day and done excel
lent work in connection with the ever
reliable old Silsby engine that has never
failed in any emergency up to the pre-
sent time. The fire started very mys-
teriously in small cow stable on Mrs.
Mannegold's lot adjoining the barn
and from it spread to shed addition
of the barn used for storing rubbish,
both forming strong nucleus for fire.
Mr. Evans will probably rebuild at
once and continue his business which
had become quite large in the livery
line. Great sympathy is expressed for
him in the misfortune that has over
taken him, but with his accustomed
pluck and energy he will soon over
come all obstacles.
Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Mather's glove cleaner; for sale only at
Mrs. l.. Schwarz's fancy goods store.