The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-09
DEATH OF LOUIS W. MILLER.
Another Veteran OF IN Late War
Suecumbs 10 the Inevita.
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Another Veteran OF the Late Wa,
suecumbs TO the Incvita.
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Born. November 30th, 1923. Died
April 9Th, 1892.
The funeral will take place from
the family residence on I~ndepend
ence street, TO the Lorimier Gene
terry, at three o'clock p. M, to-IRor
row, Thursday, April 9Th. The flu
neral services will be conducted by
JUST Post No. 173, G. A. r.
The demise of Mr.. Miller is but
another final good-by on earth with
a man, in every respect, $50 far IS the
world may judge and uprightness Of
life be o gnide) a true, brave, honest
man: living the non-presumptuous,ye YET
aggressive life; ripe with philanthropy.
quiet and at all times, found at his post
OF duty, be it the call at heme, for
charity. for public uplifting or the
furthcrace of a cause to vindicate
his or his country's honor. The de-
ceased WAS too well known in our
midst to demand an elaborate men
ton OF his unialtering good qualities
by us. We might speculate a. to the
cause for a man as generally useful as
he, being called away in the mere
dian of life, but our speculatiens
would not do the subject justice hence
that must be left within the grasp of
a power OF more scopc-as to the
merits of a well spent lifc-than we
would claim. Mr.. Miller was q
Prussian, coming to America as an
aggressive young man, desiring to
benefit himself and make the lives Of
those about him a season of comfort,
uprightness-man to mau-and SO he
lived and died. OF his life in this
country we extract from the South
east Missouri History as follows:
l.. W. Miller, proprietor of Miller's
saloon, on Indpende nee street, Cape
Girardeau, was a native Of Prussia.
lie was born November 80, 1928, and
lived IN his native country until he
was twenty-tour years of age. He
then came 10 America and located at
Cape Girardcau. At the beginning
of the late civil war he enlisted in
the Federal army. joining Co. F.
Second Ills, Light Artillery, with
which he served more than three
years. After the war he engaged in
the retail liquor business in Cape
Girardeau, which business he has
since continued and was one Of the
reliable business men of the city at
the time of his death. During the
summer of 1888 he built his present
business house. In 1860 he united in
marriage with Caroline Esseck, also a
native of Germany. One son, John,
is the result of the union.
The deceased is the only member
of his family who immigrated to this
country. lie was man of careful
business energy, never losing sight
of the fact that as hc was enabled to
prosper, others would be enabled TO
so live. thus the lives of each II con-
tributing to the benefit ofthose about
them.
Mr.. Miller was a peculiarly excel
lent man about his household, and
nothing that contributed 10 comfort
was left undone.
But, like as the fast d~ccaying EN-
bers of time, he too, was called, and
is now lamented by his little family
and scores of his friends who knew
him as a mar in the fullness of the
term.We have known the deceased for
many years, and his life in u midst
Is a book plainly written, entitled,
Louis w. Miller that and nothing
more. We might dwell at great
length upon the one who is now no
more among us, but 1t would be use
less. He was too well known, too IA
vorably known hence we could say
little OF praise, could not, and would
not cast a reflection upon his excel
lent record.
To conclude, enough is known of
him to say that Cape Girardeau has
lost a benefactor; a kind-hearted man
is gone, a bereavcd family mourns
without the comfort that some times
calls the cherished back again, for he
is dead. Thus, one by one the old
guard is passing away.