Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-27
Death of Clifton p. Lewis.

" Washington street, on Saturday after
noon, June 70, 1894, at $3.50 o'clock,
the soul OF Clifton Parker Lewis, only
son of Robert E. and FarnyP. Lewis,
passed to the other world.
Although Mr.. Lewis had been an
invalid for several months past from
a complication Of diseases, his attend
ing physicians had given hopes that
his life might be prolonged for some
time and no immediate danger was
anticipated. In fact, just previous to
his death, he was in the best of
spirits, having enjoyed a cheerful
visit and chat with DR.. Whyte and
several of his relatives, and giving
evidences of his customary hearty ma
ture. The doctor had even expressed
himself as we'll pleased with his pa
TENTS condition. But the end came
suddenly and without the least warn
ing; while seated in his chair, and be-
fore the nurse had time to summon
back the doctor, who was preparing
to drive away, the spirit took it's
flight and all that was mortal of
once robust man had become a thing
OF the past. Heart disease was the
immediate cause of death, but Mr..
Lewis was also sufferer from Brights
disease, having been taken down with
the latter while in the South last win
ter and having been with much diff
Guilty removed here only a few weeks
since.
The subject of this sketch was
born at Fl. Edward, n. Y, Novem-
Der II, 1880. When years of age
he came West with his parents, first
living at Milwaukee for short time
and later at WATERFOWL Here the
family resided some ten years, Cliff
Gas he was Familiarity called) in the
meantime attending commercial col
lege IN Milwaukee and later becom-
ing a clerk in the Northwestern
Mutual Life insurance company's Of
fees there.
At the age OF p he located at North
wood, Iowa, and was in business there
a short time. In 1873 he engaged,
with j. 5. Friedman as a partner, in
the bakery business on a small scale
in ST. Paul, Mimi. This gradually
grew to a manufacturing enterprise
OF great proportions. The firm, in
June, 1890, sold out to the trust
now known as the American Bis
cult and Manufacturing company,
Mr.. Prledeman becoming the resident
manager for the concern, and Mr..
| Lewis retaining stock which has paid
him an annual competency of $12, 900.
Mr.. Lewis had large real estate possess
slOns in the business section of st.
Paul and his property there is consid-
cred very valuable. He also was in
terested in st. Paul banking houses.
The past four winters he passed at
Dunedin, Fla, where he, with his
uncle, George b. Lewis, owned a
winter resort hotel. Orange groves
and other realty were also among his
| investments there.
! Mr.. Lewis was unmarried, and his
thorough love of Bohemianism led him
a life of enjoyment such as is rarely
the lot OF man. Living at the South
| during the winter months, and travel
Ing for the balance of the year at the
North, he has, since his retirement
| from business, experienced an ever
changing scene among an extensive
circle OF friends and acquaintance
and surrounded by every comfort and
| pleasure that wealth and affiuence
could afford that has tended to make
him think life worth the living and
to be atpeace with all mankind. That
| 1t was hard for him to go hence may
| therefore be well imagined. And why
not He was a man in the very
| prime of life; one who had never
known sickness until the terrible
malady had seized him; one upon
whom fortune had smiled with an
abundance of earthly happiness one
who was the cherished idol of fond
| loving and proud parents one who
had grown from a child of destiny to a
| potent factor in the business world,
for from a very small beginning he
had amassed a fortune far in excess
of any reasonable expectations. His
loss is indeed a sad blow to his father,
mother and other relatives, as we'll as
one which will be felt in other circles
where he was leading spirit.
Never during his long sickness did
Mr.. Lewis give up hope. His natur-
| ally cheerful disposition made him an
| ticipate a time when he would be him
self again, and this was always his
theme of conversation and correspond
ence with his friends. He often re-
marked that though he could not re-
cover from his illness, he had much
rather live in his invalid state than
die, such was his ardent love for life.
The funeral of the deceased took
place at the family home Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock. Rev. Geo. c..
| Weiss, of the Congregational church,
conducted the services and very fit
tingly eulogized the departed as a
citizen, friend and son. A quartette
composed of Mrs. Geo. G. Weiss,
soprano; Miss Emma Misegades, con-
tralto; Paul Biefeld, tenor, and Edw
j. Brandt, basso, rendered appropri-
ate music. The remains found last
resting place in the beautiful Oak Hill