Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-27
MILWAUKEE MATTERS.

! of the IehIgn transportation company,
at the north end of Point street. Gustav
Goeser, Waterman, heard her cries for
help. but arrived at the scene too late
to render assistance. The woman is
| survived by a son aged II years and a
daughter aged Is years, who live at 652
Park lane, on the west side.
The Conway Cabinet company went
| into the hands Of an assignee on the
18th, the papers being executed by Com
missioner Ryan and Charles w. Norris
| appointed assignee The bond was fixed
| F. Pfister signing as sureties. The COM
pany manufactures mantels. cabinets,
| files and office furniture, having large
| factory on ST Paul avenue, near TeWn-
tieth street. William G. Conway is the
president of the corporation; Charles w.
Conway secretary. The corporation
grew out of the Conway Manufacturing
company. which went under in 1888,
when Mr. Norris was appointed assignee.
His bond at that time was for $4,000
The stock in the branch store of the
company at 266 Wabash avenue, Chica-
go, was attached to secure a claim for
$4,000 filed by the Central National
bank of this city.
DR.. A. NJ. Helmer, for many years
dealer in mining stocks, died at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. DR.. Helmer
had an affection of the heart and had been
quite i'll for about two months. but he
came down town Monday morning and
was in his office for some time. He left at
1890 O'Clock, remarking to those in the
office that he was going on change. A
little later he went to his home, 1913
Farwell avenue. He was then feeling
very unwell and lay down on sofa
to rest, where in a little while he be-
came unconscious and was dead before
the seriousness of his condition was
realized by those in the house.
DR.. Helmer was educated for the pro-
fession of medicine and during the war
he was surgeon of the Twenty-eighth
New York infantry. He gave up his pro-
fession eventually, however, and en-
gagged in business as stock broker.
later made a speciality of gold and silver
stocks, especially those of Colorado
mines. He was about 60 years old.
Theodore Bongers died on the 10Th at
his home. 273 Fourth street, at the age
of g. The deceased organized one of
the first military bands in Milwaukee
steamer Lady Elgin when the great dis
aster occurred. A widow and two sons
survive the deceased.
Frank F. Crilley, son Of John J. Grill
ley. the contractor, and young man
we'll known in the city, died on Saturday
night at the family residence, 2515 Vliet
street, as the result of injuries received
on the 18th He undertook to climb
out of a sewer on Cold Spring avenue,
on which he was working, and when
about twenty feet up the shaft he slipped
and fell back, striking his head against
the brick work at the bottom. COnges-
ton of the brain resulted The deceased
was 26 years of age.
Benedict Lauer, a tanner employed at
Conrad Bros plant, was on his way
home from work about o'clock Monday
night when at the corner of Broadway
and North Water street he was struck by
Russell avenue car No. 1913 and killed.
The car was in charge of MotOrman
William Amyot, who has been in the en-
ploy Of the company for eighteen years.
He was trying to avoid several wagons
when Lauer was in the act of crossing
the street and though the motOrman rang
the gong almost continually LaWer, who
was deaf, did not hear it. The body of
the unfortunate man was entangled IN
the machinery in such manner that the
car had to be raised by means of jack
Lauer was 40 years of age snd
boarded at 1892 Fratney street His di-
vorced wife is said to live in the cit..
Joseph Koeppel, an employee of thu
SchlitZ Brewing company, while on his
way home from work Wednesday,
morning found Ferdinand Gerlach
lying beside the st. Paul railroad
tracks, between Vine and Brown
streets,near Western avenue. He stopped
and the man told him that he had been
struck by a train at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
night. He was so seriously injured
that he could not give any further in
formation. The west side patrol wagon
was summoned and Gerlach was removed
to his home, 1928 Walnut street, where
he died at 40 o'clock in the morning,
without regaining consciousness.
GerIach was 60 years of age and
saloonkeeper. He is survived by wild
ow and six children.
William f. Houtkanpy a teacher in the
Tenth district primary school No q, died
at { a. m. Wednesday at the home of
his parents, 500 Fifteenth street. For
the past two months he had suffered from
an affection of the threat which ineapaci-
tated him for his duties as teacher, but
it was not thought that his Illness would
prove fatal Mr.. Houtkamp WAS "a
years of age Three yesrs ago he gradu-
ated froEn the nagnal school In this city
and since that tima had been engaged as
a teacher in the Tenth district
County, Superintendent of Schools NJ.
D. Kelly has resigned his position as
superintendent of schools of Milwaukee
county, and Herbert J. Piper off Bay
View WAS appointed to-day by State SUI
perintendent Emery to succeed hInn-
A man who Registered as w. B.
Quinn of Toronto, Cam, committed sui
eide at the Feuntain house, 51S East
Water street, "Wednesday afteFR@On, by
taking stryehnine.-. He canine to the hotel
early in the moaning aud spent the day
about the city Shortly after 5 O'Clock
he returned to the Fountain house and
it was noticed that he was unwen.
physician was summoned. but his serv-
ices were of no avail Quinn admitted
that ne had taken poison and wanteda
to die. He refused to give any particu-
lars concerning himself, He was 80
wears of age, 5 feet inches in height