Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
MILWAUKEE MATTERS,


from Fort Atkinson about seven years
ago. Joining her husband. who had come
to the city to take position on the Mil
vaukee Journal a short time previous
She was a lady of unusual intelligence.
sweet disposition and quiet, unassuming
manners. and endeared herself to all
with whom she became acquainted Her
father was for years one OF the promi-
nent business men and Democratic lead
ers of the state and was of the manu-
featuring firm of Cornish. Curtis &
Greene. Her mother is still living and
she also leaves, besides her husband
q son. Oscar, and two brothers, War
ner and Robert. to mourn her early de-
mise She suffered from nervous pros
tration and about seven weeks ago went
to the hospital for treatment.
Albert Sladek of 635 Eighteenth street
committed suicide on the 18th at
the foot of Greenfield avenue He went
on elne board a fishing tug moored in the the
Kinnickinnic river, and, walking to the
stern, placed a revolver behind his right
ear and fired. His body fell over into
the river, while the revolver was found
at the bottom of the fishing boat. The
coroner recovered the body and took it to
the morgue. Sladek was oO years OF
age and the father of family. He
left home last Tuesday feeling very
respondent.
Walter Nunnemacher, youngest son Of
the late Rudolph Nunnemacher. was
drowned in Nagowicka lake at 6 o'clock
Sunday morning, while out fishing with
two boys named Hanson sons of farm
or employed to take care of the Nunne
macher place at Pine lake. Walter was
10 years of age.
After the three boys had rowed about
for ten minutes Sunday morning, they
reached the southern extremity Of Pine
lake and then crossed the narrow strip
of land separating Pine lake from
Nagowicka. Another boat was Sc
cured, and for nearly an hour
wicka without catching anything, and
it was decided to row about for a time.
AS the Hanson boys were rowing, young
Nunnemacher cast his line and fish
Immediately took the bait. The surprise
and sudden motion of the line attracted
occupied the movement of the boat
caused him to lose his balance and fall
headlong into the water. His two COM
panions expected him to rise again, as he
was an excellent swimmer. His straw
hat foated alongside of the boat and
they reached out after it. expecting to
find young Nunnema cher. but he never
rose to the surface. Robert Nunne-
macher. the uncle of the young man,
was notified, and after three hours work
with the graphing hooks the body was
recovered and taken to Nashotah, where
an inquest was held, the coroner's jury
rendering a verdict of accidental death.
Nunnemacher. the banker. who died at
Meran, Austria. in December. 1894.
Walter was educated in Switzerland.
He was employed in the Office of the
Nunnemacher estate, which is in charge
of John B. lie Saulnier. He is sur
aged II, and Gertrude, aged {, and a
brother Rudolph, aged "a, who is now
travelling abroad. The property, inner
tied by the young man from his fathers
estate is valued at 100000.
The body of Stephen Schnell was
found few miles east of La Crosse on
the 18th, lying along the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway tracks. In his
ticket from the Soldiers home, Milwau-
llee, to St. Paul and about $50 in money.
The body was taken to West Salem
and an inquest held. From papers on
his person it was learned that Schnell
was afflicted with heart disease and it is
supposed he sUecumbed to an attack
While standing OH the platform OF a
rived at a verdict Of death from causes
unknown. Deceased was member of
the Thirtieth Wisconsin infantry.
Jacob p. Geuqueirre died at his resi-
dence,. 6T4 Eleventh street. Saturday
evening: He was IS years of age and
came to Milwaukee in 1858. He was
engaged in the grocery business for
many years, but retired five years ago.
Otto Tapp,, aged s years, was drowned
in StarKe's slip at the foot of Canal
street Sunday afternoon. While play
water and in trying to reach it he fell in.
The body was soon recovered and taken
to the home of his mother, 1S7 Green
bush street: Last December the boys
father was Killed by q train.
A. George Schulz. the paper box manu-
facturer, died suddenly Tuesday at his
home. 23S' Thirteenth street. The de
ceased was born in Neu StreEifz, Ger
many, in 1854, and came to milwaukee,
in 1872. He learned the trade of book
binding in Germany and for many years
had been engaged in the manufacture OF
paper boxes in Milwaukee,. His factory
is at the corner of C1ybourR and Fourth
streets.
From a letter received in Milwau-
kee by George L.. Thomas it Us learned
that A. w. HAIL, for about sixteen years
in the customs office in Milwaukee and
who retired from that office soon after
the first election of President Cleveland,
died recently at his home in Fredonia,
n. Y. Mr.. Hall was a welI-known
citizen of Milwaukee until about 1885.
He was prominent in local musical cir
cies and was for some time a member
of the, Plymouth church choir. OF the
Philharmonic society and afterwards of
the Arion club. He was about 06 years
Of age. His wife died some years ago.
They had no children.
Miss Clara 3. Perry of Port Huron,
Mich. delegate to the B. Y. Z. u.
convention, died Wednesday at her place
of entertainment, 1861 Grove street.
Miss Perry came here at the opening of
tire convention and was present at near
1y al the meetings She had been in
poor health for some time. She will
be taken to Port Huron for burial.
Silas Buck. aged 81 years, rode down
to work FROM his home at 7S2 Cass street
Wednesday morning, on his bicycle. He
was employed at the machine shop OF
Fred NJ. Prescott, 237-243 Oregon street.
He arrived at the shop considerably
earlier than the hour to begin work and
sat down on a bench to smoke. He had
Sct there, Int y short Tina when he WAS