Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
MILWAUKEE MATTERS.

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julius w. RoIln the veteran swimming
school teacher. died on the 18th, at the
age of 6S years and 8 months, of dropsy.
He lived ct $50 Richards street. Mr.
Rhon is survived by a widow. four sons
and two daughters. All the children are
married. The deceased was born in
Reichberg, Austria.
For forty years Papa Rohn, as he
was familiarly known, had been teach
ing the people of Milwaukee how to
swim. His first school was located IN
the Milwaukee river below the dam.
That was when the river was much
cleaner than it is now. For many years
however, the school has been located
where it is now on the western bank OF
the river Just above the dam and at the
mouth of the old canal.
Mr.. Rohn was an efficient teacher anG
his patrons were among the best people
in the city, particularly the Germans.
Thousands hardly expresses the number
of people now living in Milwaukee who
were taught TO swim by Mr.. Rohn.
Mr.. Rohn's sons are Otto, who lives
in New York and Louis, Julius and Ed
ward Rohn of this city. Mrs. Addie
Babille of Milwaukee and Mrs. Pauline
Whittich of st. Louis are the daughters.
Inc death OF carlton HOlland, VINO
was for years grain inspector for the
chamber of commerce, occurred on the
II at his residence, 535 Cass street.
Mr.. Holland came to Milwaukee in 1852
and resided here from that time until
his death. For number of years he
was a grain buyer for the mills and
warehouses in the city, and when the
chamber Of commerce was organized IN
1858, Mr.. Holland was selected by the
members as inspector of gram. He es-
tablished the system of grading wheat,
now uniformly used by all dealers, and
his certificates and receipts were ia
mliar and were accepted in every grain
market in this country and Europe. He
held the position continuously for over
thirty years. He is survived by his
wife and a daughter, Miss Helen Irene
Holland. -.
There were three deaths in the city
OH the 18th by drowning. and
each of the three rivers claimed vic
Max Zeisig, aged IS years. living at
6O5 Barclay street, left school on that
day and went home. Later he
proceeded to Starke's slip in the Kin
avenue, in company with another boy.
Max could not swim and he soon found
himself beyond his depth and called for
help. Frank Chard an employee of the
rolling mills, CHANGED to pass by and
he jumped into the water and succeeded
in getting hold of the boy. AS he was
bringing him to shore Max grasped him
by the throat and both rescuer and res
cued were soon under water In order
to save his own life Chard had to re-
lease the boy and he sank from sight.
This is the third death in Zeisig's family
in seven weeks. The police later recoy-
cred the body.
Shortly after this accident word was
received that boy had been drowned in
the MenOmOnee river at. che foot of
Eighth avenue. The lifesaving crew
dragged the river and found the body of
Frank Jahenski, aged 8 years, whose
home was at Canal street and Tenth
avenue. The boy had been playing along
the docks when he fell in and Immediate
ly sank His father is a Waterman en-
ployed by Uhrig 4 Sons.
Ruby Woodwork, aged 5 years, whose
parents live, at 12S Detroit street. was
playing on the dock at the foot of De
troit street when he slipped and fell
into the water. The body was recovered
by the police.
Mrs Emil Durr, who was seriously
injured June 4 by being thrown from
her carriage near her summer home on
Nagowicka lake, died on the 18th as a
result of the injuries received at that
time. Mrs. Durr suffered from heart
trouble and her sudden demise is at
tributed to that, though death was hast
ened by the shock received in the acct
dent. f ..
Mrs DUR, whose maiden name was
Coleman, came to Milwaukee when a
young woman, her parents removing to
this city from New York state. In 1865
she was united in marriage to Mr. Durr,
who is of the well-known lumber firm
of Durr &, Rugee, and president of the
(Snr A hoy no 10
vived by her husband, two sons. DR..
William e. and C. G.. Durr. and daugb
ter, Miss May.
Anna Parzinske, aged II years, whose
mother lives at 3O5 Twenty-fourth street,
in company with several children visited
the new west side high school building
at the corner of Twenty-third and Prairie
streets about o'clock Monday night for
the purpose of gathering kindling wood.
The child was descending by means Of
a ladder from the second story, when
she slipped and fell. Neighbors carried
her to her home, where she died at I
to the rupture of a blood vessel. The
Parzinske family consists of Ct mother,
three daughters and a son.
Mrs Joseph Feldtmann was burned to
death Wednesday morning by an exple-
sion of gasoline. She died at the Elmer
gency hospital, few hours after being
burned.
Friends of Frank ReitZ, q former resi-
dent Of Milwaukee and native of the
Ninth ward, have learned that he WAS
murdered It short time ago in Texas
The crime was committed while he was
taking herd Of sheep to- market. Many
years age Mr.. Reitz was prescription
clerk in the drug store of |. \. Morton,
the predecessor of Wright Bros, the
Wisconsin street pharmacists, and LATER
he was with Z. f. Davies, druggist
who had Il store on Milwaukee, street,
opposite the postethce.
About twelve years ago Mr.. Reitz
went to Texas and established himself
in the business of conducting a sheep
ranch. an enterprise in which he was
quite successful In the latter part of
last April he left home With about $500
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