Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-01

Mrs. Christine Auer, widow Of the late
Louis Auer, Sr., died on the 10Th of heart
| failure, at her residence, 1015 State
street, aged IS years. She had been
| failing for several days. All of her
children were at her bedside when the
| end came. Mrs. Auer came to Milwau-
| kee in 1914 and was well known in Ger
man circles. Four children survive her,
| Louis and Herman Auer, Mrs Charles
Laverrenz and Mrs. William Appel.
| The flag on the West Side Turn hall
| f1oated at half-mast on the Goth on ac-
| financial secretary of the Turnverein
Milwaukee. The deceased was born in
Mainz in 1888 and came to America in
| 1866. He has taught school in the Thir-
| teenth district school in Milwaukee, in
the town of Milwaukee and at the En-
gelmann school, now the German-Eng-
lish academy. Of late he has been Civ
ing private lessons in mathematics, Ian
guages and music. Mr. Koehler lived
at 41S Vliet street.
Herman Miller, aged 35 years, was
caught in the shafting of the machinery
at the plant of the Milwaukee Har-
vester company on Park street at $50
o'clock Monday morning. He was oiling
the machinery at the time and in some
unknown manner a portion of his cloth
ing became entangled III the Shafting
Both his legs were broken, one of his
arms was almost torn off and the cloth
ing on his body and his shoes were
stripped off. He lived a short time after
the accident. dying on the way to the
Emergency hospital. The coroner was
notified and removed the remains to
the morgue Miller resided at 995
Windlake. avenue. and leaves a widow
and family. He had been employed at
the works only short time.
Ferdinand Kuehn has received a let
ter from Frankfurth-am- Main written by
Max Hochstaedter, announcing the death
in Stuttgardt on November 30 of Mrs
Albertine Ody, sister of Mr.. Hochstadt-
err. The deceased was well-known in
Milwaukee, especially among the mem
bers of the Musical society. She was a
sister of Mrs. Jacob Mailer.
Gustave Thieman of Milwaukee COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in a
grove near Fond du Lac. The body
was discovered by hunters Sunday.
Thieman was Is years old and resided
with his parents at III North avenue.
He left home a few days ago and en-
deavored to find employment in Fond
du Lac, but was unsuccessful.
Mrs. Barbara katzer, mother of the
archbishop died at the archcopiScopal resi-
dence Monday night. Mrs. Katzer was
81 years of age. She leaves two sons,
latter an employee of the Wisconsin Bridge
and Iron works. The archbishop will
celebrate requiem pontifcal mass Mrs
Katzer, with her husband and two sons
came to this country in 1867, locating at
st. Francis. When Father Kauzer was
made bishop of Green Bay the family
moved to that city, where the arch
bishops father died in 1876.
Joseph Hay, aged 26 years, who board
ed at 90 Fifth street and was employed
by Gimbel Bros. as a collector, received
a fatal electric SHOCK at about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, in the passage which
separates Gimbels' Grand avenue store
from the one facing on West Water
street The alley runs from this street
back to the river. 1t appears that at
about 3 o'clock Hay was in the basement
of the dry goods store when he heard
the freboat whistle He Immediately
went out and entered the passageway to
go to the bank of the river. The Badger
Illuminating company recently suspended
an are light here, about six feet from
the ground. Hay did not notice it, as 1t
was not burning at the time and he
struck it with his right temple. Man
ageT McLaren and several clerks who
were coming close behind him saw him
reel and fall to the ground. They hur-
ried to his assistance but life was tx-
tinct. DR.. Spearman was called and
made an examination of the body. The
right temple was burned to a crisp and
a scar was furrowed across the head to
the back of the crown. 1t is supposed
that Hay struck the brass carbon sup
port extending below the globe of the
lamp. IF this is the ease it must have
been out of order, as experts declare that
it is always insulated and therefore
harmless. 1t is probable that water got
into the carbon supporter.
Hay was unmarried. His parents re-
side at Burnham station in Waukesha
county. He had been employed by the
firm for over two years.