Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
MILWAUKEE MATTERS,

ago, joining her husband. who had come
to the city to take a position on the NES-
| Waukee Journal q short time prevlOGS.
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
son, Oscar, and two brothers, War
ner and Robert to mourn her early de
mise. She suffered from nervous pros
traton and about seven weeks ago went
to the hospital for treatment.
Albert sladek Of 635 Eighteenth street
committed suicide on the 10th at
the foot of Greenfield avenue. He went
on board a fishing tug moored in the
/ Kinmickinnic river. and. walking to the
stern, placed revolver behind his right
ear and fred His body fell over into
the river, while the revolver was found
at the bottom of the fishing boat The
coroner recovaraf the body and took it to
the morgue. SIauek was so years OF
age and the father of a family. He
left home last Tuesday feeling very
Respondent
Walter Nunnemacher, youngest son of
the late Rudolph Nnnnemacher. was
drowned in Nag0wicka lake at 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning, while out fishing with
two boys named Hanson, sons of d farm
err employed to take care of the Nunne-
macher place at Pine lake. Walter was
- years OF age.
After the three boys had rowed about
for ten minutes Sunday morning, they
reached tie southern extremity of Pine
lake ard then crossed the narrow strip
Of lard separating Pine lake from
Nagowicka. Another boat was Sc
cured, and for nearly an hour
the young men fished in Nago-
wicka without catching anything, and
it was decided TO row about for time.
As the Hanson boys were rowing, young
Nunnemac cher cast his line and fish
Immediately took the bait. The surprise
and sudden motion of the line attracted
the young mans attention. While thus
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 floa+ed 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 cOronerrs jury
rendering a verdict of accidental death.
The young man was son of Rudolph
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 3. lie Saulnier. He is sur
yyed by his mother, two sisters. Pauline,
aged II, and Gertrude, aged Z, and a
brother, Rudolph, aged "a, who is now
travelling abroad. The property inher-
tied by the young man from his fathers
estate is valued at 100000.
The body of Stephen Schnell was
found a few miles east of La Crosse on
the nth lying along the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway tracks. In his
pocket was siXty-days' furlough and a
ticket from the Soldiers home. Milwau
kee, to ST. Paul and about $40 in money.
The body was taken TO West Salem
and an inquest held. From papers on
was afflicted with heart disease and it is
supposed he succumbed to an attack
while standing on the platform of a
train and then fell off. The jury ar
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, Ga Eleventh street, Saturday
came TO Milwaukee i'll 1858. He was
engaged in the grocery business for
many years, but retired five years ago.
Otto Tapp, aged years, was drowned
in Starke's slip at the foot of Canal
street Sunday afternoon. While play
ing on the dock his hat fell into the
water and in trying to reach it he fell in.
The body was soon recovered and taken
to the home of his mother, 1877 Green
bush street. Last December the boy S
father was killed by 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 Strelitz, 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 Clybourn and Fourth
streets.
From letter received in Milwau-
kee by George L. Thomas it is learned
that n. w. HAN, Tor ABOUT SlAleeu 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 Well-l1nown
citizen of Milwaukee until about 1885.
He was prominent in local musical cir
cles and was for some tine a member
of the Plymouth church choir, of the
philharmonic society and afterwards of
the Arion club He was about So years
Of age. His wife died some years ago
They had no children.
Miss Clara E. Perry of Port Huron,
Mich, a delegate to the 3. Y. p. T..
convention, died Wednesday at her place
of entertainment. 22615 Grove street:
Miss Perry came here at the opening of
the convention and was present at near
ly all 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 1872 Cass street
Wednesday morning, on his bicycle. He
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