Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
MILWAUKEE, MATTERS

,,.ho for several years heiu ~
important position in the n'l'' 'oomnli- !.
schools died on the 21st, from eUtrnl,e
ooI,nn ~ diseases arising from 49,, in
Of ononlexy. Though he. had Mar
moor health several months. ~, "a his
shall gave his personal atte .I,.;, week
work in the schools untii Wi'iiiA
of his death. !, london.
Eng. in 1888. He came TO A harvard
in the early SOS. and soon aitei Nil
established himself in business ~ i,o+;,,p
waukee as one of the firm conu'Tr, heir
Marshall Bros organ factory. suc-
shall gave ND the business ana W ,ealI
to Minneapolis in 1888 lie was M .,as
known as a pipe organ expert. ~ -, all
a wife two sons and q dau !,1'e,, are
living in Minneapolis. The cni lhan ar
ganist at ST. Paul's Episcopal n enuaen'
Minneapolis. and Mrs. 3. r.. Fln hata
He also has two brothers livlng-OS.I11
vius Marshall of the Lancaster-MaIsInani
Organ company, Moline, Ill.,. ana III, IT
Edward G. Marshall Browns aiies'
Mimi.
John c. Smith, for many YEARS a ladS-
ing Wholesale grocer in MilVvaukees at
one time member Of thei iunsS OF
Chandler & Smith and later Of Cromble'
Smith y Co.. died on the I'd after pro,
with apoplexy about week previous
and was taken to st. Mary's hospital for
care and trea tment. lie came to Mill
waukee in 1854 and went into the gro
Gerry business. He was born in Han
a widow and two daughters, Mrs. G. F.
Hubbard of this city, and the wife OF Rev.
Mr.. Townsend of New York.
The body of the man found in the
river early on the morning of the 18th
has been Unidentified at that of Richard
Seeger, aged 10 years, whose home was
at $50 Seventh street. 1t is believed
that the young man either fell into the
river accidentally or committed suicide.
He was a book-keeper, but had been out
of work for some time past.
Seeger had received very good .edu-
cation. His father, who is a merchant
tailor, at one time destined him for the
ministry, but the young man did not
get OH very we'll and his studies were
changed from theology to medicine. but
still he did not advance, and it is be-
lieved that he became respondent He
had been missing since May 10.
Charles A Hall, ST., died Satur-
day at his residence. 6S4 Wilson street,
after an illness of eight months. lie
leaves Il wife and five children, Mrs.
G.. B. Swift of Eau Claire being his
eldest daughter: two sisters and one
and Mrs. bessie Phillips of Chippewa
Falls and Mrs NJ. c. Pringee OF Mil
waukee alse survive him. For twenty
years he had been superintendent of the
carpenter department in the E. p. Allis
works.
John Bates, the first professional
leather splitter who worked in Milwau-
kee tannery. died at the Protestant
Home for the Aged Saturday, aged
about rs years Mr.. Bates came to
after the establishment by Messrs. PTS
ter & Vogel of their tannery, and was
the first man to run a splitting machine
in this city. Latter he worked in other
tanneries in the city. He was a brother
of Mrs. Eliza A. Cunningham and Mrs.
Amelia A. Patterson and an uncle of
r. W., Patterson and Mrs. Cecilia Bates
and also of John and William Patter-
son of Chicago. nssesresz--
Miss Margaret Park. eldest daughter
of Mary 4. Park, died at the family
was a sister of w. III. Park. business
manager of the Daily News.
While walking aenoss the East Water
street bridge at noon on the 22d PATROL
man Halsey found the body of Il man
floating in the river. 1t is supposed the
man is John Simmonson, farmer who
lived in the town of Franklin The body
had been in the water about five or six
days and is supposed to be that of the
man who fell in the river at the Chest
nut street draw on the 10th.
John Kuchkowski, aged years, was
ROY in n fsic in Irn sc I,
home, S29 Arlington place.
Gottfried Christensen, aged II years.
was found dead in bed att his home. 615
Reed street. on. the 22d. 1t was dis
covered that gas escaping from an open
jet had caused asphyxiatien. The coro-
ner was notified and an investigation by
Deputy Coroner Van Lare showed that
Christensen had accidentally turned the
jet open after putting ot1t the gas upon
married daughter, Mrs. Olson. He was
WidOwer. -Four years ago he kept q
retail shoe store on the south side but
since that time had been living in retire
ment.
Mrs. Johnston. aged So years. was
found lying unconscious OH HurAn street.
between Jefferson and Milwaukee,
streets, on the 26th, and removed to the
moved to Thomas undertaking rooms.
The cause OF death is not yet known
but it is supposed to have been heart
disease.
Mrs. Johnston was the mOther-in-law
Of DIR. Dart, the dentist. and also of
Walteer Durant.
TEMPLARS AT GAINESVILLE.