Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-29
MILWAUKEE MATTERS,

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ago, joining her husband. who had come
to the city to take position on the Mil
Waukee Journal a short time previous
She was Il 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
tration and about seven weeks ago went
to the hospital for treatment.
Albert SIadek 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
Kinnicknnic 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 50 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 Il farm
er 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
l,l-n nd ha ~
of land separating Pine lake from
Nagowicka Another boat was Sc
cured. and for nearly an hour
the young men tished in Nago-
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 a 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 IN excellent swimmer. His straw
hat foated alongside of the boat and
they reached out after it. expecting to
find young Nunnemacher. 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 inqgest was held. the coroner's Jury
rendering a verdict of accidental death
The young man was son of Rudolph
Nunnenacher. the banker who died at
Meran. Austria. in December, 1891.
Walter was educated in Switzerland
He was employed in the office of the
Nunnemacher estate, which is in charge
of John Z. lie SauInier. He is sur
vived by his mother, two sisters. Pauline,
aged II, and Gertrude, aged 4, and a
brother. Rudolph, aged "a who is now
travelling abroad. The property inher-
tied by the y01ng E1an from his fathers
estate is valued at 100000.
The, body of Stephen Schnell was
found. few males east of La Crosse on
the fifth lying along the Chicago, Mil
waukee * st. Paul railway tracks. In his
pocket was siXty-days' furlough and
ticket from the Soldiers home, Milwau-
kee, to ST Paul and abort $50 in money.
The body was taken to- West Salem
and an inauest held. From papers ON
his person it was learned that Schnell
was afflicted with heart disease and it is
supposed Tie succUnbed TO an attack
while standing on the platform of a
train and then fell off. The jury ar
rived at verdict of death from causes
unknown. Deceased was member of
the Thirtfetff Wisconsin infantry
Jacob P. Geuqueirre died. at his resi-
dence, GA Eleventh sereeF, Saturday
evening. He was 70 years of age and
came to Milwaukee in 1858. He was
engaged in tie grocery. business for
many years, but retired five years ago.
Otto Tappy. aged s years, was drowned
in Starke'Ss s1iD at the foot of Canal
street Sunday afternoon. While play
ing on the" dock HIS hat fell into the
water and iT' trying 10 reach it he feIf in.
The body WSGS~ soon uncovered anG taken
to the home of his; mother, fS1 Green
bush street: Last December the boys
father wasS Killed by Il trGER.
A. George Schulz. the paper box manu-
facturer, died sudHsnlE Tuesday at his
home, 23S9 Thirteenth street. The de-
ceased was born in Neu StrelTz, Ger
many. in 1854, and came to milwaukee,
in 1872. He learned the trade of book
binding i'm Germany and. for many years
had been engaged in the manufacture of
paper boxes in milwaukee,. His factory
is at the c.orfler. OF ClxBOurm AMID Fourth
streets.
From letter received i'm lTflwau-
kee by George t. Thomas 1T is learned
that A. W. Hall, for about sixteen years
in the castoms; Office in milwaukee, and
who retired from that office SOON after
the first election of President Cleveland,
died recently at his homie in Fredonia,
n. Y. Nj. Hall was a well-known
citizen of milwaukee, until about 1885.
He was prominent in local musical cir
cles 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 50 years
of age Els wife died some years ago.
They had no. children
Miss Clara r.. Perry of Port Huron,
Mich, a delegate to the B. Y. P. Z.
conventions, died Wednesday at her place
of entertainment, 22612 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.
Siaas Buck. aged 81 years, rode down
to work from his home at 1872 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 amd