New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-23
Met Death
In | odg,e.
]. 3. Velikanje Passes Away at Meeting
Of the Sons Of Hermann.
While Seated ct His Desk he Suddenly
Complains Of Illness
And Expires Within Five Minutes There.
after Before Physician
Could Arrive.
Deceased Was Well-known Citizen and
for many Years Public Ser
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A few minutes before eight o'clock
last Friday evening, while ]. b. Velikanje
was seated in his official capacity at the
Secretary's s table in the Sons of Her.
mann Lodge, he suddenly complained
of illness, his head dropped forward and
in five minutes he was dead. His friends
made every effo1t to revive him and Dr..
Weiser was called, but before the latter
could arrive he had expired. Previous
to his complaining of illness, he was ap-
parently IN the best Of spirits. When
he left home, his relatives say, he seemed
to feel better than he had for months,
and when he entered the lodge room, lie
he had pleasant greeting for all. The
unexpected shock, which followed, there
fore cast heavy gloom over the entire
gathering and at once pat a stop to all
proceedings. The body was removed to
the residence and ON Monday the funeral
was held from Turner Hall, the Mixed
Choir singing two selections and Hugo
Fischer delivering an address. At the
cemetery, the exercises were conducted
by the Sons Of Hermann of,which order
the deceased was faithful member. Mr..
Velikanje had been a sufferer from drop
sy for years and of late had been gradu-
ally failing. His death therefore must
be attributed to natural causes and not
to any excitement.
Ivan Burgomuell Velikapje was born
on the 18th of April, 1861, at Idria in
the Province of Krain, Austria. At the
age of five years he entered school and
| continued his studies until he left for
America. At Graz and Trieste he studied
theology, law and medicine and for a
time he was private tutor in the family
of one of the nobility. In 1865 he came
to America, taking up his residence for
a time in New York City where he con
tinued his studies and also taught music.
Later on he moved to Minneapolis, en-
barked in the profession of teaching
and became united in marriage to Miss
Louise Wcrdich who still survives him.
Six children resulted from the union and
of them five are alive and grown to man
hood and womanhood. In 1868, Mr..
Vellkanje found himself settled in the
town of Cottonwood in this county and
some years later in Sigel. He moved to
| New Uln1s in 1850 and built home
which was carried away the following
year by the cyclone. About this time
he was elected uperintendent of schools
| and held the position for several terms.
After retiring from that office he contin.
ued teaching and did not relinquish the
work: unntil he had given the state twen-
| ty eight wears of that kind Of service.
Sickness eventually compelled him to
yield, and for the last two years he. has
been confined mostly to his home. @ss
Mr.. Velikanje was a man OF many ex-
cenent traits. Unassuming, intelligent,
honest and accommodating he easily made.
friends and as easily retained them. His.
acquaintance throughout the county was
large and all held him in good esteem h
She was as fair tolook uponas 4 prim-2
rose on the brooklet's brink. He met
her one morning in une as she was
tramping over the dewspraye grass with
a milk pail in her hand, and Immediate
" he fell in love. =. IS VI.
He told her he was a poor artist. He
was in fact, the son Of a millionaire and
lighted his cigarettes with $40 bills.
Would you lie inquired, when she
had accepted him, "always be content to-
live IN poverty for my sake 2'' 8ss
4, !. Dearest, I'd break crust for 81 ''
she sighed.
For. she had just learned from her.
brother, who had been to to Nailstreet's
Mercantile agency, that her fond lover
was rated at Al and had a house IN town,
h a cottage n Newp ort and q bank ac-