Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-02
SAM e. CURTIS DEAD.
Weil-knOWn Journalist Passes
Away at His Home
AGED So

Waukesha, Wis, April 90 Special
Samuel @. Curtis died at 10 O'Clock
this morning at his home on the corner
of Maple avenue and West avenue He
was SO years old and is survived by a
son, Fred Curtis of Milwaukee, and
daughter. Bertha Curtis, who is at home
Mr.. Curtis was a native of New York
and was born July 20, 1886, at James
town, Chautauqua county. He received
an academic education and at the age of
II entered the office of the Jamestown
Journal for the purpose of learning the
printers trade. He staid there two years
and then started for the West. His first
stop was at Chicago, where he worked at
the case in the office of the Journal. In
1858 he left Chicago and went to Mil
waukee, where he worked for time for
Col Dan Shaw. From the Daily News
he went to the Evening Wisconsin,, where
he occupied the position of foreman.
f'rOm the Wisconsin he came to Wauke-
sha and took Il place on the W aukesha
County Democrat, which had just been
started. In the fall of 1856 he went to
Detroit, where be worked on the Detroit
Free Press. until after the Fremont and
buchanan campaign. He then went
back to New York and worked on the
Transcript, published at WestheId.
In 1851 MIR. Curtis again came Vest.
He came to WaukcSha and entered the
Democrat Office, where he remained I'M
til 1859 He was active in politics, be
ing Democrat, and be was the means
of organizing the first Coos Templar
lodge in the county. In November, 1889.
be was married to Miss Sarah Frances
Slawson, oldest daughter OF Frederick
Slawson of this city. With his wife he
returned to jamestown, y. Y, and went
into the grocery business with his father.
He was IL member OF the state guards
and at the breaking out of the Rebellion
he entered the army. At the close OF
the war he returned to New Yort. and
again went into the grocery business. Lii
1866 he sold out and bought a half in
terest i'll the ChautauQua Press, thirty
ing Democratic paper published at James
town. He sold his interest soon and be-
came a travelling salesman. In 1871 his
father died and he sold his property and.
with his wife and family, came back to
Waukesha. They arrived here June >.
1872, and Mr.. Curtis Immediately be-
came editor of the Plain Dealer. which
he made one of the liveliest papers in the
state during the Greedy campaign.
Later Mr.. Curtis took an extended
trip through the West, during which he
correspondent for the Chicago Inter
Ocean, the jamestown Journal and the
Waukesha Freeman and Democrat. On
his return TO Waukesha he became local
correspondent for the Evening Wiscon-
sin He was also connected with the
local papers until failing health COM
pea ed binl to give I'D active work. He
has been critically i'll for some time past
and his death was not unexpected. The
cause of his death was heart failure.
He was a member of the local q. a. L.
post and they will probably conduct his
funeral. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made. -
Algoma, Wis. April 29.-I Special. i
Mrs. Charles Kufaulk, aged about %
years. died at her home yesterday.
Mrs. Martin Kreuger, an aged lady.
died at her home in Rankin, three miles
west Of here. yesterday.
Necedlh, Wis, April % Special. i
y. st. Germaine. Il pioneer settler in
this section, died today, aged IS years.
He was early engaged in numbering, also
in trading with the Indians.
Elkhorn, Wis, April Do Special. !
{. w. Cornue died at his home here
yesterday afternoon, aged - years.
Fond du Lac, Wis. April % Special. !
William Burke, IN old resident Of this
city. died suddenly of heart disease yes
terday. He was II years OF age and
had resided here for nearly half a cen