The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-03

aaSS 8 .an echoder, for nearly twenty
|7sss<S. q reaadenf OF Seattle, and long one
~ - n,hefanttal business men OF the
va ~ Yesterday morning at his home.
80 avenue, afser q very brief Ill
25s1 = the age Of ffty-two years He
y nen,ber of the firm Of ROhlfs =
|SSsS.e cahAuetmakers and woodwork
~ az the largest manufacturing
4 4 :..r.re N the CITY, He leaves . widow
kur children and comfortable for
"a never active in public life. no
3f1z1Sesu nan In Seattle was more widely
~ - fayorably known than was Mr..
aSe1er Tn almost 10 the morning Of
& 1eafh he worked among his employees
~ - factory on lower First avenue
ara for years had hardly missed
~ from any cause. Every morning At
4 2Soek rain or shine, he was AT his
toech and AZ his partner and life
& & ff1end, Diedrich Rohifs. said yes
-. not 4 man about the establish
51e m Il later than he. II was prob
4 sversxsrtien during the hot weather
d ~ week that WAS the primary cause
q Fl lN SatAl illness.
4hursday he was especially active
IL factory and became much over
40& HEAL tsAAb hAH& SAG tEAAa0s A<ss
- had taken cold and fell Ill On
616v morning he came TO his work
~. but was compelled BY alarming
8; 61116uD IN 20 home. AZ he expressed
+ - s little rest" His condition grew
saptdty and medical aid was called
- eDuld do nothing for him and at II
- teeterday morning he expired.
nm61iate cause Of death was acute
ennti0H Of the tnfestinef.
1choder was born in Hirschberg,
naE % May ]. is4s. In ISL he came
~ Gutted States to seek his fortune
Sdbf % work at his trade an cabinet
II one OF the large factories of C1n-
I'll Ia 1915 he came 10 the Pacific
- end located al San Francisco. where
poeked 1t bis trade. Four years later
Nnpved 10 this state. and with his
- Trend and future partner. Mr..
11lh, engaged in farming on WILDLY
S16 In lS9z he came 10 Seattle and
e1 work At his trade Shortly after.
p ~ went to Victoria. where he and
uoAifs started a shop together
* non1nnlng Of Seattle Career.
~ lster returned to Seattle. however.
- q III bought out the interest of ex-
- George VI. Hall in the Hall h
80 Furniture Company. This hush
they conducted under the old firm
- Hntu after they were burned out by
U14t IRE OF June 8. 1859. when they
n name Of Rohlfs 4 Schoder From
q M snail beginning they gradually In
Uloe14 their business. until al the pres
large factory at 6le-620 First ave-
- ncpth employees a large number Of
Hon and ID one Of the largest insti-
~ 81 The kind IN the Northwest.
E1eAnder vas married In 1874 to Miss
/ ~ Huntemann, OF Cincinnati. who sur
tt<0 ~. Five children were born OF the
49, s1ss OF whom, Felix D.. aged y:
.s61ef II are living. The oldest
- 1nan. Wae lost n q storm on the
80 loQ44 four years ago With com
- - about his own age, -. he left
9s!n y : smsn sloop on 2 hunting trip
h M always been thought that the lit
q tpop Mas swsmped In a severe storm
~ fagtd shortly afte:. their departure
~ ogAttle and both boys drowned. Hun
- ~ m.ssfng lads. but no trace OF them
tA<sr Hoop was ever found. The only
~ 10 their fate was then small boat.
- vas washed ashore after the storm.
- ~ fAfs OF hir son for many months
- 1Iaom over Mr.. Schoder's life.
bch01er had no relatives in the
- states other than hts Immediate
lmiiY. II h thought that he has two
NstAers MN living In Germany.
AAeesheA IN Hia Duslness.
GNtside Of HIS business Mr.. achosier had
~ sew Interests. In fact. the only place
WV ppeot much time outside OF MS
0e1sy and his home was In the lodge
49, q 6ermAnla lodge. l. Q. q. F.. an
&eet g whose principles he was much
sesea He WAS past grand of Ger
.A lod{e. He was also a member in
standing Of Columbia lodge No. 2.
y Y. W. of the Seattle Turn verein.
- q Tie National Union. Outside OF
nee efHauiraiinns he never held ONCE
sny sind He took little interest In
S 80 g. eM generally voted the Repahli-
- eoaid b. trusted with untold MIL
~ ~ honesty was iaeorruptibie, and
vas literally as good "a hts
8 49, 1pver knew him TO do an act OF
~ e any man Intentionally" In
49, ~2VsNs Mr. Rohifs last night cont
49, nu epinicn Of his dead partners
- "a pafins Mr.. Sehesisr's life time
es..x" ~ NahlfS were insepa RI bic
$500 Iuef eerame acquainted In Gin
S,.s ~ y ~ u and together came West
- ~ ~ sAA5osnta and then to Washing
sn@-sss Wefkine aide by side AZ their
~ - usee They were distant reia-
~ Marriage
Il Sssssasnss for Mfr Schoier's funer-
NOT yes been made