Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Number Al
CONRAD KRAUS DEAD.
Associate Judge of Sullivan Co.
Expires Suddenly at His Home
Sunday Morning.
SUFFERED PAIN IN ONE LIMB.
He Was an Active Self-made Man of
High Repute. Succumbs to Heart
Failure. Many Mourn His Loss.

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High Repute. Succumbs to Heart
| Failure. Many Mourn His Loss.
Hon. Conrad Kraus died on Sun
day morning, March 10. His death
was sudden and entirely unexpected.
He was in attendance at the term of
court commencing February 26, and
appeared well, but complained of
pain in one of his limbs. After his
return home he sent for doctor,
who put a bandage on the limb, and
he was able to attend an argument
court held at Laporte on the follow
ing week. Although the limb was
painful it was not considered danger
Gus. On the morning of his death
he appeared no worse than usual, but
the pain in his leg was so severe that
he asked to have the bandage re-
moved. When this was done he
said it felt better. Not very long
after this he called for water, and
as his wife brought it to him, ,observ-
ing his head dropping, she said,
"What is the matter?'' He said
feebly, 81 don't know" and said no
more. In few moments he was
dead
The news Of his death spread rap
idly and was shock to the whole
community. Arrangements have
been made for his funeral in Dushore
on Thursday, the odd inst. at
O'Clock p. III.
Judge Kraus was born in Tama-
qua, Pa, December 81, 1858. His
parents Henry and Catharine Kraus
were natives of Hesse Cassel, Ger
many. He remained with his par
ents until he was eighteen, pursuing
his studies in public and private
schools. He became well acquainted
with German and English literature.
He then went to Philadelphia where
he was employed for two years by
John Waster, a butcher, and then
took charge of two meat and provis-
ion stores for Levy & Block for five
years. May 4, 1880, he was married
to Miss Kate M. Hecker by whom
he has had seven children.
In 1881 Mr.. Kraus removed to
Sullivan county and worked about
two years for Jennings Bros. in the
lumber woods. He next engaged in
the meat business with John Utz, jr.
in Dushore, whose interest he bought
two years later, and then for five
years carried on the business with
his brother william, whose interest
he then purchased and continued
the business in Dushore himself
until 1898. He then purchased a
farm in Cherry township, on which
he established slaughter, house,
steam chopper and all necessary ap-
pliances for an extensive business
farming, keeping cattle, butchering
and dealing in meat.
The active business life Of Mr..
Kraus did not prevent him from
reading and study. His library,
well stocked with literary and seien-
titic works, with which he was
familiar, attests his we'll cultured
mind. His excellent qualifications
and popularity, much more than his
own solicitations, induced his DEM.
ocratic friends to nominate him for
the Office of Associate Judge, and he
} was elected by handsome majority.
His conduct upon the Bench secured
tor him the esteem of his associates,
and all of the members of the Bar.
He had clear reasoning mind and
quick facility for mastering legal
questions when the facts and author.
! ity were placed before him. He
took great pains to inform himself
, in reference to the duties required
, by him, and no Judge who has ever
sat upon our Bench, has exceeded
him in the attentive and, cOnscien-
tious discharge of his duties.
Owing to the fact that number
) of new President Judges have come
upon the Bench in this part of the
State, and the long illness of Judge
, Peck, of Towanda, it has happened
| that Judge Dunham has been called
out of the county to hold special
court for large part of the time.