Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-06-04

! now known as the A. Kickbusch Gro
cery Co., his sons, Robert and Paul,
being members of the firm.
Ten years later from the time Mr..
Kickbusch first set foot on Marathon
county soil the country had not devel-
oped to any great extent, and he was of
the opinion that an influx of desirable
emigrants would be a source of much
benefit, and that much value to the
material interests Of the county would
ERccrue therefrom. He accordingly, on
March II, 1867, took trip to Germany
and secured 702 people, chartering for
their exclusive use the steamer America
of the North German Lloyd line. The
party reached New York June 18th and
proceeded by rail to Oshkosh, thence
! by boat to Gil's Landing, where the
women and children were placed on
wagons and the men started out on
soot, the party reaching Wausau June
| Goth.
| Mr.. Kickbusch took some of the men
into his employ, while others he secured
work for elsewhere or placed on farms,
and nearly every one of these men are
today thrifty and well-to-do, and have
done much toward this county's settle
ment. From that time on settlers came
in fast, and as others saw the benefits
derived from the venture, Mr.. Kick
busch was offered his passage to and
from the old country, together with
| 81, 900, if he would but secure more
emigrants, but business interests press
ing him he could not yield.
| Mr. Kickbusch served for several
terms as president of the village and
was chairman of the county board for
| five years; he was Wausau's first mayor,
serving for two terms, and in 1899 was
appointed register of the U. S. Land
Office, serving one year when he was
forced to give up owing to business
interests. At the time of his death he
was president of the Geo. Ruder Brew
| ing Co., president and director of the
the First National Bank and president of
Central Land Co. He was also char
ter member of Wausau Lodge No. 215,
| l. 0. o. F., aud of st. Pauls church,
and also of the Old Settlers club. De
dealt largely of late years in bridge tim
ber, ties and telegraph poles with which
he furnished the st. Paul R. r. Co.
The Marathon county fair grounds and
the city hall clock were donated by Mr.
Kickbusch and the late B. G. Plumer,
and he proved benefactor in many
enterprises of business and social
nature.
He was married in his native land to
Miss Mathilda Schochow, and of five
children born to them, four are still liv
ing. These are Otto, Mrs. Martha
Rens and Robert of Wausau, and Mrs
Anton Mohr, of Milwaukee. He was
married a second time to Miss Amelia
Flohr, by whom he had two children,
Paul and Alma, wife of Henry
Ruder, both of this city. Mr.
Kickbusch lost his father in 1878 and
his mother in 1875, both are buried in
the Wausau cemetery. Besides the
relatives mentioned above he has in
Vulnerable grand children.
The funeral was held Friday after
noon and the procession was one of the
the largest ever seen in this city. From
the family residence on Eighth avenue
the remains were taken to St. PauPs
church, where services were conducted
by Rev. F. Schaer assisted by Rev. F.
A. Pease, of the M. E. church. The
pail bearers were:
HONORARY.
D. l.. Plumer Aug Schmidt
Alex. Stewart G.. Anthem
r. E. Parcher S. M. Quaw
ACTIVE.
j. Gensman j. Ringle
A. Mehl G. S. Curtis
A Fl Grout c. F Dunbar