Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-13
SUCCESSFUL EARLY SETTLER
SUCCUMBS TO OLD AGE.
HAD INTERESTING CAREER
Came to America a Poor Young Man
and by Industry and Thrift Built
Up Large ndustry-Always
Public Spirited and Generous to
Good Causes.
Madison. Nov. IL.


Of the Oldest brewers Of the state,
died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
at his home, 3O7 West Gorham street,
aged "A years. He had been i'll four
weeks prior to his death, which was
caused by a general breaking down
consequent upon old age. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock from the church of the
Holy Redeemer.
The decedent came to America with
nothing more than a great store Of
energy and determination to succeed.
By life of industry and thrift he had
amassed an ample fortune and
built up a f1ourishing industry, capital
| lied at 100000 and employing some
| 80 men in the entire year and at times
many more. This business viii be
continued by his sons.
| Always public-spirited and generous
| Mr.. Hausmann aided many charitable
and municipal improvement move
ments When help was needed, it was
| generally remarked that Joe" Haus-
mann would start it off in good style.
When the question of lighting the city
| by electricity was brought up years
ago and John w. Hudson, George w.
Gilman and Carl J. Hausmann formed
a corporation for that purpose, the
elder Mr.. Hausmann gave space in
his engine room in the brewery to
put up steam power, dynamos and
other things required.
Mr. Hausmanns life was a varied
one, both in the old and in the new
world. He was born in Baden, Ger
many, May 26, 1928, his parents being
Jacob and Anna Hausmann. He
worked hard both as a young man and
as a boy. He served in the German
army fourteen months in the revolu
ton of 1S49-49-or the Baden and
Prussian war-and received a saber
wound on one cheek, the mark of
which he carried through life. He
came to America in March, 1852, and
went direct from New York to Free
port H., where he lived for a time
with a sister.
He obtained work on a railroad
|
was set to work digging but in a few
days his hands became so sore that
the section boss set him at driving an
OK team. This was new thing for a
German just out of the war, and he
, found new job in the Yellow Creek
brewery, at FreepOrt, where he went
by foot and remained short time,
when he went by team and by foot to
Milwaukee in 1853, and found a good
place in the Krug (now Schlitz) brew
: cry.
In 1854 Mr. Hausmann left Milwau-
kee for Portage City, where he soon
: became foreman of the Haertel brew
| cry. In that city he married Miss
> Sarah Blass of New York city and
| soon after the marriage he took ad
i vantage of pecuniary aid from Mr.
Haertel, went to New Lisbon and
built a small brewery. Mr.. Hausmann
himself dug the cellar and Mrs Haus
mann worked hard in carrying out the
dirt.
After the building was up and the
brewing began Mrs. Hausmann turned
the crank of the little malt mall while
her husband looked after the feeding
The water for brewing purposes was
carried on Mr.. Hausmann's back from
a creek some distance off. There wa!
hard work in New Lisbon. In 1859 hi
sold his property there and went tt
Iowa, bought land, Quarried some
stone and was about to have bust
ness place erected when he wa
advised to go to Madison and tak'
charge Of the Sprecher brewery prop
erty, now owned by the Fauerbacl
Brewing company. Mr.. Hausmanl
disposed of his Iowa property AM
started for this city. Mr.. Spreche
had died.
Mr.. Hausmann looked about an
found the late Matthias Breckheimer
foreman of the Rodermund- brewery
at the outlet Of Lake Mendoza, an
entered into partnership with him
In day or two the Sprecher brewer,
was rented from the widow. Bus
ness went on nicely and both pros
pered. In 1864 the partnership wa
dissolved by mutual consent and Nj
lg Hausmann purchased the brewery es
lie tablished some years prior to tina
n time by Edward Weight. This bus
Id ness was conducted by him man
OF years. The name was finally change
a, to the Hausmann Brewery company
ID Gather and sons, William P, Carl ,
IT and Otto S.. But the Weight brewer
Oh was a small affair in comparison wit
re the present establishment which fill
III almost an entire block.
d. Mr.. Hausmann was married twice
From the first union six children wer
- born. four sons and two daughter
Albertina, wife of Col. Adolph Wayne
William, Carl j., and Otto B., are no
living. Mr.. Hausmann married Mis-
Paulina Roesch in 1882 and to thel
r were born tire sons, Adolph, Angus
and Frank.
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