Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-01-04

near Port Washington, and the son gave
ur his studies to assist in the manage
ment of the farm.
That fall, however, he was engaged by
Moritz Schoeff1er. publisher of German
newspaper in Milwaukee-the Wisconsin
Banner-and remained in his emplc- fcur
years, when he himself ventured upon
the enterprise of publishing German
weekly family paper, entitled the Haus-
freund. Six months later he accepted the
position OF business manager of the Daily
Seebote.
In 1854 he became editor of a news
paper published at Port Washington,
combining with his editorial labors the
duties of postmaster. clerk of the circuit
court, land office notary public besides
establishing a night school for young men
and making himself generally useful to
the community. In 1856 he had made
all the preliminary arrangements to es-
tablish newspaper at Green Bay, Wis.
but being offered an interest in the Mil
waukee Seebote he changed his plans
and returned to this city, publishing the
Seebote in partnership with August Greu-
Itch until 1860, when he became sole pro-
prietor of it.
10, 1860, he was united in marriage to
Miss Agathe Gertrude Stotz. the only
daughter of John Stoltz. one of the early
settlers of Milwaukee. Six children were
the fruit of this union, five of whom are
still living.
In 1862 Mr., Deqster was elected to the
state Assembly. He was member of
the state Senate in 1870 and 1871. Be
sides his newspaper he published The
Chicago Daily Union q German Demo
cratic journal, from 1869 until the de-
struction of that city by fire in 1871.
Subsequently he spent considerable time
in travelling, visiting the different parts
of his own couDtrv CaDada Moxico and
Europe.
Served Three Terms in Congress.
In 1878 he was elected to the Forty
sixth Congress and was reelected to the
Forty seventh and Forty-eighth, so that
he served six years in all. Possessed of
a great deal Of energy, he added national
fame to his excellent reputation at home
by the legislative ability he displayed dur
ing his term in Congress. As Ger
man-American publicist he had become
familiar with most of the urgent needs
of that large and important element of
the population of the country and intro
duced numerous measures in Congress
looking to their relief.
His was the measure to create the har-
Dor of refuge at Milwaukee by building
a breakwater in the bay, as was also q
bill to regulate the system of naturaliza-
ton of foreign born citizens of this coun-
try and another regulating the carriage of
steerage passengers at sea. He urged
and succeeded in securing the partcipa-
ton of this country in the International
fishery exhibition at Berlin. Germany, in
April, 1880. In 1887 President Cleveland
appointed him chairman of the commits
sion to diminish the Umatlla Indian res
ervation in Oregon and in 1896 he was
appointed consul at Crefeld, Germany.
Respected and Loved by ALL
Mr.. Deuster was highly respected and
admired by host of friends for his ster-
ling qualities and his unbounded energy
and ability, as we'll as his kindly and
helpful sympathy. When, as a farmer
how at Port Washington, he had secured
a humble position III printing Office il
this city, it is told of him that he trudged
all the way from his work to his farm
home every Saturday night, carrying on
his shoulder the family's supply of meat
for the following week.
For many years the family home was
IN the Fourth ward one of the most pre-
tentious dwellings in the city in the early
days. For years the family lived there
Notwithstanding the encroachments of the
business section upon the one-time fash
onable residence quarter until finally the
advance of the down town district drove
them to other parts Of the city. Recently
Mr. Deuster's summer home has been on
Oakland avenue near the city limits.