The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25

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ragged. Here, however, new clothing
was provided.
Here thirtydays' furlough was
granted for resting up During that
furlouGh the war came to an end and
President Lincoln was killed. Private
koenigstcin was ordered to appear at
Springfield, Ill., to be mustered out.
Saw Lincoln in His Bier.
To Springfield President Lincolu
was brought for burial There John
koengstein saw the slain president
as his body lay In state, being viewed
by thousands, In the Illinois capitol
building. And the dead president
looked like life, az though he were
peacefully asleep.
To the funeral of President Lincoln
and to the cemetery where he was
placed in the vault, John Koenlgsteiu
marched under command of Fighting
Joe" Hooker.
On April 90 1865, Soldier Koenle.
stein became again a private citizen.
He then went back to his mothers
farm for long rest. In 1867 he was
married to Mrs. Hardi She owned
a farm and John Koenlgstein engaged
IN its operation. Here the late Daniel
j. Koenigstein, twice mayor of Nor.
folk, was born. After two years Mr.
Koenigstein was left widower with
one little son, consumption having
GAINED his wife In 1869 he was mar.
ried to Miss Magdalene NJ. Behrens In
st. Claire county, III. From there he
went to WATERFOWL, Wis. and engaged
In the drug business From Watertowu
had come the original colony of stur.
dy Germans who settled Norfolk and
Mr. koenigstein became acquainted
with many Of these. They wrote let
ter after letter urging him to come to
Nebraska and finally he sold his store
and started for Norfolk In February.
1873. He staged from Wisner to Nor.
folk and the location seemed favorable
so he built a drug store on Norfolk
avenue between First and Second
streets. The lot he bought from Col.
Mathewson
George Berry now prominent
sheep ranchman in this county, was
driver or the stage In that early day.
Built Pacific Block Twice.
This pioneer building he occupied
until 1880 when he built his drug store
where 1t stands today, Fifth street and
Norfolk avenue. Two years later he
built the Pacific block at a cost OF
over $4,000 Four years this brick
block stood and then, In 1886, while
Mr. koenigstein was visiting in St,
Louis, the whole structure was burned
Mr.. Koenigstein had been carrying
$4,000 insurance but It CHANGED that
$4,000 of this expired a few days be.
lore the fire, so that he only realized
$4,000 insurance. He had thought the
chances for fire were slim. With cour-
age undaunted. however, he, rebuilt
the block in 1887 as it stands today.
After the fire and before rebuilding
Mr. Koenigstein built frame drug
store for temporary use. It was erect
ed within week. 1t is now occupied
by Mrs. Cummins as a boarding house
Mr.. Koenigstein laid out four addt-
tons to Norfolk. He bought the farm
mad homesteaded, which included part
of The Heights and a considerable
strip north Of Norfolk avenue. One
entire block in this land he reserved
FOR his own home and here he built a
handsome residence, which he only re-
Gently sold Around his home he gave
lots to his boys and four of them. at
| m hnt hill l.
lived near the parental dwelling.
Mr.. koenigstein is the father of sew
en- sons and one daughter Mrs. r. A.
Mlttelstadt of this city. Four of the
sons are living today: Jack Koenig-
stein, Ludwick Koenigstein, William
koenigstein and Arthur ] Koenig-
stein, all professional men. Daniel 7.
koenigstein died last spring in Los
Angeles and two sons, Ernest and
Phillip, aged six and two, succumbed
1879 to an epidemic of diphtheria that
ragged in Norfolk. To every son Mr..
koenlgstein has given two lots and
upon them every son has built for him
self home.
John KOenigstein's good business
Judgment has made him financially ia
dependent. Today he is one of the
well-to-do of northern Nebraska. Be
sides the Pacific block, he owns today
number of residence lots in Norfolk.
farm west of town, a farm in Stan
ton county, two farms in Holt county,
about 200 acres of land in Arkansas
and twenty acres near Salt Lake City.
Thripp he hac haan
neighbors with the Office of mayor
and today he lives a quiet, peaceful
life made pleasant by the good will OF
many friends.