Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-02-20
DEATHS SUDDEN, SUMMONS
Herman eissslsr Passes Away at
His Residence From an Attack
-.
Of Appoplsxy.

Of Appoplsxy.
Death with almost unexamp]ed
suddenness..has removed another pi-
oneer resident OF Jamestow wn from his
wide circle of friends and cast fam
lily into mourning. Tuesday night at
1880 O'Clock Hermann :.Gieseler, who
had shortly before retired alone to
his room ln..the family residence on
3rd ave. south. was heard to fall
heavily to the floor by Mrs. Gieseler,
who. had. remained below. upon en-
tering his room Immediately after
wards be was..found dead by his wife.
He had removed his coat and vest,
had laid OFT fresh clothing for the
morning, and was preparing to retire
as usual when the stroke came that
endei life without "a warning. He
had complained someu hat during the
evening Of pain in his chest which
he had experienced while going to
the court house..in the afternoon, but
said that he felt better when he had
reached the building. No special i'm
portahce..w was attached to this slight
indisposition, either by himself. or
wife He had been at work as usual
during the day at the auditors
office, and had walked to and from
the court house. Mr.Geiseler has had
two slight strokes of appoplexy be-
fore, one several years ago, that
affected his left side, and about two
years ago, he experienced another
that was felt :. in the right side.
Neither of these however preven ted
him from soon after attending to
business, as usual, but. the last attack
was as severe as.it was sudden and
fatal.
It will be difficult to realize that
Mr.. Geiseler has been removed from
his daily customary associations in
the city. He was one of the early day
pioneers coming here in 1879. He
started the first hardware store in
the city, the original building yet
remaining on 5th ave. the firm being
Grimm, Gieseler s. Co. At the time
of his arrival here, from Wisconsin,
there were but few residences or bus
iness buildings in the city. Among
his frst associates in the business
life of the new town we're A. w.
Kelley who has just passed awaV and
the late Anton Klaus.
Mr.. Gieseler came from Jefferson.
Wis, to Jamestown. He was born
In Lippe. Detmold, Germany and was
GA years old. He continued in the
hardware business after the retire
ment of Mr.. Grimm in partnership
with A. Blewett under the firm name
of Geiseler, Blewett- & Co. until the
sale of the business to R. L. Scott &
Co.
He built one of the first residences
in the city and has continuously re-
sided in the same dwelling until last
year, when he moved into the new
house on 3rd ave.
he was enjoying his declining
years in company with his wife and
cheered by the presence of children
and grand children. His Immediate
family con lists, basides his wife, of
two daughters, Mrs 6. L. Heegard
of Mandan, and Mrs. Albert De Nault
Of this city. He has sister residing
in England and brother and sister
in Green Bay, Wis.
All who new him were his friends.
TIe was possessed Of an excellent ed
ucation, of genial and companiable
nature, and was most highly es-
teemed by his fellow citizens. He has
served as alds rman for number of
terms. and also as assessor, being a
man of sound judgment land strict
integrity. His married life COM
prised a period Of IS years, having
been united in wedlock 60 Katherine
Grimm in 1873.
Funeral services OF short and
simple nature will be held at the
family residence at 2 p. 10. Thurs
day, and. the last resting place will
be in the old home cemetery at jeff
erson, Wis, his wife, and daughter
Mrs. Heegard, and her husband &C;
companylng the remains to that
place for burial.
Inspected Other Hospitals.