New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-07
GEN. JOS. BOBLETER,
new ULM'S MAYOR DEAD
Brigade Commander of the Mime.
sofa. National Guard Passes
Away Friday Morning. Pub
lie Minded Citizen, Success
full Business Man, Editor,
Politician and Soldier
Closes a Life Full
of Activity.
An Honorable and Interesting
Military Record.

An Honorable and Interesting
Military Record.
A gloom was cast over the entire
city Friday morning when the sad
news was rapidly being spread that
y Mayor Gen. Jos. Bobleter, had died.
Everybody realized at once that an
active life, full of struggle, ambition
aund success had come to close, that
a representative man, such as any
community might justly be proud of
had departed, that a heart replete with
sympathy, a mind keen in it's percep-
ton had forever ceased to be among
the fellow men, in whose midst the de-
ceased for over half a century had
been prominent factor, socially, po-
litically and in the various pursuits of
complicated public career.
Though anticipating and expecting
the fatal result of a tedious lingering
illness, which had befallen the Gener-
al, the final demise was surprise to
his friends and the community at large,
when it was learned that the fatal COM
plica9ion of hardening of the blood
vessels and kidney and liver trouble
finally won the victory over the man
who had bravely fought the battle
against the dread foe to such an ex-
tend, that he even fatty refused to be
treated and nursed as a very sick man.
Active up to the very last moment of
his life, he undertook to fulfill the
strenuous duties of an inspecting officer
at the camp in Lake City one week
previous to his death. The same un-
yielding, soldierly attitude was demon
strated by him on the occasion of OBJ
serving decoration day last spring.
Acting as marshall of the day and
he aiding the procession on horseback
his physical strength no longer obeyed
his will power and being exhausted
had to be taken home in q carriage
Fully realizing the expediency of ap-
plying all possible means and medical
agencies to regain health he sought
relief last December in the healing
qualities OF the Mineral Springs at
Colfax, Iowa with but temporary re-
suit. A paralytic stroke last March
made matters worse and although his
condition at times seemed to improve
he gradually failed. Thursday after
noon he lost his speech and being fully
conscious to the very last moment, he
obeyed the last call early Friday
morning.
Gen. Jos. Bobleter was born at
Dornbien, Austria, April 18TH, 1916
and came to America in 1858, locating
in Dubuque, Iowa. He enjoyed only
such educational advantages as the
common schools afforded in those
times and while yet lad was thrown
on his own resources. He attended
school until September 1862 when he
enlisted in the army, then only l6
years of age.
He joined the 18th U. S. Infantry,
served for short time in the Navy
and finally was mustered into the
Second Iowa Cavalry, receiving an
honorable discharge in September
y 1865. He re-enlisted in December oil
the same year in his old regiment the
18th U. S. Infantry and remained ir
the service until November 1868.
While in the navy Mr.. Bobleter was
attached to Admiral Porter's flag ship
the "Black Hawk" participating ir
the famous Red River expedition il
1864.
: In 1869 he made New Ulm his per.
m lament home and entering into the
drug business with DR.. c. Weschke
conducted the same until summer 81
1883. In 1878 he established the New
Ulm Review, a Republican paper
which he edited until 1887. He has al
ways been a strong party man and as
a result has frequently been honoreG
with various offices. He was one Of
New Ulm's postmasters, serving il
this capacity from 1873 to 1886. A
man of the activity of Mr.. Bobletel
could not help but attract attention be-
yond the limits of his home town and
it was only in keeping with his ever
alert and public minded proclivities.
that ne did enter into broader field
of public life. In 1883 he was elected
to the lower house of the State Legis
lature and in 1885, he became State
Treasurer being successfully reelected
a lS8S-189O-1S92.
Following this he became financial,
interested in the Columbia National
Bank at Minneapolis, acting as it.
ca shier for some time and subsequent
u with the Brown County Bank Of