The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-14
HENRY ". RICKEL
TAKEN BY DEATH
Well.Known Master III Only Few
Days-Divided Property Among
Children in 1906.

Henry w. RicKel. founder OF the
firm OF H. w. Rickel 4 Co, masters,
died in his home. No 80 Adelaide-st,
about o'clock. Saturday morning,
after being III OF asthma for week.
He WAS - years old. being born In
1888. near Cassel, Germany. Mr.. Rick
el had lived in Detroit over so years
and was one of the city's best known
German residents.
When Mr.. Rickel was IL years old
he emigrated TO this country, determ-
ined 10 grow up under the Stars and
Stripes. lie had only 20 cents when
he landed in New York and II was
not long until be was absolutely pen
niless, for he was Obliged TO give up
his quarter for ferry service. Nothing
daunted he hunted around and soon
secured work. After while he went
TO Buffalo and from there TO Erie. Pa,
where he warked for n railroad COM
pany saving wood for the locomo-
tives
Fiuy-fve years ago he was attract
ei TO Detroit. and he walked the en-
tire distance form Erie Here he got
A position as manager OF the Mauch
! hotel. which then stood on Cadillac
/ So Col Mauch. the owner OF the no.
! tel. went TO the front I'm the Civil
war and was killed in the first battle
OF Bull Run For three years after
ward Mr. Rickel managed the hotel
! for Col. Mauch's widow. The hostelry
was fl rundown conGltion when MIR.
Rickel became manager. but he made
$4,000 for Mrs. LAUGH while he ran
! the place for her. Mr.. Rickel went
/ into the grocery business after Quit
| ting the Mauch hotel locating at Rio
pelle-st and Monroe-ave. In 1876. he
sold out and returned 70 Germany for
visit
/ Returning to Detroit after a short
absence. he engaged in the malt BUSH
/ ncss on st AntoiY est buying the
/ plant, owned by a man nam, Miller.
/ In 1877. he built a new malt house
and elevator for himself az Hastings
and inton.sts. the capacity OF which
was 10000 bushels. He also rented
/ the Hawley malt house at First and
! Congress-sts., which had a capacity
NJ $4,000 bushels Later he rented
the Duncan malt house al Beauhien
and Champlain-sts. and also ran the
! Goebel Brewing Co.'S malt house for
himself From then on his business
grew TO large proportions. and In 1898.
he acquired property at Adelaide-si.
and the Grand Trunk tracks, where he
/ built malt house with capacity
OF $500 bushels He also put up an
elevator with capacity OF 100000
bushels. These plants he equipped
with the pneumatic mailing system.
the most improved device on the mar
ket for making malt
In 1906. Mr.. Rickel incorporated his
mailing business and turned over the
entire property 20 his children The
incorporation resulted in the following
officers being placed In charge OF the
( business Carl Rickel. president. Geo.
Osius. vice-president, Harry Rickel.
I treasurer. Armin Rickel. secretary and
superintendent. Carl Ricke died in
1908 and Harry Rickel was then made
president and treasurer
This year the company increased its
capacity by $4,000 and discontinued
! the use OF the nastings-st. plant
Mr.. RiakeH 3 survived by his widow
and the following children: Mrs.
Louise Henze, OF Iron Mountain,
Mich: Shiloh Rickel, Chicago; Mrs.
! George OSIRIS, Crosse Pointe, Harry
and Armin Rickel, Detroit. and Mrs.
/ William Zurich Minneapolis
/ Mr. Rickel was prominent MEM
Der OF the Harmonic society, being
one OF the first TO join the organiza-
( ton He also belonged 70 the Ger
mania Bowling club. MIR. Rickel was
able TO be around on election day
and voted for William r. Thompson
/ for mayor. on Friday he wrote Mr..
/ Thompson a letter Of congratuation
! Funeral services will be held In the
/ family home IT 10 a. m Tuesday by
7 the Rev Lee s McCollester, Of the
! Church OF Our Father. At the grave,
! In Woodlawn cemetery, Carl r.
/ Schmidt, lifelong friend OF Mr. Rick
ell. will say a few lords.