Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-05-13
GEO. BRUMDER
DIES SUDDENLY
OF AP0PLEXy
PIONEER PUBLISHER is STRICKEN
IN HIS GRAND AVENUE HOME
AND PASSES AWAY.
DEATH WHOLLY UNEXPECTED.
Sons Are Called from Their Offices
When Dr.. A. Bernhard Foresees
the End.
WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE.


George Brumder, pioneer Milwaukee
publisher and probably the best known
German-American resident of Wiscon-
sin, died suddenly in his home, 1928
Grand avenue, at $50 o'clock this morn
ing.
Death was wholly unexpected. Mr..
Brumder had been in apparent good
health. A few days ago he contracted
a cold that proved more or less stubborn.
However, he seemed Oh the road to re-
coyery early this morning. At 8 o'clock
he was suddenly stricken.
Dr. A. Bernhard, 1900 Grand avenue,
was hastily summoned by telephone
HIS efforts were useless, however. Mr..
Brumder died shortly after the physi-
clans arrival
Members Of the Brumder family were
nastily summoned. They include Col.
William O., George f., Herman and
Herbert Brumder, and Mrs. George P.
Mayer, Mrs. William Maercker and Miss
Emma Brumder.
MT. Brumder was II years old His
milwaukee, career was one Of early strug-
gle, stern adversely and thereafter rapid
rise to business, financial and social sue
cess. For years he has been a leading
ngure III German-Americanism in Wis
consin.
Tributes Are Offered.
Ihe news Of Mr.. Brumder's death is
both surprise and grief to me-" said
Judge John G. Ludwig, shortly before
noon. II had known Mr.. Brumder for
a long time My chief impression of him
was that he was wonderfully kind heart
eo ana possessed vast fund Of common
sense and business sagacity. His treat
MIN III any capacity, was worthy of emu
latlon. He was very charitable and the
community loses good man."
George Brumder was a conspicuous
type Of the self made man." said Chief
Justice Joseph G. Donnelly Of the civil
court. His life is an object lesson to
our youth. From the emigrant lad,
practically friendless and pennlless, he
raised himself by energy and enterprise
to wealth and influence. He won and
held through, long years the confidence
not only of his own people, but Of the
whole community.
milwaukee,, which has so greatly ben
Gifted by his life, sincerely mourns his
DEATH
Without Fortune Or Friends.
George Brumder was born in Germa-
ny in 1889. He came to America, and
directly to Milwaukee, in 1857.
Upon his arrival he was without for
tune and without influence He worked,
in his earlier days, with his hands. He
IL.
gradually he builded up a trade, then
some small wealth; then. in 1864. he
engaged in the publishing and book
binding business. He succeeded In
stantly. In 1873 influential Ger
man-Americans formed the German
began the publication of Die Germania
In time Mr.. Brumder became owner and
proprietor of the paper.
lie began to develop it at once. He
devoted his best energies to its build
ing up. He suspended the publication of
the daily and devoted himself almost en-
tlrely to the weekly. His success was
immediate. The Germania became the
recognized organ of the Lutheran church.
gained hosts of friends throughout Wis
consin and, in time, became the most in
fuenlal German publication, probably,
III the United Satisfactorily in the
west.
In 1891 the daily edition was revived
The paper was again printed each night
1t gained constantly in circulation and in
influence. Thus George Brumder made
successful a venture that had been prac-
tically abandoned as worthless by it's
In 1897 Mr. Brumder purchased Die
Abend-Post, then published by COM
pany headed by Paul Bechtner. He COM
bined the two dailies, calling the double
publication Die Germania und Abend-
Post
Erects Germania Building.
Then Mr.. Brumder set about proyid-
ing a suitable home for the large pub
fishing establishment he had builded up.
So, early in 1897 the Germania building.
West Water, Second and Wells streets,
was completed. In it Mr.. Brumder car
ried on his business, not only the publ
cation of his newspapers, but also the
maintaining of the Brumder book store
which was, at one time, one of the
largest in Milwaukee.
Later Mr.. Brumder secured the Cole
man interests and Der Milwaukee Her
old und Seebote, was added to the Brum-
der publications. Thus today thu Ger
mania publishing company rules the Mil
waukee Herold, morning paper; the
Germania, an evening paper, and the
Sontag's Post, which is virtually COM
bination of the Herold, Germanin and
AbendPost.
At various times Mr.. Brumder has
published Das Deutsche VolksDlatt,
Hausfreund and The Home Library
One Of the early Brumder residences
was on Tenth street. About fifteen
years ago Mr.. Brumder built the present
home at 1928 Grand avenue