Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-05-13
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.

M1LN - w 1S., hdy 1OlO-
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..
Brunder had been in apparent good
health. A few days ago he contracted
cold that proved more or less stubborn.
However, he seemed on the road to re-
coVery early this morning. At 8 o'clock
he was suddenly stricken.
Or. 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
hastily summoned. They include Col.
Herbert Brumder, and Mrs. George 2.
Mayer, Mrs. William Maercker and Miss
Emma Brumder.
Mr.. 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
Inquire IN German-Americanism in Wis
cOnsin.
Tributes Are Offered.
THE news of Mr.. Brumder's death is
both surprise and a grief to me-" said
Judge John G. Ludwig, shortly before
noon. Il had known Mr.. Brumder for
long time. My chief impression of him
was that he was wonderfully kind-heart-
ed and possessed a vast fund of common
sense and business sagacity. His treat
| ment of those who served, or had served
hlm IN any capacity, was worthy of emu
latiOn. He was very charitable and the
u ~
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 penniless, 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.
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, i'll 1857.
Upon his arrival he was without for
tune and without influence He worked,
labOred as a carpenter, at the first;
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
Protestant printing association and
began the publication of Die Germania
In time Mr.. Brumder became owner and
proprietor of the paper.
He began to develop it at once. He
devoted his best energies to its build
the daily and devoted himself almost en-
tirely 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
tiuential German publication, probably,
in the United States-certainly III 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
ticaIly abandoned as worthless by it's
first promoters.
In 1897 Mr.. Brumder purchased Die
Abend-Post, then published by a com
pany headed by Paul Bechtner. H e com
bined the two dailies, calling the double
publication Die Germania und Abend-
Post.
Erects Germania Building
Then Mr.. Brumder set about provid-
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 tho Ger
mania publishing company rules the Mil
waukee Herold, a morning paper; the
Germaria, an evening paper and the
Sontag's Post, which is virtually COM
bination of the Herold, Germanin and
Abend-Post.
At various times Mr.. Brumder has
published Das Deutsche Volkspatt,
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.