New Ulm review., 1913-07-02
Obituary.

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Death came % . relief TO Julius
Schmidt 1t his home on North Wash
ington Street Saturday evening
shortly before six O'Clock. Apparently
In the best of health, it came % .
surprise to his friends when be sub.
mitted TO an operation last fall for the
! removal of . csncerous growth in the
large intestine. He rallied from the
4 operation, but his strength did not
como back and be has been confined
to bed more or less since then, grow
ing weaker from day to day until be
finally passed away on Saturday.
The deceased was born in ,Brodden,
Prussia. Germany Feb. "a, 1912 and
was consequently more than Il years
old when he died. He was married In
the yesr 1861 in she old country to
Augusta Wfihelmina Reinke, his sur
vivipgkidoW, and three years later
they embarked for America, coming
directly to New Ulm where they have
since resided. In the year 1880 he
accepted employment with the then
owners of the Eagle Roller Mill and
remained continually in the employ
ment of this mill for 80 years quitting
only last year when his health de-
manded that he give up work.
Mr.. Schmidt was one of those quiet,
unassuming men who have found their
work and get pleasure in doing it.
He meddled not with the affairs of
other people but attended to his own
business and those who had an oppor-
tunity to get we'll acquainted with him
knew him and respected him as we'll
meaning, sincere, honest and upright
citizen. he is survived BY his widow
and the following children: William
F. Schmidt, Milwaukee; Gustav E.
Schmidt, Tracy; Mrs. Jos. A. Henle,
Ellsbury, N. D.: Misses Anna and
Carrie Schmidt ana Mrs. Minnie
Schroeder Of New Ulm. The funeral
was held from bis late home yesterday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. c. Holm
officiating. Interment was made in
the City Cemetery.
Wenzel Gleisner passed away at his
home in West Newton last Tuesday
afternoon, aged "a years. Death was
due to stomach trouble with which he
had been afflicted since last Septem-
ber. The deceased was born in Bohe-
mia, December 80, 1S4S and came to
this country in 1866. After brief So
journ in Milwaukee he came to West
Newton where he has since resided.
He was united in marriage to
katherine Iiegler his surviving widow
in New Ulm in the year 1882. He is
also survived by his six children,
Isidor, of New Ulm and Joseph,
Andress, Frank, Mrs. William Biebl |
and Miss Rose Gleisner, all of West
Newton and by two brothers, John
.Gleisner of Minneapolis and Joseph
Gleisner who resides in North Dakota.
The funeral took place Friday morn
ing from the Catholic Church at St.
George. AT the time Of his death, Mr..
Gieisner was member of the St.
Joseph's Society OF St. George and
they attended the funeral in q body
Death came last week Sunday
to relieve the sufferings of John
Noble Treadwell, a territorial pioneer
of Minnesota and one of St. Peters
oldest residents. After an illness
covering period of several weeks
he passed away at $3.50 o'clock that
night, the Grim Reaper removing a
man whose gentle spirit and whose
consideration for others had won for
him the affection of all classes.
John N. Treadwell was native of
N. Y, where he was born
nearly IS years ago.
Mr.. Treadwell continued to reside
in New York until 1856, when he and
his brother, Edick Treadwell, came
west to Minnesota and located at st.
Paul, coming to St. Peter in 1862.
When the First National bank was
Mr.. Treadwell became a
stockholder and director, and for
many years had been vice president
Of the institution. His connection
with it continued to the time of his
death.
Until the last few years during
which he had lived rather retired
life, Mr.. Treadwell was actively IN
terested in all public questions. He
was a staunch republican, and his
prominence in commercial circles at
tracted the attention of the leaders
of his party. At their request he
became a candidate for the lower