Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-17
AUGUST BAUER DIES RESULT OF GENERAL
 OLD AGE TROUBLES
PIONEER OF THE COUNTY AND wEsr-WAs BELOVED AND
 EsTEEmED-FUNERAI

Death on Sunday morning at 3:15 claimed in the person of August Bau. CT. pioneer resident and business man of Coohise county, identified prominently through many years with i.s upbuilding and esteemed through out the southwe5. as one of the best type of those solid. substantial char. acters so imperative to the perman- ency Of communities. Incidentally, this big hearted man endeared himself to thousands in the course of his ac- tive career. through his ever genial and kindly personality. Mir Bauer's death followed an illness of seven weeks, during the last three weeks of which he was confined to lis bed lt was a general breaking down of rugged constitution. The end came peacefully.
 August Bauer was 7S years and six months of age, native of Germany. born in Brun, on l.he Rhine At early age he came to this county. The lure of mining carried him to Colo rado. where he found work at his trade of butcher in Denver. In that city in 1871 he was married to Mary Stumps. who survives him. A few years later they went .o Chicago then in it's boom period After a short residence there they came west to Los Angeles. making the trip from Denver amid the privations and dan gers beseting the overland trails, hut with the hardy spirit and cheerfulness of the true pioneers. In Los Angeles they essayed a vineyard, having a small tract of land in what is now near the heart of the business district of that city. south on Main street near 11th.
 To them the call came there once more of the mines and in 1879 they set out from Los Angeles for Tomb stone. They were among the first families to settle there and for many years in ,he cattle and meat business in that camp. August Bauer was wide ly known and esteemed. He re- mained there until 1898, when tne &C., tivities of Bisbee and the decline at Tombstone combined to bring him to this ely. From that time until nine years ago he conducted a meat market and dealt extensively in cattle from his building at the foot of O. K. street. on the site of which -he Bisboe Improvement Co. building now stands. Nine years ago he retired from ac- tive business. installing his sons in his place.
 In the course of his career in the county. August Bauer by thrift and good business judgmen. accumulated a considerable estate. He died pos sessing realty in Tombstone and in larger extent in Bisbee, Lowell and Warren and in Douglas.
 Beside the wife of the deceased, the following children survive: Mrs. Will liam shilliam, of Benson, Mrs. George Mieyr, of Bisbee. Mrs. John Treu. of Warren, Mrs Joe Strinker, of Bisbee. Prank and Gus Bauer, of Lowell, and Edward Bauer. Of Los Angeles. All
 f the children are now in the city, hose living at distance having ar ived on yesterdays trains.
 The funeral services will occur this Afternoon at 2:S0 at the Palace Under taking chapel. where Rev. Fry will pfficiate. Interment of the body will be in Evergreen cemetery Blspee
 lodge Elks will attend the funeral in d body. The pail bearers will be the following: Emil Marks, Joseph Lip bert. Jacob Schmid, David Cohen Charles Holtz, and Mayor John s. | Williams.