New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-19
OBITUARY

OBITUARY
. Word was received here Sunday that
the remains Of the late Fred B. Walther
will reach New Ulm the latter part Of
the week and that the funeral will be
held next Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Walther died suddenly at Pasadena,
Calf, March 18th, while on visit
there.
WILSON G. BROWN
The remains of the late Wilson C.
Brown were laid to rest in the Wood
lawn Cemetery at St. Peter last Tuesday
afternoon with impressive ceremonies.
Funeral services were held at the home
Of Judge Henry Moll. MI. Brown was
well-known in this city and numbered
quite few citizens among his friends
here. He died suddenly of heart failure
Wednesday morning, May 5th, 1915
at St. Paul.
The deceased was born at East
Wilton, May 18th, 1847 as the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown. He was
educated in the public schools at East
Wilton and Fl. Wayne, Lowell, Mass.
and at St. Peter, MINI. He came to
Minnesota in 1860 and entered the
Government Land Office at St. Peter
in 1864, continuing there for about 5
years, when he resigned his position
to engage in the Land and Real Estate
business and to practise as land
attorney. He was later appointed chief
clerk of the land department of the
Winona and St. Peter Land Co. Railway
and then removed to Winona. Upon
the organization of the St. Peter Land
Co. in 1869 he became chief clerk.
Later he advanced to the position of
general land agent for the company
and since 1906 he has acted as land
commissioner and director of the COM
pany.
Mr.. Brown was married to Miss Mary
Alice Dunning of St. Peter Sept. 31st,
1869. F. w. johnson, H. O. Schleuder,
E. F. Wheeler, N. Henningsen% and Emil
Metzinger attended the funeral from
here.
JOSEPH BIER &. q. ~. ~, !. =.
Jospeh Bier, one of the best known
residents of Brown County, passed away
at his home on Payne Street Saturday
afternoon at 4:3O, aged 81 years. Death
was due to old age, superinduced by
dropsy and cancer of the stomach. He
had been ailing for the past six months
and had been quite weak for about six
weeks. He was, however, not confined
to his bed and died while attempting
to leave the house.
The deceased was born in Kreis Pilsen
Bohemia June 10, 1884 where he grew to
He was married to his sur
viving widow in the old country and came
to America in the sixty's and directly
to New Ulm. Shortly after that he
settled on farm in the Town of Milford
where he followed the occupation of
farming until about 10 years ago when
ne gave up active farm life and removed
% New Ulm to spend his declining
years in peace and comfort. He
vas always of a jovial, cheerful Dis
position and made friends wherever he
vent. He was able to play the ''Dudel-
Jack" and with this instrument he
helped toy make many social affair
more pleasant and merry. He was
rood, honest soul well liked by every
'ody and hadn't an enemy. Mr.. Bier
S survived by his widow and three
rand children. All of his children, IL
n number preceded him in death, some
n the prime of life. At the time of his
leath he was member of the St. Joseph
society, being one of the charter mem
'ers. The funeral was held from the
catholic Church Tuesday morning at
o'clock, Rev. Schlinkert officiating.
The members of the st. Joseph Society
ttended the funeral in body. Inter-
nent was made in the Catholic cemetery.
lister NJ. ADELA
Sunday morning shortly before 10
clock Sister M: Adela passed away
t the Loretto Hospital. Death was I,
ue to phthisis with which she had been
offering since November Of last year.
he past. week she had been confined
0 her bed. She was afflicted with the
anne ailment for several months some
ears ago, but had apparently recov-
red her usual good health until she
,as stricken again last fall.
The deceased was born in South Bend,
nd, Jan. 10, 1883. Her mother died
zhor, ho,. dannhtor ..1o, or, infant C;sl !