The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-23

LONG PROMINENT IN The CITY
Was Patron Of Education and Had Rem
dered Loyal Service to the City as
Member of the Board of Education.
Prominent In Church Work.

John J. Mayer, one Of the oldest
and one of the most influential citi-
zens Of the north side of the city,
foreman Of the wood working depart
ment of the Balm Wagon Company for
nearly thirty years, and a>pan who
has been much in public life in Keno.
sha, died at the Kenosha hospital just
after nine o CLOCK Friday evening as
a result of injuries received four hours
earlier when he was run down by one
of the small trucks Of the Pabst Brew
ing Company near the north side en-
CINE house on Milwaukee avenue.
Matt Floss was driving the truck
Mr.. Mayer was riding his bicycle
along the right side Of the street
when Floss who was also on the
right side of the street came up
back of him and in the COLI.
sion the truck struck the rear wheel
of the bicycle and Mr.. Mayer pitched
forward off the wheel, striking the
brick pavement. His skull was tract
ured by the fall. He was hurried to
the hospital in an ambulance. All of
the members Of the Mayer family were
at his bedside when the end came.
Floss was detained by the police pend
| ing a further investigation into the
accident.
Mr.. Mayer had been at work at the
Balm plant on Friday afternoon and
after he quit work at four clock he
had been busy at his home working on
a library table. He needed some ar
ticles for his work and he had gone
to a store to get them. He was re-
/ turning to his home when the fatal
accident occurred
The tragic death of Mr.. Mayer cast
pail over the entire north side of the
city and sorrow from his death was re-
/ fiected in many homes. He was one Of
! the real progressive men Of the city
and he had taken a great interest in
| the development of Kenosha
He was son OF the late John
| Mayer, one Of the earliest of the Ger
man pioneers Of Southport. He was
born in Kenosha, June -, 1855 and re-
| ceived his early education in the
| schools Of the city. When a young
man he learned the machinst trade
working under the late Thomas B
| Whitaker He worked at this trade
| for a short time and then went to the
Balm plant where he learned wood
working under his father who had
been foreman of that department. in
the big wagon shops for many years
When his father retired the son was
selected to succeed him as head of the
| department and he had been in this
position for nearly thirty years.
Mr.. Mayer had taken great inter
est in public life. He was especially
interested in the development of the
schools of the city and he served for
several terms as member Of the
board of education. He was mem
Der of the building committee in
charge of the erection of the high
school building and served in a SINH
lar capacity when the Columbus school
! was built. Few men in the city took
greater interest in the development
| of the schools.
Even after his retirement from the
| school board he was one of the adj
! visers of the members of the board in
many big movements.
He was a member of many organi.
cations and had been active in the
work of the Knights of Columbus, the
Catholic Knights Of Wisconsin, st
Michaels Society and St. Joseph 8 So
ciety of st. George church. A devoted
Christian man he gave much time to the
work of the church.
On August 9th, 1878, in Chicsgo
Mr.. Mayer was married to Miss
Philippine Buscher, who with four
children, survive him. The children
are John B. and Francis NJ. Mayer
and the Misses Rose and Marie May
er, all of Kenosha.