Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-15
Had Been at Institution for About
Three Weeks With Gall Trouble
Death Unexpected
WAS MAYOR OF THIS
CITY SOME YEARS AGO
Left Washington Not Long Since
Brother With Him at the Time
Of HIS Demise

Edward L. Luckow, for many years
editor OF the Sauk County Democrat
at Baraboo, formerly mayor OF this
city, and for the past eight years
auditor Of the navy department al
washington, died on Sunday after
noon at Battle Creek, Michigan. He
had been at the institution there fol
about three weeks suffering with
gall trouble. He had undergone an
operation and died soon after. His
brother, Herman w. Luckow, st. Paul
was with him at the time of his de
mise and at once sent message to
the attorney and friend of the deceas'
ed, former Lieuten3nt Governor b.
F. Dithmar The message stated that
death came at so Sunday afternoon
and that the body would be taken to
the old home at West Bend, Wisconsin
for burial
The message to Mr.. Dithmar was
the first news of his demise to reach
Baraboo and came as a shock to the
many friends of the deceased. 1t
was not generally known that the for
mer resident was at Battle Greek and
the news of his unexpected death
came as sad and regretful message.
Only a few days ago Mr.. Dithmar
received letter from his friend tell
ing him of contemplated operation
and stating what should be done in
case of his demise An answer was
hurried to Battle Creek,
Born at West Bend
Edward Louis Luckow was born at
West Bend, Washington county, April
81, 1866, a son of Charles and Johanna
(ROenbeck) Luckow. He was pre-
lcocious youth and completed the
course at the West Bend High school
at the age of fourteen years. for a
time he was clerk in g. store but this
business not being congenial to his
taste he gave up the occupation,
While a mere boy he developed taste
for literary work and contributed to
the columns of the West Bend Demo
crat, one of the Oldest papers in the
state, under the management OF the
well-known Billy" Walters. He be-
came a regular employe in the Office
and later was on the Milwaukee Sem
tinel.
On July 9, 1886, he arrived in Bara-
boo and became the foreman on the
Sauk County Democrat. Later he
conducted the paper for the owner,
the late E. Aug. Runge, and still later
February 1, 1895, purchased the prop
erty. He continued it's editor until
the spring of 1913 when he was ap-
pointed auditor of the navy depart
ment at Washington, which position
ne filled until a few weeks ago when
the department. was absorbed. No
successor was named in his place. He
went from Washington to Battle
Creek in the hope of gaining normal
health.
After Mr.. Luckow went to Wash
ington he sold the Democrat to H, B.
Quimby of Reedsburg who soon pass
ed the paper to stock company with
r. J. Osborne in charge. Mr.. Osborne
suspended the paper some months
ago
Mr.. Luckow had always been iden-
tilted with the Democratic party. He
was once a candidate for congress, a
candidate for state treasurer, and was
one of the first editors in the country
to support Wilson. He was delegate
to county, state, and national Dem
Ocratic conventions.
In 1900 he was elected mayor of
the city of Baraboo winning by 119
votes, although the city normally is
strongly Republican.
He was many times q member OF
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Press association, and was
once president OF the Wisconsin Press
association.
Travelled Extensively
AS member of the press asso-
Citations he visited most of the states
in the union, also Mexico. Some
years ago he made a trip to Europe
in company with R. ]. Koch, e. F.
DithmaT, Baraboo and J. T. Dithmar
Elroy, now Madison.
Some years ago he erected the build
ing in Baraboo now occupied by the
McGuan-Fogle Clothing company and
the Baraboo Business college, The
building he owned at the time Of his