New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-07-27
OBITUARY i

JOHN BARTZ.
John Bartz, pioneer blacksmith OF
Old Nicollet, passed away at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Carl Muenchow,
near that village, last Wednesday
morning at 9:1O o'clock. He suffered
heat exhaustion on Tuesday, July IL,
pneumonia developing few days
later, causing his demise. Although
rather weak from the exhaustion, Mr..
Bartz did not. take to his bed, be-
lieving that his ruddy physique, which
had never known the inroads of disease,
would withstand the attack. He ate
breakfast, as usual, about 1880 o'clock
Wednesday morning, and apparently
was holding his own. At 9 o'clock his
daughter noticed decided change for
the worse in his condition and hurried
to his bedside. He complained of
feeling very tired. Anew minutes later
he expired in her arms.
Deceased was 70 years and 10
months Of age at the time of his death,
having been born at Wopersnow,
Pommerania, Germany, September 20,
1912. At the age of Is years he be-
came a blacksmith S apprentice, having
lost both parents altar early age, and
followed this avocation for many years.
In 1867 he emigrated to America,
landing at Quebec, Canada, where all
of his money was stolen from him while
he was disembarking from the ocean
steamer. Working his way on the
railroad he finally arrived at St. Peter
some months later, and on May 4,
1868, was married there to Miss
Friederike Pape. During the preced-
ing winter he had established black
smith shop at Old Nicollet, which he
conducted at the same location con-
tinuously for 48 years, until the death
of his wife, which occurred July 81,
1916. Since that time he had lived
with his daughter and family, having
removed his blacksmith shop to their
farm home, and until last spring he
did odd jobs of blacksmithing for
neighbors and old-time patrons. He
had large circle of friends and was
well-liked by all who know him.
OF the six children born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartz, only two daughters sur
vive. They are Mrs. Carl Muenchow
Nicollet township, and Mrs. Fred
Martens, Lafayette township. He
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Fritz
Frederick, of Morgan.
Funeral services we're conducted at
the Muenchow home at / o'clock and
at the Nicollet Lutheran church at
1880 O. clock, Saturday afternoon, Rev
F. Koehler officiating. Interment
was made in the Lutheran cemetery at
Old Nicollet. Deceased was one OF
the charter members OF the congrega-
ton and for about "a years was sexton
of the church.
MRS. CARL KUEHNE.
Mrs. Carl Kuehnet nee. Miss Augusta
Prahl, succumbed to a complication Of
pneumonia, pleurisy' and Bright's
disease at a Mankato hospital, last
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
She had been ailing since last April
and spent the past two months in the
hospital, where everything possible
was done in the hope of saving her life,
but in vain. =
Deceased was born in New Ulm,
January Z, 1870, and was, therefore,
81 years, 6 months and IL days old
when the final summons came. She
was married in this city, June FL, 1905,
to her surviving husband and since
that time had resided at Mankato.
Aside from her sorrowing husband,
Mrs. Kuehne leaves daughter, Eliza
beth, aged 16; sister, Mrs. H. H.
Vogelpohl of this city, and two brothers
John Prahl Of Buffalo, Mimi, and Carl
Prahl of Minneapolis, to mourn her
demise. One sister, Mrs, II. j. Heath
of Paynesville, Mimi, preceded her in
death some four years ago.
The remains we're brought to New
Ulm, Friday afternoon and funeral
services were conducted at st. Paul's
Ev. Lutheran church here at 2:3O
o'clock, Revs. G. j. Albrecht of this
city and A. F. Winter Of Mankato
officiating. The remains were laid to
rest in the Lutheran cemetery.
Miss Sophia Belle Jensensof Chicago
visited her friend, Miss Anne Hetlinger,
here for short time, Saturday, en-
route to Huron, S. D., where she is
enjoying visit with friends. Miss
Jensen is private secretary to the
president Of the American Agricultural
Association in the Windy City.