W. H. HORN DEAD
WILLIAM H. HORN DIES AT HIS HOME AFTER A TWO WEEK ILLNESS
Prominent in the Public Affairs of City of Cedarburg
Article dated 1927
William H. Horn, one of the most prominent men in the public and business life of Cedarburg, died at his home at Monday evening at 8:15 o’clock after a two week illness of rheumatism. He was 68 years of age.
He had been subject to attacks of inflammatory rheumatism for years but for the past ten years the attacks came less regularly and less severe, until two weeks ago when he suffered a very severe siege. Complications developed early Monday afternoon and he died in the evening shortly after eight o’clock with his family at his bedside.
Mr. Horn was born in Cedarburg on August 29, 1859, and was a son of the late Senator Fred W. Horn. He attended the public schools here and then learned the trade of railroad telegraph operator and after serving his apprenticeship was appointed agent of the Milwaukee road station which position he held for twenty-three years. He resigned this position to engage in the hotel business when he purchased the Washington House, and conducted this for a number of years. With the advent of interurban lines and automobiles and the slump in the hotel business, he changed the building into a business block and the Washington House remains today one of the city’s leading business blocks.
Mr. Horn was always keenly interested in public and political life. He was active in the support of the Democratic Party and was postmaster of Cedarburg under Grover Cleveland. He also served as a chairman of the Ozaukee County Board and was mayor of Cedarburg from 1898 to 1904. It was under his administration that citizens united to build a municipal electric light plant which serves the city today. He was an honorary member of the Cedarburg fire department and a member of the fire and police commission, and was also a member of other civic organizations.
He was essentially a man who loved his home and his family. He was kind, he was generous and his life was one filled with good deeds and accomplishments.
He was married to Catherine Bach, Sept. 11, 1888. She survives with three children, one daughter, Mrs. H.M.Katz of this city, and two sons Fred of Milwaukee and William of this city. He also leaves two sisters Mrs. Nic Altenhofen of Cedarburg and Mrs. Chas. Toll of Milwaukee. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the residence. Members of organization to which belonged and the Common Council are arranging to attend the funeral in body. Burial will be at Cedarburg Cemetery.
WILLIAM H. HORN DIES AT HIS HOME AFTER A TWO WEEK ILLNESS
Prominent in the Public Affairs of City of Cedarburg
Article dated 1927
William H. Horn, one of the most prominent men in the public and business life of Cedarburg, died at his home at Monday evening at 8:15 o’clock after a two week illness of rheumatism. He was 68 years of age.
He had been subject to attacks of inflammatory rheumatism for years but for the past ten years the attacks came less regularly and less severe, until two weeks ago when he suffered a very severe siege. Complications developed early Monday afternoon and he died in the evening shortly after eight o’clock with his family at his bedside.
Mr. Horn was born in Cedarburg on August 29, 1859, and was a son of the late Senator Fred W. Horn. He attended the public schools here and then learned the trade of railroad telegraph operator and after serving his apprenticeship was appointed agent of the Milwaukee road station which position he held for twenty-three years. He resigned this position to engage in the hotel business when he purchased the Washington House, and conducted this for a number of years. With the advent of interurban lines and automobiles and the slump in the hotel business, he changed the building into a business block and the Washington House remains today one of the city’s leading business blocks.
Mr. Horn was always keenly interested in public and political life. He was active in the support of the Democratic Party and was postmaster of Cedarburg under Grover Cleveland. He also served as a chairman of the Ozaukee County Board and was mayor of Cedarburg from 1898 to 1904. It was under his administration that citizens united to build a municipal electric light plant which serves the city today. He was an honorary member of the Cedarburg fire department and a member of the fire and police commission, and was also a member of other civic organizations.
He was essentially a man who loved his home and his family. He was kind, he was generous and his life was one filled with good deeds and accomplishments.
He was married to Catherine Bach, Sept. 11, 1888. She survives with three children, one daughter, Mrs. H.M.Katz of this city, and two sons Fred of Milwaukee and William of this city. He also leaves two sisters Mrs. Nic Altenhofen of Cedarburg and Mrs. Chas. Toll of Milwaukee. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the residence. Members of organization to which belonged and the Common Council are arranging to attend the funeral in body. Burial will be at Cedarburg Cemetery.
W. H. HORN DEAD
WILLIAM H. HORN DIES AT HIS HOME AFTER A TWO WEEK ILLNESS
Prominent in the Public Affairs of City of Cedarburg
Article dated 1927
William H. Horn, one of the most prominent men in the public and business life of Cedarburg, died at his home at Monday evening at 8:15 o’clock after a two week illness of rheumatism. He was 68 years of age.
He had been subject to attacks of inflammatory rheumatism for years but for the past ten years the attacks came less regularly and less severe, until two weeks ago when he suffered a very severe siege. Complications developed early Monday afternoon and he died in the evening shortly after eight o’clock with his family at his bedside.
Mr. Horn was born in Cedarburg on August 29, 1859, and was a son of the late Senator Fred W. Horn. He attended the public schools here and then learned the trade of railroad telegraph operator and after serving his apprenticeship was appointed agent of the Milwaukee road station which position he held for twenty-three years. He resigned this position to engage in the hotel business when he purchased the Washington House, and conducted this for a number of years. With the advent of interurban lines and automobiles and the slump in the hotel business, he changed the building into a business block and the Washington House remains today one of the city’s leading business blocks.
Mr. Horn was always keenly interested in public and political life. He was active in the support of the Democratic Party and was postmaster of Cedarburg under Grover Cleveland. He also served as a chairman of the Ozaukee County Board and was mayor of Cedarburg from 1898 to 1904. It was under his administration that citizens united to build a municipal electric light plant which serves the city today. He was an honorary member of the Cedarburg fire department and a member of the fire and police commission, and was also a member of other civic organizations.
He was essentially a man who loved his home and his family. He was kind, he was generous and his life was one filled with good deeds and accomplishments.
He was married to Catherine Bach, Sept. 11, 1888. She survives with three children, one daughter, Mrs. H.M.Katz of this city, and two sons Fred of Milwaukee and William of this city. He also leaves two sisters Mrs. Nic Altenhofen of Cedarburg and Mrs. Chas. Toll of Milwaukee. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the residence. Members of organization to which belonged and the Common Council are arranging to attend the funeral in body. Burial will be at Cedarburg Cemetery.
WILLIAM H. HORN DIES AT HIS HOME AFTER A TWO WEEK ILLNESS
Prominent in the Public Affairs of City of Cedarburg
Article dated 1927
William H. Horn, one of the most prominent men in the public and business life of Cedarburg, died at his home at Monday evening at 8:15 o’clock after a two week illness of rheumatism. He was 68 years of age.
He had been subject to attacks of inflammatory rheumatism for years but for the past ten years the attacks came less regularly and less severe, until two weeks ago when he suffered a very severe siege. Complications developed early Monday afternoon and he died in the evening shortly after eight o’clock with his family at his bedside.
Mr. Horn was born in Cedarburg on August 29, 1859, and was a son of the late Senator Fred W. Horn. He attended the public schools here and then learned the trade of railroad telegraph operator and after serving his apprenticeship was appointed agent of the Milwaukee road station which position he held for twenty-three years. He resigned this position to engage in the hotel business when he purchased the Washington House, and conducted this for a number of years. With the advent of interurban lines and automobiles and the slump in the hotel business, he changed the building into a business block and the Washington House remains today one of the city’s leading business blocks.
Mr. Horn was always keenly interested in public and political life. He was active in the support of the Democratic Party and was postmaster of Cedarburg under Grover Cleveland. He also served as a chairman of the Ozaukee County Board and was mayor of Cedarburg from 1898 to 1904. It was under his administration that citizens united to build a municipal electric light plant which serves the city today. He was an honorary member of the Cedarburg fire department and a member of the fire and police commission, and was also a member of other civic organizations.
He was essentially a man who loved his home and his family. He was kind, he was generous and his life was one filled with good deeds and accomplishments.
He was married to Catherine Bach, Sept. 11, 1888. She survives with three children, one daughter, Mrs. H.M.Katz of this city, and two sons Fred of Milwaukee and William of this city. He also leaves two sisters Mrs. Nic Altenhofen of Cedarburg and Mrs. Chas. Toll of Milwaukee. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the residence. Members of organization to which belonged and the Common Council are arranging to attend the funeral in body. Burial will be at Cedarburg Cemetery.
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