Christian Bauer

BAUER

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/7/2014 at 13:04:24

BAUER.

Christian Bauer died this morning in the boarding house conducted by John Wittrock at 631 West Second street. Baer had not been thought to be seriously ill when he went to bed Wednesday evening but when his roommate, Jergen Hartwig, called him this morning, he found him dead. Mr. Bauer was born in Germany but had been in American about 30 years, making his home at the above address. He was 50 years of age and had no relatives in America.

The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Runge's undertaking parlors, with interment in Fairmount cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Thurs., 11 Feb 1909, pg. 9.