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Henry Daub
Daub’s Saloon and Restaurant
1869: Arrival in Watertown
Mr.
Daub was born July 28, 1848, in Hamm, a city in the Province of Westphalia; he
attended the University until 1862, and then engaged in the business of
telegraph operator for the railway company; worked at that business until May
1, 1869 (seven years); at that time, being called on to serve in the army, he
decided to emigrate to America, which he did, arriving at Watertown June 3,
1869.
Nephew of August Fuermann
For
six months he was employed as bookkeeper in the Empire Brewery, owned by his
uncle, August Fuermann; afterward he was
engaged as a bookkeeper and clerk in the boot and shoe establishment of Henry
Bertram; remained in that position for four years.
After
leaving the retail boot and shoe business, he entered the employ of the
wholesale boot and shoe house of Shay & Pearson, of Chicago, and continued
with this firm as traveling salesman through Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Iowa, for nearly two years; afterward, for one year and a half, he was with
the Janesville Shoe Manufacturing Company in the capacity of traveling agent.
After
the failure of the last-named company in 1877, Mr. Daub discontinued traveling
and engaged in present business for himself.
He is a member of Washington Lodge, I.O.O.F., Guttenberg Lodge, 13,
O.D.H.S., and of the Concordia Musical Society.
Son-in-law of Henry Bertram
On
Oct. 27, 1872, he married Amalie (Emily) Bertram,
daughter of Henry Bertram; she was born in Watertown Oct. 26, 1852; they have
two children – Louise, aged 4 years, and Mary, three years of age.
Above
derived in part from The History of
Jefferson County, Wisconsin, published: Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879.
1880 city
dir
1881
8 EAST MAIN
03 05 Snow
storm Daub’s signage but building not
Daub’s, believed to be 8 E
Main, north side of street
05 12 Henry
Daub, at his restaurant, is putting on Metropolitan airs. He has just introduced a one
hundred and fifty dollar Refrigerator, and it is both ornamental and
useful. WD
1891
05 15 BOOMER DAM PROPERTY SOLD
H. [Henry] Daub has purchased the old
Boomer dam property from the heirs of the [Dwight?] Nute estate, which
includes the old mill, the east half of the water power and three acres of
land. WG
1892: EXCELSIOR BEER HALL AND
RESTAURANT
10
EAST MAIN
Henry
Daub, proprietor of the Excelsior Beer Hall and Restaurant, and sole agent for
the sale of Fred Miller’s Milwaukee lager beer.
In
1856 Frederick Miller
bought the "Plank Road Brewery."
Miller had brought $10,000 in gold with him from Wurtemburg. As Miller's, the brewery
is still going strong.
click to enlarge
Daub’s Saloon and Restaurant, c1892.
“Milwaukee” sign in windows.
Henry Daub second from left.
106 N FIRST ST. Building was next to (north of) Bank of
Watertown and south of City Hall
1894
07 06 INSTALLATION OF 14 FANS
Henry Daub,
always alive to the wants of his patrons, has had placed in the hotel office,
dining rooms and barroom, fourteen large fans, suspended from the ceiling, and
operated to perfection by a two-horsepower Evans gas engine, for which E.
Schwieger of our city is agent. Mr.
Schwieger superintended the placing of this outfit at Daub's and wears a
broad-gauge smile on account of the satisfaction it gives to all who visit the
place, as well as to Mr. Daub.
An
outfit of this kind is just what is wanted in hot weather and every
well-regulated establishment. WG
1895
10 30 MAN WALKING ON STILTS IS HOTEL GUEST
S. J. Loftus,
of the Green Bay Athletic Club, who is walking on stilts from Green Bay to New
Orleans, reached here Sunday afternoon and was a guest at the Hotel Daub until
the following morning, when he continued his journey south. He started a few weeks ago and is to receive
$500 from The Police Gazette if he accomplishes his feat in a certain
time. At the pace he has set thus far we
would judge it will take him all winter to reach his destination. The stilts used are a yard in length.
12 25 BOUGHT SIXTY-FOUR STUFFED GEESE
Last
Wednesday Fred Albrecht, of Navan, sold to H. Daub sixty-four stuffed geese, the consideration being
$240.82. This is reported to be the largest
sum ever paid here for one lot of geese.
Mr. Daub ships extensively to the Eastern markets. H. Werthweimer, H.
C. Meyer and A. Buchheit are also large suppliers. WR
c.1895
Henry
Daub’s Saloon and Hotel Garni. Henry Daub can be seen in the doorway.
This
building stood on the north side of Main Street, just west of the Bank of Watertown building.
Today
this is part of Fischer’s Dept. Store. Image dates to circa
1895.
ImageKR_140
of the Krietzmann
Collection.
Daub’s 10 E Main; Bank
of Watertown 14 E Main
Cross
reference note, regarding signage in window:
Ernst
Tosetti beer (Tosetti Brewing Co)was brewed from the
finest Bohemian hops and choicest western melts. The hops are imported from the famous town of
Saaz, known the world over as the biggest hop center, where the climatic
conditions together with the soil, produce the very finest vines, therefore,
the dealers selling this beer either in bottles or on draught (draft) gave the
greatest value for the money. It costs
the dealer more than any American beer on account of the material used, its
absolute purity and great age.
1887-88 city
dir
The Poor Man’s Club
The
old-time saloon was the Poor Man’s Club.
Men gathered in the barbershop or sat around the country-store stove to
discuss politics, but for good-fellowship, friendliness, and Gemutlichkeit
they went to the saloon. To it came men
from all walks of life. Within its
portals a democratic spirit reigned, and all present
became equals.
Standing
at the bar with one foot on the rail or sitting around tables, little coteries
talked companionably of their families and home and of their work. They drank a little beer, ate
of the free lunch, and then went home or back to their work. Social life today offers few meeting places
like the old German saloon. Compared
with it, the modern tavern is an arrogant pretender.
Holmes, Fred L., Sideroads: Excursions into Wisconsin’s Past,
Madison: The State Historical Society of
Wisconsin, pg 63.
1898
1900
12 31 HOTEL DAUB CLOSED
Hotel Daub
has been closed to guests. After
catering to the public for the past sixteen years this well-known hostelry,
which has been conducted during that time by the late Henry Daub, was closed
last week and most of the effects sold at public auction. The sale of the building necessitated this
action and at present it is not known what disposition will be made of the
place. Saturday afternoon W. D. Sproesser purchased the Main Street property, which is part
of the hotel. The North First Street
property, also a part of the hotel building, is owned by William Trachte.
1902
In
1902 the local Elks Lodge occupied quarters
on the third floor of the Daub Building, 10 E. Main St., and moved in 1907 to the third
floor of the Masonic Temple. WDT of 09 10 2007
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin