Delta County MI

OBITUARIES

BRITZ, Matt, a well-known Jobber at Lathrop, fifteen miles south of here, was shot this afternoon by George Miller, the 15-year-old son of a saloonkeeper of Lathrop. The boy mistook Britz for a deer. The bullet passed through the body, and Britz died instantly.
Special to The Journal lshpeming, Mich., Nov. 16, 1901

SAUER, William - Invalid for 27 year mourned by community. Escanaba, Mich.-An invalid for 27 years, William Sauer, 72, died at his home here. He was one of the most beloved men of the community. He was injured 27 years ago, never recovering fully. He was born in Milwaukee and resided in Bailey's Harbor before coming to Escanaba. A widow and 10 children survive, also two bothers, E.J. Sauer, Milwaukee and George Sauer, Tacoma, Wash. (Appleton Post Crescent, Appleton Wisconsin April 27, 1920)
Contributed by Shauna Williams