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Koenig and Co.

514 S First

Koenig Mill, center; destroyed by fire c 1922

C M & St P Railroad Bridge, Original, c1898, south of Milwaukee St, looking north WHS_005_104

Portion of image# KR031 of the society’s Kreitzman collection:

Taken from the west bank of the river looking east, former Koenig Mill,

later Jaeger; today the Watertown Senior and Community Center. Image dates to 1903.

1905

10 18 Quite extensive improvements are in progress at the flouring mill of the R. P. Koenig & Co., on S. First Street. A concrete flume, 140 feet in length, is being constructed to replace the old flume which is going to decay. A box flume is being constructed to convey water to the A. R. Wien's Brush factory. The improvements indicate that the Koenig Co. and the Brush factory are prospering.

1909

04 02 Koenig & Co. Win Case. In the county court at Jefferson last Friday R. P. Koenig & Co. won their case against the A. R. Wiens Co. and were awarded damages of $98.16. Repairs were made in the mill race on the east side and Koenig & Co. claimed the defendants should pay a certain percentage of the costs. Otto C. Hahn appeared for the plaintiffs and Kading & Kading for defendants. WG

Koenig Mill became Jaeger Mill