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Andrew Roegner
Marble and Granite Works
1888
ALBERT J. KRINGEL, MARBLE WORKS
Albert
Kringel carved the baptismal font at St.
Mark's Lutheran church in Watertown and after some sort of falling
out with the church elders he packed up and moved to Milwaukee. He left behind a legacy of fine stone
carving: the font and the lovely
bas-relief of his wife on her tombstone at Oak Hill cemetery. Bill Jannke note
1889
ROEGNER BUSINESS ESTABLISHED
Business established in 1889 by Andrew Roegner; succeeded in January,
1912 by Odgers & Dalgarno. WG, 03 21 1912
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1892
05 18 STONE
SAW MADE BY ROEGNER
A stone
saw, which does great work, has been made by A. Roegner
and may be seen at the building stone yard of Roegner
& Block, north of Misegades' building on North West Water Street. It is a powerful machine and works with fine
accuracy. It is the first machine of the
kind ever put up in the city. WR
1894
04 20 ROEGNER-KRUEGER PARTNERSHIP
Albert C. Krueger and Andrew Roegner have formed a partnership for the purpose of
engaging in the stone and marble business.
They will build a mill on the site of the old Bennett foundry on First
Street and stock it with all the latest improved machinery, the power for which
will be furnished by water. The firm is
a strong one and will no doubt do a thriving business. Success to their undertaking. WG
1898
01 26 THAUER AND HEIN MONUMENTS
Andrew Roegner desires to announce that he has
on hand a large quantity of the celebrated Barre granite for fine monumental
work. Out of this he recently
constructed a massive and expensive monument ordered by the Register of Deeds
John Thauer, of Juneau, which has been erected over
the grave of Mr. Thauer’s departed wife in the Union
cemetery, town of Emmet. Another fine
monument of the same material adorns the burial lot of Christian Hein and wife
in the Aztalan cemetery. Orders for this Iine
of work are solicited and may be left at Mr. Roegner’s
shop, 208 North Fourth Street. WR
1899
208 N. Fourth St (1899-1900
Watertown City Directory). Change to 116 N 4th and 1909
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1900
05 29 OWNER AND OFFICER OF A
STEAM LAUNCH
Messrs. Simon Molzahn, Charles Feisst and Andrew Roegner are the owners and officers of a neat little steam
launch which has its moorings in Rock river, below Boomers dam. The boat is twenty-two feet in length, will
accommodate a dozen persons, is fitted with an eight horse-power engine and is
propelled by a steam wheel. It is of
light draft and capable of developing a speed of eight miles an hour. The launch was given a trial trip to Hahn’s
lake last week and it is proposed during the summer to make excursions down the
river as far as Jefferson — a most delightful and picturesque trip. S. Molzahn is
captain of the craft, Mr. Roegner chief engineer, and
Mr. Feisst navigating officer. WR
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COME, LOOK OVER,
BEFORE YOU BUY
[Free
translation accompanying the above] A. Roegner’s
Granite and Marble Works, 116 North Fourth Street,
one block north of Main Street. If someone
in spring wants to purchase a nice gravestone he shouldn’t wait to choose what
he wishes and speak to me. I have a
large selection of monuments in stock as shown in the picture. All stones are of the best granite available
and finished in my establishment. My
price is lower than others in the business as I purchase them in the raw and
manufacture them in my establishment with the best machinery – there’s no
profit for an agent or middle man. Come,
look over, before you buy somewhere else and from an agent be led astray. Everyone with me is dealt honestly. All work is guaranteed and freely
estimated/installed. Take the street car
[interurban] and alight on Fourth Street, 1 block north.
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09 $2600
MONUMENT
A
fine Barre granite monument valued at $2600 has been disposed of by Andrew
Roegner of this city to the Labuwi family at Neosho. This is one of the many fine monuments Mr.
Roegner is placing in and around Watertown, his product being popular wherever introduced. WG
Cross References:
Roegner, Andrew, 1861-1928; buried in St. Henry’s
cemetery
Krueger, Albert C & Son 402 Third, granite & marble works, 1913
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin