Death Of Jacob Haller
Another of the óld and sturch sturdy stock, of Ann Arbor's earlier citizens has passed to the final sleep th ii comes to all whö are of earth. Since 1858 the fjrm and step of Jacob Haller have been familiar to the people of this city, and his fame and skill as a watchmaker made hirn known far and wide. Hisdeath occurred Tuesday, of congestión of the lungs, after an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Haller was born in Sc iweningen, Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1822, and carne to America and to Washtenaw in 1854. In 1858 he opened a jewelry store on Huron street and soon thereafter associated with him in the business, his son; George Haller, and both have been continuously in the business together till the death of Jacob Haller, although for sorae years the latter had taken no active part in the conduct of the establishment. Mr. Halier, in early life, learned the trade of watchmaker and jeweler of his father, and became expert in the invention of watchmakers' tools. In 1851 he was honored with a medal at the Loodon exposition for an exhibit of fine watch works of his own manufacture, and also for iraproved watchmakers' tools. Again at Philadelphia in 1876, he received similar medals for works and tools. He became widely known in Michigan and possessed a state reputation as an expert workman in watch machinery. Mr. Haller has two brothers and three sisters in Germany, and one brother in Rochester. N. Y. The immediate family survivors of Mr. Haller are the following sons and daughters: George, Martin and Christine Haller, and Mrs. Ottmar Eberbach, all of this city. The funeral was held yesterday at 2:30 p. m., f rom the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Eberbach, Rev. Max Hein conducting the services. The burial took place in the family lot in Forest Hill cemetery.