Passed Over To The Majority

On TueSday niülit of last weck, Oonrad Krapf, dled at hls home on Jeffersora si., aftèr :i loos; continuad illness, cnused by the feebleness of oíd age, lie harina: reached ilie advanced period 'oí 86 years 9 montha. Mr. Krapf was bom at Hesse Caesel, Rothenburg, öermany, Jan. 10, 1810. He was educated In hls native place, and acqulred tüe eabinet maker'a naile. Uvlng t lio re uniil 20 yearss of age, when he starled out tO l'ind what there was in the wortd. He traveled over Sw itzerland, Holland, Austria, Franee. beside seeing all of Germany. In 1S30 he set sail for America, the Mecen of all lovers of freedom. Alter living in Xew York onO year, he thon carne to the great and growing west, finally settling here in Ann Arbor. As there was linie deinand for liis services as a eabinet maker in those days, he turned his hand toward carpentery and took contraéis or erecting buildings. This he folio wed to a greater or less extent for a period of -0 years. In au eariy day he became a hater of slavery and a strong abolitionist. Many a train did he run on the Underground Raitway, and many a slav did he cooceal froni the ot'ficers, and help to Canada and liberty. His views on any subject he never ■oneealed, and he always bad the courage to back up his views by physicaL force if necessary, so that the people who thought to abuse him for his, at that impopular views, learned to respect him and keep at a safe distance. In 1S-A7 he was superintendent of the poor for this county, which position he hold a number oí years. In 1S5Í) he was chosen supervisor for the lst district of thia city. which at that time consisted of the lst and 2d wards. which office he held for some sixteen years or more. He was ako a a member of the first school board of this city. During the war Mr. Krapf acted as enrolling officer, that is he hadi the duty of enrolling the names of all men subject to draft. For the past sixty years Mr. Krapf has resided in the house in which he died. (He was twice married. From the two marriages faur sons and four daughters were born. Herman and Richard of Ann Arbor, Henry C, of New York City, and Ottmar O., ol Saginaw, eurvive him. There are ■eight grand children and two great grand children, the latter two being the grand children of Herman Krapf. As a public officer he made a rcputation for the strictest honesty and integrity. He believed that public affaire should be treated in just the same manner that one is expected to show in private business. Mr. ICrapf was also treasurer of the Grand Encampment I. O. O. F. for many years. He was a member of the Ann Arbor lodge I. 0. O. F. for 51 years. and a member of Ann Arbor lodge No. 85 F. & A. M., untü it dlsrupted and went to pieces, when he took a demit and united with SchiUer lodge of Detroit. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, Rev. .1. M. Gelston conducting the same.