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ANTON MORAWECK, proprietor of the Steiner House, Tell City, came to the town as a member of the Colonization Company, in 1858, but removed to Rockport two years later. He followed his trade for three years, after which he clerked in a store at Henderson, Ky., until October, 1870, when he returned to Tell City, and purchased the house of which he is proprietor. He improved and refurnished it, making it a first-class hotel. Mr. Moraweck is a native of Bohemia, born August 15, 1828, being the youngest of four children born to Joseph and Josepha (Philipp) Moraweck. He learned the baker’s trade in Vienna, and came to the United States in 1856. He located at Chicago, and a short time after removed to Davenport, Iowa, where he remained until coming to Tell City, in 1858. May 13, 1856, he was united in marriage with Klaudina Kroboth, who has borne him three children, Ernest, Klaudina, and Alvin. Both he and wife were born in the Catholic faith, but are not members of any religious denomination. He is a Republican, and a member of the I. O. O. F. encampment.