Houston County, Minnesota - Biographical sketches, 1919 (part 19 of 21)

Albert M. Lewis, better known as Bert Lewis, is one of the leading citizens of Caledonia Township, which he has seen develop from a wilderness into the prosperous farming community which it is today. He was bom on the farm where he now lives, Jan. 30, 1857, the son of Robert and Mary (Carter) Lewis, the pioneers. He was reared on the home place, and attended the district school which his father organized, finishing with courses at the Caledonia Academy, then superintended by W. D. Belden. He helped his father develop the home farm, and now conducts and owns it. He carries on general farming, stock raising and dairying on a profitable basis, and is one of the successful and respected men of the community. His business holdings include stock in the Co-operative Stock and Grain Co. of Caledonia, as well as the Caledonia Co-operative Creamery.

Mr. Lewis was married Oct. 7, 1896, to Zena Paddock, of Caledonia, and of this union there are four children now living: Ellsworth E., Walter L., Lucie I. and Alpha G. Ellsworth E. was bom April 15, 1899, received a good education, and on April 16, 1917, enlisted in the United States Army, serving one year or more, guarding German prisoners in France. He was appointed corporal in March, 1918, and sergeant in July, 1919. Walter L. was bom Sept. 7, 1900 ; Lucie I. was bom Feb. 5, 1905 ; Larkie A. was bom Sept. 24, 1904, and died in infancy ; and Alpha G. was bom Nov. 18, 1909.

William H. Chapel, who is now living practically retired on a farm of 23 acres adjacent to the Village of Money Creek, is a man who has had an active and successful career as farmer and stock raiser. He was bom in Dodge County, Wisconsin, Oct. 24, 1857, son of Harvey and Julia (Wydhoff ) Chapel. He resided at home for most of the time until 22 years old, though previous to that he owned stock and operated land to some extent. After that he engaged in independent farming in this county, and at the age of about 26 years bought 100 acres of practically unimproved land in section 12, Money Creek Township, to which tract he subsequently made additions until he had 187 acres. Of this he grubbed 100 acres and continued his improvements until October, 1916, when he transferred the farm to his eldest son. He also acquired the tract of 23 acres on which he is now living, and which he is operating as a farm merely to keep employed. While living in section 12 he gave his attention largely to breeding Durham cattle and Poland-China hogs, and also some horses. He was one of the original founders and chief promoter of the Money Creek Creamery, being its presi- dent for seven years, and is a stockholder in the telephone company, of which he has been president for a number of years. His fraternal society afiiliations are with the Yeomen's Lodge at Money Creek and the camp of Modem Woodmen of America at Houston, of which latter he is a charter member. He formerly served for some time in the office of constable, and in politics is an independent Democrat. Mr. Chapel was married, Dec. 31, 1883, to Mary C. Layne, who was bom at Galena, 111., daughter of John and Hannah (Shortall) Layne. She was the third in order of birth in a family of seven children, of whom five are now living. In her girlhood she attended school in Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Chapel eight children have been bom : Charles, Jocie, George, William, Albert, Fred, Leona May and Julia Alvina. Fred, who was born April 22, 1894, died in July, 1916. George, William and Albert were all in the United States service during the late war, George and Albert serving for about one year, and George taking part in some hardfought battles, but all returned home safely, having met with no casualties. Charles married Mabel E. McLeod, of Rushf ord, and is now farming on the Chapel homestead in section 12, Money Creek Township. He has one child, Kenneth Allen. Jocie and Julia Alvina are residing at home with their parents. Leona May is the wife of Abraham Kingsley, a farmer at Stockton Ridge near Winona, and has one child, Glenn Frederick.

John Layne, a former resident of Money Creek Township, where he made some agricultural improvements, was bom in Missouri. In early life he removed from his native state to near Galena, 111., settling on a farm about six miles west of that city. For a while he engaged in mining, but his chief occupation throughout his life was agriculture. After residing for about 25 years on his farm near Galena, he removed to Houston County, Minn., taking land on Vinegar Hill, in Money Creek Township. There were few improvements on it, but he added to them and in time built up a good farm, on which he died Dec. 2, 1886. He married Hannah Shortall, a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, whose death occurred in 1874. They were the parents of seven children, of whom five are now living.

Levi Kathan, who owns and operates a farm of 130 acres in section 19, La Crescent Township, was bom in the Township of Dunham, near Montreal, Canada, Aug. 17, 1851, son of Earl Wood and Harriet (Shufelt) Kathan. The parents, who were natives of Canada, removed to Vermont in 1851 and remained there three or four years, subsequently retuming to Canada, where they spent the rest of their lives. Levi, who was the fifth bom of their ten children, was educated in Canada, where he resided until he was 14 years of age. He then went to Missouri, where he worked on farms and later at railroading until about 1865, when he began working in the woods and lumber mills of Sauk County, Wisconsin. From there he came to Houston County, Minnesota, at the time the tracks of the Southern Minnesota Railroad were being constructed to Houston, or in 1866, and worked on the road and its extensions for the next four years. After that he engaged in farm work for D. J. Cameron, and was so employed until his marriage in Febraary, 1873, to Sarah Lang, daughter of Abraham and Frances (Smallcom) Lang, natives of Somersetshire, England. He then took a farm near Faribault, but subsequently returned to Houston County and took his present farm in La Crescent Township. On this property, in 1912, he built a large, modem residence, while his bams, outbuildings and equipment are all adequate to the requiremnets of modem farming, which Mr. Kathan is carrying on successfully. In politics he is independent, while his religious affiliations are with the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Sarah Kathan died July 19, 1915, deeply regretted by all who knew her. She had been the mother of ten children : Calvin, who is on the home farm ; Walter and William, who served with the United States Army in France ; George ; Earl Wood, a resident of Hokah; Fannie, who is keeping house for her father ; Hattie, now Mrs. Richard Wheeler of South Dakota ; Grace, residing in Minneapolis; Mayme, wife of J. M. Hickey of Minneapolis; and Maud, residing at home.

Jacob C. Paulson, whose recent death on Feb. 15, 1918, deprived the Township of Yucatan of one of its widely known and esteemed citizens, was bom in Schleswig, Denmark, June 26, 1852, son of Knud and Dorthea Paulson. He attended school in his native land and remained there until reaching the age of 17 years, when, saying goodbye to his parents, he set out for the United States. On his arrival here he located in Winona, Minn., where he found work in a stone quarry, being engaged in that line of occupation for some seven years. Then, on Oct. 30, 1876, he was united in marriage with Anna Dorthea Larson, who was bom in Norway, fifth of the six children of Lars Christopherson and his wife, Anna Gulbrandson. Ck>ming to America in 1866, her parents with their family located in section 19, Yucatan Township, this county, taking a tract of wild land which has since been developed into a good farm. On his marriage Mr. Paulson came to Houston County and settled on the farm of his wife's parents, where he took hold of the improvements and continued the operation of the place, as a general farmer, in which work he was engaged at the time of his death. Just previous to that event he had sold 20 acres of his land, having had 130 acres. He was a stockholder in the local creamery and the elevator at Rushford. A Republican in politics, he served on the school board of his district for many years, and was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Highland Prairie. To Mr. and Mrs. Paulson twelve children were bom: John, who is proprietor of a neighboring farm in this township ; Carl, residing at home; Hjalmar, a farmer in Montana; William, who is farming on Oak Ridge, Yucatan Township; Anna, wife of M. Johnson of Fillmore County ; Mary, wife of Christ Olson, a farmer at Bobells, N. D. ; Oscar, who is farming at Harsey, N. D. ; Ida, wife of Charles Olson, a farmer of Nashua, Mont. ; Edwin, a farmer ; Laura, wife of Bennie Wold ; and Christian and Emma, who are residing on the old homestead with their mother.

John Crain, formerly a well known and respected resident of Yucatan Township, but now deceased, was a native of Ireland, and came to the United States when a young man, locating first near Hartford, Wis., where he resided for a number of years. For 23 years he was engaged in railroad work, but finally engaged in farming in Yucatan Township, this county, residing here until his death in 1903. He served in various township offices and proved his worth as a reliable citizen and good neighbor. He married

Steve Grain, proprietor of a good farm of 210 a in section 4, Yucatan Township, was bom in Houston Township, this ^unty, Feb. 22, 1871, son of John and Maggie (O'Connor) Crain. He a ^nded school at Oak Ridge, this township, and was reared to manhood on his parents' farm. When 26 years old he went to North Dakota, where he was engaged in farm work at intervals, the rest of his time being spent at home in assisting his father. Later he settled on the farm on which he now resides, where, in addition to the usual crops, he is breeding up to Durham cattle and Poland-China hogs, paying particular attention to the stock raising branch of his business. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Telephone Company, of which he is also now the vice-president. In politics he is independent, while his religious affiliations are with the Roman Catholic Church at Houston. One of the prosperous citizens of his township, he is esteemed for his industrious habits, the excellent management of his farm, which is a well improved piece of property, and for his agreeable qualities as a neighbor.

John A. Frank, who is engaged in the farm implement business in Caledonia, in company with his brother Peter, was born on a farm in Caledonia Township, April 2, 1889, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Esch) Frank. He was reared on the home farm and acquired his education in the district school. Like the other boys in the family, his first industrial experience was along agricultural lines, but his brother Hubert starting a grocery business in Caledonia village, he became his partner and so remained for seven years. At the end of that time, or about five years ago, he severed his partnership connection with Hubert and became the partner of his brother Peter in the implement business, which they have since conducted in Caledonia, and in which they have made gratifying progress. They carry a full line of farm implements of recognized merit, and have shown an enterprise and integrity in their business which have already given them an enviable reputation as reliable dealers.

Hmry Frank, a settler of former days who took part in developing the agricultural resources of the county, was bom in the Duchy of Luxemburg about 1844, and came to the United States at the age of about 21 or 22 years. He had been brought up to farm life and on arriving in this country settled first in Iowa, where he remained for about ten years, or until reaching the age of 32. He then came to Houston County, Minn., and for some years worked out on farms in the vicinity of Houston, after which he rented a farm in the township and operated it on his own account. Later he bought a farm in Caledonia Township, where he made his permanent home, and on which his wife is still living. Here he died Sept. 2, 1913, at the age of 69 years, after a life of useful activity as an agriculturist. He was a man respected by his neighbors and was a faithful member of the Catholic church. He and his wife had 13 children : Hubert, Peter, Nicholas, Tony,

John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Florence, Anna, and three others who died young. Joseph died the age of 14 years. All attended the district school and grew up on t)r^ l.^me farm, where Nicholas and Tony are still living with their mother. , .^iubert subsequently engaged in the grocery business in Caledonia, his brri]ier John being for some years associated with him, but he is now conducting business alone. He married Anna Staddler of Houston, and has four, children, Joseph, Lawrence, Herman and Evela.

Die Evenson, who in former years took active part in the agricultural development of Houston and Yucatan Townships, but has long since passed away, was bom in Telemarken, Norway, in 1836. There he grew to manhood and married Berget Targerson, who was bom in February, 1848. Emigrating to the United States, they arrived in Houston County, Minnesota, in 1866, first settling on a farm near Houston, but later removing to section 32 north, Yucatan Township, where Mr. Evenson established the farm that is now operated by his son Christian. On this place he spent the rest of his life, dying in 1883. His widow, who still survives him, is now residing with a son in this township. They were the parents of eight children.

Christian Evenson, who is operating a good farm of 240 acres in section 32 north, Yucatan Township, which is the homestead established by his father many years ago, was born on this farm. May 27, 1874, son of Ole and Berget Evenson. His education was acquired in the district school, and was neither continuous nor prolonged, as at the early age of ten years he was obliged to become industrially active, working out for others. For one man he worked five years, after which he hired out his services to other farmers, being thus occupied until two years after his marriage. He then began independent farming in Holt Township, Fillmore County, operating a farm there for two years, after which he was engaged for an equal length of time in the feed mill business at Peterson, that county. Then he returned to farming in Holt Township, spent two years at it, and then sold his place and for one year resided on his mother's farm, which he helped to operate. The next twelve years were spent in operating various farms, the first one being in Yucatan Township, on which he remained two years ; the next, the Hovda farm, which he operated for three years ; then the farm on which he now lives, for one year ; after that the Orr farm for three years, then another farm in Yucatan Township, on which he resided for three years, at the end of which time he came to the home farm on which he now lives. Here he carries on general farming, raising both crops and stock, and also operates a threshing outfit, in which he is a stockholder. He has made good progress on the road to prosperity, and has a well improved place, with good buildings and modem machinery. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Evenson was married in November, 1897, to Anna Nereson, who was bom in Sheldon Township, this county. He and his wife are the parents of eight children: Obert, Oscar, Cara, Bernice, Adolph, Sidney, Norma and Gaile, all residing at home.

in New London County, Connecticut, in 1831, and died in 1906; and his mother, in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1830, and died in 1904. The Buells and Bushnells are of English origin. Two children now survive their parents, the daughter being Miss Hattie L. Buell, now at La Crosse, Wis. She is a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute. Dwight A. Buell spent his boyhood in Caledonia, attended school there and at the University of Minnesota. He studied law at Ann Arbor and was admitted to the bar at Caledonia in October, 1882. He was elected county attorney in 1884, and held the office one term. Since 1888 he assisted his father in the farm machinery and other business at Houston, Minnesota, and has found but Uttle time to devote to the practice of law, and at present is looking after his farming and other interests.

David L. Buell, one of the early pioneers of Houston County, was bom in New London County, Connecticut, May 26, 1831, and studied in the schools of his native place and at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and after leaving school he devoted his time to teaching school and the study of law until coming west, in the spring of 1856. He was married, Feb. 10, 1856, to Hattie M. Bushnell, of Middletown, Connecticut, and they soon thereafter came to Houston County, Minnesota. He was elected register of deeds in 1858, holding the office two terms, and was admitted to the bar at Caledonia in May, 1863, and practiced law from 1863 to 1870, and was also, part of that time, engaged in farming. David L. Buell had marked ability as a lawyer, and practiced until his farming and other interests caused him to retire from active practice. He farmed extensively from 1870 for years, and was engaged in the banking business and dealing in farm machinery at Houston, Minnesota, from 1886 until his death in 1906. He was the recognized leader of the Democratic party of Houston County for a number of years, and was elected county attorney in 1863, and was a member of the legislature of 1863, and of the state senate in 1866, 1870, 1871, 1872 and 1879.

Frederick Peterson, a former resident of Houston Township, who took an effective part in the agricultural improvement of the township, was born in Sweden, where he grew to manhood and married Anna Ericksdater. They came to Houston County, Minnesota, in 1868, and established a home in Houston (Lower Town), where they lived for twelve years. At the end of that time they removed to a farm in section 27, on which Mr. Peterson made improvements, and on which he died Nov. 10, 1902. His wife is now living in Chicago with her daughter. There were three children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, one of whom, William, is now proprietor of the old homestead.

William Peterson, proprietor of the old Peterson homestead in section 27, Houston Township, was bom in this township, Jan. 23, 1869, son of Frederick and Anna (Ericksdater) Peterson. He attended school in Houston Township and village, and resided on the home farm, assisting his father until the time of his marriage, when he assumed its management and has since operated it, carrying on a general stockraising business. He also holds shares in the Farmers Telephone Company. The farm contains 160 acres and is weU provided with substantial buildings and modem equip-

Mr. And Mrs. Andrew Lewis Senn

He was married April 8, 1897, to Gena Olson, who was born in Crystal Valley, Houston Township, daughter of Aslak and Anna Olson, early settlers and well known farming people in Houston Township. Of this marriage eight children have been born: Fred Edwin, Edna Josephine, Elmore Theodore, Erna Amelia, Alice Marie, Eddie Tillman, Florence Louise, and Norman Leonard.

Andrew Senn, one of the leading citizens of Mound Prairie Township, where for many years he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, was bom in Ashton Township, Fond du Lac County, Wis., July 24, 1859. He was only four years old when he accompanied his parents to Houston County, and two years later his father died. He was brought up on the home farm, on which he worked until he finally bought land in Mound Prairie Township and engaged in farming on his own account. He has developed a good farm of 180 acres, which he is still operating. He is at present serving in the office of town supervisor, and is also a director of School District No. 62. In March, 1886, Mr. Senn was married to Elizabeth Schild, who was bom in Canton Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 23, 1867, and who was brought to this country by her parents when a babe. They have been the parents of eight children, namely: Andrew L., a well known farmer of Mound Prairie Township ; Joseph H. ; Clara E., now Mrs. Christian Lufi, of Mound Prairie Township ; Ella R., wife of Alfred Johnson, of Houston Township ; Anna M., wife of Paul Krueger, of Watertown, Wis. ; and Edgar F., Ruth E. and Philip V.

Andrew L. Senn, a prominent representative of the farming interests of Mound Prairie Township, was born in Bush Valley, this township, Dec. 28, 1886, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Schild) Senn. He was the eldest of his parents' eight children, and was educated in District School No. 62 in this township. He remained on the home farm with his father, occasionally working for others, until he was 28 years old. Then renting a farm in Mound Prairie Township, he conducted it from Oct. 1, 1915, to March 1, 1918, when he moved to his present farm in section 5 south, which he had purchased the previous March, 1917. It consists of valuable land, and is well improved with good buildings and fences, and a full equipment of modem machinery and implements. The place is a part of the Old Crewe homestead and is a well developed and productive farm. Mr. Senn carries on general farming, raising grain and stock, and is doing a prosperous business. He is a shareholder in the Hokah Stock and Grain Company, and in the shipping association of Houston. He served four years in the oflSce of town assessor, in politics being an independent Republican. He is a member of the Rush Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Senn was first married, Aug. 26, 1915, to Marie A. Redmann, who was bom in Brooklyn, N. Y., daughter of Gustav and Mary (Walter) Redmann. She died Feb. 17, 1918, leaving one child, Everett Andrew, who was born Dec. 6, 1917. Mr. Senn married, secondly, March 4, 1919, Alice K. Gstalder, who was bom Feb. 3, 1892, daughter of Hubert and Mary (Lorman) Gstalder. Her parents, who for about 35 years were farmers in Mound Prairie Township, now reside in the

Village of Hokah. They have had eight children : Henry, of Hokah ; Julia, now Mrs. William A. Heintz, of Sheldon Township; John, residing on the old homestead in Mound Prairie; Alice K., wife of Andrew L. Senn; Ida, who died, Jan. 4, 1919; Louisa C, now Mrs, Fred Kruckow, of Sheldon Township ; Louis and Esther E., both residing at home.

Mrs. Marie Augusta Redmaim Senn, who passed away at a hospital in La Crosse, on Feb. 17, 1918, was the wife of Andrew L. Senn, of Mound Prairie Township, and previous to her marriage had gained a high reputation as one of the most efficient teachers in Houston County. She was bom in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1886, daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. Gustav Redmann, both of whom are now deceased. She attended school in New York City until she came west at the age of twelve years, in the spring of 1898, taking up her residence with her uncle, August F. Redmann, and his family, in La Crescent village. There she attended school for a few years. Her uncle then moved onto a farm in Pine Creek, and while living there she attended school in District No. 4. In March, 1901, she came to Kroehler's in Day Valley, and for a few terms went to school in District 11. One term also she attended in District No. 10, in Looney Valley, residing at the E. P. Amidon home. Her education was further advanced in the Caledonia and Houston high schools, and the Winona Normal School, during the summer terms, where she qualified herself for the work of teaching. In that work she was subsequently occupied for twelve terms, teaching her first term in the southeastern part of the county, the second in District 84, Winona County, the third and fourth in Crystal Valley, District No. 24, the fifth and sixth in District No. 94 - ^the Loretta School on South Ridge - the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth in Day Valley, District No. 11, and the last two terms in District No. 62, Bush Valley. On August 26, 1915, she was married to Andrew L. Senn, of Mound Prairie Township, with whom she lived happily until her untimely demise, on Feb. 17, 1918, cast a gloom over the community where her noble sterling character had made her universally beloved. Mrs. Senn was a Christian of sincere faith and ever helpful disposition. She was reared in an atmosphere of piety and refinement, having been the daughter of a devout clergyman of the Evangelical Association. At the age of sixteen she joined the Tabor Evangelical Church of Oak Ridge, and ever afterward continued active in church work. As a teacher she was an inspiration to her pupils ; as a friend she was ever loyal and gracious ; and as a wife she fulfilled the highest ideals of family life. She left one small child, Everett Andrew, bom Dec. 6, 1917.

Severin Johnson, who is engaged in the automobile and garage business in Houston, was bom in Sweden. He was a young man when he came to the United States, and first went to Connecticut, where for a time he worked as a quarryman. With the object of bettering his condition, he then came to Houston County, Minnesota, and on arriving here located in Swede Botton, where he worked for one year on a farm. Afterwards he engaged in farming elsewhere, in 1890 removing to the farm in Houston Township that is now occupied by his son Charles E. Johnson. After cultivating it until 1910, he tumed it over to his son and engaged in his present business in Houston, where he has met with good success. Mr. Johnson married Hannah Carlson, a native of Sweden, and they have been the parents of seven children.

Charles E. Johnson, well known in Houston Township as an enterprising and prosperous stock raiser, proprietor of the old Johnson homestead of 280 acres, was bom in Houston County, Jan. 1, 1882, son of Severin and Hannah (Carlson) Johnson. He was the second bom child in a family of seven, and was educated in District School No. 5, this township. Residing at home until twenty years of age, he then began working out, and continued to do so until 1910, when his father turned over the homestead to him, and he has since been engaged in operating it as a general stock farm, in which enterprise he is meeting with good success. Among his other business interests are those of a shareholder in the Houston Creamery Company and the Farmers Elevator and Telephone companies. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and in politics is a Republican.

Mr. Johnson was married March 23, 1910, to Henrietta Olson, who was bom in Houston County, daughter of O. M. and Tilda (Haupth) Olson. Her parents were bom in Minnesota, and her father is now a farmer in Mound Prairie Township, and a stockholder in the Houston Creamery. He is also one of the supervisors of that township. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of three children, Harold Henry, Laura Marjorie and Lorene.

Edward Wilson, a general farmer, proprietor of the old Wilson homestead in section 1, south, Houston township, and sections 31, 32 and 36, Mound Prairie township, in which latter township his residence is situated, was bom on the farm on which he now lives, Qct. 14, 1877, son of Abraham and Guro (Kittelson) Wilson. The father was a native of Sweden, bom Oct. 4, 1833, who came to Houston county when a young man, settling on the land which now for the most part constitutes the present Wilson farm, which he developed and improved, and on which he resided until his death, Feb. 1, 1911. He first married Sarah Thompson, by whom he had three children: John (bom July, 1860), Emma and William, of whom the two latter are now deceased. His second wife, Guro, who was bom in Norway, March 24, 1845, is now residing with her son Edward. The children of Abraham and Guro Wilson were: Sarah, bom Aug. 17, 1870; William, Aug. 25, 1872; Alfred, May 30, 1875; Edward, Oct. 14, 1877; Lizzie, N5v. 21, 1881 ; and Samuel, born Oct. 13, 1884, and died in March, 1888. Lizzie is now Mrs. H. O. Sanden. Edward Wilson in his boyhood attended school in Crystal Valley. He has always resided on the home farm, the management of which came into his hands when he was 17 years of age. It now contains 201 acres of valuable land and is highly improved, the buildings and equipment being modem and Jcept in fine condition. Mr. Wilson is operating the farm on a profitable basis and is numbered among the prosperous citizens of his township. His sister, as well as his mother, resides with him, the former having charge of the household. The family attend the "Stone*' Norwegian Lutheran church in Houston township, and Mr. Wilson is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Houston. In politics he is an independent Republican.

Ole Erickson, who was an early settler in the northern part of Houston county and for a number of years was engaged in the work of agricultural improvement on various farms, was born in Gubrandsdalen, Norway, Dec. 19, 1846. While a young man and still single he emigrated to Canada, when he came to Houston county, Minnesota, locating first in Looney Valley, Houston township. After remaining there two years he took a farm in the same township, west of Houston village, which he operated for five years. His next agricultural operations were carried on in Sheldon township for two years, after which he resided for a year in Houston. He then returned to his former farm west of the village and from there moved to an 80-acre farm in section 36, west. When he took this place it was but slightly improved, but he subsequently brought it into good condition and resided on it until his death, Oct. 16, 1916. He was married in Minnesota to Sophia Olson, who was born in the same locality of Norway as himself, on April 25, 1848. She is now residing with her son Julius on the old homestead.

Julius Erickson, who as a general farmer is engaged in operating the old Erickson farm in section 36, west, Houston township, was born at Houston, this county, April 23, 1889, son of Ole and Sophia (Olson) Erickson, he being the eighth born of their nine children. He acquired his education in the schools of Houston township, attending the Houston High School, and his life up to the age of 20 years, after he became industrially active, was spent on the home farm, where he acquired a knowledge of agriculture in its different branches. He then worked out for other farmers for four years, but subsequently returned to the old homestead, which has been his place of residence and activity ever since. As a general farmer he is doing a good business and making the land yield satisfactory returns, raising both crops and stock. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the Lutheran church. He is one of the four survivors of his parents' nine children, the others being: Anna, wife of J. C. Peterson, of Rushford; Obert, a farmer in Houston township ; and Alfred, a farmer in the same township, his farm being one mile west of that of Julius.

Alfred Inglett, one of the pioneer settlers of Winnebago township, now passed away, was a native of England, where he grew to manhood, entered the government service, and married Sarah Holliday. With five children they came to Minnesota in 1864 and for four years operated a rented farm in Houston county. In 1868 Mr. Inglett bought 120 acres of wild land in section 1, Winnebago township, a tract destitute of buildings, on which he erected a small log house. A sturdy and industrious man, he made good progress and at the time of his death had 80 acres under the plow. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, six born in England and three in the United States. Alfred was born Feb. 18, 1856, and is now farming in Lyon county, Iowa. Edward was bom Oct. 17, 1857, and is now farming in Fillmore county, this state. Sarah was born June 20, 1859, and is the wife of Elliot Steams, of Hubbard county, this state. George was bom Aug. 25, 1861, and died in England. Frances was bom April 13, 1863, and is the wife of Ivan Steams, of Becker county, this state. Emily, bom Feb. 14, 1865, is dead. Cecil T., bom May 10, 1869, is a leading farmer of

Winnebago township, this county. Harriett, born Oct. 5, 1871, is the wife of B. Winneschloger, of New Albin, Iowa. Ella M., born Feb. 18, 1876, is dead.

Cecil T. Inglett, who is engaged in general farming, including dairying and stock raising, in Winnebago township, his residence being in section 1, was bom in a small log house on the farm he now owns and operates, on May 10, 1869, son of Alfred and Sarah (Holliday) Inglett. He was educated in the district school and has always resided on the parental homestead, on which he acquired his knowledge of agriculture in its various branches. This farm, which then consisted of 120 acres, he has since increased to 350 acres. To his enterprise and progressive spirit it also owes much of its present flourishing appearance, as he has made some of the principal improvements on the property, including the erection of a modern two-story, nine-room frame house ; a barn, 34 by 80 feet in size ; a granary and engine room combined, 24 by 28 feet ; a hog house, 18 by 30 feet, with a cement feeding floor, 16 by 30 ; a machine shed, 18 by 40 ; garage, 12 by 18 ; poultry house, 14 by 28 ; well house, 12 by 20, together with corncribs and other outbuildings. The farm as a whole is one of the best in Winnebago township and is located ten miles from Caledonia and eleven miles from New Albin, Iowa, the former place being Mr. Inglett's market. In addition to what stock he raises Mr. Inglett is a buyer and shipper of highgrade cattle and hogs. He has a good operating equipment, including a fine Dodge automobile, and has been very successful in his business. He is a Republican in politics, and for a number of years has served as clerk and treasurer of his district school board. He is a prominent member of Caledonia Lodge, No. 20, A. F. & A. M., and also of the Modern Woodmen of America. The Methodist Episcopal church of New Albin, Iowa, to which he and his family belong, finds in him a liberal supporter. Mr. Inglett was married, June 23, 1891, to Mary Haas, who was born Sept. 20, 1872, daughter of John and Anna Haas, of Freeburg, Crooked Creek township, this county. This union has been blessed with five children: Everett, born Oct. 13, 1892 ; Alfred, born June 6, 1894 ; Robert, bom July 17, 1901 ; Leslie, born Dec. 26, 1907; and Melvin, born May 26, 1911.

Mr. Inglett suffered severely in the tornado of June 6, 1906, one of the worst catastrophies to visit the southeastern part of Houston county, entailing a great loss of property and causing the death of three persons, one woman and two children, besides severely injuring several others.

The tornado, accompanied by a drenching rain and traveling in the direction of east-northeast, visited the northeast corner of Winnebago township and the southeast corner of Crooked Creek township, between 5 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, dying away across the Mississippi in Wisconsin.

The first serious damage was done at Louis Kreuger's farm on section 1, Winnebago, where it destroyed barns and other buildings and swept away a small addition to the dwelling house. It also took the roof off Mrs. Richard Dunn's barn and destroyed the granary and corncribs near by.

At Cecil F. Inglett's all the buildings were torn into fragments, the bam and floor of the house being carried a distance of more than half a mile. Every member of Mr. Inglett's family except his aged father was injured. The most seriously injured was the son, Alfred, then 12 years old, who had his skull fractured in two places. When found the boy was lodged under the wheel of the windmill, which Mrs. Inglett, with the strength of desperation, raised to rescue him. The 14-year-old son, Everett, had his arm and shoulderblade fractured and was cut severely over an eye. Mrs. Inglett was badly bruised, and the 4-year-old son, Robert, slightly so. Mr. Inglett also suffered numerous injuries.

The next place struck was that of George F. Lampert's, on section 6, township 101-4, Crooked Creek, where the granary and orchard were damaged. On the same section the schoolhouse was entirely wrecked, the bam, windmill and roof of the dwelling of John Plembling were destroyed, and the house of L. Yohe badly wrecked and his bam demolished. Mr. Plembling himself had an unusual escape. He was near the schoolhouse when the wind carried the building into the air and threw it onto his team, wrecking the wagon and killing one of the horses.

On section 31, township 102-4, Philip Goetzinger's buildings were damaged and the 'windmill tom down. On the Elizabeth Schottz farm, on section 32, all the buildings were destroyed. The storm then passed alongside of John F. Brenner's place in the same section, tearing only a few shingles from the buildings. Trees were uprooted and broken down and many were carried for some distance.

But the storm passed this place, only to strike another home in the same section with a most appalling tragedy. Approaching the home of Peter Meyer in the shape of a funnel-like cloud, 200 feet in length and 100 feet in diameter, it swept up the buildings and distributed them over the landscape, leaving in their ruins the dead bodies of Mrs. Meyer, aged 34, and the two children, Joseph, aged 8, and Nicholas, aged 3, and the unconscious form of Mr. Meyer. The youngest boy was killed in his father's arms. When the storm approached Mr. Meyer picked up the youngster and with the other two members of the family hastened toward the cellar. Then came the crash. When Mr. Meyer regained consciousness he was still holding in his arms the body of the little fellow who had been killed by a piece of flying timber. Seven or eight rods away was the dead body of his wife. The other son was nowhere to be. seen. Failing to find him, Mr. Meyer walked to the home of John F. Brenner, a neighbor, who summoned other aid, and in time found the terribly mangled body of young Joseph under a portion of the demolished roof of the house. The bodies were removed to the home of Joseph Becker and three days later the funeral was held in the Catholic church at Freeburg, hundreds of people gathering from near and far to do honor to the departed and express sympathy for the bereaved husband.

At Michael Kenney's farm, in section 33, the house and windmill were damaged and the barn moved about a foot. A little further east the roof was lifted off William Wunnecke's barn. Then the tornado proceeded eastward, crossing the Mississippi and continuing its destruction of life and property at Stoddard and vicinity in Wisconsin.

without, however, doing the great damage of the later one. It started about six miles southwest of Hesper, Iowa, and took a northeasterly direction, tearing down houses, bams, outbuildings and trees, and injuring a number of people. Upon entering Spring Grove it tore down the outbuildings of Eric Larson and stripped the shingles from his house. At Ole Helgeson's all the buildings except the house were torn down. At Theodore Eroshus' place the bams and other outbuildings were destroyed, the windmill was wrecked and a part of the dwelling unroofed. By the time the storm reached the village of Spring Grove it had spent its force and little damage was done there.

These tornadoes showed the usual vagaries of such storms. Buildings were picked up, whirled high in the air and scattered over the ground. Giant trees were uprooted, carried about as though they were twigs and then hurled to earth. Grain straws were driven inches into oak trees. Some trees were as nearly riven as though with a saw and left standing. Sometimes milk and canned goods were undisturbed in cellars after the whole house had been demolished.

The storm over, the afflicted ones started at once to rebuild and in a few years there was little evidence except splintered trees to tell of the great disaster which had overtaken them.

Mr. Inglett had no insurance, and of the money collected for the sufferers he received but $50, with $25 from the M. W. A. of New Albin, Iowa. After the disaster he started in again and soon had a good set of buildings and in a few years had achieved a full measure of deserved prosperity.

Dennis Dever, who added to the agricultural wealth of Houston township by establishing a good farm in section 27, was bom in County Mayo, Ireland. Coming to this country when a young man, he was married in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Anna Anderson, who, like himself, was a native of County Mayo in the Green Isle. They came at once to Houston county, Minnesota, and here for about twenty-two years Mr. Dever was engaged in railroad construction work. In 1891 he moved onto the farm above mentioned, which at that time was only partially improved. Here he continued until his death in October, 1895, by which time he had erected buildings and made considerable progress in cultivating his farm. His wife survived him for over nine years, passing away March 9, 1915. They were the parents of four children : Patrick and John, who are now operating the farm ; Bridget, who died in childhood ; and Mary, who is residing on the homestead with her brothers.

John Dever, who in company with his brother Patrick is engaged in operating the old Dever farm in section 27, Houston township, was bom in the village of Houston, this county, May 6, 1871, son of Dennis and Anna (Anderson) Dever. He was educated in Houston and assisted his father on the home farm until 19 or 20 years of age, at which time he took charge of it and is now operating it with the assistance of his brother, the two being partners in the business. It contains 120 acres of good land, and he has added considerably to the improvements. General farm- ing is carried on successfully, and the two Dever brothers are numbered among the well-to-do farmers of the township. John Dever is a member of the Houston Shipping Association and a stockholder in the Houston State Bank and the local creamery company. He also owns a farm of 120 acres in Houston, which is operated by tenants. He and his brother and their sister Mary, who resides with them, are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Dever is a Democrat in politics, but confines his political activities to casting his vote.

Iver G. Iverson, as public citizen and business man, is exerting an influence on the affairs of the county that is being widely felt and will long endure. He has made of his business as lumberman a beloved profession, he has recognized the possibilities of service to his fellowmen in that business, and sightly buildings in his home village of Houston and comfortable, commodious homes and roomy, substantial bams throughout the county testify to the inspiration of his work. His fame in his business has extended far beyond his county and state, and leading publications have made of his artistic lumber yard and untiring devotion to the highest architectural ideals the subject of extended articles, holding him up as a model to all others engaged in the same line of business. Mr. Iverson was born in Romsdale, Norway, in 1879, son of Peter and Mary Iverson, natives of Norway, both born in 1849. In 1880 the family came to America and located at La Crosse, where a year later young Iver G., as a lad of 12 years, entered upon his career by securing employment in the lumber mills. He was hard working, frugal and progressive, and thoroughly interested in his labors. As he grew to manhood he determined to enter the lumber business for himself. His ambition in this regard was realized when in 1904, in company with A. Peterson, whom he afterward bought out, he started a lumber yard at Houston, handling lumber and all kinds of building material. The standing which he now enjoys has been the result of the gradual unfolding of his ideas. One of his first thoughts was that a lumber dealer, urging the importance of good buildings on others, should himself maintain a yard that would in some measure express the ideas that he was preaching. Accordingly he turned his attention to beautifying his lumber sheds. At that time the sheds were of a miscellaneous character, much like the average lumber yards in other villages. With this unpromising material, by a clever arrangement of the connecting roofs and with flower boxes, flowering plants, bungalow siding and stucco work, and artistic windows and doors, he has evolved a shed which is bungalow-like in appearance, a real addition to the architectural beauty of the yillage. The equipment is of the latest design, and the office would do credit to a large banking house. With this yard as an exhibit Mr. Iverson has been preaching the necessity of better buildings and better homes. He not only sells lumber and building material, he advises the purchaser to the best use of that material, and while not a professional architect, his training has been such that he is always able to make a pleasing reality of the ideas that the purchaser has of any building under consideration. As one purchaser builds a more artistic home, another desires one, and the result is that the whole architectural tone of the rural districts of the county has been raised. In the village itself not only the Houston Signal Office, the new Village Hall and other notable buildings, but also a number of artistic homes stand to his credit. In 1919 Mr. Iverson established a department of the Houston Signal which has proven a wonderful source of advertising and also an inspiration to progress. This is a two-column piece of literature, called the Community Booster, printed in imitation of a miniature newspaper on the front page of the Signal. The Booster contains little items regarding building progress in the county, comments on public affairs, boosts all good projects and even originates some, and also presents a collection of clever jokes and quaint philosophy. In civil affairs Mr. Iverson has also taken a deep interest ; he did much loyalty work during the war, and he stands for everything that is for the best of the community. His business interests outside the village include an interest in the firm of Larson & Iverson, lumber dealers of Altura, Minn. His fraternal relations are with the Masonic order and the family faith is that of the Lutheran church. Mr. Iverson was married, Nov. 29, 1906, to Clara Hanson, who was bom in La Crosse, Wis., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanson, natives of Norway and retired residents of La Crosse. Mr. and Mrs. Iverson have three children: Paul, Carl and Rolf Leigh.

Knute A. Lee, an enterprising and prosperous business man of Spring Grove village, where he owns and operates a large feed and sale stable, was born in Black Hammer township, Houston county, Minnesota, March 6, 1879, son of Aad K. and Hannah (Severson) Lee. The father, a native of Norway, came to America with his parents when a babe, the family living for awhile in Wisconsin, and then coming to Black Hammer township, this county. When grown to man's estate he married Hannah Severson, who was born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and about 1882, when the subject of this sketch was 3 years old, they moved to Spring Grove village. Here Knute A. Lee attended school until about 16 years old. From that time until he was 20 he worked as a farm hand. When 21 he became mail carrier on mail route No. 1 from Spring Grove and continued in that position for nine years. While thus occupied on Sept. 1, 1906, he married Mathilda, daughter of Peter and Sigrid Glasrud, of Black Hammer township, and he and his wife began domestic life in a home in the village. In 1909 Mr. Lee gave up the mail route and from that time until the spring of 1911 was engaged in buying and shipping horses. He then went to Lemmon, S. D., where he bought 80 acres of unbroken land adjoining the village, a tract that he still owns. In the fall of the same year he returned to Spring Grove, where during the following winter he conducted a restaurant. This he sold in the spring of 1912 to Albert Vik and bought the City Dray Line, which he is still operating. In the following year, 1913, he built his present large feed and sale stable, a two-story building, 34 by 100 feet, resting on a full stone basement of 9 feet, and with a capacity of 50 horses. This business grew to such an extent that in 1917 Mr. Lee had to erect a second building, 30 by 44 feet in size, and he has continued to enjoy an increasing patronage. He owns a comfortable residence on Black Hammer street, a two-story house of upright and wing and containing seven rooms, which he built in 1899. He is also a stockholder in the Root River Electric

Company. Energetic and wideawake, he has made a success as a business man and takes a keen interest in whatever makes for the good of the community in which he lives. He and his wife are the parents of five children, who were bom as follows : Sylvia Henrietta, June 10, 1907 ; Barbara Marie, March 15, 1909; Juliette Belinda, April 19, 1912; Margaret Catherine, March 16, 1914; and Knute William David, March 19, 1916. Mr. Lee and his family are members of the Spring Grove congregation of the Norwegian Evangelical church. Mrs. Lee, who was born in Black Hammer township, July 19, 1884, comes of a family who have long been respected residents of that locality.

Edmund Evans, for several years proprietor of the Silver Tower Fruit Farm, now known as the Walnut Heights Fruit and Dairy Farm, was bom in Blackthome, Oxfordshire, England, in September, 1819. On April 10, 1849, he was married to Ann Ayers, also a native of Blackthome, England, and in the year of their marriage they sailed for the United States and settled in the state of New York, where they resided until 1852. They then removed to Indian Territory, where Mr. Evans was employed by the govemment in the agricultural department of Spencer Academy, a Presbyterian mission institution located on the Choctaw reservation. He held that position until 1859, when on account of his wife's poor health he returned with her to New York state. Early in 1860 they came to Houston county, Minnesota, and for a short time resided in La Crescent village. From there they moved to a farm in section 11, Mound Prairie township, where they established a home, Mr. Evans carrying on general farming and fruit raising. As a fruit grower he was not only the first in his vicinity, but was also one of the earliest in the state and as such became widely known, while in general agriculture he was equally successful. In course of time he increased the area of his farm to 360 acres and resided on it until his death in 1898. Mrs. Evans died Sept. 28, 1915. They were the parents of eleven children, namely: Edwin F., William J., Sarah R., Henry C, Arthur, Mary Jane A., Sheldon J., Walter T., Albert E., Julia A. and Rose L. Mr. Evans was a member of the Presbyterian church of La Crescent.

Walter T. Evans, a well-known farmer, dairjmian and fmit grower, owning and operating the Walnut Heights Fruit and Dairy Farm, section 11, Mound Prairie township, was bom on his present farm Sept. 17, 1865, the eighth child of the eleven children of Edmund and Ann (A3rres) Evans. He was educated in the district school and at Gale College, Galesville, Wis. He worked at home assisting his father until 1898, when he bought the farm and has since been its proprietor. It is a well improved piece of property, having an area of 280 acres. In addition to general farming and dairying Mr. Evans has made a reputation as a successful grower. His buildings, machinery, residence and surroundings give ample evidence of his thrift and prosperity. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics is a Republican. On June 12, 1902, Mr. Evans was married, at Mound Prairie, this county, to Anna Lehmann, daughter of Charles and Anna (Senn) Lehmann. Of this union three children have been bom: Kenneth Walter, March 23, 1903, who is a student at the La Crosse High School; Mildred Florence, Dec. 18, 1906; and Marion Leone, Oct. 11, 1910.

Charles Lehmaim, who was a prosperous and substantial farmer of nd Prairie and at one time one of the most extensive stock raisers in munity, was bom in Wurtemburg, Germany, Jan. 27, 1844. In ^ were brought to America by his father. After a year to Chicago and in 1857 took up his residence in Mound In 1863 he enlisted in Company F, Tenth Minn. Vol. 1 the close of the war, showing marked valor in the Tupelo and Mobile. After being honorably discharged d Prairie and devoted his time to building up a fine xisun^. iminent man in the community, was for some years to organize the . . jnd Prairie Fire Insurance Co. and was its president until he retired in 1912. In that year he removed to Sykes county, Montana. He died Jan. 11, 1914, while visiting his old home in Mound Prairie. He was married in 1867 to Anna Senn, and had five children : Carl, Anna, Mary, Florence and Josephine.

Knute Storlie, an early settler in Spring Grove township, who aided in developing its agricultural resources, was born in Hallingdahl, Norway, in the fall of 1830. He remained in his native land until 22 years old and then in 1852 came to America, locating at Rock Prairie, Wis., where he remained for two years, engaged in farm work. In 1859 he came to Houston county, Minnesota, and bought 160 acres of government land in sections 9 and 10, Spring Grove township, two and a half miles west of the village. It was a wild tract, but Mr. Storlie built a log house and began the work of improvement. In his early farm work he, in common with the other pioneer settlers, made use of oxen for draught purposes. After awhile he built a frame house and a small barn, but being of a cautious disposition and afraid to venture into debt, he refrained from borrowing money and hence failed to improve his farm as fast as some of those who took more risks. However, he finally got 100 acres of his land under the plow, but, owing to his having sold 40 acres of the original farm, it now contains but 120 acres. Mr. Storlie married Anna Bunswold, who died on the home farm in 1893. He survived her twenty-four years, continuing his residence on the home farm until a few years ago, when he went to live with his daughter, Mrs. Albert Lien, of Spring Grove. At her home he died, Dec. 28, 1917. Of the thirteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Knute Storlie, two died in infancy. The others were as follows : Knudt, Ole and Christian, who are prosperous farmers in Spring Grove township ; Gurine, wife of O. ToUefFrud, a retired farmer of Mabel, Minn.; Luia, who married N. Narveson, of Spring Grove, but is now deceased; Martin K., now engaged in the lumber business in Spring Grove ; Olaus, a farmer and hotel proprietor of Eau Claire, Wis.; Helmer, who is residing on and operating the old home farm in Spring Grove township ; Julia, wife of Albert Lien, a farmer of Spring Grove township; Julius, a resident of Spring Grove; and Gena, now deceased, who was the wife of Henry Lien, a farmer of Spring Grove. The religious affiliations of the family are with the Spring Grove congregation of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church.

Martin K. Storlie, one of the proprietors of the Spring Grove Lumber Company, a well-known and flourishing business concern, was bom on a farm in sections 9 and 10, Spring Grove township, this county, March 13, 1870, son of Knute and Anna (Bunswold) Storlie. He acquired his elementary education in district school No. 55 and later attended Breckenridge Institute at Decorah, Iowa, completing a three years' course in 1888. After that until 1891 he was engaged as a farm laborer and then went to Revillo, S. D., where he was employed for a year and a half as clerk by William Storlie. In 1893 he returned to Spring Grove and in that fall entered the general store of A. Halverson as clerk, being thus employed until the following year. Then buying the interest of Lars Budahl in his lumber business in Spring Grove, he became associated as partner with N. Narveson, the firm conducting business under the style of Storlie & Narveson. In 1896 Mr. Narveson sold his interest to Olson & Newhouse, of Mabel, Minn., and the firm became that of Storlie, Olson & Newhouse, which it remained until 1896. Mr. Newhouse then sold his interest to Nils Onsgard, a banker of Spring Grove, and the style of the firm was changed to Onsgard & Storlie, the two proprietors conducting the business until 1912, when, on the admission of Gerhard Roverud as a third partner, the present Spring Grove Lumber Company was formed and has since remained unchanged as to name. In the same year that the company was formed the C. L. Coleman yard was purchased and the two concerns consolidated. In 1914 Mr. Onsgard died and his interest was taken over by his widow, who remains as one of the company, each partner owning a onethird interest, with Mr. Storlie as the acting manager. The concern is one of the substantial business enterprises of Spring Grove, and as one of its owners Mr. Storlie is numbered among the prosperous citizens of the village, where he owns a comfortable one-and-a-half -story residence of seven rooms. He also owns 150 acres of land just on the edge of the village, as well as 160 acres near Balta, N. D. Though unostentatious, he is a good business man and takes a keen interest in the prosperity and advancement of the community in which he resides. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Storlie was married, June 28, 1897, to Maria, daughter of Haakon and Astri Narveson, of Spring Grove township, of which the Narvesons are one of the pioneer families. Mr. and Mrs. Storlie have one child, Esther, who was born Dec. 7, 1900, and is now a high school student. The family are members of the Spring Grove congregation of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church.

J. Henry Haar, a substantial citizen of Wilmington township, was born in Cook county, Illinois, near Chicago, Dec. 4, 1850, son of George and Mary (Cobbe) Haar, natives of Germany. After coming to America in 1849 they lived in Illinois for fourteen years and in 1863 came to Allamakee county, Iowa, where they farmed the remainder of their days. The subject of this sketch was educated in the district schools and was reared to farm pursuits. In 1880 he went to Nebraska and there remained for ten years. Then he again farmed in Allamakee county for two years. In 1892 he came to Wilmington township. He farms the old Albee homestead and is regarded as a successful and useful citizen. He is a stock- holder in the Wilmin^on Creamery, for which during eight years he hauled cream. Mr. Haar was married, Jan. 7, 1914, to Alice Albee, the daughter of Charles F. and Sarah (Payne) Albee. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Charles Fenner Albee, one of the notable pioneers of Houston county, who died at his home in section 25, Wilmington township, Dec. 26, 1898, was bom in Burrellville, R. I., Nov. 1, 1822, son of William and Charlotte Albee. In his native state he learned the carpenter's trade, and was married, April 22, 1847, to Sarah, daughter of James and Mary Payne, of Burrellville, R. L, in which place she was bom Aug. 8, 1825. In the spring of 1854 Mr. Albee, with several other settlers from Rhode Island, came to Houston county, Minnesota, locating on Portland Prairie,. Wilmington township. With a brother-in-law, Jeremiah Shumway, he purchased a farm on which was a small log house but few, if any, improvements. The following winter was severe and their cattle, having no shelter, suffered greatly. In the meanwhile Mr. Albee had been joined by his wife and their two first-bom children, Edgar and Emily, who came from Rhode Island in the summer of 1854. On the farm above mentioned they lived for two or three years, and then Mr. Albee sold his interest in it to Mr. Shumway. Coming to section 25, he bought 200 acres of prairie land at $1.25 an acre and built a small frame house, which was at that time one of the best on the prairie. There, with his family, he passed through all the vicissitudes of pioneer life. The Albee home was the headquarters for all the New Englanders who came here to locate, Portland Prairie being largely a Rhode Island settlement, the majority of the pioneers having come from Burrellville in that state. In the early days game of many kinds was plentiful here. Mr. Albee was an excellent shot and by the use of a fine gun, still preserved in the family, managed to augment the family meat supply. Wolves also were plentiful, and on one occasion Mr. Albee was attacked when on an errand of mercy carrying fresh meat to a sick neighbor. Not only did Mr. Albee build himself a good house and develop a good farm, but he also did carpenter work for his neighbors, and the majority of the pioneer frame buildings on the prairie were built by him. The floods and severe winters in the early days made marketing and buying difficult, the nearest market being Lansing, Iowa, and at times the family was on the verge of starvation. Early in their experience a cholera outbreak also occurred, which called into requisition Mr. Albee's skill as a carpenter in making cofiins, but he himself was attacked by the disease and was obliged to superintend unskilled workmen from his sick bed. In the same season his residence was unroofed by a cyclone. On his farm in section 25 Mr. Albee in 1873 built a substantial frame house in which his daughter, Mrs. Henry Haar, now lives. He also erected other necessary buildings and developed the land into a good farm, and besides thus advancing his personal and family interests he took an active part in the organization of the Methodist Episcopal church on Portland Prairie and the erection of its edifice, and was prominent in every movement for the good of the community. At his death he had accumulated a competency and was one of the best known and most respected citizens in the southern part of Hous- ton county. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Albee have been ahready mentioned. The complete list is as follows : Edgar, born in Rhode Island, Oct. 24, 1848, who died June 4, 1866; Emily, bom in Rhode Island, Dec. 26, 1853, now Mrs. Z. D. Yeaton, of Chicksha, Okla.; Alice, bom (in Wilmington township) Dec. 13, 1857, now Mrs. Henry Haar and residing on the old Albee homestead ; Maria, bom Dec. 20, 1859, wife of D. D. Smith, of Ventura, Calif. ; Alfred, bom July 22, 1862, who is living on a part of the old home farm ; Olive, bom April 29, 1864, now Mrs. Charles Carville, of Crawford, Colo. The mother, Mrs. Sarah Albee, died Aug. 21, 1909, having survived her husband about ten years and eight months.

Dr. John W. Albee, pioneer physician, was one of the notable characters in the early days of southem Houston county. Kindly, considerate, greatly beloved, he was the friend of every family for many miles around, and his ministrations of comfort and healing, often at great personal sacrifice, endeared him to thousands. He was bom in Burrillville, R. I., Feb. 14, 1827. He received his early education and worked in a store there until he joined his brother, C. F. Albee, in the west in 1856. Soon after his arrival at Portland Prairie, this county, he began the study of medicine. This profession he practiced until advancing years caused his retirement. Well known and universally respected, he was affectionately called "Doctor John" by three generations, and his death in 1900 was moumed by the entire community.

Cornelius A. Blegen, who is pursuing a successful career as a farmer and stock raiser in Spring Grove township, residing in section 36, was bom in Wilmington township, Houston county, Minnesota, June 27, 1869, son of Andrew and Ingebor (Rosendahl) Blegen. He was educated in the district school and resided with his parents, who were farmers, until his marriage, which occurred May 25, 1893, his bride being Christine Gorra. She was bom in Quandahl, Winneshiek county, Iowa, Sept. 28, 1872, daughter of Hans and Aliva (Hegseth) Gorra, the parents being natives of Norway who came to this country in 1857. In the year of his marriage Mr. Blegen bought his present farm of 117 acres in section 36, Spring Grove township. The improvements were slight, the only building being an old frame house. During the quarter of a century that has elapsed since Mr. Blegen took possession of the place he has made some notable changes for the better, having erected a number of good buildings, thoroughly fenced it and got some 70 acres of the land under the plow. The buildings include a good ten-room frame house, consisting of an upright and wing and provided with bath, hot and cold water and other conveniences ; a frame bam, 32 by 64 by 16 feet in dimensions, with a full eight-foot stone basement for horses and cattle, the basement having a cement floor; a hog house, 20 by 45 feet, with a cement feeding floor, 10 by 40 ; a granary, 16 by 18 ; poultry house, 10 by 18 ; and a machine shed, 18 by 40. The farm is situated four and a half miles south of Spring Grove village and half a mile north of the Iowa state line. It is stocked with grade Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey swine, Mr. Blegen having full-blooded sires for his herds. When he bought the farm at the time of his marriage he possessed three horses and a wagon and was proprietor of a milk route which he had been driving for four years. He is now an independent farmer of means, the owner of a fine farm, and with a business increasing from year to year, not to mention the face that he is also a stockholder in the Spring Grove Stock & Grain Company, the Farmers' Co-operative Creamery of Spring Grove and the Spring Grove Hospital - ^a notable advance in worldly circumstances, due to his own enterprise, industry and perseverance, with the valuable assistance of his wife and elder children. His family numbers three sons and four daughters, who were bom as follows : Ida Louisa, Aug. 25, 1894 ; Harry Amos, April 25, 1896; Olga Claudina, March 4, 1898; Annie Constance, Dec. 3, 1902; Cora Karine, July 30, 1906; Leonard Oliver, March 12, 1910; and Gustav, Jan. 7, 1914. All the children are residing at home. Harry Amos is a graduate of the Wisconsin Business University of La Crosse. Mr. Blegen and his family are members of the Spring Grove congregation of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church. He has three brothers and a sister living, namely: Edward, Maria, Olaus and Julius. Another brother, Lauritz, is deceased.

Carl T. TrehuSy proprietor of Little Giant Farm in section 23, Wilmington township, was bom in section 22, this township, Sept. 12, 1871, son of Thomas and Mathia (Hanson) Trehus. The parents were natives of Norway, who on coming to the United States settled first in Illinois, whence they came to Houston county, locating in section 23, Wilmington township. Carl T. Trehus acquired a common school education and remained on the home farm until 18 years old. After that for five years he worked at the carpenter's trade. Then at the age of 23 years he bought of his father 40 acres of land without buildings in section 23. From this modest beginning he has built up an excellent farm. The purchase of an additional 50 acres of land has brought the area of the farm up to 90 acres, of which 70 are now under the plow, the farm being also well fenced. For a residence Mr. Trehus erected a modem nine-room house with gas illumination and hot and cold running water. To replace the gas he has lately installed an individual electric plant of the Cushman system, which furnishes the light for his house, barns and other buildings, though he still retains his gas plant for use in case of an emergency. He has also erected a frame barn, 24 by 40 by 16 feet, for straw and hogs, to which he has added a lean-to, 16 by 40, for a machine shed and garage; another machine shed, 14 by 70; a hog house, 24 by 40, with cement feeding floor ; a second hog house, 6 by 22, for brood sows ; two other brood houses, 6 by 6 by 4 ; a poultry house, 14 by 64, which is one of the finest in the county ; and in 1915 he built a modem frame barn, 32 by 64 by 14 feet, on a cement-block basement 8 feet high. This bam has a thorough modern equipment of James stalls, stanchions, litter carrier and other appliances, and is lighted by gas, with running water all through. There is also a milk separator house in connection. A good well f umishes excellent water, which can be conveyed to every part of the farm, the pumping being done by a Little Giant steel windmill. The farm stands on the highest point in Wilmington township and is situated eight miles southeast of Spring Grove village. Mr. Trehus is a successful breeder of registered Red Poll cattle and Poland-China swine, and since 1910 has also been engaged in breeding registered Shrop- shire sheep. He is also a breeder of Barred, White Rock and Rose Comb White Leghorn chickens, Bronze turkeys and Toulouse geese, having been a fancier of poultry and other feathered animals since he was a child. In addition to his direct farming interests he has for some years been a windmill salesman throughout this section, and is a stockholder in the Wilmington Creamery Company, the People's Stock & Grain Company of Caledonia and the Spring Grove Equity Shipping Association. Wideawake and enterprising, he has made good progress on the road to fortune, and is numbered among the prosperous and well-to-do citizens of his township. Politically he is a Republican. On Dec. 9, 1893, Mr. Trehus was united in marriage with Sophia, daughter of Hans and Jane Johnson, of Wilmington township, and they began housekeeping in Spring Grove village, where they resided for one year. They are the parents of ten children: Minnie J., born Feb. 7, 1895, now Mrs. O. G. Ellingson, of Spring Grove ; Henry Theodore, born Aug. 26, 1896, who enlisted in the U. S. army in September, 1917, and re-enlisted in March, 1919, for one year in the 50th Infantry; Dewey Adolph, born Oct. 26, 1898 ; John Edwin, born Sept. 23, 1900 ; Clara Selena, born April 17, 1903 ; Stella Genette, bom May 15, 1905 ; Ida Matilda, born March 3, 1907 ; Bollete Odella, bom Jan. 5, 1909 ; Nora Theoline, bom Nov. 6, 1911; and Elmer, born Sept. 16, 1914. Mr. Trehus and his family are members of the Wilmington congregation of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church.

Anton J. Johnson, a widely known and well-to-do citizen of Spring Grove township, the owner of three fine farms, that on which he resides being situated in section 10, about one mile northwest of Spring Grove village, was born in Valders, Norway, Dec. 23, 1855, son of John and Engebor (Widsle) Johnson. In 1860 the father died, and the mother with three small children, Nels, Carrie and Engebor, emigrated to the United States, settling in Decorah, Iowa. Anton J., who was the eldest child in the family, was left behind until he could earn enough money to pay his passage, as his mother had not the means to pay for all. He was then 5 years old and was taken charge of by his grandparents. For a limited period he attended the common and parochial schools and became industrially active as soon as he was old enough to work. His first eamings amounted to but one dollar a month, and as he needed many things besides food and shelter, and his pay increased very slowly, it was a number of years before he found himself in a position to join his mother and the other members of the family who had preceded him to the land of promise. In May, 1870, he made the journey, taking passage in a sailing vessel. His money only lasted until he reached Chicago, but in that city he found work, remaining there, however, but a short time and then going on to Ossian, Iowa. At the latter place he entered the employ of Thomas Halverson, a farmer, with whom he remained for three years, or until the spring of 1873, when he found work on another farm. In the fall of that year he entered the Western College^ conducted by the United Brethren denomination at Western, Iowa, and was a student there for two years. Then at Cedar Rapids, in the same state, he entered Coe College, where four years later he was graduated from the scientific course at the age of 24 years. Returning to Cedar Rapids, he obtained a position there as a teacher in the public schools, but a year later entered the employ of the T. M. Clair Packing Company of that place as a bookkeeper, in which position also he remained for a year. At the end oi that time Mr. Johnson came to Minnesota and bought an improved farm of 160 acres near Grand Meadow, in Mower county. This farm he operated for about six years and then renting it, moved to Preston, Minn., where he engaged in the life insurance business and also purchased a residence. After remaining in the insurance business in Preston for three years he traded his Mower county farm for the Rierson farm, one mile west of Spring Grove, Houston county, on which he resided for three years. He then bought the farm on which he now lives, a farm of 80 acres in section 10, one mile northwest of Spring Grove village, and which was an improved farm with a fairly good frame house and a frame barn. Here he has since remained and has now 55 acres of the land under the plow. He has also set out a fine orchard of 600 trees, bearing select varieties of fall and winter fruit. In 1910 he built a fine modern frame house of two stories, with^ twelve rooms, and all the usual conveniences to be found in the most modem residence. He has also a good frame barn for stock and grain, and a modem horse barn, 28 by 28 feet in size, which he built in 1917. In addition to this property Mr. Johnson owns two other fine farms in Spring Grove township - one a farm of 220 acres seven miles southwest of Spring Grove village, and the other a 90-acre farm one mile north of the same village. All three farms are under a fine state of cultivation, being among the best in the county. Mr. Johnson is engaged successfully in general farming and dairying, besides fruit raising. He has a fine herd of grade Shorthorn cattle and another of Poland-China hogs, all full-blooded, while his teams, machinery and other equipment are first-class. In addition to the interest already mentioned he is a stockholder in the Independent Harvester Company at Piano, 111., and in the Farmers' Co-operative Creamery Company of Spring Grove. On June 14, 1881, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage with Randi Narveson, who was born on the farm on which she and her husband now live, daughter of Haaken and Artri Narveson. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson began domestic life on their farm in Mower county. They have been the parents of nine children, of whom death has deprived them of three. The record in brief is as follows : Ingebor Henrietta, born May 2, 1882, who is residing at home ; Arthur M., born Aug. 13, 1884, who died May 30, 1888 ; Sigrud, born Sept. 12, 1886, who died May 25, 1888 ; Agnes Susanna, bom Dec. 12, 1888, who is now Mrs. Arthur Onstad, of Black Hammer township, this county ; Lillian Virginia, born Feb. 7, 1890, now the wife of William Glasrud, of Black Hammer township ; Ruth Estella, born May 2, 1893; Haaken Arthur, born June 27, 1896, and Grace Irene, bora April 9, 1898, all three of whom are residing at home ; and Edna Viola, born in June, 1900, who died Feb. 10, 1901. Mr. Johnson was reared in the faith of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church, but when he entered the United Brethren College at Western, Iowa, he united with that religious body. On coming to Minnesota, however, where he could worship with his mother church, he united with it again and he and his family are now members of its congregation in Spring Grove. In politics he is independent, and while a resident of Mower county served his township as assessor, clerk and supervisor, and was also a justice of the peace for several terms. He is a man of good education, refined, ambitious and enterprising, and is a respected and influential member of the community in which he now resides. His mother, previously mentioned, is no longer living. After coming to Minnesota she married Christ Olson, of Mower county, and they afterwards moved to St. Hilaire, Red Lake county, Minn., where her death occurred.

Albert Witt, one of the early settlers in Mound Prairie township, who took an active part in its agricultural improvement, finally establishing a good farm in section 8, was bom in Pommern, Germany, Nov. 1, 1833. He there married Theresa Cool, bom June 6, 1835, and in 1869 they came to Houston county, Minnesota, settling on land in Mound Prairie township. It was some time before they found a permanent location, as they moved from their first place to Day Valley, residing there about a year, then for two years on Pine Creek and later moving to a tract of 80 acres of wild land, which Mr. Witt partly improved, living on it three years. He then bought the tract in section 8, where he made his permanent home and which he developed into a good farm, where his son. Christian B., is now living. He died October 2, 1902, having been retired for some years previously. His wife died December 15, 1901. During his active career Mr. Witt served for a number of years as a member of the school board of his district, and was a man of good standing and influence in the community.

Christian B. Witt, who owns and operates the old Witt farm in Mound Prairie township, was bom in Pommem, Germany, Dec. 3, 1864, son of Albert and Theresa (Cool) Witt. He was only 4 or 5 years old when he accompanied his parents to Houston county, Minnesota. The eldest of their three children, he attended school in this township, where the family settled, and after residing successfully in several locations, finally took the farm on which he is now living and which he assisted his father to develop. At the age of 28 years he rented the place and so operated it for a number of years subsequently. He then bought the homestead, which has since remained his property, and is now a fine, modem farm of 336 acres, with good buildings and full equipment for general farming. Most of the more modern improvements oil it have been introduced by himself, and he is enjoying a prosperous career as a general farmer, raising both grain and stock. He is also a shareholder in the Houston elevator. A Republican in politics, Mr. Witt has devoted some of his time to public affairs in his township, having served as road supervisor and as a member of the school board for a number of years, being its present clerk. On December 21, 1891, Mr. Witt was united in marriage with Emma Redmann, who was bom in Mound Prairie township, June 30, 1872, daughter of Frederick and Caroline (Dalkey) Redmann. He and his wife have been the parents of ten children, who were bom as follows: Alvera M., July 30, 1893; Clarence F., Jan. 13, 1895; Benjamin G., Oct. 1, 1896; Miranda M., May 6, 1899; Arthur D., Dec. 2, 1900; Mabel C, June 19, 1903; Lloyd E., Feb. 3, 1905; Ezra, Jan. 24, 1907; Vema A., May 24, 1912; and Alice E., April 17, 1914. Alvera M. is the wife of John Boldt, of Mound Prairie township, and has one child, Donald Arthur. Clarence F. and Benjamin G., after doing their country good service during the great war, have received their honorable discharge and are now at home on the farm. Ezra died in infancy. Mr. Witt and his family are affiliated religiously with the Evangelical Association,

Nicholai Overby, who is prosperously engaged in general farming in section 29, Yucatan township, was born in Norway, June 5, 1881, son of Knudt and Helen Overby. Brought to America when a child by his parents, he attended district school on Oak Ridge, this township, and early began to make himself useful on his parents' farm, at the age of 14 working out for others. He also learned the stonemason's trade, which he followed until 1914, at which time he again turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, renting his present farm of 125 acres, on which he raises both crops and stock, making the property yield good financial returns. He is also a shareholder in the Rushford creamery. In July, 1905, Mr. Overby was married to Ida Thorson, who was born in this township, daughter of Nels and Anna (Silling) Thorson, she being the eldest of eight children. Her parents, early settlers in Houston county, have resided since 1906 in Morton county. North Dakota, the father, a farmer, being still in active life. Mr. and Mrs. Overby have three children : Orvin Justin, Carl Norman and Ella Georgina, all living at home.

Daniel Harlos, who as the founder of a good farm in section 17, Mound Prairie township, was a factor in the development of the agricultural resources of Houston county, was born near the river Rhine, Germany, Jan. 9, 1828. His early youth was spent in his native land and it was in the early fifties that he came to the United States, locating in Manitowoc county. Wis. There he remained for four or five years, coming to Houston county, Minnesota, in 1866 or 1867. Taking a tract of land with practically no improvements, he set to work to develop a farm, a task in which he was finally successful, and he made it his home for the rest of his life, passing away Aug. 8, 1908. Mr. Harlos was married in Wisconsin to Margarat Heinrich, who was bom in the same part of Germafiy as himself, Aug. 21, 1832, and who died in 1901. Their children were: Henrietta, Jacob (deceased), Mary, Fred, John C. and Margaret Henrietta (deceased). Mary is now Mrs. Frank Blumentritt. Margaret is the wife of Theodore Moldhauer.

John C. Harlos, proprietor of a good stock farm of 220 acres in section 17, Mound Prairie township, where he is a well known and popular citizen, was bom in Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, December 5, 1863, son of Daniel and Margret (Heinrich) Harlos. Coming to Houston county with his parents when a boy, he grew up on the home farm, assisting his father until his marriage, and then locating on his present farm, on which he has made all the modem improvements. He has been successful as a general stock raiser, and still exercises supervision over the farm, the active operation of which, however, he now leaves to his sons. He is a member of the Evangelical church and in politics is independent. He has rendered eflScient service as supervisor of roads, but otherwise has not been particularly active in public affairs, devoting his attention to his business interests. Mr.

Harlos was united in marriage, July 4, 1888, to Clara Moldenhauer, who was born in La Crosse, Wis., daughter of Frank and Christine (Dahlman) Moldenhauer. Of this union eight children have been born: John F., May 29, 1889, now residing at home ; Laura, born November 7, 1890, who is the wife of Henry Mades; Olga, born January 19, 1893, who is the wife of Ubran Schild, a farmer of Mound Prairie township ; Edward J., born April 29, 1895, and now veteran of the United States military service ; Clara, born July 21, 1897, who died August 21, 1897 ; Theresa, Born January 1, 1899, who died February 22, 1901 ; and Irvin and Herbert, twins, born June 23, 1901. Frank and Christine (Dahlman) Moldenhauer, the parents of Mrs. Harlos, were born in Pommern, Germany, and on emigrating to the United States, located in La Crosse, Wis., Mr. Moldenhauer engaging in railroad work. They later moved to Rose Valley, Winona county, where they spent the rest of their lives on a farm, Mr. Moldenhauer dying February 3, 1908, and his wife May 6, 1914. Their children were : Theo, Matilda, Emma, Theresa, Clara, Augusta, Anna and Frank. Matilda is now the wife of Michael Ready ; Emma married H. Senn ; Theresa married Jacob Hartman ; Clara, who was educated in Winona county, is now Mrs. John C. Harlos ; Augusta is the wife of Max Loescher, and Anna the wife of William Husmann.

Amend Nelson Lindahl, who settled at an early day in Spring Grove township, where in time he developed a good farm, was a native of Norway, where he grew to manhood and married Ture Sundadt. In 1861, with his ' wife and six children, Gunil, Elsie, Nels, Beret, Erick A. and Amond, Jr., he emigrated to the United States, landing, however, at Quebec, Canada, whence he came directly to Houston county, Minnesota. The first land he took was a tract of 40 acres in section 24, Spring Grove township, but after staying a year on that place he bought 40 acres in section 40, Wilmington township, just across the road from where his grandson, Edwin, lives. This was wild land without any buildings, and accordingly his first task was to build a shack, in which he and his family resided until the fall, when Mr. Lindahl built a comfortable frame house. A poor man when he arrived here, he worked hard and made steady progress, like the other pioneer settlers using oxen for his draught work. Later he slightly increased the size of his farm by the purchase of an additional tract of nine acres. He continued his labors for 13 years, when they were brought to an abrupt termination by his death, as the result of a runaway accident, on August 26, 1874, at the age of 58 years. His wife lived to the age of 80 years, passing away June 11, 1901. In addition to the children mentioned who accompanied them from Norway, two others, Knute and Albert, were bom to them in Spring Grove township. Gunil, Amond, Jr., and Albert are deceased. Elsie is now Mrs. Elling Ellingson of Spring Grove village. Nels is a farmer in Davenport, N. D. Beret is the wife of Bent Tingelstad of Silverton, Ore. Knute is a farmer in North Dakota. Of those deceased, Gunil and Amond died young. Albert grew to manhood, became a farmer in North Dakota., and being elected to the legislature of that state, died while serving during the session of 1915-16. Erick A. is now a prosperous farmer of Spring^ Grove township.

Erick A. Lindahl, a retired farmer residing in the village of Spring Grove, who is the owner of a good farm of 200 acres in Spring Grove township, was bom in Norway, Nov. 20, 1853, son of Amond Nelson and Ture (Sundadt) Lindahl. As a child of eight years, in 1861, he accompanied his parents to Houston county, Minnesota, and for a few years subsequently attended school in Wilmington township. His hours of industry were spent in assisting his father on the home farm. On March 24, 1877, a vigorous young man of 23, and a good practical farmer, he married Mari Sundet, daughter of Asle and Ose Sundet, of Wilmington township, but continued for awhile to reside on his parents* farm. In 1876 he had bought 80 acres of unimproved land in section 25, Spring Grove township, just across the road from the home place. Later he purchased his parents' farm of 49 acres in Wilmington township, also 10 acres to the north of his Spring Grove land, and a tract of 61 acres adjoining said land on the southwest, making 200 acres in all. Of this farm he grubbed and developed 80 acres, and there are now 120 acres of it under cultivation, the balance being in timber and pasture. Mr. Lindahl also erected a number of buildings. In 1891 he built a comfortable, two-story, frame house, consisting of an upright and two wings, and, in the same year, a frame barn, 30 by 64 by 16 feet in dimensions, with a full stone basement, cement floor and modern equipment. He also erected a steel windmill, a granary, poultry house, hog house with cement feeding-floor, double corn crib, and a milk and separator house. His equipment of teams, tools and machinery was also of the best, while his farm was well stocked with grade Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China swine. In 1914 Mr. Lindahl rented the farm to his son Edwin, but continued to reside on it for several years longer. In 1917 he built a neat and comfortable residence in Spring Grove village and in the following spring moved to town, where he is now living a retired life, enjoying the fruits of his former industry. He is a stockholder in the Honey Co-operative Creamery at Bee, this county, having been its secretary ever since its organization 23 years ago; and a stockholder in the Spring Grove Stock and Grain company, of which he has been a director for many years. For many years he has been a man of mark and influence, not only in his township but throughout the county. He has served 16 years as town supervisor, being now chairman of the town board. He is also a prominent member, with his family, of the Spring Grove congi-egation of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church, of which his parents were among the founders, and which he has served as trustee for a number of years. To Mr. and Mrs. Lindahl seven children have been born, as follows: Albert Nehus, bom Dec. 31, 1877, now a farmer at Esmond, N. D. ; Anna Marie, bom Oct. 6, 1879, now Mrs. Albert Woyen of Esmond, N. D. ; Adolph Theodore, bom March 3, 1882, who is a hardware merchant at Climax, Minn. ; Gina Elise, bom Aug. 13, 1885, now Mrs. J. Hagen of Esmond, N. D. ; Edwin M., born May 16, 1889, who is operating his father's farm; Thinka Sophia, bom Feb. 7, 1893, and Clarence Ingeman, bom Jan. 3, 1898, who are residing at home.