McLeod County, Minnesota - Biographical sketches, 1917 (part 3 of 12)

Arthur Edwin Benjamin, M. D., who is engaged in the practice of surgery in Minneapolis, Minn., where he stands high in his profession, was born on Fairy Glenn Farm, one and a half miles east of Hutchinson, Minn., December 19, 1868, son of John and Elizabeth (Garner) Benjamin. After passing through the common schools he was graduated from the Hutchinson High school in 1887, and subsequently taught school for three years. In 1892 he graduated in medicine and surgery at the University of Minnesota. Since that time he has practiced in Minneapolis as a specialist in surgery. In addition to his training in this state, he has taken post-graduate courses in this country, and in Europe, and has traveled extensively in this country and abroad. For sixteen years he has been an instructor in the College of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Minnesota, and is on the surgical staff of the Northwestern Hospital. Dr. Benjamin is affiliated with the leading county, state and national medical and 'surgical associations. He is also a member of the board of Charities and Corrections, of Minneapolis, and of the Minneapolis Athletic Club, the Interlachen club, the University club and the La Fayette club at Min- netonka, at which lake is his summer residence. He owns and is interested in a considerable amount of agricultural land and Minneapolis city property. In politics he is a Republican, while his religious affiliations are with the Congregational church. Dr. Benjamin was married Jnauary 1, 1900, to Blanche Grimshaw, daughter of Robert E. and Salome (Boutell) Grimshaw, her mother being a descendant of John Quincy Adams. Mr. Grimshaw was formerly a resident of McLeod county, residing near Brownton. He moved to Minneapolis and became interested in real estate, building and banking. The children of Dr. Benjamin and wife, all born in Minneapolis, are, with dates of birth: Edwin Grimshaw, August 13, 1905; Harold Garner, July 20, 1907; Maude Elizabeth, March 31, 1910; and Alice Louise, October 24, 1913. Dr. Benjamin has taken postgraduate courses in the United States and Europe and traveled much in this country and abroad.

Harlow H. Bonniwell, one of the leading attorneys at Hutchinson, was born May 13, 1860, in Mequon, Wis., son of William T. Bonniwell, Jr., and Martha (Pendergast) Bonniwell. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1881 and from the Ann Arbor Law School in 1883. In 1887 he engaged in the law practice in Hutchinson. He served on the city council three years, was judge of the municipal court for a time and was elected state senator in 1914. He is engaged in the breeding of pure bred shorthorn cattle. Mr. Bonniwell was married march 17, 1894, to Mary Frankenfield, of Henderson, Minn., daughter of Jonas and Rebecca (Siederfoos) Frankenfield. Mr, and Mrs. Bonniwell have two children: Harlow H., Jr.,and Kathleen M., both students at the State University.

William T. Bonniwell, Jr., was born in New York City, August 10, 1836, son of William T. Bonniwell, Sr., and his wife Catherine E. (Whitehead) Bonniwell. William T., Bonniwell, Jr. came to Milwaukee with his parents in 1839 and in 1850 accompanied his father to California where he worked in a store for $2.50 per month and board. On returning to Wisconsin he engaged in the real etate business with his father. In 1864-65

© was a member of the Wisconsin state assembly. In 1866 he came to Hutchinson, engaged in the real estate business and acquired 1300 acres of land all in McLeod county. In 1868 he bought an interest in a flour mill. In 1870 he became % candidate for the Democratic party for state senator and was elected. In 1872 he was defeated for clerk of the State Supreme Court and in 1874 for State Railroad Commissioner. In 1877 he went to the Black Hills but returned in the fall and was elected to the upper house of the Minnesota state legislature. In 1878 he was again elected to the state senate and reelected in 1880, Mr. Bonniwell was married Nov. 10, 1858, to

Martha Pendergast, daughter of Solomon and Lydia (Wiggins) Pendergast. Mr. and Mrs. Bonniwell had two children: Harlow H., born May 13, 1860, and Agnes V., who was born in 1862 and died in 1892.

William T. Bonniwell, Sr., was born in England, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. B. Bonniwell, He came to Ulster county, New York, in 1831, and in 1839 left New York City for Milwaukee where he engaged in the real estate and mercantile business. He was one of the Wisconsin territorial officers. In 1850 he took a party of twenty men to California, making the trip by wagon, drawn by four horses. After a year spent in constructing dams and in doing other work, they returned to Wisconsin. He died at the age of 74 years. Mr, Bonniwell was married in New York to Catherine E. Whitehead. She died at the age of 65 years.

William T. B. Bonniwell was born in Chatham, county of Kent, England, and was there married. Mr. and Mrs. Bonniwell had eight children: Henry V., Charles, William T., James, George, Eleanor, Walter, and Alfred. William T. B. came to Canada in 1882 to locate on a large tract of land granted to him by the Canadian government but was taken sick with the cholera while enroute and died at Montreal, The sons, George and William, had settled in Ulster county, New York, in 1831, and the widow now went there and bought a farm. In 1839 the family moved to Mequon, Ozaukee county, Wis., where they bought 1300 acres of land and engaged in farming. Here the mother died and the family was scattered to various parts of the world. Henry V. came to McLeod county, Minn., in 1866.

Dr. Franklin Randolph Wright, surgical specialist, practicing his profession at Room 707, Donaldson building, Minneapolis, was born at Canton, Fulton Co., Ill, June 15, 1866, son of George W. and Laura (Randolph) Wright. The father, who died in 1878 at the age of 46 years, was a physician and surgeon who lived all his life in Fulton county, except 44 months spent in the army. Enlisting as a private in Company B, 103d Illinois Volunteer Infantry, he returned home Lieut. Colonel of the regiment. He was wounded at Missionary Ridge. Dr. Wright's mother died in 1910 at the age of 69 years. Franklin R. Wright was the second born in a family of four children. He acquired his literary education in the schools of Canton, Il., and Shenandoah, Iowa. In 1890 he was graduated from the dental department of the University of Minnesota and located in Hutchinson, McLeod county, in the following year. After practicing there for two years he entered the medical department of the University of Minnesota and was graduated from it in 1894, since which time he has practiced his profession in Minneapolis, making a specialty of grenitourinary diseases, In 1900 he went to Vienna, Austria, where he spent two years in post-graduate work. Dr. Wright is a member of the faculty of the University of Minnesota and of the Fraternity of Nu Sigma Nu; also of the county, state and national medical societies; the Minneapolis Academy of Medicine, which has a limited membership; the Minneapolis Pathological Society; the Minneapolis Dermatological Society; and the American Urological Association. He also belongs to the Masonic order, the Benevolent and Protective Urder of Elks; and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; which latter membership was inherited from his father. He was married, April 17, 1913, to Mrs. Gertrude (Hamil) McBrien, of Ottawa, Canada. He and his wife have one child.

O. W. Lundsten, president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank, of Hutchinson, Minn. was born in Laketown township, Carver county, where John Lundsten pre-empted a claim and began the work of breaking the land. In course of time he developed a good farm, erected a comfortable residence, with all the necessary barns and outbuildings, and became one of the prosperous citizens of the county. His death occurred on the old homestead in 1893. His wife survived him about 20 years, passing away in 1913. They were the parents of nine children: Sarah, now deacesed; Frank, who lives on the old farm; John, deceased; Emily; Oscar; O. W. and Alice (twins) ; and Clara and Charlotte, who died in infancy. O. W. Lundsten acquired his education in the little log schoolhouse of his distriet, which he attended until he was 14 years of age, in the meanwhile assisting on the farm. At the age of 18 years he entered the Farmers State Bank at Waconia, as teller, which position he held two years. At the end of that time he was offered and accepted a position with the Carver County Bank at Chaska, Minnesota, a private bank owned by Geo. A. Du- Toit, one of the most successful bankers of the Minnesota Valley, and with whom he has ever since been a business associate. In 1893 in connection with his former employer he founded the State Bank of Lester Prairie, Minnesota, acting as its cashier for fourteen years. In 1907, Mr. Lundsten, with Sam G. Anderson, Jr., purchased the controlling interest in the Bank of Hutchinson, and became its first president, which position he still holds. In 1916 the name of the bank was changed to the Farmers and Merchants State Bank. In addition to his pres-~ idency of the latter institution, Mr. Lundsten is a director of the State Bank of Lester Prairie; also president, of the Lundten Lumber Company, operating yards at Delano, Maple Plain, Mayer and Lyndale, Minn. In 1916 he served as president of the Minnesota Bankers' Association, Mr. Lundsten ag a good citizen has devoted a part of his time to the public service. He is president of the board of education of Hutchinson, and a member of the park board, He has also been very active in all enterprises for the advancement of the city and county along material and moral lines. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a member of Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and of the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Lundsten was married, May 24, 1893, to Alice Bardwell, daughter of Ethen and Emma (Noyes) Bardwell, of Excelsior, Minn. He and his wife are the parents of four childyen: Donald, who is assistant cashier in the Farmers and Merchants State Bank, of Hutchinson; Clifford, manager of the Lyndale lumber yard; Malcolm and Dorothy, who are students in the Hutchinson high school.

Kee Wakefield, M. D., one of the best known and most highly respected residents of the city of Hutchinson, where he has apent many years of his life, was born in Green township, Trumbull county, Ohio, December 28, 1842, son of Bradford and Maria (Hoagland) Wakefield. He is a descendant of John Wakefield, who came from England in 1636 and settled at Boston, Mass, His ancestors on the maternal side - the Hoaglands - originated in Holland, from which country they came to America at an early day, settling in New Jersey. The Doctor's boyhood days were spent in Trumbull and Ashtabula counties, Ohio, to which state his father had removed from New England. When he was 14 years old his parents came to Minnesota, taking a farm at Wayzata, near Minnetonka Lake. Here he remained until the spring of 1861, when he returned east to Ohio and after attending school awhile taught school for three months the following winter in Mercer county, Penn. He then returned to Minnesota and enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company B, Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. His military service lasted three years, during which time he took part in a number of battles. After being honorably discharged he returned to Minnesota. During the winter of 1866-67 he was engaged in teaching school, but having now decided to embrace the profession of medicine, he went to Minneapolis, where he pursued preliminary studies for six months under Dr. A.B. Ames. In the spring of 1867 he went to Ashtabula, Ohio, and there studied medicine two years under Dr. J. C, Hubbard. He also attended lectures in what is now the medical department of the Western Reserve University, where he was graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1869, Returning to Minnesota, he opened an office in Hutchinson, where he practiced his profession very successfully up to the time of his retirement in 1915, a period of 45 years, during which he always kept up with the progress of his profession, both in medicine and surgery. Asa physician he had many interesting experiences and formed a Wide acquaintance all over the county. He also served some 12 years or more as postmaster of Hutchinson, being appointed under President Roosevelt, and on the expiration of hig third term was held over in the office for seven months before being relieved by his successor. Dr. Wakefield was married March 7, 1871, at Excelsior, Minn., to Lucy A. Day, who was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, March 10, 1843, daughter of Enos Day. She died February 19, 1899, having been the mother of two children, Harry BK. and Amy. Harry B. Wakefield, who is now city editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, married Lillian Hammonds, of Anoka, Minn., and has one child, Lucy Day Wakefield. The daughter Amy resides at home with her father,

Alfred H. Bonniwell, a farmer operating 102 acres of land in section 14, Hutchinson township, which he has greatly developed and improved, was born at Eagle Point, Wis., May 4, 1858, a son of Walter and Annie (Coles) Bonniwell. He came to McLeod county with his parents in 1876, but for some seven years ran a sawmill for his uncle George at Bonniwell's Mills. in Meeker county. After that he operated a mill for himself until the spring of 1888 in which year he purchased his present farm, where he has since remained, giving his whole attention to its improvement. This has been a work of some magnitude, as when he took the place the land was entirely covered with timber, all of which he has since cleared off. The first houge on his farm was a shed roof shanty, made of green lumber and With tar-paper roof, it measuring 14 x 22 feet, and at that 'time he had neither farming tools nor horses. The farm is now well equipped with everything necessary for up to date agriculture and dairy work. The house is a neat substantial frame building with eight rooms, and the barn, which is also well built and substantial, measures 36 x 60 feet. He keeps &raded Holstein eattle, of which he milks 11, and also keeps aN Rad hogs, Clyesdale horses and Plymouth Rock chickens. Three acres of his land is sown with alfalfa and 10 acres with clover and timothy, while in addition he has a nice orchard of five acres, This pleasant change in his surroundings has been brought about only by long and persevering labor, backed by intellizence and a thorough knowledge of his business. Myr, Bonniwell ig now in a comfortable position and is enjoying a full measure of prosperity, It is interesting to note that he has Operated a threshing machine for the past 43 years, His fraternal affiliation is with the Modern Woodmen, Mr. Bonniwell was married May 10, 1879, to Theresa Green, who died Sept. 29, 1914, at the age of 54 years. They were the parents of four children: Mabel, wife of Gus Dobratz, a farmer of

Hutchinson township; George, also engaged in farming in this township; Bernice, who died at the age of three years, and Ennis, who resides at home with her father.

Samuel Dewing, a retired farmer residing in Hutchinson, in which city he is well known and respected, was born in Henderson county, II],, August 7, 1841. His father, Charles Dewing, was a native of Massachusetts, who, May 8, 1862, homesteaded a farm in Meeker county, it being situated near Lake Jenny in Collinwood township. There Charles Dewing resided until his death in 1876 at the age of 82 years. He married Elizabeth Thompson, whose death occurred in 1872. Samuel Dewing resided with his parents until 1864, when he was 23 years old. He then homesteaded land in section 6, Hutchinson township, McLeod county, on which he resided until 1910, having during those years developed it into a good farm, In the year last mentioned he retired to Hutchinson, of which place he has since been a resident, Mr. Dewing first came to Hutchinson during the Indian outbreak, remaining until November and then returning to his farm. He was at that time a member of the Home Guards and was assigned to seout duty. For 50 years he served as school director of district, No. 13. He was married, February 2, 1868, to Louisa Huffman, who was born in Boyd, Ky., September 19, 1851, a daughter of dames and Amanda (Helms) Huffman. Her father, a native of Virginia, came to McLeod county with his family in 1865 and engaged in farming in Hutchinson township. He died in 1895 at the age of 79 years, His wife died in 1889 at the age of 60. They had six children - Adelia, Nellie, Alfred, Arthur, Walter and Louisa - whose record in brief is as follows: Adelia is the wife of Elmer Workman, of Brainard, Minn., and has one child, Samuel. Nellie died at the age of 21 years, leaving one child, Elsie, Alfred, a farmer at Tolley, N. D., is married and has four children, Byron, Samuel, Gladys and Walter. Arthur, a farmer residing in McLeod county, Minn., has four children, Wesley, Ruth, Gilbert and Duane. Walter resides in Minneapolis, where he is employed by the Wells-Fargo Express Company. Louisa, who is the wife of Sheldon Babcock, a druggist of Battle Creek, Mich., has two children, Harry and Louise.

Arthur Dewing, proprietor of "Butternut Grove Farm," a fine 80-acre property in the southeast quarter of section 6, Hutchinson township, was born on a farm in the northeast quarter of this section and township, September 28, 1876. He is a son of Samuel and Louisa (Huffman) Dewing, and a grandson, on the paternal side, of Charles and Elizabeth (Thompson) Dewing, the grandfather Charles coming to Minnesota from Massachusetts in 1862 and homesteading land in Collinwood township, Meeker county, where he died in 1876. His wife Elizabeth died in 1872. Samuel Dewing, father of the subject of this sketch, after residing with his parents until he was 23 years old, in 1864 homesteaded land in section 6, Hutchinson township, where he lived until 1910, He then retired and is now a resident of Hutchinson. At the time of the Indian troubles he was a member of the Home Guard, engaged in scout duty. For 30 years he was school director of district 13, His marriage to Louisa Huffman took place February 2, 1868. She was born in Boyd, Ky., September 19, 1851, daughter of James and Amanda (Helms) Huffman, her father being a native of Virginia who came to Minnesota with his family in 1865, settling in Hutchinson township, McLeod county, where he died in 1895 at the age of 79 years. His wife died in 1889 at the age of 60. An account of their children, other than Arthur, may be found in this volume, in the sketch of Samuel Dewing. Arthur remained at home with his parents until 1906, at which time he was 28 years old. He then rented the home farm for one year and in 1901 bought his present place, located in the same section as his parents' homestead. Here he has made important improvements, in 1905 erecting the present buildings, the house being a two-story frame of seven rooms. The barn is 52x16 feet, with Louden stancions. The silo, 14 by 40 feet, is built of hollow tile and has a capacity of 150 tons. Mr. Dewing raises graded Holstein cattle having a herd of 21 head and milking 11. One and a half acres of his land is planted with alfalfa, for which crop he won second prize at the county contest, having the best acre in 1915. On Several occasions Mr. Dewing has served efficiently in Jocal Offices. He was on the township board three years, two years of which he was chairman, and he served three years also as clerk of school district No. 14. He is a member of the Consregational church and of the Masonic order. November 20, 1907, Mr, Dewing married June Sperry, of Minneapolis, who Was a teacher in the public schools of that city for four years, being a graduate of East High school in 1903. She is a daughter of Harvey and Minnie (Shaw) Sperry. Her father, who was 4 miller, died in 1900 at the age of 42 years, Mrs. Dewing's mother, who, like her husband, was a native of Michigan, they being married in Sparta, Ill., is now 56 years old and resides with her daughter. Mr, and Mrs. Dewing have four childrens Wesley Arthur, born August 27, 1908; Ruth Louise, born May 23, 1910; Gilbert Harry, born September 2, 1912, and Duane Arnold, born August 16, 1915.

Henry Frederick Beneke, usually known as H. F. Beneke, ig one of the leading men of Glencoe township, where he has rendered useful service in various public capacities. He wag born in Hanover, Germany, January 7, 1847, a son of Henry F. and Elizabeth (Mackenthun) Beneke. The mother died in her native land, after bearing her husband three children - Henry F., Jr., Elizabeth and Charlotte - and the father contracted a second marriage with Doethea. In 1857 the family left Germany for the United States, the voyage, which was made in the spring of the year, lasting 31 days. Locating in Washington Lake township, Sibley county, Minn., Henry F. Beneke, Sr., secured 160 acres of wild land which as soon as possible he began to cultivate. For the first two months he had nothing to work with for though he had bought oxen and eattle in Dlinois they had not yet arrived. He put upa log cabin, however, and on the arrival of his oxen began the cultivation of his land. which in time he improved into a good homestead, and where he lived with his children until his death at the age of 82 years. Almost the only time that he left home was during the Indian troubles, when he went to Cologne, 12 miles away, remaining there a few days. He and his wife, who also died at the age of 82 years, were Lutherans in religious faith, Henry F. Beneke, Jr., was educated in his native country and in the district school here, where, however, he spent but three months. When his parents with their family made the trip to Minnesota he did not accompany them all the way, but stayed for a year in Illinois, or until the spring of 1858, when he joined a party of emigrants, who were journeying northwest with prairie schooners, headed for Sibley, Carver and McLeod counties, Minnesota. In their company he walked practically the entire distance from Chicago to McLeod county, being at that time but 11 years old. Joining his parents in Sibley county he spent the rest of his boyhood on the homestead, attending school for a short time, but engaged chiefly in learning to be a good practical farmer. About 1873 he bought a tract of wild land in McLeod county, it consisting of of 160 acres lying in sections 1 and 2, Glencoe township, there being 80 acres in each section, There being no buildings on the land, Mr. Beneke erected with his own hands a substantial log eabin and also a log shed for a barn. In starting he had the advantage of a horse team and, besides, owned three cows. Since then his career has been one of steady progress and achievement. As time passed he made many improvements on his place, and not many years ago set out a slightly grove. To his original place he added until he owned 260 acres located in sections 1, 2and12. Mr. Beneke is now one of the prosperous and substantial men of the county. He continued farming until 1910, when he divided his farm between his two sons, John H. and Dietrich, giving each 130 acres. Since that time he has made his home with the family of his son, John. A man of public spirit, Mr. Beneke has rendered good service on the town board of supervisors. For a time he was a share holder in the creamery at Glencoe. Mr. Beneke was one of the first members of the German Lutheran church in Glencoe and performed a most active and useful part in raising money for its erection, He was a member of the building committee and also held the ollice of trustee and has ever taken a warm and active interest in its welfare. Mr, Beneke was married at the age of 26 years to Gertrude Kloempkan, who was born in Prussia, or the Rhine provinces of Germany, and who came with her parents, Henry and Gretchen Kloempkan, to the United States about 1867 or 1868, they settling in Washington Lake township, Sibley county, Mrs. Beneke died in 1884, leaving six children, Henry, John H., Dietrich, Elizabeth, Margaret and Helena, Henry lives in Glencoe township, John H, is dead. Dietrich lives on part of the old homestead. Elizabeth is dead. Margaret is now Mrs. Charles Dascher of Glencoe township. Helen is now Mrs. W. W. Graupmann, of Gleneoe township. In 1885, Mr. Beneke married Juliana Lunow, who died in 1896. Mr. Beneke is one of the estimable men of the community. His suecess is more than creditable, as it has been attained through his own exertions, being a fitting reward for his long years of persever~ ing industry.

John H. Beneke was born on the home farm in Glencoe township, March 14, 1878, son of Henry F. and Gertrude (Kloempkan) Beneke. He spent his whole life on the homestead. In 1900 his father presented him with 130 acres of this place, located in sections 1 and 12, and here he farmed until his death, Noy. 25,1915. He was married June 2, 1904, to Emma Koester, who was born in Germany, April 25, 1889. Their children are John H., Jr., (deceased), Ernest, at home, and Dorathea (deceased). Since her husband's death, Mrs. Beneke has earried on the home farm.

Simeon Dascher, who is successfully operating a farm of 120 acres in section 6, Glencoe township, was born on his father's farm in section 5 in this township. His parents were Simon and Mary (Ortloff) Dascher, the father a native of Switzerland and the mother of Holstein, Germany. Simeon Dascher, father of our sub ject, was about 21 or 22 years of age when he Came to Minnesota in company with Mr. Theony. He was the only son of his parents but had a sister Elizabeth who settled here and became the wife of Mr. Hatz His trip across the Atlantic took nine weeks and he was not sorry when he caught his first glimpse of the shores of the New World, which was to him a land of promise. On arriving in Glencoe he took up 40 acres of wild land in section 5, for which he paid $40. He then built a log house and with the help of an ox-team began his farming operations. His marriage to Mary Ortloff was quite an event, as it was the first marriage celebrated in the township. Industrious and persevering, he continued to improve his homestead, adding to his land until he was the owner of 800 acres, and erecting good buildings. In his day he was one of the leading citizens of Glencoe, taking a prominent part in local affairs and being always ready to lend a helping hand to any worthy enterprise. He helped to organize the school district and was a member of the board for a number of years, also at times serving as township supervisor. A member of the Lutheran church, he helped to organize the church at Biscay and for a time services were held in his house. His death took place about 12 years ago, while he was still in middle life, being only 56 years old. His wife, who survived him nine years, died at the same age. They were the parents of a large family numbering 14 children, of whom 12 are now living, namely: Chirstopher, Simeon, Elsie, Charles, Fred, Mary, Albert, Anna, Matthew, Henry, Clara, and Fanny. The other two children, one of which was named Herman, died in infancy. Simeon Dascher was reared to manhood on his parents' homeatead, acquiring his education in the district school. He was brought up to farming and when old enough to begin life for himself located on 80 acres in section 6, there being a log building at that time on the place, He has since increased the size of his farm by purehasing 40 additional acres and has made a number of valuable improvements. He engages in general farming, keeping a good grade of stock and his thorough knowledge of agriculture and stock raising, backed by sturdy industry, have advanced him far on the road to prosperity. He is a share holder in the creamery at Biscay and the elevator at Glencoe. As a good citizen he has served in local office when called upon, having been a member of the school board for the past nine years. His religious affiliations are with the Congregational church. Mr. Dascher married Miss Mary Larson, a native of Denmark, who came to this country with her parents when a child of six months, they locating first in St. Paul, whence they came subsequently to Rich Valley township, McLeod county. Mr, and Mrs. Dascher have one child, Mabel, who resides with her parents.

Joseph E. Lambert, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Glencoe township, where he owns & small but up-to-date farm of 70 acres, was born in Clayton City, Iowa, August 7, 1261. In his boyhood days he attended an old log schoolhouse in Glencoe, subsequently becoming a student at Stevens Academy. He began industrial life on his father's farm, but later took up carpenter work, building houses in Hutchinson and throughout the country districts. After following this occu- pation for some time Mr, Lambert became interested in tubular well boring and assisted the first men, Sam Drury and John Gillow, who drove tubular wells in McLeod county. Subsequently taking up this occupation on his own account, he has followed it for the last 30 years and has made in all about a dozen artesian wells. On one occasion, while driving a well] near Gaylord in Sibley county, when down 140 feet he struck shell rock and the drill entered a crevice. Immediately a great Volume of wind rushed out and continued to issue for some time with such violence that it ran an engine which was connected with the current. Hundreds of people came to see this curious phenomenon. In this well they struck water at a depth of 200 feet, Mr. Lambert has made some valuable improvements on his farm. His barn is provided with a cement floor and he has & Neat and commodious residence. He raises Holstein and Jersey graded stock, in which line of enterprise he is doing a successful business. At the present time he is serving the town 48 road boss. His religious affiliations are with St. George's Catholic church, while he is also a member of Glencoe lodge of Odd Fellows, Mr. Lambert was married in 1905 to Paulina Minna, Janz, who was born in Glencoe township, McLeod county, Minn., April 28, 1880. She is a daughter of Carl Janz, a well known resident of Glencoe. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert: have four children living: Emma Elizabeth, Christina Josephine, John Edward and Charles Joseph. One other child, Arthur, died at the age of five months, 5 days.

Charles W. Zankey, a reliable and popular citizen of Glencoe, was born in Pommerania, Germany, June 9, 1848, His parents, August and Amelia (Barco) Zankey, came to the United States with their three children, Mary, Charles and August, in the early fifties the voyage by sailing vessel occupying nine weeks. Settling first at Cairo, Ill., they subsequently removed from that place to Mayville, Dodge county, Wis., where two more children, Frank and Amelia, were born. While a resident of Mayville Mr. Zankey worked at his trade of mechanic. Coming to Glencoe in 1861, he soon after decided to take up farming and accordingly secured 160 acres of wild land situated in Rich Valley township, about three miles north of Glencoe, Here he built a log house 18 by 24 feet, which is still standing, and also a log barn, and, provided with an ox-team he set to work ta improve a homestead. The reward of cheerful industry was his and in his latter years he found himself surrounded with comfort and plenty. His life was prolonged to the age of 84 years and six months; that of his wife to 85 years and five months. Charles Zankey acquired the rudiments of knowledge im the schools of his native land and in the distriet school in Dodge county, Wisconsin. His years from the age of 13 to manhood were spent on the farm in Rich Valley and he was given ample opportunity to become familiar with the various operations connected with farm life and labor. During the Civil war period, feeling that call to action, which was stirring the blood of all of America's native sons, and that of many of foreign birth, he enlisted, in 1864, in Hatch's Battalion and was sent south with his command on an Indian expedition to Ft, Abercrombie, Ft, Wadsworth and Pembina, He took part in the fight with the Indians at Birch Cooley, where he was wounded Being honorably discharged from service June 20, 1866, he took up the trade of stationary engineer and was employed by the Plano Company and the McCormick Company for many years, or until a comparatively recent date. He has also been engaged to some extent in the horse business. Mr. Zankey is a member of Shorka Rebecea Lodge, No. 50, 1. O. O. F., and of Robert 5. Cook Post, G. A. R., of Glencoe. He was married Dec. 30, 1858, to Henrietta Gunther, and they have been the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters, Frank, Edward, Charles, William, Albert, Emma, Augusta, Minnie and Lizzie.

Herman Bergmann, a pioneer settler, now deceased, wos born in Germany, and came to America in 1864, locating on a farm near Norwood, Carver county, Minn, Starting in a wild country he and his family gradually built up a good farm and became respected members of a prosperous community. In 1884 they moved to Rich Valley township, in McLeod county, where for several years they successfully continued farming operations. In 1891, they retired from active work, and removed to Norwood, in Carver county. There Mr, Bergmann died May 20,1910, His wife died May 6, 1911. Mr. Bergmann was married in Germany, to Anna Hoeffken, who bore him eight children: Herman, who lives in Kulm, North Dakota; Jerry, his twin brother, residing in Hankinson, North Dakota; Henry, residing in Norwood; Fred and William, in Minneapolis ; Jacob, who lives in Glencoe; Blizabeth, the wife of Peter Plankers, of Minneapolis; and August, who lives in Wapeton, North Dakota.

Jacob Bergmann, the efficient county treasurer of McLeod county, was born in Norwood, Carver county, Minn., April 30, 1868, son of Herman and Anna (Hoeffken) Bergmann, He attended public school in Carver and McLeod counties, and as a youth was employed by his brother Henry as a clerk in a shoe store at Norwood. In 1891, at the age of 25, he took charge of the old homestead in Rich Valley township, and there became an influential citizen. For 17 years he was a member of the board of supervisors of Rich Valley township, part of the time serving as chairman, For 15 years he was treasurer of school district 51. As a director of the Sumter Fire Insurance Co., he did good work for five years. He assisted in organizing the Rich Valley Creamery and served as its secretary for 11 years. In 1910 he retired from his active work on the farm and moved to Glencoe, where for four years he conducted a restaurant and billiard hall. In 1914 Mr, Bergmann was elected treasurer of McLeod county, a position he has since filled with eredit to himself and with satisfaction to his constituents, Fraternally, he is a member of the L. O. O. F. and the Sons of Herman at Glencoe. He is also a member of the Glencoe club. Mr. Bergmann was married Feb, 11, 1891, to Catherine Bongard, who was born in Carver county, Minn., Aug. 8, 1872. This union has been blessed with five children: Anna, who is assisting her father in the county treasurer's office; Margaretha, wife of James Hollren, of Rich Valley township; Emma C., a proficient teacher; and Lillian and Christina, students in the Glencoe high school. The family attend the Church of Peace of the Evangelical Association at Glencoe.

Oliver Pierce, a pioneer, was born in Maine, and there married Tabitha Burnham. As a youth he learned the trade of blacksmith, to which line of industry, and that of farming, he devoted his life. As a young man he lived in Essex, Mass., and in Mayville, Wis. In 1861 he came to McLeod county, and here homesteaded land in section 23, Acoma township, He was driven out by the Indians during the massacre, but returned, and successfully followed general farming, until his lamented death. He was a substantial man in the community, and he and his good wife were highly regarded.

Oliver Cromwell Pierce, county commissioner, was born in Essex, Mass., February 8, 1834, son of Oliver and Tabitha (Burnham) Pierce. At the age of 16 he went as cook aboard an Atlantic sailing vessel, two years later becoming a sailor, When 21 years old he purchased the vessel, "Essex," which was wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland, only Mr. Pierce and the mate escaping. He then abandoned the sea and came to Minnesota, determined to take up farming. Reaching Me- Leod county about July 1, 1856, he preempted 160 acres in section 22, and homesteaded 80 acres in section 23, and started to carve out a fortune from the wilderness. At the time of the Indian outbreak he fled with his family to the stockade at Hutchinson, where he became first lientenant in the Home Guards, When he returned to his farm, he found that his buildings had been burned and his live stock stolen or driven away, but he resumed his labors and in time became prosperous. In 1912 he retired to Hutchinson and there died July 23, 1913. Fora long period he was a member of the Republican county committee, and at various times served as town clerk and justice of the peace, At the time of his death he was president of the Farmers Elevator Co., of Hutchinson, of the Farmers Co-operative Creamery Co., of Hutchinson, of the Farmers Shipping Association of Hutchinson, and of the Acoma & Lynn Fire Insurance Co. Mr. Pierce was married in 1862 to Harriett Jones, who was born in Oneida county, New York, in 1845, daughter of David and Elmira (Cuthbert) Jones, this union was blessed with eight children: Mary, Charles, Oliver, Elma, Tabitha, Elsie, George W., and one who died in infancy. Mary died in 1903, leaving a husband, Clarence Dearborn, and three children - Eldon Albert, Beatrice and Nina. Charles lives on the home farm. Oliver died in 1870 at the age of two years. Elma lives on the home farm. Tabitha died in 1899, leaving a husband, John Hardy, of South Dakota, and a son, Oliver, who lives with his Aunt Elma. Elsie is the wife of Frank Hardy, a farmer of Rosemont, Minn., and they have one child, Ellen, George W. is operating the home farm with his brother, Charles,

George W. Pierce was born on the home farm in Acoma township, where he now lives, and which he and his brother, Charles, now operate, Nov 10, 1880, son of Oliver Cromwell and Harriett (Jones) Pierce. He was reared to agricultural pursuits by his father and remained at home until 1901, when he took a homestead in Ward county, North Dakota, on which he remained for 17 months, later securing employment as a cowboy. Subsequently he returned home. In 1913 he and his brother Charles took charge of the place. Mr. Pierce was married in 1912 to Miss Moffett, of Hutchinson township, and this union has been blessed with two children, Burnett Floyd and Harriett Jane.

Peter H. Donnay, a thrifty farmer of Helen township, was born in Limburg, Netherlands, Oct. 28, 1856, son of Henry and Cecelia (Kohlen) Donnay. He received his early schooling in Limburg, and later attended school in Carver and McLeod counties, remaining at home until his marriage when he located his present place of 120 acres in section 20, Helen township. On this tract, which was covered with timber, he began farming with an ox-team. A log house 18 by 24 was built and also «4 straw shed for the stock, consisting of four cows and two oxen. As the years passed he added forty acres to his farm and had erected good farm buildings and a fine ten-room house so that he now has a sightly place of 160 acres. He carries on general farming and raises Holstein cattle and a good grade of horses. He is a stockholder of the Creamery Company and served two years as a member of the Elevator Company's board. He was a director of the school board for twenty years. Mr. Donnay was married Oct. 18, 1880, to Margaret Sencious, born in Carver county, June 4, 1859, daughter of

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Casper and Catherine (Morbacher) Sencious, both natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs, Donnay have had the following children: Catherine, William, Cecelia, Mary, Tillie, Emma, Francis, Gotfried, Josephine, Christina, Agnes, deceased, and Loretta, deceased. Catherine is now Mrs. Ed. Hoben and lives in Rogers, Minn. William married Anna Pflager, of Calhoun, Minn., and is a butter maker. Cecelia is Mrs. William Dols, of Minneapolis. Mary is the wife of Peter Steffens, of Minneapolis, BEmma married Joe Weisbrich, of Carver county, Casper and Catherine (Morbacher) Sencious were married in Carver county. Mr Sencious was killed by an ox on his farm when thirty years of age. There were six children by this marriage: Henry, Mary, Margaret, Emma, deceased, Frank and Katie. His wife was married again to William Gehlen and by this marriage there were six children: Paul, William, Bertha, Anna, Gotfried and Joseph.

Fred Thalmann, an enterprising farmer of Helen township, was born on his father's place in section 26, March 24, 1885, son of Detrich and Dorethea (Maatz) Thalmann, both natives of Hanover, Germany. The parents were married in Germany and came to the United States with their children in 1869. They engaged in farming for some time in Illinois and then came to McLeod county in 1875, locating in Helen township, where they secured 80 acres of land. Their first home was an old log cabin which in time was replaced by a frame house. The father died in 1890 and his wife in 1910. Their children were Margaret, Elizabeth, Anna, Dorethea, John, Mary and Fred. The daughters are all dead, John now residing with the subject of this sketch. The family faith was that of the German Lutheran church. Fred Thalmann grew to manhood on the home place and attended the district and parochial schools of his neighborhood, At the age of 20 he engaged in farming for him- Self, purchasing a tract of 80 acres of improved land in section 35, where he now resides. He built up the place, made improvements and has erected some fine buildings. He keeps a good grade of stock. Mr. Thalman is a director of the Hamburg Shipping Association, a share holder in the Hamburg Creamery and the Elevator Company, and a member of the Farmers Fire Insurance Company. He served as treasurer of School district No. 23 and has been justice of the peace for a Number of years. Mr. Thalmann was married Oct. 16, 1910, to Mary Burdorf, who was born in Aitkin county, this state, March 9, 1890. This union resulted in three children, Henry, Ella and Edwin.

Charles KK. Graupmann, a successful farmer of Helen town- Ship, was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Dec. 5, 1866, son of °ul8 and Johanna (Stean) Graupmann. In 1882 the parents with their two children, Charles and Freda, came to the United States, settling in McLeod county, Minn., at Plato, Here the mother died at the age of 55 years and the father died at that of 72 years, Charles K. Graupmann received his schooling in Germany and was about sixteen years old when he came to the United States. For nine years he worked as a farm hand and then in 1895 bought a farm of 80 acres of improved land in section 25, Helen township. This he sold in 1913, and in the same year bought his present place of 200 acres in section 23, Helen township. He carries on diversified farming and raises a good grade of stock. He is a member of the Creamery Company and of the Shipping Association, and is now serving on the school board. Mr. Graupmann married Liza Jenson, daughter of Louis Jenson, a pioneer settler. He and his wife have seven children: Emma, Henry, Ella, Alfred, Rhineholdt, Tillie and Hubert. The family faith is that of the Evangelical church,

William M. Donnay, prosperous farmer of Helen township, was born in Limburg, Netherlands, Dec. 2, 1859, son of Henry and Cecelia (Kohlen) Donnay, both natives of Netherlands and married there. Henry Donnay was a plasterer by trade. In 1862 he left for America with his family, and after a voyage of 42 days aboard a sailing vessel landed in New York and went to St. Paul from where he set out to look for farm land. He bought forty acres of wild land near Chaska, Carver county, and built a house of timbers and took sticks and twisted them to hold clay for the plaster. The first year he bought a yoke of steers. His nearest milling place was Eden Prairie. For six years the family lived there and then he sold and came to McLeod county where he secured eighty acres of timber land. He erected a log house which is still standing and engaged in farming. He had a few cows and hogs and secured a few sheep, He cleared up the land and increased his holdings frorn time to time until he had added 200 acres to his original farm. The nearest milling place was at Young America, There was no school building in the neighborhood and for two years school was held at the home of Mr. Donnay, there being ten scholars in attendance: William and Peter Donnay; Herman Shoemaker; Peter Paggen; Liza, Anna and Zora Schoutz; Agnes Shoemaker; Helen Paggen and Hubert Paulson. Elizabeth Sandevs was the teacher. Mr. Donnay was one of the organizers of school district No. 28 and was its second treasurer, holding office some twelve or fourteen years. He was one of the first: members of the German Catholic church of Glencoe and helped built it, hauling the lumber from Carver by ox-team. He served as one of its trustees. Before the building of the church mass was held at the school house. The family often walked six miles to church. Sometimes they would go to Glencoe, get the priest, take him to the school house for the services, and then take him back to Glencoe. Mr. Donnay died in 1909 at the age of 84 years and his wife died in 1907 at the age 82 years. The children were Peter H., William M., Agnes, Matilda and Cecelia. William grew up on the home farm and in about 1904 secured an eighty-acre farm. He now farms 240 acres and carries on general farming. He raises Shorthorn cattle, Poland China swine, a good grade of horses and a few sheep, He has made many improvements and erected good buildings. He is a member of the Creamery Company and Elevator Company at Glencoe, He has been a member of the school board for 35 years, having been director one year and clerk the balance of the time. For six years he served as supervisor of the township board. Mr. Donnay was married April 30, 1888, to Katie Wickenhauser, born in Carver county, July 3, 1868, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Mohrbacker) Wickenhauser, natives of Baden and Bavaria, Germany, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Donnay have eight children: Henry, Frank, Peter, John, Celia, Elizabeth, Jospeh and Leopald, all living at home.

William W. Graupmann, a well known farmer of Helen township, was born on section 29, Helen township, Sept. 25, 1877, son of William and Mary (Dittmer) Graupmann. He attended the district school in a log building in his neighborhood, and as a youth became interested in machinery and engineering. For some years he operated the machinery in various grist mills. He began threshing as a boy of thirteen, has managed a threshing outfit for twenty years, and for four years was in partnership in the threshing business with his brother, Albert. In 1912 he bought the old homestead of 180 acres of improved land, erected a modern home and other buildings, and has developed the place in various ways. He carries on general farming and raises full blooded Holstein cattle, a good grade of horses, and Poland China swine and specializes in Rhode Island Red chickens. He is a director of the Glencoe Elevator Company and president of the Glencoe Butter and Cheese Factory. He was elected county commissioner of McLeod county from the second district, in 1914 and has served ever since. Mr. Graupmann was married to Lena Beneke, daughter of Henry F, Beneke, a native of McLeod county, Three children have been born: William Chester, Lorna and Helen. The family faith is that of the Lutheran church.

August Graupmann, a well known farmer of Helen township, was born on the place where he now lives, in section 14, Helen township, Dec. 5, 1869, son of Adolph and Sophia (Awe) Graupmann, both natives of Mecklenburg, Germany. The family left Germany in 1868 and came to Helen township, Me-

Leod county, Minn. Here they secured some timber land and built a house of logs in one day, putting bark on for a roof, This house was 14 by 20 feet in size and stood about ten rods southwest from where the present residence stands. Oxen were used in farming, and the wheels of Mr, Graupmann's wagon were of solid wood cut from the trees, wooden axles being algo used, The nearest milling place was first at Carver and later at Young America. Mr. Graupmann started to clear the land and cradled his first years' crop. Later he secured an old fashioned reaper and in time, a self-binder, He became prosperous and at the time of his death owned 280 acres of land in McLeod county and 160 acres in Carver county. He died in 1904, and his wife in 1911. They had six children: Charles, of Plato; August, subject of this sketch; Fred, of Carver county; John, residing in Helen township; Louisa and Emma. Mr. Graupmann was one of the seven men who organized the Plato German Lutheran church and also helped build the church at Hamburg and the church in Helen township. He sold a tract of land to the township for $50 which was used for the Plato cemetery, August Graupmann received hig education in the Plato parochial and publie schools and grew up on the home farm, of which he took charge in 1899. In 1901 he purchased it and has since made many improvements on the property. In September, 1909, he erected a fine modern barn, 42 by 50 feet, which, however, burned down in the following spring, the fire being of unknown origin. On the same foundation he at once erected another of the same dimensions. He carries on general farming very successfully and is recognized as one of the prosperous and substantial citizsns of his township. Mr. Graupmann was married May 26, 1899, to Elizabeth Schramm, who was born in Helen township, Dec, 21, 1878, daughter of Fred and Dorathea (Schuette) Schramm, Mr. and Mrs. Graupmann have had the following children: Elmer, Mabel, Harold, Eleanor, William, Howard (deceased) and Nelda, The family are affiliated with the Evangelical church of Plato. Fred Schramm and his wife, Dorathea (Schuette) Schramm, were both born in Hanover, Germany, They came to America as young people and were married in Illinois, where they resided until 1876. They then came to Minnesota and settled in Helen township, McLeod county, on a tract of wild land, which Mr. Schramm broke and developed, also erecting a residence and outbuildings. They experienced the usual hardships of pioneer life, but persevered and were finally successful. Mr. Schramm resided on this farm until his death. His wife is still living on the old homestead with her gon William. Their children were: Sophia, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Mary, Ida and Malinda.

Mr. And Mrs. D. J. Graupmann

David John Graupmann, a thrifty farmer of Helen township, was born in Cook county, Illinois, Oct. 4, 1856, son of Detrich and Henrietta (Stuedmann) Graupmann both natives of Mecklenburg, Germany. David J. came to Minnesota with his parents in 1858, his father securing a homestead in Helen township. He attended the district log school of his neighborhood and the German parochial school. He grew up on the farm and in time engaged in farming for himself on 120 acres in section 26, Helen township. Some of the land was cleared but there were no buildings on it. Mr. Graupmann put up a barn 25 by 52 feet, which was destroyed by fire, after which he erected another 30 by 60 feet; also building a brick veneer house. The farm was gradually cleared, and improvements made. Mr. Graupmann has held township offices, having been chairman of the board of supervisors for seven years, justice of the peace two years and a director of the school board of district No. 23 for a number of years. Mr. Graupmann was married Oct. 29, 1880, to Mary Kimpel, who was born in Carver county, Minn, Ten children have been born of this union - William, John, Arthur, Elizabeth, Christina, Magdalena, Anna, Catherine, Detrich, and Irwin. William is lieutenant in Company I, First Regiment National Guards, and at this writing is on the border in Texas. He was three years in the United States army, as a member of the 28th Regiment, and took part in the war in the Philippines. He married Emma Radmaker. John is residing at home. Arthur married Emma Dammann and lives in Sibley county. Elizabeth is deceased. Christina is the wife of Albert Olson of Plato, Minn. Magdalena married Albert Speiss and they reside in Hayfield, Minn. Anna is the wife of Joseph Miles of Nowland, 8. Dak, Catherine is Mrs. Joseph Bowers of Jackson, Minn. Detrich and Irwin and residing at home.

Detrich Graupmann came to America in 1856 with his family by sailing vessel, being six weeks on the ocean and landed at New York. He and his family then went to Illinois locating in Cook county and remained there until 1858 when they set out for Minnesota, coming overland in a prairie schooner, drawn by a team of oxen. Mr. Graupmann secured a homestead of 160 acres in Helen township, McLeod county, and built a log shack, 12 by 20 feet, with a bark roof and earthen floor.

he house was heated by a stove. One of the oxen died shortly atter their arrival, so Mr. Graupmann used to borrow an ox of a neighbor to make a team, whenever he wished to do any work, and in turn loaned his ox to the neighbor. The nearest milling place was at Carver, to which place they had to walk to the mill and carry the flour back, there being no roads passable for oxen. Mr. Graupmann cleared two acres of land the first year and grubbed in the first crop. He made a harrow with wooden pins. During the winter he cut wood and in the harvest season assisted the other farmers. The Indians were frequent visitors and would often call to get something to eat. They had an old camping ground near the farm where they were to be found every winter, hunting being very good in that vicinity. During the Indian outbreak the family took refuge at Carver. In 1870 Mr. Graupmann built a log house, 20 by 28 feet, and in time a frame addition was made to it. Afterwards he tore this down and built a more modern residence, He also added 80 acres more to his farm and made other improvements. He died in Carver county in 1911 at the age of 85 years, His wife died on the farm in Helen township, in 1879 at the age of 55 years. Their children were: Dora, who died in Germany, David, Fred, Minnie, now deceased, Mary, Anna, and one who died on the road from New York to Hlinois and is buried in Ohio,

Henry Frederick Herman Dammann, known as Herman Dammann, township clerk of Helen township and a successful farmer of that township, was born in the log house on his father's place in Helen township, April 2, 1888, son of F. H. and Maria (Mack) Dammann. He attended the parocial school at Hamburg and later attended the commercial college at Mankato and the Concordia College at St. Paul. At the age of twenty-four he settled on his father's farm in section 27, a tract. of 200 acres of which he is now owner and proprietor. On this place he has built a good home and made many other improvements, He carries on general farming, raises good dairy stock, and a good grade of horses as well as thoroughbred Duroc-Jersey swine. Mr Dammonn is a stockholder in the Glencoe Butter and Cheese Co. and is a director in the Young America Mutual Fire Insurance Co., covering Carver, McLeod and Sibley counties. In public life he has served as town clerk for the past five years, and has been a member of the schoolboard of the village of Plato. For a time he was an active member of the Plato Athletic Club. Mr. Dammann was married Sept. 22, 1912, to Bertha Bruesehoff, born in Carver county, Aug. 6, 1888, daughter of Henry C. Bruesehoff, a native of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Dammann have one child, Edwin Lester, born Oct, 27, 1913. Another child, Louise Maria, was born March 12, 1915, and died Oct. 13, 1916. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran church of Helen township.

Diedrich Stockman, a progressive farmer of Helen township, was born in Germany, April 15, 1858, son of Christopher and Marie (Meyer) Stockman. In 1858 the family came to America making the voyage, which took eight weeks and three days, in a sailing vessel. Besides the parents there were three sons -

Fred, Christopher and Diedrich. Another son, Henry, remained in Germany, not coming to this country until 20 years later. Landing at New York, they set out from that city for Minnesota, but came to a halt in Illinois, where they remained two months, visiting Henry Stockman, a brother of Christopher, Sr., who had come to this country two years previously, They then resumed their journey, going by steamboat to St. Paul, and from there to Carver. From Carver they walked to Sibley county, a distance of 25 miles, and on their arrival located in Green Isle township. Diedrich was five years old at the time and had to walk the entire distance. This was in the fall of the year and during the following winter Mr. Stockman worked in the woods and the family lived on wild game and corn bread. When they ran out of corn meal, corn was ground in the coffee-mill. In the spring of 1859 Mr, Stockman located on 160 acres of timber land in section 25, Helen township, Me- Leod county, and built a log house, 12 by 12 feet in dimensions. The land was gradually cleared, and potatoes, corn and rye were dug in with a hoe, and their threshing was done on the ice after cold weather had set in. The first year Mr. Stockman secured two cows, and the next year a yoke of oxen. The nearest mill was at Waconia, and before the oxen were secured the family supply of corn meal was often carried home from Walker's Landing, at least 15 miles away. At first Mr. Stockman's tools were of the most primitive kind. A harrow was made by driving two-inch wooden pins for teeth into a wooden frame, and a sled was used instead of a wagon. During the first winter the family were often visited by Indians, who seemed friendly, and at one time presented them with some meat in return for some rutabagas, and though they had to undergo many hardships, they were happy and contented. At the time of the Indian outbreak Diedrich, then a small boy, was working for a man named Fred Buckentine, who was regarded as a neighbor, though he lived five miles away. When Mr. Buckentine heard the news it was in the middle of the night, and he sent Diedrich half a mile through the woods to warn another settler, Diedrich had to crawl on all-tours to find the track, but sueceeded in doing so, conveyed his mes- Sage and returned in safety. The next morning he was asked to aid Mr. Buckentine in getting ready to leave, which work Was accomplished by nine o'clock. He was allowed to go home, and after making the five-mile walk found his folks just ready to leave. Journeying through the woods, they went a distance of ten miles, and then halted and made a camp. Here they remained for a week and then returned home to the farm, where they were not molested. The Indian war raged for awhile, many settlers losing their lives, and was then put down by the strong hand of the government, assisted by some of the pioneerg themselves. Mr. Stockman went on with his farming and from time to time made improvements on his place, including the erection of frame buildings to replace those built of logs, In time also he increased his holdings of land until he was the owner of 240 acres, and one of the most successful and prosperous farmers of his township, A man of strong constitution, he lived to the remarkable age of 96 years, his death taking place near Brownton in 1909. He was a member of the Lutheran church at Hamburg. His wife almost equaled him in longevity, surviving him for two years and dying at the age of 94, Some incidents in the early life of Diedrich Stockman have already been mentioned. He grew up on the home farm and during his boyhood attended the neighboring school. At the age of 16 he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a number of years, being located at various times in 16 different states. In 1876 he returned to the old home and started farming in section 26, Helen township, which is his present place of residence. Beginning with 160 acres, he has increased the size of his farm from time to time until it now contains 320 acres. He has also developed the land, bringing more of it under cultivation, remodeled some of the old buildings, and erected others as they were needed. Besides raising the usual crops, he breeds and sells a good grade of stock, and is 4 member of the Creamery Company at Plato. Aside from his personal interests, Mr. Stockman has devoted a part of his time to the public service. He has been a member of the achool board for 33 years, was supervisor ten years, chairman of the township board four years, and township treasurer for six years, serving conscientiously and efficiently in all these various positions. He also helped to establish the German Evangelical St. Paul's church of Plato in 1880, and has been a member ever since. Mr. Stockman was first married to Doretta Tanke, who was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1868. She died in 1877, at the age of 20 years, leaving one child, Doretta, who is now Mrs. Edward Bauermeister of Minneapolis. Mr. Stockman subsequently married Minnie Tanke, a sister of his first wife, whose earthly life was but a few years longer, as she died in 1889 at the age of 28. She left five children: August, now deceased; Henry, who married Ella Thompson, and is now engaged in the farm machinery business in North Dakota; Martha, now Mrs. Ernest Brinkman of Helen township; Anna, wife of A. F, Minder of Plato; and Minnie, who resides with her brother Henry in North Dakota. Though twice bereaved, Mr. Stockman contracted a third marriage, with Emma Lux, also a native of Germany, by whom he has had seven children: Chrisina, now Mrs. Elmer Emery, of Lamona, Wash.; Edward, who married Sophia Huepenbecker, and resides in Helen township; Lydia, who lives at home; George, who is attending high school at Lewiston, Minn.; and Emma, Alfred and Corinne who are young and reside at home. Mr. Stockman has had a large family, but all his children are living, except the son August, who died at the age of 23 years, in California. He was a graduate of the Uni+ versity of Minnesota, and a promising young mining engineer.

F. Henry Dammann, one of the highly respected farmers of Helen township, was born in Young America township, Carver eounty, April 17, 1862, son of Fritz and Anna (Wigmann) Dammonn, who were born in Hanover, Germany, and were married in St. Louis, Mo. Fritz was one of five children, the others being John, Henry, Anna and Mary. Fritz and John were the only ones to come to the United States. They came in 1858 by sailing vessel, Spending seventeen weeks on the water. Fritz became a teamster in St. Louis and John came to Minnesota locating in Green Isle township, Sibley county. Fritz came to Minnesota in 1861 and secured a homestead of 160 acres of timber land, only two acres of which had been cleared. He drove with horse team from St. Louis to his farm in Minnesota, and then traded them for a team of oxen. His first act was to build a log house. The nearest milling place was at Carver. When the family ran out of flour, corn was ground in the coffee mill. Twice during the Indian outbreak the family took refuge in Carver. Later they moved to Lester Prairie. Fritz Dammann died at the age of seventy-two and his wife died in 1870. There were five children: F. Henry, Fred, William, Bertha and Mary( deceased). F, Henry Dammann grew up on the home place in Carver county and attended the district log school of his neighborhood. He was reared to farm pursuits by his father and as a youth learned the carpenter's trade. In 1886 he moved to Helen township McLeod county and located 160 acres of land in section 13. He cleared the land, cultivated his farm with great care, and in time erected a modern house and good buildings, He carries on general farming and raises a good grade of stock. In addition to the home farm of 160 acres, he has a farm of 120 acres in Section 26, at one time he owned a farm of 200 acres in section 27, but this he sold to his son, Herman. He is a director in the Plato Creamery. Mr. Dammann married Mary Maak of Carver county, daughter of Herman Maak. She died at the age of twenty-three leaving a son, Herman. Mr. Dammann Was married a second time to Sophia Harms, a native of Germany, and by this union there were four children: Albert, Bertha, Fritz and Henry. The family worships at the German Lutheran church of Hamburg,

Henry Droege, an enterprising farmer of Helen township, was born on the farm which he now owns in section 25, Helen township, McLeod county, May 1, 1859, son of Curt Henry and Dorethea (Wellman) Droege, both natives of Hanover, Germany, Curt H. Droege left Germany in 1857, spent forty-two days on the ocean and found his way to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked one summer in a warehouse. In 1858 he came to Carver county, Minnesota. He was then married and located a tract of 160 acres of timber land in section 25, Helen township. A clearing was made and a house 14 by 20 was built of unhewn logs. He had no money and very few tools, and like many other pioneers had to endure many hardships and privations, The first crop was put in with a grub hoe. The nearest milling place was Watertown and the flour was carried home. When the family ran out of flour corn was ground in the coffee mill. In time he was able to have a team of oxen and made his own wagon, cutting the wheels from a log. On one of his trips to Watertown with his oxen he froze his feet. During the Indian outbreak the family sought refuge at Benton township, Carver county. As time passed he became more prosperous. He was one of the organizers of Helen township. He was a member of the Lutheran church of Hamburg and served on its board of trustees. He died in 1875 at the age of fifty-one and his wife died in 1914 at the age of seventy-seven. They had six children: Henry, William, Fred, Sophia, Martha and Mary, Henry attended the district log school of his neighborhood and grew to manhood on the home farm. He took charge of the farm and made various improvements, The log house was replaced by a modern ten-room brick house and substantial farm buildings have been erected. He raises a good grade of stock. He is a member of the Hamburg Creamery Co., and has served as its treasurer, He has also been a member of the district school board. Mr. Droege was married to Mary Harms, born in Carver county, daughter of Henry and Anna (Ortlep) Hayms. Mr. and Mrs. Droege have had the following children: Edward, now at home; Herman, in the bank at Hamburg, Christena, Anna, and Henry, deceased. Mrs. Droege died May 28, 1915, at the age of fifty-six years. Henry and Anna (Ortlep) Harms were both natives of Hanover, Germany, and both came to America in 1857, locating in Indiana, where they were married. Then they located in Young America township, Carver county, where they engaged in farming on » tract of 160 acres. Mr. Harms encountered many ditficulties and hardships. He gave $300 for his tract of 160 acres and found out later (not being able to read the English language) that he had received a worthless deed and that he had purchased railroad land which cost him $8 per acre. Fire destroyed his first log cabin shortly after its erection and a new log house was built, He put in his first erop with a grub hoe. He died in 1902 at the age of seventy-eight years. There were eight children in the family, four boys and four girls,

Benjamin F, Rosenwald, a rising young farmer of Helen township, was born Noy. 1, 1888, on the place which he now farms in section 11, Helen township, son of John and Wilhelmina Rosenwald. John was the son of John and Wilhelmina (Stroth) Rosenwald, who came with the family to America, They left for the United States about 1861 by sailing vessel, the voyage taking several weeks. Those in the company were John, Sr., and his wife, his father Jacob, the boys, Fred, Henry and August, and John, Jr., and his wife, Wilhelmina. They located in Cleveland, Ohio, where John, Sr., worked in the rolling mills and later on a farm. In 1870 they came to McLeod county, Minn., and settled in Helen township, where John, Sr., took a tract of 103 acres of timber land in section 11. Here they built a log house, 14 by 20, and began farming with an ox-team. The nearest milling places were at Chaska and Young America, The grandfather stayed on this farm the rest of his life, and died in 1914 at the age of 81 years. He served as a member of the township board, and was one of the founders of the St. John German Lutheran church of Helen township. His wife died in 1902, at the age of sixty-two, John Rosenwald, Jr., died on the farm at the age of forty, and his wife died in 1918 at the age of fifty. There were two children in the family: Benjamin F. and Reuben, the latter now a physician at Frazee, Minn. Benjamin F, Rosenwald took charge of the farm at the death of his grandfather. He carries on general farming and raises Berkshire swine and Holstein cattle. He is a member of the Shipping Association, and a director of the Plato Creamery Company, and has rendered efficient service as clerk of the school board. Mr. Rosenwald married Elizabeth Perbix, who was born in Bergen township, daughter of William Perbix. He and his wife have two children: Reuben and Magdaline. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran church.

William Martin, a thrifty farmer of Helen township, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 8, 1868, son of Charles and Johanna (Ehrnrich) Martin, natives of Pommern, Germany. The father came to America with his family about 1865, the voyage made on a slow sailing vessel, occupying two months. Locating in Milwaukee, he was there engaged in different kinds of work until 1881, when he came to Helen township, McLeod county, Minn. Here he secured 80 acres of Jand in Section 2, which he farmed for the next 15 years. He and his wife both died in 1907. Mrs. Martin in May at the age of 75 years and he in December at the age of 83. Their children were: Emma, William, Fred, Herman, and Anna. By a former marriage Charles Martin had three children, one of whom died on the ocean, coming from Germany the other two died in Wisconsin. William Martin attended school in Milwaukee, completing the eight grade, and was about 12 years old when the family moved to their land in Helen township. He assisted in the work of improvement, the father erecting log buildings and clearing 20 acres. As time passed more improvements were made and the ground cultivated with care. William later took charge of the farm and has since erected modern buildings and made many improvements. He raises a good grade of stock, having Shorthorn cattle, and Chester White swine, and specializes in Brown Leghorn chickens. He is identified with the Co-operative creamery at Plato and has been its secretary and manager since its organization six years ago. For sixteen years he has held office as township assessor and served on the school board six years. Mr. Martin marreid Caroline Erhke, who was born in Ohio, daughter of Fred Erhke, Her father homesteaded in Benton township, Carver county, and after three years came to Helen township, McLeod county, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have had seven children: Elsie, now Mrs. John Stoll, of Wisconsin; William, Clemence Jess, Lee, Evelyn and Emma, Lee and Emma are now deceased. The family are members of the Evangelical church of Carver county of which Mr. Martin was trustee for six years. Aside from the old home farm of 80 acres Mr. Martin rents a farm of 80 acres in Bergen township.

Henry Renken, an industrious farmer of Helen township, was born in Hanover, Germany, Oct. 22, 1862, son of John and Anna Rushmire) Renken. John Renken was born in Germany, June 6, 1833, and died in McLeod county, Minn., Feb. 27,1892. He was the son of Gerhard Renken, a cobbler, and his wife, Margaret Renken. There were six children in the family; Jacob, Joe, Henry, Margaret, Anna and John. John Renken was married in Germany in 1861 to Anna Rushmire, who was born in Hanover, Nov. 26, 1841, daughter of Jerry and Margaret (Daney) Rushmire. Her father, who was a farmer, died in Germany; her mother died in Helen township, Of their children, those who grew to maturity were: Christ, Fred, Anna, Catherine and Gretchen. John Renken, who was a carpenter, left Germany with his wife and son, Henry, in 1864, coming to America by sailing vessel and being nine weeks on the water. From New York they proceeded to Chicago, where they remained three years, Mr. Renken following his trade. In 1867 he came to Minnesota and secured 80 acres of land in Helen township, McLeod county, from a previous settler, Mr.

Paulson, and 160 acres of railroad land. There was a log house on the place and some three or four acres of the land were cleared. John Renken got a team of oxen with which to clear the land and also obtained two cows and two sheep, as his first stock. After the great fire in Chicago in 1871, he returned to that city, where carpenters were in demand, and followed his trade for a year, While he was gone the uncle, Joe Renken, helped on the farm. The nearest milling place was then at Carver. After his return Mr. Renken resumed farming and prospered, In time the log house was replaced with a frame building and other improvements were made. There were four children in the family of John and Anna Renken, of whom Henry is the only one now living. John died in Chicago, Christina died in MeLeod county and Anna (Mrs. Henry Ages) died in Dakota. Henry Renken was educated in the log school of his district and a parochial school in the neighborhood. In time he took charge of the home farm, where he is now engaged in agriculture and raises a good grade of stock. He is a member of the Hamburg Creamery Company and Farmers Elevator Company and a shareholder in the Hamburg Telephone Company. Mr. Renken married Sophia Droege, who was born in McLeod county and this union resulted in the following children: Alfred, Eddie, Charles, John, Anna, Henry, Gertrude, Doris and Christine. The family are German Lutherans.

Oito W. Scholpp, M. D., a popular physician and surgeon of Hutchinson, Minn., was born in Coleman, Ala., January 29, 1879. He is a son of Charles Scholpp, a native of Germany who came to America in 1865 and engaged in business as a contractor, working in New York and Alabama, until he was accidentally killed in 1881, being then only 35 years old. Charles Scholpp had married, in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1870, Bertha Loewer who still survives him, being now 68 years old and a resident of Buffalo. Otto W. Scholpp was only an infant at the time of his father's death and at an early age he had to do what he could to help his mother, who had had a hard struggle with life, He Sold papers and shined shoes and in time was not only able to help his mother but also to pay for his own Schooling. Being naturally ambitious, he aimed high and resolved on securing a college education. When he had partly provided the means he entered Colgate University, of Hamilton, N. Y., where he was graduated in 1903 with the degree of A. B., having paid his expenses by working during his college career, Deciding to adopt the medical profession, he pursued the necessary course of study at Baltimore Medical college from which in- Stitution he was graduated in 1907. He then began medica] Practice in Duluth, Minn., where he remained one year, locating in Hutchinson in January, 1909, Since then he has proved his ability in both medicine and surgery and has built up a large and profitable practice. In 1911 he took a post graduate course at John Hopkins University. Dr. Scholpp is a member of the county, state and national medical societies, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed all the chairs, and the Phi Delta Phi college society. He was married in June, 1905, to Grace Hatfield, of Buffalo, N, Y., a teacher in the public schools, whose parents were Andrew and Mary (Long) Hatfield. Her father, a contractor by occupation, resides with Dr. and Mrs, Scholpp.

Ignatius Reiner, who has been engaged in business as jeweler and optician in Hutchinson, at his present location, for the last 30 years, was born in the Black Forest, Germany, August 4, 1866, His father, Magnus Reiner, was a clock maker, following that occupation in his native land until his death at the age of 65 years in the spring of 1885. Mr. Reiner's mother, whose christian name was Maria, died in 1911, at the age of 3). Their family was large, numbering 16 children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the 15th in order of birth, Ignatius Reiner learned the trade of jeweler and optician in Germany. In 1886, when 20 years of age, he came to the United States and, settling in Hutchinson, Minn., opened his present store, August 25, Here he has since remained, dealing in jewelry, optical goods, cut glass, watches, clocks and silver ware, also doing repairing. He has established a good trade and is now one of the prosperous and substantial merchants of the town. Mr. Reiner rented his present building, September 1, 1887, and in 1893 he bought and rebuilt it. It is a substantial one story, frame building, with brick front, 24 by 30 feet in ground dimensions. In 1904 Mr. Reiner assisted in organizing the State Retail Jewelers' Association, and was its president during its first year of existence, afterwards serving three years as treasurer. For three years he was a director in the State Optical Association. As a good citizen interested in the welfare of the town, he served seven years on the village council. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic order. Mr. Reiner was married December 17, 1890, to Elizabeth Volk, of Alexandria, Minn., a daughter of Karl and Barbara Volk. The father, who was proprietor of a brewery for some years, died in 1906 at the age of 89, his wife dying in 1914 at the age of 70. They were pioneers of Stearns county and had a well brought up family of nine children, of whom the daughter Elizabeth (now Mrs. Reiner) was the third born. Mr. and Mrs. Reiner have no children. They are people of refinement and education and have many close friends in Hutchinson and the vicinity, with some of whom they became acquainted many years ago.

Carlos Avery

Mathias Thoeny, one of the leading citizens of Glencoe, and & man well known and respected all over McLeod county, was born in Switzerland, September 28, 1837. He remained in the land of his birth until he was 19 years of age, coming to America in May, 1857. He cast in his lot with the West, and until the breaking out of the Civil war was in the employ of Knapp, Stout & Co., of Menominee, Wis. From there they sent him to Reed's Landing for the T. B. Wilse Company. Enlisting in 1861 in the Second Minnesota Infantry, he served with the Army of the Ohio and that of the Cumberland, in the Atlantic conflicts, and in the March to the Sea under Sherman. He was slightly wounded in 1863, but remained with his command and was honorably discharged with the rank of captain (of Company C), July 18, 1865. He then settled in Glencoe, Minn., and in company with A. H. Reed bought out a general merchandise store, but in 1870 sold out to his partner and began farming. In 1878 he was elected county auditor and held that office for ten successive years. He then became cashier of the First National Bank of Glencoe, which position he held until his retirement in 1914, and is now and has heen for some time a stockholder in the bank. For many years he was president of the Glencoe Creamery. Fraternally he is affiliated with Hope Lodge, No. 42, A. F. & A. M., and with Glencoe Lodge, No. 38, R. A. M., while his religious affiliations are with the Congregational church. Mr. Thoeny was married May 26, 1866, to Miss Fannie Lutz, and they have been the parents of five children, of whom three are living: Minnie, Albert and Henry. Minnie, who is the wife of A. W. Austin, cashier of the Ada National Bank, of Ada, Norman county, Minn., has two children, H. Thoeny and Arthur Col. Albert, who is general agent of the Western Express Company of Milwaukee, married Margaret Fox. Henry is now cashier of the First National Bank of Glencoe and has proved a worthy suecessor to his father, He married Elizabeth Milke and has two children, Mathias A. and Henry Eugene.

Carlos Avery was born in Minooka, IIL, January 25, 1868, His parents, Frank C. and Mary Avery, were of New England Colonial stock, and were natives of the Western Reserve, Northern Ohio. In 1878 the family came to Minnesota and set tled on a virgin farm in the town of Acoma, McLeod county, where they resided, except for a brief absence during the "grasshopper years" in Ohio, until 1884, when they moved to Hutchinson, where the family has lived ever since. The sub- Ject of this sketch attended the country school, later was graduated from the Hutchinson High school in 1887, and spent his vacations and other spare time reading law in the offices of J. V. V. Lewis, of Hutchinson, and Geo. M. Nelson, of Glen- coe. He engaged in teaching school after his graduation from the high school and after teaching three years was elected county superintendent of schools of McLeod county in 1890, serving in that office for six years. At the close of his term in the office of county school superintendent he purchased the Hutchinson Leader and has been one of the owners and publishers of this paper ever since. For twenty years Mr. Avery was a member of the board of education of Hutchinson, serving as secretary of the board for many years, and finally as its president. He was active in promoting the growth of the schools and providing adequate buildings. He served on the city council of his city for a number of terms and was its first mayor under its city charter, serving several terms. He served on two city charter commissions, actively promoted the establishment of the Hutchinson public library and served many years on its governing board. He was always an active member of local civic and improvement associations, frequently at their head, and in other ways assisted in promoting all public enterprises. In politics Mr. Avery has always been actively affiliated with the Democratic party, having been elected on that ticket in 1890, and later haying been its eandidate for state senator, and for member of congress. He has served as member of county and state committees of his party and was for several years secretary of the state committee. He was appointed by Governor John A. Johnson as a member of the state Game and Fish Commission in 1906, serving on this board four years, three years as its executive agent. He was again appointed to this board in 1915 by Governor W. 8. Hammond, served as its executive agent until August 1, 1915, when he was appointed the sole commission, the board having been abolished by law. He is still serving as state Game and Fish Commissioner. Mr. Avery is a member of the Masonic fraternity, past master of Temple Lodge, a 32d degree Scottosh Rite, and a Noble of Zurah Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. On June 16, 1892, Mr. Avery was married to Emma I. Pennoyer, daughter of Harmon H. and Mary Pennoyer, at Greenleaf, Minn. He and his wife are the parents of two daughters, Mary and Helen.

Hans Jensen, a recognized leader both in the business and agricultural circles of McLeod county, was born in Denmark, October 18, 1871, his parents being Hans C, and Christina (Marckeson) Jensen. The father, a stockman, died in his native land of Denmark in 1904 at the age of 76 years. The mother died there in 1902, aged 68 years. They had 12 children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the 10th in order of birth. Hans Jensen was 21 years old when he came to the

United States, reaching Hutchinson, Minn., November 19, 1892, He worked out for several years on farms and then, in 1897, began farming for himself in Hutchinson township. After improving his farm he sold it and bought another, which he also improved and sold, and he continued in this line of enterprise until he now owns 150 acres of fine land near Hutchinson, a part of it lying within the city limits, just east of town. This highly improved and valuable farm he runs with hired help. Here he has a herd of 50 dairy cows, of which he milks 40, using for the purpose a milking machine consisting of three double suits. His cream checks alone run from $300 to $500 per month, This large production he gets from the careful feeding and the general care given to the animals, He has two large silos. He also buys stock in North and South Dakota and northwestern Minnesota and ships it to market, and feeds from 50 to 100 cattle per year for market, In 1908 Mr. Jensen purchased the Indah] Hardware store. The same year he sold a half interest to P, B. Peterson, Alfred Soren- Son also purchased some stock and the Hutchinson Hardware Co. was organized with a capital stock of $50,000. This is a flourishing concern and is now one of the leading business enterprises of its kind in the city. Mr. Jensen is president of the Company, with Paul Braun as vice-president and treasurer and Alfred Sorenson as secretary. Mr. Jensen is also 4 stockholder in the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Hutchinson. He was president of the McLeod County Fair Association two years and vice-president six years. He is President of the Danish Brotherhood and has held the same Office in the Danish Lutheran church. Mr. Jensen was married March 31, 1893, to Miss Anna Pagh, of Hutchinson, daughter of Johannes and Mary (Peterson) Pagh. Her father died When she was very young and her mother subsequently married Andrew Jensen, of Hutchinson, where they now live. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen are the parents of two children: Harry C., born July 25, 1895, who is now a student in the State University, and Verner, born December 22, 1899, who is attending Hutchinson high school. Mr. Jensen has attained a marked Success in life by means of intelligently directed industry and 1S In the best sense of the term, one of McLeod county's selfmade men. As a public spirited citizen he takes a keen interest in everything for the moral or material betterment of the 'ommunity and his aid and influence can always be depended "pon in support of any worthy cause. illiam H. Hartman, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants tate Bank, Inc., of Hutchinson, Minn., was born in the old Hartman hotel, in Hutchinson, of which his father was proprietor, March 28, 1876. His parents were John and Hannah

Hartman, the father a German by birth, who came to America in 1860, when 26 years old, and served two years in the Civil war as a member of the 26th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in May, 1861. In September, 1864, he came to Minnesota, settling in Acoma township, McLeod county, where he lived ten years. He then became proprietor of the Hotel Hartman and so continued until 1879, in which year his death occurred. His wife diced in 1882. They had five children, whose names may be found in the sketch of O. S. Hartman, published in this volume. William 1H, Hartman was educated in the schools of Hutchinson and at Greenleaf and Litchfield, Minn., attending high school two years. In 1898 he was graduated from the Minneapolis Business College and subsequently worked one year in that city, one year in Bruce, Wis., and a year and a half in Cloquet, Minn, He then spent two years in the employ of the Swift Packing Company, of Duluth, Returning to Hutchinson in 1904, he became bookkeeper in the Citizens Bank, but in the following year entered the employ of Griffith & Smith, bankers of Sleepy Eye, Minn., where he remained until 1914. In November of that year he became cashier of the armers and Merchants State Bank, Inc., of Hutchinson, which position he still holds. Well grounded in banking methods and with a genial personality, he is popular with the patrons of the bank and is regarded as one of the rising young business men of the town, Mr. Hartman was married, June 20, 1907, to Grace Chapman, of Echo, Minn., who was assistant postmaster there. Her father, Charles Chapman, a pioneer merchant of that place, died in March, 1911, at the age of 51 years. Her mother, whose maiden name was Molly McCormick is now residing in Echo at the age of 54 years, Mr. and Mrs. Hartman have had two children: Gretchen Marie, who died March 9, 1911, at the age of ten months and three days, and Dale Winter, born December 6, 1912.