Redwood County, Minnesota - The whole text, 1916 (part 3 of 13)

Herman W. Shoemaker postmaster and leading citizen of North Redwood, was born in Le Sueur county, Minn., March 16, 1860, son of Francis and Rebecca (Fitz-Schlueter) Shoemaker, the pioneers. He was brought to Flora township, Renville county, at the age of six years, and grew to manhood on the home farm, securing his education in the district schools and his farm training from his father. After remaining with his parents until he was twenty-two years old, he moved to Sargent eounty, North Dakota, where he pre-empted 160 acres, and remained until 1887. Then he came to North Redwood, where he became the partner of E. N. Swan in the general mercantile business. In 1892 he erected a substantial building 24 by 66 by 22 feet, and since that date has carried on business alone, winning a large trade, and the confidence and esteem of the community. He served as postmaster for sixteen years, as township treasurer for eight years and as treasurer of the creamery for ten years. He was vice president and one of the organizers of the Security State Bank of North Redwood and is a member of the German Evangelical church. Mr. Shoemaker was married June 27, 1889, to Bertha Henze, who was born December 14, 1860, and died October 26, 1910. She was a daughter of Traugott Henze, a farmer of Redwood county. Two children were born, Ralph, March 29, 1890, now a student at the agricultural college, and Irma, July 24, 1895, who died August 22, 1913. Mr. Shoemaker was married again, December 27, 1911, to Mrs. Nellie Henze, who was born October 8, 1871, and was the widow of Arno Henze, a contractor of Port Washington, Wis., who died in 1908 at the age of thirty-eight years. She is the daughter of Peter Eva a contractor of Port Washington, and his wife, Sarah (Evans) Eva. Mrs. Henze had three children by her first marriage : Le Roy, born October 2, 1892, who is in a bank aft Sioux City, Iowa; Norman, born June 12, 1894, assistant cashier in the Port Washington State Bank at Port Washington, Wis^ and Eva, born August 16, 1896, who was graduated from the Redwood high school in June, 1915, and is now attending Carleton College at Northfield, Minn., studying vocal and instrumental

William Mack, a progressive farmer of Eintire township, was born September 10, 1857, in Milford township, Brown county, Minn. His father, Peter Mack, was born June 29, 1831, in Germany, and came to America in 1852, locating in De Kalb county, HI., where he was engaged as a farm hand. In the fall of 1854 Peter came to Milford, Minn., where he bought 160 acres of land and lived and worked there the greater part of the time until 1890. He then retired, selling his farm to his son, John. In 1862, during the Indian outbreak, he served for a short time in the United States army, and was twice wounded - in the arm and side - which disabled him from hard work. During the outbreak his barn was burned, the stock killed and the log house was used for the wounded. After the outbreak was quelled he worked for the United States at St. Paul for two years. Then he went to New Ulm, where he lived for two years. In the meanwhile his farm lay idle for four years, as he was unable to do farm work. In 1855 he was married to Mrs. Mary Mack, the widow of his brother John. She was born in 1821 in Germany, came to America in 1852 and died November 10, 1874. There were four children in the family : William, born September 10, 1857 ; John, born November 10, 1858; Frederick, born January 10, 1861; and Bertha, born November 10, 1864. William Mack remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to California and worked as a farm hand. After two years he returned home and worked on his father's farm for a year. He then went to South Dakota and did railway construction work for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company for a year. Next he went to Brown county, where he worked as a farm hand and in the pineries. In 1882 he went to Sheridan township, Redwood county, and rented a farm, and in 1886 he bought 200 acres in the southwest quarter of section 32 and southeast quarter of section 31, in Eintire township. He now devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of his extensive farm and in 1898 built a barn 48 by 48 feet. In 1900 he rebuilt and remodeled the house, making it 16 by 26 feet, with two wings 14 by 16 and 12 by 16 feet. In 1914 he built a panel silo 16 by 30 feet. He keeps a high grade of stock. Mr. Mack has been active in municipal affairs and has served as township supervisor for eight years, township assessor for eight years and clerk of the school board for twenty-one years. He is a director of the Farmers' Elevator Company at Seaforth and a stockholder in the Farmers' Bank at Belview, and is also vice president of the Automobile Club of Belview. Mr. Mack was married April 4, 1882, to Hannah Eckstein, who was born May 25, 1859, at Milford, Minn., daughter of Henry and Caroline (Meyre) Eckstein. Mr. Eckstein was born in 1821, in Germany, and Came to America in

1853, locating at Chicago, where he remained one year. Bp then moved to Brown county, Minnesota, where he bought 160 acres of land. In 1885 he retired from farming and moved to Winona. In 1905 he went to Canada, where he lived with his daughter until bis death in 1910. He was buried at New Ulm, Minn. His wife was born in Germany in January, 1831, and now resides in Winona, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Mack have the following children : Bertha, born March 25, 1883, who is teaching in North Dakota, where she has a homestead; Albert, born March 16, 1884, who resides on a homestead in North Dakota ; Oleda, born February 28, 1886, who also lives on a homestead in North Dakota; Arthur, born June 11, 1888, who is farming on his sisters' property in North Dakota; and William and Lucy, twins, born May 15, 1894.

Benjamin H. Kuenzli, born in Honner township, January 20, 1882, is the son of Bernard Kuenzli, a farmer and a native of Switzerland, who came to America and was one of the pioneers of Honner township. Bernard Kuenzli died in 1908 at the age of eighty years. His wife, Mary (Lusher) Kuenzli, died in 1910 at the age of seventy -six. When twenty-one years old, Benjamin H. Kuenzli began working out among the farmers and continued to be thus occupied until 1910, when he bought a general merchandise store from S. J. Sampson in North Redwood, which he has conducted ever since. Besides being a successful merchant, he has held various positions of public trust and has been village clerk since 1912. He is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. Mr. Kuenzli was married March 23, 1910, to Belle Sampson, who was born March 12, 1882, in Goodhue county, a daughter of John and Martha (Onstad) Sampson. Her father, for many years a farmer in Franklin and a resident of Goodhue county for twenty-seven years, died in 1904 at the age of sixty-three.

Joseph R. Keefe, whose distinguished services as a member of the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature gave him a statewide reputation, and who is now a member of the firm of Farrell & Keefe, was born in Birch Cooley township, Renville county, Minn., June 14, 1874. His father, Jeremiah Keefe, a native of Ireland, came to America at the age of fifteen, locating in Pennsylvania, whence, in 1868, he came to Birch Cooley township, taking a homestead in section 24. He moved to Morton in 1900 and died in 1901 at the age of seventy-five years. The mother, Mary (Deasy) Keefe, resides at Morton. Joseph R. Keefe acquired his early education in the local schools and graduated from the Northwestern Business college in Minneapolis in 1895. For two years he was a teacher, after which he worked in the hardware store of Linderman & Keefe Bros, at North Redwood, his two brothers being members of the firm. After two years with this firm he bought a store in company with P. R. Farrell and conducted it under the name of Farrell & Keefe. In 1905 it was in- corporated with a capital of $15,000, Mr. Keefe being the secretary and treasurer. They have an extensive patronage and do a large business in furniture, hardware, machinery and automobiles. Mr. Keefe has been actively engaged in public affairs and was village recorder five years. In 1910 he was elected state representative and served one term. He is director of the Mahnomen Land Company at Mahnomen, Minn., also of the Citizens State Bank of the same place, is manager of the Farmers Co-operative Creamery of North Redwood. He and his family are members of the Catholic church and he is a member of the K. C. and M. W. A. Mr. Keefe was married September 16, 1901, to Lena Hammer, born March 15, 1883, daughter of Frank F. Hammer, a grocer in Minneapolis and his wife, Martha Hammer. Their children are : Gladys E., Roland L., Robert J., Irene, Clarence and James.

Nek J. Schjenken, well-to-do land owner and prominent citizen of Kintire township, was born in Vardal, Norway, March 21, 1860, son of Jacob and Agnes (Hanson) Peterson. His parents spent their years in the old country, the father being engaged in the manufacturing business. Nels J. Schjenken attended the parish schools and as a young man worked in a paper factory. Determined to better himself, he came to America, landing in this country June 28, 1881, and at once finding his way to Swedes Forest, this county. When he reached here he was $50 in debt for his ticket. This he paid the first summer, working on farms in Swedes Forest township. That winter , he went to Mankato, where he cut cord wood for sixty -five cents a cord and paid his own board and lodging. The next summer he came back to Swedes Forest and worked as a farm hand, and the following winter cut wood at Kilkinny, this state, at the same rate that he had worked the previous winter at Mankato. For several years he had devoted his autumns to assisting on threshing crews at seventy-five cents a day. He then engaged in the lumber business for some years, working in the pineries of northern Wisconsin during the winter months and in the saw mills at La Crosse in the spring and summer. In 1887 he came back to Redwood county and with his hard-earned savings purchased 40 acres in section 3, Kintire township. There he erected a crude shack, planted a grove, and started to develop his land. With this beginning he has built up a splendid farm of 240 acres in sections 3, 9 and 16, well tiled and fenced, and brought it to a high stage of improvement. Buildings have been erected as necessity has required. In 1900 the house was rebuilt so that it now is a sightly structure 18x28 feet with a 14x20 foot wing. In 1914 he erected a barn 34x35 feet, with a granary 16x24 feet. The groves have reached maturity, the lawns are well-kept and wide spreading, the stock is sleek and thriving, the crops are large and of the best, arid everything about the place bespeaks the thrift, care, and good management of the owner. Beginning in this country, as he did, in debt for his passage, and now owning one of the best farms in the neighborhood, Mr. Schjenken is a splendid example of what hard work, pluck, and steady habits may accomplish in this land of boundless opportunities. Mr. Schjenken was married May 2, 1885, to Dina Larson, who was born in Norway, February 24, 1865, daughter of Lars and Agnes (Knutsen) Duffenson. Her father, born in Norway in 1842, came to America in 1882, located at Galesville, Wis., and worked as a carpenter and farmed until 1910, when he was accidentally killed. Mr. and Mrs. Schjenken have eleven children : Josephine, Agnes, Lena, Berndt, Dina, Nettie, Lars (first), Lars (second), Enute, Antoine and Johannes. Josephine was born July 10, 1886; Lars (first) was born May 31, 1888, and died July 10 of the same year; Agnes was born March 29, 1890; Lena, June 27, 1892; Berndt, March 20, 1894; Dina, April 9, 1896; Nellie, January 9, 1898; Lars, May 10, 1900; Knute and Antoine, March lO, 1903; and Johannes, June 2, 1904. Enute is five hours older than his twin, having been born at 10 o'clock in the morning while Antoine was born at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Daniel McKay was born May 9, 1862, in Scotland, son of Archibald and Jeannette (McNaughton) McKay. Both parents were natives of Scotland, and came, in 1875, to Canada, where the father died in 1881. The mother died in 1909 in Kintire township at the age of eighty-one years. Daniel McKay bought 100 acres in Chatam township, Kent county, Ontario, where he lived for eight years, then going to Rockford, 111., where he rented a farm for five years. In February, 1888, he came to Delhi township, Redwood county, Minnesota, where he rented a farm for one year and then bought 160 acres of land in the northwestern quarter of section 10, Kintire township, where he still resides. He is an ambitious and energetic farmer and has improved and developed his farm. In 1900 he built a nice comfortable house, the main part being 26x16 feet, the wing 16x16 and the kitchen 16x12. In 1905 a barn was built, 36x48, with a concrete basement.

Mr. McKay is greatly interested in politics and has served as assessor of the township for five years, township clerk for sixteen years and as a member of the school board for eighteen years. He is a director of the State Bank at Belview and of the Farmers Elevator Company. Mr. McKay was united in marriage January 10 1895, to Elizabeth H. Ralston, who was born June 10, 1872, at Boscoe, Winnebago county, Illinois, daughter of Thomas and Jean Ralston, both natives of Scotland. Mr. Ralston came to America in T845 and died in 1885 in Roscoe, HI., where his widow now resides. Mr. and Mrs. McKay have the following children : Jeanie, born I>ecember 17, 1895, who is a student at the Mankato State Normal School ; Archie, born August 7, 1897 ; Belle, born August

Augustus F. Rahn, cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Belview, was born September 27, 1866, in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, son of Christian and Christena (Kuck) Rahn. Christian Rahn was born in Germany, December 24, 1833, and came to America in 1851, locating in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, where he lived for eight years, and then moving to Vermilion county, Illinois, where he bought 240 acres of land in Butler township. This he sold in 1884 and bought 160 acres of land in Redwood county, Minnesota, 80 acres of which are within the present city limits of Redwood Falls. He retired and died in 1914. He was married in 1865 to Christena Kuck, born in New York state, who died in 1903 in Redwood Falls. Augustus F. Rahn received his education in the common school of his neighborhood and attended Bryant and Stratton Business College at Buffalo, New York. He entered the dry goods store of C. W. Evert at Redwood Falls and clerked for two years. Then he bought 240 acres in section 23, Posen township, Yellow Medicine county, Minnesota, where he remained for two years. Then he clerked in a shoe store in Redwood Falls one winter and next went to Belview, where he clerked in the general store for a year. He then bought the stock of the Francois Estate and operated the store for three years. In 1896 he entered the grain and fuel business and still owns the elevator. In 1898 he bought a hardware store and harness shop. In 1891 he sold this and bought half a section land in sections 8, 9, 16 and 17 in Eintire township, which he still owns. He served as president of the village board for two years and for two years was its treasurer and a trustee. In 1910 the Farmers State Bank was organized by Mr. Rahn and others, he becoming cashier, which position he still holds. Mr. Rahn was married June 30, 1892, to Rosena Hanson, born June 14, 1866, in Wisconsin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hanson. Nels Hanson was born in Norway and came to America, purchasing land in Swedes Forest township, Redwood county, Minnesota, where he died in 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Rahn have four children: Grant O. Q., born May 7, 1893; Anna, born July 7, 1895; Carlyle R., born November 14 1897, and Norah L., born March 7, 1900.

Carl Christian Enestvedt* the efficient and popular cashier of the State Bank of Belview, comes of sturdy pioneer stock, and like his forebears before him, is taking his share in the development and progress of this portion of the upper Minnesota valley. He was born on the famous old Enestvedt farm in south Sacred Heart township, Renville county, December 9, 1871, son of that worthy settler, Ole O. Enestvedt, Sr., whose career is appropriately mentioned elsewhere in this work. Carl Christian Enest- vedt attended the district schools of his neighborhood, and took the commercial course in the Willmar Seminary, at Willmar, Minn. In the meanwhile he worked more or less on the parental farm. In 1892 he came to Belview, and with G. H. Kravik as a partner engaged in the general mercantile business, which firm was successfully continued until 1898 when it was dissolved and Mr. Enestvedt withcLrew. Soon after coming to Belview, and while still engaged in the mercantile business, Mr. Enestvedt became local manager for the Interstate Grain Co. In 1898 he left this employ, and became local manager for the Farmers Grain & Fuel Co., a position, he retained until 1907. From 1905 to 1912 he was a partner in the Belview Mercantile Co. In 1907, when he resigned from his successful connection with the Farmers Grain & Pnel Co., he became cashier of the State Bank of Belview, a position which he has since retained, with the exception of the year 1911- In this capacity Mr. Enestvedt has been most successful, and his wide friendship and pleasing personality have been among the factors that have contributed to the success of the institution- His standing in the community is shown by the fact that he has been assessor of Belview and served as clerk of the board of education for many years. For twenty years, since 1896, he has been secretary of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Belview, and in this capacity has given much satisfaction. He is also a member of the National Christian Association of -America. Mr. Enestvedt was married June 24, 1896, to Bertha Hoppenrath, of Kintire township, Redwood county, daughter of William Hoppenrath, who came to this county in 1880, lived in Redwood Falls ten years, then moved to Kintire township and now lives retired in Belview. Mr. and Mrs. Enestvedt have three children : Myrtell W., Carl Norman and Harold Roscoe. Myrtell W., who was born April 17, 1897, is now taking the domestic science course at the St. Cloud State Normal school. She is a graduate of St. Olaf at Northfield, this state. Carl Norman, horn February 16, 1899, is a graduate of the Belview High school. Harold Roscoe was born April 26, 1907.

gaps A. Bekke, formerly a leading farmer of Swedes Forest township, now a respected resident of Belview, came to this county nearly f orty-five years ago, and has seen it grow from a frontier region of a few scattered houses into the prosperous community that it is today. He has seen the railroads come and the villages Imilt up, he has witnessed the present beautiful farm houses and conveI1ierit "barns take the place of the early cabins and shacks, he has seen modern machinery take the place of crude tools in farm operation, and he has seen the oxen give way to the horse, and the horse to automobile. In all of this development, he, as a good citizen, has had his share and part. Hans A. Bekke was born I>ecember 26, 1832, in Norway, and was there reared. He vedt attended the district schools of his neighborhood, and took the commercial course in the Willmar Seminary, at Willmar, Minn. In the meanwhile he worked more or less on the parental farm. In 1892 he came to Belview, and with G. H. Eravik as a partner engaged in the general mercantile business, which firm was successfully continued until 1898 when it was dissolved and Mr. Enestvedt withdrew. Soon after coming to Belview, and while still engaged in the mercantile business, Mr. Enestvedt became local manager for the Interstate Grain Co. In 1898 he left this employ, and became local manager for the Farmers Grain & Fuel Co., a position he retained until 1907. From 1905 to 1912 he was a partner in the Belview Mercantile Co. In 1907, when he resigned from his successful connection with the Farmers Grain & Fuel Co., he became cashier of the State Bank of Belview, a position which he has since retained, with the exception of the year 1911. In this capacity Mr. Enestvedt has been most successful, and his wide friendship and pleasing personality have been among the factors that have contributed to the success of the institution. His standing in the community is shown by the fact that he has been assessor of Belview and served as clerk of the board of education for many years. For twenty years, since 1896, he has been secretary of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Belview, and in this capacity has given much satisfaction. He is also a member of the National Christian Association of America. Mr. Enestvedt was married June 24, 1896, to Bertha Hoppenrath, of Kintire township, Redwood county, daughter of William Hoppenrath, who came to this county in 1880, lived in Redwood Falls ten years, then moved to Kintire township, and now lives retired in Belview. Mr. and Mrs. Enestvedt have three children : Myrtell W., Carl Norman and Harold Roscoe. Myrtell W., who was born April 17, 1897, is now taking the domestic science course at the St. Cloud State Normal school. Slie is a graduate of St. Olaf at Northfield, this state. Carl Norman, born February 16, 1899, is a graduate of the Belview High school. Harold Roscoe was born April 26, 1907.

Hans A. Bekke, formerly a leading farmer of Swedes Forest township, now a respected resident of Belview, came to this county nearly forty-five years ago, and has seen it grow from a frontier region of a few scattered houses into the prosperous community that it is today. He has seen the railroads come and the villages built up, he has witnessed the present beautiful farm houses and convenient barns take the place of the early cabins and shacks, he has seen modern machinery take the place of crude tools in farm operation, and he has seen the oxen give way to the horse, and the horse to automobile. In all of this development, he, as a good citizen, has had his share and part. Hans A. Bekke was born December 26, 1832, in Norway, and was there reared. He was but little over twenty-one years of age when, in 1854, he came to America and located in Dane county, Wisconsin. After some six years there, he went to Columbia county in the same state and settled in Otsego township, where he first bought 80 acres in section 18, and later added 40 acres more. It was in 1872 that he decided to move still further west and grow up with a new country. So he sold out in Columbia county and came to Redwood county, Minnesota, securing a quarter section in section 26, Swedes Forest township. This was then indeed a pioneer country. The first settlers had located in Redwood Falls only eight years before. Scarcely ten years had passed since the Indian massacre had ravaged the valley. The village of Belview had not been thought of. The land was all wild, and the task of breaking was most difficult. Grain had to be hauled to Willmar or New Ulm by ox team, and there, too, lumber and supplies had to be obtained. The winters were hard and severe, the summer sun beat upon the treeless prairie, the mosquitos added to the discomfort of life, and for several years the grasshoppers almost ruined the crops. But in spite of all these discouragements, the hard work of Mr. Bekke and his wife had their reward, and in time success crowned their efforts. To his original quarter section he added another 200 acres in the same section. He planted a splendid grove, and as prosperity came erected a pleasant home and suitable farm buildings. In 1889 he retired and moved to the village of Belview, where he now resides. While in the township he served on the township board. For some years he was president of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of Renville County. Mr. Bekke is the son of Andrew and Ingeborg (Johnson) Bekke. The father came to America in 1871, located near Hesper, Iowa, and died a few years later. Hans A. Bekke was married in 1854 to Emma Christopherson, who was born in Norway in 1832, came to America a few months before her marriage, and died April 14, 1893. She bore to Mr. Bekke twelve children: Andrew (died in 1901), Christian, Mary, Ole (died in 1904), Hansina, Emma (died in 1871), Emma, second; Martin (died in 1891), Jartinus (died in 1889), Caroline, Anna and Martha. March 2, 1894, Mr. Bekke married Mrs. Esther Gunnelson, the widow of Gunnel Gunnelson, and the daughter of John and Carrie (Jurgenson) Johnson, the former of whom was born in Norway in 1817, lived in Chicago a while, then settled in Columbia county, Wisconsin, where he died in 1852, and the latter of whom came to America in 1842, and located in Columbia county, Wisconsin, where she died in 1881. By her marriage to Mr. Gunnelson, Mrs. Bekke has four children: Cora, Amanda, Agnes and Gunnel.

Adolph Leonard, pioneer, farmer and miller, was born in Saxony, Germany, November 18, 1839, son of Frederick and Johanna Leonard, and descended from a long line of sturdy-

German ancestry. He grew to manhood in the old country and in 1867 came to America, working for one year in a saw mill in Indiana. It was in 1868 that he came to Redwood county and took a homestead of 160 acres in section 22, Sheridan township. To this homestead he added, by purchase, an adjoining quarter section. Moving into a little frame house which stood on the place, he started farming with the most meagre equipment. Like the other pioneers, he used an ox team and a crude wagon. St. Peter was the nearest market place and the journey was long and tedious and during the winters even dangerous. From this humble start, toiling early and late, he gradually achieved prosperity. For many years he carried on general farming, making a specialty of Percheron horses, Shorthorn cattle and a good breed of swine. His original home was burned, as was also the one which he built to replace it ; but, undaunted by these two disasters, he, in 1880, built the substantial residence which now adorns the place. In addition to the home farm, he, in 1870, took a tree claim, of which he held possession until 1913. In 1893, after many years of hard work, he moved to Belview village, where the following year he built a flour mill. This he successfully conducted until 1903. He continued to live in Belview until 1913, when he sold the home there and purchased his present substantial residence in Redwood Falls. Mr. Leonard is an independent voter and has taken an active interest in public affairs. While living in Sheridan township, he served a number of years as treasurer and also as chairman of the town and as member of the school board of his district. After moving to Belview he served as president of the village council and also as chairman of the school board. In addition to his farm holdings, he was one of the stockholders of the Farmers Elevator at Seaforth. A devout adherent of the German Lutheran Church, he helped to build the edifice of St. John's congregation in Sheridan township and was one of its first trustees. The family now attends the church of that denomination in Redwood Falls. Mr. Leonard was married March 17, 1871, to Bertha Neuman, who was born in Germany, March 1, 1848, daughter of Gotfried Neuman, a German "Musik Meister," who came to America in 1868 and lived with his daughter until his death in 1895. The Leonard family has been blessed with eight children: Selma, now deceased; Louis, a hardware merchant in Belview, who married Bertha Froelich ; Anna ; Minnie, wife of B. P. Hallwich, of Granite Falls, Minn. ; Robert, and Otto, who conduct a drug store at Currie, Minn. (Robert married Carrie Thoraon) ; Helen, wife of Rev. Thomas McMellen of Des Moines, Iowa; Amelia, wife of Dr. Gilbert Gosslee of Moorhead, Minn., and Otto, whom we have already mentioned above.

of Adolph and Bertha (Newman) Leonard. He remained at home until twenty-three years of age and then worked as engineer in his father's mill. After eight years he engaged in a livery and dray business at Belview and conducted it for eight years. He then sold out and moved to Seaf orth, Minn., where he was engaged in the same business for two years. In the spring of 1913 he traded his livery business for the stock and fixtures in the Belview Hardware Company and has conducted this business ever since. Mr. Leonard was married October 19, 1896, to Bertha Proelich, born March 28, 1883, in Nicollet county, Minnesota, daughter of Herman and Barbara Froelich. Her father was a native of Germany who came to America in 1867, locating in Sheridan township, this county, where he secured a homestead in section 18, of 160 acres. After a short time he sold his claim and moved to Courtland township, Nicollet county, Minnesota, where he engaged in farming. He married Mrs. Barbara Lemberger. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard have the following children: Adolph H., born October 8, 1899 ; Roland, born June 21, 1903, and Perry, born September 11, 1909.

Andrew M. Monson, a representative farmer of Kintire township, who has lived on his present place over a quarter of a century and in the county some thirty-seven years, has had his share in the life of the community, and is regarded as one of its leading citizens. He was born in Norway, March 11, 1864, son of Mons and Anna (Vasenden) Gimmestad, both of whom are now deceased. Andrew M. was but fifteen years of age when he set out for America and secured employment in Swedes Forest township, this county. After a long period of hard work and self denial as a farm hand he was enabled to purchase 160 acres in the southwest quarter of section 4, Kintire township, where he now resides. He began at once to improve and develop it, and now has as good a place as is to be found in the neighborhood. He has also done some good public service, having been assessor ten years and town clerk six years. Mr. Monson was married May 30, 1892, to Elena Rake, born December 26, 1870, daughter of Elling and Martha Rake, natives of Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Monson have been blessed with nine children; Edwin, Martha, Anna, Emma, Ellen, Albert, Ida, Bertha and Evelyn.

Bertd. Monson, successful farmer and merchant, now deceased, for many years a well-known factor in Redwood county life, was born in Norway in 1859, son of Mons and Anna (Vasenden) Gimmestad, and was there reared and educated. He lost his father in 1878, and in 1880 came to America and located in Redwood county, where his brothers, Knute and Mathias, and his mother, had preceeded him. For five years he worked as a farm hand in Kintire and Swedes Forest township. In 1885 he purchased 160 acres in section 4, Kintire township, and to this he later added 80 acres in the same section, and 8 acres in section 33, Swedes Forest township. On this place he successfully farmed for many years and became one of the leading citizens of his neighborhood. He was honored with several public positions, including that of supervisor of Kintire township for some eight years. In 1900 he retired from farm life and purchased an interest in a general store, which, in partnership with Bert Holvick, he operated under the firm name of Holvick & Monson. After a useful and busy career, he died April 19, 1908, and was sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends and associates. Mr. Monson was married in 1888 to Marie Eide, who was born in Norway in 1863, and came to America in 1880, being the daughter of William and Barbara Eide, natives of Norway, the former of whom was born in 1815 ; the latter, born in 1823, died in 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Monson had seven children: Minnie, born in 1889; William, born Nov. 9, 1890; Nettie, born Nov. 25, 1892; Tyler, born in 1895, who died in 1898; Zelma, born in 1896; Marvin, born in 1898 ; and Bertha, born in 1904.

William Monson, an energetic and enterprising young merchant of Belview, was born in Kintire township, this county, November 9, 1890, son of Bertel and Marie (Eide) Monson, prominent citizens. He was reared on the home farm and attended the district school until he was ten years old, at which time he was brought to Belview by his parents. Here he continued his schooling. In 1908 he was graduated from Minneapolis Business College. As a boy and young man he worked in the store of Holvick ft Monson, in which his father was one of the partners. In 1908 he inherited his father's interest in the firm and in 1912 bought thte Holvick interests, since which time he has conducted it under the name of William Monson & Co. By shrewd management, fair dealing and a thorough understanding of his business, he has built up a large trade. He carried a large stock of general merchandise and enjoys an extensive patronage. As a public spirited citizen he has taken a prominent part in the affairs of the village. For several years past he has served in his present capacity as a member of the village council. He is a member of the Belview Automobile elub and the Belview Commercial club, and is an enthusiastic "booster" in both. His religious faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church.

Boy A. Peterson, M. D., Ph. O., physician, surgeon, of Vesta, in active practice, is one of the energetic citizens of his village and has taken a prominent part in a number of progressive movements in his vicinity. Thoroughly versed in his profession, lie has made a hobby of the study of sanitation and his work as a member of the board of health of Vesta has marked a distinct epoch in the life of that village. His medical and surgical practice extends far into the country and his sympathy and ability have made him widely beloved in the homes to which he has brought healing and comfort. Dr. Peterson was born in Roseville, HI., July 27, 1879, son of Swan W. and Elizabeth (Pierson) Peterson. Brought to this country in 1886, he attended the schools of his neighborhood and subsequently entered the Highland Park Normal school of Des Moines Iowa, where he was graduated in 1902 with the degree of Ph.Q. Thus prepared, he entered the Keokuk Medical College at Keokuk, Iowa, and was there graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1906. After suitable practice as a hospital interne, he opened an office at Swedesburg, Iowa, where he remained until 1910. In that year he came to Vesta and succeeded to the practice of Dr. P. D. Gray. Being thoroughly ethical in his profession he has allied himself with the American and Minnesota State Medical associations and with the Camp Release Medical Society. In addition to his services as health officer, he has been a member of the village council of Vesta and also a member of the board of education. He is a director in the Vesta State Bank and a stockholder in the Luce Electric line and in the Adsit Lockout Telephone Company. He has made a hobby of farm life and his real estate holdings include 480 acres of farm land in Redwood county and 480 acres in Yellow Medicine county. Dr. Peterson was married September 3, 1907 to Evelyn Hoffstedt, who was born May 26, 1888, daughter of Adolph and Christine (Lille) Hoffstedt. Dr. and Mrs. Peterson have three children: Kenneth A., born November 15, 1912, and Doris and Dorothy (twins), born July 11, 1915. Adolph Hoffstedt was born in Sweden, came to America in 1869, and engaged in farming near Swedesburg, Iowa, where he died in 1898, at the age of sixty-three years. His wife Christine was born in Sweden, came to America in 1875, and still makes her home in Swedesburg, Iowa.

Ole O. Flom, a retired farmer living in the village of Belview, has been a resident of this county for some thirty-four years, and has had his part in the wonderful progress that has taken place in that time, having by his own efforts developed a tract of wild prairie land into one of the best farms in the county. He was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, Aug. 29, 1851, son of Ole and Martha (Gullickson) Gunderson, natives of Norway, the former of whom came to America in 1848 and located in Columbia county, Wisconsin, where he and his good wife both died in 1854. Left an orphan at the tender age of three years, Ole O. Flom was taken into the home of J. J. Lee, of Columbia county, Wisconsin, and there was reared, receiving a good common school education. At the age of seventeen he left his foster parents, and went to Rio, Wis. After three years spent in learning the blacksmith trade, he rented the shop in which he had served his apprenticeship. A year later, however, he returned to the neighborhood in which he had been reared, and there erected a blacksmith shop which he successfully conducted until 1882. In that year he came to Swedes Forest, this county, and purchased 160 acres of wild land in sections 25 and 36. On this he erected a rude shack, 16 feet square, and started to break the land. Gradually he brought the farm to a high degree of cultivation, added 80 acres in the Delhi township bottoms, and developed as fine a place as could be found in the neighborhood. In time he erected b fine set of buildings well in keeping with the prosperity that he had attained. He planted trees, erected fences, purchased modern machinery and implements, and successfully carried on general farming until 1912. Then he erected a beautiful home in Belview village, where he is spending the afternoon of life, reaping the rewards of his many years of patient labor and devoted toil. A thorough believer in education, Mr. Flom served as treasurer of school district No. 55 for thirteen years. He was also treasurer of the township for a while. In the Rockdale Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church he took a particular interest, acting as one of its trustees for four years and doing efficient services on its building committee. He is an admirable citizen in every way, and is a splendid example of what an orphan youth with little encouragement may accomplish by hard work and native ability June 24, 1876, to Sarah Austin, who was born in Norway, Februin this land of boundless opportunity. Mr. Flom was married ary 14, 1851, daughter of Austin and Karie (Stefte) Gulverson, natives of Norway, the former of whom was born in 1808, came to America in 1861, engaged in farming in Columbia county, Wisconsin, and died in 1888, and the latter of whom was born in 1829 and died in 1887. Mrs. Flom, after a useful life as a loyal wife and devoted mother, died January 23, 1911, leaving five children : Mina, Otto, Lina (deceased), Rosella and Emma. Mina is the wife of J. S. Gunnelson, of Belview, and their children are : Sarah L., Otto F., Adolph G., Walter 0. and Margaret J. Otto operates the home farm in Swedes Forest township. He married Cora Enutson, and has two children, Kathlene and Otto S. Rosella is the wife of Andrew Davison, of New Prairie, Minn., and has one child, Ole. Emma lives at home and teaches in the Belview schools.

Frank H. Bendix, of the firm Bendix and Dickson, was born in Columbus, Wis., January 10, 1874, son of John F. and Augusta (Hinzman) Bendix. He remained at home until 1891, when he began working out on the farms. In 1894 he was graduated from the St. Paul Park College of St. Paul Park, Minn., where he took up a commercial and normal course. After that he engaged in teaching in Yellow Medicine county, Minnesota, and spent two years in South Dakota. In 1897 he began work in a general store owned by Matz and Schroeder of Vesta. Two and a half years later he bought the general store of Nelson and Rawlings in Vesta and eng&Ee& in business with J. W. Dickson as partner. He is a director of Vesta State Bank and of the Farmers Elevator Company. He has been village treasurer since 1904, served on the village council one year, being a member of the first council, and has been president of the school board since 1906. Fraternally he is affiliated with the M. W. A. Mr. Bendix was married June 6, 1901, to Emily Streech, who was born May 10, 1874, daughter of Fred and Minnie (Leudtke) Streech. Her father was a pioneer of Flora township, Renville county, who came from Germany in 1871 and is now a fruit farmer in Los Angeles, Cal. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bendix are as follows : Lester, born September 4, 1902; Ralph, born June 26, 1904; Delia, born June 6, 1908 ; Neva, born August 6, 1909 ; and Gordon, born December 17, 1912. The family are members of the Presbyterian church.

Salem F. Scott, financier and prominent citizen of Vesta, is eminently qualified for the position he holds as a village banker. His many years as a farmer have given him a keen sight into * agricultural conditions and he has kept in close touch with each stage of progress in rural development. He is a personal friend of every farmer for miles around and has shown his faith in the future of this neighborhood by acquiring a large farm of 400 acres in Vesta township, on which are conducted many experiments along the latest lines of agricultural science. Salem F. Scott was born in Paisley, Ontario, April 21, 1868, of devout and learned parents. His father, John W. Scott, a retired clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church, who now lives in Ottawa, Canada, served a long and useful career as pastor of various churches in Minnesota, North Dakota, Missouri and Kansas. The mother, Mrs. Maria (McFadden) Scott, has been an able helpmeet of her husband in all his endeavors. Reared in the cultured home of these devout people the subject of this sketch attended school in the various villages to which his father was assigned and supplemented this education with a two years' course in law in the University of Minnesota. His practical commercial experience was secured in the Minnesota School of Business at Minneapolis, from which he was graduated in 1898. In the meanwhile he had devoted many years to farming at Plainville, Kans. ; Drayton, N. D.; St. Thomas, N. D., and Hallock, Minn. It was on January 1, 1904, that he came to Vesta as cashier of the Vesta State Bank, a position he still holds. His personality and integrity have been vital factors in the success and growth of this institution. In addition to his holdings in the Vesta Bank, Mr. Scott was one of the incorporators, and is still one of the stockholders, of the Peoples Bank of St. Paul. He is also a stock holder in the Twin City Fire Insurance Company of Minneapolis. A man of many interests, Mr. Scott has by no means confined his attention to banking and agriculture. As a member of the village council of Vesta, he has done most efficient service and his work as a member of the school board has been highly prized. Mr. Scott was married in August, 1905, to Zula I. Way, who was born in Walnut Grove, January 22, 1880, daughter of Victor N. and Elizabeth (Sime) Way, pioneers of that township. This union has been blessed with three children : Robert W., born December 4, 1908; Hazel E., born March 4, 1911, and Bertram A., born February 26, 1913. The family faith is that of the Presbyterian church.

Haskell M. Reichert, manager of the electric plant of Vesta, was born in La Crosse, Wis., January 22, 1870, son of Jacob and Emma (Brown) Reichert. Jacob Reichert was born in Bingen on the Rhine and came to America in 1850 with his parents, locating in La Crosse county, where they engaged in farming. In 1881 they moved to Lyon, Minn., and in 1898 he moved to Virden, Manitoba, where he died in 1900. Haskell M. Reichert worked as a mechanic from 1891 to 1899 and then opened a machine and blacksmith shop in Vesta, Minn. After two years he engaged in the implement business, which he continued for three years. Then for the next three years he was engaged in the hardware and implement business for himself. Subsequently, he entered into partnership with George Bendix in the same business, which, three years later, was incorporated as the Vesta Hardware Company with a capital of $25,000, the members of the company in addition to Mr. Reichert being George Bendix and James Mc- Gregor. July, 1914, Mr. Reichert sold his interest and took charge of the Vesta electric light and power company. The village erected a building and put in the waterworks, which Mr. Reichert operates, the electric light plant having been installed in the same building. The Vesta Electric Light and Power Company has two 25-kilowatt generators, two oil-burning engines of semi-Deissel type, a 20-horsepower Muncie and a 30-horsepower Anderson. It has a storage battery of 96 cells, Edison 150-ampere hour capacity. It gives 24-hour service, has 55 customers and costs $6,500. Mr. Reichert has served as school treasurer since 1900 and was a member of the city council for three years, and mayor for six months. He is a member of the M. W. A. Mr. Reichert was united in marriage May 31, 1899, to Nellie Sharratt, who was born October 14, 1876, daughter of Charles and Priscilla Sharratt. The father, a native of England, came to America in 1868, locating in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, and later - in September, 1887 - in Lyon county, Minnesota, where he engaged in farming. He now has retired from active work and lives with the subject of this sketch. His wife died October 15, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Reichert have three children: Dean, born March 28, 1903; Harold, born March 19, 1906, and Dorothy, born May 11, 1908. The family are members of the Presbyterian church.

Wyman. Frederick A. Wyman was born in Onandago county, New York, and came to Wisconsin at the age of five years. In 1877 he homesteaded in the northeast half of the northeast quarter of section 14, Underwood township, where he resided, subsequently, until his death, February 27, 1898, at the age of fortyseven. He was married in 1878, and he and his wife had two children : Ormie S., the subject of this sketch, and Alva D., who is in the rural mail service. Ormie S. Wyman remained at home and helped to operate the farm until 1904, after which he rented it until 1915. At the time of his father's death it contained 240 acres, to which 80 acres were added later. In 1915 Mr. Wyman moved to Vesta, where he is agent for the Oakland automobile. He was married October 19, 1904, to Sadie Hunt, who was born June 6, 1883, daughter of James Hunt (a farmer of Anoka county, Minn., who died in 1885 at the age of forty-seven), and his wife, Mary (Keillor) Hunt. There were three children in the Hunt family : Rozel, a farmer of Anoka ; Gertrude, wife of Ross Barber, a farmer of Underwood township, and Sadie. Mr. and Mrs. Wyman also have three children: Laura, born July 6, 1909; Fred, born Nov. 22, 1910, and Ralph, born May 20, 1915.

Julius J. Smith, a well known citizen of Vesta, was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, June 17, 1865, son of August J. and Margaret (Richard) Smith. August J. Smith, who was a mason by trade, was born in Germany, and came to America with his parents in 1843. They located first in Illinois, but in 1881 moved to Brownton, McLeod county, where he resided until his death in 1910, when aged 72 years. His wife is now living at Hutchinson, Minn. Julius J. Smith remained at home until 1895, when he engaged in the mason's trade in Hutchinson and was thus employed until 1900. He then moved to Vesta, Minn., where he is now located. Here he does concrete work, laying sidewalks, building foundations, plastering, etc. He has been a member of the village council for four years. Fraternally associated with the I. O. O. F. he has held the chairs in his lodge and is now serving as noble grand. He is also connected with the M. W. A., in which he is venerable council. Mr. Smith was married June 29, 1905, to Lydia Bipes, who was born Nov. 4, 1879, daughter of Charles J. Bipes, a farmer of McLeod county, Minn., who died March 14, 1913, and Elizabeth (Sauter) Bipes, who died April 15, 1905f Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two children: Myrtle and Goldie. The members of the family on both sides belong to the German Methodist church.

John W. Dickson, formerly of the firm of Bendix & Dickson, was born in Ontario, Canada, August 18, 1873, and died Sept. 7, 1908. His father, Samuel Dickson, was a farmer of Canada, who died in 1909, at the age of seventy 4hree ; the mother died in 1900, at the age of fifty-eight. There were eight children in the family: Belle, who married James McGregor, of Vesta; James, a farmer of Saskatchewan, Canada; Jane, wife of Alec McGregor, of Saskatchewan, Canada ; Agnes, wife of Robert Barber, a merchant of Saskatchewan, Canada ; Elizabeth, wife of Robert Goode, a merchant at Ontario, Canada ; John W., subject of the sketch; Samuel, a farmer at Saskatchewan; and Mary, living in Saskatchewan, Canada. John W. Dickson came to the United States in 1895 and secured employment as a miller at Echo, Minn., being thus occupied four yers. He then worked on a farm in Vesta township. Next he engaged in the hardware business in Vesta, but after a year and a half sold out and opened a general store in Vesta, with P. H. Bendix, under the name of Bendix & Dickson. Mr. Dickson was married Sept. 5, 1900, to Belle Barber, who was born June 3, 1875, daughter of Thomas C. and Sarah (McLeod) Barber. Mr. Barber was born Feb. 11, 1841, in Canada and came to the United States in 1870, homesteading in Yellow Medicine county, Minn., where he died Nov. 30, 1911. His wife, to whom he was married December 31, 1863, was born August 16, 1839, in Glasgow, Scotland, and died June 20, 1908. There were the following children in the Barber family: Robert, merchant of Tregarva, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maria, wife of James R. Dickson, a farmer of Yellow Medicine county, who died Nov. 16, 1910, at the age of forty-two; George, a farmer of Vesta township ; Will, a farmer in Saskatchewan ; Alexander D., a farmer on the old home place ; Belle, who married Mr. Dickson ; Mary, wife of Elmer McElrath, a merchant at Vesta ; Laura, wife of Oliver T. Sunde, sheriff of Renville county, and Sadie, wife of Willison Lambert, a real estate dealer of Victoria, B. C. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson were blessed with two children, Alice, born April 7, 1904, and Wilbur, born September 6, 1905.

Charles B. Fraser, a popular dentist of Vesta, was born in Woodstock, Ontario, January 23, 1870, son of Angus and Annie (Dunn) Fraser. Angus Fraser was born at Inverness, Scotland, and came to America in 1851, locating in Ontario, where he has lived ever since. He is now a retired farmer and lives at Woodstock. Charles B. Fraser was graduated from the Woodstock Baptist College in 1900, from the Toronto Dental College in 1902, and from the Chicago Dental College in 1903. Thus prepared, hfe began his career by locating for some ten years at Cottonwood Minn., moving to Vesta, Minn., in 1912. He is a member of the Dental Society of Minnesota, of the Masonic order, and of the Xi Psi Phi College fraternity. He has been deputy state oil inspector for Redwood county since April, 1905. Dr. Fraser was united in marriage in St. Louis, Mo., June 28, 1904, to Camille Brownelle, who was born March 11, 1882, daughter of William and Nannie (Dunkin) Brownelle, her father being a cotton planter, who has lived at West Plains, Mo., for twelve years. Mrs.

Fraser is a graduate of the West Plains high school and attended college in Memphis. She and her husband have five children, who were born as follows : Donald, May 29, 1905 ; Edward, August 17, 1907; Scott, December 6, 1909; Frank, July 4, 1911, and Jack, July 19, 1913.

Carl Oladitsch was born in Germany, November 19, 1852, son of Carl and Sophia (Fultz) Gladitsch. Carl Gladitsch, the elder, came to America in 1872, locating in Sibley county, where he died in 1909, at the age of 80 years. His first wife died in Germany, in 1868, at the age of 42, leaving three children : Carl, subject of this memoir; William, a mason at Gaylord, Minn.; and Ernstina, now wife of Emil Mutwig, a retired farmer of Gaylord. Mr. Gladitsch, Sr., was married a second time in 1870, to Mrs. Dorothy Eonnecke, who died in 1911, at the age of 80 years. Carl Gladitsch, Jr., remained at home until his marriage, when he engaged in farming for himself in Sibley county. In 1894 he sold his property there and bought 440 acres in section 29, Vesta township, where he is now located. He owns at present 640 acres, carries on diversified farming, and is a stockholder in the Farmers' elevator at Vesta. He has been township treasurer for four years, and treasurer of school district No. 82 for ten years. Mr. Gladitsch was one of the organizers of the Vesta German Lutheran church, being instrumental in getting it built and helping raise the money for it. He has been a trustee of the church for five years. Mr. Gladitsch was married November 19, 1879, to Bertha Blankenhagen, who was born June 10, 1855, in Germany, daughter of Fritz Blankenhagen. Her father came to America in 1882, locating in Gaylord, Minn., where he died in 1885. His wife, Atlgusta (Thure) Blankenhagen, mother of Mr. Gladitsch, died in 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Gladitsch are the parents of ten children; Minnie, wife of E. Redmann, a farmer of Granite Rock township, this county; William, Emil, Herman, and Charles, all of whom are farmers in Vesta township ; Louis, a farmer of Granite Rock township; Albert, Sophia, Paul, and Martin. Mrs. E. Redmann has had eight children : Elsie (deceased), Martin, Frederick, Annie, Esther, Emma, Cora (deceased), and Violet. Emil who married Annie Dainlouski, has three children : Freda, Lester and Edna. Mr. Gladitsch has purchased a lot in the village of Vesta and has erected thereon a modern home to which he will retire this fall (1916). The home farm will be conducted by his youngest son, Martin.

Elmer A. McElrath, a well known citizen of Vesta, was born in Dakota county, Minn., July 2, 1874, son of Ambrose A. now of Goodhue county, and his wife, Maria E. (Foster) McElrath. There were five children in the family : Elmer A., Henry, a telegraph operator, at Randolph, Minn. ; Olive, wife of B. G. Priest, an electrician at Wood Lake ; Percy, a farmer of Goodhue county, and Nina, principal of a school in East Minneapolis. Elmer A. McElrath acquired his early education in the schools of his neighborhood and spent one year at Hamline University. He then engaged in buying grain at Echo, Minn., and later at Oriska, North Dakota, and at Randolph and Kenyon, Minn. Next he engaged in farming in Yellow Medicine county and in 1908 bought an interest in the firm of Bendix and Dickson at Vesta, where he has served one year on the village council. He is a member of the M. W. A., having been clerk for seven years. Mr. McElrath was married March 21, 1900, to Mary Barber, who was born July 5, 1877, daughter of Thomas C, of Yellow Medicine county, and his wife, Sarah (McLe*od) Barber. This union resulted in two children: Verna, born July 31, 1902, and Harold, born March 1,

Isaac Johnson, a pioneer of Sheridan township, was born in England, and went to Canada as a young man, marrying Sarah Riddel, a native of New York state. In 1869 Mr. Johnson came to Sheridan township, Redwood county, Minn., where he secured a homestead and built a shack, bringing his family from Canada in the fall. Like all the pioneers they endured many hardships and privations, but prosperity came to them in time. They erected some good buildings, developed the place and carried on general farming. In 1881 they rented the farm to their sons and purchased a place in Sherman township, where they farmed until 1889. They then retired, moving to Redwood Palls, where they subsequently died. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were the parents of nine children: Jonas, James, William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine, Caroline, Sarah, and Cora. Jonas and William are dead; James lives in Sheridan township, and Thomas in Redwood Falls. Elizabeth is the wife of John Longbottom, of Seaforth; Catherine the wife of David Alexander of Redwood Palls; Caroline the wife of Prank Barnum of Mankato; Sarah the wife of James Garner of California, and Cora the wife of Eugene Palmer of Albert Lea.

David Alexander, an estimable pioneer of Vesta township, now living in retirement in Redwood Falls, was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, June 17, 1847, son of George and Matilda (Smith) Alexander, both natives of that country. He came to America in 1849, settling in Ontario, Canada, where he lived until March, 1870, when he came to United States. In June of that year he reached Vesta, this county, and homesteaded 160 acres in sec* tion 12. The neighborhood was then a wild sweeping prairie, the only house within sight being that of Edward Payne. Mr. Alexander set to work with a will and erected a shack, planted groves, broke the land and started general farming. His. original shack, 16 by 20, was made of native lumber. The year after it was built it was equipped with pine sidings and shingles from the mill at

Delhi, which was started in 1871. Mr. Alexander prospered with the years, adding to his holdings from time to time until he owned one and a quarter sections. After he had lived on his original place about 23 years he bought his father's farm in the same section, built new barns and outbuildings and there resided until 1900. He then came to Redwood Falls, and bought 41% acres there adjoining the village limits. Next he bought 40 acres on the east of the fair grounds. In 1904 he sold 30 acres to the fair association, which left him a good place of 51% acres, which he still owns. Here he has since resided with the exception of four years - from 1908 to 1912 - which were spent on the old farm in Vesta township. A prominent man in the community, he served as chairman of the town board for some 16 years and as a member of the school board for a long period. Mr. Alexander was married Octber 15, 1878, to Catherine Johnson, who was born in Ontario, Canada, April 7, 1858, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Riddel) Johnson, pioneers, of Sheridan township. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander have been blessed with eight children : Lorina, born August 16, 1879, who is the wife of George W. Whittet, Jr. ; Cora, born November 7, 1881, who died April 30, 1889; David O., born August 3, 1884, who married Bessie Thorgeson; George I., born June 19, 1887, who married Dora Williams; Grace, born February 8, 1891, who married William Sickman; Glen, born September 25, 1893 ; Charles, born February 9, 1896, who now conducts a lumber yard at Rochester, Minn. ; and William L., born November 3, 1900, who lives at home.

George Alexander, a pioneer settler of Vesta township, was born in* Scotland, where he married Matilda Smith. In 1849, with his wife and three children, he emigrated to Canada. On the very day they reached Hamilton, Ontario, his wife died, and Mr. Alexander and his children subsequently resided in the province of Ontario until 1870. He then came to Redwood county, Minn., and took a homestead in section 12, Vesta township. Here he lived until 1891, when he retired from active work and moved to Redwood Falls, where he died January 30, 1892. His children were Adam, Isabelle and David. Adam resides in Washington, Isabelle is the wife of John Russel, of Kintire township, this county, while David is a retired farmer living in Redwood Falls.

David Ormie Alexander, an enterprising young farmer of Vesta township, was born in section 12, this township, August 3, 1884, son of David and Catherine (Johnson) Alexander. David remained at home until 1906 when he began work for the Northern Pacific railroad in Washington, and was thus occupied for a year. After that he farmed the home place until 1911, and also operated a thresher. Buying 160 acres of land in section 12, Vesta township, he began the development of his property and is now residing there. He has made many improvements and has brought his farm to a high state of cultivation. He raises a good grade of Polled Angus cattle. Mr. Alexander was married June 24, 1914, to Bessie Thorgerson, who was born June 15, 1889, daughter of Lewis L. and Dena (Bystol) Thorgerson, both natives of Norway, who came to America in 1883. There were six children in the* Thorgerson family: Clara, wife of Lewis Almberg, of Kie8ter, Minn. ; Lizzie, now Mrs. Lewis Twito, of Seattle, Wash. ; Martin, a farmer of Kiester, Minn. ; Bessie, Dorothy and Dagny. Mrs. Bessie Alexander died August 24, 1916, having borne her husband two children : Catherine Doris, born April 7, 1915, and Donald Leroy, born July 17, 1916.

Carl 0. Anderson, an enterprising farmer of Vesta township, was born in Sweden, December 24, 1860, son of Andrew Johnson, who died in 1878, at the age of forty years, and his wife, Annie Johnson, who still resides in Sweden. Carl O. Anderson came to America in 1882. He had been brought up on his father's farm in Sweden and learned the art of farming. In 1893 he bought 160 acres of land in section 10, Vesta township, where he now lives. He has improved this land and increased his holdings and now owns 560 acres. Among his improvements is a fine grove of six acres. His first house was of frame, 14 by 16 feet. In 1899 he built a comfortable six-room frame house and in 1904 a basement barn 40 by 60. He has considerable land set out in alfalfa, and clover and timothy. He raises Hereford cattle, having several head registered, and makes a specialty of feeding cattle and hogs for the market, shipping about two carloads of cattle and one of hogs every year. Aside from his principal business as a farmer, he is a stockholder in the State Bank of Vesta, also in the Farmers ' Elevator Company, and the Redwood County Rural Telephone Company. His fraternal affiliations are with the M. W. A. Mr. Anderson was united in marriage April 11, 1890, to Ida Anderson, who was born July 30, 1865, in Sweden, daughter of Andrew Pearson, a farmer of Sweden who died in 1910, and his wife, Katherine Pearson, who died in 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have three sons and one daughter : Vernon, born March 13, 1891, who is a farmer of Vesta township ; Victor, born July 22, 1892; Esther, born December 1, 1894; and Edward, born October 22, 1895. The last three are residing at home.

John Kotval was born in Bohemia, February 28, 1862, son of John and Mary (Starek) Kotval. The father was a farmer who died in 1875 at the age of 40 years, and the mother died in Vesta township in 1915, at the age of seventy-two. The son John came to America in 1880, locating in New York City, where he was a cigarmaker for seven years. In 1888 he bought 80 acres of land in section 18, Vesta township, this county, but is now living in section 17. He has improved and developed his property and owns at present 320 acres, all in Vesta township, which he farms. He began bis farming operations with a team of oxen, and his first: house was a frame building, 14 by 20 feet in dimensions. In 1907 » he rebuilt his house and now has a fine seven-room dwelling, and4 in 1908 he erected a barn, 32 by 56 feet. He has a large grove and a fine fruit orchard and raises shorthorn cattle, Duroc Jersey swine and White Leghorn chickens. For five years he has served as school director and for two years as road overseer. He is a member of the Farmers 9 Elevator Company at Vesta. Mr. Kotval' was married September 5, 1885, to Josephine Zemman, who was born in Bohemia, March 17, 1866, daughter of John and Antonia (Novak) Zemman. John Zemman, who located in Ohio, where he was engaged in farming, died in 1914, at the age of seventyeight years. Mr. and Mrs. Kotval have nine children: Agnes, married to Charles Dunn, a farmer, of Underwood township, and who has one child, Hazel; Joseph and Henry, who are operating, their farm of 240 acres in sections 16 and 21, Vesta township; Rosa, Frank, Albert, John, William and Mary.

Charles Boushek, a farmer of Vesta township, was born in Bohemia, May 27, 1868, son of Wencel and Antonia (Fencel) Boushek. Wencel Boushek was born in 1824 in Bohemia, where he was a miner and died in 1875. His wife, born in 1826, is still living in Bohemia, being now 90 years of age. Charles Boushek came to the United States in 1882 locating in New York city, where he followed the trade of tailor. In 1889 he bought 80 acres of land in section 18, Vesta township, this county. Selling this in 1892, he bought 200 acres in section 16, Vesta township, which he improved and sold in 1899. Then he bought 160 acres in section 11, where he is now located. He has a well improved farm to which he has made additions from time to time until he now owns 560 acres and farms all together 640 acres; He keeDS shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey swine and makes a specialty of feeding cattle for the market, shipping a carload each year. Since 1903 he has been a member of the township board and its chairman for six years, in which position he is now serving. He has been director of school district No. 3 since 1902. Aside from these positions he has been president of the Farmers' Elevator Company at Vesta since 1908 and is a stockholder in the State Bank of Vesta, the Redwood County Rural Telephone Company and the Luce Electric Line. He is a member of the C. O. F., the M. W. A. and the Bohemia Lodge of C. S. D. P. J. Mr. Boushek was united in marriage to Katrina Kotval September 10, 1886. She was born January 6, 1869, daughter of John and Mary (Starek) Kotval. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Boushek : Stanley, who is in the produce business at Carrington, North Dakota, and who married Winnie Cobleigh ; Frank, dealer in farm implements at Lucan ; Joseph a farmer of Vesta township, who was married October 6, 1915, to Grace Shepley of Farmington, Minn.; Rosa,

Rev. Paul R. 0. Gedicke, pastor of the German Lutheran church of Vesta, was born in Germany, October 6, 1873, son of Carl and Laura (Schlick) Gedicke. The father, Carl Gedicke, was a German manufacturer who died in 1880 at the age of 45 years, his wife dying in 1887 at the age of thirty-six. Paul R. 0. Gedicke acquired a good education in his native land, graduating from the University of Leipzig in 1897. In 1900 he emigrated to America and was pastor of the German Lutheran church, situated in the country eight miles northeast of Canby, Minn. In 1907 he left this charge and accepted a call from the German Lutheran church at Vesta, Minn. Mr. Gedicke was united in marriage, February 14, 1901, to Minna Schutz, who was born December 9, 1875, daughter of Henry Schutz, a landowner of Germany, and his wife, Minna (Luebbert) Schutz, who died in 1899. Mrs. Gedicke came to America, locating in Oakland, Cal., in 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Gedicke have two children : Prida, born December 3, 1901, and Theophiel, horn March 16, 1903.

Julius H. Melges, a well known citizen of Redwood Falls, was horn in New Ulm, September 28, 1868. His father, Frederick G. Melges, was born in Germany and came to America in 1856, engaged in the bakery business in Chicago until 1865, and then moved to New Ulm where he erected the first bakery at that place, and where for fifteen years he was associated with the Eagle Roller Mills. He died in 1905, at the age of 75 years. His wife, Lena F. Milse, died the same year at the age of sixty-eight. Julius H. Melges remained at home until 1882. Then he learned the barber trade with Eugene Koehler of New Ulm. In the fall of 1886 he came to Redwood Falls and bought a barbershop, which he successfully operated until the spring of 1913, when he sold out to engage in the real estate and produce business, making a specialty of Clay county lands. In 1891 he bought the northeast quarter of section 14, Sheridan township, and since then by judicious purchases has acquired other tracts until he now owns 1,400 acres in Redwood county. He also owns a large cold storage and produce plant, in Redwood Falls, which he rents to his brother Otto. His home, overlooking Redwood Falls park, is one of the prettiest in the city, surrounded with wide spreading lawns and shaded with noble trees. Mr. Melges* generosity has made possible a better entrance to the public park. In 1913 he was elected mayor of the city and served one term. He was also a member of the city council four years. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and fraternally is affiliated with the A. O. U. W. and the E. F. U. of which he is treasurer. Mr. Melges was married June 20, 1901, to Carrie J. Rickmeyer, born February 27, 1879 daughter of Fred Rickmeyer, a retired farmer of Waseca, Minn. Mr.

Arthur S. Kenney, a merchant of Redwood Falls and also an extensive land owner, was born in Rice county, Minn., Nov. 23, 1867, son of Charles H. and Euretta (Horton) Kenney. The father was born in Massachusetts, November 21, 1840, and came to Rice county in 1857 where he farmed until 1886, when he moved to Paxton township, Redwood county, and farmed until 1893. He has since lived with his son. His wife died in 1908, at the age of 61. In 1887 Arthur S. Kenney bought forty acres in section 11, Paxton township and in 1890 bought 120 acres in section 15, Paxton township, where he farmed until 1905. December 20, 1907, he opened a grocery store in the building of J. M. Dunnington, which he had bought, in partnership with Henry Kuck. October 11, 1909, he became sole proprietor. Besides his property in Redwood Falls he also owns 400 acres in sections 11, 14 and 15, Paxton township, and has a fine sevenroom house and good farm buildings; including two barns, one for horses, 32 by 68, with cement floors and running water, and one for cattle, 36 by 48, with cement floors and running water; and also two silos, one 16 by 41, of cement blocks, and the other a panel silo, 14 by 30 feet ; as well as a modern dairy house, 12 by 16, made of frame with a cement floor and up-to-date cooling tanks. Eleven acres of the farm are set to alfalfa, while forty acres are in clover and timothy. Mr. Kenney has a herd of some sixteen head of registered Holstein cattle, and aside from carrying on general farming and dairying, he raised cattle for the market, shipping from one to three carloads a year. He also keeps some 200 swine. Busy as he is with his farm duties, Mr. Kenney has found time to devote to fraternal duties, and he is now the efficient treasurer of the I. O. O. F. lodge at Redwood Falls. Mr. Kenney was married April 26, 1891, to Anna Hockett, daughter of William and Ellen (Bye) Hockett. Her father was a farmer of Paxton township, and now makes his home with Mr. Kenney. Her mother died in 1915 at the age of ninety-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Kenney have three children: Charles, John and William. Charles and John are managing the farm.

Gtastaf Larson was born November 21, 1850, and married in 1878 to Maria Hjerpe, born in Sweden, January 1, 1853. He came to America with his family in March, 1888, and for five years worked for the Pullman Palace Car Company, at Chicago. In 1890 he bought eighty acres in section 11, Underwood township, Redwood county, where he now owns 320 acres and carries on diversified farming. A believer in education he has served as a member of the school board for ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have eight children : Gustave E., Edward, a farmer of Underwood township; Joseph, a commercial traveler of Alexandria, Minn.; Alma, now Mrs. James McGregor, wife of a farmer of Saskatchewan, Canada; Daisy, wife of Samuel Lundquist, a grocer of Chicago; Ruth, now Mrs. Philip Hanson, of Missoula, Montana; Paul and Leonard, a student at the University of Chicago.

Gustave E. Larson, traveling salesman for Dodd & Struthers, lightning rod manufacturers, of Des Moines, Iowa was born in Stockholm, Sweden, June 11, 1879, son of Gustaf and Maria (Hjerpe) Larson. He was brought to this country by his parents, and lived with them in Chicago and in Underwood township, this county. In 1898 he engaged in the grocery business at Vesta. Two years later he took up the hardware and implement business. In 1906 he established his present relations with Dodd & Stuthers, for which concern he covers the southern part of Minnesota. He has a pleasant home in Redwood Falls, has taken his part in civic progress, and has done good service as a member of the board of education. February 15, 1915, he became secretary of the Hubbard-David Company, a leading clothing concern of Redwood Falls. Fraternally he is associated with the A. F. & A. M. and the I. 0. 0. F. Mr; Larson was married August 18, 1909, to Florence Parker of Faribault, daughter of Abner Parker, a farmer of Rice county, and his wife, Edith (Rand) Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have two children : Wayne Parker, born July 27, 1911, and Ralph Gordon, born March 17, 1914. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which Mr. Larson is a member of the official board.

Herman G. Werder, a leading agriculturist, living in Redwood Falls, was born in Switzerland, March 26, 1867, son of Jacob and Anna (Hauptli) "Werder, who, when he was two years of age brought him to America, and located on Crow creek, in Paxton township, three miles east of Redwood Falls, moving in 1872 to New Avon township, where he attended the district schools, grew to manhood, and learned .agricultural pursuits. During the years of his home life, Herman G. Werder worked hard, saved his money, thoroughly mastered farming, and in 1891 purchased in section 27, New Avon township, 240 acres of land, on which he erected a home and outbuildings, planted a grove, and made many other improvements. In 1893, after his marriage, he left the parental roof, and moved into his new house. It was that fall, however, that he moved into Redwood Falls, where he has since made his home. At the same time he sold his farm, and purchased a complete threshing outfit, thus engaging in a business which he profitably followed for twentytwo seasons. During this period he also engaged in several other lines of industry. For a time he was in the meat business, and he also for several seasons engaged in the buying and shipping of live stock. It was in 1901, he purchased a 320-acre farm in section 17, New Avon township. Two years later he erected thereon a splendid barn 28 by 48 feet, and an addition 16 by 48. On this farm he carried on general farming and made a specialty of feeding cattle for the market. In 1915 he sold this farm. A little later he purchased a good place of 240 acres in sections 35 and 36, Delhi township. His home in Redwood Falls is a sightly structure, overlooking the picturesque valley of the Redwood river. It was erected in 1894 and rebuilt in 1914, making it thoroughly modern in every respect. Mr. Werder is a leading man in the community. He, throughout his career, has been an active and capable man, assisting in many ways in the general progress and prosperity of the county. In addition to his real estate holdings, he is a stockholder in the Rowena Elevator Co., at Rowena, Minn. Fraternally he is a member of the A. O. U. W. Mr. Werder was married March 3, 1893, to Anna E. Kuenzli, born in Honner township, daughter of Bernhard and Marie Kuenzli, pioneers of Honner township. To this union have been born three children : Ethel, born October 28, 1894, was graduated from the Redwood Falls high school in June, 1914, and is now a student at Hamline University ; Inez, born September 14, 1896, is now a student at Cornell College; an unnamed boy, was born November 3, 1899, and died the same day.

Jacob Werder, a pioneer, was born in Switzerland, and there married Anna Hauptli, also a native of that country. In 1869 they came to America, and directly to Redwood county, where they located on Crow Creek, in Paxton township three miles east of Redwood Falls. In 1872 they homesteaded a farm of 160 acres in section 23, in New Avon township. This tract was at that time all wild. He broke and developed the land, erected a home and suitable outbuildings, and started general farming on a small scale. Times were hard, and life was filled with toils and privations. But as time passed, his hard work gained success, and he became a prosperous and well-to-do citizen. Mrs. Werder died in 1897 at the age of fifty-four years. Mr. Werder then remained on the farm until 1903, when he retired and moved to Redwood Falls, where he now resides. He is the father of eleven children, of whom there are now living four. Herman G., of Redwood Falls; Louisa, now Mrs. John Kromer, of Bird Island, Renville county; Julia, now Mrs. Henry Sherman, living near Anoka, this state; and Ella, wife of Willard Krinke, a retired farmer of Blue Earth City, this state.

by his parents to New York state, where he was reared and educated. There, too, he married Martha Hartwell. The young couple came to this state in 1858 and located in Dakota county, where they lived until 1866, when they returned to New York state. There in 1873, the wife died. In 1877, Mr. Thompson again set his face westward, and located in Redwood Palls, where he engaged in the implement business. Arriving here in pioneer times he at once took an active part in the affairs of the village. He did efficient service as a member of the village council and for one term had the distinction of occupying the mayor's chair. During Cleveland's first administration he ably filled the position of postmaster. After a long and useful life filled with hard work and worthy accomplishment, he died in May, 1914, and is laid at rest in this village.

Charles D. Thompson, a well-known business man of Redwood Falls, was born in Dakota county, this state, March 27, 1859, son of J. L. and Martha (Hartwell) Thompson. He was about seven years old when he was taken back to his parents' old home in New York state, and there he was educated in the public schools, and later in the New York State Normal school at Brockport, teaching school summers and autumns and attending the Normal school during the winter terms. After graduating in 1877 he continued to teach school in that state for two years. In 1879 he came back to the state of his birth. For a time he taught school in Dakota county winters and worked in an implement store in New Richland, in Waseca county, summers. It was in 1882 that he came to Redwood Falls. Here, first with his father as a partner, and later alone, he engaged in the implement business until 1893, when he disposed of the establishment. Since then he has been engaged in selling musical instruments and equipment, such as pianos, phonographs, records, accessories and sheet music. He is also local agent for the Franklin and Jeffery automobiles. Fraternally, Mr. Thompson belongs to several organizations, but has taken his deepest interest in the I. 0. 0. F. He passed through the chairs of Redwood Lodge, No. 68, and through the chairs of the State Grand Encampment as well, serving a year as Qrand Patriarch of Minnesota. He has also been a delegate from the State Orand Encampment to the Sovereign Qrand Lodges at Philadelphia and San Francisco. Mr. Thompson was married December 13, 1882, to Lydia Farley, who was born November 1, 1864, daughter of Criss and Lois (Weed) Farley, of Iowa.

Charles W. Tiffany was born in Oneida county, New York, the son of Alanson Tiffany, a farmer of New York state, who was born in 1806, and died April 15, 1891, and of his wife, Anna K. (Rector) Tiffany, who was born in 1810 and died December 30, 1887. The youngest of ten children, six of whom are ndw living,

Charles W. Tiffany was reared to farm pursuits and received such education as the schools of his neighborhood afforded. He came to Redwood Falls in 1878 and engaged in the implement business for several years. In 1886 he secured 160 acres of land in section 33, Delhi township, where he successfully carried on general farming until 1894, when he retired and moved to Redwood Falls, where he now resides. He was married January 4, 1883, to Marcelia Nichols, born September 14, 1853, daughter of John Nichols, a farmer of New York, born in 1814, and died in 1876, and his wife, Margaret (Seaton) Nichols, born in 1828, and died September, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany have one child, Smith N., born September 4, 1886, now of Aberdeen, S. D. He was married to Georgia Chatterton June 18, 1912, and has two boys : Robert C, born April 13, 1913, and Burton C, born September 6, 1914.

Joseph D. Winn, manufacturer and farmer, was born in Wells, Maine, October 14, 1821 and died February 10, 1905. He was reared in his native state, and attended the neighborhood schools. As a young man he engaged in the manufacture of bottles at Dayton, Ohio. From there he moved to Ironton, Sauk county, Wisconsin, where he was employed in the iron works. In 1870 he went to Minneapolis and worked in the foundry of the C, M. & St. P. Railway Co., until 1875. During this time, in 1871, he built a residence on the corner of First avenue and Thirteenth street, grubbing out the trees and bushes to make room for it. In 1876 he began the manufacturing of printers' furniture and mill furnishings over the Morrison Planing Mill at St. Anthony Falls. This mill burned in 1879 and he then moved to the Moulton Planing Mill on Hennepin Island, which he bought, continuing the same business until 1881, when he sold out. He was also associated with Charles Perry in the manufacturing of printers' supplies and electrotype foundry material. In 1881, however, he determined to adopt the life of a farmer. Accordingly he came to this county and purchased 160 acres in section 34, Redwood Falls township. Mr. Winn and his family were entirely without rural experience, and so unaccustomed were they to farm life, that they had to seek the help of their neighbors as to the proper way to harness a horse and the correct method of handling a plow. Their difficulties were increased by the fact that their funds were small, they had little to spend for hiring help or improving the farm, and the place they set about to develop was all wild land, surrounded by swamps. But with undaunted courage they overcame all these obstacles, working early and late, and finally by shrewd management and persistent effort winning success. Now the members of the family are among the most efficient farmers in the vicinity, and although they once had to, seek advice about the simplest work, they are now frequently approached by their neighbors as to their opinions of the values of various crops, and also as to their experience with the best methods of modern farming. Mr. Winn was married March 25, 1850, to Mary Jane Bean, born November 16, 1830, in Ossippee, New Hampshire, and died January 10 1910. She was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Annible of Portsmouth, N. H. Mr. Annible wfes a railway conductor. Mr. and Mrs* Winn have had eleven children: William, Frank H., Joseph D., Jr. Clara and Ira all of whom died at Minneapolis; Harry A.\ Charles H., Alberta, Jennie and Ada, all of whom are living at home on the farm. George met his death in an accident on the farm in 1890, at the age of twenty-one years. In 1891 the sons, Harry A., Charles H., and George, took charge of the home farm consisting of 640 acres, all of section 34. In 1914 they divided the farm: Harry A; took 240 acres, Charles, the same amount, and the sisters received 160 acres.

Harry A. Winn, a prosperous farmer and well-known citizen, was born in Ironton, Wis., August 21, 1859, son of Joseph D. and Mary Jane (Bean) Winn, with whom he lived in various places before coming with them to Redwood county, in 1881. Here with his father and brothers, he set about to learn farming and to develop a substantial estate. When the estate was divided, he received 240 acres in section 34, on which he is now conducting general farming and stock raising. While he devoted his attention to various branches of agricultural endeavor, he has made a specialty of stock raising. He has fourteen registered Shorthorn cattle for dairy purposes, and also raised a large herd of cattle for the market, shipping about two carloads each year. He likewise raises some excellent swine, and ships about a carload each year. He is one of the few large owners of sheep in the county, feeding at times as many as 1,000 a year. A feature of the farm is the fact that 140 acres are devoted to clover. Five acres are set to fruit trees. Another important factor in the value of the farm is the fine grove set out in 1870, which now yields a good supply of fuel and lumber, 75,000 feet of lumber having been cut in the past thirty years in addition to a constant supply of fuel. Mr. Winn is one of the promoters of the Redwood County Rural Telephone Company and a stockholder of the Farmers' Elevator and Lumber Yard in Redwood Falls. He has served as treasurer of school district No. 63, for five years and his brother Charles H. has been director of same for five years. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally he is a member of the A. O. U. W. and the M. B. A. Harry A. Winn was united in marriage June 21, 1890, to Emma J. McGregor, born June 24, 1869. They have had four children: Herbert A., born April 4, 1891, married March, 1915, to Opal Mo8her, and now residing on his father's farm; Edgar, born

Hial D. Baldwin, banker, jurist and attorney, was born in Auburn, Cayuga county, New York, July 6, 1827, son of Horace and Ann Baldwin, both of English descent. He was educated in his native state, and in due time was admitted to the bar. He was at Stoughton, Wis., from 1857 to 1860, and then for several years practiced law in Waseca county, this state, in the meantime becoming interested in the hotel, mercantile and the banking business. In 1871 he came to Redwood Falls, and here opened a law office. His worth was at once recognized, and at various times he served in such positions as clerk of court, judge of probate, and county attorney. He was also judge of the Municipal court, and served as one of Redwood Falls' most honored majors. By appointment he occupied the bench of the Ninth Judicial District, and made a most admirable judge. Aside from his legal practice, during which he handled much important litigation, Mr. Baldwin was much interested in banking. He became interested in the old Redwood County Bank, was one of the factors in making it a state bank, and later in making it a national bank, and served as one of the officers of the institution for many years, the present name of the institution being the First National Bank of Redwood Falls. Judge Baldwin was married in 1852 to Angeline 0. Marvin, of Lysander, Onondaga county, New York, the daughter of Stephen Marvin.