Redwood County, Minnesota - The whole text, 1916 (part 9 of 13)

Otto Kostner, a modern farmer of North Hero township, was born January 17, 1877, in Lamberton township, this county. In 1908 he bought his present farm of 160 acres in section 13, North Hero township, from his father. Some improvements had already been made and Mr. Kostner continued to improve the property, erecting a comfortable dwelling house, commodious barns and good farm buildings. He raises some grain, and has a fine grove of maple trees and an orchard of apple trees and small fruit. As a stockman, he makes a specialty of raising Duroc Jersey swine, Shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses. In politics Mr. Kostner is independent. He is stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator Company of Revere. Mr. Kostner was married December 16, 1908, to Annie Steinke, who was born July 26, 1888, in Waseca county, Minn., daughter of Albert and Amelia (Piper) Steinke, both parents now living in Waseca county. There were six children in the family: Frank; Ida, wife of August Kostner; Annie; William; Louise, now Mrs. Hugo Prail, of Waseca county, Minnesota, and Carl. Mr. and Mrs. Kostner have one child : Dorothy, born January 6, 1910. Mr. Kostner is a member of the German Lutheran church of Lamberton.

William J. Thompson, of Walnut Orove, who is engaged in concrete block and cement work, was born September 30, 1866, in Dover Center, Olmsted county, Minn., son of William and Mary (Hard wick) Thompson, natives of Ireland and England respectively. His father came to America in 1830 and settled in Olmsted county, Minnesota, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land. Both parents are now living at St. Charles, Minn. Mr. Thompson, Sr., is a Republican and was very active in local politics in Olmsted county, where he still owns a homestead. There were 12 children in the family: Robert, now deceased; Minnie, wife of E. E. Nichols, of Redwood county; William J.; Florence, now Mrs. Wm. Parson, of St. Charles, Minn. ; Mary, who married Charles Betry, and resides in Kansas; Alfred, of Alexandria, Minn.; Hiram, of Clay county, Minn.; Lucy, now Mrs. Batenhouser, of Sherburne county, Minn. ; Mabel, who married Herman Loucks, of Arkansas; Garfield, deceased, and one who died young. With the exception of one year William J. Thompson lived on his father's farm until 1893, when he moved to Walnut Grove and rented 120 acres in the vicinity for two years. Then he bought 160 acres of farm land in Springdale township and lived there until 1910, when he returned to Walnut Grove. In 1915 he engaged in concrete block and cement work with Ole Seether as partner. He still owns the farm which he rents out and also 160 acres more in the same township. He has a sevenroom modern house in Walnut Orove. On the home farm he has a seven-room house, good barns and other farm buildings, a fine grove of maples and a small orchard. On the average he has an acreage of 70 acres of corn, 50 of oats, 50 of wheat, 40 of barley, 25 of rye and 18 of flax. He used to raise swine for the market, shipping several carloads every year. Mr. Thompson is director of the First State Bank of Walnut Orove and stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator at Tracy Minn. In polities he is independent. He was a member of the Springfield township board in 1903 and chairman from 1908 to 1910. Since 1912 he has been marshal of Walnut Grove and a member of the school board. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Walnut Grove. Mr. Thompson was married October 20, 1896, to Frances A. Quigley, who was born May 11, 1872, at Springfield, 111., daughter of Richard and Annie (Furlong) Quigley, the parents being natives of Ireland, who came to America as young people. Mr. Quigley farmed in New Jersey for several years and then went to Illinois from which state he moved in 1882, coming to Redwood county, Minn., and buying a farm in Springdale township, where he died December 17, 1886. His wife died June 8, 1914, at Mankato, Minn. There were five children in the family: Mary, deceased; Ellen, deceased; Annie, now Mrs. A. L. Morrison, of Mankato, Minn.; Frances; and Thomas, who lives on the home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have the following children: Frances, born December 8, 1900; Phillip, February 10, 1903; Robert, February 1, 1905; Mary, August 12, 1906; Gertrude, June 4, 1910; Richard, August 31, 1912; and Daniel, September 18, 1911.

Edward A. Schwann, of the firm of Schwann & Wiggins, dealers in men's furnishings and clothing, at Walnut Grove, was born May 17, 1889, at Minneapolis, Minn.; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwarm. In 1892 he accompanied his mother, who was then a widow, to Springfield, Minn., and there he finished his common and high school education. He then took a bookkeeping course at the Minneapolis Business College. He had two brothers, Charles, ijow a baker, at Walnut Grove, and August, a farmer of Brown county. Edward was employed as a clerk in Springfield and Minneapolis until 1911, when he came to Walnut Grove and clerked three years. In 1914, in partnership with J. P. Olson, he bought a general store, which they owned together until February, 1915, when Mr. Schwarm sold his interest to Mr. Olson, and started his present business with an entirely new stock. December 1, 1915, he took Clarence

Wiggins as a partner. He is a stockholder and auditor of the Walnut Orove Building and Loan Association. In politics he is independent. Mr. Schwann was married February 18, 1914, to L. Adell Harwood, who was born October 8, 1885, at Walnut Grove, daughter of William B. and May E. (Cox) Harwood. Her father is a retired farmer and prominent citizen, living at Walnut Grove. There were three children in the family: L. Adell, Belva and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Schwarm have one child, Robert, born August 7, 1915.

Theodore W. Prail, a prominent dentist of Walnut Grove, was born January 14, 1892, in Waseca county, Minnesota, son of William and Augusta M. (Tash) Prail, natives of Germany. His parents emigrated to America when they were young people and settled in Waseca county, Minnesota. The father was a farmer until recently, when he retired and took up his residence in Janesville with his wife. They have eight children: Fred, a farmer of Redwood county; Lena, now Mrs. Emil Dimmel, of Janesville, Minn.; William, of Alma City, Minn.; Herman, of Waseca county, Minnesota; Ella, who married William Dundei, of Waseca county, Minnesota; Arthur, residing in the same county; Theodore W., ; and Emma, who is a school teacher. Theodore W. Prail received his early education in the common school and completed his studies in the Janesville high school in 1911. He then attended the Minnesota University, taking a dental course in 1912. Going to Northwestern College at Chicago, he continued his work during the terms of 1913 and 1914, and was given the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. In 1914 he located in Walnut Grove and has since built up a flourishing practice here. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the I. 0. 0. F. lodges, at Walnut Grove, and of the M. W. A. Mr. Prail was married June 16, 1915, to Frances Dianielson, who was born December 21, 1892, a daughter of Joseph Danielson. The family are members of the German Lutheran church.

Mathlas J. Turbee, proprietor of a general merchandise store at Walnut Grove, was born March 31, 1885, in Redwood county, this state, son of Christian and Anna (Ross) Turbes, natives of Germany. The father was born June 1, 1854, and came to America with his parents at an early age, they first settling near New Ulm. In 1878 he moved to Redwood county, where he bought land in section 16, Willow Lake township, and now owns 240 acres. Mathias J. Turbes took a course at the Mankato Commercial College in 1908 and was employed by the Western Elevator Company at Wanda for three years. Then he was with O. C. Kuehn at Wanda, for two years, in the general merchandise business. In the fall of 1914 he bought the stock of Fossom and Hallum, merchants, of Walnut Grove, where he has since resided and where he enjoys a good business patronage.

Mr. Turbes was married November 9, 1914, to Lydia Yackel, who was born August 10, 1891, at Lamberton, Minn., daughter of John and Sophia (Wagner) Yackel, both natives of Germany, Her father, born June 7, 1863, and her mother, October 12, 1867, now live on the farm in Lamberton township. There were the following children in the family: Anna (Mrs. W. J. Lang, of Vesta, Ifinn.) ; Ida (Mrs. Lee Huelett, of Lohrville, Iowa) ; Lydia; Erna (Mrs. Henry Zorn, of Vesta, Minn.) ; Alma, a teacher; Leonard, Martin, John, Henry Edward and Louise, residing at home, and Lawrence, deceased. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic church.

Christian Turbes, an industrious farmer of Willow Lake township, was born in Prussia, Germany, June 1, 1854, son of Hubert and Anna (Groshan) Turbes. In 1857 Hubert and his family emigrated to the United States, the voyage across the ocean by sailing vessel, taking 32 days. From New York they journeyed to St. Paul by train, then up the Minnesota river to St. Peter, and then by team to New TJlm. There were seven children in the family: John, Peter, Christian, Mary, Anna M., Magdalena and Gertrude, the eldest being 14 years of age. They arrived in New Ulm about May and the father died in June of that same year. The mother subsequently married Mat. Hillesheim and the family then located in the township of Sigel, Brown county. Here Christian received his early education in the district log school and grew to manhood. At the time of the Indian massacre, the family moved to St. Peter. In 1878 Christian Turbes secured a tract of 160 acres of wild school land in section 16, Willow Lake township, Bedwood county. Here he built a board * shanty, 14 by 18 feet, and began farming with a horse team. In time he improved his farm, set out a grove, and built a good substantial house and barn. He now owns half a section and carries on diversified farming, raising a good breed of stock. Independent in politics he served as chairman of the township board for many years, and also served 12 years on the school board of district No. 94. He was a member of the creamery of Sundown and New Avon townships, when it was in operation; is a director and stockholder in the State Bank of Wanda and a stockholder in the Wanda Creamery. Mr. Turbes was married in 1881 to Anna Boss, who was born in Germany, March 21, 1852, and who came to America in 1868, with her parents, Hubert and Anna (Mary) Boss, they locating in Sigel township, Brown county, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Turbes have had ten children : John P., a carpenter of Willow Lake township; Hubert H., subject of this sketch ; Mathias J., who is in the general hardware business at Walnut Grove ; Anna M., now Mrs. Mathias Jenniges of Willow Lake township ; George H. ; Gertrude E. ; Nicholas C. ; Mary (died June 30, 1901) ; Christian W. and Magdalena B., all resid-

Hubert EL Turbes, a well known clothier of Wabasso, was born February 8, 1884, in Willow Lake township, Redwood county, this state, son of Christian and Anna (Ross) Turbes. Christian Turbes was born June 1, 1854, in Germany, and came to America in 1857, locating in Sigel township, Brown county, with his parents. His father died the same year and his mother married Mathias Hillesheim. Christian lived at home and worked as a farm hand until late in the seventies, when he bought land in section 16, Willow Lake township, Redwood county. He married Anna Ross, a native of Germany, whose father, Hubert Ross, born in Germany in 1825, came to America in 1868, locating in Brown county, Minnesota. There he bought land and resided until his death in 1896. Hubert Turbes remained at home until he was 20 years of age. During the winters of 1904 and 1905 he attended the common school of his neighborhood and the Mankato Commercial College. In the spring of 1905 he entered the employ of George Goblirsch, a dealer in general merchandise, as bookkeeper and clerk. After six years he entered the employ of the Nelson & Riedl Clothing Co., of Wabasso, and worked for them until 1914. He then bought their stock and has continued the business for himself, also adding a shoe department. He is also a stockholder in the Redwood County Telephone Co. and a member of the Commercial Club. He served as village recorder one year and is the present secretary of the fire department. Fraternally Mr. Turbes is affiliated with the St. George Society, the C. O. F. and the E. F. TJ. Mr. Turbes was married November 25, 1913, to Madlyne B. Schmitz, who was born March 11, 1893, in Hastings, Minn., daughter of Bernard J. and Anna (Schmit) Schmitz. Mr. Schmitz was born in 1870, in Holy Cross, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Turbes h*ve one child, Veronica A., born April 12, 1915.

Fred W. Zaske, a prosperous farmer of Morgan township, was born in Eden township, Brown county, Minnesota, December 8, 1874, son of John and Albertina (Thnm) Zaske. The father was born in Germany and came to America in 1871, locating in Eden township, Brown county, where he farmed until his death in 1894 at the age of 45 years. He and his wife were married in 1873 in Brown county. Eleven children were born of this union, six sons and five daughters, Fred W. being the eldest. Fred W. Zaske grew up on the farm and after his father's death took charge of the place. In 1899 he bought 160 acres in section 16, Morgan township, Redwood county, where he now lives. He built a house of seven rooms and from time to time erected other buildings. In 1907 he built a barn, 38 by 60 feet, and in 1914 a silo with a capacity of 105 tons. On his farm he has made many improvements and now owns 240 acres, haying two acres set out in fruit and 50 acres in clover and timothy. He raises Shorthorn cattle and carries on dairying. Mr. Zaske has served as township clerk since 1901. He is a director of the Farmers' Elevator Company and of the creamery. He is a member of the Equitable Fraternal Union. Mr. Zaske was married July 6, 1899, to Bertha Sandmann, who was born November 22, 1874. daughter of William Sandmann, a farmer of Brown county, and his wife, Augusta (Blumerisch) Sandmann. Mr. and Mrs. Zaske have four children: Leona, born May 25, 1900; Harold, February 12, 1903; Wilhelm, February 8, 1906; and Wallace, March 4, 1910.

Paul R. Petrick, a well known farmer of Morgan township, was born in Germany, January 29, 1869, son of Adam Petrick, a farmer who died in Germany at the age of 75 years, and his wife, Louisa (Schram) Petrick. Paul R. Petrick came to America in 1885, locating in Brown county, Minnesota, and working as a carpenter for five years. Then in 1890 he bought 80 acres of prairie land in section 4, Morgan township, Redwood county, where he now lives. He has developed and improved his farm and made additions to his land as his means permitted until he now owns 120 acres. All the buildings were erected by him. He served on the township board for three years, and was also director of school district No. 99 for 15 years. He is a member of the German Methodist Episcopal church, holding the offices of trustee and treasurer. March 3, 1891, Mr. Petrick was married to Mary Hagen, daughter of Conrad and Ernstina (Sasse) Hagen, farmers of Blue Earth county. She died in 1893 at the age of 30 years, and he married secondly, April 13, 1894, to Lena Lnberg, who was born August 3, 1872, daughter of August and Louisa (Dircks) lmberg. Her mother died in 1906, at the age of seventy, and the father lives with Mr. Petrick. By his second marriage Mr. Petrick has had five children: Ella, born February 10, 1895; Elmer, October 4, 1896; Harry, October 26, 1898 ; Martha, January 15, 1905, and Milton, May 28, 1908.

Arthur R. Nichols, proprietor of a garage at Revere, was born August 16, 1876, at Revere, Brown county, Kansas, son of John T. and Lucinda (Miller) Nichols. Both parents were born in Pennsylvania in 1835. The father who had moved to Iowa in 1850 and later to Kansas, died in 1903 ; the mother died in 1877. There were seven children in the family: Clara B., now Mrs. J. C. Bartlett, of Dixon, Minn.; Mary, wife of L. M. Wine, of Lowpoint, 111. ; Ira, of Iowa Falls, Iowa ; Frank, of Franklin, HI. ; Arthur R.; Belle, who married D. K. Wine, of Missouri, and Mabel, now Mrs. Walker Manahan, of Franklin, 111. In 1898 Arthur R. Nichols came to Redwood Falls township, Redwood county, Minnesota, and for two years worked on the farm of

T. D. Lyman. Then in 1900 he went to North Hero township, and he rented the farm of Mrs. T. A. Anderson, who later became his mother-in-law. Three years later he rented the farm of W. Parker in Delhi township, for two years. In 1905 he returned to the Anderson farm in North Hero and in 1913 purchased it from Mrs. Anderson. Selling that farm in 1914 he bought 160 acres in section 12, North Hero township. The following year he moved to Revere and bought the garage, and livery business, which he is now conducting. Mr. Nichols Was united in marriage August 21, 1900, to Julia Anderson, who was born May 20, 1883, in North Hero township, and died April 29, 1915. Her parents were Thomas and Caroline (Jacobs) Anderson. The father, born in Norway in 1855, came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1864 and to Minnesota in 1876. In 1878 he homesteaded 160 acres in section 10, North Hero township, Redwood county, and later bought 320 acres in section 15, all of it being raw land. After farming a number of years and making many improvements he retired to Walnut Grove, Minn., where he is still living. There were six children in the Anderson family: John C, of Walnut Grove; Minnie, who married B. M. Knight; Lottie, wife of William C. Belemy, of South Dakota; Julia, who married Mr. Nichols; Fred, residing in Montana; and Belle, who married John McKinnon, of North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have two children: Jessie, born August 18, 1903, and Florence, born February 15, 1913.

William A Masters, justice of the peace of Walnut Grove, was born August 23, 1855, in Hornby, New York, son of William J. and Emiline (Hurley) Masters. The father was born June 16, 1829, in New York state, and died September 24, 1914, at Walnut Grove, Minn. The mother was born in 1831, in New York state, and died August 24, 1883, at Walnut Grove. William J. Masters went to Winneshiek county, Iowa, in 1857, and farmed there until 1875, when he moved to Redwood county, Minnesota, and settled at Walnut Grove. Here he was engaged in the general merchandise business with his son, William A., under the name of W. J. Masters & Son, from 1877 to 1882. They also bought and sold farm lands, holding and working many of them. In 1887 William A. Masters engaged in a wood and coal business at Walnut Grove. This he sold in 1903 and opened a bowling alley and later started a rink which he now operates in winter. In summer he farms 70 acres of land adjoining Walnut Grove. At one time William A. Masters and his father owned over 1,600 acres in Redwood and Murray counties. Besides William A. there were two other children, both now dead, Eugene and Mary E. William A. is a staunch Democrat and has held several positions of public trust. For ten years he was recorder of the village of Walnut Grove ; for four years a member of the village council, and for two years, assessor. He is now serving as justice of the peace. He and his father are members of the Masonic lodge, William A. having been the first member of the Walnut Grove lodge and serving as junior warden for ten years. Mr. Masters was married February 19, 1876, to Nancy Holt, of Burr Oak, Iowa, who was born in England, November 16, 1855, and went with her parents at an early age to Iowa, where her father engaged in farming. Both parents are now deceased. There were eight children in the Holt family: Robert, Mary, Anna, Nancy, Ellen, John, William and Drucellia. Mr. and Mrs. Masters have two children: May E., born May 29, 1877, now Mrs. John Doig, of Walnut Grove and Orabelle, born July 15, 1881, now Mrs. Henry Norton, of Walnut Grove. Mary has one child, Gerald, born February 2, 1899.

Willis J. McDonald, cashier of the Walnut Grove State Bank, was born March 16, 1870, in Blue Earth, Minn., son of James and Sarah (Blanchard) McDonald. James McDonald was born in New York, May 16, 1832, and died May 15, 1882, in Blue Earth ; his wife, born in Maine, February 29, 1840, died July 12, 1904, in Blue Earth. James was a {ailor and sailor in early life, but for several years before his death was engaged in farming near Blue Earth, Minn. There were five children in the family: Charles N., of Raymond, South Dakota; Clarence P., of McGregor, Minn. ; Willis J. ; Henry T., of Harpers Peny, West Va.; and Walter B., of Benchland, Mont. Willis J. McDonald completed his high school education in Blue Earth in 1887 and then worked on his father's farm until 21 years of age. He was station agent at various points on the Chicago and North Western railway, and after seven years of service went to Walnut Grove, where he was associated with A. Swoffer in the grain business from 1898 to 1910. January 1, 1900, he was elected cashier of the Walnut Grove State Bank. He is also secretary of the Walnut Grove Building and Loan Association, and is interested in the Corn Belt Land Company of Walnut Grove. A Republican in politics, Mr. McDonald has served as president of the village council, as village recorder, as president of the school board for fifteen years, and is now treasurer of the school board. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Bite Mason and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. McDonald was married March 3, 1897, to Belle Stewart, who was born April 16, 1870, daughter of Donald and Catherine (Watson) Stewart. He and his wife have three children: Kenneth J., born January 16, 1899; Willis S., born August 17, 1901, and Malcolm B., born May 14, 1905. The family faith is that of the Congregational church.

Beck O. Nelson, a farmer and stock buyer of Walnut Grove, was born in Norway, September 29, 1846, son of Christopher and Martha (Eleck) Nelson. The father, born in Norway, died in children: Betsy, now Mrs. Peter Johnsen, of Walnut Grove; Nels C, of Spring Grove, Minn.; Eleck C; and Ranel, who is deceased. Eleck C. Nelson came to America in 1866, his mother coming a year later, June 10, 1870. He homesteaded 160 acres of land in North Hero township, Redwood county, Minnesota, being the first settler in the township. He broke up and improved his land and when he sold his holdings in 1892 had accumulated 333 acres. He then moved to Walnut Grove and bought 80 acres adjoining the town, where he has lived and farmed ever since. He is also an extensive stock buyer and dealer, shipping to St. Paul and Chicago about fifty carloads of cattle every year. In politics he is a Republican, and has held various positions of trust. For 15 years he was supervisor of the North Hero township; for ten years a member of the village board of Walnut Grove; and for four years mayor of Walnut Grove. Mr. Nelson was married September 15, 1871, to Olena Olson, who was born in Norway, June 24, 1852, daughter of Ole Nesa and Aasa (Olson) Nesa. Her father died in Norway and she accompanied her mother to America in 1852, the year of her birth. They settled in Fillmore county, Minnesota, and resided there until 1872. The mother then made her home with Olena until her death. There were four children in the family, but Olena is the only one now living. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have had the following children : Anna C, now deceased ; Mary, now Mrs. L. T. Ellefson, of Walnut Grove, who has seven children and one grandchild; Fred, who resides in North Dakota; Albert, deceased; Samuel, residing at home, who married and has one child; Julia, now Mrs. George Sulky, of Walnut Grove, who has two children; and Hjelmer, residing at home. The family attends religious services at the Norwegian Lutheran church.

Daniel A. Malloy, proprietor of a well-known grocery store in Walnut Grove, Minn., was born in this place, May 17, 1883, son of James and Effie (Way) Malloy. The parents, who were natives of Ohio and Canada, respectively, in 1887 moved from Redwood county to Marion county, Oregon, where they farmed for some years and then sold. The mother returned to Walnut Grove in 1890, the father going to Washington, where he died. The former was later married to Fred C. Swoffer and after his death to George Stevens, and they live on a farm in Murray county, Minnesota. Daniel A. Malloy helped Mr. Swoffer in the grocery business until the latter 's death in 1906, after which he operated the store for his mother for three years. She then sold the property and he was appointed postmaster of Walnut Grove, January 1, 1907, holding office until February 1, 1915. In March, 1915, he purchased his present business. He is a

Republican in politics. Fraternally he is affiliated with the I. O. 0. F., having held all the chairs, and with the Modern "Woodmen of America. Mr. Malloy was married June 26, 1906, to Josephine Larson, who was born November 30, 1886, in Redwood county, Minnesota, daughter of James A. and Johanna (Halverson) Larson. Mr. and Mrs. Malloy have had three children, of whom two are living: Frederick, born January 27, 1908; Raymond, born September 14, 1909; and Helen, born November 18, 1914, who died October 24, 1915. The family faith is that of the Congregational church.

Adolph H. Kemper, cashier of the First State Bank of Walnut Grove, was born in Grant county, Wisconsin, September 6, 1880, son of Frederick and Louisa (Bald) Kemper. Frederick Kemper, who was born in Prussia, Germany, April 9, 1837, has now retired from farming and lives with his children. His wife was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1847, and died in Wisconsin, November 2, 1890. There were seven children in the family: William F., of Alberta, Canada; Alvina, now Mrs. L. Kehle, of Waverly, Iowa ; George L., of Aberdeen, South Dakota ; Adolph ; Clara, deceased ; Fred, deceased ; and Edward, of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Adolph H. Kemper attended the common school and the Brown Business College at Davenport, Iowa, in 1904 returning to his father's farm in Wisconsin. Four years later he entered the employ of the Security Savings Bank of Davenport, Iowa, and six months after that became cashier of the German Savings Bank of Eldridge, Iowa. February 1, 1910, he came to Walnut Grove, Minn., and became vice president of the First State Bank, a year later being elected cashier. He is a Republican and served as village councilman one year. Mr. Kemper was married, June 1, 1910, to Pearl Pettit, who was born May 7, 1889, only child of Frank and Aurah (Monroe) Pettit, natives of Michigan state. Her parents first moved to Wisconsin and later, in 1914, came to Walnut Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper have three children: Carlos E., born April 7, 1911; Evelyn E., born July 30, 1912, and Ardys E., born August 4, 1914. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Martin Jacobs, a retired farmer of Walnut Grove, was born in Christiania, Norway, June 4, 1843, son of Jacob Olson and Anna Olson. His father died in 1852 in Lafayette county, Wisconsin, and his mother in 1883. The family lived in Wisconsin for 25 years. There were five children: Mary, now deceased; Martin, subject of this sketch; Caroline, now Mrs. Thomas Anderson of Walnut Grove; Carrie, who married Thomas Greenwood, of Warren, HI., and Marie (Mrs. Benjamin Chase, deceased). Martin Jacobs went to Albert Lea, Minn., in 1876, and a year later came to Redwood county, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land in section 6, North Hero township. At first he lived in a dugout, but after a time built a good substantial farm house and buildings. He broke the land with oxen and made many improvements, carrying on general farming and stockraising. In 1911 he sold this farm and moved to Walnut Grove, where he now makes his home. April 22, 1861, Mr. Jacobs enlisted in the Third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, was mustered in at Fond du Lac, Wis., and assigned to the army of the Potomac, with which he remained for two years and six months. At different times he served under Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker and Meade. Some of the principal battles in which he took part were : Bolivar Heights, 1861 ; Winchester, 1862 ; Cedar Mountain, 1862; Second Battle of Bull Run, 1862; Antietam, September, 1862; Chancelorville, 1863; and Gettysburg, 1863. He was wounded in the left hand at the battle of Chancelorville. In the fall of 1863 he was transferred to the western army and served under General Sherman in Tennessee, was in the Battle at Resaca, Ga., and took part in the famous march to the sea. He was wounded again in the neck and shoulder at the battle of Dallas, Ga., in 1864. July 18, 1865, he was mustered out at Louisville, Ey. He is a Republican politically and served on the North Hero township board four years and on the school board two years. Mr. Jacobs was married November 18, 1871, to Belle Halverson, who was born October 24, 1848, in Norway, and came to America in 1869, where her parents later joined her, coming to Walnut Grove. Her father was born February 19, 1820, and died May 29, 1889, and her mother, born August 4, 1822, died November 22, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have the following children: Amanda, born February 11, 1873; John H., July 16, 1875 ; Emma, December 31, 1879, and Alma, February 13, 1886. Amanda married Harl Wiggins of Walnut Grove and they have three children: Elmer, born June 23, 1894; Myron A., born February 24, 1898, and Harry, born September 22, 1900. John married, February 3, 1913, Emily Forrester, and they have two children: Lloyd W., born May 20, 1914, and Anna Belle, born April 14, 1916. Emma, married October 3, 1896, to Bert Edison, has four children: Clarence M., born January 29, 1899; Alice L, born December 6, 1900; Luella, born in January, 1905, and Everett C, born April 21, 1912. Alma was married December 24, 1906, to Arthur T. Betts and has two children : Bernetta I., born November 26, 1910, and Bernard J., born December 27, 1913. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church.

Otto B. Dahlgren, proprietor of a general merchandise store at Walnut Grove, was born April 10, 1883, at Hastings, Minn., son of Charles L. and Charlotte (Anderson) Dahlgren, natives of Sweden. Charles L. was born in 1848 and still lives on his farm in Gale township, this county. He came to Minnesota at the age of twenty -one years, settling first in St. Paul, where he was employed by a railway company, and then moving to Hastings, coming to Redwood county four or five years later. He bought 80 acres of land, to which he later made additions so that now he has 320 acres in Gale township. His wife was born in 1846 and died in 1913. There were three children in the family: Martin V., of Canada; Otto B., and Albert, who lives on his father's farm. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran church. Otto B. Dahlgren was graduated from the Mankato Commercial College in 1907 and became assistant cashier of Walnut Grove State Bank, where he remained five years. He resigned that position to enter the general merchandise business, which he now conducts. A Republican in politics, he has served as president of the village council since 1913 and was village recorder from 1910 to 1913. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masons, having passed all the chairs of the Blue lodge, and also with the Odd Fellows. Mr. Dahlgren was married on Thanksgiving day, 1908, to Hannah J. Lund, who was born July 10, 1884, daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Swenson) Lund. Her parents were natives of Sweden, who settled in Carver county, Minnesota, and are now both living at Walnut Grove, having retired from farming. Mr. and Mrs. Dahlgren have one child: Elaine Charlotte, born December 21, 1909.

James McGinn, a substantial farmer of North Hero township, waa born August 3, 1848, in Wisconsin, son of Henry and Jane (McCrey) McGinn, natives of county Tyrone, Ireland. The parents coming to America as young people, when single, met each other and were married in Wisconsin. There Henry McGinn worked in the lead mines and after several years went to Dubuque, Iowa, where he was engaged in farming until 1858. Then he settled in Wabasha county, Minnesota, buying 160 acres of land, which he farmed until his death, March 1, 1875. His wife died there in March 1896. They had ten children, of whom seven are now living: James, Patrick, Michael, Margaret, Mathew, Mary and Peter. In 1898 the home place was sold and James moved to Redwood county, where he bought 160 acres of wild prairie land in section Si, North Hero township. On this he has made many improvements and erected good buildings, having also a large grove of cottonwood and box elder trees. Besides raising some grain, he keeps Shorthorn cattle, Duroc Jersey swine and Percheron horses. In politics a Democrat, he served as county commissioner of Wabasha county four years, was a member of the North Hero township board two years, and was treasurer of the school board of Wabasha county thirty years. He is the present assessor of North Hero township, having served for the past two years. Fraternally he is identified with the A. O. U. W. lodge of Walnut Grove. Mr. McGinn was married June 2, 1872, to Sarah McCullough, who was born near Balti- more, Maryland, daughter of James and Sarah (McCown) Mc- Cullough. James McCullough removed to New York City and in 1860 to Wabasha county, Minnesota, where he died in 1887 ; his wife died in New York. Mr. and Mrs. McGinn have ten children : Sarah, residing in Wabasha county, who was the wife of A. J. Cosgrove, now deceased, and has eleven children; James H., a grain buyer residing in Walnut Grove, who has three children; Mary E., now Mrs. Milan J. Wiggins, of North Hero township, and the mother of two children; George F., residing at home; Rose F., deceased, who was the wife of A. E. Poison and had one child; Agnes R. ; Thomas M.; Margaret; John D., telephone official at Lamberton, and William. The family faith is that of the Catholic church.

Charles Hanson, a retired farmer of Walnut Grove, was born August 13, 1860, in Christiania, Norway, son of Hans and Maren (Olson) Hanson. The father was born February, 1824, and died in 1881 in North Hero township, this county, the mother was born January 26, 1824, and died January 25, 1889. Charles Hanson came to America with his parents in 1868, locating in Chicago, HI., where they lived seven years. In 1874 they moved to Waterbury township, Redwood county, where Hans Hanson took a homestead of 160 acres and engaged in farming with one yoke of oxen. In the fall of 1881 he sold this farm and took a timber claim of 160 acres in North Hero township, which his son Charles now owns. Hans Hanson was a Republican and served several years on the North Hero township board. He and his wife had ten children: Mary, Carrie, Louise, one that died unnamed in infancy, Carrie, John, Lena, Charles, Nicholas and Anton. All are now deceased except John, who resides in Lyon county, Minnesota, and Charles. Nicholas died in 1881 and Anton in 1868. Charles Hanson took charge of the home farm, which he inherited from his father. In 1912, after many years of industry, he retired from farming and moved to Walnut Grove. His son Carl now operates the farm. Mr. Hanson is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company and the Rural Telephone Company of Walnut Grove. A Republican in politics, he served on the North Hero township board one year ; was assessor of North Hero township for eighteen years and clerk of school board of district No. 19 for eighteen years. He is a member of and active worker in the camp of the Modern Woodmen of America at Walnut Grove. Mr. Hanson was married July 12, 1884, to Helen Halvorson, who was born July 11, 1866, in Norway. This union has been blessed with seven children: Henry, born April 22, 1885, who died October 11, 1909 ; Minnie, born April 17, 1887 ; Carl Edward, April 5, 1890; Alfred, August 6, 1893; Lottie, March 11, 1899; Martin, February 14, 1904, and Harvey, May 15, 1910. Minnie married Hector McKenzie, April 16, 1909, at Morgan, Minn., and they have two children: Donald, born January 9, 1910, and Kenneth, born November 15, 1914. Carl Edward married Jennie Olson, January 29, 1912, and they had one child, Lucille, born November 25, 1912, who died October 17, 1913. Mrs. Charles Hanson was the daughter of Halvor Paulson and Maren (Olson) Paulson. Her father died June 18, 1889, and her mother in November, 1899. There were nine children in the family : Caroline, now Mrs. Nils Nilson, living in Norway; Belle, who is Mrs. Martin Jacobs, of Walnut Grove ; Ole, of Maddock, N. D. ; Petra, now Mrs. John Johnson of Webster, S.. D. ; Mary, now Mrs. Gustav Gulbrandson, of Norway; Helen (first) deceased; Johanna, who married James A. Larson of St. Paul, and Helen, now Mrs. Charles Hanson of Walnut Grove. The family worship at the Congregational Church of Walnut Grove.

Lawrence Holton, a highly respected citizen of Sheridan township, was born December 29, 1840, in Longford county, Ireland, son of Charles and Bridget (Reynolds) Holton. The father, born in 1804, died in 1879 in Sheridan township; his wife, Bridget, born in 1814, died in 1897. The parents came to America in 1850 and lived in Wisconsin for fifteen years. In the spring of 1868 they came to Redwood county and took up a claim of 160 acres in section 12, Sheridan township. There they built a log cabin, in which they were still living at the time of Mr. Holton 's death. There were eight children in the family, of whom four are living : Lawrence, Charles, Michael and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Thos. Kirby of Sheridan township. Lawrence Holton completed his education in Wisconsin and when he came to Redwood county with his parents took up a claim of 160 acres in section 14, which is now part of Sheridan township. During succeeding years he built a frame house and made many other improvements. He still owns the original tract of 160 acres and has added to it from time to tinie until he now owns 560 acres. Actively engaged in farming until 1903, he then retired and spent some time in traveling over the United States, visiting many of the larger cities and finally returning to his home, where he lives quietly with his daughter Catherine, who keeps house for him. Mr. Holton is said to be the oldest settler now living in Sheridan township. He was active in its organization and was instrumental in having it named Sheridan, in honor of Gen. P. H. Sheridan, of Civil war fame. In politics Mr. Holton is a Democrat and has held several local offices. He is a member of the Catholic church. Mr. Holton was married, October 1, 1871, to Annie McDonnaugh, who was born in Ireland and died August 3, 1872. He was married, secondly, January 15, 1873, to Mary Davey, who was born in Ireland in 1847 and came with her widowed mother to this country in 1865, they locating in Rhode Island, where Mr. Holton met and married her. Her father had died in Ireland and her mother subse-

1903. Mr. Holton has had the following children: Elizabeth, now Mrs. J. A. Jackson of Redwood Falls ; Anna, now Mrs. M. J. Mullen of St. Paul; Catherine, a school teacher who lives at home; Agnes, who lives with her sister Anna at "St. Paul ; Josephine, residing at St. Paul ; Bridget B., deceased, and Michael, deceased. Catherine graduated from the St. Joseph's Academy at St. Paul in 1899 and from the Mankato State Normal school in 1903. She taught in district No. 193, Sheridan township, two years, and one year in Jackson county, and was then principal of the Seaforth schools for four, years. The next two years were spent by her in district No. 12, Sheridan township, and the following two years in district No. 11 in the same township.

James Longbottom, a retired farmer of Seaforth, was born in Ontario, Canada, December 3, 1857, son of James and Ann (Adamson) Longbottom. James Longbottom, the father, was born in Leeds, England, February 1, 1819, and died August 18,

1904. He was a contractor and builder and came to America in 1844, locating in Ontario, where he lived until 1869. Then coming to Redwood county, Minnesota, he homesteaded 160 acres of land in section 8, Vail township, in which he was the second white settler. He built the first house in the "Watson addition to Redwood Falls in 1869, and the Delhi mill in 1871. His wife, Ann Adamson Longbottom, was born in Leeds, England, in 1825 and died in June, 1889. Her marriage to Mr. Longbottom, which took place in 1844, resulted in ten children, three sons and seven daughters. James Longbottom remained at home until twentytwo years of age and then, in 1879, bought 160 acres in section 6, Vail township. After living there until 1898, he sold his farm and bought 160 acres in section 8, Vail township, which he still owns. In 1910 he moved to Seaforth. He has served on the township board one year, was assessor one year and treasurer of the school board of district No. 65 for five years. He was also mayor of Seaforth one year, served on the council three years and was marshal two years. Fraternally he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F., of which he is noble grand, and has held all the chairs in the A. O. U. W. Mr. Longbottom was married September 23, 1880, to Itasca Bundy, who was born November 26, 1858, daughter of Chauncey and Eliza (Fay) Bundy. Chauncey Bundy, who was born November 9, 1820, and died in 1907, was a pioneer of Rice county, Minnesota, and subsequently a farmer of Vail township, Redwood county. His wife, born April 16, 1829, died November 27, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom have the following children: Clara, born September 2, 1883, who is the wife of P. J. Schmitz, a farmer of Vail township, and has two children, Eunice and Roy; Mabel, born November 1, 1889, who is now the wife of Ed. J. Guenther, a merchant of Edgeley, N. D.,

Simeon Stevens Goodrich was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, August 14, 1831. In 1854 he came to Minnesota and was married to Chloe T. Salisbury at Rochester, Minn., in 1857. He enlisted in Company F, Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, August 14, 1862, and served as second principal musician until his discharge. Going south with his regiment, he took part in several important battles. During one charge a shell exploded so near him that he was rendered unconscious. He escaped wounds, but for some months suffered from the effects of a severe sunstroke. In 1867 he came to Redwood county as a pioneer farmer and settled in Redwood Falls township. At a later period he moved to Redwood Falls and engaged in the grocery business. He was totally blind the last ten years of his life, this affliction being due to the hardening of the nerves. Mr. Goodrich died October 31, 1913, at the good old age of eighty-two years. His widow and one daughter, Lela, who is unmarried, still reside in Redwood Falls.

Harmony B. Johnson, a hero of Fort Ripley, was born in Essex county, New York, and there grew to manhood. In the fifties he came west and located in Dakota county, this state. September 25, 1861,, he went to Fort Snelling and enlisted in Company C, Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and with that regiment was sent against the Indians. At Fort Ripley, while carrying an important dispatch he was thrown from his horse, receiving injuries from which he never fully recovered. In his youth he had become an expert snare drummer and was thus enabled to cheer many a long weary march and many a dismal hour in camp. Discharged for disability May 19, 1862, he returned to Dakota county. From there he came to Redwood county in 1884 and bought 160 acres in the northwest quarter of section 27, Sheridan township. Here he became a prominent citizen and served for some time as township treasurer. His death, December 22, 1896, was sincerely mourned. Harmony B. Johnson married Fannie S. Atwood, who was born in New York State, and came to Dakota county and to Redwood county with her husband and now lives at Seaforth.

George H. Johnson, financier, farmer and man-of-affairs, was born in Dakota county, this state, November 28, 1862 son of Harmony B. and Fannie S. (Atwood) Johnson. He was reared in his native place and in 1884 came to Redwood county with his parents living with them for several years on section 27, Sheridan township. By hard work and saving habits, he was enabled, in 1892, to purchase 160 acres in section 29 in the same township. Three years later, in 1895, he moved on to this place. In 1900, however, he moved to the village of Seaforth, where he has since resided. His principal occupation since that time has been the buying and shipping of live stock. In the meanwhile, however, he has had many other interests. For three years, from 1908 to 1911, he owned and managed a lumber year at Seaforth, at the end of that period, selling it to the C. M. Youmans Lumber Co., by whom it is now conducted. Much of the lumber for this yard he cut from his own holdings in the northern part of the state. In 1905 Mr. Johnson assisted in organizing the Security State Bank of Seaforth, of which he became first president. In 1911, owing to pressure of other duties, he resigned this position and since that time has served as vice president. His other banking interests include stock in the New State Bank of Morton. A thorough believer in the agricultural future of the country, he assisted, in 1896, in organizing the Sheridan Co-operative Creamery Co. and served as its first secretary for two years. In spite of his business activities, Mr. Johnson has found time to serve his fellow citizens in various public capacities. For eight years he was treasurer of Sheridan township. In 1902 he became the second mayor of Seaforth, a position he held for two years. For fourteen years he was on the village council and for one year was the village treasurer. Fraternally he is affiliated with the A. O. U. W. of Belview and with the I. O. 0. F. of Seaforth. George H. Johnson was married January 1, 1894, to Minnie Goodrich, who was born March 14, 1867, daughter of Simeon Stevens and Chloe (Salisbury) Goodrich. This union was blessed with three children: Marie, Robert and Beth. Marie, born October 17, 1895, passed through the country and village schools, was graduated from the Redwood high school in 1913 and from the pianoforte department of the Northwestern Conservatory of Music at Minneapolis in 1915 and is now teaching music in and around Seaforth. Robert, born February 23, 1897, passed through the country and village schools, was graduated from the Redwood Falls high school in 1914 and is now assistant cashier of the Security State Bank of Seaforth. He is a thorough believer in preparedness and an enthusiastic member of Company L, Second Infantry Regiment, Minnesota National Guards, having recently served on the Mexican border. Beth was born April 11, 1899, passed through the village schools and is now studying in the Redwood Falls high school.

Rev. Julius F. Lenz, pastor of St. John's German Lutheran Church of Sheridan township, was born November 8, 1880, in Renville county, Minnesota. He is a son of Ferdinand Lenz, born December 27, 1835, and his wife, Augusta (Brettin) Lenz born March 7, 1852, both natives of Germany. The father came to America in 1865 and settled in Emmet township, Renville county, where he took a claim of 160 acres, and built a sod house in which Julius F. Lenz was born. He broke the land and by hard work and self-denial brought the farm to a high state of cultivation, increasing its acreage from time to time until at one time he owned 500 acres. There were thirteen children in the family: Charles, Ida, Emilie, Emma, Ferdinand, Julius, Paulina, Albert, William, Rudolph, Harry, Adolph and Christ. After completing his studies in the country schools of this locality Julius F. Lenz attended the Dr. Martin Luther's College at New Ulm for one year. He then entered the Northwestern University at Watertown, Wis., studying there from 1901 to J905, and next going to Concordia Seminary at Springfield, HI., where he remained from 1906 to 1910. He was ordained as minister, June 5, 1910, in Emmet tpwnship, Renville county, Minnesota, and began work in a mission field at Meadow, S. D., where he remained until 1911. August 6 of that year he accepted a call to St. John's German Lutheran church in Sheridan township. He has devoted himself to his work with great zeal and a marked improvement has taken place in the parish during his stay there. The membership has increased about 40 per cent. He has also charge of St. Peter's church at Seaforth and does missionary work at Wabasso. At St. John's church he is also interested in the parish school conducted by the church seven months of the year. Mr. Lenz was married June 28, 1911, to Hedwig Mueller, who was born in Chicago, HI., July 18, 1890, daughter of Otto and Bertha (Janke) Mueller. Her parents, natives of Germany, came to America in 1889 and now lives in Chicago, where the father is employed as a mechanic. There were seven children in the family, of whom five are now living: Frieda, Hedwig, Arthur, George and Gertrude. Mr. and Mrs. Lenz have three children: Gilbert, born June 27, 1912, Manfred, born December 15, 1913, and Edith, born July 4, 1915.

David B. Ganoe, a thrifty farmer of Sheridan township, was born October 5, 1858, in Champaign county, Hlinois, son of John and Mary (Odkins) Ganoe. The father, a farmer, born in Ohio in 1814, moved in 1859 to Dallas county, Iowa, where he owned 400 acres and resided there until his death in September, 1892. His wife was born in Ohio in 1830 and died in 1885. There were the following children in the family : Elizabeth, now Mrs. W. R. Currey of Dallas county, Iowa ; Nancy, deceased ; Catherine now Mrs. William Toole of Dawson, Iowa ; Eliza, Mrs. William Chance, deceased ; Mary E., now Mrs. Joe Collins of Dawson, Iowa ; James, of Jefferson, Iowa; John, of Adel, Iowa; William, also of Adel, and David B. of Sheridan township, Redwood county. After completing his school work, David B. Ganoe went to Colorado, where he worked for five years in the coal mines. He then returned to Iowa, and when his father's estate was settled, in 1899, came to Redwood county and bought 80 acres three miles west of his present place. In 1911 he bought 80 acres of well improved land in section 13, Sheridan township. He has the following acreage: 50 acres of wheat, 70 of oats, 80 of corn and 18 of barley, and rents additional land for a part of his crops. He has five milch cows of the Shorthorn breed and raises Duroc Jersey swine and Percheron horses. Progressive and industrious, he has been successful in his line of work. In politics he is a Republican, and religiously a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Ganoe was united in marriage May 5, 1891, to Mary Williams, who was born in Canada, October 15, 1869, daughter of John and Annie (Gorman) Williams. Her father was born in 1861 in England and became a merchant in Ottawa, Canada, where he died November 1, 1869. Her mother, born in Ireland in 1853, died in Canada in 1911. The children in the family were: James and Mary, who were twins, born October 15, 1869. James died in the fall of 1884 in England, where he was living with an uncle. Mrs. Ganoe 's mother married, secondly, Martin Hickey, and by this second marriage there were seven children, of whom one is now living, Agnes, now Mrs. D. W. Forester. Mr. and Mrs. Ganoe have no children.

George S. Davis, proprietor of the Sunnyside Stock Farm and a progressive farmer of Sheridan township, was born in Rice county, November 9, 1867, son of William and Mahala (Johnson) Davis. William Davis, a native of Illinois, came to Rice county, Minnesota with his parents in 1852. He was a member of the Minnesota National Guards for one year. In 1867 he homesteaded land in Beaver Falls township, Renville county, where he resided until his death in November, 1903, at the age of fiftynine years. His wife died November 15, 1910, at the age of sixty years. George S. Davis remained at home until thirteen years of age, when he began working out, being employed four years on a farm in Dakota county. In 1891 he rented a farm in Redwood county, living on the Isaac Johnson farm in Sheridan township for seventeen years. In 1892 he bought the northwest quarter in section 35, Sheridan township and moved on to it in 1910. He has developed the land and greatly improved the place, having erected a modern residence, besides excellent barns and other farm buildings. The farm is all fenced with woven wire and in 1910 a barn, 58x64x12 was built, in 1911 a silo was built with a capacity of 150 tons. The residence, built in 1910, is a modern two-story eight-room structure equipped with hot water plant and acetylene lights and cost about $3,000. Mr. Davis has increased the size of his farm and now owns 360 acres of land, two acres of which is set out in fruit. He raises Durham cattle, has eighteen milch cows and feeds two or three carloads of cattle for the market every year. He is a director of the Wabasso Farmers Creamery and the Farmers Grain and Fuel Company at Seaforth. For one year he has served as clerk of the school board of district

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No. 75. Mr. Davis was married July 4, 1892, to Mattie E. Stegner, who was bora March 24, 1876 and died May 14, 1914. She was the daughter of Conrad Stegner, a pioneer of Redwood county, who worked as a mechanic in Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were blessed with four children: George, Hazel, Mahala (deceased) and Doris. Mr. Davis was married the second time, September 8, 1915, to Mrs. Jennie (Byington) Taylor.

Chris Poulsen, a substantial farmer of Sheridan township, was bora in Denmark, November 15, 1867, son of Jens Peter Poulsen, a farmer of Denmark, who died in 1876 at the age of forty-eight years, and his wife, Sesil (Christenson) Poulsen, who is still living in that country. Chris Poulsen came to America in the spring of 1888 and located in Racine, Wis., where he worked for three years. In the fall of 1890 he bought 80 acres in section 25, Sheridan township, Redwood county, Minn., and came here himself in the spring of 1891. That year he built a one-room house, 14x20 feet and in 1902 rebuilt and remodeled it into a comfortable eight-room house. The barn was rebuilt in 1910 and made 42x42 feet. Mr. Poulsen has a nice grove of trees, three acres of fruit land, and 40 acres of land set aside for clover and timothy. Mr. Poulsen keeps about 30 cows, of which 10 are milch cows. He is a stockholder in the Wabasso Creamery and in the Wabasso Grain and Fuel Company. In politics a Republican, he has been treasurer of school district No. 46 for seven years. Religiously he belongs to the Danish Lutheran church. Mr. Poulsen was united in marriage July 2, 1888, to Matilda Jensen, who wias born in Denmark, bora October 27, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Poulsen have the following children : Celia, Jjorn June 9, 1889, who was married, June 12, 1912, to Fay Truesdale, of Redwood Falls, Minn., and has two children, Clarice and George; James, born June 4, 1890, and now assistant cashier of the State Bank of Tulare, S. D., who was married, May 13, 1916, to Vina Harrison ; Carl, bora February 21, 1893* and now residing at home ; Alfred, born May 20, 1895, who is a student in the Agricultural school; William and Lillian, twins, were born October 9, 1898, and Elmer, born September 7, 1905, all three of whom reside at home.

Joseph J. Troske, an enterprising farmer of Vail township, was born February 2, 1870, in Minnesota Lake township, Faribault county, Minnesota, son of Frank and Anna (Varvra) Troske. Frank Troske was born in Germany in 1844 and came to America in 1861, locating in St. Paul, Minn. He enlisted in Company E, Sixth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, was engaged in the battle of Ne^ Orleans, and marched with Sherman to the sea, serving eighteen months. In 1865 he came to Minnesota Lake township, and took up a homestead of 120 acres, later making additions to it until he had 600 acres. In true pioneer fashion he broke the land with ox team, and built his first house of logs. Later he made many improvements. He built a two-story brick house in 1885 and in 1893 a new barn. After a life of useful activity, he died May 5, 1907. His wife, to whom he was married in 1868, was born May 1, 1844, in Bohemia. They had ten children : Joseph J., subject of this sketch ; Frank W., a farmer of Kingman township, Renville county; John H., residing on the old homestead; Christena, wife of Jos. Woelfel, a farmer of Sheridan township ; Henry E., a farmer of Minnesota Lake township, Faribault county ; Anna B., wife of Geo. Bach, mail carrier of Minnesota Lake township; Paul J., a carpenter of Minnesota Lake township; Herman H., a mason of Minnesota Lake township; William, a farmer of Minnesota Lake township, living on the old homestead, and Mildred, a stenographer of Mankato, Minn. Joseph J. Troske remained at home on the farm until twenty-seven years of age, and then rented his father's farm. In 1900 he came to Redwood county, where he bought the east half of section 20, Vail township, which he broke up. He made additions to this from time to time, until he owned 560 acres in section 20, Vail township, and 240 acres in sections 14 and 23 Vesta township, making 800 acres in all. He has one of the largest apple orchards in Vail township. He has been justice of the peace for several years; also treasurer of Vail township, which office he still holds. A Redwood county picnic was held on this farm, which is an ideal place for such gatherings. It was gotten up by the Redwood County Bureau of Agriculture, of which Mr. Troske is a member. Mr. Troske was married June 15, 1897, to Anna M. Eozitza, who was bora June 8, 1878, in Minnesota Lake township, Faribault county, Minnesota, daughter of Joseph J. Kozitza. Her father, born in Austria in 1844, came to America in 1865, locating in Waseca county, Minnesota, where he worked as a teamster and farm hand. After a time he bought 40 acres of land in Minnesota Lake township, and later acquired 80 acres at Mapleton, Danville township, Blue Earth county, and moved there. He still owns the farm in Minnesota Lake township and has added to the Mapleton farm, Danville township, until he has 240 acres in all. His wife, Josephine (Sonnek) Kozitza, was born in Germany in 1853 and came to America in 1865, dying in 1887. Mr. Kozitza was married again to Susanna Barteck, who died November 24, 1893. By the first marriage there were the following children : Anna M. ; John J., a farmer on the homestead in Blue Earth county; Mary J., nurse at the Mayo hospital at Rochester ; Agnes C, wife of F. J. Bach, a farmer of Blue Earth county; Thomas, a farmer on the homestead in Blue Earth county, and Rose, principal of the schools in Willow Lake township, Redwood county. By the second marriage there were: Susan, a teacher in Willow Lake township; Theodore, a dentist in Nebraska, and Andrew, a teacher, who is a student at the agricultural department of the University of Minnesota, at St. Paul. He is a member of Battery F, Second Battalion, Field Artillery, which is now at Llano Grande, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Troske have the following children: Ervin E., born August 21, 1898, who is attending the agricultural department of the University of Minnesota at St. Paul, Minn. ; Arnold A., born January 23, 1900, and now a student at St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn.; Ursula M., born March 12, 1903, who is attending St. Joseph Academy at Marshall, Minn.; Joseph D., born August 1, 1905; Rachel R., born June 11, 1910; Lester, born January 8, 1914, and Glenn George, born February 25, 1916.

Fred L. Froelich, one of the thrifty farmers of Sheridan township, was born in Nicollet county, May 15, 1869, son of Herman Froelich, a retired farmer of New Ulm, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1870, and his wife, Barbara Froelich, who died in 1903 at the age of sixty. Fred J. Froelich, in 1889, bought 120 acres of land in section 17 Sheridan township. He built up the place, made improvements, erected fine buildings and added land from time to time until he now owns 200 acres. He has erected a nice seven-room house and a barn, 36x60x14 feet. He is a member of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Froelich was married December 10, 1892, to Sophia Pehling, born March 20, 1877, daughter of Philip Pehling, a retired farmer now living in Mankato, and his wife, Mary (Wistedt) Pehling. Mr. and Mrs. Froelich 's children are: Dora, Herman, Ella, Leona, Esther and Fred.

Nels L. Nelson, an enterprising farmer of Sheridan township, was born in Racine, Wis., February 18, 1883, son of Lars and Annie (Larson) Nelson. His father was born in Denmark and came to America in 1872, locating in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he remained for one year. He then moved to Racine, Wis., where he lived until 1890, working for the Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Company. In 1887 he bought 80 acres of land in section 36, Sheridan township and, moving onto it in 1890, resided there until 1912, when he retired from farming and took up his residence in Wabasso. Nels L. Nelson remained at home until 1912, when he purchased the home farm and began working for himself. He has built up the place made improvements and erected buildings, including a barn 36x60x14 feet. He now has a well improved farm of 120 acres and raises graded Shorthorn cattle and Poland China swine. Aside from this he is a stockholder in the Wabasso Farmers Co-operative Creamery. Religiously he is a member of the Danish Lutheran church. Mr. Nelson was married November 6, 1912, to Anna Kargh, born March 29, 1883, daughter of Lars and Johanna (Knudson) Eargh. Her father is a native of Denmark and came to America in 1870, settling near

Jamas F. Scanlon was born in Sligo county, Ireland, November 9, 1867, son of Martin and Mary (Keenan) Scanlon, both natives of Ireland. The father came to America in April 1882, and purchased the northwest quarter of section 8, Sheridan township, Redwood county, where he engaged in farming until March, 1907, when he dted at the age of seventy-two years. His wife now lives on the home place. James F. Scanlon grew to manhood on the homestead and engaged in farming for himself in section 8, where he lived from 1896 to 1906. Then he moved to the home place and has lived there ever since. His property comprises 80 acres of land and is well cultivated. Mr. Scanlon has served as director on the school board of district No. 70 for three years. He is affiliated with and has held all the chairs in the A. 0. U. W. lodge at Belview and was a member of the Grand Lodge at St. Paul in 1910. He is a member of the Catholic church at Vesta. Mr. Scanlon was married November 13, 1896, to Annie Shimon, who was born November 20, 1879, daughter of Frank and Rosa (Botidy) Shimon. Her father, a native of Bohemia, emigrated to America in 1865, locating at New Prague, Minn., where he lived for six years. Then he moved to Henryville township, Renville county, where he lived for thirty -three years. Coming from there to Sheridan township, Redwood county, he engaged in farming here for a time but is now retired from active work and with his wife lives with his son Joseph in section 7, Sheridan township. Mr. and Mrs. Scanlon have had seven children : Mary (known as Mamie), born November 9, 1897 ; Martin, April 14, 1899; Katy Eudora, December 26, 1900; James Francis, April 27, 1903 (died December 19, 1904) ; William, April 26, 1905; Joseph, February 16, 1908, and Anna, August 18, 1911.

Thomas Kerby, a successful farmer of Sheridan township, was born May 6, 1834, in Quebec, Canada, son of Michael and Margaret (Griffin) Kerby, who were natives of Ireland and married there. They came to Canada in 1833, where the father followed his trade as a tailor. In 1836 they moved to Toledo, Ohio, where Mrs. Kerby died in 1837. Mr. Kerby lived there for a number of years, returning to Quebec later in life and dying in 1884. Thomas Kerby was the only child of his parents and received his education at Toledo. He then traveled through Illinois, Missouri and other western states until 1868 when he came to Sheridan township, Redwood county, Minnesota, and took up a claim of 160 acres on which he is now living. He built a one-room frame house, at that time the first house in the township, which is still standing and is now used as a shed. The lumber for this house was hauled by ox team from Willmar, Minn. In 1882 Mr. Kerby built his present large residence. He now has a well improved farm with a good barn and other buildings. A Democrat in politics, he has served on the board of supervisors of Sheridan township for many years. He has also for many years been treasurer of the school board of district No. 11. The family are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Eerby was married in Birch Cooley, Renville county, June 28, 1879, to Elizabeth Holten, sister of Lawrence Holten, the eldest settler now living in Sheridan township, and daughter of Charles and Bridget (Reynolds) Hqjten. Her father was born in 1908 and died in 1879 in Sheridan township; her mother, born in 1814, died in 1897. Their children are : Annie, now Mrs. Frederick Duffield, Michael, living at home, and Thomas J., also living at home.

Crate Knisley, a well known farmer of Sheridan township, was born in Ross county, Ohio, June 11, 1866, son of Richard and Ann (Swyers) Knisley. The father was a farmer born in Ohio, in which state he lived until 1866, when he moved to Dallas county, Iowa. He died in 1907 at the age of seventy-eight years, his wife dying in 1908 at the age of seventysix years. Crate Knisley remained at home until nineteen years of age. He then worked in the mines at Angus and Boone, Iowa, for thirteen years, next going to Becker county, Minnesota, in 1898, where he farmed for one year. Then he bought 80 acres in section 13, Redwood Palls township, Redwood county, Minnesota, where he remained until 1905, when he rented the William Smith place in the same township and lived there seven years. In 1906 he had bought 80 acres in section 13, northern half of the northwest quarter, of Sheridan township, and he moved onto it in 1912 and now resides there. He has improved and developed the farm and considerably increased its value. In 1910 he built a barn 30x32 feet and in 1912 a comfortable eight-room house. Two acres of his land are devoted to fruit and one to alfalfa. He is a stockholder in the Redwood Palls Farmers Elevator Company and in the Sheridan Farmers Telephone Company. Mr. Knisley was married June 12, 1889, to Jeannette Love, daughter of George and Martha Love. Her father, who died in 1914 at the age of seventy-five years, had been a miner at Boone, Iowa. The mother now makes her home with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Knisley have two children: Martha, wife of Martin Luby, a farmer of Redwood Falls township, and who has one child, Margaret ; and Albert, a farmer in Henryville township, Renville county, who married Mary Malichek, and has four children, William, Harry, Irene and John.

Michael Kramer, now deceased, was for a number of years a prominent farmer of Sheridan township, and a valuable citizen who took a part in the- upbuilding of the county, served in public offices, developed a good farm and was in every way a man of honor and integrity. He was born in Fond du Lac county, Wi* consin, November 11, 1854, son of Philip and Mary (Sauer) Kramer. The father Philip Kramer, born in Germany, was reared as a farmer and carpenter, came to America in the early days, located in Wisconsin and died in 1863. The mother was born in Germany, November 26, 1821, came to America with her husband and died August 12, 1900. In the family there were nine children : Gertrude A., Sister of Mercy in a convent at Pond du Lac ; Anton, in Mower county, Minnesota; Nicholas, at Fond du Lac, Wis.; Michael, the subject of this sketch; Peter, of Beckerville, Wis. ; Mathias, of Harvard, HI. ; Mary A., at Fond du Lac ; John (deceased) ; Catherine, now Mrs. Aget Korb of Boyd, Wisconsin. Reared in this large family, Michael Kramer remained at home until attaining his majority, when he went to Mitchell county, Iowa, and purchased a farm. In 1891 he sold that place, came to Redwood county and purchased 297 acres in section 19, Sheridan township. The year after his arrival he built a comfortable house, which in 1900 was remodeled into the present residence, other buildings being erected as necessity required. The place is now a sightly one with a splendid orchard and grove, is neatly fenced and is well equipped with everything necessary to the carrying on of successful general farming operations. In addition to his farming projects, Mr. Kramer in 1901 erected a store building and operated a store at Seaforth for three years. In politics, he was a staunch democrat, and being much interested in public affairs served for a considerable period on the town and school boards. After a useful life filled with hard work, he died March 9, 1914, and his death is sincerely mourned. Mr. Kramer was married February 26, 1878 at Marytown, Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, to Gertrude Bernard, born April 16, 1860, at Mount Calvary, Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, daughter of Anton and Magdalena (Gerhard) Bernard, both natives of Germany, the former of whom was born July 6, 1827, came to America in 1848, located in Wisconsin, engaged in farming and died June 26, 1874 ; the latter was born October 25, 1827, and died July 6, 1866. In the Bernard family there were eight children: John, of Saskatchewan, Canada; Arnold, of Cold Spring, Minn.; Peter, deceased; Gertrude, wife of Michael Kramer; Mathias, a merchant of Tyler, N. D. ; George, of St. Joseph, N. D. ; Sebastian, a priest stationed in the Cathedral of St. Michael at Milwaukee, Wis., and Joseph, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer have been blessed with twelve children: Anton, John, Arnold P., Mary, Michael, Mathias, Romulad Sebastian, Henry G., Nicholas J., Magdalen M., Peter Lawrence and Anna M. Anton was born February 6, 1879, married Dora Norcutt and has four children: Chloris, Bernard, Lyle and Lyndon. John, born September 24, 1880, married Minnie Lamb and has two children, Viola and Hazel. Arnold P. was born October 21, 1882, married Rose

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Boushek, and has one child, Pern Catherine. Mary was born June 17, 1884, married Anton Pistulka and has five children: Arnold, Charles, Anton, Gertrude and Joseph. Michael was born February 21, 1886 and married Julia Pistulka. Mathias was born January 19, 1888. Romulad Sebastian was born February 7, 1890, married Margaret Reed and has one son, Roy. Henry G. was born March 18, 1892; Nicholas J., June 26, 1894; Magdalen M., July 6, 1896; Peter Lawrence, August 10, 1898 (died October 25, 1914), and Anna M., September 8, 1900. Anton is cashier of the State Bank of Lucan ; Romulad Sebastian is cashier of the State Bank of Clements ; Henry is assistant cashier of the State Bank of Vesta ; Michael devotes part of his time to farming and is a clever professional baseball player of considerable note. All the other sons are engaged in farming exclusively. Magdalen M. and Anna M. are at home. Amoqg the features which have made the Kramer family famous through this region may be mentioned the Kramer Brothers' Band and Orchestra. These organizations had their origin about 1897, when its senior members began furnishing music for dances, entertainments, and the like. The membership gradually increased as the younger children grew up, until in 1910, when all twelve children were members of the orchestra. In the early years, the band and orchestra were under the direction of Anton Kramer, later Arnold Kramer was the leader. The orchestra and band attained their highest efficiency in 1907, when the services of the members were in wide demand for the leading social events, dances, entertainments and general gatherings throughout the county. The music furnished was of the very best. The strictest standards of efficiency have been maintained, and the family has had a distinct influence on the progress of musical education throughout the county.

Jacob Becvar was born in Bohemia, July 22, 1854, son of Joseph Becvar, a carpenter by trade, who died in 1894 in Bohemia, at the age of eighty-six and his wife, Marie (Swaboda) Becvar, who died in 1865 at the age of fifty-four. Jacob came to America in 1880 and entered into the shoe business in Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained for twenty years. In 1900 he came to Seaforth, Minn., and bought the Charles Cole confectionery, of which he is now proprietor. He is also a stockholder in the Security State Bank of Seaforth. Mr. Becvar was married July 25, 1881, to Josephine Masek, born June 20, 1856, daughter of Frank Masek, who came to America in 1893 and farmed in Sheridan township until his death, September 3, 1914, when eightytwo years of age, and his wife Anna (Riba) Masek, who died in 1898 at the age of sixty -nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Becvar have one child, Louis who was county surveyor of Redwood county four years and was employed at the fair at San Francisco in 1915. He was married to Rosa Cermak in 1899 and they have had three

John. Sorensen was bom in Denmark, May 30, 1884, son of Peter Sorensen, a farmer of that country, who was born in 1850, and his wife, Christina (Olson) Sorensen, bfcrn in 1849. John Sorensen came to America in June, 1904, and followed the trade of blacksmith, which he had learned in his fatherland, in Springfield, Raymond, and Clara City, Minn. February 8, 1911, he bought the shop of A. J. Van Selus in Seaforth which he now operates. He has been a member of the village council for four years. He was married June 8, 1915, to Agnes Pistulka, who was born January 17, 1887, daughter of Vaclav and Mary (Posekany) Pistulka.

William Tordsen, one of the prosperous farmers of Redwood county, was born in Nicollet county, Minnesota, December 12, 1869, son of Jurgen and Dora (Bouck) Tordsen. The father was a native of Germany and came to America in 1858, engaging in farming in Nicollet county, where he died in 1898 at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife, born August 18, 1834, now makes her home with her son William, having attained the good old age of eighty-two years. William Tordsen took charge of the home farm in Sheridan township in 1895 and has operated it ever since. It contains 160 acres and is located in the southwest quarter of section 5. Mr. Tordsen is an active and progressive farmer and has developed his property and brought it to a high state of cultivation. He is also a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company at Seaforth and of the Farmers State Bank at Belview. He has been road overseer for six years, and a director on the school board of district No. 70 for six years. His religious affiliations are with the German Lutheran church. Mr. Tordsen was married February 22, 1895, to Annie Schmidt, who was born November 19, 1874, daughter of Christian and Mary (Seivert) Schmidt. Her father was a native of Germany and came to America in 1859, engaging in farming in Nicollet county. He has since retired from active work and is now living in Nicollet, Nicollet county. IBs wife died in 1890 at the age of forty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Tordsen have the following children : George, born December 25, 1895; Albert, born October 31, 1897; William, born December 25, 1899; Leona, born May 27, 1902; Walter, born October 20, 1903; Ervin, born June 12, 1906, who died March 27, 1908; Amanda, born November 23, 1908, and Edna, born March 9, 1910.

George Fuhr, proprietor of the Fairview Stock Farm, was born in Rock Island county, Illinois, October 14, 1863, son of Valentine and Margaret (Nickel) Fuhr. The father was born December 4, 1821, and died May 15, 1912, at the age of ninety years. He was a native of Germany who came to America in 1832 with his parents, they settling in New York and later in

Ohio where they remained for ten years. In 1842 he went to Rock Island county, Illinois, and jocated on a farm, where he made his home until his death. . He served as road overseer for twenty years. His wife was born October 11, 1822, and died January 23, 1909. George Puhr remained at home until 1899, when he bought 80 acres in Buffalo Prairie township, Rock Island county, Illinois, and lived there until March, 1912. He had increased his farm until he owned 158 acres. He then sold it and bought 375 acres in sections 33 and 34, Sheridan township, Redwood county, Minnesota, where he still resides. He specializes in raising Polled Durham cattle, Poland China swine and Percheron horses. In 1912 he built a house, with full basement, on the east farm, 26x28x16 feet, which he installed with furnace heat. In 1913 he built an eight-room house on the west farm, 28x28x16 feet, with full basement and furnace heat. The same year he erected a barn on the west farm 40x60x14 feet. He has 340 acres of land under cultivation, ten acres of which are in alfalfa, fifty in clover and 140 in corn. George Puhr was married January 4, 1888, to Mary Mader, who was born May 2, 1868, daughter of Michael Mader. Her father, a native of Germany, came to America and located in Mercer county, Illinois, where he farmed until his death, February 26, 1898 at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, Mary (Garber) Mader, born April 10, 1843, is now living in Mercer county, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhr's children are as follows : Leonard, born February 16, 1889, who farms on a part of his father's estate, and who was married February 15, 1912, to Laura France, and has one child, Myron, born February 11, 1913 ; Augusta, born November 30, 1891, who was married February 15, 1911, to Ernest Boney a farmer of Sheridan township, and has two children, Beatrice, born March 11, 1912, and Carol, born August 26, 1913; Bernard, born July 15, 1893; Agnes, born November 22, 1898; Mathilda, born November 29, 1896, and Everett, born January 10, 1905.

George J. Grimm, cashier of the First National Bank, of Lamberton, was born at Hartford, Wis, May 1, 1865, son of John and Mary (Begenfuhs) Grimm. He was reared in his native town and there attended the public schools. As a youth he worked in a general store, but by devoting his spare time to the study of telegraphy, he was enabled to realize his ambitions of entering the railroad service. In 1882 he took up work at St. Peter as railroad operator, and was afterwards transferred to New Ulm as operator and cashier. It was in 1890 that he located in Springfield as station agent. There he became a prominent citizen. For eight years he served as village recorder, for a time he was secretary of the Brown County Democratic club. In 1901 he was' nominated as candidate for county auditor on the Democratic ticket, and was defeated by only a few votes. In that year he came to Lamberton as cashier of the Citizens State Bank, a position he retained when, on April 2, 1904, the institution was reorganized as the First National Bank. Here he has taken an active part in all public affairs. He was village recorder for seven years, and has been a member of the school board since 1909. He is chairman of the Democratic County Committee and a member of the Democratic State Central Committee. For some time past he has been treasurer of the Lamberton Creamery Co, and a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Co. He has been secretary and a director of the Lamberton Building, and Loan Association for fourteen years. The Commercial Club of which he is president, finds him a most active worker. In the Catholic church he is trustee and treasurer. His fraternal affiliations are with the Elks, the Modern Woodmen, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Grimm was married Nov. 25, 1890, to Emily H. Schneider, born Oct. 19, 1869, daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Dietz) Schneider of New Ulm, and their children are: John C, Leslie H., Natalia A., Oliva L., Nancy A., and Woodrow Q. John Grimm, father of George J. Grimm was born in Germany, came to America at an early age, lived in Wisconsin and New York, assisted in constructing the Erie canal, and finally returned to Germany. Later he returned to the United States, and was employed for many years as railroad agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad at Hartford, Wisconsin. He died at Hartford, Nov. 17, 1894, and bis wife died May 7, 1898. In the family the children were: George J., John A., Lawrence, Sebastian, Michael and Margareth.

William Duncan, Jr., cashier of the State Bank of Milroy, was born April 18, 1880, at Sleepy Eye, this state, son of William and Emma (Hollingstead) Duncan. He received his preliminary education in the schools of Sleepy Eye and Springfield, and in 1899 graduated from the Curtiss Commercial College at Minneapolis. With this preparation he entered the employ of Anderson Brothers, dealers in hardware and lumber, at Springfield. His banking experience was received as bookkeeper in the State Bank of Springfield, where he remained until the spring of 1903, when he accepted his present position. In Milroy, Mr. Duncan has become one of the leading citizens, and his progressive spirit has had much to do in shaping the destinies of the village which, when he arrived, was but few months old. He has been president of the village council for many years, has served as treasurer of the village, and has been a member of the school board since a short time after his arrival here. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, and belongs to various clubs and organizations. Mr. Duncan was married June 10. 1903, at Springfield, to Bertha E. Schmid, born at Sleepy Eye, Dec. 14, 1879, daughter of John B. and Mary Anna (Adams) Schmid. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have two children:

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Marion A., born Oct. 25, 1904; and Gretchen, born Dec. 7, 1912. The family faith is that of the Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Schmid, parents of Mrs. William Duncan, Jr., had a large family of children as follows : John R., engaged in the real estate business at Springfield ; Emma, wife of William Anderson, president of the North Star Grain Co. at Winnipeg, Canada; Louise, wife of P. W. Kuske, a druggist at Springfield ; Bertha E., wife of William Duncan, Jr.; Arthur (deceased) ; Edward, a railroad engineer living at Tracy ; Adolph, a dentist at Worthington, Minn. ; Victoria, wife of E. L. Nippolt, cashier of the State Bank of Springfield; Benjamin, assistant cashier of the State Bank of Milroy; Constant, in the automobile business at Springfield; Elmer, stenographer at Springfield; and Armin, a student in the Springfield High school.

William Duncan, Sr., was born in Muskegon county, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1846. Upon coming to Minnesota; he engaged in the implement business in Sleepy Eye. Prom there he moved to Springfield in 1890, and became a traveling salesman for D. M. Osborn & Co. Later he traveled for the McCormick Harvester Co. in whose employ he remained until 1909, with the exception of two years when he was in the implement business at Springfield, with Thomas Brophy, under the firm name of Brophy & Duncan. He died at Rochester, Minn., Aug. 23, 1916. His wife, Emma Hollingstead, was born May 25, 1852. They are the parents of three children, of whom William Duncan, Jr., born April 18, 1880, is the only one living. James, born in August, 1883, is deceased, as is also an unnamed infant.

Harry E. Hayes was born in Wisconsin, May 28, 1873, son of Peter and Martha (Parker) Hayes. Peter Hayes was born in Wisconsin and grew to manhood on the farm, coming to Lamberton, Minn., in 1874, coming by ox team with a colony of settlers, and secured a homestead of wild land. Building a sod shack and a straw barn, he began breaking up the land with his team of oxen. He suffered much from the storms, losing his cattle, and also lost several crops on account of the grasshoppers, having to work in the pineries to earn enough money to support the family. He lived on this farm until about 1910, and during that time made extensive improvements, built modern buildings and raised good stock. He was one of the organizers of the township and held township office. He also helped organize his school district and held office on the board. He was one of the directors of the first elevator built here. He is a charter member of the A. O. U. W. of Lamberton. In 1910 he moved back to Wisconsin. Harry E. was the oldest of six children and was only a child at the time of his father's removal to Minnesota. He received his early education in the school of his locality and engaged in farming. He remained at home until twenty-three years of age when he located 160 acres in section 24, Lamberton township. He built a 24 by 24 house and the next year sold the place and located in the village of Lamberton, where he went into the livery business. He continued in this for six years, and then returned to farming in Lamberton township, renting a farm until 1915, when he bought 15 acres and farmed there until last fall. He is now taking care of the state road from Lamberton to Brown county. He is associated with the M. W. A. of Lamberton. Mr. Hayes was married at the age of twenty-four to May Bozel, born in Redwood county, daughter of Fred Bozel of Lamberton township, one of the old pioneers of this section. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have three children: Beatrice, Christine and Hugh.

Fred E. Person, a successful real estate dealer of Redwood Palls, was born in Cherokee, Iowa, Oct. 14, 1890, son of Clarence E. and Minnie Person. Clarence E. Person was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and is now a leading citizen of Estherville, Iowa, where he has been president of the school board for several years. He has dealt extensively in real estate, both in Iowa and in Minnesota. Fred E. Person attended the Estherville High school, and the Estherville Business College. For a number of years he was employed as a stenographer in railroad construction work in North Dakota and elsewhere. Later with his father he became interested in the Person Land Company. Since November, 1914, he has been in business in Redwood Falls, his present partner being A. J. White. The company does an extensive business in Minnesota and Montana lands. Mr. Person was married Dec. 11, 1912, to Winnifred Wickham, who was born May 12, 1893, daughter of S. E. and Mary (Mc Williams) Wickham, of Clement, Iowa.

Swan Peterson, veteran of the Civil war and early settler of Springdale township, was born in Sweden and there married Hanna Nelson. They came to America in 1854 and located on a claim in Carver county, this state. From there, in 1864, Mr. Peterson enlisted in the 4th Minn. Vol. Inf. and served until the close of the war, taking part in the second battle of Bull Run, accompanying General Sherman on his famous march to the sea, serving before Richmond at the surrender of General Lee, and participating in the famous review at Washington. After his discharge he returned to his claim and there lived until 1873. In that year he came to Springdale township, this county, and secured 160 acres, on which he engaged in general farming and stock raising. He worked hard, toiled early and late, and in time acquired a competence, owning at one time 640 acres in Springdale, Gales and Johnsonville townships. After a long life filled with worthy endeavor he died October 11, 1903, at the old home on the farm. Mr. Peterson will live in history as one of the organizers and member of the first town board of Springdale town- ship. He acted as chairman for many years after it organized. He was likewise one of the organizers and first treasurer of School District 22, which embraced the north half of Springdale township. The first teacher was Miss Eva Kellogg. The school house was a vacant farm house on the L. V. Kellogg homestead in section 10. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were the parents of several children. Those who are living are : John H., William D., Dora and Hannah, alL of whom live in Tracy with their aged mother, with the exception of William D., who lives in Johnsonville township.

William D. Pierson, a well-known farmer and stock raiser of Johnsonville township, was born in Carver county, this state, July 2, 1863, son of Swan and Hanna (Nelson) Peterson. He came to this county with his parents and as time passed took over the management of his father's farm, which he now owns and where he now carries on general agricultural operations. A democrat in politics he served as school clerk of District 62 for fifteen years. In 1915 he was elected justice of the peace in which position he is still serving. His interest in the development of the community is shown by the fact that he was one of the organizers of the North Star Telephone Company, of which he is now serving as secretary. He was one of the charter members of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which has been of much value to the farmers of the county. He assumed his present name of Pierson after the time of his marriage, August 24, 1887, to Flora M. Fassett. Mrs. Pierson was born in New York state July 19, 1867. She and her husband have had four children: Hazel G., Harold L., Owen C. and A. Lyle. Hazel Q. was born August 13, 1888. She married Roy Gilbert, who was accidently killed in the electric light plant at Tracy, leaving one child, Cameon Maude. Later she married Lester C. Hawes, of Ripidan, this state, and they have two children, Belva and Flora. Harold L. was born August 9, 1890. After receiving his preliminary education he entered the Bible College at Boone, Iowa, and then studied at the Missionary Institute at Nyack, New York. On August 25, 1916, he left for Africa, where he will engage in missionary work in the Belgian Congo. Owen C. was born May 28, 1896. A. Lyle was born February 19, 1899. All the children were born in Springdale township, with the exception of A. Lyle, who was born in Johnsonville township.