Wabasha County, Minnesota - Biographical sketches, 1920 (part 25 of 27)

John H. Plein, a prominent farmer of Highland Township, residing in sec¬ tion 22, was born in Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, June 26, 1870, son of Peter and Kate (Valler) Plein. The father, Peter Plein, was born in the Duchy of Luxemburg and came to America in 1862, locating in Glasgow Town¬ ship, Wabasha County, Minn., where for a number of years he worked on farms. He then bought a small farm on which he lived and which he operated for half a century, but is now retired and residing with his son John H. He was married to Kate Valler in 1869, and she died in March, 1874. They had six children: John H., Peter, Anna, Lizzie, Katie and Mike. Of these ^chil¬ dren Katie and Lizzie are now deceased. John H. Plein was reared in Glas¬ gow Township, where he attended district school. He performed faim laboi for his father and others until 1895, in which year he started in foi himself, buying 160 acres in section 22, Highland Township. He has built a large barn and outbuildings, and installed an electric lighting system for all buildings, the farm and buildings being now in excellent condition. He carries on gen¬ eral farming, raising good cattle and Chester-White hogs, and keeping fullblooded sires at the head of his herds. In religion a Catholic, he belongs to the Old Settlers' Association of Wabasha County; also to the Equitable Fra¬ ternal Union, the Knights of Columbus, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Modern Samaritans, of which his wife is also a member. Mr. Plein was first married April 7, 1896, to Lora Umbrecht, who died Novembei 20, 1901 By her he had five children: Alvin B., born March 13, 1897; Ralph J., April 19 1898; Floyd E., May 22, 1899; Eunice F., July 20, 1900, and Ethel, February 21, 1901. On April 17, 1917, Ralph J. enlisted in the U. S. navy and subsequently made 15 trips across the Atlantic on a U. S. transport vessel. He was discharged in September, 1919, and is now in Minneapolis. Alvin B. enlisted in the army August 15, 1918, in a machine gun company and was sent to Minnesota University farm, later to Camp Hancock, and then to Camp Dodge, being discharged January 9, 1919. Eunice F. is now Mrs. Hubert Weise

William Herman, of Zumbro Township, a good type of the enterprising and modern farmer, recently retired, was born in Trempealeau County, Wis., March 16, 1867, son of William and Mary (Springer) Herman. The parents were natives respectively of Germany and Switzerland, who came to the United States in the early fifties, settling in Wisconsin, where the father was engaged in ordinary farm labor for several years. Later he took a homestead in Trem¬ pealeau County, but subsequently sold that property and in 1880 came to Minne¬ sota, locating on 120 acres of land in Gillford Township. He improved that place and carried on general farming there until his retirement in 1893, when he and his wife took up their residence at Zumbro Falls. There Mrs. Herman died in 1898 and Mr. Herman in 1903. They had eight children: William, Albert C., Edward, Anna, Lizzie, Fred L., Emil and Ida. Anna and Lizzie are now deceased. The parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Herman (Jr.) in his boyhood attended school at Zumbro Falls. He worked for his father until 1888, and then went to Tacoma, Wash., where for four years he followed the carpenter's trade. In 1892 he returned to Wa¬ basha County, Minn., and for two years rented the home farm of his father. Subsequently he operated other rented farms in this county. In 1907 Mr. Her¬ man bought 120 acres in section 14, 80 acres in sections 11 and 14, and 40 acres in section 11, making a farm of 240 acres, which he operated for 13 years. He elected all the buildings, installed acetylene lights and the James barn equip¬ ment, and carried on general farming according to modern methods and with pi ofitable results. He bred high grade Holstein cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs, having full-blooded sires at the head of his herds. In addition to these inter¬ ests, Mr. Herman became president of the Zumbro Falls Shipping Association, also of the Zumbro Falls Co-operative creamery, and treasurer of the Farmers Elevator Company of the same place. On October 1, 1920, Mr. Herman retired from the farm and is now living in the Village of Zumbro Falls, where he has bought some village property, including besides the land an old house and building. He has now under construction a new barn and garage and will soon eiect a new modern residence. For 12 years he has been chairman of the school board of his district. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist episcopal church, while he belongs fraternally to the Modem Wbodmen of Ameiica. On July 9, 1890, Mr. Herman was united in marriage with Matilda Scholer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Scholer. Her parents were natives of Geimany who settled in Glasgow Township, this county, later moving to the vicinity of Zumbro Falls. Both are now deceased, the mother having died in Zumbro Falls in 1888 and the father in Chester Township in 1895. Their children were John, Andrew, Edward, Charles, Albert, William, Christie, Rose, Emma, Lena and Matilda. Mr. and Mrs. Scholer were members of the Meth¬ odist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. William Herman have had ten children all of whom are now living but one. They are as follows: Edward A., born August 19, 1891; Henry H., born November 10, 1892; Emma D., born March 2, 1894; Esther M., born October 19, 1895, now Mrs. George Reppe of Zumbro Falls; Lydia M., born April 11, 1897, died June 21, 1898; Ethel M., born Jan¬ uary 3, 1899, now Mrs. Carl Walker of Olmsted County; Alfred W., born July 23, 1900; Lottie M., born August 26, 1902; Clarence F., born April 9 1905 and Marian I., born June 23, 1909.

Amos Fetzer, who is helping to develop the agricultural resources of Wa¬ basha County, as the owner and operator of a farm of 291 acres in Zumbro

Township, was born in Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, Minn., Novem¬ ber 14, 1875, son of Perry and Martha (Speed) Fetzer. The father was a na¬ tive of Pennsylvania and the mother of Maine. They settled in Glasgow Town¬ ship, this county, in 1865, and spent the rest of their lives there in farming, the father dying in 1896 and the mother in 1910. They were members of the Baptist church. Of their ten children, nine are now living, the full list being as follows: Alice, Anna, Edward, Mamie, Amos, William, Bertha, Susan, Clara and Perry. Edward is now deceased. Amos Fetzer was educated in the dis¬ trict school, and subsequently worked at farm labor until 1896, when he started in for himself by renting a farm in Glasgow Township. On that farm he re¬ mained two years, after which he spent eight years on a farm in Hyde Park Township. In 1910 he bought 160 acres in section 31, Zumbro Township, which is a part of his present farm, he having bought the additional 80 acres in 1919. He has erected all the buildings except the residence, and is profitably engaged in general farming, raising good stock. While living in Hyde Park he served five years on the school board of his district, and he has filled a similar position for three years in Zumbro Township. He is a member of the Catholic church and is fraternally affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Fet¬ zer was married March 24, 1896, to Josephine Gilsdorf, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Matier) Gilsdorf, farmers of West Albany Township, this county. Andrew Gilsdorf, the father, came to the United States from Germany about the year 1865, Mrs. Mary Gilsdorf (Mary Matier) coming to this country from France about 1858. She was one of the earliest white women to settle in Wa¬ basha County. At one time she owned 160 acres of land which is now included in the site of the City of St. Paul. She was first married to a Mr. La Point, who died, and she subsequently married Andrew7 Gilsdorf, whom she survived sev¬ eral years, Mr. Gilsdorf dying in 1890 and she in 1893. They had ten children, Andrew, Edward, Henry, Fred, William, George, Nicholas, Thomas, Josephine and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Fetzer are the parents of three children: Bertha M., born October 30, 1898, now Mrs. Andrew Rosch; Hazel I., born July 15, 1904, and Thomas A., born May 26, 1910.

Daniel L. Petersen, who has a worthy record of many years of hard work in the Northwest, is now living retired in the Village of Minnieska, after a life which has been largely devoted to railroad work, teaming and farming. He was born in Sweden, May 3, 1846, son of Daniel and Clara (Pel) Petersen, the former of whom was a carpenter and housebuilder. Toung Daniel, as a child, attended the common school and the catechism school, and was duly confirmed in the Swedish Lutheran church. At eight or nine years of age he was hired out to neighboring farms for his board and clothes, gradually being paid small wages, until he was 22 years old when he was receiving $50 a year in addition to his living and clothing. In 1868 he came to the United States, landed at New York, and then came to Chicago, where he was employed a shoit time nearby at Rosehill. Then he came by rail to La Crosse, and took a boat to Red Wing, Minn., from there going to Spring Garden in the same county. A year later he went to Mitchell County, la., and was there married. His next em¬ ployment was with the Winona & St. Peter Railroad, living in a tent and mov¬ ing along with the progress of the work until the present site of Mai shall w as reached, that village then being in a wild, little settled country. In the fall of 1872 he returned to St. Peter, and there remained until the spring of 1875. Then after a summer at Minneapolis, he came to Minnieska and for four or five years engaged in teaming. Subsequently for many years he faimed in Winona and Wabasha County, all in this vicinity. Then he pui chased a good farm in the Whitewater Valley, in Whitewater Township, Winona County. The home farm consisted of 80 acres, but in addition to this, Mi. Petersen owned another tract of 80 acres and another of 120 acres, all in the same county. On the home farm he built a residence and stables, and improved it in mam other ways. In 1918 he retired, and built a residence in the Village of Min- nieska, in which village he had first taken up his residence in 1875. Mr. Pe¬ tersen was married February 19, 1870, in Mitchell, Mitchell County, la., to Anna Louisa Carlson, a boyhood friend, who was born in the same parish as himself, July 29, 1840, and in 1869 came by the same route as himself to Spring Garden, Goodhue County, this state. This union has been blessed with three children, Fred, Edward and Emil. Fred was born in Iowa in 1870, married Della Harris, and works on the home farm. Edward was born in St. Peter, Minn., in 1874, married Minnie Johnson, has a daughter, Eva, born March 25, 1905, and conducts a barbership in Millville, this state. Emil lives on the home farm with his brother. He was born in Minnieska in 1875.

Fred W. Guehlke, who has been a resident of Chester Township for the last 36 years, and is one of its well known and highly esteemed citizens, was born in Posen, Germany, September 5, 1855. He remained in his native land until 29 years old, coming to the United States and to Wabasha County, Minn., in 1884. For seven years after his arrival he rented a farm, and in 1891 bought 120 acres in section 33, Chester Township. On this place he erected the entire set of buildings, and followed general farming and stock raising industriously and successfully until 1918, when he retired from active work, renting the farm to his son Charles. He now resides with his daughter, Mrs. Herman Behm. Mr. Guehlke was married February 1, 1885, the year after he had ai lived in this country, to Katherine Nearing, a native of Germany, and they spent 25 happy years of wedlock together, which were brought to an end by Mrs. Guehlke's death on December 15, 1910. They were the parents of seven children: Edward E., born July 29, 1890; Lydia, born May 30, 1892, now the wife of Herman Behm; William, born in February, 1894; John, born June 2, 1896, who served in the late war; Fred, born March 15, 1898; Albert, born December 19, 1904; and Otto, born May 17, 1908, who died when seven weeks old. John Guehlke was drafted June 24, 1918, and sent to Camp Grant, and afterwards to Camp Dix. He left for France September 9, 1918, and served eight months there in the 86th and 78th Divisions, successively. He saw active service for 22 days on the front lines in the Argonne Forest and the Argonne- Meuse sector He was discharged June 3, 1919. All the members of the ue Ike family have been trained in habits of industry and are useful members of the community in which they reside. The Guehlke farm is productive and well managed.

Louis Ferber, who is extensively engaged in farming in Mazeppa Town¬ ship, was born m Olmsted County, Minn., October 13, 1893, son of Jacob and Lizzie (Miller) Ferber. The father, Jacob Ferber, was born in Germany and came to America in the early sixties, locating in Goodhue County, Minn. His wife was a native of Wabasha County. After residing for some time in Goodue he removed to Olmsted County, where he was engaged in farming until a few years ago He and his wife are both living and now reside in the Village of Oronoco They are members of the German Lutheran church. Their chil¬ dren were Philip, Minnie, William, Tena, Louis, Anna, Tillie, Albert and Bertha.

ouis Berber acquired his education in the district school and was trained to agriculture on the home farm. Until 1914 he worked for his father, and after that foi several years was engaged in farm labor in the vicinity of Mazeppa. On February 25, 1917, he was drafted into the U. S. army and subsequently sei ved 12 months m France, during five months of that time being under fire at the front. He was a member of Company I, 130th Infantry, 33d Division Escaping casualties, he returned in good health to the United States, and was honorably discharged May 29, 1918. In 1919 Mr. Ferber rented 520 acres in sections 28, 32 and 33, Mazeppa Township, where he now resides profitably

1 led 'n farming and stock raising. He was married September 3, 1919 to Emma Mueske, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Mueske of Mazeppa Township. She was born April 27, 1900, in Wabasha County, Minn., and was educated m District School No. 54.

Michael Sweeny, a California pioneer who spent the last years of his life in Gillford Township, Wabasha County, and whose widow and several chil¬ dren are now residing here, was born at St. Johns, New Brunswick, October 10, 1827. He resided in his native province until 1852, in which year he came to the Northwestern states, settling in Red Wing, Minn. Three years before, the discovery of gold in California had sent a thrill of excitement throughout the civilized world, and adventurers from almost every country were soon braving the perils of the long and difficult journey to the then almost unknown territory. Mr. Sweeny, too, resolved to try his fortune and joined in the rush to the new El Dorado, which he reached safely. There he became one of the founders of Virginia City, and helped to maintain law and order, being a member of a Vigilant Committee that hanged several notorious characters. In 1864 he set out on his return trip to Minnesota, traveling on foot across the plains to the Mississippi river, and then up the river to St. Anthony Falls, and thence to Fort Garry and Fort Colvin. While in camp on the Yellow Stone river, on his return trip, he and his party were attacked by Indians and three of the party killed and three wounded. It was in 1865 that he reached Goodhue County, Minn., again, and there soon afterward he bought a partly improved farm of 160 acres in Florence Township, which he started to de¬ velop. There, too, he met and married Mary A. Wortha, their wedding taking place January 9, 1868. She was born in Bohemia, Austria, May 3, 1847, and had come to the United States at the age of 18 years, arriving in Red Wing, Minn., June 16, 1855. Mr. Sweeny lived on his farm in Florence Township, Goodhue County, until 1884, when he sold the place and moved to Gillford Township, Wabasha County, taking a farm of 175 acres, with good buildings, in section 28. This he cultivated until his death on February 5, 1899. Mr. Sweeny was a Democrat in politics, and a Catholic in religion. He was a liberal supporter of his church and helped to build nearly every Catholic church in Wabasha County. He and his wife had a family of ten children, all of whom were daughters. One of them is deceased and most of the others are married and have homes of their own, but two - Mary F. and Agnes C - have remained at home with their mother, who, since her husband's death, with their assistance, has conducted the farm successfully and has gained a competence. A full list of the daughters is as follows: Helen, born January 31, 1869, now Mrs. Michael Sullivan of West Albany Township; Margaret, born February 1, 1871, who married Emory Atherton and resides in Minneapolis; Mary Ann, born February 12, 1873, deceased; Elizabeth Ann, born August 9, 1875, now Mrs. William Koester of Waucoota, Minn.; Mary Frances, born March 29, 1877, residing on the home farm-; Bridget, born September 25, 1879, now Mrs. Harley Dunn of Warroad* Minn.; Agnes Cicely, born February 19, 1881, on the home farm; Clara Josephine, born August 27, 1885, now Mrs. Hoken Johnson of Gillford Township; Rosa Florence, born April 29, 1887, wife of John Krueger of Red Wing, Minn., and Lucy Legoria, born December 14, 1893, now Mrs. Perley Cook of Minneapolis.

Marion Dewitt, a well known farmer of Zumbro Township, where he is also serving as justice of the peace, was born in Markesan, Green Lake County, Wis., March 26, 1850, son of Newland and Olive (Guthrie) Dewitt. The par¬ ents were natives of New York State who emigrated west to Wisconsin in 1849. The father died in 1868. His wife, who survived him many years, passed away at Napa, California, at an advanced age in 1916. They were the parents of six children: George, now in Rochester; Malinda and Alma, de¬ ceased; Marion, who lives in Zumbro Township, this county; James, who lives in New Mexico; and Freeman, deceased. Marion Dewitt acquired his educa¬ tion in Green Lake County, Wis. After becoming industrially active, he was employed two and a half years driving a mule team on government work. Coming to Minnesota in 1871, he found work on a farm in Olmsted County, at the location known as Farm Hill, and remained there two years. In 1873 he rented a farm in that county, which he operated two years, or until 1875. He then moved to Rochester, where for four years he was engaged in teaming. During the two subsequent years Mr. Dewitt operated a rented farm in Goodhue County. The period from 1881 to 1905 he spent in Rochester working at the carpenter's trade. Then in 1905 he came to Zumbro Township, Wabasha County, and bought 40 acres in section 36, where he is now residing, engaged in general farming and stock raising. He has erected most of the present buildings on his land. He is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church, and as a reliable citizen and justice of the peace is widely known and respected. Mr. Dewitt was married November 9, 1874, to Alice Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Welch. Her parents were natives of New York State who came to Minnesota in 1870, and were subsequently engaged in farming in Olmsted County until their retirement in 1874. They then took up their resi¬ dence in Rochester, where Mr. Welch died July 2, 1903, and Mrs. Welch in 1877. They had but one child, Alice, who, as already mentioned, became the wife of Marion Dewitt. She died March 27, 1897, leaving four children: Clinton, born November 6, 1875, who is a resident of Rochester; Delia, born February 22, 1877, now Mrs. A. F. Hummerson of Minneapolis; Ervin, born January 7, 1880, who lives at Great Falls, Mont., and Abbie, born September 5, 1883, who is the wife of Alva Wagy of Cresco, la. On October 9, 1905, Marion Dewitt was united in marriage with Mary A. Steadman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Steadman. Her parents were natives of England who came to America in 1856, settling first in New York State, whence they came to Wabasha County, Minn., in 1863. They made their home thereafter in Zumbro Township, where Mrs. Steadman died in October, 1883, and Mr. Steadman in 1903.

Joseph Witte, whose enterprise along agricultural lines has given him a prominent place among the successful farmers of Glasgow Township, was born in this township, August 26, 1872, son of Theodore and Anna (Laqua) Witte. His mother dying not many weeks after his birth, he was reared by his father and stepmother, the father having contracted a second marriage with Margaret Weber. He acquired a common school education and was his father's assistant on the home farm until the fall of 1899, when he began farming on his own account on the place where he now resides - a farm of 250 acres in sections 8, 9 and 14 in Glasgow Township. One hundred and twenty acres of his land is now under cultivation, the rest being in timber and pasture, and the farm is provided with a fairly good set of buildings, Mr. Witte having remodeled the house and made some other improvements. He is doing diversified farming, breeding pure-blooded Scotch Top cattle, besides a good grade of hogs. His operating equipment includes a Maxwell car. Aside from his business inter¬ ests, Mr. W itte has served as school clerk three years, and is a member and diiectoi of the Knights of Columbus lodge of Wabasha. Politically he is a Democrat.

Theodore Witte, one of the capable farmers who assisted in developing the agricultural resources of Glasgow Township, was born in, Germany in 1842. In early manhood he learned the baker's trade, which he followed in his native land, and, after coming to America, for about two years in St. Paul, Minn. In or about the year 1868 he came to Wabasha County and engaged in farming in Glasgow Township, an occupation in which he won success. He owned 320 acres in Glasgow and 100 in West Albany Township, and continued to reside on his farm until his death, May 17, 1905. Mr. Witte was twice married, first to Anna Laqua, who was, like himself, a native of Germany. She died in the fall of 18/2 leaving one child, Joseph, now a prosperous farmer in Glasgow Township. His second marriage was to Margaret Weber, and by her he had seven children. Paul, now of Hankinson, N. D.; Mary, now Mrs. George Roemer of St. Paul; Elizabeth, wife of John Wallerich of Glasgow Township; Margaret, who resides in Wabasha; Theodore William, of Manda, N. D.; Henry A., of Rockland, Wash., and Leo, a farmer of Glasgow Township. Mr. Witte served as a member of the school board, both in Glasgow and West Albany Townships, in politics being a Democrat. In religion he was of the Catholic faith, be¬ longing for some time to St. Mary's parish of West Albany, and later to St. Felix parish, Wabasha. Mr. Witte was married September 12, 1911, to Clara B., daughter of Nicholas and Wilhelmina Zierdt of Wabasha, Minn., but who was born at Alma, Wis., April 15, 1881. Of this union six children have been born: Wilhelmine Margaret, October 22, 1912; Joseph Earl, March 23, 1914; Anna Bernita, August 31, 1915; Marion Elizabeth November 11, 1916; William Nicholas, March 8, 1918, and Clara Isabel, April 21, 1920. Mr. Witte and his family are members of the Catholic church, belonging to St. Felix parish at

Leo Witte, who is identified with the agricultural interests of Glasgow Township as a farmer and stock raiser, was born in this township August 23, 1888, son of Theodore and Margaret (Weber) Witte. He acquired his ele¬ mentary education in the common and parochial schools and subsequently at¬ tended St. John's University in Stearns County, Minn. Brought up to agri¬ cultural pursuits, he naturally became his father's assistant, and after his father died, in 1904, he remained on the home farm wih his mother, operating it for her up to the fall of 1914, when she took up her residence in Wabasha. He then leased the farm from her and has since conducted it on his own account. It contains 160 acres and is nicely situated in Trout Brook Valley, sections 5 and 8, Glasgow Township. Of the total area 70 acres are under cultivation and the buildings and equipment are good. Mr. Witte is engaged in diversified farming and gives special attention to stock raising, being a breeder of pure blooded Shorthorn cattle, Shropshire sheep and Red Duroc hogs. He is doing a paying business and is a man well known and respected throughout this part of Wabasha County. On October 21, 1913, he was married to Gladys Borst, who was born in Lake City April 22, 1891, daughter of Horace and Lucinda (Schmidt) Borst of Pepin Township. Mr. and Mrs. Witte are the parents of three children: Dorothy Margaret, born July 23, 1914; Robert Emery, March 31, 1916, and Florence Marie, December 3, 1918. Mr. Witte and his family are of' the Catholic faith and are members of St. Felix parish, Wabasha. He be¬ longs also to the Knights of Columbus, and in politics is independent.

John J. Luhmann, a recent arrival in Zumbro township, where he has be¬ gun farming operations, is a native of Wabasha County, having been boin in Gillford Township June 7, 1883, son of Peter and Lena (Minkow) Luhman. The father came to Minnesota from Germany in the early sixties. The mother was born in Illinois. They were married in Wabasha County and located on a farm of 140 acres near Belvidere, Goodhue County. Later they removed to Gillford Township, Wabasha County, where Peter Luhman operated a farm until his death in 1915. The farm is still owned by his widow and is operated by their son Peter, who was one of 11 children, the full list being: Mary, Kath¬ erine, John J., Clara, Harry, Emma, Caroline, Peter, Alice, Elvina Anna and Lillie. All are now living except Elvina. The family are members of the Luth¬ eran church. John J. Luhman was educated in the district school and worked for his father and the neighbors until 1909. After that for three years he rented a farm in Goodhue County. In 1912 he removed to a rented farm in Gillford Township, Wabasha County, which he operated four years, and from 1916 to 1919 he operated another rented farm in Olmsted County. In the year last mentioned he came to his present farm of 160 acres in section 31, Zumbro Township, and has made a good start as a general farmer and stock raiser. He has planned building operations in the near future. Mr. Luhman was married September 30, 1909, to Alvina Damman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Damman of Zumbrota. Of this union six children have been born: Mildred, August 1, 1910; Alfred, December 4, 1912; Elmer, April 22, 1914; John, April 17, 1915; Elnora, February 18, 1917, and Wilmer, June 15, 1919. The family are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. John Damman, the parents of Mrs. Luhman, were natives of Germany who came to America in 1873, set¬ tling in Goodhue County, Minn., wTiere they engaged in farming on 160 acres of land, Mr. Damman building a house and outbuildings. In 1918 they retired and now live in Zumbrota. They had had ten children: William, Margaret, John, Rose, Minnie, Clara, Sarah, Hulda, Fred and Alvina. Like the Luhmans, the Dammans are affiliated religiously with the Lutheran church.

Charles E. Young, now numbered among the active and enterprising farm¬ ers of Zumbro Township, was born at Eagle Point, Chippewa County, Wis., December 16, 1894, son of Grant Alba and Grace (Rose) Young. The father was a native of New Hampshire and the mother of Wisconsin. Grant Young came to Wisconsin in 1886 and for about five years owned and operated a flour mill. In 1901 he went to Eagle Point, Wis., where he built a store and elevator, operating both until 1910. He then sold out his interests there and removed to Chippewa Falls, where he was president and manager of the Farmers Produce & Elevator Co. until 1914. Since that time he has been engaged in the real estate business in Minneapolis and St. Paul. In 1920 he bought a residence at San Diego, Calif., wffiere he and his wife are now living. They are the parents of five children: Arthur, Charles, Lester, Ella and Ruth. The family are con¬ nected religiously with the Methodist Episcopal church. Charles E. Young in his boyhood attended school at Chippewa Falls, Wis., and later the high school in South Minneapolis. In Minneapolis he also took a night course in the Cen¬ tral High School, a course in a business college, and also a course in an engi¬ neering school. For two years he worked for his father as bookkeeper, drove a car for the Land Lumber Co. one year, and was engaged in logging in Wiscon¬ sin for two years. Then for one year he operated a rented farm at Park Falls, Wis., and afterwards for two years was engaged in agricultural work at Beaver, Minn. In 1919 he bought 165 acres in Zumbro Township, Wabasha County (section 34), where he is now residing and carrying on business as a general farmer, raising grain and stock and some garden produce. He is planning early improvements on his place, including the erection of a barn, silo and windmill. Mr. Young was married July 10, 1915, to Mary Altmann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Altmann, of Butternut, Wis. He and his wife are the parents of two children: Helen E., born October 28, 1916, and Evelyn R., born April 15, 1918.

M illiam S. Johnson, a member of the firm of Bade & Johnson, proprietors of Trout Brook Stock Farm in Glasgow Township, was born in this township May 16, 1884, son of Knute and Laura (Steenerson) Johnson. The parents were natives of Norway and early settlers in Wabasha County. William D. acquired a good practical education, attending District School No. 3 in Pepin Township, and afterward for four years the Wabasha High School, while a pupil there being a member of the football team. He remained on the home farm on Pepin Hill until his marriage October 25, 1911, to Anna M. Churchill, who was born in Wabasha, March 24, 1890, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Scott Churchill. Then for two years he rented the Asplund farm in Lake Township. In 1913 Mr. Johnson, with his brother, Lloyd, bought 92 acres near Wabasha, and oper¬ ated that farm for two years, at the end of which time he sold it and moved to Wabasha, where he resided until the spring of 1919. He then bought 161 acres cf land in sections 6 and 7, Glasgow Township, in the locality known as Trout Brook Valley, 120 acres of it being improved. It was also provided with a good two-story frame house of modern construction. In the same year he entered into a paitnership with Fred Bade and the Bade & Johnson Stock Farm was founded. Diversified farming is followed, but the main purpose of the farm is fine stock raising, a business which Mr. Bade had been following for some years previously. The combined farms contain 465 acres, and at present the firm has a herd of 64 Shorthorn cattle, at the head of which is "Irish Poplin," an imported sire which cost $10,000. They have also made some progress in the breeding of pure blood Duroc swine. Suitable quarters have been provided for the stock, and Fred McNichol, an experienced herdsman, is in direct charge. The business is on a paying basis, with bright future prospects, and the firm of Bade & Johnson is becoming well known in stock circles. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of three children: Avis Clare, born October 21, 1912; Eleanor Ann, born February 3, 1916, and William Seward, born October 24, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Congregational church at Wabasha. In politics he is a Republican. Eugene Scott Churchill, father of Mrs. William S. Johnson, was born in Illinois, September 9, 1849. He was married to Emma Brown December 30, 1881, and they became the parents of four children: Wal¬ ter Scott, now deceased; Warner G., who is living in Wabasha; Anna M., now Mrs. W. S. Johnson; and Reta May, who is a nurse in the State Hospital at Phalen Park, Minneapolis.

Bernhardt Hager, a member of the popular mercantile firm of Hager & Pdarkus at Dumfries, Glasgow Township, was born in this township March 25, 1878, son of Herman and Mary (Kelter) Hager. Both parents were natives of Germany, in which country the father had been previously married. His first wife dying, he came to America, and to Wabasha County, Minn., where he married Mary Kelter, and they settled on a farm in Glasgow Township, which they made their home for the rest of their lives, Herman Hager dying in 1912, and Mrs. Mary Hager February 6, 1920. They had seven children : Bernhardt, the subject of this sketch; Louisa, now Mrs. William Riester of Greenfield Township; George, a prosperous farmer in the same township; Joseph, who is deceased; William, residing on the home farm in Glasgow Township; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Harry Austin, who is on the home farm; and Arthur, also residing there. Bernhardt Hager was educated in the district school, and remained at home until the age of 22. After that he worked as a farm hand, operated the cream skimming sation at Dumfries for four years, and then became buyer and manager at Dumfries for the Western Elevator Co. of Winona, which position he held up to 1914 in the employ of that company, and for two years in that of their successors, the R. E. Jones Co., who bought out the business. In 1907 Mr. Hager entered into the mercantile business at Dumfries with A. V. Stamschror, being for seven years subsequently a member of the firm of Hager & Stamschror. In 1914 Mr. Stamschror sold his interest to Peter L. Markus of Highland Township, and since then the business has been carried on under the style of Hager & Markus. The firm deals in groceries and general merchan¬ dise, and are buyers and shippers of cream. They have the only store in Dum¬ fries and have built up a thriving business. Mr. Hager is a Democrat politically and for two years served as town clerk. He was married October 18, 1904, to Louisa, daughter of Bernard and Theresa Schmidt of Glasgow Township, and owns a comfortable home at Dumfries. To him and his wife five children have been born: Leo B., October 14, 1905; Rocelia Theresa, March 30, 1907; Mar¬ garet Louise, April 20, 1909; Florence Carolmt October 4, 1911; and Dorothy Christine, October 28, 1918. Mr, Hager is a Catholic in religious faith, he and his family belonging to St. Felix parish at Wabasha.

John E. Brown, who settled at an early day in Glasgow Township, where he developed several good farms, was born in England. He came to America with his parents in the sixties, when about nine years of age. His father died in this country. The mother had but little money, but was able to buy 160 acres of wild land and build a small log house, where John E. spent his youthful days, growing up on the farm. He learned from necessity how to do the va¬ rious farm chores and as he grew older became a practical farmer, acquainted with all the mysteries of crop production and stock raising. In time he became his own master, and started out on an agricultural career which proved very successful, becoming the owner of several farms in this section which, to a large extent, he developed. He also took a prominent part in the affairs of his township and county, in politics being aligned with the Republican party. Re¬ ligiously he was affiliated with the Presbyterian church of Wabasha. In the winter of 1914-15 Mr. Brown moved to Long Beach, Calif., where he has since made his home. He was married in Lake City to Nancy McFarland of Plum City, Wis., by whom he had 12 children, namely: Anna, William (first), Mary, John C., Douglass, Margaret, Jeanette and William (second), who were twins, Walter, Lou, Ruth and Corine. The first William died at the age of nine years and William second at the age of ten. Margaret died at the age of 18.

John C. Brown, who with his brother, Douglas, operated his father's farm, formerly known as the Tobin Farm, one mile west of Dumfries, in Glasgow Township, was born in So. Dakota, November 18, 1883, son of John E. and Nancy (McFarland) Brown. He acquired his elementary education in the com¬ mon school and subsequently attended the Lake City Business College for a year, from 1902 to 1903. In 1909 he homesteaded 160 acres near Shelby, Mont., a property which he still owns. In that state he remained until 1914, when he returned to Glasgow Township, Wabasha County. He resides on the farm with his brother, Douglas, where they have separate residences. They operate their father's farm, giving special attention to the raising of pure blooded Shorthorn cattle, though they also raise other stock and crops. The farm is a good one, adequaely supplied with buildings and operating equipment, and the "Brown Bros." are prosperous. John C. Brown was married February 15, 1913, to Ethel Eickmeyer, daughter of Elmer and Amelia Eickmeyer of Kalispell, Mont. He and his wife have two children: Lawson, born August 15, 1915, and Helen, born October 24, 1916. Mr. Brown and his family are affiliated religiously with the Federated Congregation of M. E. churches, Wabasha, Minn. Politically he is a Republican.

Douglas Brown, a prosperous farmer of Glasgow Township, who is asso¬ ciated in agricultural work with his brother, John C., was born near Dumfries, this township, July 5, 1885, son of John E. and Nancy (McFarland) Brown. He was educated mainly in the common school, but also spent one winter in a business college. Up to 1912 he remained on his parents' farm, and then in that year went to Callaway, on the Blue Earth Reservation, near Detroit, Minn., where he established himself in the elevator business, buying and ship¬ ping grain. There he remained four years, when he sold out and returned to Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, and bcame associated with his brother, John C., in the operation of theirfather's farm one mile west of Dumfries. The farm is operated under the name of "Brown Bros." and they are breeders of pure blooded Shorthorn cattle, besides doing general farming. They are enjoy¬ ing a successful career and are prominent citizens of Glasgow Township. Doug¬ las Brown was married January 15, 1911, to Karibel Borst, who was born in Pepin Township, this county, August 1, 1891, daughter of Horace and Charlotte (Schmidt) Borst. They have one child, Eleanor, who was born December 18, 1915. Mr. Brown is a member of Wapahasa Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., at Wabasha. In politics he is a Republican.

Louis Holst, who was for a number of years engaged in farming in Plainview Township, but is now residing in the environs of Winona, was born in Mechlenburg, Germany, June 27, 1862, son of Christ and Louisa (Rott) Holst. He was educated in his native land and came to America with his parents, the family settling in 1887 near Beaver, Winona County, Minn. The next year, being then 25 years old, he rented 200 acres in Watopa Township, Wabasha County, and did general farming there until 1891. His next move was to buy 240 acies in section 29, Plainview Township, where he put up a new set of buildings, including a house, barn, granary, other outbuildings, and a wind¬ mill, in time developing the place into a fine and profitable farm, which he worked to good advantage, until November, 1919. He then sold his farm to Miller Bolton of Plainview and removing to Winona, bought 22 acres of land within the city limits, where he engaged in truck farming. His son, Lewis, has recently taken over 20 acres of the farm and will carry on the truck farming business. Mr. Holst has retired, retaining two acres of the farm on which he has erected a new residence for his own occupancy. He is a member of the Old Settlers' Association of Elgin, and in religion is a German Lutheran. Mr. Holst was united in marriage June 9, 1888, with Marie Schwaak, who was born in Germany February 16, 1864, and came to the United States in 1887. Six children have been the issue of this marriage, as follows: Ella, born February 13, 1889, now Mrs. W. C. Eggers, of Dover, Minn.; Hulda, born February 21, 1892, wife of Henry Haas of Quincy Township, Olmsted County; Marie, born December 21, 1894, wife cf W. F. Sell of Plainview; Helen E., born January 20, 1896, who died March 2, 1896; Lewis A., born December 3, 1899, now resid¬ ing at home; and Lydia A., born December 6, 1902, who died August- 21, 1915. Lewis was married September 29, 1920, to Arlene Wenke of Midway, Wis.

Albert W. Haggerty, farmer and stock raiser and manager of the shipping association at Hammond, was born in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, Minn., April 22, 1879, son of Joseph R. and Jane (Bailey) Haggerty. The father was born in New Jersey, whence he came to Minnesota in 1856, among the pioneers. He was married in this state and settled on a homestead in Olmsted County. The mother came to the United States when nine years old, locating with her parents near Manchester, Iowa. From there they came to Minnesota in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Haggerty had a family of nine children, of whom six are now living, the others dying when young. Those living are: Andrew R., of Rochester; Euphemia J., who resides on the home farm with her mother; Aaron B., residing in Yuba, Calif.; John A., who lived on a farm in Olmsted County; Bailey A., also a resident of Olmsted County; and Albert W., of Hammond. Joseph R Haggerty, the father, died July 12, 1883. His wife is still living on the farm, being now 88 years old. Albert W. Haggerty was reared on the home farm and acquired his education in the district school and the high school at Rochester. Agriculture was his occupation out of school hours and he subsequently farmed the old homestead, on which he still lives, and carries on gen¬ eral farming and stock raising, breeding registered Percheron horses, regis¬ tered Shorthorn cattle, Poland-China hogs and Shropshire sheep. For several years he has shipped all his own stock, and also bought stock in Hammond. He is now manager of the shipping association here, which was organized August 24, 1918. Formerly he was for one year assessor of his township. Mr. Hag¬ gerty was married in Olmsted County in 1901 to Emma R. Kenitz, daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (Schacht) Kenitz. Her family came to the United States from Germany, locating first in Chicago, whence they removed to Wisconsin, from which state they came to Minnesota at an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Hag¬ gerty are the parents of two children: Aaron K., born June 6, 1905, and Jenette, born December 6, 1917. Aaron K. is attending school at Rochester, while Jenette is residing at home. Mr. Haggerty is a man of high standing in the community, a good business man and farmer, and a reliable and patriotic citi¬ zen. He has been identified during his active career with the leading interests in Wabasha County, that which has brought it wealth, and he, himself, has participated in the general prosperity of the agriculural class of which he is a typical representative.

Frank H. Tupper, a prominent farmer of Mazeppa Township, was born in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, Minn., September 15, 1876, son of Ezra and Emma (Witter) Tupper. Ezra Tupper, the father, was born in New York State, but removed in 1866 to Wisconsin, of which state his wife was a native. Later he came to Minnesota and settled in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, where he farmed until 1876. He then removed to Mazeppa Township, buying 80 acres of land in section 31, and more later until he had in all 222 acres. On his farm he erected a set of buildings, and operated it until 1897. His wife Emma Witter Tupper, to whom he was married in Wabasha, died November 27, 1919, and Mr. Tupper now resides in Olmsted County. As an early settler of Wabasha County he is well known, and his personal record makes him equally respected. He is a veteran of the Civil* War, having enlisted at the age of 18 years in Company E, Third Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, which was attached to* the First Division of the 20th Army Corps. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and served until the close of the war. For 15 years he was a supervisor on the Mazeppa town board, and for 20 years a member of the school board of his district. He and his wife favored the Methodist Episcopal church. Their children were Altha, Nettie, Frank H., Mertie and Pearl. Frank H. Tupper was educated in the district school. Reared on his parents' farm, he early acquired a knowledge of agri¬ culture in its different branches and proved well adapted to the business, in which he has made a success. After working for his father until 1897, he took charge of the home farm, his father retiring, and he has since carried it on as a general farmer, raising grain, stock and other agricultural products. He is a member of the school board of his district, and belongs fraternally to the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Tupper was married May 28, 1902, to Elizabeth Hoffman, daughter of Theodore and Mary (Claus) Hoffman. Of this union six children have been born: Ezra L., March 16, 1903; Donald E., May 31, 1905; Ruby H., June 19, 1909; Kenneth R., June 8, 1911; Gordon W., July 18, 1913, and F. Gerald, September 1, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hoffman, the parents of Mrs. Tupper, were born in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, and came to America when young people, being married at Lake City, Minn. From that place they moved to Goodhue County, and from there to Olmstead County, where for a number of years they were prosperous farmers. They were mem¬ bers of the Catholic church. Mr. Hoffman died April 2, 1906, and Mrs. Hoff¬ man, January 19, 1894. Their children were John F., George B., Frank P., Nicholas, Edward, Elizabeth, Celia and Matthew. The last mentioned, Matthew Hoffman, enlisted for service in the world war, at Rochester, Minn., May 31, 1917, in Company D, 2d Minnesota regiment, and left Rochester for Camp Cody, September 27, 1917. He left Camp Cody for Camp Merritt, June 28, 1918; was later transferred to Company F, 307th Infantry, and sailed for France June 28, landing July 15. He was over there ten months, and as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces went through the following named battles: Baccarat sector, July 21 to August 4; Vesle sector, August 11 to August 25; Oise-Aisne sector offensive, August 18 to September 16; Meuse-Argonne of¬ fensive, September 26 to 29. He arrived in the United States, April 30, 1919, and was discharged May 18, 1919.

George K. Baskin, station agent at Hammond for the C. M. & St. P. Rail¬ way, was born in Eau Galle, Wis., in February, 1870, son of William and Mar¬ garet A. (Kirk) Baskin. The parents were natives of the same town or dis¬ trict in the Province of Quebec, whence the father came as a single man to Eau Galle, Wis., at an early date. For a number of years he was employed in a sawmill by the well known lumber firm of Carson & Rand. The rest of his life subsequently was spent in farming in Dunn County, except the last few years, after his retirement, when he resided in Menomonie. It was there that ' he died in 1917. His wife Margaret, to whom he was married in Red Wing, Minn., is still living in Menomonie, Wis. They were the parents of 12 children, five of whom are living: Burt, of Hudson, Wis.; Garfield, of Minneapolis; Clay¬ ton, of Newberg, N. D.; Ella, residing at home with her mother, and George K., of Hammond, Minn. Those deceased are Will, Thomas, Harold, Edward, Mary, Bertie and Maggie. George K. Baskin was reared on his parents' farm and acquired his education in the district school. He remained on the farm until the age of 19, and then entered the lumber trade, working in the woods in winter and in sawmills in summer. In 1906 he came to Millville, Minn., as station agent for the C. M. & St. P. Railway, and remained there two years. At the end of that time he came to Hammond to take his present position as station agent here, which he has filled for 12 years in a manner satisfactory to the company and also to the patrons of the road, among whom he is popular.

Fraternally he belongs to the Beavers (in Wisconsin) and to the 0. R. T. He has served as trustee on the village board for the last six years. Mr. Baskin was married in 1903, at Wabasha, Minn., to Lena Heise, daughter of Christ and Bertha Heise. Her parents were natives of Germany who settled on a farm in Wabasha County, near Lake City, but are now deceased. They had five children, of whom four are now living: Fred of Red Wing; Ella, wife of Peter Caspari of Lake City; George, residing on the old homestead, and Lena. Mr. and Mrs. Baskin are the parents of five children, Evelyn, Lawrence, Ray¬ mond, Howard and Harold. All are residing at home except Lawrence, who is attending high school in Wabasha.

Henry J. Krause, now living retired in Mazeppa, after a successful agri¬ cultural career, was born in Lowell, Dodge County, Wis., May 10, 1870. His parents, John G. and Augusta (Arndt) Krause, were born in Prussia, Ger¬ many, and came to the United States, when single, in 1866, John G. Krause locating at Watertown, Jefferson County, where he worked on a farm until his marriage. He and his wife then settled near Lowell, where he bought a farm. This he subsequently traded for a farm near Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minn., to which locality the family removed in 1875. There he fol¬ lowed farming for the rest of his life, passing away April 1, 1918. His wife died March 15, 1909. They had five children, all of whom are now living, namely: Henry, of Mazeppa; Emil, who lives on a farm in Pine Island Town¬ ship, Goodhue County; Lydia, wife of Frank Schleip, of New York; Louise, wife of Ed Adler of Pine City, Minn., and Ida, wife of George King, of Pine Island Township, Goodhue County. Henry J. Krause was about five years old when he accompanied his parents to Goodhue County, Minn. He attended district school in Pine Island Township, and on his parents' farm acquired a good practical knowledge of agriculture. In August, 1892, he bought a farm in that township and for 25 years subsequently was there engaged in carrying on general farming and stockraising, with profitable results. On September 23, 1917, he moved to Mazeppa, where he has since resided, enjoying a well earned leisure, his farm being rented to a tenant. While living in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, he served three years as a member of the board of supervisors, and for one year as chairman of the board. Mr. Krause was married in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, March 15, 1892, to Anna M. Lueck, daughter of William and Anna (Brunkhurst) Lueck. Her parents, na¬ tives of Germany, came to this country about 1868, residing in New York State three years, and then coming to Minnesota. After arriving in this state, they first located at Lake City, from which place they removed to a farm in Hay Creek, Goodhue County, and from there to a farm in Pine Island Township in the same county. There Mrs. Anna Lueck died in 1882. Her husband sur¬ viving her 30 years, passing away on August 10, 1912. They had four chil¬ dren, all except Anna M. now living in Pine Island Township, namely: William, Minnie, and Frederick. Minnie is the wife of Edward Klingsporn. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Krause are the parents of one child, Minnie A., born June 30, 1893, who is now the wife of Fred Tewes, and lives on the home farm in Pine Island Township, Goodhue County.

Joseph Larson, an enterprising and prosperous farmer of Mazeppa Town¬ ship, where he is carrying on agricultural and stock raising operations in asso¬ ciation with his brother Elmer, was born in this township, December 14, 1883, son of Andrew and Christina (Johnson) Larson. Andrew Larson, the father, was born in Sweden, January 6, 1842. His wife Christina was a native of Nor¬ way. They came to the United States in the early sixties, settling in Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minn. Before he took a farm of his own, how¬ ever,' Andrew Larson worked for about 12 years as a farm laborer. He subsequently bought land at intervals until he owned 600 acres situated in sections 21, 27 and 28, Mazeppa Township. Some of this he cleared, besides erecting a set of buildings. He continued to work for others, however, until a few years before his death, which occurred January 11, 1913. His wife died November 10, 1894. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Their children were Ella, Lillian, Reed, Anna, Joseph, Elmer, Clara and Mabel. All are living except Clara, who died March 12, 1893. Joseph Larson was edu¬ cated in the district school and worked for his father until the latter's death. Having received some land from his father, he bought some more and now owns 225 acres in sections 27 and 28, Mazeppa Township, residing on the old home farm. He has improved the property by the erection of a barn, silo and other outbuildings, the residence, yard and barns being electrically lighted. The Larson brothers are prosperously engaged in general farming, feeding a large amount of stock, and are now branching out into the breeding of pure blood Hereford cattle. One of the leading citizens of his township, Joseph Larson has served six years on the board of supervisors. He was married March 21, 1911, to Clara Rucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jacob Rucker, of Oronoco, Minn. He and his wife have two children: Roger A., born June 4, 1916, and Lorena M., born April 2, 1919.

Elmer Larson, who is engaged in farming with his brother Joseph in Ma¬ zeppa Township, was born in this township, May 19, 1885, son of Andrew and Christina (Johnson) Larson. He acquired his education in the district school, and like his brother Joseph, worked a number of years for his father. Coming into possession of land on his parents' death, he has since increased his hold¬ ings, and now owns 385 acres in sections 27, 28 and 21, Mazeppa Township. He and his brother Joseph live together and operate their farms in business asso¬ ciation, being equal owners of the stock, horses and machinery. They have fine buildings, and have acquired a reputation for industry and enterprise, which qualities have placed them among the well to do citizens of their town¬ ship. They are religiously affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church.

Henry Ahlers, a general farmer who is operating a good farm of 230 acres in Glasgow Township, was born in Westphalia, Germany, October 31, 1885, son of Martin and Mary (Kors) Ahlers. Given only a limited common school edu¬ cation, he was bound out at the age of 12 years by his father to a farmer, and thus early acquired a knowledge of agriculture. In 1910 he came alone to Wabasha County, Minnesota, where he had a brother, Herman, living. For two years he worked out as a farm hand during the summers, cutting cordwood in the winters. On November 7, 1912, Mr. Ahlers married Mary Stamschror, who was born on the farm in Glasgow Township, on which Mr. Ahlers now lives, in 1890, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Stamschror. The first year after his marriage Mr. Ahlers rented his father-in-law's farm, situated in sections 10 and 11. In 1913 he bought it and has since made his home there. It contains 230 acres, and is provided with a comfortable residence. When it came into his possession the other buildings were poor, but he has improved the property by erecting a modern barn, 36 by 72 by 16 feet, with a full eight-foot stone basement for cattle and horses. It has a cement floor and is provided with a modern equipment. He also built a silo, 14 by 30 feet, of 100-ton capacity, a steel windmill and other necessary buildings. The farm is well stocked with high grade Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs, and Shropshire sheep, and Mr. Ahlers equipment includes a Dodge touring car. From a young man with a capital of $60 Mr. Ahlers has risen to be one of the most prosperous farmers of his township and is highly esteemed as a man and citizen. The latter he became in the late spring of 1920, when he received his final papers of natural¬ ization. He and his wife have been the parents of five children, the youngest of whom died in infancy. The survivors are: Margaret A., born August 30, 1913; Helen E., born June 4, 1915; Joseph C., born March 9, 1917, and John G., born September 9, 1918. The Ahlers family are Catholics in religion and members of St. Felix parish.

Anton Stamschror, a retired farmer residing on a farm in sections 10 and 11, Glasgow Township, which formerly belonged to his brother Henry, was born in Westphalia, Germany, March 22, 1849, son of Arnold and Gertrude Stamschror. In his boyhood he attended the common school up to the age of 14 and until 1880 lived on a farm in Germany. In that year he came to Min¬ nesota, settling in Glasgow Township, where his brother Henry was already living, and with him he took up his residence. Having no money, he worked six years for his brother, at the end of which time he bought the farm, which he subsequently operated successfully until 1913, when he sold it to his sonin-law, Henry Ahlers, but is still residing on it. Through industry and good management Mr. Stamschror acquired a competence and is now well to do. He was married, October 25, 1887, to Elizabeth Wolfe, a native of Hanover, Ger¬ many, who came to America with two brothers, Garrett and Clem. To Mr. and Mrs. Stamschror six children were born, two of whom died in infancy. The others were: Anna, now Mrs. George Hager, of Kellogg, Minn.; Mary, wife of Henry Ahlers; Charles, of Kellogg, and John, who is deceased. Mrs. Elizabeth Stamschror died on the farm in 1895. Mr. Stamschror is a Catholic in religious faith and a member of St. Felix parish at Wabasha, in which city his brother is now living.

Albert J. Klassen, proprietor of a farm of 320 acres in Highland Township, of which he is a prominent citizen, was born in Chicago, Ill., February 9, 1872, son of Jake and Margaret (Mittes) Klassen. The father was born in Russian Germany, January 23, 1837, and came to America in 1867, settling in Chicago. He was married to Margaret Mittes July 25, 1868. After a continued residence in Chicago until 1875, they came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and engaged in farming. Mrs. Klassen is now deceased, but Mr. Klassen is still living and resides with his son Albert J. They had seven children, John, Albert J., Lizzie, Theodore, Katie, Matthew and Mary. John, Lizzie, Theodore and Matthew are now deceased. Albert J. Klassen was educated in the school of his district in Highland Township. Until reaching the age of 25 years he worked for his father, and then, in 1897, began farming for himself, buying 80 acres in section 22, Highland. On this land he erected his present residence, also a good barn 40* by 76 feet, and outbuildings. In 1905 he purchased 80 acres in section 32, and in 1915 160 acres in section 27, thus bringing his farm up to an area of 320 acres, which he is now cultivating as a general farmer and stock raiser. He has made good progress and is numbered among the well to do citizens of his township. Religiously a Catholic, he belongs also to the Knights of Co¬ lumbus, the Catholic Foresters, and the Old Settlers' Association of Wabasha County. Mr. Klassen was married September 25, 1896, to Katherine Maahs, and they have had six children, as follows : Elmer, born in 1897 on a farm in Highland Township, who married Viola Wise and has one child, Donald; Clarence C., born August 1, 1898; Felix, October 15, 1899; Leo, December 21, 1900; Helen, December 21, 1902, and Christina, April 27, 1903. The five younger children are residing on the home farm. The Klassen family are well known in Highland Township and the vicinity and are popular socially.

Henry H. Herman, a general farmer and stock raiser of Zumbro Township, a member of a well known and respected family, was born in Tacoma, Wash¬ ington, November 10, 1892, son of William and Matilda (Scholar) Herman. The father was a native of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, who came to Wa¬ basha County with his parents in 1880. The mother was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Scholar, who were early settlers in Glasgow Township. After returning in 1892 from Tacoma, Wash., where he had spent four years, William Herman engaged in farming in Gillford Township, but since 1907 has been proprietor of a large and finely equipped farm in Zumbro Township. Henry H. Herman was educated in the district school and worked for his father until 1917. He then rented 187 acres in section 24, Zumbro Township, a farm which he has since operated, doing diversified farming and stock raising. He expects to move to his father's farm in the fall of 1920. On September 29, 1917, he was united in marriage with Mina E. Pencille, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

Edward A. Herman, who is prosperously engaged in operating a farm of 320 acres in Zumbro Township, was born in Tacoma, Wash., August 19, 1891, son of Wiliam and Matilda (Scholer) Herman. The father was a native of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, born in 1867 of German ancestry, the grand¬ parents, William and Mary (Springer) Herman, coming to the United States and settling in Wisconsin in the early fifties. The family moved to Wabasha County, Minnesota, in 1880, locating on a farm in Gillford Township, which the grandparents carried on until their retirement in 1893, after which they resided at Zumbro Falls until their death. William Herman (Jr.) worked for his father until 1888, when he went to Tacoma, Wash., where he resided four years. After his return to Wabasha County, Minn., he operated rented farms until he purchased one in Zumbro Township, in sections 11 and 14, where he now lives. He was married to Matilda Scholar in 1890. Edward A. Herman acquired his education in the district school and was trained to agriculture on his parents' farm. For a few years he worked for his father and afterwards did farm labor for others near Zumbro Falls. In 1915 he rented his present farm of 320 acres in sections 14 and 15, Zumbro Township, where he is engaged in general farming and stock raising with profitable results. Mr. Herman was married November 24, 1915, to Grace Parkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Parkinson of Zumbro Township, her parents being prominent and well to do farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Herman have one child, Ralph William, who was born April 1, 1917.

Fred F. Bade, of the firm of Bade & Johnson, proprietors of Trout Brook Stock Farm, located in Trout Brook Valley, Glasgow Township, was born in West Albany Township, July 2, 1871, son of Louis and Sophia (Haase) Bade. The parents were natives of Germany who came to the United States in the late fifties, settling at Galena, Ill., whence in 1860 they came to Wabasha County, Minnesota. Fred F. Bade was educated in Lake City, attending first the common school and then the high school, from which he was graduated in the English course in 1893. After that he taught school for nine years in Wa¬ basha County, spending his vacations at home. Towards the end of that period he became interested in politics, and, having made many friends and acquaint¬ ances throughout the county, in 1902 was elected county auditor, taking office January 1, 1903, and serving four years. While still holding that position Mr. Bade began activities in farm work. During the years 1915, 1916 and 1917 he was employed as bookkeeper in the Dwelle Telephone office in Lake City. In 1918 he relinquished all other work but farming, beginning the active de¬ velopment of his present place, where his family joined him in the fall of the following year. This business was begun in a small way in 1913, Mr. Bade placing "Trout Brook King," a pure blood Shorthorn sire, at the head of his cattle stock, with a pure blood cow and heifer. He operated the business alone until October 1, 1919, when William S. Johnson became associated with him as partner, and they have since continued together. Mr. Bade's farm con¬ sisted of 304 acres of good land in the valley, while Mr. Johnson's, adjoining, contained 162 acres, and the two estates have been combined to form the Bade & Johnson Stock Farm. Their present herd numbers 64 head. In 1918 Mr. Bade added 25 head, mostly cows, to the herd. In January the firm placed in the herd a pure blood sire, "British Lex," purchased of Leslie Smith & Sons of St. Cloud at a cost of $4,100, but this investment proved unfortunate, as they lost the bull in five weeks after the purchase. A more recent addition to the herd is "Irish Poplin" No. 899597, imported in January, 1920, which they pur¬ chased in March of William Hartnett, Chicago, at a cost of $10,000. This ani¬ mal, which is a three-year-old, sired in England, is now at the head of the herd. He took sweepstakes as champion in 1919 at Belfast, Ireland, and the first prize and a blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair in 1920. The firm have aiso several young cows that are regarded as coming winners. Well appointed quarters for the herd have been provided on the Bade premises, and a modern stock barn has been erected, 44 by 80 by 14 feet, with a full stone basement and full steel equipment. It is provided with running water and is electrically lighted. The farm is beautifully situated in a fertile valley about eight miles southeast of Lake City and about the same distance southwest of Wabasha, and is in direct charge of Fred McNichol, a native of Scotland and a herdsman of long experience. In 1917 Mr. Bade began breeding pure blood Duroc hogs, and though this branch of the business is still in its infancy it has a promising future. Some general farming is also done, the product of the land being fed to the stock. Mr. Bade was married September 1, 1903, to Mabel Johnson, who was born in Glasgow Township, May 1, 1877, daughter of Knute and Laura (Steenerson) Johnson. Of this union two children have been born: Allan F., October 15, 1904, and Donald J., May 22, 1911. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bade were reared in the faith of the Lutheran church.

Paul L. Mitchell, a prominent citizen of Zumbro Township, where he is en¬ gaged in agriculture, being also a member of the board of supervisors, was born in this township, September 9, 1877, son of Allen and Cora (Phelps) Mitch¬ ell. The father was born in Maine and the mother in Chicago, Ill. ^They came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, in the early sixties, and were engaged in farm¬ ing here until their retirement in 1915, since which time they have resided in Hammond. They are affiliated religiously with the Methodist Episcopal church, and Allen Mitchell served for some time on the school board of his district. Their children were Paul, Bert, Grover, Leonard and Floyd. Paul L. Mitchell was educated in the district school and worked for his father until 1898, after which he rented the home farm for a year. He then rented the Sidney Corp farm, on which he now resides. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising, breeding Red Durham cattle, and having full blooded sires at the head of his herds, and his operations have been conducted with profitable re¬ sults. For four years he has served as treasurer of the town of Zumbro, and was also for several years clerk of the school board of his district. Mr. Mitchell was married, February 18, 1903, to Adella Rolph, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rolph of Zumbro Township. Mrs. Rolph is now deceased, having passed away in 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are the parents of four children, who were born as follows: Wilma, December 22, 1903; Luella, February 20, 1905; Lyle, February 16, 1912, and Clayton, October 2, 1915.

Orrin Pencille, a pioneer settler in Zumbro Tov/nship, now deceased, was a native of Canada and married Mary A. Denison of New York State. They came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, in 1856, at which time there was a con¬ siderable influx of settlers, though but little land had been cleared, and the few farm houses were nearly all small log cabins. Mr. Pencille took a claim of 80 acres in Zumbro Township, and later increased the size of his farm to 120 acres, subsequently buying still more land until he owned 280 acres, a part of which he cleared, besides erecting buildings. He also acquired a quarter section at Bigstone, Minn. In addition to general farming, he worked at the blacksmith's trade. In 1892 he moved with his family to Plainview, where he engaged in the music business, selling musical instruments, and giving music lessons. Encouraged by his success in this line of endeavor, but desiring a wider field, he went in 1902 to Chicago, where he followed the same business until 1907. He then sold his Chicago interests and returning to Minnesota, took up his residence in Rochester, where he died in the same year. He had been a widower for eight years, his wife having passed av/ay in December, 1899. They were members of the Methodist church. Their children were William D., Annie L., Ida, Nettie, Carrie, Grace E., and Catherine A., of whom William, Annie and Grace are now the only survivors.

William D. Pencille, for a number of years one of the leading farmers of Zumbro Township, was born in this township, January 21, 1860, son of Orrin and Mary A. (Denison) Pencille. He was educated in the district school and worked for his father until 1890, wdien he started in for himself, having in the previous year bought 140 acres in section 30, Zumbro Township. Enterprising and industrious, he bent all his energies to the work of improving his position in life, and to that end from time to time bought more land, about 1895 purchas¬ ing 120 acres in section 25, and later 80 acres in section 36, thereby increasing the area of his possessions to 400 acres, all in Zumbro Township. In addition to general farming and stock raising, he worked at the blacksmith's trade, and conducted a threshing outfit and clover-huller until he had the misfortune to lose his right arm, which was caught in a corn-shredder. He erected all the buildings on his farm, except the house, the barn being a particularly fine structure, and all the buildings, indeed, being substantial and up to date in style and arrangement. In 1917 he rented the farm to his sons William and Seward, and is now retired. Aside from the financial interest connected with his farm, Mr. Pencille is a stockholder in several important business enter¬ prises, of each of which he is an official, being president of the Live Stock Ship¬ ping Association of Hammond, vice president and a director of the Farmers State Bank of Hammond, vice president of the Hammond Creamery Association and treasurer of the Hammond Telephone Company. Mr. Pencille was married May 10, 18f)0, to Josephine G. Perkins, daughter of W. R. and Gertrude K. Per¬ kins. Her parents, natives of New York State, came to Minnesota and settled in Zumbro Township, Wabasha County, in 1862, after Mr. Perkins had served about a year in the Civil War as a member of a New York volunteer regiment, in which he enlisted in 1861. He bought 160 acres of school land in Zumbro Township, where he resided until his death, December 1, 1896. He was for many years a member of the school board and an honorary member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of South Troy. His wfife, who survived him, died April 29, 1920. They wTere the parents of nine children: Walter, Joel, Ar¬ menia, Frances, Josephine, Irene, Fred, Frank and Annie. The four last men¬ tioned are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Pencille have been the parents of seven children: Mina E., born March 27, 1891, now Mrs. Henry Herman; Wil¬ liam R., born August 24, 1892; Orrin, born March 8, 1894, who died September 1 the same year; Seward K., born September 29, 1895; Ethel M., born June 15, 1898; Annie L., born March 24, 1900, and Donald E., born June 1, 1906. The family is one of high standing in Zumbro Township.

Chester J. Winters, a prominent young farmer of Chester Township, owning 240 acres in sections 1 and 12, who has various financial interests in addition to agriculture, was born in this township, August 22, 1887, son of Frederick and Fredericka (Issensee) Winters. The father was a native of Germany who came to America when eleven years old, the family settling in Pittsburgh, where he later worked for several years in a glass factory. In 1863 he came to Min¬ nesota, locating in Chester Township, Wabasha County. Here he devoted him¬ self to farming, and from time to time bought land until he owned 400 acres in sections 1, 11 and 12, as well as 40 acres in Mazeppa Township. He was actively engaged in agricultural work until 1914, and died May 14, 1918. His wife died in June, 1907. They had six children, Henry C., Fred W., Lawrence M., Christina H., Chester J. and Caroline Edith, the last mentioned of whom died at the age of 18 years. Chester J. Winters w'as educated in the district school and subsequently attended the agricultural school at St. Paul. For sev¬ eral years he worked for his father and in 1909 rented the home farm, where he has successfully followed general farming and stock raising, including the breeding of sheep. He is the president and a stockholder of the Oak Center Creamery; a director in the Gillfcrd Mutual Fire Insurance Company; a stock¬ holder in the Minnesota Daily Star, published by the Northwest Publishing Company of St. Paul; stockholder in the Farmers' Terminal Packing Plant of Newport, Minn.; also in the Farmers' Terminal Tannery of the same place; the Farmers' Co-operative Store at Belle Chester, and the Wabasha County Leader, and is a member of the Zumbro Falls Shipping Association. Mr. Winters has also given some time to public affairs in his locality. For six years he served as supervisor on the town board, being chairman part of the time, and in the spring of 1920 was elected town clerk. He is also clerk of school district No. 65. Politically he is independent, voting for the man rather than with any par¬ ticular party. On October 24, 1912, Mr. Winters was united in marriage with Marne Caspari, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Caspari of Gillford Township, Wabasha County. Two children have been born to them: Helen A., on May 1, 1915, and Barbara E., July 1, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Winters are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Lake City.

Henry W. Rietman, one of the younger farmers of Chester Township, who is making good progress, was born in this township December 18, 1889, son of Gerhardt and Mary (Fricke) Rietman. The parents came to Wabasha County, Minn., frcm Germany in 1880, settling in Chester Township, where they were engaged in farming for nearly 30 years. Mrs. Mary Rietman died in 1898, and her husband now resides with his son, Henry. They had seven children, Fred, Christ (deceased), William, August, Henry W., Louis and Anna. The family is affiliated religiously with the Methodist Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Henry W. Rietman acquired his education in the district school. He subse¬ quently worked several years as a general farm laborer. Then he entered the United States navy, in which he served about four years. In 1916 he rented a farm near Zumbro Falls, which he operated for three years, or until 1919, in which year he removed to his present farm of 80 acres in section 31, Chester Township. Here he is profitably engaged in general farming and stock raising, his niece, Viola Kalbe, keeping house for him and his father, who resides with him. Young and enterprising, he is apparently on the threshold of a promising future.

John Nibbe, now deceased, was born in Hanover, Germany, November 3, 1841. In 1862, as a young man of 21, he came to America. He was married in New York City to Barbara Katz, who was born in Baden, Germany, in 1843. In 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Nibbe came west to Goodhue County, Minn., and settled on a farm. Mr. Nibbe followed farming and railroading for many years. He died December 31, 1913, his wife Barbara having died nearly 25 years previously, on December 23, 1888. They were the parents of seven children: Mattie, de¬ ceased, who was the wife of Henry Barghusen of Red Wing, Minn.; Anna, now Mrs. Richard Wilkins of Red Wing; Jacob J., of Red Wing; Herman G., a pros¬ perous farmer of Gillford Township, Wabasha County; Gust, who is farming in Mt. Pleasant Township, Wabasha County; John, of Bowman, N. D.; and Dena, now Mrs. Jacob Fiendt.

Herman G. Nibbe, a prominent representative of the agricultural interests of Gillford Township, the owner and operator of a good farm, and who is also a stockholder in various other business enterprises, was born in Belvidere Town¬ ship, Goodhue County, April 24, 1879, son of John and Barbara (Katz) Nibbe. He was early trained to agricultural pursuits and acauired his education in the district school. Reared by Joseph Holst of Belvidere, he remained with him eight years, and for five or six years was an ordinary farm hand. Finally he started in for himself, renting the Kin Rogers farm in Mt. Pleasant Township, where he remained ten years. In 1911 he bought his present farm of 160 acres in sections 3 and 4, Gillford Township, an improved farm, but with an old set of buildings. This deficiency he has remedied by the erection of a new set of modern type, including a two-story, ten-room house, electrically lighted; a barn for stock and hay, 30 by 50 by 18 feet, with an "L" for horses 28 by 32 by 18 feet; a stave silo 12 by 36, and other good buildings. Mr. Nibbe carries on diversified farming with an energy and experience which has been rewarded by a large measure of success. His farm is well stocked with pure blooded Red Poll cattle, of which he has 30 head; pure blooded Duroc-Jersey hogs, and grade Shropshire sheep. Mr. Nibbe is a member of the Lake City and Zumbro

Falls shipping associations, and is a stockholder in the Oak Center Creamery > of which he was formerly vice president; the Terminal Packing Co. of New¬ port, the Farmers' Elevator at Lake City, the Co-operative Milling Co. of Lake City, and the Wabasha County Leader. He was married in 1900 to Freda Catherine Meincke, who was born May 29, 1876, daughter of Henry and Anna E. (Tomfordt) Meincke of Mt. Pleasant Township. He and his wife are the parents of four children: Alfred Henry, born in 1901, who attended agricul¬ tural college and is now on the home farm; Norman George, born in 1903, who is a student in the Lake City High School; Anetta Henrietta, born in 1906, also a student in the Lake City high school; and George Wilmer, born in 1911. Mr. Nibbe and his family are affiliated religiously with the Trinity congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran church, the local organization being known as the "Lincoln Church."

Henry A. Oelkers, engaged in agriculture in Chester Township, was born in this township March 26, 1887, son of John and Allie (Limemann) Oelkers. The parents came to this country from Germany in the early seventies, set¬ tling in Chester Township, Wabasha County, Minn., where they bought 80 acres in section 29, and later 80 acres more in the same section. The father erected all the buildings, put up fences and cleared some of the land and con¬ tinued as a general farmer and stock raiser there until his death in June, 1908. His wife is now living in Goodhue village. Religiously they are affiliated with the German Lutheran church. They have had four children : Henry, William, Emma and Leona. Henry A. Oelkers acquired his education in the district school. After becoming industriously active he worked for his father until 1908, after which for several years he conducted the home farm for his mother. In 1919 he bought it, but sold it the same year and bought his present farm of 40 acres in section 28, Chester Township, which he is cultivating successfully. For four years he has served as a member of the school board of District No. 100. Mr. Oelkers was married June 17, 1912, to Isabelle Chesnack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chesnack of Mezappa village. Both her parents are now de¬ ceased, the father having passed away in 1910, and the mother in 1918. They had seven children, Isabella, Maude, Anna, Clara, John, Peter and Sylvester, of whom Clara is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Oelkers are the parents of one child, Lloyd H., who was born February 22, 1920.

Hein Oelkers, an early settler in Chester Township, who is still living here, was born in Hanover, Germany, April 9, 1851. He grew to manhood and was educated in his native land, where he remained until he was 27 years old. Then in 1878 he came to the United States and to Wabasha County, Minn., locating in Chester Township, he and his brother buying 160 acres in section 9. There they farmed together until 1894, in which year the subject of this sketch sold his 80 acres and bought 160 acres in section 15. On his new place he erected a set of buildings and made general improvements, carrying on farming and stock raising there for over 20 years. In 1915 he rented the farm to a tenant, and bought the farm on which he now lives, containing 80 acres, and situated in section 16. On this he built another set of buildings, but is no longer engaged in active work, being now retired. Mr. Oelkers was married October 14, 1894, to Bertha Limermann, a native of Germany, who is still living with him on their farm. They have had seven children, Lydia, Anna, Arthur, Lcrene, Alfred, Arnold and Hartland. The three daughters are married, Lydia being the wife of Peter Tomfort, and Anna the wife of Emil Girgin, and Lorene the wife of William Vumbargen. As an early settler in Chester Township, and a resident here for more than 40 years, Mr. Oelkers is widely known and him¬ self knows all the old residents for miles around. He and his wife and family ai e highly lespected by the people of the township. They are consistent mem¬ bers of the Lutheran church.

David L. Jones, engaged in agricultural development on a farm of 193 acres in Chester Township, was born in this township May 5, 1863, son of

Mr. And Mrs. Gust Mueske

David and Mary (Lewis) Jones. The parents, natives of Wales, came to the United States in the early sixties. Later they settled in Chester Township, this county and state, where they farmed until the death of David Jones in 1898. On his homestead, which consisted of 160 acres in section 22, he had erected a set of buildings. His wife, now 87 years old, resides with her son, William. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was also Mr. Jones. Their children were: Thomas, John, David, William, Hannah, Mary, Rosella and James, the last mentioned of whom is now deceased. David L. Jones ac¬ quired his education in the district school, and worked on the home farm until 1894. He then began farming on his own account, buying his present farm of 193 acres in sections 22 and 23, Chester Township, on which he built the residence and outbuildings. Here he has had a successful career, doing di¬ versified farming and raising a high grade of stock. He was married Decem¬ ber 10, 1892, to Gladys Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, her parents being pioneers of Chester Township. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been the parents of five children: Ray, born August 29, 1893, who died September 24 the same year; Neil R., born November 23, 1894, who served in the World War and is now a teacher in Montana; Murray F., born July 25, 1897, who is living on the home farm; Florence J., born March 24, 1899, now living in Boze¬ man, Mont., where she is employed as assistant treasurer of the Montana State College; and Margie M., born April 23, 1907, who is residing at home. Neil R. was drafted for military service February 22, 1918, and was a member of Com¬ pany D, 313th Ammunition Train. Until July, 1918, he was at Camp Dodge, and subsequently in an officers' training school. He was made Sergeant Sep¬ tember 18, 1918, and was discharged January 28, 1919. Robert Davis, father of Mrs. David L. Jones, was born in New Brunswick, and went from there to the state of Illinois, where he farmed for a short time. Then, about 1856, he came to Wabasha County, Minn., where he was married in 1858. His wife was born in Vermont and came to Wabasha County, Minn., in 1857. They settled in Chester Township, their farm consisting of 127 acres in sections 27 and 34. The buildings on it were erected by Mr. Davis, whose death occurred July 24, 1901. His wife, who survived him, resided in Mazeppa until her death, October 3, 1920. Their children were Sadie, Fred, Mary, Gladys, Frank and Georgia, of whom Fred is now deceased.

Gust Mueske, for several years a representative farmer of Mazeppa Town¬ ship, owning and operating a good farm of 200 acres in sections 28 and 33, was born in Germany, December 24, 1863, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf Mueske. He he was educated in his native land and came to the United States in 1883. Dur¬ ing his first five years in this country he worked at farm labor, practicing economy with the view of some day making an independent start on a farm of his own. In 1888 he rented a farm in Olmsted County which he operated three years with sufficient success to enable him in 1892 to buy 40 acres in section 28, and he now began farming on his own land. Subsequent purchases increased the size of his farm to 200 acres, situated in sections 28 and 33, Ma¬ zeppa Township. He greatly improved the property by the erection of a set of buildings, and successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising. His place being well managed, yielded satisfactory financial results. In the fall of 1920 he retired from farming and bought a pleasant home in Lake City at 420 No. Main street, where he now resides. Mr. Mueske was married Decem¬ ber 7, 1888, to Sophia Hohman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hohman, who were farming people of South Troy, Zumbro Township, where they both died, Mr. Hohman in May, 1911, and Mrs. Hohman in May, 1899. Mrs. Mueske was one of a family of three children, Sophia, Louisa and Minnie. To Mr. and Mrs. Mueske 13 children have been born, as follows: Herman H., October 4, 1890 (married Tillie Farber) ; Anna, December 14, 1891; Elma, October 28, 1893; Clara, July 22, 1895; Olga, November 16, 1896; Ida, July 23, 1897; Emma, April 27, 1899; William M., July 19, 1901; Edward M., October 10, 1903; Laura, No- vember 7, 1906; Leona, April 23, 1909; Max, December 12, 1913; and Benjamin, March 13, 1915. Of these children, two are now deceased: Anna, who died April 17 1911, in her twentieth year; and Clara, who died January 29 in the same year, 1911, in her seventeenth year. Three of the surviving daughters are married, Elma being the wife of John Rich of Oronoco, Olmsted County, Ida the wife of' WTilliam Hoeft, on the home farm, and Emma the wife of Lewis Farber, of Mazeppa Township.

Paul Krinke, a well known and respected citizen of Chester Township, now living retired after an active and successful career in agricultural pursuits, was born in Wisconsin October 23, 1856, son of Paul, Sr., and Christina (Rockow) Krinke. The parents came to Wisconsin from Germany in 1850 and resided there twelve years as farmers. In 1862 they removed to Minnesota, settling near Blue Earth, where Mrs. Christina Krinke died in 1878. After that event the father went with his son, Paul, Jr., to North Dakota, where he himself died in 1893. He was a member of the German Lutheran church. He and his wife had eight children: Michael, August, Paul, Herman, Albertina, Augusta Pauline and Mary, of whom six are now living, those deceased being Michael and Herman. Paul Krinke, Jr., acquired a district school education and sub¬ sequently worked for his father until 1883. He then went to North Dakota, where he pre-empted 160 acres of land. He later bought 160 acres more, bringing up the size of his farm to 320 acres, which he operated for nine years and then sold. In 1892 he came to Chester Township, Wabasha County, Minn., and bought 240 acres in section 32. Here he erected a good set of farm build¬ ings, and was engaged in general farming and stock raising until 1910. In that vear he rented the farm and moved to Lake City, where he resided for ve years. At the end of that time he returned to the farm, on which he worked until 1919, when he retired, turning its management over to his son, Albert. Asso¬ ciated with Andrew Leffring, he bought the Baker farm, containing 360 acres, to which he removed in the fall of 1920. Mr. Krinke was married May 25, 1881, to Pauline Missall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Missall of Blue Earth, Minn. Both her parents are now deceased, the father having died in 1900 and the mother in 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Krinke have been the parents of eight chil¬ dren: George, Edwin, Albert, Alfred, Alice, Frank, Lewis and an infant who died unnamed. Frank and Lewis are also deceased. George is now living at Nashwauk, Minn. Edwin is farming in Pierce County, Wis. Albert is farming in Chester Township. Alfred married Clara Baker, daughter of Thomas and Cora Baker of Chester Township, and is now engaged in farming.

Albert Krinke, who is operating a farm of 240 acres in section 32, Chester Township, was born in this township March 27, 1897, son of Paul and Pauline (Missall) Krinke. The father, a native of Wisconsin, of German ancestry, came to Wabasha County, Minn., with his parents in 1862 when a child of about six years, the family settling near Blue Earth, in Faribault County. In 1878, on the death of Paul's mother, Paul went with his father to North Dakoa, where they resided until the latter's death in 1878. There Paul Krinke pre-empted 160 acres of land, later buying 160 acres more, and was engaged in farming for nine years, at the end of which time he sold his property. In 1892 he came to Chester Township, Wabasha County, and bought a farm of 240 acres in section 32, which he improved and cultivated until 1910. He then moved to Lake City, where he resided for five years, after which he returned to the farm, but finally retired from active work in 1919. He and his wife have had eight chil¬ dren: George, Edwin, Albert, Alfred, Alice, Frank and Lewis, of whom the two last mentioned and an infant unnamed, are now deceased. Albert Krinke was educated in the Mazeppa village school and in the Lake City High School, being graduated from the latter institution in 1918. Since his father gave up the active management of the farm Albert has been engaged in its operation, and is carrying on general farming and stock raising. He is breeding Holstein cattle, having full blooded sires for his herd, and is making good progress in