Wabasha County, Minnesota - Biographical sketches, 1920 (part 5 of 27)

Clarence L. Waterman, who after varied experiences and extensive travel, is now conducting a profitable truck farming business at Plainview, was born at Orange, Vt., July 19, 1862, son of Newell and Sylvia (Melendy) Waterman. Both parents were natives of Vermont, in which state they followed agriculture during their entire active period. The father died in 1888, and the mother in July, 1918. Clarence L. was educated in district and select schools, in the lat¬ ter taking a commercial course. After attaining his majority in 1883, he left home and coming west to Wabasha County, Minnesota, located in Plainview, where for one year he was employed as clerk in the Lawton Bros.' grocery store. He then returned to Vermont and remained there a year, after which he spent one year in New Mexico. His next move was to return to Plainview, where he secured a position in the Plainview hotel and was thus occupied for two years. Then he again went to Vermont, where he was present at his father's death, and subsequently farmed there from the spring of 1888 to 1891. North Dakota now attracted him, and there he spent some years, the first two as second man in an elevator, then becoming grain buyer at Merrifield, that state, afterwards spending one year for the Brooks Bros, in their elevator. Subsequently he worked a year for the Duluth Elevator Co., after which he came back again to Plainview. Here for five years he conducted a lunch room and pool hall, which he then sold, buying a farm of 160 acres, the northeast quarter of section 22, Plainview Township. Two years later he sold that farm and again went to Vermont, where he spent one year. Then he returned to Minnesota, and for one season was employed as grain buyer for a firm at Kennedy. In 1907 he once more appeared in Plainview, on which occasion he purchased his present farm of 13 acres within the village limits, where he has since been profitably en¬ gaged in the truck raising industry, his principal crops being cabbages, onions and potatoes. He has now established himself as one of the permanent resi¬ dents of the village, of which he is a prominent citizen, and for five years he was a member of the village council. Fraternally he is affiliated wth the Masons, including Illustrious Lodge No. 63; Winona Consistory No. 4; Asmo Temple, M. S., at St. Paul; also with the Odd Fellows, Independent Order of Foresters and the Yeomen, while he and his wife are both members of the East¬ ern Star Chapter. Mr. Waterman was married March 2, 1908, to Jennie L. Hanson Seaver, who was born in Corinth, Orange County, Vt., November 28, 1871, daughter of Benjamin M. and Rebecca M. (Lucas) Hanson. The father was a native of Lowell, Mass., and the mother of Corinth, Vt., in which latter state they were prominent farmers. Both are now deceased, the father having passed away in August, 1890, and the mother in March, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman have no children of their own, but have an adopted son, Howard C. Dick, who was born March 22, 1899, and whom they have reared and educated. He served in the world war from February 22, 1918, to May 17, 1919, being a member of the Eighth Balloon Company, First Army, A. E. F., and was at the front from August, 1918, until the signing of the armistice, November 11, that year.

Walter H. Whitcomb, D. V. S., who has been successfully engaged in vet¬ erinary practice in Plainview for the last 17 years, was born in Rochester, Olm¬ sted County, Minn., August 28, 1879, son of Edward and Sophia (Harris) Whit¬ comb. The parents were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and New York State, the father being a brick manufacturer by occupation. In the early six¬ ties they settled in Rochester, Minn., where Edward Whitcomb established a large brick plant, for many years furnishing brick for the erection of most of the business blocks and public buildings, besides some of the residences, in Rochester and the vicinity. This business he carried on until his death in 1910. His wife is still living in Rochester. Walter H. Whitcomb was educated in the public schools of Rochester and at Darling's Business College there. In 1900 he entered the medical department of the Cottner University at Lincoln, Neb., where he studied medicine for one year. Then in 1901 he entered the Western Veterinary College at Kansas City, and after a course of two years was grad¬ uated in 1903. In the same year he came to Plainview and entered on the prac¬ tice of his profession, and since then has built up a large patronage, and a fine reputation as a first class veterinary surgeon, having a competent knowledge of his profession in all its branches, and a complete equipment. In 1910 he built his hospital, which is scientifically arranged and provided with all neces¬ sary instruments for the treatment of animal disorders; and in 1914 he erected a fine residence on Jefferson street, where he has since made his home with his family. He is past master in Illustrious Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Plainview, and a member of the Consistory at Winona, and the Mystic Shrine at St. Paul. Dr. Whitcomb was married June 26, 1907, to Ida M. Nunaamaker, who was born in Plainview, Minn. The issue of this union are two children: Beatrice, born February 21, 1908, and Thomas, born March 31, 1909.

Lyman Washburn, a pioneer of Plainview Township, long since passed away, was a native of Jefferson County, N. Y., born May 9, 1820. He married Esther Amaret Doan, who was born in the same county May 15, 1820. Emi¬ grating to the Northwest, they made their home for a while in Dodge County, Wis. In 1855 they set out for Wabasha County, Minn., with six children under 14 years of age, traveling with an ox-team, ferrying the Mississippi river at La Crescent, and arriving in the county June 14 as members of a party, some of whom did not remain here. Those who did were Zack Williams, Ben Pickett, Mr. Miner, with his family, and the Washburns. Mr. Washburn took the south¬ west quarter of section 3, Plainview Township, preempting the land. After he had proved up the property he found that it was on the Half Breed Tract, and in order not to lose it, he had to buy scrip. He, had not been long in the new country, when, needing flour, he took his ox-team and wagon, and went across the prairie, through valleys, fording streams, and surveying his own route to Winona. He was gone four days and brought back two barrels of flour, for which he gave $20 a barrel; also other supplies. His route became practically the same valley road used today. One of Mr. Washburn's first tasks was to build a house, for which he used hewed rafters and hand-shaved shingles, which he himself prepared. He was not long permitted to enjoy the fruits of his labor, as in September, 1859, he was called away by death, leaving his wife and seven children, the eldest of whom, Gardner Selden, was then 17 years old. Mrs. Washburn continued to reside on the farm until 1889, when she moved to Plainview. There she subsequently died in her eighty-sixth year. Their chil¬ dren were: Gardner Selden, who died in 1889; Esther A. (Mrs. T. Parr), who did in 1883; Helena C. (Mrs. E. L. Burtin), of Dodge Center; H. T. Washburn, of South Dakota; F. D. Washburn, of Plainview, Minn., and James B. Wash¬ burn, who went to Wagon Mound, N. M., and died in 1919.

Frank D. Washburn, president of the Old Settlers' Association of Green¬ wood Prairie from 1894 to 1897, and from 1910 to 1920 inclusive, was born in Elba, Dodge County, Wis., January 17, 1853, son of Lyman and Esther Amaret (Doan) Vashburn. In June, 1855, at the age of two years he accompanied his parents to Wabasha County, Minn., the journey being made by ox-team, and for a number of years thereafter his life was spent on their farm in section 3, Plainview Township. As a boy he attended the district school whenever he had opportunity, but his hours of work were longer than those of study, and if he never reached the classics, he at least acquired a very good knowledge of the practical part of farming. After remaining on the home farm until 1878 he moved to Renville County, this state, and for four years operated a rented farm there. Then returning to Wabasha County he rented a farm here which he operated for an equal length of time. After that he bought the old home farm from his brother's widow, 40 acres of which had been lost on a $50 mort¬ gage given to pay expenses of the illness and burial of his father, and this he bought back in 1893 for $2000, again completing the quarter. He continued to operate and develop the farm until 1907, when he rented it to other parties, and though no longer engaged in general agriculture, he now follows truck farming to some extent. His fraternal affiliations are with Illustrious Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and with the I. O. O. F. Mr. Washburn was married June 30, 1882, to Lillian Josephine Welles, who was born at Manlius, Onondaga County, N. Y., May 14, 1859, daughter of Franklin Adams and Sarah Elizabeth (Alexander) Welles. The only child of this union is Dwight Welles, who was born April 19, 1886, and is now engaged in truck farming. He married Leoma G. Verhaag, and has three children, Franklin Jacob, Faith Mary and Gladys Elizabeth. Mrs. Washburn, who was formerly a teacher in the schools of the town and county, is active in social life, being a member of the Travelers' Club, the Ladies' Circle, the W. C. T. U., and the D. A. R. She was born in Pompey, Onon¬ daga County, N. Y., May 14, 1859. Her widowed mother has a place in the home. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church.

Franklin Adams Welles, an early settler in Wabasha County, and who con¬ tributed to its early agricultural development, was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N. Y., December 3, 1832. His parents, Russell and Sophronia Welles, were descendants of the early pioneers of this country. The first member of the family in America was Sir Thomas Welles, of England, who arrived at Saybrook, Conn., under commission from the royal family, and by the king of Eng¬ land was appointed colonial governor of Connecticut, being one of its first gov¬ ernors. His great grandfather on the mother's side was a captain in the War of the Revolution. He received an excellent education at Pompey Hill Acad¬ emy, after which he spent several years as a teacher in the village schools of his native state, holding a life state certificate for the work. He first visited St. Paul and other western places in 1854, and after moving west he taught with marked success in the schools of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He married Sarah E. Alexander, December 23, 1856, who was also a native of New York, having been born in Fabius, Onondaga County, March 6, 1834. In 1861 they moved to Sparta, Wis. Three years later, in 1863, they came to Wabasha County, arriv¬ ing in midwinter with three children under five years of age, and located on a purchased farm of 160 acres, section 39, township of Highland. Later they sold this place and bought 106 acres in the township of Plainview, one and a half miles northeast of the village of the same name. There they resided until 1893, when, under President Cleveland's first administration, he was appointed postmaster of Plainview, being reappointed for the second term of Cleveland's administration, he moved his family into town and built him a home there. A man highly esteemed and respected, he served a number of years as justice of the peace, and identified himself with the life and interests of Plainview po¬ litically and socially for many years. He was one of the earliest Masonic resi¬ dents of the county and was instrumental in the establishment of a Masonic lodge in the town, naming it Illustrious Lodge No. 63, after Illustrious Rem¬ ington, master of the lodge in Syracuse, N. Y., from whom he received the de¬ grees of the order. Of the lodge in Plainview he was a charter member and the first master. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and one of the very few Knights Templar west of the Mississippi river, when he came to Minnesota. In 1904 he was chosen a member of the Masonic Veteran Association of the state of Minnesota, an honor conferred only upon those who had experienced fifty years of active service as Masons. One of Plainview's foremost citizens of early days, he was a man of marked physical and mental activity, with a strong love for the beautifutl in literature and nature, ever showing a kindly interest in the affairs of his friends - a genial, courteous, affectionate gentle¬ man with a pleasing personality which made him most companionable. His death occurred November 18, 1907. His wife, who survived him, is now re¬ siding with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Washburn of Plainview, Minn. The children are: Lillian J. (Mrs. F. D. Washburn) of Plainview, Minn.; Florence A. (Mrs. W. F. Foster) of Minot, S. D.; Isabelle W. (Mrs. W. I. Gray) of Minneapolis, Minn.; Ada R. Welles (Daisy), deceased; and Maude A. Welles, of Minneapolis, Minn. Sarah E. Alexander was born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N. Y., March 16, 1834. She came of old Revolution¬ ary stock, her great grandfather serving in the French and Indian wars, her grandfather in the War of the Revolution, and her father in the War of 1812.

Henry Theodore Washburn, who in former years carried on farming near Plainview, Wabasha County, but has long been a resident of Goodwin, S. D., where he is highly respected, was born at Columbus, Wis., April 3, 1851, son of Lyman Gardner and Esther (Doane) Washburn. The parents came from Wis¬ consin to Minnesota with their family and an ox team and wagon in the spring of 1855. The father was in poor health and two years later died, leaving his wife with seven children, the eldest, Selden, a lad of eighteen. Amid the hard¬ ships and discouragements of those early days the family - struggled on to prosperity, led by the brave and energetic mother. Henry Theodore's education was obtained in a country school, which he had to leave early to help at home on the farm. However, he has never ceased to be a student, and from the perusal of the best books and magazines has obtained that higher education that schools alone, however good, could not afford. On May 30, 1877, he married Emma L. Crittendon of Dover, Minnesota, and settled on a farm of his own near Plainview. His wife's parents were William M. and Harriet (Alexander) Crittendon, and, like his own, were descended from the early Puritans They came from Massachusetts to Wisconsin, and thence to Minnesota, at an earlV day. In the spring of 1881, Mr. Washburn removed with his family to Goodwin, S. D., and settled on the homestead, where he still resides. In his own words' he thus sums up his active career:

I, Henry Theodore V ashburn, came from that large and growing family of Massachusetts Washburns, and was born at Columbus, Columbia County, W is., April 3, 1851. At four years of age I came with my family to Plainview^ Mmn., where I lived twenty-five years. From there I moved to Goodwin, Deuel County, S. D., where I have resided ever since. My father's name was Lyman Gardner W ashburn and my mother's, Esther Amerette Doane. My education was common school - and very common. I am and always have been a farmer. 1 oi the past twenty years I have been farmng about one thousand acres and have been raising many horses, cattle and hogs. I have held no offices except on boards of directors in business institutions. I am tied to no political party, voting sometimes with one and again with another. My religion is of no recog¬ nized variety. I was married to Emma Louisa Crittendon May 30, 1877, at Do\ei, Minn. My wife's father was WTlliam Howley Crittendon, and her mothei, Harriett Newel Alexander. Seven children were born to us, two of whom died in infancy. Hattie Ruth was born April 21, 1878. She still lives v ith her parents and is a writer of some note. Emma Amerette was born September 4, 1880. She married Henry Sandland March 8, 1916, and now lives on a ranch near Selfridge, N. D. Selden Gardner was born March 22, 1883. He still li\es with his parents and is a farmer and an expert mechanic of widespread reputation. Marietta was born April 11, 1886. She married Charles Thomas November 15, 1911. They have four children: Theodore, Roy, Pearl and Wallace. They now live on a farm near Dysart, Iowa. Rose Alice was born April 27, 1894. She married Charles De Vine March 15, 1916. They have one child, Stanley. They live on a farm near Goodwin, S. D.

"I have remembrances of Plainview and vicinity that are interesting to me but that is no sign that they would be to others. When we settled on the old homestead there were no houses from Hall's little log hotel in St. Charles to Cook's Valley, a few miles out of Wabasha. St. Paul was a small Indian trading post and Minneapolis had not been heard of. Of one thing I feel sure and that is that Greenwood Prairie, as it was then called, was the most beauti¬ ful land, before it was touched by the hand of man, that my eyes have ever rested upon. With its beautiful island-like groves, its emerald green prairies and sparkling streams, it made a picture that has never been surpassed in the temperate climate, in my opinion. The early settlers in that country certainly 'burned their bridges behind them' when they came there. There was not much show of 'going back to live on the wife's folks,' when it had perhaps taken a month of hard struggle to get there with the slow moving ox teams. As I look back to those old days, I realize that those early settlers were sterling stuff. My father died three years after we came to the country, leaving my mother with seven children, the oldest eighteen. One would have to know the situation to realize the magnitude of her task. It was a slow, hard job to clear up and get it in a condition to raise crops, the land on our old homestead, as we were in what was termed, 'oak openings' - that is, trees too scattering to be termed groves. So at the time of my father's death we had but a small field under cultivation. We were in debt, too, as my father had died of a long and lingering illness. We had a very meager outfit of tools and stock and prices were low and markets far away. Did our mother sit back and complain of the hardness of her lot? She did not. But steadily, day after day, and year after year, she worked and slaved for us, apparently with no thought that she was doing any¬ thing out of the regular program. And on top of all her other burdens she helped take care of all sick for miles around. There were no trained nurses in those days and so the women of the neighborhood acted in that capacity and mother and Mrs. Bootman were noted far and wide as expert and willing, so they had frequent calls for their services - nor was there any thought of pay. She made straw hats for all the men in that part of the country, braiding them of oat straw, sewing and shaping them and making as good looking and a much better wearing hat than one can buy today. She made overalls and shirts foi all the bachelors around, patched socks for O. Wilcox and did any other job that anyone wanted done. And she won out and raised all of us to be good citizens and we had as good an education as any of the children around us. One of the Bryants of Elgin used to frequently tell his boy about us, what a fine man our father was and what good boys we were, and he told it so many times that it made the boy sore. So one day Dr. Tefft was at Bryants and the old man was telling the boy all about it again, as we old men will, and it got too much for the boy and he said, 'Father, the difference between the Washburn boys and me is that their father died and mine didn't.'

"In those old days whiskey was a part of the daily fare. Every grocery store had a barrel of it in the back end of the building with a glass upturned on top of it and the regular customers were supposed to help themselves as they do to tobacco now days. At our place there was no whiskey jug nor would mother drink it or allow any of we children to, but most of the women did drink. A man by the name of Field used to live a mile north of us and one day as a neighbor was going by on his way to town, Field came out with a two-gal¬ lon jug for the neighbor to get filled with whiskey. He apologized for bother¬ ing him by saying, 'The old cow has gone dry and it takes a mort of whiskey to keep the family going.' Most of the men used to carry their whiskey in a flask covered with wicker to keep it from getting broken. One day two neighbors, Crawford and Goss were on their way to the river market with wheat when they met another neighbor, who of course had a bottle with something in it. Of course he had to 'shoat' Crawford and Goss, as they used to say in those days. Orr got the flask first and long and earnestly studied the heavens while Goss stood by waiting his turn. At last Orr passed over the flask and Goss expec¬ tantly tipped it higher and higher till it stood straight up and still no gurgle came fiom its lips. At last Crawford said with a wink to the other man *Is there much in it, Mr. Goss?' I hear that expression used once in a while when I go back to Plainview though the incident happened sixty years ago."

Joseph Eggers, one of the early settlers of Wabasha County, now passed away, whose labors were productive of good results, both to himself and fam¬ ily and to the community in which he successively made his home, was a na¬ tive of Germany, where he grew to manhood, and married Amelia Schrew. On their wedding day he and his bride started for America, and on landing in this country proceeded west to Iowa, where for about two years they both worked in a flour mill. Then they came to Minnesota, and several years later set¬ tled in Wabasha County, buying a claim of 160 acres in the township of Hyde Park. The land was wild and heavily timbered, none of it having been broken, w*^r\^S?erS had a task before him requiring energy, patience and muscle. With all these he was well endowed, and with the able assistance of his wife who was a willmg worker, he cut the timber, erected a set of buildings and developed the land, they finally finding themselves the owners of a very good tarm. In 1875 they bought a farm of 120 acres in Plainview Townshin." This attei place was already improved, so there was less strenuous work for them restwPnfpI reSlded until 1905, in which year they retired and became residents of Plainview Village. Here Mrs. Amelia Eggers died June 30, 1910

She was survived less than five years by her husband, who passed awav in ^ ebruary, 1915. Of the nine children the two first born died in infancy. The ers in order of birth, were: John C., now of Rochester; Dora De Grief of Forest Lake; Minnie, of Plainview; Emma, now Mrs. H. K. Oliverson of Plain-

HenrV Hary' wl!° 1 5ecame ' the wife of Ed Persons, and died in September, 1900; Arkansaw " bUSmesS man of Plainview, and George, who resides in

Broadway, consisting of two stories and basement, which is entirely occu¬ pied by tneir rapidly growing business. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Eggers having died in lMS^TW WhUd * daughter Emma- at Millville, his wife Tt^wldiirn 188u' .,Th,eir chlldren were: Bertha. (Mrs. John Eggers, of Rochester), Will, who died young, Otto, Emma, Anna, Minnie, Helen and Fred, the two last mentioned of whom are now deceased. Emma is the widow of Claus Schuchard. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Eggers are the parents of four children: Helma D., born July 17, 1896, who is residing with her parents; Arnold S., born June 19, 1899, who after graduating from the Plainview high school in 1918, entered a school of engineering at Milwaukee; Harvey L., born January 14, 1905; and Thomas H., born January 24, 1912. The family are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Eggers is a Republican

George H. Vermilya, cashier of the First National Bank of Plainview, is a young business man and citizen of high reputation and wide personal popu¬ larity. He was born in Quincy Township, Olmsted County, Minn., December 5, 1893, son of J. I. and Mary A. (Hinton) Vermilya. The parents, who are of English birth, were married in Olmsted County, and for some time -were en¬ gaged in agriculture in Quincy Township, where J. I. Vermilya still resides. He is president of the First National Bank of Plainview. George H. Vermilya acquired his elementary education in the district school and was graduated from the Plainview high school in the class of 1910. His next four years were spent on the home farm engaged in agriculture, after which he became a stu¬ dent at Hamline University. In August, 1915, he came to Plainview as assist¬ ant cashier of the First National Bank, and served in that position until Janu¬ ary 13, 1920, when he was elected cashier. He has demonstrated his business ability to the satisfaction of the management and the patrons of the bank, which is a flourishing institution, and his future career is already well marked out along the lines of progress and success. He is a stockholder in the bank and in prosperous circumstances. Fraternally he is affiliated with Illustrious Lodge No. 63, A. F. & A. M., and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has closely identified himself with the best interests of the community in which he lives and is known to all as a good and reliable citizen. Mr. Vermilya was married October 25, 1916, to Leone Davis, who was born in Plainview, Minn., September 15, 1896. Their home has been enlarged and brightened by the birth of one child, Shirley Jean, on October 30, 1917. The religious affilia¬ tions of the family are with the Congregational church.

Horatio Wedge was born in Litchfield County, Conn., September 26, 1818, son of Silas Wedge, and grandson of Isaac Wedge, a veteran of the Revolu¬ tionary War. As a young man, he taught school during the winter terms, and in the open season worked as a charcoal burner. He came to Waterford, Ra¬ cine County, Wis., in 1884, and later started farming in Dodge County. He started with 160 acres and a log house, and gradually added to his possessions. At one time he was a land owner in Wabasha County, but never actually lived here, although a number of his family became leading citizens in the vicinity of Plainview. In Waupon, Wis., he served in various local offices, including those of assessor and member of the school board. After a long and useful life he died May 16, 1886. Mr. Wedge was married in 1838 to Lovisa Smalley, of New York State, and this union was blessed with eleven children : Henry D., born June 21, 1839, who died May 12, 1918; Ellen, born February 19, 1841, who died in infancy; Ellen (second), born March 18, 1842, who married Julius W. Mallory, and died September 30, 1918; George N., born February 15, 1844, who married Emogene Fuller, and died May 24, 1914; Jane, born September 25, 1845, who died January 27, 1852; Almira A., born August 7, 1847, who died September 3, 1849; Rosetta M., born May 20, 1849, who died June 28, 1872; James, born June 24, 1851, married to Isabella F. Chesebro; Seymour, born October 14, 1853, and died May 31, 1855; Eva, born October 1, 1855, widow of Charles Colvin; and Charles, born January 15, 1858.

James R. Wedge, a retired farmer and justice of the peace, is one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Plainview Township. He was born in Dodge County, Wisconsin, June 24, 1851, son of Horatio and Lovisa (Smalley) Wedge, his parents having been natives of Litchfield County, Con- necticut, who removed to Wisconsin in October, 1843, and finally died at Waupon, that state. James R. Wedge was educated in the district schools of Wis¬ consin, and after laying down his school books took up the business of farming. In 1878 he came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and bought a tract of 100 acres two and a half miles southeast of Plainview village. The tract was unimproved, and it devolved upon him to develop it into a profitable farm, a task that took many years of hard labor; but it was finally accomplished, and in September, 1897, Mr. Wedge retired from active work, turning over the management of the place, which he still owns, to his son, Ernest A. It is now equipped with good buildings, fences and modern machinery, and is one of the best among the small farms of the township. Five years ago Mr. Wedge was elected justice of the peace, and has since continued to serve, his incumbency of the office having proved highly satisfactory to his fellow citizens. He was formerly a member of the board of supervisors, serving as chairman for several years, and has also been treasurer of his school district. The First National Bank of Plainview numbers him among its stockholders. His religious affilia¬ tions are with the Congregational church. On January 2, 1873, Mr. WTedge was married to Isabelle F. Chesebro, at Waupon, Wis. She was born in Otsego County, New York, September 16, 1853, daughter of William D. and Mary Jane Chase. The family had migrated to Walworth County, Wisconsin, from which locality they removed to Dodge County, where they spent 18 years. The par¬ ents afterward resided in Fond du Lac and in Waupon, in which latter place they finally died. Mr. and Mrs. Wedge are the parents of three children: Ernest A., Paul J. and Margaret I. Ernest A., who was born at Waupon, Wis., November 12, 1873, and is now operating his father's farm, married Jennie Bell Reich, and has three children, Josephine B., Ellen M. and Harry James. Paul J., who is now cashier of the First National Bank at Miles City, Mont., married Catherine I. Buchanan, and has three children, June E., Cathryn F. and Joan Isabelle. Margaret I. is now receiving a nurse's training at Eitel Hospital, Minneapolis.

Rodman Burchard, one of the best known of the early settlers of Green¬ ville, at one time a flourishing hamlet, but now only a memory, was born in Paris, Oneida County, New York, December 26, 1808. He there received such education as the neighborhood afforded and there grew to manhood. In 1845 he went to Wethersfield, Wyoming County, in the same state, and shortly after¬ ward came westward to Michigan, where he planned to make his future home. But being stricken with the fever, and attributing his illness to the climate, he returned east, and took up his home at Gainesville, New York. There, De¬ cember 23, 1847, he married Esther A. Davis. He still, however, had the pioneering spirit, and accordingly purchased a farm in a little developed por¬ tion of the state of Virginia. But already the Abolitionists were making them¬ selves felt, and after all preparations were made to move his family to his new place, he decided that he did not care to share the troubles which he felt were in store for the slave States, so he disposed of his purchase, and turned his attention to the Middle West. Starting out with his family, he in due time reached the Mississippi and took a steamer up that river. At W'abasha he disembarked, loaded his goods on a team which he hired, and with his family started for the new village of Greenville, where former friends from the East had already settled. Upon his arrival there he formed a partnership with the Richards Brothers, and opened a general store in a log house, his family living on the upper floor, and accommodating such travelers as desired lodging and meals. Trade increased so rapidly that the firm was soon compelled to erect a larger building, and the Burchard family occupied all of the old store as a dwelling. There Mr. Burchard remained for many years, wratching the decline of the village with sadness. His wife died June 10, 1866, and he moved his family to Plainview. Here, April 13, 1871, he married Margaret Crossen. Mr. Burchard died February 6, 1883. He was a man of good judgment, strong will, and great perseverance, a kindly neighbor, and a good husband and father. By his first wife, Esther, Mr. Burchard had one son and three daughters: Emily Adell, who married Elijah Roscoe Cornwell; Charlie Davis, now deceased, who married Selina A. McLaughlin, of Plainview; Florence Amanda, who married Alfred Darwin Perkins, of Windom, Minn.; and Mattie Ann, deceased, who was the wife of William McKinney. By his second wife, Margaret, he had one child, Fay R. Both mother and son are now deceased.

Chauncey C. Cornwell, for many years a prominent hardware dealer in Plainview, was born in Erie County, New York, April 30, 1812, the son of Elihue Cornwell. From New York, the family removed to Middletown, Connecticut, and there Chauncey C. received a common school education. As a boy he learned the trade of shoemaker, and as a young man he engaged in the manu¬ facture of boots and shoes with his brother, H. D., under the firm name of H. D. Cornwell & Co. After some two years, this partnership was dissolved, and Chauncey C. removed to Willoughby, Ohio, where he opened a similar establishment. There he successfully continued in business until 1849, when owing to ill health he disposed of his business and moved to Lovell Township. Dodge County, Wis., where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. The outdoor life greatly improved his health, and his thoughts again turned to a business career. Accordingly in 1865 he brought his growing family to Minnesota, and located in Plainview, where he engaged in the hardware business, first with E. B. Eddy, next with E. Dodge, and finally with his son, Elijah R. Energetic and industrious, he made a success of his business operations, and at the time of his demise he was in very comfortable circumstances financially, leaving a large estate to his children. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which he took an active part. He was a Republican in politics, and foremost in movements which promised to aid the advancement of the community. He died November 14, 1901. Mr. Cornwell was married, while in Connecticut, to Rosella Young, of Haddam, Conn., by whom he had seven children, of whom four grew to adult years. Harvey D. is a retired farmer living at Pine Island in this state. Elizabeth, now deceased, married Alphonso A. Poole. Alfred C. is a Plainview electrician. Elijah R. is a prominent citizen of Plainview. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Cornwell married Elizabeth Welch, a native of Ohio.

Elijah Roscoe Cornwell, veteran of the Civil War, prominent business man and influential citizen, has had a career of industry and honor in Wabasha County for over half a century. He holds the good will and esteem of the entire community, and in the afternoon of life he is enjoying the just fruits of his more than three score and ten well spent years. Elijah R. Cornwell was born in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, September 17, 1847, the son of Chaun¬ cey C. and Rosella Cornwell. He was brought to Lowell Township, Dodge County, Wis., when a small boy, and there attended a neighboring district school. He was but sixteen years old when, in 1864, he volunteered as a pri¬ vate in Co. K, 39th Wis. Vol. Inf., with which he served six months under Gen. C. C. Washburn, at Memphis, during the exciting days of the Forrest raids. With a good record as a soldier, the youth returned home, and in the spring of 1865 entered the employ of the Winnebago City Mills at Winnebago City, Minn. In 1867 he joined his father's family at Plainview, and the next year formed a partnership with Henry Horton in a wagon shop. This business was success¬ fully continued until 1873, when the partnership was dissolved. He then en¬ tered the employ of his father in the hardware store, and in 1875 became a partner. At the time of his father's death he became the sole owner and so continued until July, 1917. He was thus connected with the hardware trade and business life of Plainview as one of its most active factors, and his story is a part of the story of the growth of the village. Busy as he has been with his work, he has found plenty of time for the development of the social and fraternal' side of his nature. He was one of the charter members of the local

G. A. R. and is now its secretary. In the Masonic order he is a member of the Blue Lodge at Plainview and of the Chapter and Commandery at Rochester. In politics he is a life long Republican, and is a thorough adherent of the best traditions of that party. He is known as an honorable business man and loyal friend, and few people stand higher in the regard of the community than he. Mr. Cornwell was married November 29, 1869, to Emily Adell Burchard, the daughter of Rodman and Esther A. (Davis) Burchard. Their children were as follows: Florene, born April 13, 1871; Charles B., December 25, 1872; Nellie,. October 16, 1876; Florence, July 17, 1878; Frances (Frankie), August 18, 1880; Maude E., April 27, 1883, and Glenn R., March 30, 1891. Florene, now de¬ ceased, married John G. Patton, who perished in the New Richmond cyclone. She left one child, Margaret Mather Patton. Charles B. married Ella Kjerner, of Rochester, Minn., and is now a druggist at Villard, this state. He has two children, Dean and Seth Cornwell. Nellie died young. Florence is the wife of B. E. Rohweder, a Plainview druggist, and has two children, Lois and Miriam Rohweder. Frances married Charles DeWitt, a Wabasha County farmer, who died. They had two children, Esther (deceased), and John Donald DeWitt. Maude E. is a trained nurse. Glenn R. engaged for some years in business with his farmer, is now a hardware clerk in Lewiston. On November 28, 1916, he married Lydia Schankey.

Bernhardt E. Rohweder, proprietor of the Plainview Drug Co., was born in Winona, Minn., December 1, 1879, son of John and Pauline (Staack) Rohweder. After attending the Winona public schools, he entered the drug store of Mc- Connon & Co., in the same city, as apprentice, and was there employed until 1899. Then he went to St. Paul, where he followed the drug business until the summer of 1905. In the following spring he came to Plainview and asso¬ ciated himself with C. D. Burchard, under the firm name of Burchard & Roh¬ weder, operating a drug store on the corner of Jefferson and Main streets. In 1911 Mr. W. E. Miller purchased the interests of Mr. Burchard and became a partner in the business with the subject of this sketch, the firm then adopting the name of The Plainview Drug Co. After a period of three years, Mr. Mil¬ ler's interests were purchased by R. J. Boardman, and two years later Mr. Rohweder became sole owner and proprietor, and has continued the business under the same style - The Plainview Drug Co. He has built up a large trade and keeps a full line of drugs, both for general sale and prescription purposes, toilet articles, wall paper, paints, Eastman Kodaks, Columbia and Sonora graphophones, and other goods in popular demand. As a. progressive citizen, interested in the welfare of the community, he has associated himself by mem¬ bership with the Commercial Club and the Fair Association, and is now serv¬ ing his second term on the board of education. He is past master of Illustrious Lodge No. 63, A. F. & A. M., at Plainview; is also a Scottish Rite Mason, at Winona, and a member of the Eastern Star Chapter at Plainview. In 1916 he moved from the corner to his present location. Mr. Rohweder was married at Plainview, September 27, 1905, to Florence Cornwell, who was born July 17, 1878. Of this union three children have been born: Lois, December 16, 1906, who is now a student in the Plainview high school; Miriam, born March 10, 1909; and John Cornwell, born October 6, 1914, who died February 11, 1915* Mrs. Rohweder is active in various social organizations, being a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Ladies' Circle. She and her husband are members of the Congregational church, and are people of recognized social standing.

John Rohweder, father of B. E. Rohweder, of Plainview, was born in Arfte- Holstein, Germany, January 24, 1840. In 1859 he set out for the United States, and after a voyage of 48 days arrived in this country. At first locating at Blue Island, Ill., he remained there for two years, and then removed to Winona, where he engaged in the butcher's business, in which he continued for the rest of his life, except during the last five years, during which period he held the position of health inspector. His death occurred April 2, 1910. Mr. Rohweder was first married to Elizabeth Wendt, who died after a married life ol 13 years, leaving six children: Henry, Amelia, Augusta, Lizzie, George and Emma. Mr. Rohweder married secondly, in 1875, Pauling Staack, a native of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, who died in Winona, Minn., September 8, 1919. She was the mother of five children: Gustave, Matilda, Bernhardt, Lydia and

Charles A. Venables, a well-known citizen of Plainview, with a wide ac¬ quaintance throughout the county, was born in Plainview, January 14, 1874, the son of Charles and Mary (Collard) Venables. He was reared in his native village and attended the Plainview public schools. In 1893 he became local representative for the J. R. Watkins Medical Co., of Winona, a position he has since retained. In this capacity he travels throughout the county, and his arrival at the various homes, with his cheery greeting and cordial- smile, is always eagerly welcomed. Mr. Venables was married November 30, 1899, to Helen M. Waste, the daughter of Dr. J. P. and Helen S. (Higgins) Waste. This union has been blessed with five children, Maude E., Paul C., Mina E., John Kenneth and Marguerite E. Maude E. was born September 30, 1900, graduated from the Plainview high school, and is now attending the Winona State Normal School. Paul C. was born May 27, 1903, and Mina E. was born June 21 1905, both now being students in the Plainview high school. John Kenneth was born October 10, 1909, and is attending the Plainview public schools. Mar¬ guerite E. was born March 7, 1913. Mrs. Venables received her preliminary education in the Plainview public schools, attended the Northwestern Christianna College at Excelsior, Minn., took a kindergarten course at Minneapolis, and taught kindergarten for some time at Plainview.

Dr. John Pratt Waste was for many years a commanding figure in Wabasha County life; his work and character are woven into the very warp and woof of the story of the development of Greenwood Prairie, and his worth will never be forgotten. As a pioneer physician he served the people for miles around, sacrificing his own ease and comfort, making long drives in all kinds of weather, keeping weary vigil beside the bedsides of pioneer homes, healing the sick and comforting the sorrowing. His services were often given without hope of recompense, and his skill was at the disposal of all regardless of theii financial resources. A man of strong personality, of helpful spirit, and jovial temperament, he was beloved by all, respected by all, and admired by all, while to his intimate associates he was a man of rare social qualities, a loyal com¬ rade, and an admirable entertainer. He lived and wrought in Plainview dur¬ ing the formative period of its growth, and the stories of his many humorous sayings will live with the memory of the wonderful work he accomplished as a citizen. During his latter years he gave up some of his active practice and devoted himself largely to office consultations, in which his long experience proved of the highest value to those who had need of his services. John Pratt Waste was born in Greenwich, Washington County, New \ork, February 17, 1837, son of Luke and Hannah (Pratt) Waste. He received his early educa¬ tion in the public and academic schools, took two full courses of lectures in the University of Michigan, and graduated from the College of Medicine at Cleve¬ land, Ohio. For eight months, toward the close of the Civil M ar, he served his country as assistant surgeon in the 193rd Ohio Vol. Inf. In the fall of 1865 he came to Plainview, opened an office, and here continued to practice. In addition to the strenuous labors incident to his chosen profession, he took an active part in public affairs, and had an important share in shaping public policies. For many years he did most efficient work on the school board, and the educational system of the present time still owes much to his guidance. In 1871-72 he satisfactorily represented this district in the State Senate, where Lis worth and dignified bearing attracted much attention. From 1898 to 1906 he was Plainview postmaster. Fraternally he was active in the Masonic and

Odd Fellow orders. He was also an early member of the State and sectional Medical Societies. After a long and useful life he died April 17, 1906, and his death was sincerely mourned. Dr. Waste was married January 17, 1867, to Helen S. Higgins, born in Otsego County, New York, September 6, 1841, daugh¬ ter of Henry M. and Lucinda Miller Higgins, and by them brought to Mayfield, Ohio, when she was three years old. Dr. and Mrs. Waste were blessed with five children: An unnamed infant, who died early; Mina E., the wife of George W. Richardson, of Clear Lake, Minn.; John P., a truck farmer of Plainview, who married Elizabeth Hall; Helen M., wife of Charles A. Venables, salesman; and William M., who died at the age of seven years.

James Emery Foster, manufacturer of cement blocks and other cement products, at Plainview, was born in Plainview Township, Wabasha County, Minn., February 11, 1858, son of William Henry and Emeline (Griffith) Foster. The father was a native of Ohio, and the mother of New York State, but both were reared in Ohio, in which state they were married. William Henry Foster preceded his wife to Minnesota, coming here in 1856 to look up a location for a home. The land he selected was in section 36, Plainview Township, on or near the southeast corner, which is also the corner where the three counties of Wabasha, Winona and Olmsted touch each other. His wife joined him in the following year, and for a short time Mr. Foster worked on his farm. In¬ stead of continuing in that occupation, however, he took up his trade of car¬ penter and contractor, which he followed subsequently for most of his life. In 1866 he moved to the village of Elba, in Winona County, where he spent nine years. He next took a homestead in Clark County, Wisconsin, which he later sold, moving thence to Cumberland, Barron County, that state, where he died March 10, 1893. His wife, who survived him, died in Wabasha County in October, 1917. They were the parents of nine children, six sons and three daughters. Four of them are now deceased, namely: Melissa, who married Daniel Hall, and died in Iowa in 1911; Charles, who died in 1893; John in 1886, and Alice, who died at the age of two and a half years in Ohio. The living are: Sam, who resides on a farm in Winona County; Laura, wife of William Stegman, residing in Seattle, Wash.; James E., of Plainview; Amos, who is farming in Clark County, Wisconsin, and Julius, who lives in Washington. James E. Foster was educated in the common schools of Wabasha County. At the age of ten years he left home and began working for others, doing chores for his board and continuing his attendance at school, his work for awhile being done out of school hours. As he grew older he became a regular farm hand, drawing the usual wages. In the winter time he worked in the woods lumbering. He also learned the trades of carpenter and mason, at which he worked when not engaged in farming or lumbering. On September 14, 1887, he was married at Portage, Wis., to Christina S. Curtis, daughter of Charles and Harriet Curtis, who were natives of New York and Massachusetts respec¬ tively. Mr. Foster and wife located on a dairy farm of 80 acres in the town¬ ship of Colby, Wis., on May 4, 1888, and on that farm they resided for three and a half years. In October, 1891, they moved to Columbia County, Wis., where they followed dairy farming until 1897, when Mr. Foster gave up that occupa¬ tion and took up mason and concrete work as a business. On September 20, 1899, he bought a home in Poynette, Columbia County, and moving there con¬ tinued work at his trade. On April 27, 1904, he bought the first concrete block machine in the state, and the second machine sold after being patented. In the fall of 1907 he built a concrete block manufacturing plant in Lodi, Wis., and in March, 1908, sold to Caldwell & Christler, operating the Poynette ma¬ chine until the fall of 1909. He then moved the machine to Minnesota and built a house for S. E. Foster on Hoosier Ridge. On June 10, 1910, he moved to Plainview and established his concrete business here, beginning the manu¬ facture of cement blocks and other building products in a factory that he has since developed into a thriving institution. His machinery is operated by steam power and a large part of his product is sold in local territory. The enterprise is an important one, being one of the few successful manufacturing plants in this agricultural county. Mr. and Mrs. Foster are the parents of four children: Charles H., born March 18, 1889; Christina Elmira, April 11, 1893; Edith E., April 6, 1896; and Ray E., October 11, 1898. Charles H. resides in Plainview. Christina Elmira is the wife of Roy Batty, of Decora, Columbia County, Wis. Edith and Roy are residing at home, the former being a teacher in the public school. The family are members of the Methodist church, and Mr. Foster belongs also to the Woodmen and th^ Equitable Fraternal Union. Charles and Harriet Curtis, parents of Mrs. James E. Foster, were pioneers of their locality in Wisconsin, arriving there at an early day, and hauling their supplies from Milwaukee by ox team. They remained on the farm they selected until the death of Mr. Curtis, April 14, 1902. His wife is still living and makes her home with her daughter Martha in Michigan. They had five, children, three of whom are now deceased: William H. died in November, 1859, aged five years; Lupton W., born September 21, 1856, died May 12, 1905; Francis E., born May 10, 1860, died May 8, 1898. The two living are: Christina S., born September 18, 1867, now Mrs. James E. Foster; and Martha E., born January 3, 1873, who lives in Michigan.

Alfred R. Allen, one of the pioneer settlers of Plainview Township, now deceased, was born in the Green Mountain region of Vermont, January 6, 1837. In 1857 he accompanied his parents to Wisconsin, where he subsequently mar¬ ried Elizabeth Bignell. She was born in England, January 29, 1840, and came to this country with her parents when six weeks old. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Allen came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and settled on 80 acres of wild land in Plainview Township, on which they erected the usual pioneer leg house, and afterwards other buildings, continuing improvements for many years. They also increased the size of their farm by an additional purchase of 40 acres, and in time became prosperous through hard work and thrift. After the breaking out of the Civil War, Mr. Allen enlisted in Company B, Tenth Wis¬ consin Volunteers, and was in the service three years. He escaped death, wounds and imprisonment and returned safely home to resume family life and his labors on the farm. There this worthy pioneer was called away by death on January 9, 1909. He was survived by his wife, who is now residing in Plainview. He was a Republican in politics and affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. At an early period of his active career he had spent three years in Watonwan County, Minn., where he attempted farming, but left on account of the grasshoppers, which devoured his crops. His ultimate choice of Wabasha County as a location proved fortunate. The house in which his widow now resides in Plainview is owned by herself and her son Julius.

William C. Allen, a retired farmer living in Plainview, was born in this township, April 11, 1867, son of Alfred R. and Elizabeth (Bignell) Allen. He was trained to agriculture on his parents' farm, and on January 2, 1888, he was married to Minnie, daughter of Napoleon and Fianna Hessig, of Whitewater, Winona County, Minn. Previous to his marriage he had worked for his father, but he now started in for himself, for two years living on the John Beiter farm. Then he abandoned agriculture for awhile, and going to St. Paul, was em¬ ployed successively by the North St. Paul Motor Line and the Wisconsin Rail¬ way. At the end of three years he returned to Plainview Township and rented his father's farm, on which he remained two years, in the meanwhile buying 75 acres of wild land in the vicinity, to which he subsequently moved. On this tract he erected a good set of buildings, and lived there three years, during which time he followed general farming and threshing. Then in 1907, having acquired a competence, he sold out and took up his residence in the village, where he owns a nice house, and is enjoying a period of compaiative rest, carry¬ ing on a produce business as a dealer in butter, eggs, poultry and cream. In politics he is a Republican, while his religious instincts have turned in the directon of Spiritualism, a subject now being investigated by some of the leading minds in Europe and America. On November 8, 1917, he sustained a bereavement in the death of his wife. Five children were born to them: Al¬ fred N., March 19, 1889, now living in Plainview; Etta G., May 28, 1891; Elmer W., April 21, 1895; Lee E., February 14, 1898; and Iva, September 15, 1902. The four younger children are living at home with their father, Iva being a student in the high school. Mr. Allen is fraternally affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America and and with the Yeomen at Plainview.

Mathias T. Duerre, for several years a prominent Plainview banker, and former auditor of Wabasha County, is well known throughout the county, and his wide acquaintance, his reputation for sterling worth, his experience, and keen business ability were important factors in the success of the institution he assisted in guiding. Being possessed of energy and enthusiasm, he coupled progressive ideas in modern banking with a thorough appreciation of the con¬ servative policies necessary in the maintainance of financial integrity and solidity. Born at Read's Landing, this county, October 2, 1877, he is the son of Henry and Pauline (Lutz) Duerre. He was educated in the public schools of Read's Landing and Wabasha, and in 1897 was graduated from the business college at La Crosse, Wis. That year he started his business career as a hard¬ ware clerk in the store of his brother, George F. Duerre, at Plainview. In this capacity he rapidly won friends and the confidence of the people, as the result of which his entry into politics was well received. Urged by his friends to run for county office, he announced himself as a candidate for auditor in the fall of 1906 and was elected by a substantial majority. He proved a most effi¬ cient officer, the affairs of his office were well conducted, and he maintained the confidence and trust of the voters. On January 1, 1911, he retired from office and accepted a position as cashier of the First National Bank. In this capacity he made himself decidedly popular with the depositors, his unfailing courtesy and obliging manners adding to his already large list of friends. In January, 1920, he resigned his position with the bank and is now engaged in the life insurance business. He is well and favorably known in fraternal circles, be¬ longing to the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows at Plainview, and the Elks at Red Wing. As a public spirited citizen he has taken his share in every movement that has for its object the betterment of the entire community, and his influence is always on the side of progress and development. Mr. Duerre was united in marriage, August 13, 1918, at Elgin, Minn., to Iva D. Whipple of that village.

Eugene C. Wedge, whose active career was spent chiefly in agricultural pursuits, and who is now enjoying the fruits of his labors as a retired citizen of the village of Plainview, was born in Waupon, Dodge County, Wis., January 3, 1864, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wedge. When six months old his mother brought him to Wabasha County, where they joined the husband and father, who had preceded them here in the year 1861. When old enough he attended the rural schools of his district in Plainview Township, and remained on his parents' farm until 19 years of age. He then left home and began working out on farms in the neighborhood, for his uncles and the neighbors, being thus occupied for about a year. At the end of that time he resumed his studies, being a pupil for one year in the Plainview high school. Then for 15 months he was employed in a milling business at New Castle, Wis., at the end of that time returning to Plainview. The next ten years of his life were spent in farm labor. He now branched out for himself, buying an 80-acre farm, known as the Reitinghouse Farm, in Plainview Township; after operating same four years he sold it and bought a creamery at Plainview. The destruction of the creamery by fire put an end to this enterprise within a year, and Mr. Wedge then rented his father's farm, which he subsequently carried on for seven years. His next venture was the purchase of a 90-acre farm in Whitewater Valley, in the Town of Beaver, Winona County, of which he was proprietor for two years, during that time also serving as school clerk. After that he rented a larger farm for two years, and still another for three years, both in the Whitewater Valley, and in the meanwhile sold his 90-acre farm. Having spent seven years in Winona County, he again returned to his father's old home in Plainview Township. There he farmed until April 1, 1919, when he retired and bought his present residence on Jefferson street in Plainview. Mr. Wedge was married, October 15, 1891, to Elizabeth C. Christison, who was born in Wiscon¬ sin, November 9, 1862, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Allison) Christison. Three children have blessed their union: Esther M., born December 31, 1895; Arthur, November 10, 1897; and Clarence E., November 30, 1899. Esther M. is now the wife of George A. Amidon, a farmer of Stockton, Winona County, and has three children, Clyde K., Winnifred E. and Donald E. Arthur, who is now operating the old H. D. Wedge farm, being of the third generation to occupy it, married Grace Mills. Clarence E. is a student in Carlton College at Northfield, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Wedge are active members of the Congregational church in Plainview, of which he is also clerk. He belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters, the I. 0. 0. F., and Royal Neighbors. The Eastern Star, Rebeccas, G. A. R. Circle and Royal Neighbors count Mrs. Wedge as a worthy member.

John Christison, who was for over 23 years a well known farmer in Plainview Township, was born in Scotland. In Summit, Wis., he married Elizabeth Allison, who was also of Scotch birth, and in 1872 they came to Wabasha County, locating on a farm two and a half miles northwest of Plainview. There they remained for nine years, gradually making progress in the world, and at the end of that time removed to another farm, northeast of Plainview, on which they spent five years. Another removal was then made, to a farm of 80 acres in the same township, south of Plainview, where they lived until 1895. In that year they retired, selling the farm and moving to Owatonna, Minn., where John Christison died in June, 1908. His wife survived him ten years, passing away in August, 1918. They were industrious and worthy people, well respected during their residence in the county, and having a wide circle of friends.

Charles J. Donaldson, until recently proprietor of an up-to-date jewelry establishment in Plainview, was born in Plainview Township, December 7, 1875, son of Charles W. and Nancy C. (Cheatham) Donaldson. His elementary education was acquired in the district school near his parents' farm, and he subsequently continued his studies in the high school in Plainview. Until 1901 he was engaged in farming, but in that year he entered the jewelry store of H. G. Austin, with whom he learned the jewelry business and engraving. He also spent three years in the employ of Alfred Beinhorn, a well known jew¬ eler of Winona. In 1905 Mr. Donaldson went to Seattle as salesman for Hardy & Co., and was thus employed for eight years. Then returning to Plainview, he remained here two years, at the end of which time he went back to Seattle, and was salesman there three years for Sutter & Co. In 1914 he again returned to Plainview, and purchased the jewelry store of H. G. Austin, which he con¬ ducted as sole proprietor, carrying a full and complete line of jewelry, clocks, watches, cut glass, silverware, and everything usually found in a good modern jewelry store, his stock being valued approximately at $7,000. As a capable business man and reliable dealer, he gained recognition, and did a prosperous and increasing business until January 23, 1920, when he sold out the business and is now looking after farm interests and dealing to some extent in real estate. He is the owner of a farm of 130 acres in Elgin Township, which he rents out. The Commercial Club numbers him among its active and useful members. Mr. Donaldson was united in marriage, September 25, 1906, to Alma M. Schroeder, of Grand Meadow, Minn., born April 15, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson are affiliated religiously with the Congregational church, while his political opinions identify him as a member of the Republican party. He and his wife are well known and popular residents of the village. Both are

Peter Governor, a respected resident of the village of Plainview, is a man who, though hardly yet in middle life, has already achieved pecuniary inde¬ pendence as the result of successful farming operations. He was born in Highland Township, Wabasha County, Minn., January 29, 1881, son of Theodore and Elizabeth (Shrader) Governor. The scene of his birth was a farm which had been taken as a homestead by his grandfather Governor, and was the home of the family until 1883, when they moved to South Dakota. After spending eleven years in that state, they removed to Wisconsin, wdiere they spent six years, and then, returning to Wabasha County, engaged in farming near Kel¬ logg. The father, Theodore Governor, died in 1906, and was survived by his wife, who is still living. Peter Governor was educated in the district schools of South Dakota and Wisconsin, and remained at home until 1908, except for two years, 1900 and 1901, when he was away in Wisconsin and upper Michigan. During that time he saved his money and bought 40 acres in Whitewater Town¬ ship. This land he sold in 1910 to Kate Marnach, who afterward became his wife. In 1908 Mr. Governor engaged in agriculture on his own account, buying a farm of 130 acres in section 34, Plainview Township, which he operated for six years. He then sold it and bought one of 160 acres in section 10. There he resided engaged in general farming until the fall of 1919, when he sold the place and, moving to Plainview, purchased his present home in the village. His active career was marked by industry and good judgment, and he is now reaping the reward of his labors in the enjoyment of a competence. Mr. Gov¬ ernor was married, February 19, 1912, to Kate Marnach, who was born in Whitewater, Winona County, Minn., October 11, 1883, daughter of Nicholas and Barbara (Georges) Marnach. Her parents were natives of Germany, who lo¬ cated in Whitewater Township in 1860, being married there, and carrying on the farm until their death. The mother was the first to pass away, in 1887, Mr. Marnach dying in 1901. Their daughter Kate then became heir to 160 acres and the home place of 20 acres, which latter she sold. She subsequently purchased other land until she had 240 acres, which she sold in the fall of 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Governor are members of the Catholic church. They have a wide circle of friends in Plainview and the vicinity and are socially popular. On February 16, 1920, a son was born to them, who lived only five days and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Elba.

Frank J. Nettekoven, proprietor of the Hotel Plainview, in Plainview vil¬ lage, which he has successfully conducted for the last eight years, was born in Waunakee, Dane County, Wis'., August 3, 1871, son of John and Margaret (Kessnich) Nettekoven. The parents were natives of Cologne, Germany, the father, born in 1834, coming to the United States in 1855. at the age of 21 years. The mother came in 1855 at the age of twelve; she was born in 1843. They were married at Springfield, Dane County, Wis., locating immediately after on a farm in the vicinity. Three years later they moved to Waunakee, where they farmed until 1883. In that year John Nettekoven bought an interest in a flour mill at Waunakee, known as the Westport Roller Mills, and was connected with it as one of the proprietors until 1897. He then traded his interest in the mill for a farm in Fond du Lac County, situated about seven miles from the city of Fond du Lac, where he subsequently followed agriculture until his death in October, 1906. His wife passed away in September, 1905. They were the parents of nine children, of whom three died in infancy. The others were John, Peter, Elizabeth, Anna, Frank J., and Joseph I. John is now a retired farmer living at Fond du Lac. Peter resides in Beloit, Wis. Elizabeth, who married Paul Nellen, died in 1887. Anna died at the age of twelve years. Frank J. is the subject of this sketch. Joseph I. in 1896 enlisted in the United States army, and in February, 1899, was sent to the Philippine Islands, where he was appointed clerk in the Adjutant's office, and there served until 1901.

He then returned to the United States and subsequently became assistant pay¬ master in the auditing office of the War Department at Washington. In Sep¬ tember, 1917, he sailed for France, was commissioned captain, and became paymaster of marines. At the present time (January, 1920) he is still in the service, helping to discharge the marines. Frank J. Nettekoven acquired his education in the public schools of Waunakee, Wis. He began industrial life in the milling business, and, leaving home at the age of 18, followed that occu¬ pation in various places, including Milwaukee, Madison, Cambridge, Pepin and Lake Mills, Wisconsin. In the summer of 1899 he came to Plainview and accepted a position with the Greenwood Rolling Mills as head miller, which position he held for nine years and three months. He resigned it to engage in business for himself, buying a pool and billiard hall, connected with a short order restaurant, which he conducted until the spring of 1912, at which time he purchased the Hotel Plainview. This is a 43-room hotel, steam-heated, and well provided with modern conveniences. Under Mr. Nettekoven's manage¬ ment it is well patronized, as he possesses necessary qualifications for a popu¬ lar landlord, being of a genial and obliging disposition, with frank and courte¬ ous manners, appreciated by the traveling public. In the management of the place he is ably assisted by his wife, a refined and affable lady, who looks after the domestic affairs of the house, and by their son, Frederick, who fills the role of clerk, and is one of the popular and representative young men of Plainview. Mrs. Nettekoven was in maidenhood Elizabeth Du Frenne, and was born at Black Earth, Wis., January 2, 1870. She was married to Mr. Nettekoven, October 16, 1894. Their first child died in infancy, unnamed, on February 7, 1898. Their only other child, Frederick W., was born February 12, 1900. He was educated in the public school and Plainview high school, and enlisted for service in the World War, September 28, 1918. He was located at Midway, St. Paul, in the Air Service Mechanics School. He was discharged January 17, 1919. A young man of musical ability, he is a member of the Zabel Orchestra and the Plainview Concert Band. He has joined the American Legion, being a member of Allen Post, and also belongs to the Knights of Columbus, being with his father and mother a member of the Catholic church.

John D. Bateman, for some years a highly esteemed resident of Plainview, to which place he retired after a long and successful career in agriculture, was born in Winona County, January 14, 1863, son of Hill and Frances C. (Car¬ penter) Bateman. The parents were early settlers in Winona County, where they lived until 1870, when they removed to Olmsted County, and the rest of their lives was spent in farming there until their retirement in 1891. Both are now deceased. John D. Bateman acquired his education in the public schools of Winona and Olmsted Counties. After removing to the latter county he remained at home on his parents' farm in Quincy Township until their re¬ tirement in 1891, at which time he purchased the place - a beautiful farm of 269 acres. Progressive and enterprising, he accomplished good results, doing a prosperous business, and making extensive improvements, including the erec¬ tion of two large barns and other out-buildings. His achievements and char¬ acter marked him out as one of the leading men of his township, and his fellow citizens held him in high esteem. In 1912, on account of impaired health, he retired and moved to Plainview ; but his active disposition would not permit him to remain idle, and so, from time to time, he rendered assistance in the various stores and hotel, whenever a shortage of help gave him the oppoitunit\ of being useful. His pleasant manner and willingness to assist others made him a general favorite with all. None knew him but to love him, and one of his chief aims in life was to make the world a happier place for others to live in. In his family he was an ideal husband and father; his life blessed those with whom he came in contact, and his span of years on earth was woithily spent. It ended April 9, 1917, but his memory will long be enshrined in the hearts of his family, his friends, and all who knew him. Mr. Bateman was interested in public affairs, but took no delight in the hurly-burly of politics, though as a public spirited citizen, he filled with credit a number of school and township offices. With his genial temperament it was natural that he should take delight in fraternal life, and his lodge affiliations included membership in the Masonic order, in which he had advanced as far as the Chapter, R. A. M.; the Odd Fellows, including the Rebekah lodge; the Modern Woodmen of Amer¬ ica, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Equitable Fraternal Union, in all of which he took an active part. Mr. Bateman was married, July 1, 1888, to Clara M. Deidrick, who after some years of married life, died leaving four children: Lillian M., now Mrs. Paul Wilson, of Olmsted County; Mary E., wife of Ervin Vermylia, of Olmsted County; Earl L., who married Laura Bouton and resides in Plainview; and Frances L., now Mrs. Arthur Sasse, of St. Charles. On April 25, 1895, Mr. Bateman married Mrs. Lillian R. Clark, who was born at Piasa, Macoupin County, Illinois, January 31, 1867, daughter of Frank and Jane (Andrews) Bateman. Her parents, who were natives of Eng¬ land, were early settlers at Piasa, arriving there about the close of the Civil War, and being subsequent residents for over 40 years, Frank Bateman being a prominent merchant. Both have passed away. By her first husband, Elmer J. Clark, Mrs. John D. Bateman had two children: James H., who while serv¬ ing in the marine force took influenza and died October 2, 1918, at Rexham Hospital, Nova Scotia; and Leroy, wTho died in Illinois at the age of one and a half years. Mrs. Bateman is a member of the Rebekah lodge, in which she occupies the position of vice grand, and right supporter, and also of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is an active member of the Christian church, as was also Mr. Bateman.

Abraham Bennett McCarty, a Minnesota pioneer who died at his home in Plainview at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, January 9, 1917, vras born at Muncey, Penn., November 14, 1828. At the age of nine years he came west with his parents, who made their home for a fewT years at Springfield, Ills. Later they moved to Beloit, Wis., taking a farm on which he resided until he reached the age of 21. In the following spring he left for Hudson and Still¬ water, driving the first team that crossed the prairie, and arriving at Hudson May 20, 1850. That year, on the Fourth of July, he erected the first flagstaff placed in Hudson, the occasion being enthusiastically celebrated. He was in Minneapolis when there was but one log house there. St. Anthony at that time was but a mere trading-post and St. Paul an Indian village. During his pioneer life he also visited Winona, which at the time contained about half a dozen buildings. He spent about five years in Wisconsin, near Stillwater, fol¬ lowing the occupation of a farmer, and during wThich time he broke a great deal of the new prairie for the early settlers. At one time he took a claim where now stands the city of Black River Falls. A very robust and sturdy man, he delighted in the pioneer life and aided many to establish newr homes. Over 42 years ago Mr. McCarty came to Woodland, Wabasha County, and shortly after purchased the home farm on wfliich he resided until about eleven years ago. In 1908 he purchased a home and moved to Plainview, retiring from active farm life. He wras united in marriage in Woodland, December 25, 1879, to Sarah Smith, wTho was born at South Danvers, Mass., October 15, 1848. Of this union were born two children: Lottie, October 24, 1880, and Jessie, October 20, 1884. Lottie is now Mrs. Alexander La Rocque, of Webb Lake, Wis., and has one child of her own, Alice, besides an adopted child, Chester. Jessie is the wife of Lynn Helgerson, of Minneapolis, and has two children, Lee W. and Ruth L. Mr. McCarty was a man of generous characteristics, always ready to aid a friend and give assistance to the needy. He found great pleas¬ ure in doing good to others. He wTas an active, industrious man who never shirked his duty. He wras a great home lover, yet took much pleasure in asso¬ ciating with neighbors and friends. In his declining years his greatest regret was his inability to follow' an active life. During the holiday season he loved

John Husby. The typical pioneers of the Northwest were the lumberman and the farmer. They it was who laid the foundations of civilization in this region and were the developers of its chief sources of wealth. Each was a hardy class, for there was no room for weaklings. The work was strenuous and could be carried on only by stout hearts and strong arms, with the courage to risk accident and the ability to endure privation. Many fell by the wayside, or sought easier employment in the settled communities; but those who had the strength of body and mind to persevere, and the force of character to resist the temptation to dissipation, in time reaped a fair reward. That the rough life of the lumberman was not necessarily inimical to the chances for long life and continued health is evidenced by living examples, one of the most prominent of whom in Wabasha County is the subject of this sketch, John Husby, than whom few men in the northeastern part of the county are better known. Mr. Husby was born in Trondjen, Norway, May 6, 1835, son of Ingebright and Ingeborg Husby. The father was a well-to-do farmer, own¬ ing a farm of 300 acres, and handling stock on a large scale. There the sub¬ ject of this sketch was reared, and was given good school advantages. He was about to enter college when he and his brother Ingebret decided to seek their fortunes in America, and, carrying out their plan, arrived in Quebec, Canada, in June, 1867. From there John Husby came directly to Reed's Landing, Wabasha County, Minn., where he arrived nearly penniless, the expenses of the journey having used up the funds with which he had set out. There was plenty of work here for busy hands, however, and he was idle only two days when he obtained employment with Knute Johnson, who owned a farm just back of Reed's Landing. With him he remained until November, and while working on the farm, or conversing with the villagers, he learned something about the lumber industry, the wild and romantic occupation followed during the winter season in the forest, when there was nothing to be done on the farms, and the money to be made at it. Being young and strong, with a vigorous constitu¬ tion, it was just the work for him, and as the season was then opening, he sought a job and found it with the Knapp-Stout Lumber Co., of Eau Claire, Wis., being sent to their camp about 40 miles northeast of that point. All that winter he worked as a chopper, returning to Reed's Landing in the spring of 1869, and being retained by the Knapp-Stout Company as the man in charge of their warehouse at the mouth of the Chippewa river. His duty was to receive and check goods from the Mississippi river packets, which were shipped up the Chippewa river on the boats of the company. During the winter of 1869-70 Mr. Husby chopped cordwood above Alma, Wis., for his own use. In the spring he re-entered the employ of the Knapp-Stout Lumber Co., checking and coupling lumber cribs for transit down the Mississippi to Dubuque, St. Louis and other points. In 1873 Mr. Husby went with the Carson-Rand Co., otherwise known as the Valley Lumber Co., of Davenport, Iowa, checking and coupling lumber cribs for them as he had for the other company, and at the same point. With both companies he held the position of superintendent of that branch of the business. With the Carson-Rand Co. he remained until 1884, and then went back to the Knapp-Stout Co., with whom he remained until they went out of business about 1899. By that time, Mr. Husby, through industry and thrift, had accumulated a fair competency, and found himself able to retire from active work, which he accordingly did. In 1880 he built a good house at Reed s Landing, where he has since made his home, being well known to every man, woman and child in the community. Though 85 years old, all his faculties are well preserved; he has never been sick a day or had a doctor for himself, and is a man highly respected, and probably envied by those less favorably circumstanced as to health and prosperity. He is a Republican in politics, but has held no office except that of school trustee, in which he served for a number of years formerly. A member, with his wife, of the Lutheran congregation at "Reed's," he served as its trustee for some years. Mr. Husby was married in 1871 to Mary Solberg, who was born in Tronjan, Norway, in 1840. Mrs. Husby was a woman of frail body, but of a patient, kind and amiable disposition. She died much lamented at Reed's Landing, April 20, 1919, leaving two children: Ida Sophia, born February 28, 1873; and Elizabeth C., born November 6, 1879. Ida Sophia married John La Craft, a jeweler of Plainview, who died April 10, 1919, and whom she survives. Elizabeth C. is the wife of Harvey C. Keys, a traveling salesman, residing in Minneapolis. She has had two children: Ma¬ rion, born March 14, 1907, who died December 10, 1914; and Harvey Spencer, born February 21, 1910. Both Mr. Husby's daughters received good educational training and were teachers for some years in public schools in this state. Since their mother's death they have resided alternately with their father, attending to his domestic comforts. Mr. Husby is now residing in Plainview.

George Diming, a former resident of Highland Township, in the agricultural development of which he took an active part, was a native of Germany. He married Mary Bauer, and at an early date, some time in the fifties, they came to the United States, residing for awhile in Syracuse, N. Y., and later in Wis¬ consin, from which state they came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, in 1859. In the vicinity of Wabasha City, Mr. Diming engaged in farming, but after awhile moved to Highland Township, where he took a claim of 80 acres of wild land. There he and his family resided for some years, until he finally sold the place, which he had improved, and took up his residence in Wabasha. In December, 1893, his wife passed away, and he, himself, survived her but a short time, his death occurring in August, 1894. Mr. Diming was handicapped in his career by the fact that he was a cripple, but he did what he could, and his name is deservedly classed among those of the worthy pioneers of the county.

Frank Diming, who has taken a worthy and effective part in the develop¬ ment of Wabasha County's agricultural resources, and incidentally gained a competence which he is now enjoying as a respected citizen of Plainview Village, was born in Wisconsin, August 30, 1858, son of George and Mary (Bauer) Diming. He was but a babe when he accompanied his parents to Wabasha County, and his education was acquired in the local schools. Farming was the occupation to which he was brought up, and he learned it thoroughly. At the age of 17, he began working out, and so continued for five years. For a year subsequently he worked as a machine hand on farms. Then, in 1882, he started for himself, buying 40 acres in Highland Township. After breaking a few acres, he quit the place, and for six years and two months was employed on the farm of T. G. Bolton, east of town. He then made a new start on his own account, renting a farm in Oakwood Township, on which he resided for three summers. His next enterprise was a more permanent one and was initi¬ ated by his purchase of an improved farm of 240 acres in Oakwood Township. There he farmed until 1917, by the fall of which year he had increased the area of the farm to 360 acres, and had greatly improved and developed it. His cattle were of the Durham breed, and he did a good business as a general stock and dairy farmer. Finding himself now in comfortable circumstances, he sold the place to his sons, with the exception of 120 acres, and has since resided in Plainview. He is not idle, however, as he is proprietor of a threshing outfit, and still does other work to occupy his time. He is a member of the Plainview Co-operative Creamery Association, and a stockholder in the tele¬ phone company. For several years he served on the town board, and has also been treasurer of the school board. On October 12, 1880, Mr. Diming married Margaret Noll, who was born in Indiana, May 12, 1858, daughter of Peter and Hildegard (Schad) Noll. Her parents were natives of Germany, who came from Indiana to Highland Township, Wabasha County, Minn., in 1859, and there engaged in farming. Mrs. Peter Noll died in October, 1-872, and her husband subsequently went to Wisconsin, where his death occurred in March, 1900. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diming seven children have been born: Frank, Decem¬ ber 8, 1881; William, January 18, 1883; Annie H., January 4, 1885; George, who died in infancy; Edward, March 1, 1891; Katherine, March 12, 1894; and George (second), June 4, 1896. Frank, who is now living in Elgin Township, married Mary Angelbeck, and has five children: Margaret, Raymond, Leo, Eleanor and Elvin. William, a resident of Oakwood Township, married Cecelia Evans, and has six children: Helen, Paul, Angeline, Alfred, Marcella and Ralph. Annie H., who became the wife of Frank McGrath, died February 26, 1916. Edward, who is residing on the home farm in Oakwood, married Florence Olson. Katherine resides in Highland Township, the wife of Fred Saggisor. She has one child, Irene. George, the surviving son of that name, entered the United States' service July 24, 1918, and was sent to Europe October 31, that year, with a supply company. Having safely returned, he was discharged July 16, 1919. He married Lydia Holland, and they reside on a part of the old Diming farm in Oakwood Township.

Conradin W. Herman, a well known and popular citizen of Plainview Township, where he is successfully engaged in diversified farming, was born in Whitewater Township, Winona County, May 21, 1874, son of George anc Caroline (Ebner) Herman. The parents were born in Germany, and were mar¬ ried after coming to this country in the state of Michigan, after which they settled in Whitewater Township, Winona County, Minn. Their son Conradin, was educated in the rural schools of Winona County and began industrial life on the home farm. In 1897 he began farming for himself on the Manuel Heissig farm at Beaver Creek, Winona County, where he remained five years. He then removed to Verndale, Wadena County, Minn., in which locality he farmed four years After that he spent a year in Rochester, subsequently taking the Matt Wood farm in Plainview Township, which he operated five years. In 1912 he bought his present farm of 136 acres in sections 23 and 24, Plainview Township, where among the improvements carried out by himself are a windmill, silo, hay barn, hen house and extensive fencing. He is profitably raising Durham cattle and Chester-White hogs, besides the usual crops of this section. He served one year as justice of the peace, and for the last five years has been a director on the school board. His fraternal affiliations are with the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Herman was married October 25, 1899, to Minnie Klavetter, who was born March 4, 1878, daughter of Paul and Amelia (Grepentrog) Klavetter, of Plainview Township. The home circle of Mr. and Mrs. Herman has been enlarged by the birth of six children: Donald A., born No¬ vember 7, 1900; Ida E., April 12, 1904; Mabel A., July 28, 1906; Verne E., July 25, 1911; Edgar R., July 14, 1913; and Dorothy M., March 11, 1918. Donald A. is now engaged in assisting his father on the home farm. Ida E. is a student in the Plainview high school. The family is affiliated religiously with the Metho¬ dist Episcopal church.

August Schulz, proprietor of a model farm in sections 10 and 15, Plainview Township, was born in Germany August 19, 1858, son of William and Louisa Schulz. Both the parents died in Germany, in which country August received his education. In 1885 he came to America, locating on Greenwood Prairie, this county, and for one year worked for William Schulz, and two seasons for Mr. Mahon, and one year for Henry Wedge. At the end of that time he began his independent career as a farmer, buying 80 acres of land in Winona County. Later he purchased more land until he had 155 acres there. In 1909 Mr. Schulz bought a farm of 90 acres in section 12, Plainview Township, which he operated for three years. His next removal brought him to his present iarm of 200 acres in sections 10 and 15, which he purchased. In 1912 he sold his Winona County farm and also the 90-acre farm in Plainview Township. On his present place he has made great improvements, having built a fine residence, equipped in modern style with running water, furnace heat, bath and electric lights, an has also erected a milk house with an electrically-driven washing machine and separator; a silo, machine sheds, and a power house. He has also fenced 160 acres of his farm with woven wire fencing. His herds of grade Durham cattle and Duroc-Jersey swine have full blooded sires at their head, and his farm produce finds a quick and profitable market. Mr. Schulz is a member of the local creamery and shipping associations. He is one of the elders and was formerly a trustee of the Lutheran church. On April 29, 1890, he was married to Bertha Becker, who was born in Niekosken, Germany, August 5, 1869. To Mr. and Mrs. Schulz six children have been born: Otto, born in Whitewater Township, Winona County, July 14, 1891; Lena, born September 27, 1893, who died December 26, 1893; Adolph, born January 17, 1895; Anna, December 21, 1899; Edwin, August 12, 1903; and Arthur, October 12, 1906. Otto, who is a carpenter now residing in Colby, Wis., served with the rank of sergeant in the World War.

Alois Holzer, one of the pioneer settlers in Watopa and Elgin townships, was born in Baden, Germany, and there grew to manhood. After his marriage to Sophia Stehle, he set out with his wife, in 1856, for the United States, and on arriving in Minnesota, located in Wabasha village. In his native land he had learned the trade of cooper, but his mechanical acquirements in that line being of little or no use to him here at that time, he took a claim of 160 acres of wild land in Watopa Township, and began to carve out a living from the soil. After three years he removed to Elgin Township, where he bought 160 acres of land that was partly broken. Continuing the improvements, in time he developed a fine farm, on which he lived until about 1885, when he sold it and retired, subsequently making his home in Wabasha, where he died November 25, 1899. His wife survived him several years, passing away January 8, 1904. Their children, five in number, were: Elizabeth, now Mrs. Joseph Fugina, of Fountain City, Wis.; Wilhelmina, now deceased, who was the wife of Lyman Gregg; Adolph D., a resident of Plainview; and Mary, who married W. F. Hobbs and lives in Eau Claire, Wis.