Minneapolis City (part 10 of 80)

In the winter of 1869, in compan3^ with Warren Stetson, a privilege was secured, on the east side dam, and the Hasty and Stetson sawmill was built. When ready for operation, in the spring of 1870, the3^ sawed logs for Farnham and Lovejoy, Captain Rol- liris, and others. On the 19th of Oc¬ tober, the mill was burned, in the dis¬ astrous fire which swept away the block of sawmills located on the east side dam. In a single hour the sav¬ ings of years of labor were swept away, Mr. Hasty losing nearly all the propert}^ he had accumulated.

He now sold his home, on Fourth Street, and bought another, on the east side, to which he removed. He was soon deputized, b3' Major Camp, to scale logs, on the Upper Missis¬ sippi, and spent the winter in scaling logs on Pine River, Dogget Brook, Fish Lake, and elsewhere.

In the spring of 1871, he was em¬ ployed, b3" Mr. W. G. Clark, to go to St. Louis, Missouri, where he operated a sawmill for Hill, Lemon and Compain^, and, afterwards, for Marshal Brotherton, until April, 1872.

George M. Stickney, the partner in the lumbering business of W. D. Washburn, being in New Orleans, wrote to Mr. Hasty, at St. Louis, de¬ siring him to go to Anoka and work in the company's mill, at that place. Accepting the engagement, he took the first boat up the river, in the spring of 1872, and entered upon his work at Anoka. Here he remained for the next nine years, at first having charge of the sawmill, and, afterwards, conducting the logging and driving, as well as the sawing. It is needless to say, considering the length of the emploj^ment and the efficient manage¬ ment of General Washburn and Major Hale, that the^^ had found a man com¬ petent to take charge of so large a business, and faithful and reliable in all his relations with them.

In 1875, Mr. Hastyhad purchased, at auction, from Jacob Kessler, a tract of thirty-five acres of land, in the town of Cr^'stal Lake (now city of Minneapo¬ lis), l3'ing upon the Mississippi River, just above Shingle Creek. The mo¬ tive for locating there was that it was in the neighborhood of Mrs. Hast3"'s relatives, and it would be pleasant to have a home near them. The exist¬ ence of a bed of clay in the land was well known, but, at the time, its value was not considered. Mr. Hasty re¬ moved to his new purchase in 1880, while still working at Anoka. He soon joined Mr. Andrew Anderson in putting in machiner3" for making brick, but, after two years, bought him out, and since then has carried on the brick business alone, except that for the last four 3'ears he has taken into partnership Mr. James R. Farnham, whom he brought up. The present firm is R. PI. Hasty and Compan3^, manufacturers of cream brick. Shin¬ gle Creek, Minneapolis. The3' manu¬ facture from two to three and a half million brick per 3''ear, according to the demand. Under the careful man¬ agement of Mr. Hast3", the cost of manufacture has been reduced, b3' labor-saving methods, the use of ap¬ proved machinery, and strict econo¬ my, so that the brick which at one time sold for $8 and $10 per thousand, are now sold for $5, and still a fair manufacturer's profit is made.

On the fourth of Januar3', 1893, Mr. Hasty married Mrs. Fannie L. Billings, w'hose maiden name was Outon. She is a native of the Piovince of New Brunswick, and one of a famil3" of sev¬ enteen children. Like her husband, Mrs. Hast3' is a member of the Metho¬ dist church, and active in various forms of charitable and reformatoiy work. She is an advocate of the suffrage for women, and does not neglect the scant privilege alread3" accorded to her sex to vote for school officers. While engaged in such work.

George Lyman Brimhale was born in the town of Hardwick, Massachu¬ setts, February 11th, 1827. His grand¬ father, Sylvanus Brimhall, was of English stock, a valiant. soldier of the Revolution and a worthy pensioner of the United States government. His grandmother, Tryphena Johnson, was also of English descent, and the mother of eight children - seven sons and one daughter.

Nathaniel Brimhall, a son of Sylvanus, was born March 9th, 1793, and was married to Abigail Eaton, Decem¬ ber 25th, 1816. The result of this union was eleven children - seven daughters and four sous.

The fifth child was George Lyman, th ^ subject of this sketch, the early - part of whose life was spent on the farm, in his native town, where he was born. In various capacities, in the field, planting potatoes, or other crops, or in the dairy, milking the cows or churning the cream, or in a neighboring sawmill, getting out rough lumber, he spent his time, till nineteen years of age. His education was limited to what could be obtained at the common schools, during a few winter terms of three months each, and the home training and discipline afforded in a family of eleven children, conducted on such methods as en¬ couraged industry and self reliance.

At the age of nineteen, his ambi¬ tion induced him to secure the posi¬ tion of clerk in a grocery store, in New York City, where he remained one year. Tiring of the confinement of city life, he removed to Worcester, Massachusetts, entering, as laborer, the great plow manufacturing concern

In 1853, he moved to Athens, Wind¬ ham County, Vermont, buying a farm and again entering the field of agri¬ culture. Here Mr. Brimhall was mar¬ ried, to Miss Lorinda S. Davis, June 9th, 1853.

In 1855, he was seized with the western fever, propagated by the ad¬ vice of Horace Greeley, which resulted in bringing him to Minnesota, to the town of Eureka, Dakota County. Here he took up a claim of sixty acres and farmed it till 1866, a period of twelve years, when he disposed of his farm and removed to Minneapolis. The city was already showing signs of its coming greatness, by the de¬ mand of more buildings, for various purposes, which afforded Mr. Brim¬ hall an opportunity for exercising his mechanical skill in woodworking. Here he labored, as a carpenter and millwright, for ten years, when he once more returned to his first love - farming - which he pursued, near Crystal Lake, for another ten years, when he again came to Minneapolis, locating on Emerson Avenue North, where he still resides.

Mr. Brimhall has always taken an active interest in the growth of the city, contributing liberally towards its various improvements. He has been one of the chief promoters of the or¬ ganization and development of Robbinsdale Addition where he has made large contributions of time, labor and money. In all his business transac¬ tions, he has enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens, and, as a neigh¬ bor and friend, he is esteemed hj^ all who know him. He has been promi¬ nent in the councils of the communi¬ ties wherever he has lived - ^active in promoting the educational and moral interests of the people.

In religion is a Presb3"terian and in politics a staunch Republican, who never voted but one wa3", and in the sixt3"-five 3"ears of his life never lost but one presidential vote.

John Campbell Boiianox. One of the earliest settlers on the west side of Minneapolis, was Mr. J. C. Bohanon. In the fall of 1850, he left his native home, in the East, and came to Min¬ nesota. As he came over the hill, from St. Paul, his e3"es rested upon the table-land, lying on the west side of the Mississippi, and sloping west¬ ward to where the sun kissed the beautiful lakes, and, as the3" neared the dashing Falls of St. Anthon3', he said to his wife, "This is the place I have been looking for to build a home, and here we will live." For fortythree 3'^ears he has lived up to his word, and, during these 3^ears, has lain the foundation for a fortune which should suppl3" the demands of old age; has helped to build the superstructure of a magnificent cit3'; has reared afamil3^ of \vorth3'' children, and placed his famil3^ in a beautiful home.

Mr. Bohanon was born in Washing¬ ton Count3", Maine, August 2;ki, 1817. His parents were Ananiah and Mar3' (Campbell) Bohanon and he was the third cliild of eleven children born to his parents.

His mother was born April 11th, 1792, and died in 1857. His father was born Jul3" 12th, 1788, and lived to the age of ninet3'-one 3'ears and six months. His father was a farmer and

Mr. Bolianon attended the common schools, in Maine, and worked with his father, on the farm and in the lumber woods, from the time he was fourteen until he was twent3"-one. He then worked for himself, chopping in the winter and driving logs in the spring, until he came to Minnesota. On his arrival, he located at St. Anthon3L where he spent the fall and winter. March 27th, 1851, he took up a claim on the government land, in what is now North Minneapolis. The creek which ran through his farm was, for some time, called Bohanon Creek, but was aftewards changed to Shingle Creek. Mr. Bohanon has spent most of his time, since he came to Minneapolis, in farming, but he has also been engaged in lumbering.

He was married, March 10th, 1810, to Fucretia McKenzie, and to them were born four children, two of whom are living; S3dvester Fee, now in New Boston, this cit3-, and Charles, who keeps a meat market at Camden Place.

Mr. Bohanon's first wife died in Januaiy, 1852, and he was again married, November 19th, 1856, to Sophia H. Fongfellow, a distant relative of the poet Fongfellow. Seven children have resulted from this union, five of whom are living, as follows: John Feonard, in a meat market at Fourth Avenue and Twent3^-second Street; Frederick, at Camden I^lace; James Madison, at home; Annie I. (Mrs. Cyrus Bensoti), and Sadie Tk, at home. Jason E. died December 27th, 1879, at the age of twent3'-one 3'ears, and Ira hAigene died >Ia3' 24th, 1881, aged sev¬ en 3'ears and eight months.

in the West, among the Indians. In 1887, his farm was all taken into the city, and in 1889 he retired from active business life and has since been at¬ tending to his city property.

He built himself a beautiful home, in 1891, on a high piece of ground, overlooking the creek, and near where his farm house now stands, which was far out in the country at the time it was built, but is now surrounded by beautiful homes, in the suburbs of the largest city in the Northwest.

Mrs. J. C. Bohanon. Among the pioneers of Minneapolis today, is a distant relative of the poet Longfel¬ low. The parents of Mrs. Sophia H. Bohanon, nee Longfellow, were Mar¬ tin and Sarah (Hadley) Longfellow. Mrs. Bohanon was born in Machais, Maine, February 15th, 1838. She has six brothers and sisters, as follows: Ellen J., Malissa, Leoneice, George Evans, Clara Edna and Shepherd. Her eldest brother died, in the South, during the war and her father and 3mungest brother are buried in the cemetery at Brooklyn Center.

Her father was born July 16th, 1809, and died September, 1877. He was a farmer and lumberman. Her mother was born April 13th, 1814, and is still (1893) in good health and resides at Camden Place, at the advanced age of seventy-nine j^ears. Mrs. Bohanon's parents settled in Brooklyn, this county, in 1856, but, shortly after¬ wards, moved to Camden Place, and, later on, to Sauk Center, Minnesota, where her father died and was brought to Brooklyn Center and laid to rest.

Mrs. Bohanon received her education at the place of her birth, and lived in the same house in which she was born until she came to Minnesota. In 1882, accompanied by her husband.

she made a trip back to the old home¬ stead, in Maine, just thirty-one years from the time her husband left there. They had raised twenty-two hundred bushels of potatoes that year, and their man was digging at the rate of one hundred bushels per day. When they arrived in Maine and saw the natives digging, among the stones, with pointed hoes, they were disgust¬ ed with life in the East, and returned to Minneapolis prouder than ever of the spot they had chosen for a home. The3'^ have also spent three winters in California. Mr. and Mrs. Bohanon are members of the Methodist Episco¬ pal church, and having lived a tem¬ perate, honest and upright life, they are now blessed with health and pros¬ perity in their declining years, sur¬ rounded by all the comforts of a beautiful home.

Sumner Lincoln Trussell. Among those who have attained success in early life, in the city of Minneapolis, the career of Mr. Trussell is a good example. He was born, upon a farm, at Champlin, Hennepin County, Min¬ nesota, October 29th, 1860. His parents were James H. and Mary E. (Hill) Trussell. His father was born in New London, Merrimac Count3L New Hampshire, September 26th, 1828. He married, in 1857, Mary E. Hill, who was born in Carroll Count3L New Hampshire, in 1831, and came, with her parents, to this county in 1854. This union was blessed with five children, three of whom are liv¬ ing.

In 1855, many of the people of the East determined to seek a home in the then rapidly developing West, and Mr. Trussell was among those who made a claim of one hundred sixt3^ acres, in the town of Brooklyn, in that year. He 011I3' remained on this farm one j'^ear. In 185(5, he moved to Champlin, where he has since resided, as one of the most respected citizens of that village.

Sumner Trussed was reared on the farm, at Champlin, enjojdng the work¬ ing opportunities of the Western farmer's boj^ and taking eager advan¬ tage of such education as the public schools of the village could suppl\'. At the age of seventeen, he came to IMinneapolis, to continue his studies, and entered the then preparatory^, or under class department, of the State University^, passing through both this and the regular college course. He was graduated from that institution during the y'ear 1883. At college he ranked well in his classes, and enjoy^ed a leadership in the literarv and debat¬ ing societies. He was a participant in several oratorical and debating con¬ tests, and attained many' of the little distinctions of student life.

He began the study' of law, and at¬ tended the Columbia Law School, of New York City, during the y'ears of 1884-5. He was admitted to the bar, at Minneapolis, June 25th, 1886, and at once opened an office for himself. July' 23d, 1889,Mr.Trussell was appoint¬ ed a Deputy Collector, in the United States Internal Revenue Service, which position he still (1894) holds. Mr. Trussell is a leader among the young Republicans of this city', and was Secretary' of the Republican Cam¬ paign Committee for 1892 and 1894. With the start he has already' made in life, he is sure to succeed.

I He was born in Townsend, Middle¬ sex County', Massachusetts, July' 9th, 1848. His parents were William and Nancy' K. (Seaver) Adams. The former was born in Massachusetts, February' 28th, 1811, and the latter in the same State, November 6th, 1829, and died, at Villard, Minnesota, in her seventieth y'ear.

Mr. Adams' father was a farmer, and had a cooper shop on his farm, where he made barrels in the winter. He resided at Townsend, Massachu¬ setts, where he was married, and lived in the same house that he first built, until he came West, in 1867, where¬ upon he purchased a farm, of lifty'-six acres, about half a mile from Minne¬ haha Falls, on the north, where his son now resides. He resided here until 1887, when he removed to Vil¬ lard, Pope County', Minnesota. Eigh¬ teen months after the death of his wife, in 1891, he returned to Minneap¬ olis. He was again ntarried to Mrs. Betsy' Scales, a sister of his first wife, December 6th, 1893. He was a mem¬ ber of the Whig, and, later, the Re¬ publican parties. Mr. Adams and his first wife, and their two sons, Charles and Abraham S., were charter mem¬ bers of the Park Avenue Congrega-, tional Church, of this city'. He was Captain of a company' in the old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry'.

His family' consisted of five chil¬ dren, as follows: William Franklin, who enlisted in Company F, Twentyfifth Regiment of Massachusetts \'olunteers, Sej)tember 27th, 1861; was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Drewy's Bluff, May' 16th, 1864, and died a prisoner in Richmond, Virginia, July' 24th, 1864, aged twenty'- four years, eleven months and twenty'- seven days; Charles served in the three months' service in the Old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, which his father formerly belonged to; Carrie (Mrs. Martin Lane) resides at Ashburnham, Massachusetts; her son, H. M. Lane married a western girl and is now in the meat business, at 1924 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis; Henr}^ lives on a farm, in Pope Coun¬ ty, Minnesota.

Mr. Adams, the subject of these lines, lived with his father until he was twenty-one, and, after working a few weeks and earning money with which to buy a set of cooper's tools, he went to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, where he worked at his trade, making barrels. He next worked, for a time, at Northfield, Minnesota, and then re¬ turned to Minneapolis, and, after work¬ ing here for a short time, he built a shop upon his father's farm, in com¬ pany with his brother Charles, where they worked until the former was mar¬ ried, in the spring of 1871. The follow¬ ing winter he made barrels, which he sold to C. A. Pillsbury and Company.

In 1872, he rented a piece of land of Mr. Steele, and, in the fall of that year, he leased the farm where the Minneapolis Driving Park now is. Here he lived for nine years, and then moved to his father's farm, whei'e he has resided since that time. He also owns twenty-five acres of land ad¬ jacent to the city limits, on the south; also one hundred sixty acres of farm¬ ing land in Pope County.

He was married, April 12th, 1871, to Carrie Moffett, 3^oungest daughter of Willis G. and Caroline (Stone) Moffett, of this city. She came to Minneapo¬ lis, with her parents, in an early day. Her father was a millwright, born June 8th, 1804, and settled in this city in 1852, where he assisted in the con¬ struction of some of the first flour mills in Minnesota. Upon his arrival here, Mr. Moffett pre-empted eighty acres of land, in section 7, which is now within the city limits. His wife was born December 11th, 1809, and they were members of the Presby¬ terian church. Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moffett, of whom two sons and six daughters are now living, as follows; Jane (Mrs. Stephen Ferrin) resides at Biggelow, Nobles County, Minnesota; Margaret (Mrs. Alexander Scott) resides at Richfield, Minnesota; William R. Moffett, who now resides in this city, at Minnehaha Avenue and Forty-second Street, upon land he pre-empted from the govern¬ ment, married Mary Dolson, of Illinois and they have three children now living; Charles W. a carpenter, lives near his father; Luelle (Mrs. Willis Wilson) resides at 3113 Portland Ave¬ nue; Kate (Mrs. James R. Hoit) re¬ sides at 3112 Portland Avenue; Minnie, wife of E. M. Runyan, died April 26th, 1882; Amelia (Mrs. Chandler Huchins) resides at Villard, Pope County, Min¬ nesota; Lettecia, wife of Hon. L. B. Cantleberry, of Reno, Pope County, Minnesota; Harriett (Mrs. Ezra Ham¬ ilton) resides at East Los Angeles, California; John A. Moffett, resides in Hutchinson Township, McLeod Coun¬ ty, Minnesota. Willis G. Moffett died July 31st, 1875, and his wife passed away March 18th, 1883.

One child, Arthur W., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Adams, April 4th, 1872. He received his education at the com¬ mon schools in Minneapolis, and at the School of Agriculture, in St. Paul, from which institution he was gradu¬ ated, in the spring of 1892. He is, at present (1894), engaged in the meat business, in this city, with his cousin, H. M. Lane.

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Mr. Adams has al\va3^s been associ¬ ated with the Republican party and was appointed Justice of the Peace, in 1880, and served two 3^ears; was elected to the Board of Supervisors, of Minneapolis Township, in 1881, and re-elected in 1882. He served as Al¬ derman of the Twelfth Ward, in 1888 and 1889, and was elected Park Com¬ missioner, for six 3"ears, in 1892. Mr. Adams has been superintendent of the Minnehaha Sunday school for eighteen years, and deacon in the Park Avenue Congregational Church, since 1880. Mr. Adams' parents cele¬ brated their golden wedding June 29th, 1887, and Mrs. Adams' parents celebrated theirs Januarj^ 4th, 1875.

Pambekt Hays. Mr. Hays wss a pio¬ neer of Minneapolis in more than the usual sense of that term. Besides being one of the earliest settlers, hav¬ ing come to the cit^^ in 1855, he was among the first of the old volunteer fire department, the leading spirit in organizing the Turner Society, in Minneapolis, a pioneer baker, and first to provide the people with good theatrical entertainments at popular prices.

Lambert Haj^s was born in the Rhine Provinces in German3", Decem¬ ber 25th, 1842. Hecameto America, with his parents in 1850. The family first located in Alban3^, New York, but, owing to the prevalence of cholera in the East, they came West, stopping briefl3" in Chicago, and two years in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 1855, they came to St. Anthon3% where they ar¬ rived August 10th, of that 3'ear.

At thirteen 3'ears of age. Master Lambert was apprenticed to the baker trade. After thorough^' learning the business, in all its details, the time intervening between this and the opening of the war was occupied in working for Farnham and Lovejo3', and plying his trade in the first bakery establishment in St. Anthony. Dur¬ ing the war he worked fora Mr. Nudd, who had a contract to furnish sup¬ plies to the soldiers at Fort Snelling. At the close of the war he returned to the lumber business.

Mr. Ha3^s was married, January 10th, 1865, to Miss Mar3" Roven, and, in the fall of that year, commenced operat¬ ing a baker3^, known as the "Cataract Bakery," located on the site of the old market house and remaining there until 1871, when he removed to Fourth Avenue North.

He was one of the few, at the time of his death, who were left of the old volunteer fire department, having entered that service as a charter member of Germania Hose Company, No. 2, of St. Anthon3-, in 1858. Later, he became a charter member of the Minneapolis fire de¬ partment, being promoted from one office to another until, in 1876, he was chosen first assistant chief engineer, a position he filled with ability and credit, until the adoption of the salar3^ S3^stem by the city.

Twenty-four years ago, Mr. Ha3"s was one of the twelve men to organ¬ ize, in his own dining room, the West Minneapolis Turnverein. Next to be¬ ing a fireman, probabl3^, Mr. Ha3^s' greatest pride was in the prosperity of the Turner's organization. In his 3"ounger da3's he was an expert ath¬ lete and held, in turn, many of the offices in the gift of the Turner Societ3^

It was to the public spirit of Mr. Lambert Ha3's that the people of Min¬ neapolis were indebted for the old and popular People's Theatre, which burned December 28th, 1890. It was also due to his further enterprise that the charming Bijou, rose, Phoenix¬ like, from the ashes of its predecessor and to the credit of Mr. Hays and his son and assistant, Theodore Hays, it can be said, that never since the open¬ ing of the old People's Theatre, has there been allowed, within the walls of a theatre with the ownership or management of which they have had any connection, a performance which might not have been witnessed by any one, without blush or inward pro¬ test.

Mr. Ha3^s was never an office-seek¬ ing politician, although always active in the support of his friends. When solicited to allow his name to be used for the good of his party, his answer was, "Let the other fellows have the fun. They enjoy running for office; I prefer running to a fire."

Locating near the still, clear waters of Minnesota was very fortunate for Mr. Hays, as he was a wonderful fish¬ erman. He had studied the habits and devices of the black bass, until they would freely take the bait sus¬ pended from his hook, while refusing to touch a more tempting morsel offered by his neighbor's.

While deprived of the educational advantages enjoyed by the youths of today, Mr. Hays still possessed ele¬ ments of character that insured finan¬ cial success. When he had accumu¬ lated a few hundred dollars, in his business, he proved his faith in the future of the city by investing it in real estate, and though never a specu¬ lator, still, thanks to his keen fore¬ sight, he rarely made a purchase that did not increase in value while in his possession.

It is not possible, in this brief sketch, to give in detail, the active usefulness of this worthy citizen. Kind, genial and charitable, there are many who gratefully recall the un¬ ostentatious manner in which he came to their relief when misfortune overtook them.

In 1887, Mr. Haj^s gave up active business to devote his whole time to his large property interest, and when the last call came. May 17th, 1893, in the prime of life, it found him in a po¬ sition of financial independence. Such fortune as the fates awarded him was not given through caprice or accident. He earned all he had by hard work, a clear business foresight, and honest dealings with his fellows, and no one, of the many who knew him, but is pleased that such was the outcome of this prudent, useful life.

Lyman Dayton. One of the earliest settlers in St. Paul and one of the most prominent business men in the Northwest, up to the close of the war, was Lyman Dayton. He was born in Southington, Connecticut, in August, 1809. His parents were Samuel and Amanda (Durham) Dayton. His father was a farmer and Lj'man received his education at the schools of Southing¬ ton. At the completion of his educa¬ tion, Mr. Dayton embarked as clerk in a dry goods store in Providence, Rhode Island. Here he remained, as clerk until he purchased the store and be¬ gan business for himself, which he continued until 1849, building up a large business and accumulating a fortune of $25,000. The store was run, as most of them were in those da3'^s, not by selling large quantities of goods over the counter, but by send¬ ing out peddlers, with teams and large wagons filled with clocks, silks and

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In 18o0, Mr. Dayton settled in St. Paul, where he at once began an active business career, which soon placed him at the very head of commercial life in St. Paul. He purchased sol¬ diers' land warrants from men who had just returned from the Mexican War, and these he located upon land lying adjacent to Rice and Irvin's original plat of St. Paul. He located upwards of three thousand acres, in¬ cluding the now famous "Dayton Bluff." In 1850, Mr. Dayton began the erection of his residence, on Dayton Bluff, and, at this time, began rapid improvements in St. Paul, and he might rightfully be classed as one of the builders of the Saintly City. Mr. Dayton seemed to be filled with the desire to fence in all the country around St. Paul. He came West for his health and spent nearly all his time in the open and bracing atmos¬ phere known onl}^ to Minnesota at tliat time. He owned about ten yoke of cattle and his labors were ver3^ diversified, breaking the ground toda}', in the office tomorrow, and chop¬ ping wood and felling trees the next day. The next year after the treat\^ with the Sioux Indians, Mr. Dayton purchased about a section of land at Daj^ton, Hennepin Countj^ where he laid out a town, built a dam in the Crow River, erected a sawmill and gristmill, and built up a town, and at the close of the war he was selling lots in Da3don at $500 each, where to¬ day the3^ can hardl3^ be given awa3^.

Mr. Da3don was married, in Provi¬ dence, Riiode Island, to Maria Bates. Otie child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Da3'ton, L3mian Columbus, who is now deceased.

Mr. Da3^ton was a man of large and generous impulse, and while a mem¬ ber of the First Baptist Church of St. Paul, during the first 3^ears of his res¬ idence there, 3^et, he contributed large- 13' to the support of all the churches, both Protestant and Catholic. He was a man of large executive ability and had it not been for his untimel3' death, he might have ranked with Gould, or other heav3' financiers of the present da3'.

Mrs. Maria Dayton-Nell. Veiy few, indeed, of the pioneers of Minne¬ apolis or Minnesota, who are living today, at the ripe age of over four score 3'ears, enjo3' life as well or have the health that has blessed the sub¬ ject of these lines, Mrs. Maria Da3'- ton.

Born in the town of Sitcwate, Rhode Island, Januar3' 18th, 1811, she has led a life of usefulness and benefaction from the day she finished her educa¬ tion to the present time. Her parents were William and Sarah (Edwards) Bates. Her father was of English descent, his father having come to America as a Tor3', and surgeon in the British Arm3', during the Revolution.

Mrs. Da3'ton's mother d3dng when she was six 3'ears of age, she was sent to live with an aunt and her uncle, Sylvester Rhodes, who was a rich sea captain on a vessel running to India. The family lived at Cranston, four miles from Providence, Rhode Island. Here Mrs. Da3'ton spent the days of her girlhood, surrounded b3' all the comforts and conveniences known at that time in rich and fashionable life, having her complement of servants

When about eighteen years of age, she was married to Lyman Dayton (g. T^.). They at once began life, in Providence, Rhode Island, she com¬ bining her portion of money with that of her husband's, and engaged with him in the active duties of mercantile life. The first steamer that landed in St. Paul (1849) brought Mr. and Mrs, Dayton. Here her field of usefulness was much enlarged, and her own qualifications, her bright intellect, her charity and goodness of heart, aided by her husband's fast accumulating fortune, soon placed her in the top rank of St. Paul societj''. Mrs. Dayton had been brought up under the in¬ fluence and teachings of the Six Principle Baptist Church, and, when in Providence, where she could look out and count thirty or fort}^ church spires, she believed that only the members of their church would ever be saved.

Adhering to this principle and be¬ lieving still in this faith, she set to work, in St. Paul, and, assisted by her husband, chartered a steamer and brought the lumber from the St. Croix River to build the First Baptist Church in St. Paul. When completed, Mrs. Dayton carpeted the church, built the altar, placed thereon the Bible and gave the society a deed of the property.

She and her husband contributed largely to the building and support of all the other churches. However, time has wrought many changes in Mrs. Dayton's belief. Contact with the outside world and the constant acquirement of knowledge, has taught her to believe in a God of love, and that He did not create one portion of the human family to be saved and the

Some time after Mr. Dayton's death, she took up her residence at her pres¬ ent home, opposite Dayton, on the east side of the Mississippi River. Here she built herself a nice, quiet country home, and, in 1873, she mar¬ ried Michael Nell, who died August 20th, 1881.

Mr. Nell served three years and four months in the Civil War, in Company H, Eighth Regiment, Minnesota Vol¬ unteer Infantry, and was discharged July 11th, 1865.

Mrs. Dayton has a beautiful home upon the sloping bank of the river, where she passes the time busying herself by looking after her farm and stock. She has about one hundred forty acres, where she lives, and an¬ other farm, of one hundred sixty acres, in Dayton Township.

Cases are rare, indeed, where a wo¬ man has endured all the trials and sufferings that Mrs. Dayton has passed through and yet be living at the age of eighty-four years. To enumerate all the trials, all the trouble, the pain and the heartaches, the ad¬ vantages that men have taken to rob her of the property which was her's by rights and by inheritance, the char¬ itable way in which she has treated those who have done her the most harm, would fill pages of history. Not¬ withstanding all the wrong that has been done her - wrongs that would have crushed out the life and ambi¬ tion from almost any woman's life, and have driven her from her rightful place in society - y^et, she is happy and contented and as cheerful as any one you would chance to meet.

turned her hair from the dark locks to silky white, in the short space of six months. Her hands have been frozen stiff and caused her weeks of agoniz¬ ing pain. Her shoulders and limbs have been broken and her back strained until she can scarcely stand, and yet her mind seems enthroned in a young and vigorous body, and she converses with j'^ou freely upon poli¬ tics, at home and abroad, music, liter¬ ature and art; she has grasped them all and not onl}^ retained those of the past but has kept abreast with the times. Soon the time will come when it will be hers to pass over to the "Spirit Land," but her crown has been won, and her barque, lighted by the love and charity she has given to oth¬ ers, here on earth, will guide her safely to that dim unknown, and she shall be at rest.

Rufus Farxiiam. One of the oldest settlers, not 01113^ in Minneapolis but in Hennepin C()unt3% is Rufus Farnham. He was born in Washington County, Maine, Februar3" 2d, 1822, and came to St. Anthon3^ Falls, October 23d, 1849.

He engaged in the lumber business, in his native place, for several 3^ears, but the western fever came into the neighborhood and carried him off, with a number of others. Traveling, in the West, was neither eas3'^ nor rapid, in those da\^s. After havdng reached Chicago, Mr. Farnham j^roceeded northwestward, with an ox team, in slow steps. When tlie Falls of St. Anthony were reached, he concluded that he had gone far enough into the wilderness, and settled down. He be¬ gan work as a lumberman and fol¬ lowed that business until 1853, when he went on a farm, at what is now called Camden Place. That same 3"ear, Mr. Farnham was married, to Miss Blizabeth J. Gillespie, also a native of Washington Count}', Maine, and they began their married life as farmers.

Tlie times were hard and the pros¬ pects were not brilliant, during the following decade. Mr. Farnham tried to dispose of his farm, but, for a long time, was unable to do so. He found a purchaser, at last, but the latter proved unable to pa}' for the land and it rev'erted to Mr. Farnham again. This was, in the end, an extremely fortunate occurretice, for he retained the farm until, with the development of the city, it became very valuable. He has sold portions of it, at different times, but still retains a large portion of the original homestead.

He has not dabbled much in politics, but always, when possible, cast his vote on election day. Mr. Farnham believes in the principle of voting for the best man.

Joiix Daniel Hanr. In 1852, the little, straggling village on the Falls of St. Anthony, gave no promise of future greatness. It was then merely a frontier trading post, in the military reservation, of which Fort Snelling was the central point, and the most visionary pioneer of that day had no glimpse of the Minneapolis that was to be. The town was not rated so high as many others, within the pres¬ ent borders of the State, either in re¬ spect to its actual condition, or in prospective development. Many who came here, in the beginning of the second half of the century, turned

Among the very earliest settlers, not particularly pleased with the vil¬ lage, was John Daniel Hank, who came to Minneapolis in the fall of 1852. He was then in his twentieth year, fresh from the Ohio farm, on which he had been born and reared, and imagining that his career was to be that of a farmer, at once began to look about for a suitable location for a rural homestead. At what is now Champlin, about seventeen miles from the cit3'-, Mr. Hank found a tract of land that appeared desirable and on which he settled. He worked hard, for ten years, on this farm, but met with only indifferent success. He then determined to move into Minne¬ apolis, which was beginning to at¬ tract more favorable attention, and, in the early sixties, began his career as a fuel dealer. For twenty years he at¬ tended closely to business and amassed a comfortable fortune.

Mr. Hank was born in Trumbull County, near Warren, Ohio, in 1833. As has already been stated, his early life was spent upon the farm, and his schooling was that of a farmer's boy in those days.

He was always, from his earliest years, a hard worker, but improved what opportunities he had, in the direction of education and informa¬ tion, to the fullest extent, so that, while not an educated man, he is a man well informed on many subjects, and what he lacked in theory he made up in practice. Mr. Hank has taken but little interest in local politics - with him business had more impor¬ tance than political matters.

Avenue North, and here he has spent most of his time since. This farm is a model one and has all the conveni¬ ences which money can procure. A deer park is one of the features of the place. It contains over half a dozen deer, which Mr. Hank has obtained in various ways, and he takes great pride in his gentle pets.

Mr. Hank relates that after an ab¬ sence of more than thirty years, he made a visit to the old homestead, in Ohio, and was surprised at the few changes in the neighborhood. The place seemed to him to have fallen into a Rip Van Winkle sleep, while he had been away. With the rush of western development fresh in his mind, the farms, hamlets and vil¬ lages of that part of Ohio from which he came, appeared to have been at a standstill.

Ebenezer a. Hodsdon. Few of the pioneers in Hennepin County have had a more adventurous early life than Ebenezer A. Hodsdon. Going to sea, as a boy, he visited many parts of the world, before he came West, and settled in Minnesota. Mr. Hodsdon was born December 3d, 1820, in Castine, Hancock County, Maine, His paternal great grandfather was one of two brothers, who came from Wales, and settled, one in Massachusetts, and one in New Hampshire. The family name, on the coat of arms, is "Hodgdon." On settling in this countr}', the younger brother, from whom Mr. Hodsdon is descended, left out the "g" and substituted the "s." By the spelling of the name, the two branches of the family are known, to this day, and both are represented in Minne¬ apolis.

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was a descendant from Englisli-Trisli stock. His parents settled in Castine, Maine, prior to the War of 1812. There were five children in the famih" - three sisters and one brother, and Mr. Hodsdon is the onl}^ surviving member of the family, at this period. Mr. Hodsdon attended the common school, in Castine, until fourteen years of age, when he went to sea. In tlie course of time he filled ever}^ position, from cabin bo}', to "captain's tiurse." His experiences in the sea¬ faring line would fill a volume, but only a few incidents can be cited here. He was first engaged in coasting ves¬ sels, but, having a desire to see more of the world than these afforded, he shipped on the bark Brothers, of Bos¬ ton, Captain Murdock commanding, bound for Mobile, to load with cotton for Liverpool. This ship was an "old tub," the usage rough, the fare abom¬ inable. The young sailor resolved to desert as soon as the ship entered Mobile Ba}', a determination which he successfulB" carried out, in company with two shipmates. He then shipped on the Napier, of Baltimore, Captain Sanford commanding, bound for Liv¬ erpool, England, which cit}'- he reached after a voyage of six weeks. Here he left the vessel, did the town, and was himself done to the extent of half his ready money, by a pretended friend and shipmate. Mr. Hodsdon next tried his fortune on the brig Na¬ poleon, of Boston, Captain William Poor, bound for Valparaiso, Chili, and had a taste of rough weather in round¬ ing Cape Horn. After reaching Val¬ paraiso, Mr. Hodsdon shipped on the Lhiited States man-of-war North Carolina, flag shiji of the Pacific Sipiadron, which gathered at Valparai¬ so at that time, January, 1838. Mr. Hodsdon was then seventeen 3'ears old, and rated as "Rrst-class bo3'." His station was in the foretop, and at gun twent3'-seven, in practice or ac¬ tion. On the wa3' home, the ship stopped at Eio, and news reached the crew that war had been declared be¬ tween the United States and England, and that the cit3' of New York was blockaded. All hands now became hot for the fra3', and visions of a great sea fight, resulting in victory and und3"ing glor3% exalted the mind of our 3^outhful sailor. There was disap¬ pointment, and disgust, on reaching New York, to find the rumor of war unfounded, the United States forces withdrawn from Fort Fairfield, Maine, and all the world at peace.

At New York, Mr. Hodsdon was hon¬ orably discharged from the service, Julj" 13th, 1839, and he tlien proceeded to Providence, Rhode Island, where he shipped on the schooner Enter¬ prise, for Belfast, Maine, Captain Jer¬ emiah Knowlton commanding. At the end of the feeason, he went to Levaunt, Maine, where he lived with a married sister, and attended school during the winter. He had been ab¬ sent from home five 3^ears, and had been given up as lost at sea. The next spring, he again joined the En¬ terprise, with the same captain, serv¬ ing as mate, until the next fall, when the vessel was laid up for the winter. On leaving this vessel, he shipped on the brig Porto Rico, of Belfast, Maine, Captain Cotrell commanding, but a sister, in Taunton, Massachusetts, urged him, while stopping briefl3^ in Boston, to leave the sea, and attend school. After considerable persua¬ sion, he decided to do so, obtaineil his release, went to live with his sister, Margaret, and attended tlie Bristol Acadeni3' nine months. She next in¬ duced him to stud3' theolog3', with

William Fishbaugh, pastor of the Universalist church, in Taunton. He was brought up as a Congregationalist, and had a hard struggle to re¬ nounce Orthodoxy, and believe in Universalism. But the conversion was effected, in due time, and, as he says, "The darkness passed, and Christ, the light of the world, shone out in all His brightness and glor3^." Mr. Hodsdon preached his first ser¬ mon in Taunton, in the pulpit of his teacher, and his first effort gave prom¬ ise of a brilliant future.

A year later, he was invited by his uncle, Frederick A. Hodsdon, a Uni¬ versalist preacher in Dexter, Maine, to come and study with him, which he did, remaining there a year, and, from time to time, preaching in his uncle's pulpit. He, also, frequently met and combatted the predictions of the "Millerites," who declared that the world was to be destroyed in 1843. Mr. Hodsdon had subsequently preached at Newport, Palmyra, Canaan, Pitts¬ field and Bucksport, Maine, and, finally, settled down in charge of a Universalist church in Penobscot, Hancock County, where he was or¬ dained, July 10th, 1845. He soon re¬ signed this charge, however, and went to Massachusetts, where he became pastor of the Universalist church at Dighton.

Before assuming his duties there, he was married to Miss Jane L. Wardwell, an estimable young lady from his native State, November 7th, 1845. At the close of the first year, Mr. Hodsdon again resigned, sent his wife and child home to her parents, and once more took to the sea.

He joined the ship Adams, Captain Moses Gay, of Castine, and proceeded to New Orleans, and, from there, to Havre, France, with a load of cotton, and returned to New York with pas¬ sengers, German emigrants, where he left the ship and returned home. He then shipped, as mate, on the new bark, O. J. Chafee, Captain Thomas, Camden, Maine; but this captain had frequent attacks of insanity, while on the voyage from Camden to New Orleans, and, when they reached that port, Mr. Hodsdon left him. He then returned homewards on a domestic slaver, called the Cjy-ane, which he left in Norfolk, Virginia, and shipped on the John Tunis, as mate and navi¬ gator. He made two voyages to the West Indies, on this vessel, after which he returned to his native State, and rejoined his family. Though Mr. Hodsdon loved the sea and enjoyed its storms and dangers, he began to feel homesick, on these long voyages, away from his wife and children, and I'esolved on a shore life.

He then moved to Bangor, and went to work in a machine shop and foun¬ dry. While thus engaged, he began to receive letters from old friends in Minnesota, who had known him, in Maine, as a Universalist preacher, urging him to come to Minnesota and preach. Hon. J. S. Norris, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was prominent among them. He finally concluded to come, and, after a fare¬ well visit to Castine, he set out for the West, with his family. Mr. Hodsdon was disgusted with Chicago, and re¬ mained there but a few hours. With his family, he took the stage from Cherry Valley to Galena, and went from the latter place to St. Paul, on the steamer Benjamin Eranklin, reaching that city on the 29th of June, 1852. Mr. Hodsdon was unaccus¬ tomed to traveling on land, and so was not on the lookout against the various kinds of sharks who preyed on the traveling public in those days. The consequence was that he paid bills for fellow passengers, whom he never saw again, and so lacked $5 of having sufficient funds to take himself and family to St. Paul. A stranger from Dubuque, Iowa, urged him to settle in that city, as a U ni versalist preacher, but without avail. He then gave him money enough to take him to his destination.

July 4th, 1852, which happened to be Sunday, he preached at Cottage Grove, the first Universalist sermon ever de¬ livered in the Territor}'^ of Minnesota.' July 6th, he moved his famil}' from St. Paul to St. Anthony, going into what was known as the "Officers' House." The next Sunday he preached the first Universalist sermon in St. Anthony, now East Minneapolis. Subsequently he had many theologi¬ cal tilts with other ministers in the place, among whom were Parsons Palmer, Secombe, and C. G. Ames. That fall, Mr. Hodsdon took up a claim, built a house and mov'ed over to the "West Side." His circuit was St. Anthony, St. Paul, Cottage Grov^e and Stillwater; preaching once a month, in each place, and making all his journe3'^s on foot. At the end of his second year, he resigned his charge in St. Anthony to the Rev. Mr. Barnes, and began to preach in "Chambers Hall," Minneapolis, and, later, in the hall over Isaac I. Lewis' store. Both halls were on what is now known as Bridge Square. His salary, at no time, exceeded $400 per year.

The question of the name for the growing village, was, at this time, introduced, and quite gen¬ erally discussed. "Albion," "All Saints," and other names, were sug¬ gested, in opposition to "Minnehapolis," which was first advocated bj'

Charles Hoag. Mr. Hodsdon strongly favored the last name, and that was finally adopted. After a few months the "h" was dropped, and the present spelling adopted.

During the fall of 1852, Mr. Hodsdon was made a mason, in Cataract Lodge, located in St. Anthonj', A. E. Ames being W. M. Later, he withdrew from Cataract Lodge, and became a charter member and J. W. of Hennepin Lodge, U. D., located in Minneapolis, I). M. Coolbaugh being W. M. In Jaiiuar}', 1854, this lodge received its charter, being the fourth lodge organized in Minnesota, and Mr. Hodsdon was elected and served as its second W. M. There being no "Chapter" in Minne¬ apolis at the time, Mr. Hodsdon took the higher degrees of Masonr}^ in St. Paul, and was much impressed by the ceremonies which made him a "Roj^al Arch Mason."

In the meantime, he had been honored with "places," and "stations," in the M. W. G. L. of Minnesota, and, in 1859, being a P. S. G. W. he was appointed "Representative of the Grand Lodge of Louisana, residing near the Grand Lodge of Minnesota." His address, on this occasion, was so replete with wisdom and the true spirit of Masonry, that he was urged to reduce his remarks to writing. He did so, and the address was published, with the Grand Lodge proceedings for 1859. In 1860, Grand Master Todd, of Louisiana, alluded to this speech, in the most complimentary" terms, and introduced a part of it into his annual address. Mr. Hodsdon say^s, "I love Masonry". There is a flavor of ripe¬ ness about it that we find nowhere else; nor is its code of ethics e.xcelled, even by the 'Golden Rule.'"

In 1861, at the outbreak of the Re¬ bellion, he forwarded his seafaring credentials to the Secretary of the Navy, and soon received a commission as Ensign, with orders to report to the officer in command of the navy yard at Philadelphia. His oldest son, Han¬ nibal, being then sixteen, enlisted in Company D, Sixth Minnesota Regi¬ ment, J. C. Whitney, Captain. He went as a drummer and never re¬ turned.

In 1867, Mr. Hodsdon sold his farm, located on the north side of Lake Street, and east of Minnehaha Ave¬ nue, for $75 per acre, including the crop. He then bought ninety-four acres, on the west shore of Lake Amelia, in the town of Richfield, where he opened a farm, and now re¬ sides.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodsdon have raised a large family. Eleven children were born to them, six sons and five daugh¬ ters. Eight are now living, four boys and four girls. The girls are all mar¬ ried, and settled in Minneapolis. Of the sons, only one, Hamlet is married. He and Conway are living in Min¬ neapolis, Solon, in Wisconsin, and Angelo in Montana.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodsdon, in October, 1877, by mutual agreement, signed a paper, releasing each other from the obligations of husband and wife; "but the matrimonial sky," as Mr. Hodsdon expresses it, "grew darker and dark¬ er," until in 1879, he gave his son, Conway, a lease of the farm, for six years, in consideration of $20 per month. His mother kept house for him, and Mr. Hodsdon boarded in the city. This state of things continued for eight years, when the youngest daughter married and settled in Min¬ neapolis. Her mother has, since that time, lived with her, while Mr. Hods¬ don returned to the farm. But before this change took place, the question of ownership of the farm became a mat¬ ter of litigation, and the courts de¬ cided in Mr. Hodsdon's favor. Speak¬ ing of the differences between himself and his wife, which culminated in separation, Mr. Hodsdon says, "For the most part, we managed to get along quietly; but my observation has taught me, that there is a turning point in the love of a wife for her hus¬ band. In some it occurs early, in others later. It is this period which makes so much business for the divorce courts." Of his later life he says, "I go to see them (wife and daughter), occasional!}", and am al¬ ways welcomed by Mrs. Hodsdon, as well as by all the other members of the famil}". No one who should wit¬ ness these meetings would suppose we were husband and wife, and much less would the}" think there had ever been any differences between us. We are at peace with each other, and at peace with all the world."

Joseph Menard. Full of years and rich in experience, honesty and integ¬ rity, one of the early pioneers and worthy citizens of Minneapolis passed to the beyond, July 29th, 1893.

Mr. Menard was born February 3d, 1821, at St. Ours, Canada. His par¬ ents were Joseph and Margaret Men¬ ard. His father resided on a farm and was a soldier in the War of 1812. The subject of these lines worked on the farm from boyhood, and received no education whatever. He was married in 1848, to Aurelia Giard, who was born in the same place, in 1828.

On the 6th day of May, 1850, with his wife and two children, he started for the Northwest. After a slow jour¬ ney, of twenty da3"s, he landed at St. Paul, May 26th, and, with that energy' which has always characterized the man, he pushed on to St. Anthony Falls. Here he found twenty houses were already erected, but no rooms could be rented in anj^ of these, and he was obliged to construct a rude shanty, 16x16 feet, to shelter his family from a severe rain storm that night.

Mr. Menard was a carriage maker b^' trade, but, in the New West, he was obliged to turn his attention to the building of houses for the new and ever increasing settlers in this now rapidly developing Territor3^. However, he soon found time to build for himself a more comfortable home on Main Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues Northeast, and, lat¬ er on, he built another house, on Mar¬ shall, near Eighth Avenue, which is still standing. He also built, for Borup and Company, the first large barge to transport supplies from the falls to Sauk Rapids.

After many changes, he received his first order to build a cutter for Louis Robert, of St. Paul, which was the first cutter made in Minneapolis, and this was succeeded by four more to go to Faribault, Minnesota. He also made the first wagon in this cit3', and was engaged at this trade for sev¬ eral years.

In 1852, he crossed the Mississippi River and settled on a claim located between the river and Lyndale Ave¬ nue, and between Twent3'-third and Twent3^-sixth Avenues North. Here he built a log house, and, later, he erec¬ ted a brick one, which has been de¬ molished to make room for lumber 3"ards and railroad tracks.

In 1858, he built a ferry, which he operated, across the Mississippi, for three 3''ears. In 1864, when Fiske's second expedition started for the gold mines, he was enrolled among the number, leaving his family at home. The "Bad Lands," of Dakota, was reached in safet3", when trouble arose with the Indians and the expedition was forced to return to Minneapolis. The expenditures of this trip rendered it impracticable for him to remain in the cit3', and he, accordingl3'^, removed to his farm, at Medicine Lake, Henne¬ pin County. This, however, did not suit him, and, after three years of hard work, he returned to Minneapo¬ lis, and, buying a piece of property on First Avenue South, he built the Menard Block, in 1883. For thirteen 3^ears of active business life he was associated with Laraway, Perrine and King in the plow works. His last building was a block of six stores on Washington Avenue, corner of Thirtysecond Avenue North. This property, together with other rentals, gave him a very fair yearly income. He, like many others in a new territory, has made and lost several fortunes, but his skill and energy have enabled him to save enough to enjo3" a happ3" rest until he passed hence to the great unknown. His residence, where his family now resides, at 1329 North Oliver Avenue, is a substantial brick house, with twent3^-five acres of land, a part of which is platted. The pro¬ perty is reached by two different street car lines and is well adapted for residents. Six of his children are liv¬ ing, but two have died. Mr. Menard has three sons, Alfred J., Arthur L., and Alderic C.

Alfred Joseph Menard. Some¬ what varied and romantic has been the life of the oldest son of Joseph Menard, and the first white boy born in Minneapolis.

He was born April 2d, 1853, and at¬ tended the first school in North Min¬ neapolis. At the age of sixteen years, he began work in the sawmills in this city, and continued at the work until he was twenty-two years of age, liv¬ ing at home and giving his wages to his parents. After reaching his twenty-second year, he began to save his wages for himself, and, two years later, he was married, to Miss Leonie Haulot, May 16th, 1877. She was a daughter of John and Petronile (Robert) Haulot, natives of Belgium. Her father died, in 1875, at the age of seventy-four years, and her mother lives with Mr. Menard, now (1894), at the age of eighty years.

Mr. and Mrs. Menard have five chil¬ dren living, as follows: Joseph, Leon, Alfred, Camille, and Lea. The family are members of the Catholic church, and Mr. Menard is a member of St. Joseph Society, in East Minneapolis. Mr. Menard and his brother, Arthur L , founded this society.

After his marriage, Mr. Menard con¬ tinued in the sawmills for three years, and then, in partnership with his brother, Arthur L., under the firm name of Menard Brothers, opened a grocery store, at No. 5 Southeast Main Street. Here he did a good busi¬ ness, for two and a half years, when he sold this business to his father and brother and engaged in the retail feed business. This occupied his time and attention for three years, and, selling this business, he purchased a feed mill, on Nicollet Island, which he operated for seven months, and again sold his business. The two succeed¬ ing years he was foreman for the Park Board. He next took an interest in an automatic scale, which he fur¬ nished the money to perfect and place upon the market. After investing $5,000 in this would-be scheme to for¬ tune and success, it was found to be impossible to perfect this scale, and the whole enterprise was thrown up. One of the men in the shop, however, invented an attachment to this scale and it was patented as the Wommer Automatic Scale, and a company or¬ ganized and incorporated, with a capital stock of $1,250,000. This is the only automatic scale known in the world today that will weigh accurate¬ ly, and has some of the best men in Minneapolis at its head, as officers, which speaks well for its success. In this enterprise Mr. Menard has in¬ vested his last $300 and expects that success will return to him all that was lost in the other scale.

Calvin Church. One of the prom¬ inent characters in the early history of Minneapolis and Minnesota, and one whose quaint ways and prominent characteristics will long be remem¬ bered by the early pioneers of this city, is Calvin Church. He was born among the Green Mountains, of Ver¬ mont, but reared in New York, at which place he was educated. Re¬ moving to Minnesota, in 1848, he set¬ tled in St. Anthony, and became ac- tivel}' engaged in buying and selling horses, lands and houses. In the buy¬ ing and selling of horses, he carried on a very extensive business, for many years. At the time of the settlement upon the west side of the Mississippi Kiver, Mr. Church made a claim, of forty acres, where is now located the center of the metropolis of the North¬ west. His claim covered the ground where Harmonia Hall now stands and also the new court house. His resi¬ dence was located where the hall was built, and here his family resided until 1884.

Mr. Church was married to Hester A. Huse, who was born in Maine, at the little town of Machias, a short dis¬ tance from Machiasport, in the south¬ eastern part of Washington County. The date was March 8th, 1848.

Mrs. Church received a collegiate education, in her native State, and came to Minnesota with her parents, Shurburn M. and Elvira (Crocker) Huse. They settled first in Wiscon¬ sin, and there she was married to Mr. Church. Her father was a lumber¬ man and surveyor, and built the first frame house in St. Anthony. He was a member of the Methodist church, nearly all his life. He died, in 1850, aged forty-nine years. Her mother died September 1st, 1888, at the age of eighty-one years, having passed a long and useful life.

John H. Noble. Mr. Noble was born at Callas, Maine, August 13tb, 1834. His father, James Noble, was a ph3"sician. He was also born in Maine, and came to Minnesota witli his family'.

The subject of these lines came to Minneapolis, with his parents, and, for about twenty j'ears, followed the occupation of a harness maker. He was, for two 3'-ears, Chief of Police of Minneapolis. He has always been as¬ sociated with the Republican part3', but has no aspirations for political preferment.

He has been a prominent member of the Masonic order, for about thirt3' 3"ears, and is a member at the present time, having attained the rank of the thirt3"-second degree. He was united in marriage with Mrs. Hester A. Church, in Januar3', 1876.

Mr. and >Irs. Noble resided on Second Avenue South, between Wash¬ ington Avenue and Third Street, until 1884, when the3^ built a beautiful home, at the corner of Hennepin Av^enue and Twenty-seventh Street, where the3' now reside, surrounded with all the comforts of a modern cit3" home. They also have a fine summer cottage at Meadville Park, one mile from Excelsior, Lake Minne¬ tonka, where they spend a large por¬ tion of each summer. Mrs. Noble attends church at the Church of the Redeemer.

Geokge Buxton Hu.sii (whose father was a Pennsylvania Dutchman, Peter Hush b3" name, and whose mother, of Scotch-English descent, was Louise Beal, from Virginia), was born in New Dover, LTnion Count3', Ohio, Septem¬ ber 9th, 1855. He was the sixth, in birth, of a famil3'- of seven brothers and one sister, the most conspicuous of whom was Valentine Hush, a banker, formerly, for 3"ears, a resident of Minneapolis, but later, of San Francisco, California, who was a member of the State Legislature of Minnesota in the eighties.

The subject of this sketch received his scliool education at Mar3'sville and Delaware Universit3', in his na¬ tive State, which was a liberal one.

considering that his father passed away when he was but a lad of nine, so that nearly from that time on, he had to fight the battle of life single handed.

In 1878, he removed to Minneapolis, where, for a period of about eight years, he was employed in his broth¬ er's bank, as receiving and paying teller. In 1886, he started into busi¬ ness for himself, in the lines of fire insurance, real estate, rentals and col¬ lections, having an office in the Tem¬ ple Court building, up to 1893. Suc¬ cess attended his venture, from the start, until he accumulated quite a small fortune, for a new country, but, in 1893, he met with a severe loss by fire.

On February 23d, 1886, he took to himself a wife, a most estimable daughter of Dr. John Reynolds, a rather celebrated physician of early Minneapolis, Alice May Reynolds by name, with whom he has since lived most happily, three children already blessing their union, as follows: How¬ ard R., Margaret and Anna.

Mr. Hush carries his practical Christianity into the dealings of week days, whereby he has won hosts of friends and a reputation for kindli¬ ness, industry and strict probity. Physically, he is of the northern type, a pure blonde, and although rather frail looking, seems to come of good stock, for his mother is now living, on the old homestead, at the age of sev¬ enty-three, carrying on the place with all the self-reliance of her earlier years.

In the fall of 1893, he removed to Chicago, Illinois, where his sterling qualities will doubtless make them¬ selves felt, both in the advancement of his own prosperity as well as the Christian tone of all with which he comes in touch.

August von Ende. Prominent among the names of those sturdy and thrifty pioneers of Minneapolis stands the name of August von Ende. He was among the early settlers of St. Anthony, before there was any Min¬ neapolis, and after she had been founded, upon the western side, he fed and sheltered her people in those dark days, when a cloud hung over the struggling village and the picket line was thrown out around the homes of those brave men who had engaged in that fierce and bitter strife for na¬ tional sovereignty, and, in later years, he helped to formulate the laws for her people, in the city's brightest and palmiest days.

Mr. von Ende was richly endowed, by inheritance, with a strong physique and a liberal mind, being a lineal de¬ scendant of royalty, his parental grandfather being a nobleman, own¬ ing about eighteen hundred acres of land in Germany, which was confis¬ cated by Napoleon's invasion.

He was born in the central part of Germany, February 28th, 1829. His parents were Godfry and Hannah (Hembel) von Ende, who were also natives of Central Germany. His father was a farmer and served in the war against France. He died July 21st, 1872, at the age of eighty-one years, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was followed by his wife nine years later, her demise being September 11th, 1881, aged ninety-one years. Mr. von Ende's maternal grandfather was a minister in Germany.

Mr. von Ende was educated in the common schools at Emmenrodo, Ger¬ many, and at the age of fifteen years began the study of vocal and instru¬ mental music. After two years of hard study, he was interrupted by his father's selling out his estate and sail- ing to America. They stopped, for a time, at Baltimore, and then contin¬ ued westward to St. Louis, where they located. Here von Ende changed his career from the studj^ of music to that of a waiter in a hotel, which was the best he could find to do from 1848 to 1853.

A wedding took place, March 18th, 1853, uniting Mr. von Ende to Miss Amalia Rey, of St. Louis, Missouri. Nine children have resulted from this union, all of whom are living in Min¬ neapolis. After his marriage, he re¬ moved to Freeport, Illinois, where, for two years, he was proprietor of a res¬ taurant.

In 1855, he came to St. Anthony, Minnesota, where he opened the Far¬ mers' Hotel. This hotel was called by the above name from the fact that farmers were about the only class of people who patronized hotels at that time. Here he did a thriving busi¬ ness until 1863, when he moved to the west side of the river, now Minneapo¬ lis, where he continued the same business and under the name of the old landmark - the Farmers' Hotel. This business was continued until 1882, when he sold out the business, retaining the real estate, which he still owns, and is known as the von Ende Hotel. Since 1881, he has de¬ voted his time and attention to buying and selling real estate. Twice he has represented the Republican party in the State Legislature - the years 1883 and 1885. The first year he served on the finance committee and the sec¬ ond term on the temperance com¬ mittee.

Mr. von Ende is a past grand mem¬ ber of the I. O. O. F. and also the En¬ campment. He is the only living charter member of Robert Blumm Lodge and is one of the founders of the I. O. O. F. relief society and has been a leading light in the building up of this organization to its present high standard and large membership. He is also a member of the Knights of Honor. He has a beautiful home, comprising several lots, and two fine residences, on North Fifth Street. He also has a large amount of business property, and is a large owner of real estate, throughout the city. By his prudence, industry and energy, he has amassed a sufficient fortune to enable him to enjoy the last years of his life, surrounded by his children and a large circle of friends, gathered around him by the honorable life he has led, in the beautiful city he adopted for his home while the ground on which it stands today was but an Indian fron¬ tier.

Mrs. August von Endb. When we look upon the great industries of our modern life, and see the gigantic strides that have been made by man, we pause and reflect, and ask our¬ selves what influences have been brought to bear upon him to yield such results. And when we have surveyed the whole field of energy, of thought, of human strength and use¬ fulness, we find that those men to whom we give the credit for having built up our great industries are men with families, and we bow our heads to woman, realizing that in her man has found the aid, the sympathy, the courage and the strength to lead him on to increased energy and greater possibilities.

The subject of these lines is only one of the many thousand cases where this is true, and proves that the "true wife" is surely a "helpmate," and, though she labors in a different field and has different duties to peform, to her is due a large share of the credit for the success of her husband. This early pioneer of Minneapolis was born in the village of Merkan, County Arcou, Switzerland, November 10th, 1831. Her parents were John U. and Amelia (Hesley) Rey, who were both born in Switzerland. They migrated to Amer¬ ica, and settled in St. Louis, in the second quarter of the present century, where the mother died, in 1842, aged forty-two years, and the father, in 1883, aged seventy-five years.

Mrs. von Ende received her educa¬ tion at the common schools in Switz¬ erland and in the city of St. Louis, and was confirmed in the Lutheran church, in the latter city, in 1853; was married, the same year, by the same minister, to August von Ende and since that time she has shared with him the ups and downs, the happiness and the prosperity, of one who has ever been her support and shield.

She is the mother of nine children, all of whom are living, and are as fol¬ lows: Louise (wife of A. H. Runge, chief of Minneapolis fire department); Amelia (Mrs. William Baehr, of this city); Edward, clerk Wyman, Part¬ ridge and Company; Emma (Mrs. John C. Wunder); Berthe (Mrs. Louise Sievers); Annie (Mrs. August Doer); Charles, clerk First National Bank, of Minneapolis; Julias, clerk Union Na¬ tional Bank, of Minneapolis; Adolf, at home. All are children of whom any mother might \rell be proud, and all live in the same city, where they can come together as often as they like. Mrs. von Ende is a member of Martha Rebekah Lodge, No. 23, I. O. O. F,, and is one of the prominent members of that order, which is so well known by its many noble deeds of love and charity.

Carl G. Stamwitz. Minneapolis, like Chicago, is a great city, built up by men of pronounced ability, and, like Chicago, Minneapolis has been the important factor in promoting men to positions of prominence in the fields of commerce throughout the country, during the last two decades. Strange transformation, indeed, is that from a lad of fourteen years, serving an apprenticeship at the milling busi¬ ness in Prussia, to that of founder and proprietor of one of the large mills in the greatest milling center of th^e world. When Mr. Stamwitz first landed in the town of St. Anthon}^ after a slow and weary passage up the Mississippi River, from New Orleans, in 1858, he little thought that he was destined to pass his subsequent years in what should be afterwards known as the "Flour City," for it was only a lack of means that prevented his tak¬ ing passage at once and returning to his mother country.

He was born in Selicia, Prussia, No¬ vember 17th, 1831. His parents were Gottlieb and Maria (Winkler) Stam¬ witz. His father was born March 1st, 1799, and died 1838. He was a shep¬ herd, as was his father before him, owning large numbers of sheep. His mother was born October 17th, 1799. When his father died, Carl went to live with his uncle, Gottlieb Winkler, who owned a flour mill and a bakery. Here he worked in the mill and at¬ tended school, until fourteen years of age. He then learned the milling business, which he afterwards fol¬ lowed until 1858, at which time he sailed for America. Arriving at St. Anthony just at the close of the finan¬ cial crisis of 1857, business was almost wholly at a standstill and the first year was spent in working on a farm.

was erected on the island, called the Farmers' Mill, and, in the spring of 1859, he began work in this mill, and was head miller there for six years. In 1865, in partnership with G. Schober, he purchased this mill, which they operated until 1871. In 1870, however, they had purchased an in¬ terest in the People's Mill, on the west side, and, in 1875, being unable to ob¬ tain a longer lease of the ground on which this mill stood, the mill was torn down and what machinery could be utilized was removed to the mill which they built, on land purchased for that purpose, on the east side of the river. This mill, at that time, was built with a capacity of one hundred fift3' bushels and named the Phoenix. In 1880, more land was purchased and the Phoenix Mill was enlarged to its present capacity of three hundred bar¬ rels, and Messrs. Stamwitz and Schober continued to operate the mill, making one of the finest brands, for bread purposes, manufactured in the Northwest.

Mr. Stamwitz was married, in 1861, to Miss Carolina Peterson, who was born at Schleswig, then a province of Denmark, but now belonging to Prus¬ sia. She was born August 16th, 18-10, and is the mother of twelve cliildren, as follows: Carl F., Frederick \V., Adolph G., clerk National Bank of Commerce, Otto L., in the same bank, Henrj' J., Alvin, George F., Anna M. (Mrs. John Witte), Olga M., Augusta W., Bertha L., and Alice M. The family attend the Lutheran church. iMr. Stamwitz is a member of Kobert Blumm Lodge, T. O. O. F., and the Turners' society', and his wife is a member of Martha Rebekah Lodge.

ing account of the achievements of the men who founded and built the Phoenix Mill. Mr. Schober, as one of these men, is entitled to a more de¬ tailed account of his industrial career in the great milling center of the world.

He was born in Wurtemberg, Ger¬ many, November 27th, 1834. Plis parents were Christ and Marie (Dallacker) Schober, natives of the same part of German3L His father was a farmer, and served under Napoleon I, during the war. He died, in 1854, at the age of sixty-three 3'ears. His mother was born in 1800 and died in 1858.

Mr. Schober was educated at the common schools, in his native town, and then served a five 3'ears' appren¬ ticeship at the flour milling business, and, when he had completed his trade, sailed for America, arriving at Phila¬ delphia, Pennsylvania, in Februar3', 1854. Here he worked at carpenter work for one year, and then came to Minnesota, whereupon he made a claim in Maple Grove Township, Hen¬ nepin Count3^, where he tilled the soil for five 3'ears. He then sold his farm there and moved to Carver Count3", Minnesota, where he resided for one 3-ear.

In 1861, he came to Minneapolis, and was engaged, for two years, in the flour mill owned b3' Morrison and Prescott. He was then offered a place at Sparta, Wisconsin, which he ac¬ cepted, and, for two years, had charge of a flouring mill at that place. Re¬ turning to Minneapolis, in 1865, he formed a partnership with Carl Stam¬ witz, under the firm name of Stam¬ witz and Schober, and from that time until 1870, they operated the St. Anthon3- Flour Mill. (See chapter on milling in part first.) In 1870, this firm purchased the People's Mill, on the west side, which they operated for five years. In 1875, they purchased the land and erected the Phoenix Mill, with a capacity, at that time, of 125 barrels. Since that time, they have enlarged this mill to 300 barrels capacity, and have continued to oper¬ ate it with much success.

Mr. Schober was married, in 1866, to Marie Goehringer, who was a native of the same part of Germany as him¬ self. Five children have blessed this union, as follows: Carl G., John E., William F., Fdward E., Marie F. (Mrs. Thomas Laliberte, of Minneapolis). John is in Milwaukee and the others are in Minneapolis. In politics, Mr. Schober is a Democrat. He is -a mem¬ ber of the I. O. O. F. and the St. An¬ thony Turner Society. He has lived a thrifty and upright life and is now in a position to enjoy many of the comforts of the advanced age in which he lives, all of which are the direct rewards of close attention to business.

John Orth. The German element has, from the first, been an important factor in the development of Minne¬ apolis. The pioneers of that national¬ ity early saw the future possibilities of the city and performed their full share in laying the foundation of her present prosperity.

The late John Orth and wife were the first German family in Minneapo¬ lis. He came here, in 1850, on a pros¬ pecting tour, and was so well pleased with the locality that he soon returned to Pennsylvania to bring Mrs. Orth. They reached St. Anthony in July, 1850, and, at once, proceeded to settle down. Here they lived happily to¬ gether, through early struggles and later prosperity, for thirty-seven years, until parted by death, in 1887.

Mr. Orth was born in Rott, Alsace, then a French Province, but now a part of Germany, on May 20th, 1821. He there learned the trade of a brewer and thus begun a life work which was successfully carried out in this city. In order to perfect himself in his call¬ ing, he traveled, when quite a young man, through France, Germany, Italy and Spain, adding largely to his knowledge of the business.

secrets of his calling, he turned his eyes toward America, as the land of promise for future achievements. He arrived in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1849, and there married Mary C. Weinell, who remained his lifelong, affection¬ ate, and faithful companion.

Soon after they came to Minneapo¬ lis, Mr. Orth began the erection of a brewer3^, on the site where now stands the largest establishment of its kind in the State. The early years were full of hard labor and man3^ disap¬ pointments, but with an unfaltering faith in the future, Mr. Orth swerved not from the path he had laid out, until rewarded with abundant success.

Mr. Orth was a member of the first City Council of St. Anthony, in 1855, and also a member of the Council of the city of Minneapolis, after their consolidation. He was re-elected to the same position in 1873, though he never sought that or any other official position. He was one of the founders, and, as long as he lived, an active member of the St. Anthonj^ Turnverein, a member of Harmonia Society, and of the Robert Blumm Lodge, No. 19, I. O. O. F.

John Orth was a man of the people, warm in his impulses, enthusiastic for freedom for all, both phj'sical and mental. As might therefore be ex¬ pected, he was an ardent champion for the liberty of the slaves, before the war, and a devoted union man during that contest. He helped to elect Abra¬ ham Lincoln, and, during the decade of 1860-70, voted generally with the Republicans. But, in the begining of the seventies, he thought he saw danger to the public welfare in Repub¬ lican rule, as then conducted, and henceforth acted with the Democratic party, with which he was affiliated until the time of his death.

Mr. Orth was a man of fine personal appearance, tall and powerful of frame and with a face full of intelligence and kindness. He possessed that energy of body and mind which al¬ ways insures success wherever ex¬ erted, and which never fails to com¬ mand respect and admiration. In his family, he was invariably'' a devoted husband and indulgent father and his home was the castle to which he re¬ treated to find rest and solace, while engaged in the battle of life.

Six children were born to him in Minneapolis, five of whom are living, three boys and two girls. The eldest child, John W. Orth, was born within two months after the arrival of his parents in Minneapolis, and he, there¬ fore, enjoys the distinction of being the first white male child born in the city. The other children are Edward F. and Alfred H. Orth, Mrs. S. W. Alther and Mrs. V. A. Bofferding.

In the early eighties, Mr. Orth, ac¬ companied by his wife, began an ex¬ tensive series of travels. They visited many parts of the United States, Mex¬ ico, Europe and Africa. It was at this time, after an absence of nearly forty y^ears, that he re-visited his old home, in Alsace, where his brother was still alive to greet him. After traveling extensively' in Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Orth made a trip to North Africa, sail¬ ing up the Nile for some distance. Here Mr. Orth was stricken with the illness from which he never recovered. He turned his face homeward, but did not reach the city alive. He died, on the train between Chicago and Minne¬ apolis, on the 15th day of June, 1887, and the home, which had been pre¬ pared for a festal welcome, was turned into a house of mourning.

was pure and noble. He possessed a well balanced mind and his judgment in business matters was unerring. He had a genial disposition, was al¬ ways ready to aid those less fortunate than himself, and no amount of wealth or prosperity could induce him to turn from his oldtime friends, however humble. He left a very large estate, which by his will, he bequeathed en¬ tirely to his widow.

Mary C. Orth. It required no little courage for a young woman to leave all the comforts of an eastern home, surrounded by the care of loving parents, brother, sisters and friends, and all the pleasing associations of youth, to come to the western frontier, as it was at St. Anthonj^, in 1850. Hardships were inevitable, and dan¬ ger, from the treachery of Indians, often threatened their home and life. Mrs. Mary C. Orth was one of those brave pioneers.

Mrs. Orth's maiden name was Mar3^ C. Weinell. She was born in Prussia, Germany, on the Rhine, August 20th, 1829, and came to America, with her parents, in 1837. The^^ stopped in Buffalo, New York, two years, but, from fear of the cholera, which broke out at that time, they moved to Erie, Pennsylvania. Miss Weinell was married to John Orth, August 6th, 1849. In the following year, they moved to St. Anthony.

Traveling, in those days, was not what it is today. Mr. and Mrs. Orth left Erie, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1850, and arrived in St. Anthony July 18th. They stopped in St. Louis, Missouri, one week, and in Galena, Illinois, one day, the balance of the month being consumed in traveling. When they landed in St. Paul, the stage, which was the means of communication in those days, had just left for St. An¬ thony. Mrs. Orth did not wish to wait till the next day, so they planned a novel conveyance for her. They had purchased, in Galena, Illinois, some household furniture, also a spring wagon. A team and lumber wagon had been provided to transfer these goods from St. Paul to St. Anthony. Mr. Orth fastened the tongue of the light wagon securely to the rear of the larger vehicle, made a comfortable seat in the former, with blankets and cushions, and he and Mrs. Orth rode from St. Paul to their new home in this unique procession.

The Indians were numerous, in those days, and very bold. Mrs. Orth received many uninvited visits from them, but she never dared resent their intrusion, nor refuse them anything they desired, for fear of the conse¬ quences if they became angrj". One day a squaw brought her papoose, and, by signs, made Mrs. Orth under¬ stand that she wished to leave it while she went over the river. Mrs. Orth could not refuse, so the little red man, strapped to his board, was leaned to the wall, and the squaw disappeared. But as soon as his mother was out of his sight, the poor little papoose set up a piteous wail, and all the efforts of Mrs Orth to quiet him were of no avail. The aboriginal squalling frightened "Baby Orth," who joined in the doleful chorus, and before the squaw returned Mrs. Orth was crying, too.

She was more comfortable in her home than most of her neighbors, her house having the first plastered wall in St. Anthony. That, with the fur¬ niture brought from Galena, made them "quite civilized,", from the begining. But the lives of th.e most fortu¬ nate were fraught with cares and anxieties, if not for themselv'es, for their poorer neighbors, and man}^ a "grasshopper sufferer" remembers, with gratitude, the loaf of bread or sack of flour sent from the generous Orth's, which saved them from actual starvation.

Mrs. Orth's brave endurance, in early life, has been richly rewarded by comfort and affluence in middle age, and, though left a widow in later years, she still has the loving care and de¬ voted attention of her five remaining children to cheer her declining ^^ears.

Joiix WirxiAM Ortii, the former president of the John Orth Brewing Company, was born in Minneapolis (that part which was then St. An¬ thony), September 9th, 1850. His par¬ ents were John and Marj^ C. Orth, a full sketch of whom is given above.

Mr. J. \V. Orth received his educa¬ tion in the Minneapolis public schools and finished at the German-Bnglish school at St. Paul. Upon the comple¬ tion of his education, he entered his father's brewer^', and continued in business with him until his father's death. He then became one of the of¬ ficers and stockholders in the John Orth Brewing Company, in which he was engaged until the brewery busi¬ ness was sold, in April, 1898. Mr. Orth was president, and the largest stock¬ holder in the compan}^, prior to the sale. His company carried on a real estate business, in connection with the brewery, and since the sale of that plant, he has devoted himself more extensively to the real estate business.

Mr. Orth has been twice married, the first time to Margaret Loftus, a native of Wisconsin, Two children were born to tbem, John Alfred and Clara J. The former was married and resides in Minneapolis, and the latter is attending school at the Holy An¬ gels' Academy, in Minneapolis. Some time after the death of his first wife, Mr. Orth was again married, to Min¬ nie Ledeman,who was born in Berlin, Germany. The}'' hav'e one child, Ed¬ ward William.

Mr. Orth is a life member of the Brotherhood of Elks, No. 44, Minne¬ apolis, and an honorary member of the Harmonia and the Turners' society.

Henry Wack.s was born in Ludwigsl ust, M e c k 1 e n b u r g-S c h w e r i n, Prussia, February 8th, 1831. His par¬ ents, Christian and Dorothy Wacks, were born, in 1800, in the same place. His father was superintendent over the masonry building and repairs of the royal buildings of the parks of the Duke, and he followed in the same trade as his father, with the expecta¬ tion of receiving the same position, but at the death of his father, he was too young to receive so responsible a position.

His maternal grandfather, Witte by name, was a great soldier with Napo¬ leon and was noted for his great strength. He received a fine position at court and a pension for his bravery in battle.

Mr. Wacks received his education in the seminary of his native city, graduating, in 1845, after a course of eight years. He was then confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and at once en¬ tered upon the duties connected with the learning of the trade of masonry. At this he worked four years, learning the trade in all its branches, at the completion of which, he traveled throughout Germany and Denmark, until he left for America, landing here in 18,53. From New York he went to Chicago, by rail, which was unlike our present mode of transportation.

being two weeks on the road to that city. It was at that point in the de¬ velopment of the "Great West/' when new railroad lines were being built, and emigrant trains were being run over them almost as fast as the rails were laid upon the ties. At times, the train was stopped for a period of a number of hours, upon the open prairies, or in the heavy timber, and passengers would leave the train and go back into the country, to obtain provisions.

Arriving in Chicago, Mr. Wacks worked, for a time, at the construction of the Illinois Central Railway, being engaged at that work from 1853 to 1855. In the spring of the year, he took the boat, at Galena, Illinois, to the foot of Lake Pepin, which was still frozen. After a few days, he took passage for St. Paul, on the old his¬ toric War Eagle, and a number of attempts were made before finally succeeding in plowing the way through the ice of lake and reaching St. Paul. The landing of the War Eagle, in the spring of 1855, is a part of the history of that city. She was the first steamer on the river that spring, and the half starved people of St. Paul heralded her arrival with great rejoicing, the captain receiving almost an ovation for his couraefe and success. In those early days, all sup¬ plies to St. Paul, from the close of navigation to the arrival of some steamer, had' to be transported from Winona by team, and this winter the snow had been too deep for the teams to pass.

After landing in St. Paul, Mr.Wacks secured employment on the Fuller House. The contractor on this buil¬ ding had a stone building to erect in St. Anthony and sublet the contract to Mr. Wacks, this being the first stone building built. Mr. W^acks prob¬ ably owes much of his success in after life to this fortunate transfer from St. Paul to Minneapolis (then St. An¬ thony). After finishing this building, Mr. Wacks came to Minneapolis pro¬ per, then known as the West Side. There he began a general contracting business, and, the next summer, erec¬ ted the first store building on the west side of the river. He also opened up his own stone quarries, and, beside doing a general contracting business, delivered cut stone. Ofttimes he was obliged to take a considerable amount of real estate in exchange for work and stone.

Mr. Wacks was married, March 26th, 1858, to Marie Trechow, who was born in the same locality in Germany as himself, but whom he had never met until Providence threw them together in Minneapolis. Mrs. Wacks' father was William Trechow, born, in 1806, in Neustadt, and died at the age of thirty-five years. The Trechows have lived, for generations, in the same house, which is still standing, and is one of the permanent and fine build¬ ings of Neustadt. Mrs.Wacks' mother was born in 1808, and was the only daughter of five children. Her father was Christian Vogel, court tailor for the Duchess and the royal ladies. Her brotliers were all noted professional men. She died, in 1889, in Min¬ neapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. Wacks have two daughters living, and three sons died in infancy. The eldest daughter, Marie, is married to Mr. Edward von Ende, who has charge of the dress goods department of Wyman, Part¬ ridge and Company's wholesale house, of this city. They have two children, Victor and Edna. Both speak the German as fluentl}^ as the English language. Miss Fannie Wacks is an accomplished musician, being a grad¬ uate from the Cincinnati College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Berlin, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Wacks and daughter spent considera¬ ble time in travel, both abroad and in America. Miss Wacks has also taught vocal music, for two years, at the Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Georgia.

Mr. Wacks has served a long and useful career, in his line of work, in this city, and he has won a long needed and well deserved rest from active life.