Barron County, Wisconsin - Chapter 13: Biographical and Geneological Review, 1922 (part 2 of 46)

August, 1875. Their children were: Helen, now the wife of James G. King, who is in the mail service at Bay City, Mich.; W. Edward, of Barron, Wis., and Jesse W., an attorney and newspaper publisher of Saginaw, Mich. When W. Edward Glea9on was five years old he accompanied his parents to the vicinity of Glendive, Mont., where his father became proprietor of a sheep ranch, and there the family remained from 1883 to 1889, when they returned to Three Rivers, Mich. In the meanwhile W. Edward had attended school, and he now entered the Three Rivers Normal and Business College, from which he was graduated in 1894. In the fall of that year he returned with his parents to Montana, where his father resumed sheep raising, W. Edward becoming his partner. In 1901 they sold their interests, and the subject of this sketch came to Cumberland, Barron county, Wis., where for two years he was engaged in the real estate business. At the end of that time he took up general farming, buying 400 acres of wild land in Lakeland township, on which he began the work of improvement by building a residence. From 1906 to 1910 he served the township on the board of supervisors, and again from 1913 to September, 1917, during which latter period he was chairman of the board. He was then appointed highway commissioner for the county, to fill the unexpired term of S. S. Berg, who had resigned, and in November, 1917, he was elected to the same office for a term of one year by the county board. In the fall of 1918 he was re-elected for a two-year term. He owns a nice residence on Division street, Barron, which he has occupied since becom¬ ing highway commissioner. Mr. Gleason was married Dec. 31, 1903, to Pearl M. Schultz, who was born at Baldwin, Pierce county, Wis., May 24, 1880, daughter of William and Clara (Heasley) Schultz, who later settled in Cum¬ berland, Barron county. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason have had three children: Vir¬ ginia, born Sept. 30, 1911, who died May 5, 1912; Marcella, born Sept. 7, 1913, and William R., born Dec. 20, 1916. Mrs. Gleason is a member of the Epis¬ copal church, and Mr. Gleason of Cumberland Lodge, No. 223, F. & A. M. In politics he has always been a Republican.

Joseph Willard Heffner, farmer and business man, was born in Belle Fontaine, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1860, son of David and Ruth (Shoup) Heffner. He was the second of seven children, the others being: Francis, deceased; Wil¬ liam; Margaret, deceased; Minnie; Wingate, and Charles. David Heffner was born in Johnstown, Pa., in 1832, of good old Holland ancestry. He came to Prairie Farm township, this county, in 1874, brought his family here the following year, and in 1878 acquired 80 acres of wild land in Dallas town¬ ship, which he developed by clearing and erecting a house and other buildings. Joseph Willard Heffner received a common school education in Indiana, walk¬ ing three miles to a primitive log schoolhouse, in which the desks and seats were of logs, into which stakes had been driven for legs. He came to this county with his parents and shared in their privations and struggles,, helping his father in his endeavors to clear a farm in the woods. In 1876 he started work with Knapp, Stout & Co. in the woods, and continued in this employment for a number of winters. In 1882 he bought 80 acres in Dallas township, this county. He moved thereon in 1885, and spent the succeeding years in its development. There the family remained until 1900. In that year, he purchased a farm on the north city limits of Barron. In 1915 he sold the farm, and the family moved into the city. In the meantime, Mr. Heffner had been pursuing a successful business career. In 1893, with Knute Espeseth as partner, he engaged in the agricultural implement business at Dallas, in this county. Two years later he bought his partner's interest, and moved to Barron city, where in 1900 he acquired the hardware stock of Clay¬ ton Roberts. In 1905 he erected a block to which he gave the name of the Heffner Block, and in 1907 he purchased the adjoining Carpenter Block. Both blocks were destroyed by fire in 1908. The next year, on the site of these two blocks he erected the sightly Heffner Opera House Block, with a front of 184 feet on Third street, and a rear extension of 98 feet on Division street. The building is of concrete construction, with ornamental front. In 1915, Mr. Heffner sold a part of the building together with the privileges of the Opera House, and the hardware and implement business and stock to Anderson & Sons. In 1917 he sold a part of the building to John Borg for a garage. In 1920 he sold the part between the garage and the store to Peterson & Weston, of Two Harbors, Minn. He moved his own business May 1, 1921 to a location the first door west of the First National bank on La Salle street. He is still engaged in the sale of stoves and furniture. Mr. Heffner is a stockholder in the First National bank of Barron, and his fraternal relations are with the Odd Fellows in the local lodge of which he has been secretary for many years.

Mr. Heffner was married June 13, 1884, to Sarah O'Flannigan, daughter of John and Sarah O'Flannigan, of Dallas township. They are the parents of four children, Alice Mae, Francis Willard and Minnie Elvira and Linnie Elmira, twins. Alice Mae was born May 26, 1885, and is the wife of Milo Milliser, who has a farm adjoining the Barron city limits. Francis Willard lives in Barron. He married Goldie Machlan and they have one child, Francis, born in 1914. Minnie Elvira and Linnie Elmira were born April 30, 1894, graduated from the Barron High school, the teachers' training course at the Eau Claire High school, and the Rice Lake training school, and are both teachers.

James R Beckwith, retired farmer living on Fifth street, Barron, has been prominent in the community for many years. In the township he has served as chairman and treasurer of the town as well as in other positions ; he did good work as a school board member for many years, and in 1915 he won added honors by his work as a member of the legislature. Fraternally, he has passed through the chairs of the local lodges of the Odd Fellows and the Beavers, and he has also served in official positions with the Rebekah degree. He helped organize the Barron Co-operative Creamery Co., and in many other ways has demonstrated his fitness as a man and a citizen. James R. Beckwith was born in Elmira, N. Y., July 14, 1857, son of John G. and Mary A. (Garrison) Beckwith. He came to Barron county with the family as a boy of sixteen and devoted his life to farm work at home until he was twenty years of age. Then he worked out for a year. When he was of age he bought 80 acres of wild railroad land in section 25, Barron township, and this place he developed into a most excellent farm as good as any in the community. After nearly forty years of arduous farm labor he sold out in the summer of 1919 and moved to the city of Barron where he now lives. Mr. Beckwith was married March 23, 1879, to Elva B. Skinner of Maple Grove township, this county, who was born in Waupon, Wis., Nov. 9, 1856, daughter of Austin and Cordelia (Pardee) Skinner, and came to this county with her parents about 1870. She was the second of eight children, the others being Elbert (deceased), William, Mary, Mabel, Ernest (deceased), Alice and Clement (deceasd). Mr. and Mrs. Bckwith are the parents of seven children: Alfred J., Clifton A., Clara A., Florence, Pardee G., Margueritte M. and Lawrence. Alfred J. was born April 6, 1880, and is now dead. Clifton A. was born Jan. 31, 1882, and is a grocer of Barron. Clara A. was born March 12, 1884, and is the wife of Otto Krueger, of Barron township. Florence was born July 23, 1886, and is dead. Pardee G. was born Aug. 2, 1890, and is in the grocery business with his brother Clifton in Barron City. He enlisted for the World war June 16, 1918, was assigned to the 94th Aerial squadron, organized July 3, 1918; trained at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and was discarged at Camp Grant, Illinois, after the armistice. Margueritte M. was born Jan. 12, 1894, graduated in the normal course from the Barron High school, and is now a public school teacher in Montana. Lawrence J. was born May 19, 1898, enlisted in the World war Oct. 18, 1918, was sent to Paris Island, South Carolina, where he trained for the Marine corps, and was discharged Nov. 10, 1919. He is now attending the School of Electrical Engineering at Milwaukee.

man became a painter. He married Mary A. Garrison, a native of New York state, and in 1870 brought his family west and located in Columbia county, this state. Three years later they came to Barron county and settled on a farm in section 26, Barron township, which they homesteaded. Their first house was a log cabin, their first cultivated lot not much larger than a modern garden. But they persevered in their efforts and in time developed a well equipped farm and achieved a substantial place in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith were the parents of five children : John C., deceased ; Garrison, of Virginia; Grove, deceased; James R., a leading citizen of Barron, and Charles, of California.

Elmer Albert Rockman, banker, now deceased, was one of the best known and best liked young men in Barron county, and his death left a vacancy in the hearts of his friends that cannot well be filled. He was well liked both in business and social relations, and his sad demise came as a sad blow to the community. From boyhood up his general good nature, courtesy, and never failing cheer won friends for him, and as he grew to manhood he developed a soundness of business judgment that was to carry him far on the road to success. He was a cherry companion, a good friend, a dependable business man, a dutiful son, and a loving husband, and for these qualities will long be cherished in the hearts of those who knew him. Elmer 0. Rockman was born in Maple Grove township, this county, Dec. 16, 1878, son of Nicolaus and Julie (Christiansen) Rockman, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. He received his early education in the district schools of his township and in the high school at Barron, to which town he came with his parents in 1893. Subse¬ quently he took a business course in the Valparaiso university, of Valparaiso, Ind. After this he worked for a time as clerk and bookkeeper for several firms in Barron, including the Normanna Savings bank. In May, 1913, he became assistant cashier of the concern and served in that position with much ability until his death, being both an expert accountant and a good judge of finances as well as possessing an understanding of human nature to an unusual degree. He was interested in public affairs, and in 1906 was elected city clerk, rendering the city excellent service during his term of office. His fraternal relations were with the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters. In religion he adhered to the Norwegian Lutheran church, being the first child baptized in the church of that denomination in Barron. His success career was suddenly cut short Jan. 18, 1919, when he died of pneumonia following an attack of influenza. Mr. Rockman was married July 11, 1917, to Grace Sprague of Detroit, Mich., daughter of William and Mary (Wineland) Sprague, and the oldest of five children, the others being Carrie, Gail, Ethel and Bertha. Mr. Sprague is engaged in the wool business. Mrs. Rockman, then Miss Sprague, came to Barron in July, 1916, and purchased the millinery shop of Mrs. Thomas Madden, which she operated until a short time after her marriage when she sold to Mrs. Harry Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Rockman have one son, Elmer A., born Aug. 12, 1919.

Cortes P. Taylor, veteran of the Civil war, pioneer Wisconsin business man and farmer and for some years a prominent merchant of Barron City, was born in Waukegan Village, Wis., Jan. 30, 1846, son of Philo C. and Mary Jane (Buckland) Taylor. Philo C. Taylor was born in Cataraugus county, New York, in 1818 and was descended from Revolutionary stock. His wife was born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., and was descended from both Mayflower and Revolutionary stock. They came to Wisconsin in the early thirties and settled in Walworth county, then a wilderness. For a while he followed his trade as a carpenter and millwright and then became a farmer. He died in Vernon county, Wiscon¬ sin, about 1887. His wife died about 1882. Cortes P. Taylor was reared amid pioneer conditions and was able to secure but little schooling, his educational attendance being limited to six months a year from the time he was seven until the time he was ten years of age. This meager training he has supple¬ mented by wide reading and close observation, and there are today few better informed men of his age in the county. In 1864 he enlisted in the 39th Wiscon¬ sin Volunteer infantry under the 100-day call and served 127 days. He was then taken ill, but after his recovery re-enlisted in February, 1865, in the 37th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, participating in the Battle of Petersburg and serving until after the surrender of General Lee, receiving his discharge at Madison, Wis., in August, 1865. He then spent a few months with his parents after which he went to Sparta, Wis., and with a comrade and tent mate as a companion, secured employment as a woodchopper. In two months and a half he cut 252 cords of 4-foot wood for which he received $1.00 a cord and boarded himself. The following summer he cradled grain and did other farm work at very small wages. He also spent considerable time for some years in the forest, hunting and trapping the bears, lynx and wildcats in which Wisconsin then abounded. He became a famous marksman and was widely known for his ability. In 1866 he purchased 40 acres of wild land in Clinton township, Vernon county, this state, and erected thereon a cabin of hewed logs, one of the best in the vicinity at that time. With this beginning he cleared and developed the land and later opened a small store. In 1879 he once more did the same thing, purchased 40 acres, built a cabin, did a little farming, and operated a store. His next location was at Cashton village, Monroe county, this state, where he built a store building and engaged in the general mercantile business. Starting with $450 he built up the establishment to such an extent that in a few years he was carrying a stock valued at $10,000. In 1890 he sold out and came to Barron City, this county, where he bought a general mercantile business from his cousin, J. W. Taylor. Five years later he gave up the general line and devoted himself exclusively to the dry goods and clothing business. This he sold in 1902 and retired. Shortly after coming here he acquired three excellent building lots on La Salle street. On the middle of these he erected one of the best brick business blocks in Barron. This he sold in 1918, having earlier disposed of the two lots. That same year he sold his pleasant summer cottage on Poskin lake, in this county. He still owns a comfortable home on La Salle street and is enjoying a life of tranquility after the many busy years of worthy endeavor. Mr. Taylor is a Republican in politics and has served as town supervisor of Barron township. He is a member and liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church and a strong temperance advocate. He is associated with Martin Watson post, No. 172, G. A. R. Mr. Taylor was married May 2, 1867, to Thurza J. Perkins, daughter of Lewis B. and Harriet Perkins. This union has resulted in five children: Harriet J., Charles C., Myron E., Carrie May and Raymond C. Harriet J. was born March 12, 1868, and died in 1882. Charles C. was born Sept. 10, 1871, and is a practitioner in Barron City. Myron E. was born Oct. 22, 1878, married Catherine Ditmar, and has two children, Harrison and Charles. He devoted all his early life to study and was graduated from the Evanston (Ill.) Theological seminary. He makes his home at Rice Lake, this county, and travels over the country doing evangelical work in connection with the Methodist Episcopal church, in which denomination he is an ordained clergyman. He has been very successful in his chosen calling and his life is resulting in much good. Carrie May was born May 18, 1889, and keeps house for her father. Raymond C. was born March 9, 1893, and is taking a com¬ mercial course in the University of Wisconsin. He served two years in the World war with the 34th infantry. He was in the front trenches 42 days, saw active service at the Argonne and at Vimey Ridge, and was wounded five times, in both legs, in the shoulder and in the head. He was left on the field for dead but crawled to cover, and after lying seven months in a hospital was returned to the States. Mrs. C. P. Taylor died Sept. 23, 1918.

Charles C. Taylor, of the firm of Taylor & Taylor, chiropractic practi¬ tioners, Rice Lake and Chetek, was born in Vernon county, Wis., Sept. 10, 1871, son of Cortes P. and Thurza J. (Perkins) Taylor. He passed through the graded schools, took a classical course in the Cashton (Monroe county,

Wis.), high school, and a business course in the Curtis school, Minneapolis. He was also with his father in business at Barron, this county for some time. For six years he was a commercial traveler in Minnesota and Wisconsin. For ten years he was a resident of Akanogan county, Wash., and on the Pacific Coast. He was married June 25, 1901, to Mary D. Copelin, daughter of David and Sarah E. Copelin, of New London, Iowa. In 1918 Mr. and Mrs. Taylor entered the Palmer School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Iowa, and gradu¬ ated in December, 1919. They started the practice of their profession in this county June 7, 1920. They have two good offices and have made a decided success of their chosen line of work. Their home is at Rice Lake.

William H. Smith, pioneer mill man in Barron county, was born in Williams county, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1829, descended from Holland and Pennsylvania Quaker stock. He was married Oct. 13, 1853 to Sarah A. Helm, who was born May 4, 1836. In 1870 the family moved to Marshall county, Indiana, and in 1881 came to Barron county, and located at Mooney's Mill, now Hillsdale, Maple Grove township. In 1908, Mr. and Mrs. Smith moved to Finney county, Kansas, and from there to Houston, Texas, where both died in January, 1918. In the family there were six children: Emma Jeanette, now of Houston, Texas; J. C. F., a dentist of Barron; Edgar E., railroad agent and business man of Barron; Eugene E., a contractor at Houston, Texas; Frances L., widow of Bert Henry; and William H., Jr., also a contractor at Houston.

Edgar E. Smith, lumberman and railroad man of Barron city, is a man of varied interests and has had his share in the development of the county. He was born in Cardington, Ohio, on a farm, June 20, 1860, the 'son of William H. and Sarah A. (Helm) Smith. With his parents he moved to Marshall county, Indiana, in 1870, and there continued his schooling. At the age of seventeen he started out for himself, and secured employment in the telegraph service with the Indiapolis, Peru & Chicago R. R. at Plymouth, Indiana. Five years later, in 1882, he came to Barron county, and after spending the summer in hunting and adventuring, secured employment at Mooney's Mill, near what is now Hillsdale, Maple Grove township. In the fall of 1884 he became station agent at Barron for the "Soo" line, then in operation forty-five miles between Turtle Lake, Barron county, and Bruce, Rusk county, then Chippewa county. After a few months, Mr. Smith again became a mill man. In 1898, he set up a portable mill in Loraine township, Polk county, this state, and in 1900 moved it to Barron, where he established a general woodworking business. This he sold out in 1906. In the meantime, in 1903, he started a cement busi¬ ness in Barron, making cement blocks, laying sidewalks, floors, and foundations, and doing a general contracting business. In this line he still continues. But his first employment still appeals to him, and in 1909 he again became tele¬ graph operator at Barron, and still retains the position, greatly to the satis¬ faction of his employers and of the general public. He is a popular member of the I. O. O. F. and the M. W. A., and is well liked throughout the community. Mr. Smith was married Nov. 16, 1884, to Margaret L. Logan, daughter of William H. and Margaret J. (Hyland) Logan. This union has been blessed with five children: J. Raymond, M. Jeanette, Grace E., Ira E. and Lulu May. J. Raymond was born June 13, 1886, graduated from the Barron High school, spent four years in the University of Minnesota, and in the spring of 1909, entered the employ of the Northwestern National bank at Minneapolis. He was married at St. Paul, Aug. 9, 1912, to Helen M. Casey, and they have one son, John P., born Sept. 28, 1913. M. Jeanette was bom May 28, 1888, and lives at home. Grace E. was born April 28, 1890, and is the wife of David E. Leeper, train dispatcher for the Great Northern at New Rockford, North Dakota. Ira E. was bom Jan. 19, 1899, graduated from the Barron High school, and since 1918 has been with the U. S. Steel Co., at Duluth. Lulu was born April 20, 1901, and is now deceased. The family faith is that of the Episcopal church.

William H. Logan, wagon maker and carpenter, was one of the pioneers of the county. A man of pious inclinations, he went from place to place in the county -where there were but few settlers, distributing religious literature and organizing Sunday schools in order that the children living in what was then a wilderness might be reared in the ways of righteousness and piety. He was born in Portland, New York, Aug. 30, 1826, and after coming West was married Sept. 9, 1849, at Highland Prairie, this state, to Margaret J. Hyland, who was born in Hillsburg, New Hampshire, Oct. 27, 1830. In the early fifties they moved to Sauk county, in this state, and in 1872 homesteaded a quarter section in Dallas township, this county. He watched the county grow, took his share in its progress, and after a long and useful life passed away on the farm March 19, 1899. His wife died at Stone Lake, Wis., April 24, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Logan were the parents of nine children. Clamania was born in Beaver Dam, Dane county, this state, June 3, 1860, and is the widow of S. A. Stowe, of Neenah, Wis. Elizabeth F. was born in Burnett, Sauk county, this state, June 13, 1852, and is now dead. William A. was also born in Burnett May 2, 1854, and is now dead. Lillie J. was born in Westfield, Mar¬ quette county, this state, July 11, 1857, and is the wife of J. H. Burrall, of Little Falls, Minnesota. Lydia A. was born in Westfield, Wis., Jan. 12, 1859, and is now dead. Margaret L. was born Feb. 11, 1863 in Westfield, and is the wife of Edgar A. Smith of Barron. Lemuel H. was born in Westfield Oct. 24, 1864, and is dead. Mary L. was born in Reedsburg, Sauk county, this state, June 23, 1867, and is the widow of U. L. Parsons. She lives in Minneapolis. Ethel M. was born in Reedsburg April 5, 1870, and is the wife of William Modersbach of Comstock, Wis.

William Bartlett, farmer, dairyman and man-of-affairs, was for many years one of the leading men of his community, and his fame has spread far beyond the bounds of the county. As a farmer and dairyman he believed in everything that meant improved agricultural conditions. Having this belief, he was one of the most active factors in the Barron County Guernsey Breeders' Association, and did much to further its influence, scope and prestige as its president. The Barron County Live Stock Sales Association likewise found in him an earnest worker, and his conservative judgment as one of its direc¬ tors was greatly valued. His work as one of the directors of the Barron Cream¬ ery Co. was also respected. With these connections, it was natural that his financial opinions should be sought, and he was given a position on the direc¬ torate of the First National Bank of Barron. He also devoted much of his time to public affairs and served in various town and school offices. In these posi¬ tions he showed the same breadth of vision that he did in his other relations, and advocated progress and improvement, but was ever mindful of the fact that there should be a limit to rural taxation. He took his part in everything that tended toward the good of the community. In fact it was said of him that he was possibly the most progressive and successful dairyman in the county, a high tribute indeed in a county of so many prominent dairymen. His home life was ideal, he was a loving and loyal husband, an understanding and gentle father, a pleasant companion, a generous neighbor, and at all times a good citizen. His sudden death May 2, 1921, was the cause of mourning far and wide, and in his passing the county indeed lost a good man, one whose life was of real benefit to his fellow men, and one who had truly made the com¬ munity the better for his living in it. Mr. Bartlett was born in Aroostook county, Maine, Feb. 19, 1858, the son of Jeremiah and Josephine Bartlett, natives of that state. They brought him to Galesville, in Trempealeau county, this state, when he was six years old, and here he was educated and reared to farm work. In 1882 he moved to South Dakota, and took a claim near De Smet. He came to Barron county in 1883, and continued to live here for nearly forty years until his death. For a while he lived in Cameron. In 1886 he settled on a tract of 120 acres in section 25, Barron township. To the development and cultivation of this farm he thereafter devoted his attention. He built up a farm which is one of the show places of the community, with fine buildings, a good lawn and grove, well-tilled acres, good fences, and all modern equipment. His live stock was of the best, and his herd was known among breeders throughout the state. His death came while he was still hard at work, plowing his garden. Mr. Bartlett was married at Barron, Wis., May 2, 1885, to Emma E. Beckwith, who was born in Allegheny county, New York, Sept. 28, 1866, daughter of Capt. John C. and Anna (Craig) Beckwith. Mrs. Bartlett, a gracious lady of many charming qualities, was the faithful help¬ mate of her husband in all his undertakings, sharing fully in every aspiration and ambition, and making his home one of comfort, hospitality, brightness and good cheer. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett had five children: Maude E., now the wife of Carl Kolb of Barron; Ray W., who lives on the home farm with his mother; Lyle, residing on a farm in Barron township; and two who died in infancy.

Jesse Reed, retired, now living in Barron, and an early settler in the county, was born in Indiana and there married Celia (Sumpter) Reed, also a native of that state. They came to Pierce County, Wisconsin, in 1866, and took a homestead of 80 acres. In 1876 they came to Barron county and secured a homestead of 40 acres in Maple Grove Township. They cleared most of the land, erected log buildings, later replaced these with more modern structures, and here farmed until 1890. Then they returned to Pierce County and pur¬ chased 40 acres. Later Mr. Reed took his father's homestead and lived there until 1905 when he sold out and moved to Barron, where he still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Reed had three children, Irvin (deceased), George and Robert.

Robert Reed, proprietor of a restaurant at Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county, Aug. 25, 1877, son of Jesse and Celia (Sumpter) Reed, natives of Indiana. He attended school in Barron and Pierce Counties, and remained with his parents until 1897, when he started work in a factory at Spring Valley, Wis. In 1905 he came to Barron, and after working in a sawmill for one year, worked in the dyeing and finishing department of the Barron woolen mills for ten years. Then for three years he was on the Barron police force, proving a most efficient officer. He started a restaurant in 1919. His place is a popular one, and Mr. Reed has proven himself an able manager. He knows how to handle the public, he serves the best of food, and his place is decidedly one of the business assets of the city. His newly opened place is a model of its kind. Mr. Reed is ably assisted by his wife. He is a well known fraternity man and belongs to the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Equitable Fraternal Union. At the present time, Mr. Reed is serving efficiently as chief of the Barron city fire department. Mr. Reed was married Oct. 28, 1903, to Emma Holman, who was born May 18, 1882, daughter of John and Mary (McLean) Holman, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have two children: Ethel M., born Nov. 9, 1904, and Isla M., born June 14, 1907. The family faith is that of the Episcopal Church.

Benjamin S. Kipp, veteran of the Civil War, was born in Oswego County, New York, Aug. 18, 1845, son of Reuben and Jane (Stockman) Kipp, the former a native of New York State, and the latter of England. Their children were Esther, Susan, Emma, Ephriam, Lucy, Harriett, Louisa, Peter, Amanda, Ben¬ jamin S., Ellen and Ann. Of this large family, the subject of this sketch is the only one living. Benjamin S. was brought to Janesville, Wis., as an infant and to Baraboo, Sauk County, when a youth, and there he was reared and educated. He enlisted in the Civil War late in 1863, and served nearly two years as a private in Company A, 19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was at the front all this period and saw active service in front of Petersburg and at Richmond. While in the army, although not yet of age, he cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. Upon his discharge in 1865, he took up his residence at Baraboo, Wis. In 1870 he came to Barron County and homesteaded 160 acres of wild land in Dallas Township. His first home was a small log structure with a "shake" roof, and he started in with some crude furniture, a cow, a yoke of steers, some tools and 50 pounds of flour. By hard work he developed a good farm and added 80 acres to the original tract, making an excellent place of 240 acres, of which 100 acres are under the plow and the remainder in pas¬ ture and timberland. The log house was replaced by a frame structure in 1895 and other buildings have been erected as necessity has required. As the years passed, Mr. Kipp achieved success and acquired a competency. In 1909 he retired and purchased a pleasant home on Fifth street in Barron City, still retaining possession of the farm. While living in the township Mr. Kipp served for some time as a member of the school board of his district. His financial interests include stock in the Dallas & Prairie Farm Telephone Co. He has always maintained his interest in patriotic affairs ; was a charter mem¬ ber of William Pitt Post, G. A. R., at Dallas, and is now a member of the Martin Watson Post, No. 172, G. A. R., at Barron. He and his family worship at the Methodist Church. Mr. Kipp was married Nov. 26, 1868, to Helen Pitts, daughter of William and Ann (Fisher) Pitts, of Sauk County, Wisconsin, where she was born Aug. 12, 1849. This union has been blessed with seven children: Belle, born March 8, 1870, is the wife of Milton Rogers, of Baraboo, Wis. Reuben, born Aug. 8, 1872, is dead. Clarence J., born July 1, 1874, is living at Barron, Wis. Ralph, born March 13, 1877, is a farmer in Dallas Township, this county. Susan J., born June 8, 1880, is the wife of Edward Golmar, of Baraboo, Wis. Alfred E., born Feb. 16, 1885, lives at home. Mark was born Oct. 26, 1887.

John W. Soderberg, one of the leading citizens of Barron, where for 21 years he has been engaged in the practice of law, having also held important offices, was born in Filipstad, Sweden, May 28, 1873, son of Carl J. and Mary (Bobek) Soderberg. The father was a shoemaker by trade, but the limited opportunities he had in his native land induced him in 1881 to emigrate to the United States. For about a year after his arrival he and his family resided in Chicago, but in 1882 he settled in Somerset, St. Croix County, Wis., where he followed his trade in a shop of his own. After remaining there until about 1897, he retired and took up his residence in Barron. Born in 1833, he died in 1908, at the age of about 74 years. His wife, Mary, who was born March 14, 1841, is still living in Barron. They were the parents of three children, all born in Sweden: Gustav, born March 31, 1863, who died in January, 1913; Minnie, born in October, 1865, who is now Mrs. Bart Finnemore of Barron, and John W. of Barron. John W. Soderberg was eight years old when he accom¬ panied his parents to America. He had attended school in Sweden and at the age of eight years, just before leaving his native land, had passed the grades and was in high school. One of the studies he had taken up at that early age was physics. In Chicago he attended English school, and before leaving that city had passed the fifth grade. He next entered school at St. Croix, taking the full course, and also high school work by special instruction. In addition to this he studied bookkeeping and stenography and later began the study of law. In 1899 he was admitted to the bar, but subsequently took a short course in law at the University of Wisconsin. In the fall of 1899 Mr. Soderberg opened an office in Barron where he has since been engaged in the practice of his pro¬ fession. For eight successive terms, from January, 1903, to January, 1911, he served the county as district attorney, after which he became municipal judge of Barron, serving six years, from Jan. 1, 1911. In 1917 he again became district attorney and continued in that office until the close of 1918. After that he was out of politics until the fall of 1920 when he was re-nominated without opposi¬ tion for district attorney. Mr. Soderberg was one of the founders of the Barron public library and is now president of the library board. He is a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, No. 220, in which he has passed all the chairs, and also of Birch Camp, No. 1268, in which he has likewise passed all the chairs. Mr. Soderberg was married Nov. 17, 1896, to Mary Nelson, daughter of Nels and Hannah Johnson of Arland Township, Barron County, where her parents operated a farm. She was born in Sweden Sept. 25, 1878, and accom¬ panied them to America at the age of fifteen years. Both her parents are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Soderberg have six children, who were born as follows :

Clarence E., Aug. 12, 1897; Lillian M., Feb. 2, 1900; Edna M., Jan. 1, 1902; Charles E., Nov. 26, 1903 ; J. Edwin, Nov. 3, 1908, and Evelyn C., Sept. 12, 1915. Clarence E. was graduated from the Barron High School at the age of 16 and in the fall entered Ripon College, where three years later he was graduated in the academic course with the B. A. degree. In 1917 he entered the law department of the University of Wisconsin and was graduated therefrom in 1921. A few months prior to the armistice between the contending armies he enlisted in the United States service and was sent to Camp Grant, Ill., and thence to Darl¬ ington, Wis., where he did clerical work on the local draft board until his discharge. Lillian M. was graduated from the Barron High School in 1917, after which she spent one year in Ripon College and then entered the University of Wisconsin, from which she graduated in 1921 in the department of commerce. Edna M., after graduating from the Barron High School in 1919, entered the University of Wisconsin in the fall of 1920. Charles E. graduated from the Barron High School in 1921. J. Edwin and Evelyn C. are still attending school in Barron. Mr. Soderberg owns a good modern residence on La Salle street, Barron. He aids in the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a member. His long residence in Barron and his professional activities have identified him closely with the progress and development of the city and county, and he and his family have a high social standing.

Herbert H. Denison, proprietor of a well patronized photographic studio in Barron, is a man who has attained success by hard work in face of early discouragements and is well known and respected throughout this section. He was born in Bergen Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin, Oct. 21, 1874, son of Henry J. and Mary E. (Allen) Denison. The parents were American born, the father being a native of Ohio and the mother of Vermont."- The former,. Henry J. Denison, came West with his parents when nine years old and was reared and educated in Vernon County. He was married to Mary E. Allen in February, 1872. They are still living on a fruit farm in that county where they are well known and esteemed, Mr. Denison having for many years taken a prominent part in various movements for the benefit of the community in which he lives. He has long been a strong advocate of prohibition, though usually voting the Republican ticket. He and his wife have had twelve children: Herbert H., of Barron; Effa, now deceased; Francis, of Stoddard, Wis.; Leroy, of Chester, S. D.; Lois M., now Mrs. Lloyd Thompson, of Prairie Farm, Barron County; Casson M., of Victory, Wis.; Nellie May, now Mrs. Lee Campbell, of Viroqua, Wis.; Harmon, of Viroqua; Venora, wife of Ben¬ jamin Bostrom, of La Crosse, Wis.; Vivian (twin brother of Venora), now deceased; Talmadge T., of La Crosse, and Fay, now Mrs. William Bender, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Herbert H. Denison acquired his education in the common school. At the age of 14 he left home and began working out as a farm hand, and occasionally at other occupations. In 1896 he took up the study of photog¬ raphy, which, with the exception of a few months, he has followed ever since. During the spring and summer of 1899, in company with Alvin Post, he traveled through Minnesota engaged in photographic work. Reaching Barron, Wis., in the fall with less than a dollar in his pocket he was obliged to seek some other occupation for a while and during the following winter chopped cord wood. With the money thus earned and a portable outfit, he went first to Prairie Farm, then to Dallas, this county, where he started a gallery. But at first business was slow, his partner left him to accept a salaried position elsewhere, and Mr. Denison, though no longer having to share profits, found it difficult to make a living. For a year or more to eke out his income he wrote business cards and advertising matter with the pen. In 1904 he married and started business in Barron, where he has since had a progressive and successful career. He has been a close student of his profession and has brought his work up to a high standard of photographic art. For a number of years he has been a member of the National Photographic Association. As a citizen of Barron he has identified himself closely with local interests and has done his part in advancing the welfare of the community. He owns a good residence on Franklin street and is numbered among the substantial residents of the place. Mr. Denison was married June 21, 1904, to Mabel Brown, daughter of George W. and Sarah (Peebles) Brown, of Dallas Township, this county, in which township her parents were early settlers. They have had two children: firman H., born Aug. 21, 1906, who died Oct. 26, 1908, and Dorothy, born Aug. 22, 1909.

Levi H. Giddings, jeweler and optometrist, and one of the leading busi¬ ness men of Barron city, was born in Leavett Township, Oceana County, Mich., March 11, 1873, son of Henry and Mary Jane (Spafford) Giddings. The parents were American born. The father, Henry Giddings, settled -in Oceana County, Michigan, when it was a wilderness, his land being far away from- a road, and the nearest railway station being 18 miles distant. He died in the spring of 1879, being survived many years by his wife, who passed away on the home farm in 1907. Levi H. was their only child. He acquired a common school education and remained at home with his mother until arriving at the age of sixteen, when he began industrial life. After working for a short time in Michigan, he went to Vermont to live with a grandfather and an uncle on his mother's side, and during his first winter there he attended school. In that state he remained about four years, or until 1893, when he visited the World's Fair at Chicago. After his visit he spent a short time at his old home in Oceana County, Michigan. In the fall of 1893 he went to LaPorte, Ind., where he attended the Hutchins school of technical watch-making and studied optical work, under Dr. Meyer. In March, 1906, he came to Wisconsin and took a position with T. J. Thompson, a jeweler of Barron. A month later Mr. Thompson sent him to Bruce, Rusk County, to take charge of his branch store there. After remaining in Mr. Thompson's employ for four years, he bought the latter's interest in the Bruce store, of which he was subsequently the proprietor until 1918. In that year Mr. Giddings moved his stock to Barron and formed a partnership with his former employer, Mr. Thompson, under the style of Thompson & Giddings. This association was continued until the spring of 1920 when Mr. Giddings bought Mr. Thompson's interest in the Barron store, which he has since operated alone. He has added to the busi¬ ness and optical department with a complete outfit and a fine and well appointed room for his fitting and grinding. His stock of jewelry is of a general character and is well selected, and he enjoys a lucrative trade. Mr. Giddings is a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, No. 316, at Bruce, and Lodge No. 38, I. O. O. F., of Barron, and has passed through the chairs of both lodges. Politically he is a Republican with independent tendencies. Mr. Giddings was first married Nov. 8, 1896, to Emma Anderson, of Oceana County, Mich., who died Jan. 21, 1910, leaving one child, Leo, born Oct. 8, 1898. On June 26, 1914, Mr. Giddings married Lottie A. Nye, who was born in Nora, Wis., Dec. 16, 1882. Two children are the fruit of this union: Allen Nye, born Oct. 10, 1916, and Jesse Hill, born Nov. 16, 1917. Mr. Giddings owns a good residence on LaSalle street, Barron. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Leo Giddings, Mr. Giddings' son by his first wife, was graduated from the Barron High School, and subsequently entered the University of Wisconsin, taking the engineering course, in which he continued until in his second year. On April 22, 1917, he enlisted at Ladysmith, Wis., in the United States' service, becoming a private in Troop K. He was sent to Camp Douglas, Wis., and from there to Camp McArthur at Waco, Texas, where he was transferred to the 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division. In the spring of 1918 he crossed to France and soon found himself in action at the front. He took part in the fighting in the Haute Alsace sector, June 9 to July 22; the Aisne-Marne offensive, Aug. 1 to Aug. 6; the Fismes sector, Aug. 7 to Aug. 22; the Oise-Arne offensive, Aug. 28 to Sept. 6; the Avecourt sector, Sept. 22 to Sept. 25, and the Meuse- Argonne offensive, Sept. 26, to Nov. 2, 1918. He remained in France until the late spring of 1919, returning to the United States in May, and being honor¬ ably discharged at Camp Grant May 16. Though he had passed through such a long and severe ordeal, and taken part in some of the fiercest fighting, he escaped without even a scratch. He is now a student in the State University at Madison, Wis.

Claude C. Morrison, proprietor of a well equipped drug store in Barron, was born in Bloomer, Chippewa County, Wis., Dec. 28, 1884, son of Elton J. and Medora (Prill) Morrison. The parents, both of American birth, came to this locality from New York State and have resided here for the last fifty years. They were married in Wisconsin. Claude C. Morrison, after acquiring his elementary education in the common schools, pursued further studies in the high school at Bloomer. In 1900 he entered the drug store of E. C. Dettloff at Bloomer, for whom he worked as clerk until 1906. Then to obtain fuller knowledge of the business, or rather of the scientific part of it, he took a course in pharmacy at the Milwaukee Medical College (now Marquette University). He was in Eau Claire six months, then in Cumberland, Wis. In December, 1907, he came to Barron and entered the employ of W. J. Gillett, by whom he was employed until June, 1908, in which month he purchased the drug business of his employer and has since been sole proprietor. He has a fine store on La Salle street, his stock including in addition to drugs, Edison phonographs, stationery, school supplies and a soda fountain. Enterprising and energetic, he has built up a good and profitable business and is numbered among the leading citizens of Barron. His fraternal affiliations include mem¬ bership in the Masonic Blue Lodge No. 220, of Barron, in which he has passed all the chairs, and to the Knights of Pythias lodge, known as McKinley Lodge No. 172, which he joined on its organization in 1908. Politically Mr. Morrison is a Democrat but not an active politician. He is interested in everything concerning the welfare and advancement of his town and county and is a useful member of the Barron Commercial Club.

Oliver Gulickson, alderman, property owner and business man of Bar¬ ron, is one of the "live men" of the city. He is progressive, he is a thorough believer in the future of the county, he is doing what he can to promote its welfare, and he holds the respect and esteem of his fellow men. Born in Stanley Township, this county, Feb. 24, 1889, he is the son of Andrew and Thea Gulickson, natives of Norway, and early settlers of this county. He was reared on the home farm, and after passing through the district schools, took a three years' course in the Barron high school, moving to this city from the farm with the other members of the family when he was about fifteen. As a boy he apprenticed himself to L. K. Sather, the merchant tailor, and in 1914 bought out the establishment. He does a general tailoring business, including cutting, cleaning and pressing. In addition to his business, he owns a pleasant home, and two business blocks on La Salle street. Fraternally he has been through the chairs of the local Odd Fellow lodge, and he is also a Mason and a Knight of Pythias. His service as alderman dates from 1917. Mr. Gulickson was married March 30, 1910, to Helga Marie Sather, born in St. Paul Sept. 19, 1890, daughter of Ludwig K. and Sophia Sather, and they have two children: Harland Andrew, born Dec. 26, 1910; and Robert Dale, born Dec. 31, 1911.

Ludwig Sather, at one time a Barron tailor, was born in Norway, and was married in St. Paul, his wife being a native of Denmark. They came to Bar¬ ron in 1901 and here Mr. Sather conducted a shop until he sold out to his son-in-law, Oliver Gulickson, in 1914. In the Sather family, aside from Mrs. Gulickson, there are three sons, Harold C., cashier in a bank at Craig, Colo.; Arthur R., a jeweler at Spooner, Wis., and Sigurd L., a jeweler at Grand Rapids, Minn.

Simon Christeson, formerly a hotel keeper in Barron, but who for a num¬ ber of years has been engaged in agriculture, is well known in Barron, a part of his land lying near the city, which he formerly served as alderman. He was born in Gulbrandalen, Norway, March 22, 1855, son of Christian and Marie Christeson. The father dying when Simon was a child, the latter accom¬ panied his mother to America in 1868, the family including the mother and four children, namely, Anna, Christian, Simon and Andrew. The daughter, Anna, is now deceased. Christian and Andrew are deceased. Mrs. Marie Christeson had scarcely been settled in the strange land to which she had come to make a new home - not more than three months - when she was called away by death, her son, Simon, being then about thirteen. The latter had attended common school in Norway, but only during a part of the winter, as he was early obliged to help support himself. After his mother's death he went to work on the farm of Henry Van Buren in Waukesha County for five dollars a month and his keep, and remained with him for about two years, or until the fall of 1870. Soon after that he found employment in lumbering under John Quaderer, working for Knapp, Stout & Co., as team driver, haul¬ ing logs and supplies, and he continued in that occupation under the same boss for about ten years, or until the time of his marriage, which event took place Dec. 25, 1882, his bride being Mattie Moffet, daughter of Laurin and Eliza Moffet of Dallas, Barron County, Wis. She was born in Necedah, Juneau County, Wis., July 2, 1862. Her father, who was a farmer, was of Scotch ancestry, but was born in New York State. He died in Barron, Wis., March 17, 1895. His wife, who was of French origin, survived him nearly nine years, passing away Jan. 5, 1904. Their children were Emily, William, Laurin, Amelia, Alvert and Mattie. The first four mentioned are now deceased. Alvert is a resident of Cloquet, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Christeson operated the old Quaderer House and also the new Quaderer House, which Mr. Christeson helped to build. Mr. Christeson also built a nice residence at the corner of La Salle and Eleventh streets. After giving up the hotel he became a farmr, in which occupation he has since continued, owning a farm of 160 acres a mile and a quarter from Barron, and 109 acres of timber land in Arland Township. His operations have been successful and he is recognized as a prosperous and substanial citizen. Politically he is a Republican with independent tendencies, and for nine years served as alderman of Barron. He and his wife are affili¬ ated religiously with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Christe¬ son have been the parents of seven children: Raymond A., born July 4, 1885; Florence M., Oct. 15, 1887; Maude A., Nov. 29, 1890; Clifford L., April 22, 1892; Howard L., Aug. 12, 1896; Lester S., Aug. 18, 1899, and Russell E., Aug. 12, 1902, who died Oct. 26, 1906. Raymond A., who graduated from the Barron High School, is now a farmer. Florence M., also a graduate of the high school, is a bookkeeper residing at home. Maude A. is the wife of Francis G. McGrath, a railroad freight conductor, and has two children, Annis Arleen and Marion Moreen, twins, borns Sept. 16, 1914. Clifford L., a graduate of the Barron High School, is a structural steel worker and at present is residing at home. He served in the World War, enlisting in July, 1917, in the aviation corps, and training in Texas camps. In March, 1918, he crossed to France, where he remained until October, 1919. He was with the Army of Occupa¬ tion in Germany, serving as a mechanic with the rank of sergeant. Howard L., also a high school graduate, and now a farmer, in the early period of the war, as participated in by this country, was drafted into the United States' service July 23, 1918, and sent to Camp Grant, Illinois. He crossed to France in August, 1918, returning home in September, 1919. He was in the Army of Occupation and while in Germany served in the Medical Corps. Lester S., the youngest surviving son, is engaged in farming and resides at home. The family are affiliated religiously with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Melvin H. McKee, one of the leading citizens of Barron city, proprietor of a well patronized grocery store, was born in Fulton County, Indiana, son of Martin A. and Martha (Ellison) McKee, who were farmers in that county. The parents were of Scotch and Irish ancestry but American born. Both are now deceased. Melvin H. in his boyhood attended the common school. When he was ten years old his father's death made it necessary for him to go to live with an uncle, and on the latter's farm he remained until he was fourteen. From that age he not only had to support himself but also to help his mother, and he has ever since been what is popularly known as a "hustler." At the age of 22, with a brother, William A., he came to Barron County, Wisconsin, and here found work in a sawmill, his first employer being W. B. Judd. In that kind of work he continued for four years, at the end of which time he became clerk in the general store of Ed C. Coleman. In 1891 he began business for himself, opening his present grocery store on the corner of Second and La Salle streets, and by enterprise, industry and honest dealing he has since built up a good and profitable trade, through for a time he was handicapped by sickness in the form of a nervous breakdown which occurred in 1908. In politics Mr. McKee is a Republican with independent tendencies, reserving his right to vote for the best candidate without respect to party affiliations. He has served Barron city as clerk for the past 20 years, and is a citizen of high standing and widely esteemed. He is the owner of a good residence on Second street, which he occupies with his family. Mr. McKee was married June 17, 1894, to Gertrude Jessie Taft, a native of Minnesota, born March 24, 1872, daughter of Henry P. and Ruby (Marshall) Taft. To Mr. and Mrs. McKee one child has been born, a daughter, G. Meryle, on Oct. 5, 1896, who is now Mrs. Lester L. Kunz, of Manitowoc, Wis. Mrs. Kunz has a son, Charles, who was born Sept. 5, 1920. Henry P. Taft, father of Mrs. McKee, was born in New York State, coming from a branch of the same family of which ex-President Taft is a notable representative. From his native state he went to Ohio and later to Iowa, where he followed a mechanical trade. He died in Barron March 17, 1917. In Clayton County, Iowa, he married Ruby Marshall, who was a native of Pennsylvania, in which state her family had been long established. She died in Barron, Wis., Oct. 20, 1909. Their children were: Gertrude, who became the wife of Melvin H. McKee; G. Albert, now of Menomonie, Wis.; Amos, of Rice Lake, Wis.; Elmina M., now Mrs. John R. Terris, of Hopkins, Minn.; Robert P., of Stillwater, Minn.; Warren E., of Barron, and one who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. McKee are members of Barron M. E. Church, and in former years were very active in both church and Sunday school work.

Andrew D. Rewey, architect, and formerly contractor and builder, is a man who has achieved success in life entirely due to his own efforts. Starting with no resources save those inherent in himself - health, courage, ability and a capacity for hard work - he has forged ahead, and now occupies an enviable position among his fellow men. He was born in Herkimer County, New York, March 14, 1862, the son of Wilber and Laura (Mallery) Rewey. In 1857 the family came West to Walworth County, Wisconsin and settled on a farm near Delevan. In the early seventies the family moved to a farm in Emmett County, Iowa, where the parents died. Andrew D. came to Barron County in 1874 and took up his residence on 160 acres of wild land in Maple Grove Township. Building at first a small log cabin, he gradually improved and developed the place into a good farm. In 1880 he moved to Chetek, this county, and took up carpenter work for Knapp, Stout & Co. About 1883 he took up building and contracting for himself, and in 1886 moved to Barron City where he continued in the same line. He remained in business until 1912, when he engaged in architectural work. He has designed many of the best buildings erected in Barron County since that time, including nearly all the modern rural schools. His pleasant home is located on First street. Fraternally he is a member of the Maccabees. Mr. Rewey was married Dec. 3, 1873, to Ellen Larson, who was born in Muskego, Waukesha county, Wis., June 11, 1854, daughter of George and Anna (Hastings) Larson, both of whom died in Waukesha county, the former in 1861 and the latter in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Rewey are the parents of six children: Frank A., Ora May, George W., Onney M., Frances O. and Reynold X. Frank A. was born June 16, 1876, is district manager for the

De Laval Cream Separator Co.f and lives at Windom, Minn. He married Etta Whitterman, and has two children, Bernice and Fayetta. Ora May was born June 1, 1879, and died March 20, 1888. George W. was born June 28, 1886, and died Nov. 30, 1890. Onney M. was born July 3, 1889, and is the wife of William Torgeson, of Barron City. Frances 0. was born Sept. 24, 1896, and is the wife of Frank Falkner, of Stanfold Township, this county. Reynold X., born Sept. 30, 1898, is at home.

John P. Hoffmann, superintendent of the Inderrieden Canning Co.'s plant at Barron, was born in Manitowoc County, August 24, 1866, son of Charles and Mary (Vanderbloemen) Hoffmann. The father was a native of Germany, who came to America in 1854, locating in Michigan where he was engaged for some time in railroad construction work. He then engaged in farming near Manitowoc, Wis., buying 80 acres of wild land without buildings and away from any road. The prospect was dreary, but he had little money and was unable to purchase an improved place. In time he developed a farm and his latter years were spent in comparative comfort. His death occurred about 1894. His wife, Mary, was born in Holland, came to this country in 1850, her parents, like the Hoffmanns, settling on land near Manitowoc, Wis., where they developed a farm. She died in 1878. John P. Hoffmann was reared on the home farm and acquired a common school education. At the age of 17 he began an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade under Daniel Boehmer of Manitowoc, with whom he served three years. In 1890 he started out for him¬ self as a builder and contractor and was thus engaged until 1899. He then entered the employ of the Vaudrieul Canning Co. at Two Rivers, Wis., and re¬ mained with that concern subsequently for nine years. He then became superintendent at Rice Lake for the Waukesha Canning Co., which, after a while, went into the receivers' hands and was later taken over by the Inder¬ rieden Canning Co. of Chicago. Mr. Hoffman remained with the latter com¬ pany for a year at Rice Lake and was then transferred to Barron, where he has been general superintendent of their plant since 1912. He was married Nov. 12, 1888, to Catherine Neuman, who was born in Missouri, July 11, 1870, daughter of Philip and Barbara Neuman, later residents of Two Rivers, Wis., where Mrs. Neuman is still living, Mr. Neuman being deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffmann are the parents of seven children: Mary, born Aug. 15, 1889; Clara, May 14, 1891; Louis, Sept. 6, 1893; Josephine, Jan. 17, 1895; Philomena, March 6, 1898; John, Sept. 18, 1900; and Gertrude, May 29, 1902. Mary is now Mrs. Adolph Berg of Maple Grove Township, Barron County. Clara is the wife of Lawrence Hessel of Cameron, Wis. Louis resides in Barron, where he is ware¬ house foreman for the Inderrieden Canning Co. He served in the world war, being inducted Aug. 2, 1918, and was sent to Camp Taylor, Ky., where he was trained, and was appointed sergeant, attached to Battery F, First Regiment, F. A. R. D. He was discharged Dec. 13, 1918. Josephine is now Sister Catherine in the St. Francis convent at Green Bay, Wis. Philomena and Gertrude are residing at home with their parents. John, who was graduated from St. Lawrence College, Fond du Lac County, Wis., now resides at home and is employed by his father in the canning factory. The family are members of the Catholic parish at Barron. In politics, Mr. Hoffman is a Democrat. He is secretary of his parish and is fraternally affiliated wth the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Foresters. Mrs. Hoffmann has five brothers and two sisters living, namely: John, Philip, George, Joseph, Julius, Elizabeth and Mary.

The A. B. Leaf Tobacco Co. of Barron, was organized early in 1920, and is one of the flourishing enterprises of the community. It was incorporated the same year with a capital of $50,000, with Nels O. Tvedt, president, Otto E. Anderson, vice-president, and L. Anderson, secretary and treasurer. Their warehouse is fully equipped for the handling of their product in its raw state. It has the dimensions of 60 by 26 feet, with full basement, and an addition of 26 by 26 feet. The main floor is used for storing and seasoning and for the offices, while in the basement is all necessary equipment for sizing, stripping and packing. The factory furnishes employment to about twenty sizers and six day hands. Mr. Tvedt, its president and manager, is thoroughly competent and is making the business a success. It was he who started the tobacco raising industry in Barron County, and he has ever since been an important factor in its development. It was in 1898 that he raised the first tobacco for the market and for many years he maintained a warehouse on his farm before moving to the city.

Nels O. Tvedt, president of the A. B. Leaf Tobacco Co., Barron, was born in Stavanger, Norway, March 15, 1861, son of Ole 0. and Kari (Nettland) Tvedt. He came to America in 1880 and found his way at once to Dane county, Wis., where for five years he was engaged in the packing and sizing of tobacco. Then he went to the Pacific coast. After pressing hay the first summer, he entered the employ of the Blakely Mill Co., and worked for a year and a half in their sawmills and loggiag camp between Tacoma and Seattle. In the fall of 1887 he returned to Wisconsin, and worked in the factory of the Fuller & Johnson Co., at Madison. Subsequently he again entered the tobacco busi¬ ness, growing tobacco in the summer, and working as a sizer and packer in warehouses in the fall and winter. In the spring of 1895 he came to Barron County to occupy a piece of wild land which he had purchased the previous year in section 17, Barron Township. He housed his family in an old lumber camp, while he erected a house, a structure of hewed logs, 14 by 24 feet, sided and plastered, with a frame addition 12 by 14 feet for a kitchen. By hard work and close application he developed this farm, erected better buildings, and purchased stock and equipment. To the original tract he added by purchase, until the place consists of 245 acres, of which 165 are under the plow and the balance in cleared pasture land. Mr. Tvedt retired from farm work in 1920, and took up his residence in Barron City, where he owns a comfortable home. The firm of the A. B. Leaf Tobacco Co. is owned by him and the Anderson Brothers of Menomonie, Wis. The company has a large warehouse here and does a good business. Mr. Tvedt is a substantial citizen, served the town of Barron in various capacities, including that of supervisor, and has always stood for everything that is just and right. He is a member of the Barron Congrega¬ tion of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and has occupied a number of official positions therein. Mr. Tvedt was married Nov. 29, 1887, to Rachael Stensland, daughter of Thor and Julia Stensland, of Madison, who brought her from Norway to America when she was one year of age and settled on a farm in Dane County, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Tvedt have ten children. Clara is the wife of Earl Butler, who is manager of a lumber company in North Dakota. Theo¬ dore is on the home farm. Helen is the wife of L. R. Smith, who is in the garage business in Chetek, this county. Henry is on the home farm. Ruth is the wife of Elmer Tuft, who is in the garage business at Chetek, with his brother-in-law, L. R. Smith. Gertrude, Esther and Norma are at home. Dorothy is dead.

Charles D. Blassingham, who for the last twelve years has efficiently per¬ formed the duties of register of deeds for Barron County, was born in Plym¬ outh, Marshall County, Ind., Feb. 7, 1867, son of Thomas A. and Comfort A. Blassingham, his parents being farmers. When he was 14 years old the family came west to Barron County, Wis., settling on a farm in Maple Grove Town¬ ship. After attending common school to the age of 18, he began learning the miller's trade with J. W. Taylor of Barron, and having mastered it, he sub¬ sequently operated Mr. Taylor's flour mill until 1906, in which year he moved to Rice Lake, where for two years he was manager of a similar mill. In 1908 he was elected to his present position as register of deeds, taking office on the first Monday in January, 1909, and through successive re-elections, he has since continued to serve. Politically, he has always been a Republican. As a public official he has proved efficient and accommodating and has gained a wide popularity. Mr. Blassingham was married Sept. 13, 1895, to Anna E.

Nels O. Tvedt And Family

Kottke, who was born in Sheridan Township, Dunn County, Wis., April 13, 1872, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kottke. He and his wife are the parents of a son, Loyd F., born March 8, 1900, who, after a limited attendance at the high school, entered the School of Electrical Engineering at Milwaukee, from which he was graduated, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mr. Blassingham and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Barron and take an active part in its work, both religious and social. Mr. Blassingham js a member of several fraternal orders, including Camp No. 1268,

M. W. A.; Barron Lodge, No. 33, I. 0. 0. F., and the grand lodge of the same order; and McKinley Lodge, No. 172, K. P., of Barron. He has passed through the chairs in the two first mentioned lodges, and is the district grand master deputy of the I. 0. 0. F.

Edward Falkenburg, of Barron, road master for the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, and proprietor of a flourishing hardware store in this city, was born on a farm at Trondhjem, Norway, Nov. 20, 1865, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole E. Falkenburg. His mother, whose maiden name was Karen Skjerdingstad, came of one of the oldest Norwegian families, the members of which could trace their genealogical line back to the eighth century. She died in her native land and Ole E. Falkenburg subsequently contracted a second marriage. About 1880, when Edward was 15 years old, he accompanied his father and step-mother to the United States, he being then the only living child of his father. The family located on a farm near Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wis., and there in 1905, Ole E. Falkenburg died. In addition to his son, Edward, he had by his first wife, two daughters, Helen Caroline and Petra, both of whom died in Norway. By his second wife he had seven, all born in America, namely: Hilda, residing at Baldwin; Emil, of Minneapolis; Clara, now Mrs. Emil Olson, of Ogalla Township, St. Croix County, Wis.;*Otto, who is on the home farm at Baldwin; Carl, of Pasadena, Cal., and Petra and Benjamin, both living at Baldwin. Edward Falkenburg acquired a common school edu¬ cation in his native land. He remained at home till the age of 16, and then began work as a railroad laborer on the Omaha line, being thus occupied for four or five years. Then he became a section foreman on the Northern Pacific and after that a freight brakeman. His next position was as section foreman with the road for which he is now working, the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, and after remaining as such until February, 1892, he was made road master, which position he still holds. For about 18 years he served the "Soo" road in North Dakota, with headquarters at Enderlin, coming back to Barron in June, 1909. Mr. Falkenburg is well advanced in the Masonic order, being a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter at Enderlin, N. D., the Commandery at Lisbon, N. D., and Zagel Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Fargo,

N. D. He also belongs to Birch Camp of Modern Woodmen at Barron, and to the Odd Fellows' Lodge of the same city. Politically, he is a Republican, but reserves the right to vote for the best candidate regardless of party. Mr. Falkenburg was married June 28, 1891, to Marthina Selvig, daughter of Lars and Louise Selvig of Prairie Farm Township, Barron County. She was born in Menomonie, Wis., April 17, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Falkenburg began domestic life in Barron. They have had six children, Carrie Lenore, Louis Oliver, Philip Edward, Eva Louise, Oliver Selvig and Mavis Leona. Carrie Lenore was born June 11, 1893. Louis Oliver, born Oct. 15, 1898, died May 6, 1900. Philip Edward, born Oct. 15, 1898, was graduated from the Barron High School and is now a student in Ripon College. He enlisted in the U. S. Army May 1, 1917, trained at Key West, Fla., as a member of the 2nd Company, Coast Artillery, and crossed to France in March, 1918. There he was trans¬ ferred to headquarters of the 32nd Brigade and served as chauffeur until the armistice. He left France for the United States Nov. 11, 1918, landed at New¬ port Dec. 31, 1918, and arrived home Feb. 5, 1919. Eva Louise, born Sept. 9, 1903, is a graduate of the Barron High School. Oliver Selvig, born Sept. 6, 1907, is attending school. Mavis Leona was born Nov. 24, 1913. Mr. and

Christopher P. Stenerson, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Barron, president of the Bank of Campia, Wis., secretary-treasurer of the Barron County National Farm Loan and otherwise closely connected with the financial interests of Barron County, was born in Wilson Township, Dunn County, Wis., Oct. 5, 1886, son of Peder and Oline Stenerson. The parents were natives of Norway, the father coming to America about the close of the Civil War, and locating in Trempealeau County, Wis. The mother came to this country some years later, and they were married in Trempealeau County, whence they subsequently removed to Dunn County, where as pioneers they homesteaded 160 acres of wild land. Both are now living at Nevis, Minn., Peder Stenerson owning land both in Minnesota and in Montana. They had seven children - Sam, now deceased; Petra Olson of Yakima, Wash.; Nels, who resides at Prairie Farm, Barron County; Martin of La Crosse, Wis.; Chris¬ topher P., subject of this sketch, and Henry and Otto of Baker, Mont. Chris¬ topher P. Stenerson acquired his elementary education in the common schools of Dunn County, Wis., and subsequently attended the normal school at Madison, Minn., where he was graduated in 1904. Then for four years he taught rural school in Dunn County. In 1908 he went to St. Paul, where he took a full course in the Globe Business College and was graduated. Thus equipped, he took a position with the West Publishing Company of that city as accountant, and then remained there until 1914. Then returning to Dunn County, he en¬ gaged in mercantile business at Ridgeland with his brothers Henry and Otto, and was thus occupied until 1917. In that year he sold his interest in the store, and came to Barron in May as assistant cashier of the First National Bank, of which institution he is also a stockholder. He is also a stockholder in the Bank of Campia, of which, as already stated, he is president. Mr. Stenerson has made good progress as a business man and owns a nice modern residence on South La Salle Street, Barron. He also takes an active part in the affairs of local government, being alderman and supervisor of the First Ward of the cijy. While residing in Dunn County he served as township clerk and treasurer, and in Barron County he has served as chairman of the County Chapter of the American Red Cross. His fraternal affiliations are with the local Masonic Lodge, No. 220, of Barron. Mr. Stenerson was married Oct. 20, 1910, to Maxine Dalton, daughter of Herschel G. and Frances (Meyer) Dalton of Granton, Wis., and who was born at Downing, Wis., July 11, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Stenerson began home-making in St. Paul. They are the parents of two children - Arlyn Enoma, born March 31, 1916, and Douglas C., born Aug. 29, 1920. Mr. Stenerson was reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church but he and his wife are now members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Barron. Politically, he is a Republican but acts independently on occasion, being influenced more by the character of a candidate than by his party.

Louis E. Oleson, the efficient superintendent of the Barron County poor house, was born in Rose Hill, Chicago, June 9, 1863. The parents, Andrew and Mary Oleson, were natives of Norway, but were married in this country. The father was a painter by trade, but in the fall of 1873 came alone to Barron County, Wis., and homesteaded 160 acres in what is now section 34, Bear Lake Township. The land was all wild and without buildings, and his first task was to build a half-roof log house. He then began breaking his land, re¬ mained on the farm during the winter, and in March, 1874, was joined by his family, who made the trip from Baldwin, Wis., by team. On the way they met with an adventure, the team running away with Mrs. Oleson, who, however, escaped serious injury. Their early life on the farm was one of hard work and more or less privation, as they had no means. Soon also a great misfortune befell the family, as in the fall of 1875 the little son August, then five years old, was lost in the woods and never found, although a search, joined in by at least five hundred people, was kept up for weeks. After struggling along for two years, Andrew Oleson went in 1876 to St. Louis to take a job at which he could earn some money, leaving his family on the farm. But fortune was still unpropitious, for in the spring of the following year, 1877, he died in St. Louis at the age of 51 years. His widow was thus left with the four surviving children, the eldest, Louis, E., being then under fourteen. The other survivors were Albert, Anna and Caroline. Mrs. Oleson survived all these misfortunes, and with the assistance of her son Louis, and occasional help from the neighbors managed to keep the farm going and bring up her children. She died at Stevens Point, Wis., in 1916 at the age of 71 yeaTs. All the children are living except the lost child August. Albert is now at Deer River, Minn. Anna is a school teacher at Stevens Point, Wis., and Caroline is a teacher in St. Paul. Both the daughters are unmarried. Louis E. Oleson's educational opportunities were confined to the district school and were very limited, as, after his father's death he was his mother's chief reliance, a trust which he faithfully fulfilled. He remained on the home farm until arriving at the age of twenty, and then went to work at lumbering. For 21 years he was in the employ of Knapp, Stout & Co., during the first seven years doing general work, and for 15 years holding the position of foreman. In 1887 he began farming for himself, buying 80 acres in Bear Lake Township, where he remained two years. In 1892 he sold that place and bought 80 acres in Rice Lake Township, which tract he began improving. Later he bought another 80 acres, and about 1897 still another tract of the same size, all adjacent, which gave him a farm of 240 acres on which he erected a fair set of buildings, besides clearing and develop¬ ing his land. There he remained until the fall of 1917, when he moved to Rice Lake city, being engaged to patrol the state trunk line including a territory about Rice and Long Lakes of twelve miles. He was thus engaged until the fall of 1918, when he was appointed to his present position as superintendent of the Barron County poor farm, one in which he has made a good and satis¬ factory record. In 1917 Mr. Oleson sold his Rice Lake farm. While living there he served two years on the town board, and was also for seven years town assessor. Politically he is a Republican, though reserving his right to vote for the fittest candidate irrespective of party. Mr. Oleson was married April 10, 1887, to Jennie M., daughter of Halvor and Oleana Knutson, of Colfax, Wis. She was born in Norway July 14, 1865, and was two years old when she came to America with her parents in 1867. They were very poor and settled on gov¬ ernment land, living in a log house, and the father grubbing for others to get a start. Of the ten children in the family seven are now living. Mr. Knutson, who was finally successful, died in December, 1907, and was survived by his wife, who is now 81 years old and a resident of Rice Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Oleson have had nine children, their record in brief being as follows: Wil¬ liam L., born Feb. 15, 1888, at Colfax, Wis., and now residing at Rice Lake, was married June 30, 1920, to Anna M. Schultz of Cumberland Township. Florence M., born April 19, 1890, is the wife of Ole Holder of Rice Lake and has three children, Ruby, Aura and Orville. Clarence A., born May 17, 1893, is a telephone lineman living at Rice Lake. Percy R., born Feb. 13, 1896, died Dec. 17, 1915. Chester O., born Sept. 16, 1899, is with his father on the county farm. He was married Feb. 9, 1920, to Evelyn Miller, daughter of Peter and Carrie Miller of Rice Lake. Hazel L., a twin sister of Chester, is the wife of William Behrens of Rice Lake and has one child, Jeanette. Gladys M. and Elsie I., twins, were born Aug. 14, 1903, and are now residing at home, as also is Norman W., born March 3, 1917. The record of the Oleson family is one of interest as showing how a prosperous station in life may be won in spite of humble beginnings and early misfortunes through industry, perseverance and self-reliance.

Floyd J. Wells, proprietor of the Barron Monumental Works, one of the important industries of Barron city, and largely built up by him, was born at Sparta, Wis., son of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Kross) Wells. He was educated in the public and high schools of Sparta, Wis. In 1915 he accepted a position with the Melgard Monument Works of that place as traveling salesman, and remained with that concern until the fall of 1916, making a good record. He then came to Barron and purchased his present business, which had been established here in 1908 by E. C. Melgard, who had operated it until it was purchased by Mr. Wells. The latter rebuilt the plant, installing modern ma¬ chinery, including a traveling hoisting crane of five-ton lifting capacity. The business has been considerably extended and now covers territory from Rhine¬ lander to Osceola, and as far north as Superior, about 40,000 square miles. The work building has ground dimensions of 16 by 40 feet, with an office 16 by 16 feet. The concern handles Wisconsin, Vermont and Minnesota granite, which is secured in the rough and worked out in the plant by highly skilled workmen. It carries the largest stock of finished granite to be found with any concern in the northern half of the state, and in addition to the workmen in the plant has an adequate force of salesmen on the road, high class work and quick truck delivery being guaranteed. Since Mr. Wells took hold of the work, the output has amounted to $100,000, having had a rapid increase, each year's business having more than doubled. Politically Mr. Wells may be classed as an inde¬ pendent Republican. He is a member of Lodge No. 220, A. F. & A. M., of Barron; McKinley Lodge, No. 172, K. P., and the I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 38, also of Barron. He was married Sept. 29, 1916, to Anna Melgard, daughter of Olaf and Amelia Melgard of Cashton, Monroe County, Wis. He and his wife are the parents of one child, Ida May, who was born Oct. 26, 1918.

August Wesslin, proprietor of the Barron Woodworks, was born in Sweden, March 21, 1891, son of Erick and Louise (Olean) Wesslin of Hillsdale, this county. He came to America with his parents and received his education in Indiana and Wisconsin, having the advantage of two years' high school. He learned carpenter work and cabinet making in school and was employed with his father for several years. In 1911 he came to Barron as a general contractor. In 1916 he bought the Barron Woodworks. He now carries on general con¬ tracting and woodworking, erecting dwelling houses during the summer seasons and preparing the lumber and interior furnishings during the winter. He was inducted into the United States service March 22, 1918, and served as mechanic for the Eighth Company, Coast Artillery, at Fort Andrews, Mass., for eleven months. He is a member of the American Legion and of the Odd Fellows.

Franklin M. Wolworth was born in New York State, June 6, 1858, son of Hartwell C. and Sarah E. (Tuxbury) Wolworth, who settled on a farm near Tomah, Monroe County, this state, about 1870. He was educated in New York State and in Wisconsin, and as a young man was employed in construction work on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. He also was engaged on the home farm. In the spring of 1888 he went to New Dam, Wis., and in 1890 to Tomahawk, Wis. It was in 1892 that he came to Barron as superin¬ tendent of bridge construction work for the "Soo" line. The meat business occupied his attention at Amery, Polk County, from 1896 to 1899, in which latter year he again returned to Barron, and opened a market, which is still carried on by his son. Mr. Wolworth died Jan. 10, 1920, and his loss was sin¬ cerely mourned. He was an upright man, a good father, a kindly husband, and a progressive citizen, he occupied an excellent place in the esteem of his fellow men, and achieved success from a material standpoint as well. The comfortable home on Division Street, now occupied by the widow, and the sightly brick block in the business center which he started and his son finished, stand as monuments to his business enterprise and to his faith in the future of Barron County. Fraternally he was a member of the I. O. O. F. and the M. W. A. In politics, while he ha3 decided convictions on public questions, he did not care to mingle actively, preferring to give all his attention to his work and his business. His religious duties were paid at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wolworth was married June 28, 1882, to Persis A. Goff, born Jan. 14, 1864, on a farm near Tunnel City, Wis., daughter of Stephen D. and Lucinda

Mr. and Mrs. Wolworth were the parents of three children - Leroy M., Ina S. and Lloyd F. Leroy M. was born May 28, 1883, and succeeded his father in business. Ina S. was born Jujy 1, 1888, was married March 6, 1912, to Roy R. Simpson, of Maple Grove Township, this county, and has two children - Ida B., born Oct. 29, 1913, and Elsie May, born Oct. 31, 1915. Lloyd F. is taking the mechanical engineering course at the University of Wisconsin. He was born Aug. 9, 1896, entered the United States service in the fall of 1918, and trained at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas. He served first in the infantry, then in the engineering corps and then in the ordnance corps. He was married Aug. 13, 1919, to Grace Mitchell, of Rice Lake, this county.

Leroy M. Wolworth, of the firm of Leroy M. Wolworth & Co., Barron City, was born near Tunnell City, Wi3., May 28, 1883, the son of Franklin M. and Persia A. (Goff) Wolworth. He passed through the public graded schools and took a three years' course in the Barron High School. From early boy¬ hood he was associated with his father in the mercantile business, and in 1920 when his father died he took over the meat business, made his wife a partner in the firm, and finished the sightly modern brick building which his father had planned, and which is now an ornament to the business center of the town. With the exception of one year and a half in Colorado, he has spent all his life, thus far, in Wisconsin. In addition to his business he owns a good farm of 80 acres, a mile and a quarter northwest of Barron City. His city residence on Franklin Street he has recently sold. Fraternally Mr. Wolworth is a member of the Modern Woodmen and the I. O. O. F. The family faith is that of the Methodist church. Mr. Wolworth was married Oct. 17, 1906, to Mary E. Cuthbert, born in Burns Township, LaCrosse County, thi3 state, Dec. 17, 1881, daughter of William and Isabelle Cuthbert, now of Barron. This union has been blessed with three children - Merton C., Myra and Isabelle.

Fred N. Canfield, telegraph operator and cashier for the "Soo" line at Barron, was born in Whaland, Minn., June 29, 1885, son of Charles and Chris¬ tina (Johnson) Canfield. Charles Canfield came from Saratoga, N. Y., to Min¬ nesota in 1860, and is now with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul at Winne¬ bago, Minn., where he is a well-known citizen and where for a while he was postmaster. Fred N. received his early education in the district schools, and completed his educational training in the high school at Winnebago. Then he started railroading with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, being stationed at Winnebago, Minn., then at La Crosse, Wis., and then at Madison, South Dakota, until 1914. In that year he entered his present employ at Barron. He has made many friends here, is well liked, and has entered into the life of the place. He has just completed a modern residence which is both sightly and convenient. Mr. Canfield was married Sept. 3, 1917, to Alice Pelkie, born Jan. 8, 1897, daughter of Frank and Margaret (Olive) Pelkie, qow of Glad¬ stone, Mich., both natives of Canada, the father born in 1867 and the mother in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Canfield have one son, Robert Frederick, born in Barron, Nov. 19, 1919.

John P. Salscheider, secretary and treasurer of the Barron Lumber Com¬ pany, is regarded as one of the coming young men of the county. He served during the World War first as sergeant and then as lieutenant. He is secretary and treasurer of the Barron Business Men's Club, he is keeper of records and seals in McKinley Lodge, No. 172, K. P., Barron; he is a popular member of C. F. Schmidt Lodge, K. C., at Rice Lake, Wis., and he is taking an interest in everything that has for its object the advancement of the city and county. He is hard working, thrifty, active and popular, and his friends predict for him a still more prosperous future. . Mr. Salscheider was born in Amherst, Wis., Sept. 6, 1887, son of Adam and Esther (Monnette) Salscheider. He passed through the common schools of his native town, graduated from the business course at the Merrill (Wis.) High School, and worked his way through the Wausau (Wis.) Business College by clerking in a hotel at that place. At seventeen years of age, he was employed as bookkeeper at Antigo, Wis., and remained there until 1909 when he went to St. Paul as cashier of the Twin City Taxicab Co. In 1913 he came to Barron City as cashier and bookkeeper for the Barron Lumber Co. and in the spring of the following year purchased an interest and assumed his present position. He entered the World War service June 7, 1917, and had charge of the first group of draftees which went from Barron County to Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. He there served eight months as sergeant in the 341st Infantry. He was then transferred to the Quartermasters' Training School at Jacksonville, Fla., where he served as instructor for five months. Oct. 1, 1918, he was commissioned second lieuten¬ ant, and was sent to Spartansburg, S. C., as assistant division quartermaster for the 96th Division. There he was discharged, Dec. 12, 1918, and at once returned to Barron and resumed his business.